HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMUNITY SERVICES - 02/21/1985 - MEETING MINUTES FLK GROVE VILLAGE Ca4MUNITy SERVICE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING MINUTES
Thcv,sday, February 21, 1985
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Boah-d MembeAz PAehent: Boa&d MembeAz Absent: ;
Rut uest F&itz F&azieA 4� 7, � 1 1
Ray Gunn Ba&ba&a HaA i s
Pandy Me,?i-nd Bw.- Ph i Up Kennedy Clog's�f
Many Pa2i-g ano S 5 Mange Mahoney
Dick Penley Bahbana RettbeAg
Rev. RogeA Sclundet
Steve Uhtakik Sta66:
Lynette J. Swan/son
Ca2t to OAder:
--TTe meeting wail ca-We d-to andeh at-1:40 -p:m. by -Vice C AiApeAzon--Ray Gunn:`
Intkoducti.onws and Dx,6c.useion on Substance Abuse PnogAaw:
Nancy Viannc-as, Coo&dinatoA ob the HeaZth DepaAtment, and Pat McHale,
ChaiApeAzon ofthe Board o6 Heatth, were intAodueed. Pat McHale gave an
overview o6 what .the Boated o6 Heatth has done thuls 6aA in addAe66ing ,the
Zoca2 substance abuse problem among teenage &. In compteting the community
health survey a yea& ago, the Heatth Department received .6igni 6icant input
6rom Aezidents on the need 6oA tocat drug and atcohot educational prognamb
(Olvae many 6oc,i,a2 .6eAvice provide z in the community attempt to add&ms
this probtem, it is 6ett .that without pa&ent invotvement very . ittZe can be
done to .impact on the uze ob drugs and aecohot by teenage. The Heauth
DepaAtment iz seeking to promote toeat pa&ent invotvement in addrehs.Lng
this Zmue. It ways suggested that a tetter to pa&ents be inetuded to the
next V ttag e NemtetteA, ,s.unc.?.a& to a Ze tteA sent out to panent6 in Ho j 6man
Eatatm entitled, "PaAents Guide to Teenage Pa&t%e,6". This tetter could
hi.glh,Ught the exi6t.i.ng V,cPtage ondi.na.nee on pa&entat re�spon,stbiZ ty in
providing ateohot to mi-noAz. Additions ty, this ZetteA could be used to
aeeAui t pa&entz wanting to become .i.nvo.2ved in addkustng thio toea2 probtem.
This wiU be puuued by Nancy Viannious. The Health Depa&tment and the
Community .SeAvice o66ice wi.0 continue to eooAdi.nate the.i& e66onts to this
aAea.
Appnovat oU the Minutes:
Dick PELTey-motioned to approve the minutes gnom JanuaAy'.s meeting. Randy
Metind seconded the motion. The minutes were approved as presented.
CooAdinator',s Report: Given by Lynette Swanson
The Coon suitor 6 Repmt was submitted in wAiting (copy attached) . Lynette
in6wuned the Board that Community SeAv ice tai U be aeeeiv.Lng the Gotden
Kett-2e AwaAd 6nom Satvati-on Army bor cottecti-ng the .2a&gest amount o6 any
suburban seAvice unit this past Cf ustma3. The kettte awaAd wZU be
presented at the ViUa.ge Board o6 Trustees meeting on Ma4eh 12, 1985 at 8:00
p.m.
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A number ob aAticees weAe .inceuded .in this monthi BoaAd packet on the
nam%6.ica ions ob the proposed elimination 06 the Revenue Shani.ng PAogAam
this yeaA. Many tocae agencies woued be s.igni6 icantey impacted .i6 this
6edenae budget cut Zs made.
Lynette is ptanning an evening program at Uk GAove LibraAy on S.T.F.P.
Teen (Systematic TAaining bon F66ective PaAenti.ng o6 Teenageu) . The
Seatuned speakeA wiU be Joe Norton 6Aom the Coop. County Shen i.66's Youth
Sehvicu Department. . The progAam wiU be heed on Monday, Apn-it 8th at
7:30 p.m. It arise be an ovehv.iew o6'a 10 week couue on.panent-i.ng teenagms.
16 theAe .cis enough intehest, the couAae wii U be o66ened at the LibuAy.
Roger Schindet announced that Chr.istus V,ictoA Church wZU be spon,soAing a
S.T.F.P. paAenting program this Spk ing. Jane Bnoten wiU .teach this couAz e.
This pnognam wi U be 5oA parents o6 aU ag m.
Dick Pen.eey announced that on FebnuaAy-. 28th the students 6Aom EZk GAove High
Schoo.e wiU paAticipating .in "Sock Hop with the .Cops". The FZh GAove Police
Deparctment .vs .putting on this dance 6oA tocat teenageAs which wit2. 6eatune
"commeAci,als" on video with pubtic .cn.sonmati.on on wheAe to tftn Sot heep.
This w.i,U be videotaped 6oA viewing on ca.bte teeevis ion.
Budget Committee: Given by Rogm Schindet
The me�mony typetivz i eA, the computer, t&im nae and the pant-time administ ative
.inteAn have been approved by .the V.c Z g e Manag eA. The Budget Committee o6
the V,i,Q,eag e BoaAd o6 Trustees Aev.iews the Community S eAv.ice proposed budget
on March 4, 1985 at 7:30 p.m.
Coond.ination o6 SeAv.icea Committee: Given by Lynette Swanson
Fe Auary s CooAdination orSeAvice meeting 6eatured Rosaeyn Chkenka, Cfinicat
Ps ychotogi,st, F.ek GAove Schaumburg Townships Mentae Heath CenteA, speaking
on "The F66ect6 o6 DivoAce on ChiedAen". Appnoximateey 30 people weAe .in
attendance.
Nominating Committee: Given by RogeA Schindel
The VotunteeA Recognition PAognam has Aecei.ved one nominations thus 6oA.
Nominations need to be .in by MaAch 15th. AwaAds Witt be presented to
seveAat outstanding votu.nteeu at ,the Annuat Awards DinneA on FA,iday, Apr ie
12, 1985.
Pmsonne.e Committee: Given by Ray Gunn
The BoaA Aev,iew the memo on .the aLteAnative pnoceduAes bon evatuat.%ng the
Coond.inatoA's peAAoAmance. Dick Peneey moved that ,the Board adopt proceduAe
D - Open d i,scuss.ion ,in executive session on CooAdinaton's peA4ormance.
Chai man o6 Peuonnee Committee would put comments in mn tten 4mn- MaAy
Paliganobb seconded the motion. Motion canned.
F.ek GAove Dbstance U"s,ic Pta.nning Committee:
Randy Metind spoke with o Jac C.eaes and Paul Swanson negoAding PaAk
D.cstkict pn.ioAities bot teen progAammi.ng. The PaAk BoaAd has approved the
puAcha s e o6 a pmttabte T. V. , tecoveA.i,nq o4 the hockey tab.ee and a pn in teA
6oA the computeA, subJect to .the passage o6 the bond .issue. Funds 60A
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additional sta66 6ote ptogtams at the teen eentM were Aeque6ted by Paut Swanson.
Randy Met.ind suggested we -invite Paut Swanson and Carta VanGundy to ouA
next Board meeting to heat about. the PaAk D.i�stAi.e is teen.programs and the.iA
needs.. The Boated concuAAed. Next month's meeting wit begin at 7:30 p.m.
with a presentation 6rom Paut Swanson and CaxU VanGundy.
InteAgeneAati.onal PAogAams Ad Hoc Committee: Given by Ruth Guest
The Committee haz not met. Ruth tai set a time with Dick Pentey and Rog eA
Schindel 6oA a meeting be6ore ouA next Board meeting.
PLUS AdvizoAy Council: Given by Lynette Swanson
veAy we.0 attended PLUS Advisory Councit meeting was held on FebAuaAy 14th.
Re6eAA&es to the PLUS program remain .tow. Patents arse eho.6ing suspension
6AOm school bon theiA chitdnen, AatheA than attend the PLUS program. Many
o6 the junior high students are unsupeAv,6sed 6Aom 3 'p.m. 6 p.m. and it i,6
.6ett that dip ing this .time-involvement with dAugs .and alcohol oec.utts. This
Latch-Key phenomena may be conttt,i.but.ing to drug and alcohol abuse among young
adolescents. Many Pa.ei.gano66 suggested that we might encouAage -the PaAk ' "
D.vstt.ict to o66eA pAogAams 6oA .the young adolescent du i.ng this time perti.od.
At the next PLUS Adv bsoAy Council meeting in May, a AepAes enta tive 6Aom
wheet-i.ng Township's Chemical People Task FoAce w.%2t be invited to ptesent
.in6oAmat.ion on ,the p).ogress o6 the.iA ptogAam .in getting patents .involved
.in the .issue o6 substance abuse.
Old Business:
Coo County State's Attorney's Talk FoAce on DAugs. Dick Pentey has been
veAy active .in speaking on behal6 o6 this .task 6once. A eeAti6,icate o6
apptee i.ati.on 6Aom .the State'is Attorney's 066.iee was given to Dick Penley.
Di.6ttt i.et 214 w.i tt be printing 28,000 copies o6 .the Task Force's broehuAe on '
dAugs-. A copy o6 the bAoehuAe wilt be sent to every home .in Dizt4,ict 214.
Ruth Guest indicated she serves on the Cook County State's. A.ttoAney's Task
Force on Ct.imes Against the EldeAty. Thus task 6once -us beginning to meet
.in .the nohthwest subuAbs which wilt attow Ruth to become mote .involved.
International youth VeoA 1985 - In6ottmation on this Cook County SheAi.66's
youth Sehv.ice Department 'p&ogAam was d.isth ibuted in the Board packet. The
titvnatuAe eneouAages local groups to sponsoA progAams in accordance with
monthly themes. The theme 6oA Apkit is youth Employment. Speci.a,t e66ottts
w,iU be made .in Aptt.it and May to 6wt then promote V.E.S. Part tieutOA attention
wilt be given to West o6 53.
Latch-Key SuAvey - The pteP im.Lnany Lesutt,6 o6 this suAvey have shown that
many paAents ate not cuvane o6 local Aesouit.ces o6 child cage. Spec iat e66ottts
with be made to make patents awaAe o6 local programs. An a ticle wilt be
wtitten 60A the V,i 2tage newsletter indicating tW .dist o6 AesouAees ,ids
avai.ta.b.te through Community Service. Addttionatly, many )wAents Aesponded
6avonably to the question AegaAding theA interest .in pa4ticipat.ing .in a
program to tJra,i.n theiA ch ZGULen to caAe 6oA themselves when they ate at home
atone. Dbsttt ict 54 is .inteAested .in having such a program .incorporated .into
thew cwvt,i.eulwn. Sevehat o6 the membeAs o6 the Task Fott.ee on Latch-Key
Chitdten aAe devetoping thus program.
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Housing Survey - The auAvey ob emergency housing needy in the Nonthwe�st
.suburbs, which w" devetoped by the Task Force on Housing, ms di.6t i.buted
to 300 agencies .in DecembeA. As ob this time, aver 50 agencies and churches
have responded. The recuts ob .the survey shouP-d- be tabutated by m.i.d-
ApAit.
New Bus-i.ness:
F ectc.on ob Board 066.iceAs - The bottowing Board membeu weAe etected to
obb.ice bon .the next yeoA starting MaAch 1a.t:
Ray Gunn - PAm idem
MaAge Mahoney - Vice Mu i.dent
Barbara HaAA..us - S ecAetaAy
Community Cente,,. PAopoaat - The Jun.i:oA Women's Ctub .is wanting to ataht a
community center. They have contacted the PaAk. DistA,ict boA apace at
Li.ve2y to do so. Lynette suggested that we have a Aepke6entative Brom .the
Junior Women'e Mb to tatk with Community SeAvice about theiA proposat.
The Board beet that they would eike to heaA Brom the Junior Women's Ctub
abteh their program ha,s gotten obb the ground.
Senior Citizen TranspoAtation - She to Ray, CooAdinatoA ob the GAant.Wood
Senor CenteA, has written a tetteA to Lynette and .the Community SeAvice
Board bo.,. ",si.6tanee in holding a meeting boA the var-ious agencies .involved
in providing tAans poAta ti.o n seAvice.6 to s enioA ci t iz em. The Board b e.2t
t &s waz not something .they want to take on, a.s .the izzue ob tAanspoAtation
a etv,ice ,us one .in which the V,c teag e Manag eA's o b bice and the V.c stage P&u i.dent'a
obb.ice dea.P.s. The Board suggested that Sheila. Ray yet up such a meeting
with ,those .ind.ividua,2s immed.i.atety .involved .in pubtie tAanspontation boA
aen.ioA citizens. They also ,indicated that Sheila, has the BoaAd'a auppoAt
and that poss.ib.ty Lynette coutd attend such a meeting.
Dick Peneey motioned bon adjournment. RogeA Schindet seconded it. The
meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
RespectbuUy .aubm,c tied,
Ruth Guest, Acting SeeAetaAy
COORDINATOR'S REPORT -- March 1985
A total. of 88 information and referral calls were handled by the Community
Service office in February. Sixteen calls requested financial assistance,
four calls requested senior citizen housing, and seven calls pertained to
emergency housing assistance. During February there were four evictions
with which Community Service assisted.
Y.E.S. received 15 job requests, 13 of which were filled. This compares
with 6 job requests from a year ago February.
On March 4, 1985, the Budget Committee of the Board of Trustees reviewed
the proposed Community Service budget for FY 85-86. The budget was approved
with the minor revisions made by the Village Manager. The Budget has yet
to be approved by the entire Board of Trustees sometime in April.
On March 12, 1985, Bob Bonesteel, Director of Communications for Greater
Chicago Salvation Army, presented Community Service with the Golden Kettle
Award. This award recognized Community Service's efforts in organizing the
Christmas Red Kettle Drive for Salvation Army which yield $2,690, more
than any other suburban service unit.
Community Service is compiling a resource directory of local child care
programs for the Task Force on Latch-Key Children. At the last meeting
of the Task Force it was decided to undertake two projects 1) a brochure
with a check list on whether or not your child is ready to stay at home
alone, along with a list of community day care resource in case the child
isn't ready; 2) a curriculum for elementary school children (4th'grade
through 6th) to prepare children for spending time at home alone.
Dore Fowler, Director of the Elk Grove Township Community Day Care Center
has asked me to speak at a conference on child care which the day care
center is planning. I will present a workshop entitled, "A Community's
Response to the Latch-Key Child" at this conference on Saturday, April 20th.
I am still receiving responses to the Emergency Housing Questionnaire which
was distributed for the Task Force on Housing of the Northwest Suburban
Council for Community Services. A final report summarizing these results
should be prepared by mid-April. Attached to this month's board packet is
a newspaper article describing the demand for emergency housing in the
northwest suburbs.
Marge Mahoney and I met with Nancy Yiannias and- Pat McHale to follow up on
previous discussion regarding substance abuse among local teenagers. Pat
McHale will be holding a meeting for concerned parents to. work to address
this problem. Additionally, it was suggested that a letter to parents
regarding teenage parties and the Village ordinance on parental responsibility
for providing alcohol to minors be included in the next Village newsletter.
Marge also encouraged the use of the local cable access channel to help
educate the community on this concern.
The 500 copies of the revised Senior Citizen Handbook have been printed and
received from the library. These handbooks will continue to be distributed
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through the Grant Wood Senior Center, the Village Clerk's office, the
Library and the Community Service office.
Publicity for the S.T.E.P. Teen Parenting Program, which is being organized
by Community Service and Elk Grove Village Public Library, is being prepared
and distributed. This program will be held at the library on Monday, March
12, 1985 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Both Joe Norton from the Youth Services
of Cook County Sheriff's Department and Carol Lysne from Elk Grove Schaumburg
Townships Mental Health Center will present this program. This program
will serve as an overview of the S.T.E.P. Teen Program, 10 week course
on parenting teenagers. If enough parents are interested this course will
be offered.
The Northwest Suburban Council for Community Services March program will
be on "Alzheimer's Disease". The April program will be on "Adult Children
of Alcoholics". I have arranged for the speakers on both of these topics.
The Coordination of Services program for March 20th is on "Cocaine Addition:
The Drug of the 80's". This will be held in the Fleming Room of the
Library from 8:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Submitted by,
Lynette J.vSwanson, Coordinator
Community Service
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