City of LaSalle Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch Board met Sept. 24.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was held Tuesday, September 24, 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, Scott Harl, Joe Hogan, Jeff King, Jim Knoblauch, Ron Popurella, Dominic Rivara, Dennis Rutishauser, Rob Uranich, Vice Chairman Greg Kellen and Chairman Andy Bacidore. Absent: David Boelk (Hunt)
Non-Voting Members Present: City of Spring Valley, Utica Community Fire Protection District
MINUTES
Chairman Bacidore presented the minutes of the IVRD meeting of August 27, 2019. Dennis Rutishauser made a motion that the minutes be received and placed on file. Jeff King seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
PUBLIC FORUM (CITIZEN COMMENT)
None
COMMUNICATIONS
None
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FIRE/EMS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
The next Fire/EMS Operations Committee meeting will take place October 17, 2019
TriTech provided a CAD demo, and another company will be providing a CAD demo soon. Chairman Bacidore reported the TriTech quote is about $500,000, which needs to be tweaked as some items are already provided by individual agencies. JoEllen reported they are researching which other agencies already use this CAD system.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
None, no meeting.
BUILDING & GROUNDS COMMITTEE
John Duncan provided an update on a potential long-term IVRD site. Building and Grounds Committee members toured the possible IVCC site, which is approximately 1,355 square feet, with an optional extra 693 square feet at a price of $14.00/square foot. Committee members do not believe the extra 693 square feet would be necessary. Annual cost would be $18,970.00. An IVRD advertisement requesting any offers of buildings for sale or lease that would meet the needs of a 9-1-1 communication center resulted in several responses. The Smoky Hollow building offered did not fit the requirements for a 9-1-1 communication center. Phalen’s offered three possible locations in Mendota. Two of the three locations have been toured, both lacked fiber. Costs were $1,100.00/month and $1,200.00/month. Additional time is needed to look at space offered in the Westclox building and the third Mendota location. Committee members recommend a walk-through of locations with critical IVRD vendors. Dennis Rutishauser reported two locations are not viable and one on the edge of town would require a lot of remodeling. He added he still needs to look at one additional facility. Scott Harl reported on and distributed a lease offer by the City of Peru for IVRD to stay in the current building, which is the Peru Police Department. A summary of the proposed lease includes: the entire building for $10.00 per year, less the garage which is being assigned to the fire department; five 5-year terms for 25 years; IVRD would pay utilities and any remodeling for the first 5 years; City of Peru will cover any repairs such as HVAC, roof, etc. during the first 5 year; IVRD would assume HVAC, etc. after the first 5 years; the City of Peru would plow the snow and cut the grass during the entire 25 years. The current building, less the garage, is just under 3,000 square feet. The internal build would be up to IVRD. The target timeframe for Peru Police to move into the new police station is in the 2nd quarter of 2021. Committee members discussed touring the remaining properties that responded to the advertisement. Jim Feyerherm from Starved Rock Communications reported on communication challenges if the IVRD was located in Mendota. In summary, if IVRD were to relocate to Mendota, Jim would recommend a 200-foot tower with numerous antennas and keeping radio equipment in Peru with a backup in Mendota. Jim reported IVCC would be a little better location because of the geography, it would require a 150 square foot tower and he would still recommend keeping the equipment in Peru as well. Building & Grounds Committee members will schedule tours of the remaining locations. Joe Hogan made a motion to narrow the potential sites down to three locations including IVCC, the original proposed Mendota location, and the current Peru facility. Vice Chairman Greg Kellen seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried.
PERSONNEL UPDATE
No changes.
LABOR/MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Another meeting with TC’s took place. TC’s will be allowed to wear jeans while on shift. There are still things that need to be worked out, however meetings are going well. TC’s will be invited to the quarterly Fire/EMS and Law Enforcement Operations Committee meetings to discuss operational items.
IVRD PSAP MANAGER REPORT
PSAP Manager Fisher reported the RapidSOS program is up and running. It is currently connected to Google maps with the hope the program will partner with the IVRD mapping system soon.
PSAP Manager Fisher reported Earlville experienced some radio issues after the repeater was struck by lightning. Jim from Starved Rock Communications reported Earlville is working well now.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
A meeting took place with Earlville to figure out what is going to work, and a decision will be made from there. IGA’s require each member/associate member to maintain their own equipment. Further discussion will take place after it is determined if the fix works or not.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Chairman Bacidore presented and reviewed the IVRD September Financial Report. John Duncan made a motion to receive and place the September financial report on file and to approve and pay bills in the usual manner. Doug Bernabei seconded the motion. Melissa Carruthers called the roll with Bernabei, Curran, Duncan, Fisher, Grove, Harl, Hogan, King, Knoblauch, Popurella, Rivara, Uranich, Kellen and Bacidore voting aye; Boelk (Hunt) and Rutishauser (stepped out briefly) absent; motion carried.
ACTIVITY REPORT
Chairman Bacidore presented and reviewed the August Activity Report. Jim Knoblauch made a motion to receive and place the August Activity Report on file. Joe Hogan seconded the motion. All In favor; motion carried.
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
Chairman Bacidore presented the independent auditor’s report. Justin Miller reviewed the report, noting all went well and IVRD received a clean report. Doug Bernabei made a motion to receive and place on file the independent auditor’s report. John Duncan seconded the motion. Melissa Carruthers called the roll with Bernabei, Curran, Duncan, Fisher, Grove, Harl, Hogan, King, Knoblauch, Popurella, Rivara, Uranich, Kellen and Bacidore voting aye; Boelk (Hunt) and Rutishauser (stepped out briefly) absent; motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
None
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, October 29, 2019.
ADJOURNMENT
Rob Uranich made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Brian Fisher seconded the motion. All in favor; motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 11:05 a.m.
https://www.lasalle-il.gov/sites/default/files/agendas-minutes/2019-10/IVRD%20Minutes%20092419.pdf
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