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Home My WebLink AboutCOMMUNITY SERVICES - 04/18/2007 - COMMUNITY SERVICES MINUTES MINUTES Health & Community Services Board • Village of Elk Grove Village April 18, 2007 Board Members Present Jim Clristie, Chairman Anne Feichter Teresa Anesinis Dr. Harold Labinsky Ryan Bookler Georgia Landt, Lois Colaprete Mary Paliganoff Ray De Patina Mike Tuozzo Board Members Absent William Beaupre Dr. Jolun Kelly Nancy Czarmik, Trustee Liaison Jim Morrill Teri Dill Sal Pace Merrill Franey Dick Scholten 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 7:07 PM. Action Items: Approval of the Minutes There was a motion by Ray De Palma to approve the minutes of the March 21, 2007 meeting, second by Ami Feichter. The minutes were unanimously approved. Community Service Coordinator Report Financial Assistance The following financial assistance was provided in March. Salvation Anny funds assisted three families: $600.00 Housing fund assisted three families: $250.59 Food pantry assisted 43 households (53 adults, 7 senior citizens, 53 children) [volunteer of the Year Reco-Wtiott Birdie Besceglia and Joey Dickson will be recognized at the Village Awards Dinner as Volunteers of the Year. Ruth Gilbert and Lorraine Terreberry were nominated for the Cook County Sheriff's Medal of Honor. Easter Adopt-A-Family This Easter, 37 family were provided dinner baskets. Three community donors adopted larger families, a local church provided dinners for 10 single residents and seniors, and the remaining baskets were provided through the food pantry, Rebuilding Together • Rebuilding Together is a national program that rehabs homes and provides repairs for low income seniors and persons with disabilities. All services are provided free-of-charge by volunteers and skilled workers. Sixteen homes have been selected the first workday on May 5"'. Linda Blair is the Chairperson for the area Rebuilding Together group. i Emergency Volunteers i The Community Services Coordinator (CSC) attended a seminar on the management of spontaneous volunteers during emergency situations. The Departments of Health & Community Services, Police, Fire, and Public Works are currently exploring the use of volunteers that would be activated in the case of a disaster or emergency situation. Mavwell Street Event The CSC and the ad hoc committee are finalizing the plans for the Treasure To Trash Sale to benefit i the Kenneth Young Centers. The large "garage sale"-will be held in the Elk Grove High School parking lot on ,tune 30`x'. Ann Feichter asked how the event would be advertised. The CSC stated the event would be publicized in the Villager Newsletter and local newspaper. Vendor applications will now be accepted. Interfaith Council Breakfast On May 3Ihe Interfaith Council will hold their annual prayer breakfast. The breakfast will be held at . the Queen-of-the-Rosary at 7:00 ANI. Department Director's Report Anti-Smoking Campaign Smoke Free Elk Grove Mascot Contest The Director stated that the name and design a Smoke Free Elk Grove mascot contest entry forms have been delivered to the elementary schools and juniorhigh school representatives. The contest runs until April 30`11. The winning entries will be picked in May, with awards going to the top tluee entries. The mascot will be used in promotional events and activities, Smoking Cessation The Director and board Chairman Jim Christie met with representatives from Kenneth Young Centers. Laura Larson and Michelle Hohe are part of the In 'Touch program.Li Touch is a management system that oversees 18 regional community based prevention provider agencies. Laura and Michelle developed a smoking survey that will be used by the Village to develop an effective'smoking cessation program. The survey will be promoted in the Village Newsletter. The survey will be on the Village Smoke Free Elk Grove website. Residents that fill out the survey will be entered into a raffle to win a free dinner. Smoke Free Foram On March 27" the Mayor held a follow up Smoke Free Elk Grove Fortran with local restaurants and entertainment providers. At the meeting the Village provided a number of advertising and promotional. ideas as an outgrowth of the February meeting. Some of the ideas presented were; Comcast commercials, promotional flyers in the newspaper, and mascot contest (see above). Food establishments will also be promoted in the Villager Newsletter in a"Support Those That Support Us" campaign. A follow up meeting is scheduled for a later date. Smoke Free Website The Director is exploring a direct access to the Smoke Free Elk Grove website. This will allow residents to have direct access instead of going through the Elk Grove Village website. Once approved it should take two to three days to be up aid running. Compact Fluorescent Lights ' • Three Elk Grove High School students and their teacher have proposed a program to promote the purchase and use of compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL). Called "A Thousand Points of Environmental Light", the program would bring the high school, Village, and Wal-mart together in a public-private partnership to provide CFLs to residents at a discounted price. The program would provide Village residents with a $3.00 coupon off the price of a three pack CFL purchase. . One problem with CFLs is that they do contain small amounts of mercury. The Director has contacted a.fluorescent bulb recycles-who will recycle bulbs collected from Village residents. Residents bringing in a CFL for recycling would receive an additional coupon to purchase CFLs at Wal-Mart. Medication Drop-off The medication drop-off program has hit a snag. The contract hired by S WANCC to pick up and destroy the medications was not aware or made and incorrect assumption that narcotics or controlled substances can just be dropped off with proper security measures. The DEA requires that when any controlled substance is brought in, a police officer trust be present to oversee the handling and storage. Since we do not know when those substances may be brought in it would be disrupting to police operations. Therefore, the Director recommended that medication drop off is limited to once a month for a determined period of time. Sharps (needles, lancets) will also be accepted. Health risk Assessment Approximately 50 village employees participated in the health risk assessment screenings conducted . by ABMC on April 10°' and 12th. After a battery of tests the employees were provided with their personal health information. In May employees will be asked to complete an e-mail survey. The tow parts will be used to evaluate the employee's total health risk. CERT Volunteers On April 20"' the Department will be meeting with the Police and Fire Departments and Public Works to discuss the creation of a corps of volunteers that will be activated during a time of disaster or emergency situation. Monies have been budgeted by the Fire Department to recruit and train citizen volunteer corps. The Department is interested in recruiting volunteers to assist during a disaster or activation of the phanmaceutical distribution plan. i Table Top Exercise On April 26" the Village will be participating in a fall scale exercise to test the Cook County Department of Public Health Pharmaceutical Stockpile Distribution Plan for first responders. The test will validate procedures and ultimately reveal if corrective action is needed in the plan. The test will not require set tip of the emergency operations center. Summer Intern Luciana Walker has been selected as the Department intern for this summer. She is a student at Northern Illinois University, majoring in Community Health. She is required to complete 360 hours of practical work to finish her studies Blood Drive A blood drive will be held on Saturday, April 28 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Village Complex. Environmental Health Inspector's Report-April March Activities Routine Inspections 71 Misc. Activities 387 • Complaints 105 Citations 10 TOTAL 573 Communitv Health Nurse Report—April March Activities Report • Blood Pressure Screening 50 Blood Sugar Screenings 2 Home/Site Visits 53 Office Visit 0 Consultations (Office/Employee) 4 Blood Drive 0 Day Care Inspections 3 TB Screening 0 Misc. 2 Flu Shots 0 Site Visit 0 Unhygienic Home 0 Immunization Children(including fln shots) 26 Shots (63 total) TOTAL 140 Trustee Liaison Report None Old Business ® None New Business None Sal Pace motioned to adjourn the meeting, secondby Mary Paliganoff. Meeting adjourned 8:43PM. C: Mayor and Board of Trustees Village Manager Assistant Village Manager Assistant to the Village Manager Village Attorney & Village Clerk