2001-10-22 - Village Board Committee of the Whole - Minutes MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE,HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS,50 RAUPP BOULEVARD,
BUFFALO GROVE,ILLINOIS ON MONDAY,OCTOBER 22,2001
CALL TO ORDER
President Hartstein called the meeting to order at 7:39 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Roll call indicated the following present: President Hartstein;Trustees Marienthal,Braiman,Glover,Johnson and
Kahn. Trustee Berman was absent.
Also present were: William Balling,Village Manager;Ghida Neukirch, Assistant Village Manager;Scott Anderson,
Assistant Finance Director;and Art Malinowski,Human Resources Director.
CIVICS FORUM
The Village Clerk reviewed the purpose and goal of the Civics Forum and summarized what the students have done to
date to prepare for this meeting.
Buffalo Grove and Stevenson High Schools are represented this evening. The students formed three groups and each
group will present the ideas that they have come up with to promote organ donor awareness among teens.
Group#1 made their presentation,and made the following suggestions:
• Do research to clear up misconceptions regarding organ donation
• Local businesses to offer discounts to those who have signed the back of their driver's license as a donor
• Testimonial speeches by local organ donor recipients
• T-shirts—"As Me About Organ Donation"
• Spots in theaters before the movies
• Presentations to parents at Open House
• An article/page presentation in the Village and/or school newsletter
Group#2 made their presentation,and made the following suggestions:
• Promoting a slogan—The Best Gift in Life is Free
• Designing pamphlets that are more eye-catching
• Testimonial speeches by organ donor recipients
• A sign on lamp posts with the organ donor slogan
• Presenting either a full or partial assembly to the student body reviewing the organ donor program
Group#3 made their presentation,and made the following suggestions:
• The organ donor pamphlet should be passed out at the DMV,giving teens/adults something to read while waiting
• Students at both high schools will sponsor an Organ Donor Awareness Week in the spring
• A Web Site link on the Village web site
The students were thanked and congratulated by the Board for an outstanding program;they were recognized and
presented with certificates and buffalo lapel pins. The Board and Village will help in any way they can with the
programs suggested by the students,and invited them to communicate via e-mail. A video of this program will be
distributed to each of the schools to share with the rest of the student body.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Braiman,seconded by Glover,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously
`./ declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
Janet M. Sirabian,Village Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THIS DAY OF ,2001
Village President
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