Minutes - 03/13/2007 - Committee of the WholeMINUTES OF THE MARCH 13, 2007 SPECIAL COMMITTEE
OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
APPROVED AS WRITTEN BY VILLAGE BOARD ON APRIL
10, 2007.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The Committee of the Whole Meeting of the Village Board of Trustees was called to
order by President Quinlan in the Samuel E. Dean Board Room of the Butler
Government Center at 6:06 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL:
Deputy Village Clerk Carol Harty called the roll with the following persons
PRESENT: President Kevin M. Quinlan, Trustees Stelios Aktipis, Jeffrey Kennedy,
John Craig, Kathryn Manofsky, Robert Sanford and Asif Yusuf.
ABSENT: None.
IN ATTENDANCE: Jeffrey P. Moline, Acting Village Manager; James Bodony, Fire
Chief; Bruce F. Kapff, Director of Information Services & Purchasing; Darrell J.
Langlois, Finance Director and Stephen Larson, Deputy Police Chief. In attendance
from Federal Signal Corporation: Robert D. Welding, President and Chief Executive
Officer; Michael K. Wons, Vice President and Chief Information Officer and Matt
Brady, Director of Sales.
3. PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS MESH NETWORK
James Bodony, Fire Chief introduced this topic indicating that he and the Police
Department had been working with Federal Signal Corporation for approximately ten
months. Federal Signal has taken a new direction with new ideas and a new market. He
added that they were looking to unveil their new technology in Oak Brook where they
are based. This wireless technology would be used by the public safety departments for
security and could be expanded to much broader uses.
President and Chief Executive Officer Robert D. Welding, began by describing the
history of Federal Signal Corporation and their technology. He described the
advantages of the Public Safety Broadband Wireless technology to municipalities which
included video surveillance at malls, high- traffic areas, schools and other village
locations. He added that the technology was interoperable with other types of
communication systems and could be upgraded to an additional band which would be
available to the residential community. He suggested that in recent years municipalities
were expected to do more to protect residents and that this wireless network would
provide benefits to residents.
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3. He added that Federal Signal would like to form a partnership with Oak Brook because
it was their home community and they would have a close relationship for feedback as
to how the system works. They were offering an attractive package with Federal Signal
in which they would provide an equal investment for the first year of $185,000.
Vice President and Chief Information Officer Michael K. Wons described the benefits
of the project to the Police and Fire Departments and applications that would increase
security in the community.
Trustees asked questions relative to cumulative and annual costs and whether the
commercial sector might be willing to help with the costs. Their major concern was that
there was currently no funds available for this project.
President Quinlan asked whether Trustees Sanford, Kennedy or Manofsky would be
willing to work with Finance Director Langlois and Federal Signal to investigate cost
factors and bring back a recommendation to the Board. Trustee Manofsky agreed to
work with them.
President Quinlan thanked Federal Signal Corporation and acknowledged what a good
neighbor they have been to Oak Brook.
4. ADJOURNMENT:
President Quinlan adjourned the Committee -of -the -Whole Meeting at 6:55p.m. with no
objections. Motion carried.
ATTEST:
s /Carol L. Harty
Carol L. Harty
Deputy Village Clerk
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