2019-01-23 - Commission for Residents with Disabilities - Minutes T
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Minutes from Meeting of Village of Buffalo Grove
Commission for Residents with Disabilities
Wednesday January 23, 2019 @ 7:00 PM
I. Call to order at 7: 11 PM
• Commissioners Present: Donna Garfield, Geri Miller Brown,
Marty Sussman, Lexi Robinson, Deb Verson, Mark Weiner,
Dean Klassman, Judy Samuels, Leo Njongmeta, Beth
Shapiro
• Also Present Trustee Liaisons Les Ottenheimer and Dave
Weidenfeld
• Commissioners Absent: Rick Kahen, David Morton, Larry
Sweica, Jack Shapiro
• Staff Liaison Present: Brian Sheehan
II. Approval of minutes from November 28, 2018:
• Motion: Mark
• Second: Marty
• Non-opposed, all agreed
III. Introduction of guest Jillian Burgard of Roots Autism Solutions &
Therapeutic Academy
• Work extends throughout Chicago, not only in BG
• Started in 2016, started by providing ABA (Applied
Behavior Analysis) services for children and young adults
with Autism
• Responding to a need in the community for early childhood
therapy and support for children with Autism in the
community
• Provide in-home care, centered-based therapy, and
provide IEP advocacy support for families when children
with Autism transition from Early Intervention to
Kindergarten
• Have BCBAs (Board Certified Behavior Analysts) and
therapists
• Do 1 hour a week of parent training as well
• All funded through insurance
• Open to learn more about Buddy Baseball and partnering
with us
• Neighborhood Parents Network in Chicago - non-profit
group that is a parent consortium, they have a Children's
Disabilities Resource Fair each year (an expo of all
different types of providers/resources)
IV. New Business
• Senior Expo April 30, 2019 at 10am-2pm
i. We will need at least 3 members to attend
• Village Reception February 24, 2019 at 1pm at The Wild
Buffalo
i. Three commissioners are being honored for
milestones! Rick with 25 years, Marty has 10 years!
• Bowlero Event April 18, 2019 from 6-8pm
i. Rick met with Steve Balinski
ii. Budget will be $500 from each commission
iii. Kids will be free for food, others will be $5 (there will
be wristbands)
iv. Someone will collect money during check-in
1. We will need to advertise that food for parents
will be $5 cash only
v. Same food from last year (pizza, chicken fingers,
pretzels)
vi. Ages 9-21
vii. We will be responsible for contacting
1. District 96
a. Marty will be the contact
2. District 102
a. Marty will be the contact
3. District 103
a. Mark will be the contact
4. District 125
a. Marty will be the contact
5. Buddy Baseball
a. Dean will be the contact
viii. Rotary will be responsible for contacting
1. District 21
2. District 214
3. Buffalo Grove High School
ix. Motion: Donna Garfield
1. Motion to open this event up to individuals with
Special Needs ages 9+ and not limit
advertising by location, limit to 100 bowlers
overall based on capacity, participants will be
selected on a first-come-first-serve basis
2. Second: Beth Shapiro
3. All in favor, none opposed
x. Mark will reach out to Steve Balinski about our
updates from tonight's meeting
xi. Mark will confirm the capacity numbers with Bowlero
xii. RSVP will be by April 1, 2019
• New CRD Brochures
i. Marty emailed a few samples of brochures for our
different events
ii. Drafts look great!
iii. Brian will print a few color copies for next month's
meeting so we can see what they look like
iv. Marty will re-email the drafts out for feedback
• Should we send emails out if people are ill or in the
hospital?
• Brian will be sending out an email to businesses in the
Village reminding them that the law requires them to
shovel the space between handicap spots and the curbs
i. Brian will find out how Public Works determines
which sidewalks are plowed by the Village
• New VBG Website
i. If we want to add content about the CRD, we should
contact Evan Mitchell
V. Old Business
• None
VI. Chairman's Report
• None
VII. Marketing Report
• See above RE: new village website
VIII. Commissioner Reports
• Oak Park Police Cares wristbands that identify individuals
as having Autism or being non-verbal so that police are
aware of their needs- Deb will conduct further research on
this
IX. Staff Liaison Report
• None
X. Trustees Reports
• Dave - still trying to build the foundation, but working first
on the website
XI. New Business
• None
XII. Good & Welfare
• None
XIII. Adjournment at 8:18 PM
• Motion: Donna Garfield
• Second: Dean Klassman