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2003-03-26 - Commission for Residents with Disabilities - Minutes Board or Commission: ❑ commission on Residents With Disabilities Document Type: 0 A e g nda 0 Minutes Meeting ate: 03/26/2003 Type of Meeting: ❑ Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE BUFFALO GROVE COMMISSION FOR RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES MEETING March 26, 2003 I. Call to Order-The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. II. Roll Call - Commissioners present included Chairman Kahen, Commissioners Holm, Sussman, Verson, Weiner, Dumrauf, Klassman, and Morton. Also present were staff liaison Summers and Village resident Martin Sussman. III. Approval of Minutes-A motion to approve the minutes of the 2/26 meeting was made by Comm. Sussman and seconded by Comm. Verson. During Discussion on the motion Comm. Verson requested a correction to the minutes, indicating that at the time of the February meeting she had spoken with the RIC Express but had not yet booked the team for Buffalo Grove Days. Minutes approved as amended. IV. Chairman's Report- Chairman Kahen asked if all members of the commission had completed their self-evaluation forms. Two commissioners had not yet filled out their forms and will complete them prior to the next meeting. Chairman Kahen indicated the commissioner's reception is scheduled for Sunday March 30 at the Arboretum Club. The commission inquired if Chairman Kahen had sent a thank you letter to former Comm. Spallone following her resignation. Chairman Kahen indicated he had not yet done so and that he would contact staff liaison Versten to request that a letter be drafted on commission letterhead. Chairman Kahen noted that the Village resident on Le Jardin Court who had been seeking assistance with obtaining permission to modify the curb cut at her driveway thereby making it wheelchair accessible, is now receiving her mail delivery directly to her door in place of requiring the previously sought curb cut Chairman Kahen noted that the funds currently in the commission's account will be used to purchase new commission shirts and collected sizes from the commission members present. Chairman Kahen read a thank you letter from Astro Amusements regarding their recent receipt of the Golden Bison Award for which the Commission for Residents with Disabilities had nominated them. Chairman Kahen read a letter from Don Hedlund suggesting the "parking posse" should have to authorization to write enforceable parking tickets. The commission agreed that the letter made good points but that prior concerns regarding safety and other factors made such infeasible. The group then followed up with discussion regarding asking owners and developers to voluntarily increase available handicapped parking or whether the commission should seek a Village ordinance requiring additional handicapped stalls above and beyond that required by the Illinois Accessibility Code. V. Comm. Verson stated she had now booked the RIC Express for the 2003 Buffalo Grove Days event. Discussion followed concerning the time, location, and parking for the event. Chairman Kahen will follow up as necessary on these items. VI. Sub-Committee Reports - Community Service and Accessibility Sub-Committee - Chairman Kahen reminded the commission that the Senior Expo was scheduled for Tuesday April 29th and passed around a mock up of the yellow smiley face rubber jar opener that staff liaison Versten had designed and ordered for distribution at the event. Chairman Kahen indicated he had discussed allowing disabled individuals to come to the front of the line at the Post Office with Buffalo Grove Postmaster Michael Wingstrom. Postmaster Wingstrom has agreed and will soon post a sign Chairman Kahen provided to him displaying a handicapped logo and the phrase "priority assistance available." Business/CommunityAwareness Sub-Committee-The sub-committee discussed a chamber luncheon presentation regarding local business and shopping center owner sensitivity training. It was suggested that the commission ask Village President Hartstein to send out invitations to the presentation as a mechanism to boost attendance. Chairman Kahen suggested updating the etiquette brochures from a few years ago as a hand out at the presentation. Public Awareness Sub-Committee - Chairman Kahen indicated the commission will seek a sponsor to fund a four-seater cart to be used this year for the Fine Arts Festival instead of the two regular golf carts used last year. Comm. Sussman volunteered AIM Business Printers to provide the approxiametly $300 sponsorship needed. Schools Sub-Committee -No Report. Legislative Sub-Committee -No report. VI I. Items for Discussion - Budd' Baseball - Comm. Klassman discussed the current state of the documentary on Buddy Baseball. If the video does move forward he will inform the commission so that they can gain some type of publicity via the documentary. Chairman Kahen suggested that perhaps the commission could host a game, wearing commission shirts, and provide refreshments for the participants. VI I I. Staff Liaison Report- None. IX. Other Business- None. X. Adjournment- Motion to adjourn made by Commissioner Sussman and seconded by Commissioner Verson. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2003 at 7:OOpm, lower level conference room, at Village Hall.