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2001-05-23 - 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: 05/23/2001 Type of Meeting: ❑ Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE BUFFALO GROVE COMMISSION FOR RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES MAY 23,2001 Next meeting scheduled for Tune 27th at 7:00 p.m. I. Call to Order-The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. IL Roll Call- Commissioners present included Commissioners Chorney,Gottlieb,Sussman, Weiner,Spallone and Slaw. Also present were Trustee Johnson and Staff Liaison Kelly. III. Approval of the Minutes-A motion to approve the minutes of the April 25th meeting was made by Comm. Chorney and seconded by Comm. Sussman. III. Chairman's Report- A. No report IV. Sub Committee Report- A. No report V. Commissioners' Reports-.Comm.Spallone indicated she would like information to be made available at the "Resource Fair for Adult Persons with Disabilities." Comm.Spallone expressed mild interest in manning a booth,but there were no comments from other commissioners. Trustee Johnson then suggested possibly setting up a table with brochures and a sign in sheet for people who would like more information. A general consensus among the commissioners to have a table with information was reached. Stacey Kelly said she would research the cost of setting up a table with no people manning it. Comm. Gottlieb distributed information about the Illinois Coalition for People with Disabilities. VI. Items for Discussion-Discussion of Group Homes Comm. Slaw distributed the final copy of the proposal to change the wording of the Family Community Residence Ordinance to allow 6 residents plus up to 2 staff to reside in a CILA. Comm. Slaw described his meeting with Bill Bailing. He expressed that Mr. Bailing referred to the change in the ordinance as a technicality because there is no change in zoning. Comm. Slaw expressed that Mr. Bailing was comfortable with placing the initial meeting with the board on the agenda for June 4th. He then described the process of getting the ordinance changed whereby after the Village Board refers the change to the Plan Commission, likely a Plan Commission workshop will take place to "iron" out the issues before the final Plan Commission/Public Hearing meeting. The Plan Commission will then refer it back to the board with their recommendation and the Village Board will then vote on the change. Comm. Sussman asked what would happen if people didn't know about the final Plan Commission/Public Hearing meeting. Comm. Slaw indicated that the date and subject of the meeting would be published in the paper and that should be sufficient notice for residents. Concern was expressed about why the Commission had to go through such a long process for such a small change. Comm. Slaw and Trustee Johnson, and Comm. Weiner all noted that it was better to be thorough, and to go through the long process so as to limit any questions about the legitimacy of the changed ordinance. Comm. Slaw asked Trustee Johnson about the procedure that will take place at the Village Board meeting on June 4th. Trustee Johnson replied that he would give a brief introduction, and that Comm. Slaw, and Comm. Kahen would be available to answer questions from the Board. Comm. Slaw noted that the Village Board would have the proposal in their Agenda packet. It was also noted that Plan Commission Chairman Les Ottenhiemer has a copy of the proposal and can contact Comm. Kahen or Comm. Slaw if he has any questions. Trustee Johnson indicated that he would be late to the Board Meeting on June 4th arriving approximately at 8:30 p.m. It was discussed that Plan Commission referrals are often left to the end of the meetings and that it was likely Trustee Johnson will be there in time for the referral. Trustee Johnson then referred to an email he received from Phil Versten regarding the Local Officials Guide: Fair Housing distributed by the National League of cities. He indicated he had the book with him, and that it would be located in the Village Manager's Legal Library. Comm. Slaw asked for a copy of the first 25 pages, which consist of text. He was given a copy of that at the close of the meeting. Concerns about issues surrounding notice for special use CILAs were noted. Trustee Johnson said he did not think it would be a problem,but it was something to consider. Comm. Wiener indicated that he received numerous letters supporting the establishment of a CILA. He read one of them aloud. He then passed them around, and gave them to Comm. Slaw. Comm. Spallone inquired as to where and how he got the letters, he said he approached neighbors,business owners, and Keshet parents. Comm. Weiner then gave a brief explanation of Keschet to Stacey Kelly, indicating it was a Jewish based school for children with disabilities,and activities and resource center. Comm. Slaw then asked if the letters Comm. Wiener received should be brought the June 4th Board meeting. Trustee Johnson said to bring them but not to attach them to the Agenda packet. VIL Staff Liaison Report-Ms.Kelly distributed information about the Wheeling Township's "Resource Fair for Adult Persons with Disabilities." She also distributed information about the Village of Buffalo Grove Police Department Sponsored "Scotch Doubles Bowling and Benefit Concert" to raise funds for the Illinois Special Olympics. She also noted that on Thursday May 24th,the BGPD Cadets would be assisting at Buddy Baseball. VIII. Questions from the Audience-There was no audience present IX. Other Business-there was no other business X. Adjournment-Motion to adjourn was made by Comm. Sussman and seconded by Comm. Weiner. Meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.