City of Fairview Heights Administration Committee met December 13.
Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:
Committee Members in attendance-Denise Williams, Pat Peck, Brenda Wagner, Roger Lowry & Mayor Mark Kupsky (Ex-Officio Member)
Committee Members absent-Joshua Frawley
Other Aldermen and Elected Officials in attendance - City Clerk Karen Kaufhold, Alderman Pat Baeske, Harry Zimmerman & Ryan Vickers
Staff in attendance - Chief Nick Gailius, Assistant Chief of Police Chris Locke, Finance Director Gina Rader, Director of Parks & Recreation Angie Beaston & City Attorney Representative Katherine Porter
Recorder - Pam Woods
Public Participation-
None
Approval of Minutes-
Motion and second were made by Alderman Pat Peck/Alderman Brenda Wagner to approve the November 15, 2017 minutes. The motion carried by voice vote and was unanimous.
Law Enforcement-
Alderman Brenda Wagner, Chairman
State of the Police Department Report-
Chief Gailius presented his report. He is very pleased to report that robberies are low compared to previous year 2016. Neighboring communities and department have seen no Grab N Go thefts even during holiday shopping. The PD implemented the new tactics of placing underCOver officers at the mall, which was very successful in arrests.
EMS Response issues-
Chief Gailius presented to the Committee that as part of the police department's responsibilities, the PD Oversees the response in the City. Currently, the City is served by two private EMS Companies, Abbott EMS and MedStar EMS. Their response areas are divided into two sections geographically based roughly at Ruby Lane, with MedStar handling everything east of Ruby and Abbott handling everything West. Chief Gailius stated that analysis showed increased response times, but also a number of times recently where EMS coverage has been significantly delayed, which Chief Gailius stated is a strong concern for regarding the safety and wellbeing of the residents of Fairview Heights. After discussion with the Mayor and Committee members, recommendations were made to for a potential proposal to be in place for better EMS services by the first quarter of April 2018.
Request to Purchase MILO Range Training Simulator:
Chief Gailius requested permission to use escrowed funding to purchase a MILO Range, which is a shooting simulator used to train police officer's in proper response to resistance. Currently, the FHPD uses a high end model located at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville. He Stated this training is Critical to promote officer's making a split second decision, which increases frequency without increasing the risk. This system will also give citizens the opportunity to experience what it is like to be placed in a police officer's shoes when dealt with a critical situation of use of force. A couple other benefits of the system is that it will lower personnel cost by Cutting out drive time to Belleville and it would keep the officers who are training within the City, thus making them more readily available to respond to calls. A high-end model of this System Cost upwards of $80,000. However, staff has found a mid-level model that can be purchased for about $30,000.
Motion and second were made by Alderman Roger Lowry/Alderman Pat Peck to approve the use of escrowed funds to purchase training simulator, thus having no effect on the City's budget. The motion carried by voice vote and was unanimous.
Finance-
Alderman Roger Lowry, Chairman
Bill List-
Motion and second were made by Alderman Denise Williams/Alderman Brenda Wagner to approve the bill list in the amount of $1,898,145.01. The motion carried by voice vote and was unanimous.
Clip 'N Climb Contract-
Director of Parks & Recreation Angie Beaston presented to the Committee for review and submission a proposal for a Clip "N Climb for the Fairview Heights Rec Center.
oThe new European design will add a whole new adventure and element to the basic "Rock Wall". This new up and coming element takes it to a new level, which will put the Rec Center ahead of the Curve.
o The product itself takes approximately 6-8 months to make.
o The proposal amount is $222, 123, whereas, Director Beaston requested that the proposal amount be approved.
Motion and second were made by Alderman Brenda Wagner/Alderman Pat Peck to approve the proposal amount of $222, 123. The motion carried by voice vote and was unanimous.
Civic Systems Software Upgrade - Software Purchase Agreement:
Director Gina Rader of Finance presented to the Committee the Computer Software and Conversion Services Proposal prepared by Civic Systems. She advised that the system would be the same as previously used now just a newer version. The new proposal amount for the upgraded system will be $20,240.
Motion and second were made by Alderman Roger Lowry/Alderman Denise Williams to approve the proposal amount of $20,240 for the new upgraded system. The motion carried by voice Vote and was unanimous.
Salary Ordinance Motion and second were made by Alderman Brenda Wagner/Alderman Pat Peck to Amend
Salary Ordinance-
The motion carried by voice vote and was unanimous.
Library Tax Levy-
Motion and second were made by Alderman Brenda Wagner/Alderman Pat Peck to approve levy a tax for Library purposes. The motion carried by voice vote and was unanimous.
Library Tax Abatement-
Motion and second were made by Alderman Brenda Wagner/Alderman Pat Peck to abate tax hereto levied for Library purposes for the fiscal year starting May 1, 2018, and ending April 30, 2019, in the amount of $542,805. The motion carried by voice vote and was unanimous.
G.O. Bonds 05 Tax Abatement-
Motion and second were made by Alderman Brenda Wagner/Alderman Pat Peck to send to Council to abate tax hereto levied for the year 2017 to pay the principal of $7,455,000; General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2005.
G.O. Bonds 10 Tax Abatement-
Motion and second were made by Alderman Brenda Wagner/Alderman Pat Peck to send to Council to abate tax hereto levied for the year 2017 to pay the principal of $2,630,000; General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2010.
Adjournment 7:49 p.m.
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