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Regular Meeting: June 26, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Jeffrey S. Braiman Council Chambers, Village Hall
50 Raupp Blvd, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
1 . Call to Order at 7:02pm
a. Guest— Mike Terson, Superintendent of Communications and Marketing at Buffalo
Grove Park District, to discuss the RKCRD sponsorship idea
i. Mr. Terson outlined the sponsorship philosophy and structure within the
Buffalo Grove Park District. Mr. Terson provided advice about how to
generate sponsorships for our events and use the funds generated to
support the work of the Commission. The Commission needs to
determine what is our brand worth? Mr. Terson highlighted the
importance of building relationships and creating partnerships with
sponsors (ex: VIP area at events, etc.).
ii. Mr. Terson proposed a partnership between the Park District, RKCRD and
Village of Buffalo Grove for soliciting sponsorships that includes a formula
(to be determined) that includes a percentage of the funds to BG Days in
general and a percentage directly to the RKCRD events (if events such as
Fun & Food and the Buddy Baseball game during BG days).
iii. Mr. Terson recommends sponsorships are determined based on how
much money a business or individual is willing to part with and then
customizing a plan with each individual based on what the value is.
2. Roll Call
a. Members Present: Chair Judy Samuels, Vice Chair Marty Sussman, Commissioners
Mark Weiner, Lexi Robinson, Dean Klassman, Amy Parker, Matthew Dragon, Allie
Zalay, Debbie Verson, Beth Shapiro,Jack Shapiro, Avi Samuels
b. Members Not Present: Commissioners Gowri Magati, Leo Njongmeta
c. Staff Liaison Present: Tyler Ankney
d. Trustee Liaison Present: Trustee Andy Stein
e. Guests Present: Mr. Mike Terson
3. Approval of Minutes
a. May 22, 2024
i. Motion: Commissioner Beth Shapiro
ii. Second: Commissioner Mark Weiner
iii. In Favor: All Present
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iv. Oppose: None
v. Abstain: None
vi. Motion carries
4. Chair Report (Judy Samuels)
a. The next regular meeting of the RKCRD is Wednesday July 24, 2024.
b. Commissioners Avi Samuels and Commissioner Allie Zalay are celebrating 3 years on
the RKCRD.
5. Trustee(s) Report (Andy Stein)
a. The Village has a new website and our Commission name has been updated to reflect
the Rick Kahen Commission for Residents with Disabilities.
6. Staff Liaison Report (Tyler Ankney)
a. Future Layout of Park District Pavilion
b. Commission events communication expectations
i. Village staff member Molly Gillespie is working on marketing for our
events during Buffalo Groves days. The goal is to have all the marketing
materials ready before the summer.
ii. For event fliers, reach out to Molly or Tyler with the information needed
and Molly's team will work. There will need to be a three-week notice
given for the creation of fliers/marketing materials.
iii. Staff Liaison Ankney will ask Molly about photographers attending events
and posting to advertise events on social media, etc.
c. There is no longer a required training for driving the golf carts at Buffalo Grove Days.
7. Working Groups Report
a. Ensuring Opportunities for Hands-on Fun (Commissions Parker and Weiner)
i. BG Days Fun and Food (Lead: Commissioner Debbie Verson)
1. The event will be Monday September 2"d from 10:OOam-12:OOpm.
2. McDonalds in committed for cookies, Walgreens is committed for
water, Kona Ice is committed for icees, and Jimmy Johns is
committed to discounted sandwiches.
3. If there are any ideas for additional items for the lunch bags, make
sure you reach out to Commissioner Debbie Verson soon and all
items should be wrapped.
4. Registration for the event will be handled in the same manner as
last year using a Google form run by Commissioner Lexi Robinson.
The registration closes on Monday, August 26tn
S. Lunch will be served at 11:30am in the new pavilion.
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H. BG Days Buddy Baseball Exhibition Game (Lead: Commissioner Dean
Klassman)
1. The game will be held on Saturday August 31"from 5:00pm-
7:00pm.
2. Lou Malnati's is confirmed for donating pizza again this year.
3. Registration for the event will be the same process as last year
using the Google form managed by Commissioner Lexi Robinson.
4. We will be using the same shirt design as last year using the
RKCRD budget. We have roughly 20 shirts leftover from last year
and we will purchase additional shirts for this year.
S. Staff Liaison Ankney will reach out to the Park District to ensure
that there are tables for pizza and the DJ equipment.
b. Advocating for Inclusion and Access
i. Lead: Vice Chair Sussman
H. On July 911, the owner of the parking lot that houses the Continental
Restaurant and the grocery store will go to court to determine what
needs to happen with improvements since the owners of the shopping
center have not yet made any improvements voluntarily.
iii. Vice Chair Sussman discussed the need for a schedule to review parking
lots and various sites around the Village.
c. Trusted Resource for Accommodations and Services (Sharing of Best Practices and
Developing a Resource Guide (Education))
i. Lead: Commissioner Al lie Zalay
8. Unfinished Business
a. Fall Buddy Baseball league update (Commissioner Klassman/Commissioner
Robinson)
i. Commissioners Dean Klassman and Commissioner Lexi Robinson outlined
a proposal for an RKCRD Buddy Baseball League on Saturdays that does
not conflict with any other fall leagues on a Saturday.
ii. Motion to run a fall RKCRD Buddy Baseball League: Commissioner Lexi
Robinson
1. Second: Commissioner Avi Samuels
2. In Favor: All present
3. Oppose: None
4. Abstain: None
5. Motion carries
9. New Business
a. Volunteer or Internship (Gowri Magati)
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i. This item was moved to the next meeting as Commissioner Gowri Magati
was unable to attend to the meeting.
10. Good and Welfare
11 . Public Comment
12. Adjournment at 9:O2pm
a. Motion: Commissioner Mark Weiner
b. Second: Commissioner Beth Shapiro
c. In Favor: All present
d. Oppose: None
e. Abstain: None
f. Motion carries
Next Meeting: Wednesday July 24, 2024
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 847-459-2500 to allow the village to make reasonable
accommodations for those persons.
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