2016-02-10 - Health Commission (Board of Health) - Minutes VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE
Department of Building&Zoning
Fifty Raupp Blvd
Buffalo Grove,IL 60089-2196
Phone 847-459-2530
Fax 847-459-7944
Email bldgdept@vbg.org
Buffalo Grove
Health Commission
February 10, 2016 PM Minutes
MEETING LOCATION: Village Hall EOC, Buffalo Grove
Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo Grove,
Illinois.
Call to order: 7:05 PM
• Present : Commissioner Dr. Bergman
Commissioner Doug Pitchford
Commissioner Karleen Pitchford
Commissioner Joan Kuffel
Absent: Commissioner Deb Mortiz
Commissioner Mike Garfield
Also present: Nicole Woods- PZC
Frank Cesario— PZC
Brian Sheehan —Staff Liaison PZC
Adam Moodhe— PZC
William Raysa —Village Attorney
Joanne Johnson —Trustee Liaison
Peggy Starczowski —Staff Liaison
• Consider an amendment to the Village Code Section 9.32 "Smoking in Public Places", to include
provisions related to vaping and e-cigarettes in public places.
Nicole Woods of the Planning Zoning Commission gave an overview of vaping and e-cigarettes
and the amendments to the Buffalo Grove Clean Indoor Air Act as it relates to these items.
Discussion ensued.
Commissioner Pitchford made a motion to
Approve an amendment to the Buffalo Grove Clean Indoor Air Ordinance to prohibit the usage
of e/cigarettes and related vaping products in public places.
Commissioner Dr. Bergman seconded the motion.
Aye: Bergman, D. Pitchford, K. Pitchford, Kuffel.
Nay : None
Motion carried by unanimous vote.
• Recap December blood drive:
Numbers for the drive were down; some of the signs were not put up. Upon polling
donors, all of them said they heard about the drive through the postcards that Life
source sent out. Only 3 said they saw on social media.
• March blood drive ;
There will be raffles for this drive. Neither Paige nor Arla will be at the March drive. Deb
will order the bagels. Peggy will contact Jinjin to pick up the cookies. Karleen will work
early, Deb will work mid and Doug and Mike will work the late shift. NO update
available from Life Source. Peggy will work with Brian to contact businesses in the area
to promote the blood drives on their signs.
Next meeting May 11, 2016.
• Adjourn 7:45 PM
The Village of Buffalo grove, in compliance with the American Disabilities Act, requests persons with disabilities
who require certain accommodations to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting or have questions
about accessibility of the meeting or facilities, contact the ADA Coordinator at 847-459-2518 to allow the Village to
make reasonable accommodations for these persons.