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2001-12-19 - 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: 12/19/2001 Type of Meeting: ❑ Special Meeting MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BUFFALO GROVE COMMISSION FOR RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES MEETING DECEMBER 19, 2001 I. Call to Order—The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. II. Roll Call —Commissioners present included Chairman Kahen, Commissioners Slaw, Weiner, Sussman and Holm. Absent were Commissioners Chorney, Gottlieb, Verson and Spallone. Also present was Trustee liaison Glover and staff liaison Versten. III. Approval of Minutes—A motion to approve the minutes of the 11/28 meeting was made by Comm. Holm and seconded by Comm. Slaw. During discussion on the motion, Commissioner Holm requested a correction to the minutes, indicating that part of the discussion regarding the St. Mary's parking lot concerned dangers, especially for persons with disabilities, and that the minutes should reflect that. Also, Commissioner Holm indicated that discussion on the book referred to in VII.4. did not refer to a book on sensitivity training, but instead referred to the book that ex-Assistant Village Manager Lee Szymborski put together for the 1996 N.O.D. contest entry. Minutes approved as amended. Chairman's Report— Chairman Kahen noted that he carried to each meeting a copy of the book that ex-Assistant Village Manager Lee Szymborski put together for the 1996 N.O.D. contest entry, and that the Commission could access it whenever they wished. Chairman Kahen next asked Commissioner Slaw to review the draft goals document he had written entitled "Strategic Goals: 2002," attached. The Commission made some suggestions for changes to certain terms and sub-heads which Commissioner Slaw will incorporate into a redraft for discussion at the January 23rd meeting. Commissioner Slaw reviewed each of the categories and the goals and objectives within each. The Commission offered some input on each of those and Chairman Kahen suggested that each member of the Commission give some thought to which of these categories they would like to work on in the year ahead. Some of the comments from the Commission on the draft document concerned discussion on the following goal items: Power assist doors — the Commission agreed that an installation of such doors solely at the main entrance to Village Hall would be most appropriate, although recognized that the doors already met code. Discussion on research done and quote received thus far followed along with an overview of how a project such as this would be prioritized for the CIP. Staff liaison Versten relayed that the project was not budgeted thus far for the 2002-03 budget year, and likely would not be, but that it had been included on the 5—year CIP. Trustee Glover indicated that she would review the request. The goal of a bus or van route was discussed along, briefly, with options for a partnership for Pace. Trustee Glover noted that Pace was cutting back on their regular route services lately, so it did not seem likely that they would be too eager to enter into an arrangement with the Village on the establishment of a new route where ridership would not be guaranteed. Chairman Kahen indicated that based on the research and the discussion he had heard to date, the proposed goal of establishing a bus or van route does not seem feasible and that it may just be "a pipe dream." It will need to be reviewed once more at next month's meeting to determine whether or not it remains as a goal for the coming year. The goal of providing emergency pagers for the hearing impaired in the community was discussed and Chairman Kahen distributed some hand-outs from the Arlington Heights program (attached). Chairman Kahen shared the news that the Village would be coordinating, through the Arts Commission, an Art Fair at the end of July, likely to take place at Town Center. A very successful arts events program promoter has been hired to oversee the event. A special time will be set aside during the event so that persons with disabilities and their groups could view the artwork. Commissioner Holm asked whether any handicapped artists were being sought to display their work. The idea of coordinating/scheduling a golf cart and driver to assist persons with mobility issues was discussed. IV. Commissioners Reports- -None requested. V. Sub-Committee Reports —None requested. VI. Items for Discussion -None requested. VII. Staff Liaison Report - -None requested. VIII. Questions form the Audience —None. IX. Other Business —None XI Adjournment — Motion to adjourn made by Comm. Sussman and seconded by Comm. Holm. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 P.M. Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at TOOpm, lower level conference room at Village Hall.