HomeMy WebLinkAboutJPZ - 08/18/2008 - IDLING ZONES 1
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JPZ/RECYCLING & SOLID WASTE SEP
COMMITTEESAUGUST 18M MEETING
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2:00 PM
JPZ Members Present: Recycling & Solid Waste Committee
Sam Lissner, Trustee, Chairman Jeffrey Franke, Trustee, Chairman
Chris Prochno, Trustee Nancy Czarmk, Trustee
Jeffrey Franke, Trustee Pat Feichter, Trustee
Staff:
Ray Rummel, Village Manager
Michael J. Cavallini, Director, H & C Services
Mike Kirkpatrick, Deputy Police Chief
David Miller, Fire Chief
Guests:
Tammy Miller, Elk Grove Park District
Ralph Kahly, School District 59 Transportation
Mark Maine, First Student
Ken Stiff. Elk Grove High School
Debbie Ancona, Schaumburg School District 54
Kathy Guild, School District 54
I Residents:
Bonnie Sokolowski
Mitch Gora
Phil Haverland
Ken Dubinski
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JPZ Committee Chairman, Sam Lissner opened the meeting by welcoming all the participants. He i
provided an overview of why the Village is looking into the subject of"Idling
Zones,' in areas of the Village, especially around schools and park district facilities. At the Village
Board meeting on July 15, 2008, the Mayor made a commitment to make Elk Grove Village a
! "Green Community". As part of that commitment, the Mayor called for areas of the Village to be
designated ''No Idle Zones". No idle zones are usually areas where cars are only allowed to idle
their engines for short periods of time, in most cases no longer than 5 to 10 minutes in a 60 minute
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Recycling & Solid Waste Committee Chairman, Jeff Franke continued the overview of idling laws
and regulations and the reason for the meeting. The Committee members had reviewed a lot of
information and regulations regarding no idling zones. They were now seeking input from school
and park district representatives on how regulations would affect their operations, and what they
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were doing at their respective locations to control engine idling of buses and cars.
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Board of Health & Community Services Chairman, Jim Christie, who also drives a bus for School
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District 59, stated that the State of Illinois already regulates idling of large vehicles, such as buses.
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Furthermore the additional electronic equipment makes it hard to shut off buses without draining
the battery.
Ken Stiff from Elk Grove High School stated that they already designate no idling zones around the
school.
The representative from school district 54 stated that lights on the buses must remain on at times
and this requires the engine be running.
School District 59 also has a no idling policy for buses. Schools-police themselves because idling
buses around some schools create diesel fumes, which get drawn into classrooms. Buses sometimes
idle if they are arriving from a previous route schedule and have a short wait for their next route
assignment at the school.
Deputy Police Chief. Mike Kirkpatrick stated that State of Illinois Code requires large vehicles to
shut down when the temperatures are between 320 F and 800 F.
Trustee Nancy Czarnik felt that an idling ordinance with penalties would be difficult to enforce. It
j was her recommendation that the Village provide an informational and educational program to
residents on the fuel saving benefits of not idling their cars.
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Tammy Miller.from the Elk Grove Park District stated that the park district has a "no idling" policy
for district vehicles. Residents who idle during drop-offs or pick-ups would be difficult to police.
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Michael Cavallini, Director of Health & Community Services asked if signs requesting residents not
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Debbie Ancona, Assistant Superintendent of School District 54, stated that signs would be difficult
to post around certain schools such as Mead Junior High School because parking is not allowed i
around the school, and parents are not allowed to pull into the parking lot when school buses are
present.
Trustee Chris Prochno stated that "no idling' education could be provided during driver's education
classes at the high schools. Trustee Prochno went on to say the Village needs to look at other non
enforceable ordinances.
School District 54 will address ''no idling" recommendations at their safety meetings. It can also be
part of the school PTA meetings and curriculum nights.
Michael Cavallini suggested that the Village run a contest similar to the recycling program and
Smoke Free Elk Grove for school aged children to come up with logo and/or message to promote
the 'no idling'program. Children could also design a Village vehicle sticker with a"no idling"
theme.
It was the consensus of the Committee members to recommend that the ''no idling" program be
i educational and informational, not restrictive.
The educational component will include the following:
• Placing information in the Village Newsletters and school newsletters, and on the Village
website, Village Community Events Sign and Elk Grove High School Electronic Sign.
• Developing an informational flyer regarding idling for distribution at schools, park district
facilities, Library, and other public places. It would also be distributed during driver's
education classes.
• Having police officers distribute the flyers to drivers of idling vehicles at schools and park
district facilities
• Running a contest for students to develop a logo and/or slogan for a Village-wide "No Idling
Program"
• Running a program or public service announcements on Channel 6.
The Committee members also agreed to meet again if necessary before making a presentation at the
Committee of the Whole meeting on September 9, 2008.
Respectfully submitted: Michael J. Cavallim
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C: Mayor & Board of Trustees
Village Manager
Deputy Village Manager
Assistant Village Manager
Village Clerk
Village Attorney
Director, Health &Community Services
Fire Chief
Police Chief
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