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1998-09-10 - Committee on Aging - Agenda Packet T � ` , v � Buffalo G�ove Joint Co�nmission on Aging 530 Bernard Bu,�`'alo Grove, Illinois 60089 708-459-5700 The next Joint Commission Meeting is scheduled for Thursday,September 10, 1998. The meeting will begin at 7.•00 P.M. and will be held at the Bu,,�`'alo Grove Park District Alcott Activity Center in Room 24. Agenda I. Call to Order IL Roll Call III. Approval of Agenda IV. Review of Meeting Summary -June 4, 1998 V. Correspondence A. Resignation of Diane Breslow VI. Old Busines A. Distribution of Magnets B. Emergency Guide C. Other VII. New Business A. Senior Referendum Movement B. Meeting Dates VIII. Resource Library Update - Gina IX. Senior Leisure Programs Update X. Village Update XI. Adjournment Please call Dan at 847-459-5700, ext 109 if you will not be able to attend. � � U Buffalo Grove Joint Commission on Aging Meeting Summary June 4, 1998 Members in Attendance-Harriet Rubinstein,Gina Sheade,Bonnie Factor,Phil Versten,Village Trustee DeeAnn Glover and Dan Schimmel. Guest in Attendance-Warnine Krueger . The meeting was called to order by Chairman Rubinstein at 7:15 pm. The meeting surrunary from March 26, 1998 was approved by voice vote as move to approve was made by Gina Sheade and seconded by Harriet Rubinstein. Correspondence-None reported REPORTS Resource LibrarX-Gina reported that she worked on the resource library on that day"to work on simplifying the cataloguing system. She requested labels for this process and provide Dan with a listing of what she needed. Dan will provide the typed labels on June 25. Gina will pick them up from Senior Coordinator Teri Ebner. Park District-Dan reported that Teri would not be stepping into the full time position until the fall season starts. She decided that she wanted to spend as much of the summer with her children as possible. He also reported that senior programs were going extremely well and that bingo had 64 the previous day. So many that the park district moved the program into the larger multipurpose room. The park district is investigating options on how to find more space. Phil offered the Youth Center and will check into the scheduling at that location. Dan also reported on the progress of the Fitness Center and Golf Learning Center facilities. As part of the report he informed the commission of the recent trip to Springfield by park district staff and Board members and the meetings scheduled with State Representative Clayton and State Senator Petersen. Due in part to this effort,Verna Clayton worked to include the Route 83 Overpass for Pedestrian and Bikes in last minute State funding. This was secured and it looks like the Park District,Village and Rotary Club will all contribute funds towards the construction of the overpass. (Park District and Village contributions are$75,000 with Rotary donating$25,000). The entire project is$4�0,000. Villa�e Re�ort- Phil reported on the Village adopting May as National Elder Law Month and Senior Law Month. There had been questions from Harriet concerning providing public nurses. Phil had investigated and found that in most cases, where nurses are available, they are funded by the township. Phil passed around the "Basic Crisis Intervention Resources for Northwest Cook County" pamphlet. It can serve as another resource for our Crisis pamphlet. Phil reported that Village President Sid Matthias is running unopposed for the State Representative position being vacated by State Representative Verna Clayton. � � �. Old Business - Refrigerator Magnets - Dan reported that they have been ordered and that they are expected in the next week. They will be distributed free to park district residents enrolled in the Senior Club. Phil and Dan will also make them available for a small fee to others. The cost was shared by the park district and the village. Emergency Guide - Harriet and Dan reported on the distribution of the letter seeking input from other agencies. Due to content, the letter was held up and is being redrafted by Dan with Harriet's approval to make sure we get what we want. SALT: Seniors and Lawmen Working Together- Warnine Krueger, Certified Senior Officer of the Police Department Came to report on the different initiatives of the Police Department. She has been pulling records on emergency dispatches involving seniors. She is hoping to develop a mailing list so that information can be distributed on her programs. Warnine does home visits to seniors to help inform them and to provide assurances on services. She also serves as a resource to help them in their day to day safety concerns. Citizen Police Academy - She is just about to graduate her second"class of CPA graduates. She reports that these people are also willing to visit home bound seniors and may be willing to be the man power behind an "Are You OK?" program. Warnine is also trying to set up a "chores" volunteer help program to help seniors. New Business - Dan updated the Commission on the Veterans Rights issue regarding hospital care for Veterans. Dan had asked Steve Perlis to investigate and he had supplied us with some information. Another packet that Harriet got at a Wheeling Township meeting was distributed. Basically, Veterans are to report to VA hospitals with their discharge papers to register. This has been misread by many to mean that if they do not register, they would lose access to all VA Hospital benefits. At this time, that is not the case. Warnine was going to get some more information from a friend of t►ers. Warnine warned Commission members to inform seniors and others of fraud scams involving phones. ApparenUy, people identifying themselves as Ameritech technicians call and through some questions, are ab(e to secure the homeowners phone line and make phone calls to anywhere. It is a simple process and one originally designed to help repairmen check on lines. She reminded all of us to not take requests like this at face value. Get the name of the technician, name of . supervisor, and call 611 to validate that technicians are working on your line. Bonnie shared a possible fund raising project. It would incorporate the sale of an "emergency beacon." This light replaces your outside light. Under normal conditions, it operates like any other bulb. When you double click it, it flashes continuously. The hope is that others notice the lamp and call the police. The bulb costs $5.99 at volume discounts. No decision was made. The Senior Newsletter published by the Park District was distributed. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM. Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 10, 1998. , �"� � ��J�uL� ��-71�E � '��►���'� �' � ��1 ��� �i���xcc� To: Joint Commission on Aging From: Dan Schimmel, Superintendent of Recreation Re: Resignation of Diane Breslow Date: August 29, 1998 Citing personal commitments, Diane Breslow submitted her resignation fram the Joint Commission in June. Diane was a charter member of the Commission appointed by the Park District Board of Commissioners in 1993.As you are aware, Ernie Karge has served as the Rotary Club of Buffalo Grove Liaison to the Commission for close to three years. Because of this volunteer spirit, the Park District Board instructed Director of Parks and Recreation Mike Rylko to invite Ernie to serve as a full member of the Commission. Ernie has accepted this appointment and will begin serving at our September meeting. T'he Board of Commissioners for the Park District has passed a Resolution recognizing Diane's service to seniors and the community. A plaque commemorating this service will be presented to Diane at the Park District Board Meeting on September 28, 1998. You are of course invited to attend. The meeting will begin at 8:00 PM in Room 24 of the Alcott Center. S3G'.�ers2a�a!�i�'�e ' .�ur���„�C ��c�e .7l�ir��s 6'll/J`�9-���57 �f��/��7/���-�f7GG' • ,��,.�/��7j��9-�574� - � �. . �tG��ZG- ��i t� �',I�,,',� � �11 �/"�x� ����xcc� To: Joint Commission on Aging From: Dan Schimmel, Superintendent of Recreation Re: Senior Movement Date: August 29, 1998 Recendy, a group of seniors have become very active in voicing their needs to have more facilities for senior programs and services in Buffalo Grove. In July, they voiced their concerns at a Village Board Meeting and early in August, an open meeting was held at the Alcott Center to discus the need. I estimate that there were about eighteen to twenty seniors in attendance along with park district officials and Village Representative, Phil Versten. � After voicing their concerns about not having their own rooms, safety concerns and cramped quarters, the Park District made it clear that funds did not exist to build and that adding on space to the Alcott Center was not a good option (parking, neighborhood impact, storm water concerns). The Park District expressed that to build, a community wide referendum would be necessary. This would require an issue that had broad appeal and ample support. Mike Rylko, Director of the Park District, and Larry Reiner, President of the Board of Comcnissioners made it clear that passing a referendum would require about 200 committed volunteers. Attached you will find their"recruiting flier" to lead the way in this effort. Phil, Harriet and I will be happy to bring you up to date completely on the status of this effort when we meet. I suggest that our discussion could focus on what the Joint Commission could do to assist. Thoughts include: - Offering to research other centers in the area (funding, staffing, participation, facilities) on behalf of the Village and Park District - Serving as facilitators for focus groups �1/'.�e�na�!�iY,'rje • .�u>,��a �i�o��e .��iru<<s �l`Gc�9-���/ ���/���/��s�-�s�a� • �"�/�������-�s��-r : � �. 111 • • I • . . � . • The senior citizen population in Buffalo Grove continues to grow at a tremendous rate. This is especially felt at the Buffalo Grove Park District Alcott Center where leisure programs and services are provided. Oftentimes programs are too crowded for the facilities available, or people cannot register for programs because the programs are full. Many communities in the area (Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Wheeling, Dee�eld, Vernon Hills, Palatine and others) have centers, or significant space, dedicated to providing programs and services for seniors. However, we believe we need a facility to accommodate all age groups. Please help us build this type of facility in Buffalo Grove. The Buffalo Grove Park District Senior Club is seeking energetic volunteers who will dedicate their time and efforts to planning and supporting a referendum to build facilities for seniors as well as youth and adult programs, sports, and other community events. If you are interested in helping us, please fill out the form below and return to: Buffalo Grove Park District Senior Club 530 Bernard Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089 Yes, I am willing to volunteer to help plan and support a referendum to build a center for leisure programs in Buffalo Grove. I/We can commit to volunteering to help in the following way(s): Name Name Address Phone P/ease check a/l that apply ❑ Serve on the design committee ❑ Serve on the referendum planning committee ❑ Attend focus group meetings � ❑ Host neighborhood "coffees" in support of the referendum ❑ Serve as a neighborhood captain ❑ Stuff envelopes ❑ Make phone calls up to six months before the referendum ❑ Make phone calls the day of the referendum ❑ Walk door to door distributing leaflets in support of referendum ❑ Serve as a poll watcher Thank you for your interest in this project and in the community. For more information, please call the Buffalo Grove Park District at 459-5700. � `� �. Buffalo Grove Joint Commission on Aging Meeting Schedule-Proposed 1998/99 Thursday, September 10 7:00 PM Alcott Center Thursday, November 19 7:00 PM Alcott Center Thursday, January 28, 1999 7:00 PM Alcott Center Thursday, March, 25, 1999 7:00 PM Alcott Center Thursday, May 27, 1999 7:00 PM Alcott Center