City of La Salle Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch Board met June 25.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was held Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the Peru Municipal Building, 1901 4th Street, Peru, Illinois. Chairman Andy Bacidore called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Voting & Quorum Members Present:
Doug Bernabei, Jason Curran, John Duncan, Brian Fisher, Jeff Grove, Joe Hogan (10:02 a.m.), Ron Popurella, Dominic Rivara, Dennis Rutishauser, Rob Uranich, Vice Chairman Greg Kellen and Chairman Andy Bacidore. Absent: David Boelk (Hunt), Scott Harl, Jeff King, Jim Knoblauch.
Non-Voting Members Present: None
MINUTES
Chairman Bacidore presented the minutes of the IVRD meeting of April 30, 2019. Rob Uranich made a motion that the minutes be received and placed on file. Doug Bernabei seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
Chairman Bacidore presented the meeting summary of the IVRD meeting of May 28, 2019. Doug Bernabei made a motion that the minutes be received and placed on file. Jeff Grove seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
PUBLIC FORUM (CITIZEN COMMENT)
None
COMMUNICATIONS
None
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FIRE/EMS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Chairman Bacidore reported Chief Ron Popurella will be the new chairman of the Fire/EMS Operations Committee to replace Chief Bacidore who is now the IVRD Board Chairman.
Chairman Bacidore reported on correspondence received this morning of possibly renting space on the WAJK FM tower which would not require expensive engineering. Fees will be discussed.
Chairman Bacidore reported on a meeting with the CAD vendor and seeing many options that are not currently available on the fire side. A positive response was also received from the dispatchers. The CAD system is still in the research phase and the vendor will be invited back to continue exploration. PSAP Manger Fisher agreed there would be many benefits for both police and fire, adding there would be a lot of decisions to make prior to purchasing a new CAD system.
Doug Bernabei made a motion to appoint Oglesby Fire Chief Ron Popurella as the Fire/EMS Operations Committee Chairman to replace LaSalle Fire Chief Andy Bacidore who is now IVRD Board Chairman. All in favor; motion carried
LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
None, no meeting.
PERSONNEL UPDATE
PSAP Manager Fisher reported on many personnel changes in the last couple months. TC full-time staff is now at 10 and another part-time TC is scheduled to start June 30th.
Ron Popurella made a motion to receive and place on file the resignation of full-time TC 79. Brian Fisher seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
Doug Bernabei reminded board members the board has given the hiring committee the ability to hire as needed to maintain staffing levels.
Joe Hogan made a motion to authorize the hiring of a full-time TC to fill vacancy created by the resignation of TC 79. Rob Uranich seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
Doug Bernabei made a motion to receive and place on file the resignation of part-time TC 78 effective June 12, 2019. John Duncan seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried
PSAP Manager Fisher reported on the hiring/reclassifying of part-time TC 70 to full-time to replace TC 64. Dominic Rivara made a motion to reclassify/hire part-time TC 70 to full-time status to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of TC 64. Dennis Rutishauser seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
Doug Bernabei made a motion to hire full-time TC 84 with a start date of June 16, 2019 to fill the full-time vacancy created by the resignation of TC 79. John Duncan seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
Ron Popurella made a motion to hire part-time TC 83 with a start date of June 18, 2019. Jeff Grove seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
IVRD PSAP MANAGER REPORT
PSAP Manager Fisher reported on RapidSOS which provides life-saving multimedia, health and real time incident data from a connected device directly from the scene to 911, which can be relayed to first responders. This will be a very valuable tool for the telecommunicators which will make their job easier when receiving difficult to locate callers. Chairman Bacidore added it will be beneficial for Utica on canyon calls. There is a one-time fee of $350.00 for his service.
PSAP Manager Fisher reported Trunk 2 is operational as of yesterday afternoon. IVRD now has 4 working trunks.
PSAP Manager Fisher reported Mendota Police, Mendota Fire & EMS and Earlville Police are now connected to IVRD through fiber. Earlville Fire & EMS has elected not to connect at this time to the fiber, but it can be set up if they would like to. Communications at IVRD are much clearer and more defined. This has been a great improvement on IVRD’s end.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
None
FINANCIAL REPORT
Chairman Bacidore presented and reviewed the IVRD May Financial Report. John Duncan made a motion to receive and place the May financial report on file and to approve and pay bills in the usual manner. Ron Porpurella seconded the motion. Melissa Carruthers called the roll with Bernabei, Curran, Duncan, Fisher, Grove, Hogan, Popurella, Rivara, Rutishauser, Uranich, Kellen and Bacidore voting aye; Boelk (Hunt), Harl, King and Knoblauch absent; motion carried.
Chairman Bacidore presented and reviewed the IVRD June Financial Report. Doug Bernabei made a motion to receive and place the June financial report on file and to approve and pay bills in the usual manner. John Duncan seconded the motion. Melissa Carruthers called the roll with Bernabei, Curran, Duncan, Fisher, Grove, Hogan, Popurella, Rivara, Rutishauser, Uranich, Kellen and Bacidore voting aye; Boelk (Hunt), Harl, King and Knoblauch absent; motion carried.
ACTIVITY REPORT
Chairman Bacidore presented and reviewed the April Activity Report. John Duncan made a motion to receive and place the April Activity Report on file. Joe Hogan seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
Chairman Bacidore presented and reviewed the May Activity Report. Doug Bernabei made a motion to receive and place the May Activity Report on file. Brian Fisher seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
No action was taken in filing a formal complaint with the ICC regarding Trunk 2 as the matter has been resolved.
Joe Hogan made a motion to formally establish the Building & Grounds Committee. Jeff Grove seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
John Duncan made a motion to receive and place on file a communication of the appointment of Police Chief Doug Bernabei to serve as Peru representative on the Building & Grounds Committee by Mayor Scott Harl. Vice Chairman Greg Kellen seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
Doug Bernabei made a motion to receive and place on file a communication of the appointment of Fire Chief Dennis Rutishauser to serve as the Mendota representative on the Building and Grounds Committee. Jeff Grove seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
Jason Curran made a motion to receive and place on file a communication of the appointment of Police Chief Jim Knoblauch to serve as the Oglesby representative on the Building and Grounds Committee. John Duncan seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
John Duncan reported on three options for a long-term site for IVRD: build a new facility; remodel an existing building; make a proposal to the city of Peru to add on to the construction of a new police facility. He noted the pros of a new facility would be IVRD could have exactly what they want, independence and a possible jail. The cons would be the cost, maintenance as well as determining HR and finance services. The pros of remodeling an existing facility would be independence and cost control. The cons would be maintenance, determining HR and finance services and possible issues with infrastructure. The pros of sharing a facility with Peru’s police department would be maintenance, long-term costs would be less expensive and having a jail. The con would be the independence. Board members held general discussion regarding the importance of independence, whether a jail is needed, the state’s possible long-term plan for additional consolidation, possible costs and overall priorities. Joe Hogan asked if there was a possibility of a grant. John Duncan said they have received no indication that grants are available. Dominic Rivara stated he contacted Representative Lance Yednock, Frank Mautino and the state treasurer regarding the $1.5 million grant IVRD was supposed to receive several years ago. Dominic Rivara said he would like the governor to visit the Illinois Valley and sign a piece of legislation to help. Justin Miller provided a projected IVRD 10-year cash flow, assuming no expenditures will need to be made on capital equipment in that time frame. John Duncan stated capital equipment investments are planned at the 10-year mark. Doug Bernabei stated IVRD received a grant to reimburse the capital equipment expenses it incurred initially and that equipment will need to be replaced in 10 years at an approximate cost of $500,000.00. Vice Chairman Kellen stated a 4,000 square foot building by fiber near the Mendota Police Station could be retrofitted for IVRD. The city already maintains the sidewalks and grass; however, snow plowing would need to be determined. Board members will go back to their respective cities for ideas and proposed building suggestions/sites.
PUBLIC FORUM (CITIZEN COMMENTS)
None
EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION
None.
SCHEDULE NEXT IVRD MEETING
The next IVRD meeting will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 30, 2019.
ADJOURNMENT
Rob Uranich made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Ron Popurella seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 11:49 a.m.
https://www.lasalle-il.gov/sites/default/files/agendas-minutes/2019-07/IVRD%20Minutes%20062519.pdf
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