HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000 E-911 Board MInutes EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD OF ELGIN
MINUTES
January 20, 2000
Present: Jim Burns, Chairman
JoAnn Foley
Stanley Sphatt
Absent: Bill Diamond
Donna Scott
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:55 p.m. by Jim Burns, Chairman.
APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 16. 1999 MINUTES
A motion was made by Stan Sphatt and seconded by JoAnn Foley to approve the minutes of the .
ETSB meeting of December 16, 1999. Motion carried.
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
An invoice from Ameritech was presented in the amount of $874.34. A motion was made by Stan
Sphatt and seconded by JoAnn Foley to pay the invoice. Motion carried. An invoice from PRC for
the CAD Hardware maintenance contract was presented in the amount of $18,559.56. A motion was
made by JoAnn Foley and seconded by Stan Sphatt to pay the invoice. Motion carried. An invoice
from Lanier for the Recording equipment maintenance contract was presented in the amount of
$8517.43. A motion was made by Stan Sphatt and seconded by JoAnn Foley to pay the invoice.
Motion carried. An invoice from WalkAbout Computers for the laptop maintenance contract was
presented in the amount of $12,750. A motion was made by JoAnn Foley and seconded by Stan
Sphatt to pay the invoice.Motion carried. An invoice from Vegemast Engineering for final work on
Phase II of CAD was presented in the amount of $993.25. This is the final payment on their contract
and the contract with Vegemast Engineering is now closed. A motion was made by Stan Sphatt and
seconded by JoAnn Foley to pay the invoice. Motion carried.
STATUS REPORT:
CAD Project
Phase II of CAD has now been completed; system acceptance testing went smooth. The City, Illinois
Criminal Justice Authority, and PRC will continue to work on the PIMS interface. ICJIA is expected
to contract with PRC soon to work on the PIMS Specification/programming issues.
Discussions with PRC & CAD Committee have started to work on Phase III of CAD; CAD to
ALERTS interface, AVL, software, & F.D. laptops.
Board Request For Referendum To Increase 911 Surcharge
Chairman Burns told the board he has not heard anything back yet from the City Manager reference
the letter the Board sent to her 10/29/99. He will follow up on it.
Emergency Medical Dispatch
Director Moses introduced Mike Eckler, the Emergency Medical Dispatch Coordinator that was
recently hired. He and Director Moses will be working on an implementation plan for EMD.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
UNSCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Stan Sphatt moved to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by JoAnn Foley. Motion carried. The
meeting was adjourned at 4:21 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Ann Foley
These minutes were approved by on Z ( 20t), by the Emergency Telephone
System Board.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD OF ELGIN
MINUTES
February 17, 2000
Present: Jim Burns, Chairman
JoAnn Foley
Stanley Sphatt
Donna Scott
Absent: Bill Diamond
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:55 p.m. by Jim Burns, Chairman.
APPROVAL OF JANUARY 20,2000 MINUTES
A motion was made by JoAnn Foley and seconded by Stan Sphatt to approve the minutes of the .
ETSB meeting of January 20,2000. Motion carried.
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
An invoice from Ameritech was presented in the amount of $874.54. A motion was made by Donna
Scott and seconded by JoAnn Foley to pay the invoice. Motion carried. An invoice from PRC for the
final payment on CAD Phase II was presented in the amount of $105,451. A motion was made by
Stan Sphatt and seconded by Donna Scott to pay the invoice. Motion carried.
STATUS REPORT:
CAD Project
The CAD system went down for approximately 5 minutes today due to a problem when records were
being purged from the primary server. This was the first unscheduled downtime since the system went
live 12/97. The CAD system was switched to the back-up server and normal operations continued.
No operational problems were experienced. The back-up server worked fine.
Discussions with PRC & CAD Committee have started to work on Phase III of CAD; CAD to
ALERTS interface, AVL, in-vehicle mapping, software, &F.D. laptops. The Committee&PRC are
working on drafting the site specific Functional System Description document. A meeting will be
held with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority in the next few weeks to discuss how
AVL&F.D. mobile laptops will work on the ALERTS network. If approved, Elgin will be the first
department to do AVL on ALERTS and also the first department to run F.D. laptops on ALERTS.
This is both an exciting opportunity and a challenge because Elgin will be using technology that has
not been used on ALERTS before.
Board Request For Referendum To Increase 911 Surcharge
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Chairman Burns attended a meeting with Joyce Parker, City Manager; Bill Miller, Police Chief;
Jim Nowicki, Fiscal Services Manager;Eric Stuckey, Asst. City Manager and Bill Cogley,
Corporation Counsel reference the letter Chairman Burns sent the City Manager 1/25/2000. The
rook letter recommended increasing the 911 surcharge to a rate of$2.00. It also contained information
on statewide and comparison city 911 surcharge rates. The City Manager directed Chairman Burns
to prepare an agenda item for City Council consideration to go to referendum in 11/2000 to increase
the 911 surcharge up to a maximum rate of$2.00.
Emergency Medical Dispatch
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Director Moses and Mike Eckler, Emergency Medical Dispatch Coordinator are working on an
implementation plan for EMD. The EMD Steering Committee has been formed and will be meeting
on 1/29/2000. The EMD Steering Committee members are: Mike Eckler, Emergency Medical
Dispatch Coordinator, Lori Moses, Emergency Communications Director, Marianne Perez,
Communications Training Supervisor, Deputy Chief Jim Saletta, Elgin Fire Department„ JoAnn
Foley, EMS Coordinator, Sherman Hospital, and Wendy Seleen, EMS Coordinator, Provena
St. Joseph Hospital.
JoAnn Foley told the Board the City can request a waiver for the August 1, 2000 EMD registration
deadline from the Illinois Department of Public Health if the City can show that a sincere and diligent
effort is being made to implement EMD. This must include an implementation plan with a timeline.
JoAnn Foley recommended that the waiver request be filed soon in the event the request is denied. •
Steps would then have to be taken to do the minimal EMD training and register with IDPH by the
8/1/2000 deadline. Both JoAnne Foley and Mike Eckler do not recommend this course of action, but
only suggest this be used as a fallback position if the waiver request were denied.
rik Mike Eckler,Lori Moses and JoAnn Foley are serving on the American Heart Association"Operation
Heartbeat Committee." The mission of the Operation Heartbeat Committee this year in Elgin is to
improve the chain of survival. The primary goals of the Committee are: 1) Enhancement of 911
services by implementing EMD, and 2) Deployment of Automated External Defibrilator (AED)
devices in the Community. The American Heart Association endorses EMD and offered to assist the
City with Public Education.
Donna Scott mentioned that she read an article in the 2/15/2000 Courier Newspaper that reported
an EMD success story in Carpentersville. EMD was utilized to give a caller instruction on how to
perform the Heimlich maneuver which saved a woman's life. Mike Eckler stated that success stories
like this occur everyday around the country when EMD programs are used.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
Chairman Burns provided Board members with a copy of a memo from the City Clerk which
discusses board member attendance at meetings. Board & commission members are considered to
have abandoned their office if they fail to attend two-thirds of the meetings, unless City Council votes
to retain such members after consideration of relevant factors and circumstances.
UNSCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Donna Scott moved to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Stanley Sphatt. Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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These minutes were approved by on 'S ( (o\,2-0( by the Emergency Telephone
System Board.
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EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD OF ELGIN
MINUTES
.•. March 16, 2000
Present: Jim Burns, Chairman
JoAnn Foley
Donna Scott
Absent: Stanley.Sphatt
Bill Diamond
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 4:06 p.m. by Jim Burns, Chairman.
APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 17, 2000 MINUTES
The minutes of the February 17, 2000 meeting were corrected to indicate the EMD Steering
Committee has been formed and will be meeting on 2/29/00 not 1/29/00. A motion was made by
Donna Scott and seconded by JoAnn Foley to approve the minutes of the ETSB meeting of
February 17, 2000. Motion carried.
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
An invoice from Ameritech was presented in the amount of $873.27. A motion was made by Donna
rik Scott and seconded by JoAnn Foley to pay the invoice. Motion carried.
STATUS REPORT:
CAD Project
The CAD Committee will be meeting with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to
discuss the upgrade they are making to the ALERTS Radio System infrastructure. Phase III of the
CAD project cannot move forward until the upgrade to the infrastructure is made. Phase III of CAD;
will include CAD to ALERTS interface, AVL, LEADS interface, in-vehicle mapping, software, &
F.D. laptops.
Board Request For Referendum To Increase 911 Surcharge
Chairman Burns prepared an agenda item for City Council consideration to go to referendum in
11/2000 to increase the 911 surcharge up to a maximum rate of$2.00. He has not heard anything
back from the City Manager yet.
Emergency Medical Dispatch
Director Moses and Mike Eckler, Emergency Medical Dispatch Coordinator will complete the
proposed implementation plan for EMD 3/31/00. A memo and the proposed implementation plan
will be forwarded to the City Manager requesting authorization to move forward with
implementation of an EMD program. The EMD Steering Committee will be attending the Medical
Priority EMD Provider Course to be held 4/12 - 4/14/2000 at the Kane Co. Sheriff's Department.
The EMD Steering Committee members are:Mike Eckler,Emergency Medical Dispatch Coordinator,
Deputy Chief Jim Saletta, Elgin Fire Department„ JoAnn Foley, EMS Coordinator, Sherman
Hospital, Wendy Seleen, EMS Coordinator,Provena St. Joseph Hospital,Lori Moses, Emergency
Communications Director, and Marianne Perez, Communications Training Supervisor.
Arrangements were made with Medical Priority to host a Medical Priority EMD Leader Seminar at
EPD on May 23, 2000, 8AM-4PM. The seminar is conducted by Dr. Jeff Clawson, founder of EMD,
Salt Lake City, Utah. The seminar is designed for agencies implementing or considering
implementation of an EMD program. The seminar provides management and public officials with an
overview of EMD,how to implement EMD and reduce liability, how to increase EMS efficiency and
improve the quality of the emergency medical response. Personnel from municipal, county, and EMS
agencies around the United States and Chicago Metro area will be in attendance. The EMD Steering
&Executive Committees will attend the seminar. The EMD Executive Committee members are:
Dr. Neal Edelson, Associate Director, Sherman Hospital EMS, Mike Eckler, Emergency Medical
Dispatch Coordinator, Curt Kramer,Deputy Chief Elgin Fire Department, Jim Burns, Deputy Chief,
Elgin Police Department, JoAnn Foley, EMS Coordinator, Sherman Hospital, Lori Moses,
Emergency Communications Director. Board members and City officials are encouraged to attend.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
Illinois SB-1400 passed the Senate. It's expected to go to the House for a second reading soon. The
bill amends the Emergency Telephone System Act requiring PBX/Centrex systems to provide
automatic number information(ANI)and automatic location information(ALI) to 911 centers on 911
calls. The bill changes the requirements based on square footage of the building.
UNSCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
JoAnn Foley moved to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Donna Scott. Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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7 mes Burns
Chairman
These minutes were approved by on /%" rI / 2 by the Emergency Telephone
System Board.
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ILLINOIS WIRELESS 9-1-1
CHECK LIST
PROVIDED BY INENA
GENERAL INFORMATION:
This checklist is compiled from information provided by our review of applicable legislation and
rules now in effect. This information may and probably will change as the process moves
forward. We will attempt to keep this list current.
The information provided should be taken and used as suggestions for moving forward in the
Phase I wireless process in our State. It is merely one piece of information that should be
considered by each 9-1-1 system or PSAP manager as he or she moves forward.
STEP 1 (Initial Decision)
Determine if your 9-1-1 system wants to accept Phase 1 wireless 9-1-1 calls. In making this
decision consider at least the following:
• For this step you should not be attempting to make a final decision. You should be
looking at the operational side of the house such as equipment, staffing, the
idiosyncrasies of wireless calls.
This initial decision is more politically based than it is on facts and figures.
If you are fairly sure that your system or PSAP will opt to take the calls then proceed
to the next step.
STEP 2 (Notifications)
• Determine who the wireless providers in your coverage area are and:
Send the wireless carriers letters (certified) indicating that you want to begin
negotiations to accept wireless Phase I 9-1-1 calls. Note that no where is the term
contract used.
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• Note: If your 9-1-1 provider will meet with you before the letters are sent requesting
Phase I service then you might include this meeting as part of the first step.
Remember that there is nothing in any. legislation that requires you to accept the
service in the manner they wish to provide it. You do have choices and there are
provisions for settling disputes, which we hope are not needed.
It would appear at this time that if you are able to use the solution selected by your
LEC without unreasonable costs or changes to your operations it might be the most
expeditious course of action to follow.
STEP 5 (The Planning Meeting)
• Schedule a get to know one another meeting with all of the participants that will be
included in your implementation process. Have them all come to one meeting and
indicate to them that you will not discuss proprietary issues.
Include at least all of the wireless carriers, your 9-1-1-service provider, your CPE
vendor or technician, your mapping vendor or technician, and 9-1-1 wireless database
providers.
Attempt to resolve the following issues at this meeting:
1. The method of 9-1-1 call delivery to be employed in your system agreed to by
all participants. It will probably be CAS,NCAS,or a Hybrid CAS solution.
2. Determine if your system will establish a separate set of wireless 9-1-1 trunks
from the router to your PSAP(s). Note the cost for these would probably be to
the PSAP.
Separate wireless trunk groups are not necessary but they do provide a guard
against the blocking of wireline 9-1-1 calls in the event of a major incident in
public view. This does not necessarily mean a total duplication of the wireline
trunking system. You need to discuss this thoroughly with your 9-1-1-service
provider.
3. Talk about the use of Wireless Data Controller the rough equivalent of an ALI
database called an SCP for wireless calls. You need to understand its impact
and ask about things like diversity.
4. Talk about PANT, ESRDs, and ESRDs so that you understand what they are.
You will be involved in making a choice concerning which of these methods
of identifying cell sites and or cell faces will be employed in your system. Ask
about the effects each one will have on your ALI information, the ability to
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Michael A.Midiri,Jr. HB 1383--the Illinois Wireless 9-1-1 bill --was passed by both
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(217)789-2302 carried an effective date of July 1, 1999.
FAX(217)789-2304
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REGIONAL Governor Ryan issued an amendatory veto which provided that if
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Region 1 suggested by the Governor, he would sign it and it would become
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Region 2
Jerry Bieck in the text of the bill to July 1, 2000 which gave the appearance that
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Region 4
David Tuttle In cases where a bill carries an effective date prior to the date of
FAX(309)4 4 signing by the Governor, the effective date becomes the date of
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Region 5
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(217)357-2559 The bill provides that local jurisdictions must make known their
FAX(217)357-6945 intent to accept wireless 9-1-1 calls to the Illinois Commerce
Region 6 Commission and the Illinois State Police no later than six months
Kathy L.Monken after the effective date of the legislation, which would be June 21,
(618)277-7316 x107 2000.
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Region 7 The Commerce Commission has this matter under review, but
Scott Sylvester
(618)457-5911 they issue advice ry' y y,unless the idvice to the contra any system that is
FAX(618)529-5501 considering accepting wireless 9-1-1 calls should submit the
rik sylvester@cecc.net required notifications prior to the June deadline.
Region 8
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EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD OF ELGIN
MINUTES
April 20,2000
Present: Jim Burns, Chairman
JoAnn Foley
Bill Diamond
Stanley Sphatt
Absent: Donna Scott
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:34 p.m. by Jim Burns, Chairman.
APPROVAL OF MARCH,16,2000 MINUTES
A motion was made by Donna Scott and seconded by JoAnn Foley to approve the minutes of the
ETSB meeting of February 17, 2000. Motion carried.
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
An invoice from Ameritech was presented in the amount of $873.27. A motion was made by Donna
Scott and seconded by JoAnn Foley to pay the invoice. Motion carried.
STATUS REPORT:
CAD Project
The CAD Committee will be meeting with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to
discuss the upgrade they are making to the ALERTS Radio System infrastructure. Phase III of the
CAD project cannot move forward until the upgrade to the infrastructure is made. Phase III of CAD;
will include CAD to ALERTS interface, AVL, LEADS interface, in-vehicle mapping, software, &
F.D. laptops.
Board Request For Referendum To Increase 911 Surcharge
Chairman Burns prepared an agenda item for City Council consideration to go to referendum in
11/2000 to increase the 911 surcharge up to a maximum rate of$2.00. He has not heard anything
back from the City Manager yet.
Emergency Medical Dispatch
Director Moses and Mike Eckler, Emergency Medical Dispatch Coordinator will complete the
proposed implementation plan for EMD 3/31/00. A memo and the proposed implementation plan
will be forwarded to the City Manager requesting authorization to move forward with
implementation of an EMD program. The EMD Steering Committee will be attending the Medical
Priority EMD Provider Course to be held 4/12 - 4/14/2000 at the Kane Co.'Sheriff's Department.
The EMD Steering Committee members are: Mike Eckler, Emergency Medical Dispatch Coordinator,
Deputy Chief Jim Saletta, Elgin Fire Department„ JoAnn Foley, EMS Coordinator, Sherman
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Hospital, Wendy Seleen, EMS Coordinator, Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Lori Moses, Emergency
Communications Director, and Marianne Perez, Communications Training Supervisor.
Arrangements were made with Medical Priority to host a Medical Priority EMD Leader Seminar at
EPD on May 23,2000, 8AM-4PM. The seminar is conducted by Dr. Jeff Clawson, founder of EMD,
Salt Lake City, Utah. The seminar is designed for agencies implementing or considering
implementation of an EMD program. The seminar provides management and public officials with an
overview of EMD, how to implement EMD and reduce liability, how to increase EMS efficiency and
improve the quality of the emergency medical response. Personnel from municipal, county, and EMS
agencies around the United States and Chicago Metro area will be in attendance. The EMD Steering
&Executive Committees will attend the seminar. The EMD Executive Committee members are:
Dr. Neal Edelson, Associate Director, Sherman Hospital EMS, Mike Eckler, Emergency Medical
Dispatch Coordinator, Curt Kramer,Deputy Chief,Elgin Fire Department, Jim Burns, Deputy Chief,
Elgin Police Department, JoAnn Foley, EMS Coordinator, Sherman Hospital, Lori Moses,
Emergency Communications Director. Board members and City officials are encouraged to attend.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
Illinois SB-1400 passed the Senate. It's expected to go to the House for a second reading soon. The
bill amends the Emergency Telephone System Act requiring PBX/Centrex systems to provide
automatic number information(ANI)and automatic location information(ALI)to 911 centers on 911
calls. The bill changes the requirements based on square footage of the building.
UNSCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
JoAnn Foley moved to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Donna Scott. Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
7 es Burns
Chairman
These minutes were approved by on I Sl ZOO° by the Emergency Telephone
System Board.
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EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD OF ELGIN
MINUTES
June 15, 2000
Present: Jim Burns, Chairman
JoAnn Foley
Donna Scott
Stanley Sphatt
Absent: Bill Diamond
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:40 p.m. by Jim Burns, Chairman.
APPROVAL OF APRIL 20, 2000 MINUTES
A motion was made by Stanley Sphatt and seconded by Donna Scott to approve the minutes of
the ETSB meeting of April 20, 2000. Motion carried.
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
An invoice from Ameritech was presented in the amount of $872.75. A motion was made by
Donna Scott and seconded by Stanley Sphatt to pay the invoice. Motion carried. An invoice from
Ameritech was presented in the amount of$5494.35. A motion was made by Stanley Sphatt and
seconded by Donna Scott to pay the invoice. Motion carried. An invoice was received from the
State of Illinois (ALERTS) for the service fees for period of 7/1-12/31/00 in the amount of
$7590. A motion was made by Donna Scott and seconded by JoAnn Foley to pay the invoice.
Motion carried. An invoice from Medical Priority for the EMD Executive Seminar was
presented in the amount of $1750. A motion was made by Stanley Sphatt and seconded by
Donna Scott to pay the invoice. Motion carried.
STATUS REPORT:
CAD Project
The Phase III Stage 1 System Design quote was received from PRC. The CAD Committee will
be meeting with the Purchasing Director to discuss how to move forward with the project. The
CAD Committee met with SCA to discuss CAD Phase III mobile data; SCA has the State
contract.
Board Request for Referendum To Increase 911 Surcharge
Request is at City Manager's Office. Asst. City Manager Eric Stuckey will be preparing an
agenda item with alternatives to go to City Council.
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Emergency Medical Dispatch
A request for waiver of the August 1, 2000 deadline was sent to IDPH. Planning is proceeding
well; projected implementation 1' quarter 2001. The American Heart Association Operation
Heartbeat Committee wants to help the City do a public education program for EMD. A
question arose as to how long the EMD Coordinator's position was funded. Director Moses will
review the minutes from the meeting when the board authorized paying the EMD Coordinator's
salary and report back to the Board.
Wireless 911 Implementation
Communications staff are working with Kane & Cook Co. area PSAP's as a group to implement
wireless 911. Central Management Services (State of Illinois) rule making has not taken place
yet. CMS rule making will set policy for collection & disbursement of wireless 911 surcharge
money.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
The by-pass switch on the UPS in the Police Department was repaired 6/21/00. The Emergency
Communications Center was without power during this time. Back up arrangements were made
in advance for the scheduled down-time; operations ran smoothly.
The radio tower at 150 Dexter Ct. needs to be removed due to construction plans for the new
parking area for the Recreation Center. Staff are working with Motorola to determine the
operational impact and alternative sites.
UNSCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Donna Scott moved to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Stanley Sphatt.
Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
✓James Burns
Chairman
.. These minutes were approved by on 1 I ZOi ZOO() by the Emergency Telephone
System Board.
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EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD OF ELGIN
MINUTES
July 20,2000
Present: Jim Burns, Chairman
Bill Diamond
Stanley Sphatt
Absent: Donna Scott
JoAnn Foley
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:33 p.m. by Jim Burns, Chairman.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES
A motion was made by Stanley Sphatt and seconded by Bill Diamond to approve the minutes of
the ETSB meeting of June 15, 2000. Motion carried.
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
An invoice from Ameritech was presented in the amount of $1046.42. A motion was made by
Bill Diamond and seconded by Stanley Sphatt to pay the invoice. Motion carried.
STATUS REPORT:
CAD Project
Chairman Burns reported the CAD Committee recommended contracting with PRC for
professional services for the Phase III Stage 1 System Design. Chairman Burns and Director
Moses met with Gail Cohen, Purchasing Director to review the proposal. Director Cohen made
some changes to the document and will forward it on to the Legal Department for review. Bill
Diamond made a motion that the Board authorize the expense of $47,325 for the PRC contract
and recommend contracting with PRC for the services. Stanley Sphatt seconded the motion.
Motion carried. The contract will be forwarded to City Council for their consideration after
legal review.
Board Request for Referendum To Increase 911 Surcharge
Chairman Burns met with Asst. City Manager Eric Stuckey to discuss the board recommendation
for a referendum to increase the 911 surcharge. Mr. Stuckey advised Chairman Burns the
referendum recommendation would not be going forward to City Council for their consideration.
Mr. Stuckey indicated that after discussions with City staff they felt the projected 911 Fund
shortfall could be offset by other monies available to the City. They felt the 911 Fund shortfall
could be covered in future City budgets. They didn't feel it would be prudent at this time to go
forward with a referendum to increase the 911 surcharge.
Emergency Medical Dispatch
Planning is proceeding well; projected implementation ls` quarter 2001. Staff will be working
with the American Heart Association to do a public education program for EMD. The EMD
Coordinator's position is funded for a minimum of a 2 year period. The EMD Coordinator was
hired 1/11/2000.
Wireless 911 Implementation
Communications staff are working with Kane & Cook Co. area PSAP's as a group to implement
wireless 911. Central Management Services (State of Illinois) rule making has not taken place
yet. CMS rule making will set policy for collection & disbursement of wireless 911 surcharge
money. Based on statute, surcharge money will be disbursed by 5 digit zip code to ETSB's.
Arrangements will need to be made with the County agencies and likely other agencies who
have jurisdictions that share the same zip codes. This is a statewide issue that has to be worked
out with agreements between agencies.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
UNSCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Bill Diamond moved to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Stanley Sphatt.
Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:04 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
ames Burns
Chairman
These minutes were approved by on � by the Emergency Telephone
System Board.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD OF ELGIN
MINUTES
August 17, 2000
Present: Jim Burns, Chairman
Donna Scott
JoAnn Foley
Stanley Sphatt
Absent: Bill Diamond
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:36 p.m. by Jim Burns, Chairman.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES
A motion was made by Stanley Sphatt and seconded by Donna Scott to approve the minutes of
the ETSB meeting of July 20, 2000. Motion carried.
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
An invoice from Ameritech was presented in the amount of $1047.74. A motion was made by
Donna Scott and seconded by Stanley Sphatt to pay the invoice. Motion carried. An invoice from
eliRk Motorola for wireless 911 equipment (trunk card) was presented in the amount of $1550. A
motion was made by Donna Scott and seconded by Stanley Sphatt to pay the invoice. Motion
carried. An invoice from Motorola for wireless 911 equipment (cable & block) was presented in
the amount of$9.00. A motion was made by Donna Scott and seconded by Stanley Sphatt to
pay the invoice. Motion carried. An invoice from the National Academy of Emergency Medical
Dispatch for training for EMD Coordinator Eckler & Dir. Moses was presented in the amount of
$1140. A motion was made by Stanley Sphatt and seconded by Donna Scott to pay the invoice.
Motion carried. An invoice from Elgin Travel for air fares for EMD Coordinator Eckler was
presented in the amount of$319. A motion was made by Stanley Sphatt and seconded by Donna
Scott to pay the invoice. Motion carried.
STATUS REPORT:
CAD Project
Chairman Burns reported the Purchasing and Legal departments have reviewed the PRC
Contract. It will be sent back to PRC after staff have made the changes recommended by the
departments. The contract will be forwarded to City Council for their consideration after we get
it back from PRC.
The CAD Committee met with Motorola, SCA and ALERTS to discuss the CAD Phase III
project. The meeting went well. It appears technology has now caught up to what is needed in
CAD Phase III.
Board Request for Referendum To Increase 911 Surcharge
Chairman Burns met with Asst. City Manager Eric Stuckey and Fiscal Services Manager Jim
Nowicki to discuss the board recommendation for a referendum to increase the 911 surcharge.
Chairman Burns was advised to send a 2001 Budget Decision Package forward to council for
their consideration. They will make a decision as to how to keep the 911 fund solvent beyond
2002 if a referendum is not used.
Emergency Medical Dispatch
Planning is proceeding well; projected implementation 1st quarter 2001. JoAnn Foley reported
the waiver was granted and site approved by IDPH.
Wireless 911 Implementation
Based on statute State of Illinois Central Management Services (CMS), will disburse surcharge
money by 5 digit zip code to ETSB's. CMS rules are still not final yet. Arrangements will need
to be made with the County agencies and likely other agencies who have jurisdictions that share
the same zip codes. This is a statewide issue that is still being discussed so agreements between
agencies can be made.
2001 BUDGET
The 2001 budget was presented and discussed. The major new expenses in the 2001 budget
include $625,000 for CAD Phase III and $110,000 for wireless 911 equipment. Personnel
salaries and benefits for 2001 are estimated at approximately $400,000. Revenues now include
estimates of wireless 911 surcharge money. The board reviewed and approved the budget.
A maintenance contract renewal with Motorola for the police laptops was reviewed. The
proposed contract would provide the same coverage on the laptop computers as last years
contract. This contract will provide maintenance on external components of the laptop including
radio components, mounts, interface box, cabling, keyboards, and first line diagnostics. The
hourly rate to provide maintenance on the units is $125 if the City does not enter into a
maintenance contract. The recent experience indicates there is approximately 30 hours of
maintenance work per month that is performed on the units. The cost of a maintenance contract
is significantly less expensive than maintaining the units on an hourly time and materials basis
($1377 per month with maintenance contract vs. $3750 per month without maintenance
contract). The laptop radio equipment maintained under this contract is Motorola equipment and
they are subsequently a sole source provider for service on the equipment. The new contract
covers the period 1/1/01 - 12-31-01. A motion was made by Jim Burns and seconded by Donna
Scott to authorize the expense of $17,754 for this contract and recommended it be sent to
Council for their consideration. Motion carried..
A 2 -year warranty extension agreement with WalkAbout Computers was reviewed. The current
warranty with WalkAbout Computers expires 9/30/00. The recommended agreement will extend
the warranty again for another two year period from10/1/00 - 9/30/02. Under this extended
warranty, WalkAbout Computers will provide all labor and materials to maintain the
internal/proprietary components of their "Hammerhead" laptop computer. The proposed
agreement will provide the same coverage on the laptop computers as our current two year
extended warranty agreement with WalkAbout Computers. This agreement also includes battery
replacement for each laptop each year. The cost of this 2 year extended warranty on an annual
basis is $11,475; total for 2 years is $22,950. WalkAbout Computer's hourly rate to provide
maintenance on the internal components of the laptops is $55 per hour plus parts if the City does
not renew the extended warranty. The recent experience indicates there is approximately
19 hours of maintenance work per month that is performed by WalkAbout Computers on the
units. The cost of the 2 year extended warranty is significantly less expensive than maintaining
the units on an hourly time and materials basis ( $956 per month with warranty vs. $1100 per
month without warranty not including battery replacement). The "Hammerhead" laptop
computers under this extended warranty are WalkAbout Computer equipment and they are
subsequently a sole source provider for service on the equipment. A motion was made by Stan
Sphatt and seconded by JoAnn Foley to authorize the expense of$22,950 for this contract and
recommended it be sent to Council for their consideration. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
Motorola will be providing a quote to the City to take down the existing radio tower at 150
Dexter Ct. and relocate the equipment to either ISP District 2 Headquarters, 777 S. State St., or
120 S. State St., Elgin Housing Authority. Chairman Burns and City staff recently met to
discuss this.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
UNSCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Donna Scott moved to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by JoAnn Foley.
Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:31 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
mes Burn s
hairman
These minutes were approved by on ?///r/ by the Emergency Telephone
System Board.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD OF ELGIN
MINUTES
September 21, 2000
Present: Jim Burns, Chairman
Donna Scott
JoAnn Foley
Stanley Sphatt
Absent: Bill Diamond
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:36 p.m. by Jim Burns, Chairman.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES
A motion was made by JoAnn Foley and seconded by Donna Scott to approve the minutes of the
ETSB meeting of August 17, 2000. Motion carried.
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
An invoice from Ameritech was presented in the amount of $1046.90. A motion was made by
Donna Scott and seconded by Stanley Sphatt to pay the invoice. Motion carried. An invoice from
Nelson Systems Inc. for a 1 yr. maintenance contract on the recording equipment was presented
in the amount of$8943.31. This is the 4th year of the 5 year agreement. A motion was made by
Stanley Sphatt and seconded by Donna Scott to pay the invoice. Motion carried. Three invoices
from the National Academy of Emergency Medical Dispatch for training for EMD Training
($1000), EMD card sets ($2020), and continuing education materials ($560) were presented
totaling $3580. A motion was made by Donna Scott and seconded by JoAnn Foley to pay the
invoice. Motion carried. An invoice from Elgin Travel for air fare for Dir. Moses travel to the
EMD Training Conference was presented in the amount of $319. A motion was made by Donna
Scott and seconded by Stanley Sphatt to pay the invoice.
STATUS REPORT:
CAD Project
Chairman Burns reported the PRC Contract was sent back to them after staff have made the
changes recommended by the purchasing and legal departments.
Board Request for Referendum To Increase 911 Surcharge
Chairman Burns reported the 2001 Budget Decision Package will go to council for their
consideration 9/22/00. They will make a decision as to how to keep the 911 fund solvent beyond
2002 if a referendum is not used.
Emergency Medical Dispatch
rh. Comm. personnel are attending Medical Priority EMD Certification training as scheduling
allows. We are hosting as many classes as possible to save on travel and overtime costs.
Planning is proceeding well; projected implementation 1" quarter 2001. JoAnn Foley, Chairman
of the American Heart Association Operation Heartbeat Committee, presented Chairman Burns
with a plaque for the City to recognize the City's efforts to improve the Chain of Survival by
e"' implementing EMD and AED devices.
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Wireless 911 Implementation
Director Moses reported that both the Cook and Kane County wireless groups are working on a
solution for surcharge distribution. It's a complex issue that the groups are looking to try to
work on a common solution/formula most everyone can use. Based on statute State of Illinois
Central Management Services (CMS), will disburse surcharge money by 5 digit zip code to
ETSB's. Arrangements need to be made between agencies who have jurisdictions that share the
same zip codes. This is a statewide issue that is still being discussed so agreements between
agencies can be made.
OLD BUSINESS
Chairman Burns reported that a decision package for a 4th radio site to cover the far west
expansion area was submitted to City Council. The Fire Dept. submitted a decision package for
modification to fire station paging. An agenda item was submitted to City Council for removal
of the radio tower at 150 Dexter Ct. and purchase of replacement equipment to be located at ISP
District 2 Headquarters, 777 S. State St., and 120 S. State St., Elgin Housing Authority. .
NEW BUSINESS
Board members discussed that most of them have a scheduling conflict with the next meeting
r date of October 17, 2000. A motion was made by Chairman Burns and seconded by JoAnn
Foley to schedule the next meeting on October 26, 2000 instead of 10/17/00.
UNSCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Stanley Sphatt moved to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Donna Scott.
Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
aL sL•t-yi
ames Burns
Chairman
These minutes were approved by on Cc.-7 2(<, ,�OC) by the Emergency Telephone
System Board.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD OF ELGIN
MINUTES
October 26, 2000
Present: Jim Burns, Chairman
Bill Diamond
JoAnn Foley
Absent: Donna Scott
Stanley Sphatt
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:31 p.m. by Jim Burns, Chairman.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES
A motion was made by Bill Diamond and seconded by JoAnn Foley to approve the minutes of
the ETSB meeting of September 21, 2000. Motion carried.
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
An invoice from Ameritech was presented in the amount of $1046.04. A motion was made by
by Bill Diamond and seconded by JoAnn Foley to pay the invoice. Motion carried. An invoice
from the National Academy of Emergency Medical Dispatch for EMD training was presented in
the amount of $1250. A motion was made by JoAnn Foley and seconded by Bill Diamond to
pay the invoice. Motion carried. An invoice from MBNA America was presented in the amount
of$1124.68 for EMD Training Conference expenses for EMD Coord. Eckler and Dir. Moses. A
motion was made by by Bill Diamond and seconded by JoAnn Foley to pay the invoice. Motion
carried.
STATUS REPORT:
CAD Project
Chairman Burns discussed the CAD Committee's recommendation to contract with Ronald
Vegemast Engineering, Inc. to write the CAD Phase III RFB. The negotiated contract price is
$30,000. A motion was made by Bill Diamond and seconded by JoAnn Foley authorizing
expenditure of 911 funds and to recommend City Council consider contracting with Ronald
Vegemast Engineering for the work. Motion carried.
Board Request for Referendum To Increase 911 Surcharge
Chairman Burns reported the 2001 Budget Decision Package went to council for their
consideration. They will make a decision as to how to keep the 911 fund solvent beyond 2002 if
a referendum is not used.
Emergency Medical Dispatch
Comm. personnel are attending Medical Priority EMD Certification training as scheduling
allows. Planning is proceeding well; projected implementation 13' quarter 2001. Chairman
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Burns presented the board with a price quote of$29,684 for the Medical Priority EMD software.
This is the software for call-taking and to perform quality assurance. A motion was made by
Bill Diamond and seconded by JoAnn Foley authorizing expenditure of 911 funds and to
recommend City Council consider contracting with Medical Priority for the software. Motion
carried.
Wireless 911 Implementation
Director Moses, Systems Specialist Trob and Supv. Cox have been meeting with area PSAP's
throughout Cook and Kane Counties for planning. Process is moving along well with income
and implementation possible in first quarter of 2001.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
Chairman Burns discussed the purchase of a 19.2 data radio base station for use on the ALERTS
network for CAD Phase M. Equipment costs are approximately $55,000 with the 911 fund
fronting the costs. The 911 fund will recover the costs through rebate of user fees from ALERTS .
(Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority). Contract negotiations are still in process and
Chairman Burns will return to board for approval when complete. The purchase of this data
radio base station would allow the transition to enhanced communications planned in CAD
Phase III. It would also allow data transmission at speeds two times faster than currently being
done on the ALERTS network now.
UNSCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Bill Diamond and seconded by JoAnn Foley to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
mes Burns
Chairman
These minutes were approved on \ \ \ \c- OC1 by the Emergency Telephone
System Board.
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EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD OF ELGIN
MINUTES
November 16, 2000
Present: Jim Burns, Chairman
Donna Scott
Bill Diamond
Stanley Sphatt
JoAnn Foley
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:37 p.m. by Jim Burns, Chairman.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES
A motion was made by JoAnn Foley and seconded by Donna Scott to approve the minutes of the
ETSB meeting of October 26, 2000. Motion carried.
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
An invoice from Ameritech was presented in the amount of $1046.29. A motion was made by
by JoAnn Foley and seconded by Stanley Sphatt to pay the invoice. Motion carried.
STATUS REPORT:
CAD Project
City Council approved contracting with Ronald Vegemast Engineering for the CAD Phase III
RFP work. Phase III RFP is now being worked on by Vegemast Engineering and CAD
Committee; anticipated completion 12/31/00.
Board Request for Referendum To Increase 911 Surcharge
Information given to City Council for consideration but no direction from Council received yet.
Emergency Medical Dispatch
Planning is proceeding well; projected implementation 1" quarter 2001. Comm. personnel are
attending Medical Priority EMD Certification training as scheduling allows.
Wireless 911 Implementation
Both Kane and Cook County PSAP's are working on determining PSAP surcharge percentages
for single zip code areas handled by multiple PSAP's. They're also working on cell site routing
�r► to PSAP's. Projected implementation possible in first quarter of 2001.
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OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
JoAnn Foley reported that AED devices are being considered for key locations in Elgin. The
American Heart Association recommends them. The AHA Operation Heartbeat Committee is
working on this.
UNSCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by JoAnn Foley and seconded by Bill Diamond to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 3:59 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Øames Burns
Chairman
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These minutes were approved by on 4,1-J/LO by the Emergency Telephone
System Board.
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EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD OF ELGIN
MINUTES
December 21,2000
Present: Jim Burns, Chairman
Donna Scott
Stanley Sphatt
JoAnn Foley
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:31 p.m. by Jim Burns, Chairman.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES
A motion was made by Donna Scott and seconded by Stanley Sphatt to approve the minutes of
the ETSB meeting of November 16, 2000. Motion carried.
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
An invoice from Ameritech was presented in the amount of $1047.04. A motion was made by
Donna Scott and seconded by JoAnn Foley to pay the invoice. Motion carried. An invoice from
the State of Illinois, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority was presented in the amount
•. of $9702.00 for ALERTS infrastructure use fees for 58 police department laptop computers. A
motion was made by by Stan Sphatt and seconded by Donna Scott to pay the invoice. Motion
carried.
STATUS REPORT:
CAD Project
Phase III RFP is now being worked on by Vegemast Engineering and CAD Committee; final
review is in progress.
Board Request for Referendum To Increase 911 Surcharge
City Council approved 2001 budget but made no comment on 911 Fund anticipated shortfall in
2002.
Emergency Medical Dispatch
Planning is proceeding well.
Wireless 911 Implementation
Both Kane and Cook County PSAP's are working on determining PSAP surcharge percentages
for single zip code areas handled by multiple PSAP's. They're also working on cell site routing
rik to PSAP's. Projected implementation possible in spring of 2001.
��,.. OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
UNSCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by JoAnn Foley and seconded by Stanley Sphatt to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
ames Burns
Chairman
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These minutes were approved on I ! \ l by the Emergency Telephone System
Board.
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