Public Safety & Transportation Committee

Village of Lombard Village Hall 255 East Wilson Ave. Lombard, IL 60148 villageoflombard.org Minutes Wednesday, March 3, 2021 7:00 PM Lorraine G. Gerhardt Community Room Public Safety & Transportation Committee Trustee Dan Whittington, Chairperson Andrew Honig, Alternate Chairperson Jennifer Perkins, Michael Corso, John Larkin, Robert Corbino, Gary Cation, John Mullins and Rick Miller Public Safety & Transportation Minutes March 3, 2021 Committee 1.0 Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Whittington at 7:00 PM. 2.0 Roll Call Present 6 - Dan Whittington, Michael Corso, John Larkin Jr., Gary Cation, John Mullins, and Rick Miller Absent 2 - Jennifer Perkins, and Bob Corbino 3.0 Public Participation 4.0 Approval of Minutes A motion was made by John Larkin, Jr., seconded by Gary Cation, that the Minutes of the November 4, 2020 meeting be approved. The motion carried unanimously. 5.0 Unfinished Business 6.0 New Business 210069 Broadview Avenue South of North Avenue, No Commercial Truck Parking A staff request to approve removal of the "No Parking 7am-4pm, Monday through Friday" signage and installation of "No Commercial Truck Parking" signage. (DISTRICT #1) Cation asked if both signs could be installed. Chief Newton replied that the trucks are really the issue, as they stay much longer. Any regular vehicle parking there would just be someone running in. A motion was made by Gary Cation, seconded by John Larkin, Jr., that this Request be recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 7.0 Other Business 8.0 Information Only 150468 Fire Department Reports/Information - 2020 Annual Report - March 2021 Monthly Report - April 2021 Monthly Report DC Kickert reviewed statistics from 2020. - 6,961 total calls, down approximately 400 from 2019 Village of Lombard Page 1 Public Safety & Transportation Minutes March 3, 2021 Committee - 76% were ambulance calls - Of the 20 agencies that DuComm dispatches to, Lombard was the busiest even though we're not the largest - Transported 117 Covid19 patients He went on to add that there are two retirements coming up, as well as two promotions. 150469 Police Department Reports/Information - 2020 Annual Report - 2020 Impaired Driving Enforcement Facts - 2020 Annual Traffic Crash Report - 2020 Traffic Enforcement Facts - 2020 Annual Pursuit Analysis Report Chief Newton reviewed statistics from 2020. - 19,563 total calls - 31,128 of calls were officer initiated - 15,489 of the officer initiated were traffic stops - 220 DUI arrests - 5,750 traffic citations were issued - 1,069 arrests, of those arrests only 55 incidents required use of force - 26 initiated pursuits, of which 84% were self terminated - 5 officer involved crashes - 1,189 overall crashes, down from 1,951 in 2019 - 14.6% resulted in injury (none fatal) - Highest crash intersections were Roosevelt/Meyers, Roosevelt/Finley, Roosevelt/Main Chief Newton went on to add that the Department has gone live with the body cameras. 3,582 videos, which totals 713 hours, have been uploaded to the cloud. Non-criminal videos delete in 90 days automatically. All of the officers have been trained. The union was involved in the selection so there has been no push-back from any officers. The squad cameras will be added in April. These will automatically turn on if the speed is above 70 and when the back door of the squad is opened. The Department was also able to purchase the trigger guard for holsters (gun and taser), which will automatically turn the body camera on when the weapon is pulled from the holster. 9.0 Adjournment Village of Lombard Page 2 Public Safety & Transportation Minutes March 3, 2021 Committee A motion was made by Gary Cation, seconded by John Larkin, Jr., to adjourn the meeting at 7:18 PM. The motion carried unanimously. Village of Lombard Page 3