2022-04-27 - Commission for Residents with Disabilities - Agenda lily RICK KAHEN COMMISSION FOR RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
April 27, 2022
7:00pm call to order
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For Residents With Disabilities
I. Welcome & Call to Order
o Guest Speaker(s)— Representative(s) from the Wheeling Township 708 Board
(Lorri Grainawi /Arlen Gould)
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes with Changes: November 17, 2021, January 26,2022
IV. Chair report
a. Attendance requirement reminder - 75% minimum
o This is a requirement from the Village President and Board of Trustees
b. Commission regular meeting dates (4th Wed. of the month is the standard)
i. Jan. 26 Feb. 3, Mar. 23, Apr. 27, May 25, June 22, July 27 Aug. 24,
Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov.23, Dec.28
ii. Suggested meeting date changes: from Aug 24 to Aug 17, from Nov. 23
to Nov 16, from Dec. 28 to Dec. 21
c. Commission yearly events; 2022 dates:
i. Senior Expo Fri April 22
ii. BG Days Thurs. Sept 1 — Mon Sept 5
o Staffing and driving the Courtesy shuttle for the entire event
o Buddy Baseball
o Participating in the Parade (TBD)
o Fun and Food
iii. Fire Department Open House Sat. Sept 17
iv. Partnering with the Buffalo Grove Rotary for Buddy Bowling (TBD)
V. Trustee(s) report (Les Ottenheimer /Andy Stein)
VI. Staff Liaison report (Evan Michel)
VII. Sub-Committee report
a. BG Days Parade (TBD)
i. Regular parade route will be under construction.
o The BG Days Parade Chair (Rodney) and the Village are
working together to identify a potential different parade route.
Outcome will be discussed and decided on at the next BG Days
meeting in May.
ii. If the parade is a `go', does the Commission want to participate in the
parade this year? Motion and Vote
iii. Commissioner Version has stepped down as the Chair for the
Commission float and parade involvement this year.
o Opportunity for a Commissioner.
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iv. In previous years, Larry's truck was used. Not sure about our options this
year.
b. Fun & Food (Debbie Verson)
i. Kona Ice will be available again this year.
ii. There will be a smaller than usual tent with about 200 seats capacity. No
room for entertainment.
iii. Tent will be set up on the grass to allow for the food trucks to be on the
cement.
o Concerns
a. Uneven surface which may or may not be accessible to our
event participants.
b. If rain occurs, it could impact the grassy surface.
c. Could create a possible need for volunteer runners to get
the Kona Ice for the attendees to minimize the extra `back
and forth' fall risk for attendees.
d. $0 budget?
e. Pricing for sandwiches were $4 per sandwich in 2021.
2022 brought in inflation so possibility of higher pricing
than 2021.
f. Space to assemble and distribute the food without taking
space away from attendees.
iv. Recommendation to just distribute a bag of snacks this year instead of a
full meal. Motion and Vote
o Treat bag to give out at the carnival.
a. Maybe chips, candy, crackers, granola bars, fruit snacks
raisins, etc. -contents TBD
b. Possibly reach out to vendors but donations would look
different this year.
c. Maybe Culvers could donate coupons for ice cream since
there would not be freezers available to store the ice
cream cups (or we pick up at the last minute to minimize
melting)
Vill. Unfinished Business
a. Wheeling Township 708 Board — RKCRD involvement? (Avi Samuels)
b. Senior Expo (Marty Sussman / Judy Samuels)
c. ID Card Update — Marty Sussman
d. Business Decal (Window Cling-Ons) Marty Sussman /Allie Zalay/Avi Samuels
• Call out local businesses for supporting the community of individuals with
disabilities with a decal that can be displayed in their place of business
■ Goal: recognize businesses for going the extra mile for individuals
with disabilities
• Ok to move forward as a subcommittee?
• What is the criteria for earning a cling-on to display?
■ Employ individuals with disabilities?
■ Accessible for individuals with disabilities?
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• Who determines which businesses?
• Who finds the businesses?
■ Can have community members nominate
■ Can we partner with the Chamber?
• Do we want to rather use these to bring awareness of the Commission
rather than recognition of businesses?
• IN SUMMARY— move in the direction of awarding the Cling-On to a
business that encourages businesses to embrace the disabled
community— honor at a Village Board Meeting
• NEXT STEPS:
■ Approval to form subcommittee Motion and Vote
■ If approved, move forward as a subcommittee to meet and begin to
craft criteria.
e. Continued discussion related to how our Commission can work with Planning
and Zoning to be able to review and provide some input related to handicapped
parking spots, etc (Marty Sussman)
• Do we want to Invite someone from Planning and Zoning to hear their
process in terms of ADA with new buildings and parking spaces
• Commissioner Samuels is open to being a liaison if we determine it
necessary
Deferred to next meeting
f. 2 items coming out of Strategic planning
On Hold
g. Commission website update—Allie Zalay
• Nothing to do until the Village hires a Marketing individual.
IX. New Business
a. Buffalo Grove Resident environmental concern - Dunkin Donuts on McHenry
Road -Attachment New Business #A - (Avi Samuels)
X. Good and Welfare
XI. Adjournment
Next Meeting May 25, 2021
The Village of Buffalo Grove, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests that
persons with disabilities, who require certain accommodations to allow them to observe and/or
participate in this meeting or have questions about the accessibility of the meeting or facilities, contact
the ADA Coordinator at(847) -459-2525 to allow the Village to make reasonable accommodations for
those persons.
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