Annual Powering Safe Communities Program
supports community resiliency with $170,000 in funding for public
safety initiatives
To enhance public safety and quality of life in communities
across northern Illinois, ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
today announced grants of up to $10,000 each to 25 public agencies
through the ComEd Powering Safe Communities Program. From digital
messaging and speed notification signage to cameras that help
locate victims in danger, the projects address critical safety
needs in the communities ComEd serves.
“The safety of the public and our employees is our highest
priority,” said Melissa Washington, vice president of governmental
and external affairs at ComEd. “That’s why we partner with the
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus each year through the ComEd Powering
Safe Communities Program to promote a culture of safety and
wellness in our communities. By providing local agencies with the
resources required to help address public safety needs, we’re
powering a brighter, more resilient future for the residents they
serve.”
Since 2015, ComEd has supported critical safety needs of local
municipalities through Powering Safe Communities, bringing
essential public safety programs and services to people and
populations throughout the energy company’s service territory.
For the past four grant cycles, ComEd has collaborated with the
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, a council for Chicagoland’s chief
elected officials, on public policy issues and to fund $670,000
worth of public safety projects throughout northern Illinois.
Through this collaboration, ComEd provides the program funding, the
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus administers the grants to local
communities, and grant recipients match ComEd’s contribution with
their own funding of equal or greater value.
“For the past four years, we have been able to leverage over
$1.8 million for 95 local public safety projects,” said Joseph
Tamburino, Mayor of Hillside, Ill., and Chairman of the
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus. “Our partnership with ComEd has put our
shared public safety commitment into action and increased community
resiliency. We are grateful for ComEd’s generosity.”
Earlier this year, public agencies from across communities that
ComEd serves submitted grant applications, which were then reviewed
by an advisory committee comprised of public safety, local
government, and allied professionals.
Additional information on the ComEd Powering Safe Communities
Program can be found at:
http://mayorscaucus.org/initiatives/environment/psc/.
The 25 ComEd Powering Safe Communities Program grant
recipients for 2019 are:
Amboy Fire Protection District: The grant will support
the purchase of two thermal imaging cameras to help locate victims
and firefighters trapped in a fire.
City of Berwyn: This grant will support the purchase of
radar feedback signs to notify drivers of their speed in school
zones. The signs can be programmed for various speeds and display
times, as well as report on traffic volume, measured speeds, and
the effectiveness of the signs in reducing speed.
Village of Bradley Police Department: The grant will
support upgrades to the wireless network servicing the department’s
patrol cars. The network is used to download critical security
updates and firmware for the in-car hardware and computers, as well
as upload recorded video from the patrol cars to document
events.
City of Calumet City: This grant will support the
purchase of a back-up generator for City Hall to enable visitors to
use a lift to reach the second-floor safely in the event of power
outages. The generator will help to provide sustainable access for
all to the city’s administrative activities, services, traffic
court, and more.
City of DeKalb Police Department: The grant will support
the purchase and installation of an exterior, double-sided, LED
community notification signboard to be mounted on top of the
existing department sign on State Route 38, directly across from
Northern Illinois University. It will allow the department to make
appropriate community notifications about public safety events,
such as crime alerts, notifications of missing children or
endangered adults, weather events, natural disasters, roadway
closures, and other incidents.
Village of Diamond: This grant will support the purchase
of approximately 250 “Stop the Bleed” kits for use in Coal City
Community School District Unit 1’s early learning, elementary,
intermediate, and middle schools. The program is an initiative to
prevent major blood loss during tragedy, and the kits will go into
every classroom and highly-populated locations in the schools to
ensure bystanders are able to provide immediate care to bleeding
victims in the case of emergencies and disasters.
Village of Dolton: The grant will support the purchase of
portable, programmable, and energy-efficient speed display signs
for multiple locations throughout the village, as well as portable
traffic-calming devices to enhance safety in school zones and
residential locations. The signs will be used in conjunction with
bright LED blinkers to increase motorists’ awareness of their speed
in these critical areas.
Village of Fox River Grove: This grant will assist in the
purchase of four new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for
the village’s squad cars. This technology will improve the police
department’s ability to respond to cardiac arrests while in the
field.
Village of Hazel Crest: The grant will help replace the
police department’s outdated radios through the purchase of four
public-safety, all-weather radios. The purchase will assist the
department in reaching its goal of outfitting its first responders
with 40 radios.
City of Joliet: This grant will support the purchase of a
back-up generator to power the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) at
Fire Station #1 in the event of outages. The station’s current
generator does not have capacity to power the EOC.
Village of La Grange Park: The grant will support the
replacement of old and non-functioning automated external
defibrillators (AEDs) that are used in both police and fire
department vehicles. The equipment is essential to first
responders, as cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly one out
of every three deaths per year in the United States.
Village of Lake Bluff: This grant will support the
purchase of a new portable speed advisory sign to enhance the
village’s neighborhood traffic-calming program. The sign will warn
drivers when they exceed the speed limit and will log traffic data
for future traffic-calming decisions, including increased
enforcement or engineering changes.
Village of Lake Zurich Fire Department: The grant will
support the purchase of a golf cart that can be used to provide EMS
services at large events and to more than 800 acres of Lake County
Forest Preserve land in Lake Zurich. The golf cart will improve the
department’s response time to patients who may be difficult to
access.
Village of Lansing: This grant will support the purchase
of pole-mounted radar signs equipped with data loggers and cordless
handheld radar units. The radar units, which will be used in school
zones and other high-traffic and accident-prone areas, can provide
instant feedback to drivers and collect data regarding traffic
volume and vehicle speeds. The project will last one year, during
which traffic data will be analyzed to determine optimal time and
location for traffic enforcement.
Lombard Police Department: The grant will support the
purchase of a new electronic fingerprinting system, also known as
LIVESCAN, to enhance the department’s technological
capabilities.
Village of Mokena Police Department: This grant will
support the replacement of nine-year-old, near-obsolete,
refurbished laptop computers with updated technology for use in
patrol cars. Seven laptops are needed to complete transition of the
entire fleet to a current technology, and the grant funding will
help offset the purchase cost. The new technology will assist
officers in conducting investigations and research, as well as
completing reports, without leaving their patrol beats.
Morrison Police Department: The grant will support the
purchase and installation of a trailer that displays speed and
messaging during planned public events and community emergencies.
The trailer allows for speed monitoring, data collection, speed
awareness, speed enforcement, traffic control, and one-way
communication for road hazards, enforcement campaigns, special
events, and other emergency responses.
Niles Police Department: This grant will support the
purchase of pole-mounted automated License Plate Recognition (LPR)
technology, which scans the license plates of moving or parked
vehicles. Once a plate is scanned and its alphanumeric pattern is
read by the LPR system, the technology will compare the license
plate against an existing database of plates that are of interest
to law enforcement.
Village of Northbrook Police Department: The grant will
support the replacement of an outdated speed monitor trailer that
has been in use since 2001. The department will upgrade to a
message board that will increase its ability to collect and monitor
traffic data.
Village of Palos Park: This grant will support the
purchase of a mini-matrix message board trailer that will improve
the village’s ability to display messages, organize traffic
patterns, and assist in general road safety.
Village of Plainfield Police Department: The grant will
support the purchase of a variable message board that is easily
transportable and will be used to give immediate updates and
directives to improve safety within the community. The message
board provides digital signage and will be shared with the
department of public works, fire protection district, and park
district.
Village of Spring Grove Police Department: This grant
will support the purchase of solar-powered speed signs and
solar-powered flashing stop signs for installation throughout the
village. These items will assist in limiting traffic violations and
making village roads safer for commuters and residents.
Streamwood Police Department: The grant will help fund
the Streamwood Search and Rescue Program, which will assist in the
procurement of an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone), equipped with a
thermal imaging camera and a high-resolution zooming camera. This
technology will assist the police department in the quick and safe
rescue of those that go missing with endangering or
life-threatening risk factors.
Village of University Park: This grant will support the
purchase of a stand-by generator for the village’s Fire Station 1.
The generator will allow the fire department to continue safety
services and protection for residents and business owners during
power outages, including those caused by natural disasters.
Village of Villa Park: The grant will support the
purchase of six flashing LED stop signs and a radar speed display
to be installed at intersections that experience high volumes of
traffic, including those next to schools.
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC),
a Fortune 100 energy company with approximately 10 million
electricity and natural gas customers – the largest number of
customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the lives of more than 4 million
customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s
population. For more information visit ComEd.com and connect with
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The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus is a membership organization of
the Chicago region's 275 cities, towns and villages. Founded in
1997 by then Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and leading mayors from
nine suburban municipal groups, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
pushes past geographical boundaries and local interests to work on
public policy issues. The caucus provides a forum for metropolitan
Chicago's chief elected officials to collaborate on common problems
and work toward a common goal of improving the quality of life for
the millions of people who call the region home. For more
information visit http://mayorscaucus.org/.
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