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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMUNITY SERVICES - 01/17/2007 - MEETING MINUTES 1 MINUTES Health & Community Services Board Village of Elk Grove Village rFD January 17, 2007 FEB 2 KjA t C� 2 200, Board Members Present kltB,y Ur Jim Christie, Chairman Dr. Harold Labinsky Teresa Anesinis Dr. John Kelly William Beaupre Sal Pace Ryan Bookler Mary Paliganoff Lois Colaprete Des Raftery Nancy Czarnik, Trustee Liaison Dick Scholten Ray De Palma Mike Tuozzo Anne Feichter Board Members Absent Terri Dill Georgia Landt Merrill Froney Jim Morrill Staff Present Michael J. Cavallini,Director of Health&Community Services Linda Blair, Community Services Coordinator Call To Order Chairman Jim Christie called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM. Action Items: Approval of the Minutes There was a motion by Dr. Harold Labinsky to approve the minutes of the November 15, 2006 meeting, second by Mike Tuozzo. The minutes were unanimously approved. Community Service Coordinator Report Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Fund This past holiday season the Salvation Army Kettle Drive collected$3,200.00,double last years amount. All the monies collected will come back to the Village and be used by Community Services to help residents with temporary housing in the event of an emergency. Thank you letters were sent to all those that volunteered to ring the bell. Kenneth Youne Garase Sale The Coordinator revisited the idea of a garage sale to help Kenneth Young Centers (KYC) raise funds. The Committee will be comprised of Board members; Nancy Czarnik, Lois Colaprete, Ann Feichter, Mary Paliganoff, and the Coordinator. Lois Colaprete recruited two additional members from KYC. The Committee will decide how to organize the sale. Storm Readiness The Storm Ready Program (SRP) will be tabled until Board member Jim Morrill reports back to the Board. The SRP helps community leaders and emergency managers strengthen local safety measures related to severe storms. The SRP is offered through the National Weather Service. The Coordinator will assist Jim Morrill in putting together a program for this spring. Emergency Preparedness The Coordinator presented information to the Board on the Department's readiness to cope with a disaster. Several training sessions brought to light the fact that the Department needs to do more to prepare for a disaster. The Department is responsible for opening and operating emergency sheltering, and sanitation and food supplies during a disaster. During a prolonged event staff could not physically continue to run a shelter facility. The Department will be looking into a volunteer program to be implemented in the event of an emergency. The volunteers would be comprised of Village residents trained to respond in emergency situations. Presently there is an organizational chart that shows the chain of command in case of an emergency. Board members are included in the emergency plan. Des Raftery suggested that the Board revisit the plan to familiarize themselves with specific duties. Volunteers would be added to the plan in an effort to maintain services during the disaster. The Director noted that the Village might have to take care of all aspects of a disaster response because government and disaster agencies might not be able to provide help. The pharmaceutical distribution plan includes using Elk Grove High School as a distribution point. Dr Kelly pointed out that the high school might not be feasible given the location might be difficult for residents on the west side of the Village to get to in an emergency. The Village should look into additional sites. Mr. Tuozzo requested that Board members be notified when training courses become available. The Coordinator stated she would give any training information to the Board. Chairman Christie, Director Cavallini, and Coordinator Blair agreed that there is still quite a bit of work that needs to be done to be fully prepared in the event of an emergency. Jim Foss Resignation On January 8, 2007 Board member Jim Foss submitted his resignation from the Health and Community Services Board. He and his wife will be relocating to Huntley, Illinois this spring. Jim has provided a great service to the Board, and the Village as a whole. His input and contribution will be missed. Department Director's Report Anti-Smoking Campaign Teens Against Tobacco Use(TA TU) training was held on January 3`d. Twenty Elk Grove High School students were trained in an all day program. The training will provide these students the means and methods to talk to elementary students on the harmful effects of smoking. The American Lung Association conducted the training. The poster slogan contest commenced on January 2"d and will run until January 29th. Elementary students will be submitting posters with an anti-smoking theme. The top winners will be awarded gift certificates. The posters will be copied and placed in Village retail locations. The Mayor and Village Board have judged the Smoke Free Elk Grove logo contest and chosen a winning entry. An Elk Grove High School student designed the logo that will be used to promote Smoke Free Elk Grove. All winning students will be awarded their prizes at the February Board meeting. Mr. Tuozzo asked how will the smoking cessation programs be promoted? The Director informed Mr. Tuozzo that no decisions have been made on cessation programs at this point. When a cessation program is initiated, the Village will use a number of media venues (Channel 6, Village Newsletter, ABMC, etc.). The Village has collected $55,000.00 in tobacco dealers licensing fees to cover the funding for Smoke Free Elk Grove programs and promotion. Smoking Compliance Field Report The Director reported that there have been 4-5 smoking compliance complaints registered with the Department. The Director conducted investigations and found companies were not in compliance with the new law. The Department also conducted checks at all food service establishments and retail food stores to ensure they were complying with the signage requirements of the law. "No Smoking" signs are required to be posted in all such businesses. The Department is currently using a positive approach to get businesses to comply with the new law,but punitive action will eventually be taken if compliance is not met. Currently the Village does not allow smoking within 10 feet of a building entryway. The Department developed a form in order to track smoking compliance complaints on a yearly basis. A copy of the field investigation report was included in the Board packet. Food Service Awards At the November meeting the Environmental Health Inspectors received approval to initiate an award program (Certificate of Excellence) to food establishments showing high standards in the calendar year. A number of certificates have already been handed out. A copy of the Certificate of Excellence was included in the Board packet. Flu Vaccine Wrap Up The Department still has a large inventory of flu vaccine left. Because of the late arrival of flu vaccine many residents received their shots at other venues, mostly retail health care providers. The Department will reevaluate the amount of vaccine it orders for 2007-2008 flu season. Total flu shots administered to date was 782. Community Blood Drive The next blood drive will be held on January 27, 2007 in Rooms A-B-C of the lower level of Village Hall. Curbside Leaf Collection Curbside leave collection was extended due to an early snowstorm on December 151.Because of the delay leaves scheduled to be delivered to the Groot Transfer Station were diverted to the SWANCC Transfer Station in Glenview. Compendium The Director will provide a copy of the 2006 Department Compendium at the next meeting for Board review. The compendium is a 2006 synopsis of all Department activities. Department Budget The Village Manager has approved the 2007-2008 fiscal year budget. The Department has requested several capital items including a replacement Village vehicle, three new computers, and two new fax/copier/printers. The Director will supply the budget for next month's meeting. Environmental Health Inspector's Report-January November-December Activities Routine Inspections 146 Misc. Activities 433 Complaints 93 Citations 3 TOTAL 675 Dominick's Milk Dr. Labinsky asked if the Department could investigate the selling of out-of-date milk at Dominick's. The Director will have the Inspector's conduct a compliance inspection. Community Health Nurse Report—January November-December Activities Report Blood Pressure Screening 115 Blood Sugar Screenings 13 Home/Site Visits 107 Office Visit 0 Consultations (Office/Employee) 7 Blood Drive 34 Day Care Inspections 0 TB Screening 105 Misc. 14 Flu Shots 590 Site Visit 0 Unhygienic Home 0 Immunization Children (including flu shots) 197 Shots (228 total) TOTAL 1,182 Trustee Liaison Report The Village is creating a Farmer's Market webpage. The Farmers Markets runs every Wednesday from June until September. Old Business Des Raftery was honored by WINGS for his outstanding work for the organization. New Business Des Raftery announced that he is considering resigning from the Board. He would still be available to assist the Board if needed. Dick Scholten motioned to adjourn the meeting, second by Dr. Labinsky. 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