Zionsville Safety Board

ZIONSVILLE SAFETY BOARD MEETING MEMORANDA For March 25th, 2013 Zionsville Town Hall 1100 W. Oak Street 1. OPENING A. Call meeting to order –Steve Mundy called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Board members present: Steve Mundy & Jeff Papa Members absent: Susana Suarez 2. MEETING ITEMS A. Approval of minutes from the January 28, 2013 meeting: Mr. Papa motioned to approve the January 28th, 2013 minutes. President Mundy seconded, all were in favor and motion was passed. B. Reports: a. Chief VanGorder reviewed a thank you letter from HBG Insurance & Bonds noting how impressed they were with Fire Marshal Josh Frost. C. Old Business: None D. New Business: a. Oak Street Speed Limit: Street Department Superintendent Lance Lantz reviewed the Oak Street Speed Study. The engineers have recommended that the speed limit on Oak Street between 950 East to the Zionsville Corporate limits be reduced to 45mph. Mr. Papa motioned to accept and forward the recommendation to reduce the speed limit on Oak Street between 950 East and the Zionsville Corporate limits to 45mph to the Zionsville Town Council for approval. President Mundy seconded, all were in favor and motion was passed. b. Conditional Offer of Employment – Fire Department: Chief VanGorder regrettably noted that Full-time Firefighter/Paramedic Cody Richardson recently passed away. As a result of this unfortunate occurrence the fire department is left with a vacancy. Chief VanGorder recommended extending a conditional offer of employment to Sean Mitchell and also further authorizing the fire chief to move onto a second individual, Melvin Fairfield should Sean Mitchell not complete the requirements for the conditional offer of employment. Both individuals are on the current approved hiring list. Mr. Papa motioned to extend a conditional offer of employment to Sean Mitchell; with Melvin Fairfield as the backup should Sean not be able to successfully complete the process. President Mundy seconded, all were in favor and motion was passed. c. Zionsville Volunteer Fire Department Service Agreement: Chief VanGorder reviewed the annual agreement between the Zionsville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. and the Town of Zionsville for Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services. Mr. Papa motioned to approve the agreement with change of date to 2013 for a recommendation to the town council. President Mundy seconded, all were in favor and motion was passed. d. Annual Fire Inspection/Preplan Program: Fire Marshal Frost reviewed the new program that allows on duty firefighters to conduct pre-incident surveys and annual inspections of the commercial occupancies in Zionsville. This will help us to more efficiently respond to calls of service by identifying access points, utility shut-off locations and pre-planning incidents in a controlled environment. 3. ADJOURN at 9:05 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Chief James C. VanGorder, Secretary