MINUTES OF

LIFE SAFETY COMMITTEE

MARCH 21, 2007

Call to Order: The Life Safety Committee was called to order by Gene Meyers at 7:25 PM.

Roll Call: Present: Adele Benk, Mike McElroy, Fenwick Taylor, Gene Meyers

Absent: Sue Cascio, Terese Cislak

Review of Minutes: No minutes were available for the previous meeting.

Unfinished Business: The letter to Senator Obama and the response letter from Doug Scott

(Illinois EPA administrator) were discussed. Doug Scott was invited to

visit the site with us.

A review of the lease / title to the property with the ACE was discussed.

Joan Silke of the Good Neighbor Committee of South Cook County

discussed the possibility of joint efforts with the Great Lake Michigan

Alliance to designate the pit area a wetlands. The GNCSCC voted

unanimously to recommend designation of the area as a wetlands.

New Business: A discussion was held about the pending legislation before Congress to

ease the restrictions on MWRD’s control of the property leases.

Concern over the politicians’ motives was discussed and Adele will have a

sit-down with Mayor Guzdziol to check the status.

This led to the motion to establish the purpose of the Committee: Gene

Meyers made the motion: “The primary purpose of this committee is to

maintain the environmental integrity of the Lucas Berg Pit area even to the

extent of designating it or a part of it as a wetlands.” Seconded by Adele

Benck , Ayes 4, Nays 0, Motion carried.

The committee will be pursuing methods of getting photographs of the

vegetation and elements necessary to determine the qualification of

wetland areas.

Motion to Adjourn by Adele Benck, Seconded by Gene Meyers, Ayes 4, Nays 0, Motion carried.