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City of Palos Heights Public Safety Committee met July 22

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

June 24th, 2025 meeting canceled

POLICE ACTIVITY REPORT

• 861 calls for service

TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT

• Hit & Run 4

• Property Damage 25

• Personal Injury 4

TOTAL 33

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS

• Police Department Budget Report

• Red Light - 107 violations issued

• DACRA Report - 73 citations issues

• Training Report - 177 Hours

SUMMARY

• DUI Arrests YTD-11

• Traffic Stops YTD - 1370

• Arrests YTD - 112

CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM

• Cases YTD - 61

OLD BUSINESS:

• None

NEW BUSINESS:

• Motion to direct the Public Works Director to paint stop bars with lettering on Ishnala Drive at the intersection of Comanche Drive and Choctaw Road for evaluation purposes.

• Motion to ask the City Attorney to update the Motorized Scooter Ordinance.

• Motion to ask the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance for E-Bikes based on current State statute.

• Motion to ask the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance for All-terrain Vehicles and OffHighway Motorcycles based on current State Statute.

CORRESPONDENCE/EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION

• Officer Kevin Apostal was a recipient of a Life Saving Award. Sergeant Brent Dreger wrote a Letter of Recognition on behalf of Officer Kevin Apostal. Officer Apostal was first on-scene with an unconscious 55 year-old male, whose breathing was intermittent.

Officer Apostal immediately began CPR until members of the Palos Heights Fire Protection District arrived to assume life-saving efforts.

• Bake goods were dropped off from several area residents to show their appreciation during their house watch.

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

Procedure for addressing the committee: be recognized by the Chairman, rise, and give your name and address. Discussion is limited to 10 minutes, unless an extension is granted by a majority vote of the committee. All meetings are audio recorded.

ALDERMEN'S COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

https://palosheights.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07222025-1215