Kendall County Strategic Planning Committee met Sept. 15.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
Zoom Video Conference
| Member | Agency | Present | Absent |
| Dwight Baird | KCSO | X | |
| Mike Hitzemann | X | ||
| Larry Nelson | Member-At-Large | X | |
| Scott Mulliner | City of Plano | X | |
| Jonathan Whowell | PPD | X | |
| Phil Smith | MPD | X |
Larry Nelson called the meeting to order and requested a roll call of the membership. A roll call was taken with four of the six members present resulting in not having a quorum for voting purposes.
Public Comments: None
Nelson called for a motion to approve the agenda. Smith made the motion to approve the agenda as written, seconded by Baird. Discussion. A roll call was taken with all members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Consent Agenda – Nelson called for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Whowell made the motion, seconded by Smith, to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: Approval of the January 14th, 2020 Strategic Planning Committee minutes; July 14th, 2020 Strategic Planning Committee meeting notes. A roll call was taken with all members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Nelson called for Old Business:
Chris Funkhauser joined the meeting at 2:03 p.m.
Grundy County 9-1-1 Backup/Microwave Radio Expansion – Bergeron stated they are on task, the microwave is up, and running and are waiting on the final install of the backup center.
Upgrading Police 5 and/or Police 7 – Nelson stated the digital frequency was tested and had very good feedback with no complaints. Bergeron stated A Beep completed programming the radios, and has dropped the radios off to all the police agencies. Bergeron continued that once the Memorandum of Understanding is completed, they will be distributed to all the police agencies to sign.
Development of Fire 3 Channel for Digital – Nelson stated the letters have been signed by the adjacent agencies, and the license has been received for a new Fire Channel. The new fire channel will be digital with the capability to use as digital and encrypted. Nelson stated they are continuing to work on the back end, and will bring to the Finance Committee once that is complete.
Nelson called for New Business:
Second Back-Up Center – Bergeron reached out to Chief Bateman at Bristol Kendall Fire and did hear back that they have no problem with KenCom keeping their back-up center there. The purpose is in the instance of another pandemic to have the capability to split staff to help avoid the spread of a virus and keep the 9-1-1 Center up and running. Nelson asked Bergeron to put together a cost to keep the center running for the Finance Committee.
License Plate Readers – Nick Bloom from Flock Safety gave an overview of the license plate readers and local growth and changes since his last presentation. Lengthy discussion ensued with questions from the Committee. Funkhauser questioned how it has been contemplated to be administered to each department/entity and how would the funding mechanism be structured. Nelson mentioned they are currently looking at the technology and if there is a benefit to police and first responders. Nelson’s thought is to have KenCom be the hub for the outline and major roads in Kendall County and Montgomery and that might be administered and paid by KenCom. As each individual agency wants more specific locations, those would be funded by the agency individually. Nelson stated before any further discussion on funding, the need for the technology needs to be decided. Discussion ensued on how the monitoring of the license plate reader’s fall under KenCom as a 9-1-1 telecommunications dispatch center and their core functions. Baird made a motion to move the License Plate Reader forward to the Operations Board and Finance Committee, seconded by Whowell. A roll call was taken with Baird, Nelson and Whowell voting aye, Smith voting nay. Motion carried.
2021 Strategic Planning Committee Meeting Calendar – Smith made a motion to approve the 2021 Strategic Planning Committee Meeting Calendar, seconded by Baird. Discussion. A roll call was taken with all four members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Any Other New Business – None
Other Business from the Floor – Smith and Whowell thanked KenCom for getting the new portable radios out and noted they are working great.
The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 13th, 2018 at the Public Safety Center, Lower Level, KenCom Conference room at 2:00 p.m. Baird made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Smith. A roll call was taken with all four members voting aye. The meeting adjourned at 2:58 p.m.
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