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Village of Mount Prospect
Citizen Corps Council
December 28, 2010
Approved on February 28, 2011
3:00 PM
Village of Mount Prospect Emergency Operation Center
The meeting was called to order by Chief Malcolm at 3:12 PM. Those present:
Fire Chief John Malcolm
Police Chief John Dahlberg
Bryan Loomis
Thomas Henderson
Carol Lively
A motion was made by Chief Malcolm to approve the minutes of the November 2, 2009
meeting. The motion was seconded by Chief Dahlberg, motion passed.
Chief Malcolm made a motion seconded by Chief Dahlberg to make Bryan Loomis the secretary
for the Citizen Corps Council, motion passed.
After some general discussion it was determined that meetings for 2011 will be held February
7th and November 7th.
There were no citizens to be heard.
Chief Malcolm gave an update on the CERT team and the expansion of the CERT team to
approximately 50 members to meet the Village's specific emergency needs. The team will be
trained in specific areas such as down power lines, traffic control, and fire incident responses.
Each team member will be issued updated clothing to include a vest, hat, polo shirt and
identification card.
Chief Malcolm advised that the Village and Fire Department have applied for a grant to
purchase a fire extinguisher training system to be used for CERT training and the Village's
Emergency Preparedness Training Program. The Village staff will be conducting a table top
disaster exercise in March. A possible large scale disaster drill will be looked at further once
funds become available.
Chief Malcolm also gave an update on the emergency operation center (E.O.C.). Audio visual
specifications have been mailed out and are due by January 25th. Chief Dahlberg advised that
the Police Department's Major Case Assistance Team used the E.O.C. and had very positive
feedback and will be using it for their future meeting(s).
Bryan Loomis gave an update on the informational boxes located throughout the community.
The informational boxes will continue to be maintained by CERT team members and additional
material will be forthcoming.
There was a group discussion on how to better communicate emergency information with the
businesses in Mount Prospect. Thomas Henderson expressed the need to use new technology
to better communicate emergency preparedness and emergency information. The Council
members discussed several available technologies, such as the Everbridge System and
information boxes located throughout the Village. The group also discussed better ways to
make business owners aware of emergency preparedness information. The group will research
ways to make the information more available to business owners and businesses in Mount
Prospect.
Carol Lively updated the group that the Village has applied for the NACCHO grant. The grant
will be used for the Medical Reserve Team. Notification will be made in 2011 if the Village has
received the grant.
Motion for adjournment was made by Chief Malcolm and seconded by Chief Dahlberg, motion
passed and the meeting adjourned at 3:48 P.M.
The date of the next meeting will be February 7 th at 3:00 p.m. at the Village of Mount Prospect
Emergency Operation Center.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bryan Loomis
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