Public Safety Committees

‭Village Board Fire Public Safety Committee‬ ‭~ Regular Meeting ~‬ ‭MINUTES‬ ‭~ Thursday, June 13, 2024 ~‬ ‭CALL TO ORDER‬ ‭Trustee Guzzo called the meeting to order at 1630 hours.‬ ‭PRESENT‬ ‭Clerk Szymski, Village Manager May, Assistant Village Manager Parker, Trustee Barker,‬ ‭Trustee Brady, Trustee Guzzo, Trustee Liddle, Trustee Nero and Trustee Simonovich.‬ ‭ALSO PRESENT‬ ‭Fire Chief Riley, Battalion Chief Kielczynski, Chief Public Safety Officer Gunther,‬ ‭Community Development Director Hennerfeind, Public Works Director Reis, Human‬ ‭Resources Director Brainerd, Human Resources Generalist Williams, Communications‬ ‭Director McIntyre, Finance Director Altic, Administrative Assistant Hoxha and‬ ‭Administrative Assistant Saldivar.‬ ‭ABSENT -‬‭Mayor Gunter and Deputy Chief Fitzgerald.‬ ‭PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE‬ ‭The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all in attendance.‬ ‭PUBLIC COMMENT‬ ‭No public comment was received.‬ ‭APPROVAL OF MARCH 7, 2024 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES‬ ‭Trustee Barker made a motion, seconded by Trustee Liddle, to approve the March 7, 2024‬ ‭Public Safety Committee Minutes as submitted. Motion carried unanimously.‬ ‭NEW BUSINESS‬ ‭Trustee Guzzo announced that they will proceed out of order from the agenda and start with‬ ‭new business.‬ ‭Awards‬ ‭Chief Riley presented Battalion Chief Arnold Nolan with an award for 30 years of service‬ ‭followed by a short acceptance speech. He also announced that Inspector Kevin Sievert earned‬ ‭an award for 20 years of service, however, he was unable to attend to accept the award.‬ ‭Retirements‬ ‭Chief Riley announced the retirement of Battalion Chief Tom Bills on June 24, 2024 after 27‬ ‭years of service. He noted that Lieutenant Burton Chaet also recently retired and that both of‬ ‭their walk-outs would take place together on June 24, 2024 at 3:00 PM at the Headquarters‬ ‭Station. He stated that everyone was welcome to attend the walk-out.‬ ‭Life-Saving Awards‬ ‭Chief Riley presented Abigail Medina, an ACDC Dispatcher, with a Chief’s Citation Award and‬ ‭pin for assisting in saving the life of a baby on February 25, 2024. Abigail gave emergency‬ ‭medical dispatch instructions over the phone until the fire department arrived.‬ ‭Battalion Chief Joe Kielczynski shared the details of a call on February 25, 2024 where fire‬ ‭department crew members revived a newborn baby at a residence. The following crew‬ ‭members received Life Savings Awards for their actions on this call: Battalion Chief Tom Bills,‬ ‭Lieutenant Keith Wonsowski, Firefighter Evan Lilly, Firefighter Iman Matthews, Lieutenant‬ ‭Andrew Busche and Paramedic Bianca Balice. However, Iman Matthews was unable to attend‬ ‭the meeting to receive the award.‬ ‭Promotions‬ ‭Chief Riley announced the promotion of the following members to the rank of Lieutenant:‬ ‭Andrew Busche, Travis Chinn and Chad Raupp. They were sworn in by Trustee Nero with the‬ ‭assistance of Trustee Guzzo and the families were invited to pin their badges on their uniforms.‬ ‭Next, Chief Riley announced the promotion of the following members to the rank of Captain:‬ ‭Chris Gerlich and Darrell Parrish. They were sworn in by Trustee Nero with the assistance of‬ ‭Trustee Guzzo and the families were invited to pin their badges on their uniforms.‬ ‭Then, Chief Riley announced the promotion of Joe Newton to the rank of Battalion Chief. He‬ ‭was sworn in by Trustee Nero with the assistance of Trustee Guzzo and his family was invited to‬ ‭pin his badge on his uniform. B/C Newton proceeded to give a short speech thanking the Village‬ ‭Board and the men and women of the Fire Department.‬ ‭Finally, Tom Frank was sworn in as the Deputy Fire Chief by Trustee Nero with the assistance of‬ ‭Trustee Guzzo and his wife was invited to pin his badge on his uniform. D/C Tom Frank‬ ‭addressed the Village Board with a few words, as well.‬ ‭̀‬ ‭REPORTS‬ ‭Chief Riley gave the Village Board an update on the call volume for the fire department. As of‬ ‭that afternoon, the call volume was at 2,474, which is 11.3% more calls than the prior year at the‬ ‭same time. The Department is on pace to reach 5,300 calls by the end of the year.‬ ‭Chief Riley advised that the Fire Prevention Bureau and Emergency Medical Services had no‬ ‭reports. He also shared that the Emergency Management Services is down to only 20‬ ‭volunteers and that Communications Director McIntyre is assisting him with spreading the word‬ ‭for the need of more volunteers. Finally, Chief Riley asked EMA members to assist with the‬ ‭Cruisin’ Night car shows.‬ ‭UNFINISHED BUSINESS‬ ‭Fire Station Update RFQ‬ ‭Public Works Director Reis gave an update on the Request for Qualifications for a new fire‬ ‭station. The RFQ was released May 24, 2024 and there was a pre-proposal meeting and facility‬ ‭tour with some of the vendors on June 10, 2024. Approximately 20 people attended the‬ ‭meeting. The final proposals are due June 24, 2024 and then the vendors will be short-listed‬ ‭and then interviewed with Village staff. After that, the highest scoring vendor will be chosen to‬ ‭proceed to the next step in the process.‬ ‭Downtown Incentive Program‬ ‭Community Development Director Hennerfeind provided an update on the Downtown Incentive‬ ‭Program. He discussed the following documents: PSC Downtown Incentive Program FY25A,‬ ‭B1 District Sprinkler Map, DIP FY25A Examples, and FY25A DIP Annual BUdget and Activity‬ ‭Targets PSC. (See attached.)‬ ‭MISCELLANEOUS‬ ‭There was no miscellaneous business to discuss.‬ ‭There being no other business to discuss, Trustee Liddle motioned to adjourn, to which Trustee‬ ‭Brady seconded. The meeting subsequently adjourned at 1738 hours.‬ ‭Respectfully submitted,‬ ‭Jacqueline Saldivar‬ ‭Recording Secretary‬