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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMUNITY SERVICES - 05/16/2007 - COMMUNITY SERVICES MINUTES MINUTES . Board of Health & Community Services Village of Elk Grove Village May 16, 2007 Board Members Present Jim Christie, Chairman Dr. John Kelly Lois Colaprete Georgia Landt Ray De Palma Mary Paliganoff Teri Dill Sal Pace Merrill Froney Dick Scholten Dr. Harold Labinsky Mike Tuozzo Board Members Absent . Teresa Ancsinis Nancy Czarnik, Trustee Liaison William Beaupre Arnie Feichter Ryan Bookler Tim Merrill I 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 7:06 PM. - Action Items: Approval of the Minutes There was a motion by Merrill Froney to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2007 meeting, second by Mike TnOZZO. The minutes were unanimously approved. Department Director's Report Anti-Smoking Campaign Smoke Free Elk Grove Website The Village has now established a direct link to the Smoke Free Elk Grove website. The web address is wwNv.smol.efree.elkgr'ove.com. Smoke Free Afascot Contest The Smoke Free Elk Grove mascot contest concluded on April 30"i. At the conclusion of the meeting the Director asked a number of Board members to conduct a preliminary judging of the entries. Ten entries were chosen. These will be provided to the Mayor and Trustees for the final judging. The mascot will be used in promotional events and activities. Smoking Cessation The smoking cessation survey has been finalized. The survey will be posted on the Elk Grove Smoke Free website. The survey will be promoted in the Village Newsletter. Kenneth Young Centers'In Touch program designed the survey. The smoking survey will be used by the Village to develop an effective smoking cessation program. i I Smoke Frce Illinois • The state legislature passed the State of Illinois Smoking Ban. It now rooves to the Governor for signing, who said he would sign the bill. If passed the bill would go into effect on January 1, 2008. If the bill becomes law communities that have smoking ordinances would need to comply with State requirements. hi the case of Elk Grove Village our ordinance would need to be revised. The State requires a 15-foot perimeter from a public or work place entryway vs. a -1 0-foot distance for the Village. Compact Fluorescent Lights The"A Thousand Points of Environmental Light"program has hit a snag. Wal*Marts' corporate office_ has decided not to participate in the Village program promoting and discounting CFLs to the residents. The Village was hoping to form a public-private partnership with Wal*Mart to provide CFLs to residents at a discounted price. The CFL program was the idea of three students from Elk Grove High School. The students will pursue other partnerships with local retailers. Medication Drop-off The medication drop-off program has been cleared to begin in May. Last month the Village was told that the DEA required a police.officer to be present to oversee the handling and.storage of any controlled substance. Since we did not know when those substances could be brought in it would be disrupting to police operations. The Village has now been cleared to accept all medications as long as strict security is followed. Medications will be deposited into drums and sealed after each use. The Director is still recommending the medication drop off is limited to once a month for a determined period of time; Sharps (needles, lancets) will also be accepted. The Firstdateis scheduled for May 1 S'h from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Additional dates have been scheduled for June, July, and August. Health risk Assessment Aliproxinmately 50 village employees that participated in the health risk assessment (HRA) screenings conducted by ABMC on April 10`" and 12`h were sent e-mails to participate in a the second part of the assessment. Employees were asked to fill out an online survey. After submitting the survey employees will be provided with an individual HRA. The Village will then receive an aggregate survey of employees LIRA. Emergencv Response Volunteers The Department met with the Police and Fire Departments and Public Works to discuss the recruitment and training of a corps of volunteers that will be activated during a time of disaster or emergency situation. The participating Departments agreed that volunteers could be cross-trained to perform a variety of tasks during a disaster or activation of the pharmaceutical distribution plan. We will continue to meet to discuss the recruitment, formation, and training of a volunteer corps. Pharmaceutical Distribution Exercise On April 26"' the Village participated in a full-scale exercise to test the Cook County Department of Public Health Pharmaceutical Stockpile Distribution Plan for first responders. The mock exercise tested and validated procedures to distribute pharmaceuticals to first responders and their family members. ® West Nile virus May I" is the unofficial start of the West Nile virus season. The Village can begin to provide dead birds to the County for testing. In DuPage County an early test of mosquito batches has already come back positive for West Nile virus. Residents must continue to exercise caution when outdoors during active mosquito periods. Blood Drive At blood drive held on Saturday, April 28`h, 29 pints of blood were donated, 6 donors were deferred. The next blood drive will be held on August 4`h. Conditional Permit Enforcement The Department had to place Rey Taco on notice for violating the conditions of its "Conditional Permit".The restaurant was granted a last minute extension, but must comply with the requirements of the permit in 60 days. Failure to comply will result in a hearing before the Board of Health & Community Periodic inspections will be conducted to ensure they are on track. i Community Service Coordinator Report Financial Assistance The following financial assistance was provided in April. Salvation Anuy funds assisted five families: $1,000.00 Housing fund assisted four families: $378.86 Food pantry assisted 36 households (40 adults, 7 senior citizens, 44 children) Holiday-Adopt-A-Fanuly The Community Services Coordinator and Senior Clerk will be exploring ways to accommodate the Holiday-Adopt-A-Family program with the construction of the new Village complex. • Rebuilding Together Rebuilding Together completed their projects on May 5"' Eight homes, including one in Elle Grove, were provided with needed repairs. 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. Treasures And Trash Plans to hold the Treasures And Trash sale to benefit the Kenneth Young Centers are moving along. Applications were mailed out to possible vendors and interested groups and individuals. Local newspapers have been contacted, and the event will be publicized in the Villager Newsletter and on the Channel 6 program In The Grove. Cook County Sheriff's Award, At a ceremony held on May 9th, Lorraine Terryberry and Ruth Gilbert, were awarded the Cook County Sheriff sSenior Medal of Honor for their service in the community. Nuts And Bolts On Saturday, May 19"', the United States Postal Service is sponsoring their letter carrier food drive. This is done in conjunction with the Cub Scouts. The program supplies local food pantries with canned and dry food products. The Kenneth Young "Walk for The Mental Health Of It"is Saturday, May 19`h. The walk helps find . the many programs provided by the agency. Environmental Health Inspector's Report-May April Activities Routine Inspections 71 Misc. Activities 283 Complaints 95 Citations 9 TOTAL 458 Community Health Nurse Report—Mav April Activities Report Blood Pressure Screening 57 Blood Sugar Screenings 4 Home/Site Visits 78 Office Visit 0 Consultations (Office/Employee) 2 Blood Drive 35 Day Care Inspections 4 TB Screening 0 Misc.. 9 Flu Shots 0 Site Visit 0 Unhygienic Home 0 Immunization Children (including flu shots) 18 Shots (44 total) TOTAL 207 Trustee Liaison Report None Old Business None New Business Sal Pace asked if the Nurse's report could also provide some upcoming events. Mike Tuozzo asked if the Board could be provided with some volunteer activities. The Director stated that help would be needed at the Document Destruction Event to be held on June 23`6. C: Mayor and Board of Trustees Village Manager Assistant Village Manager Assistant to the Village Manager Village Attorney & Village Clerk • 74eset Form F--.PrintForm PLACE THIS EDGE INTO SCANNER Document Type COMMUNITY SERVICES Meeting Date 05-18-06 Description Community Services Minutes Start Time 18:31 VCMINUTES ELK GROVE VILLAGE COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD OF DIRETORS MEETING MINUTES Thursday, May 18, 2006 Conference Room C —Lower Level, Municipal Building Board Members Present: Board members Absent: Nancy Czarnik, Trustee Liaison Georgia Landt James Morrill, President Mike Tuozzo, Vice President Ryan Bookler, Secretary Teresa Anesinis Ann Feichter Staff Present Jim Foss Linda Blair, Coordinator Mary Paliganoff Desmond RaBery, Police Social Worker Peg Vallilo Mike Cavallini, Director Call to Order: James Morrill, President, called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m • Action Items: The minutes from the April 20, 2006 meeting were approved after a motion by Mike Tuozzo and a second by Anne Feichter. New Business: Mayor Johnson addressed the board about the future state of the Community Service Board. According to Mayor Johnson, the Elk Grove Village Board has been reviewing all village boards. As a result of this process, the Elk Grove Village Board unanimously agreed to combine the Board of Health and the Community Service Board. An official vote will be taken at the June board meeting. The Elk Grove Village Board will also decide whether to make the combined board 11 or 9 members. Mayor Johnson assured Community Service Board members that no Community Service members or Health Board members be removed. Through attrition, the number of Health and Community Service board members will be reduced. Mayor Johnson also stated that members of any village board will be required to maintain a 66% attendance percentage in order to continue to serve his or her board. According to Mayor Johnson the Community Service by laws are not binding because they were never officially approved by the Village Board. Jim Christie will remain the chairman of the combined Boards. Mr. Christie has been . told of the changes, but the rest of the Health Board has not been informed. The new board will become a committee, not a commission due to legalities. Despite the lack of . commission status given to the combined board, members will continue to receive a vehicle sticker and an invitation to the village dinner. The mayor reiterated that he appreciates the service of the Board. Coordinator's Report: Given by Linda Blair Linda reports that Marty is still out on medical leave. There have been several attempts to contact the Red Cross regarding Shelter Training. As of tonight there has not been a response, but Linda will continue to follow up to attempt to schedule. Linda wanted the Board to know that she was not aware of the change in the status of the Board. She was not party to any discussion or was not involved in any part of the decision making. Committee Reports Caryn Brauweiler, is an employee of Safe From The Start, a division of the Children's Advocacy Center, which files abuse reports when children make cases, was introduced as a guest speaker. The program was started though a grant for children 0-5 to help those have been victims of violence or witness to violence. This was an underserved part of the population, so they were able to provide a valuable service to these children and their families. They also do presentations to train preschool teachers some of the warning signs of students that have been exposed to abuse. They also train law enforcement. The program started with three employees, but has since expanded. They service mostly northwest Cook County, but if there is an opening in the caseload, they will take anyone in Cook County. Most referrals come from law enforcement. All services are free to the community. Ms. Brauweiler also talked about the different types of play therapy that is done for these children. Vice President Tuozzo asked what the board could do to help. Ms. Brauweiler said that the board should be aware of the program--Educating ourselves and knowing about the different programs so that we would be able to pass it on to others. Old Business: President Morrill spoke to the board about the Chicago Area Storm Ready Guidelines that he researched. Elk Grove meets the guidelines, but the program will help educate the community, fire, and police departments. Again, President Morrill would like to come up with a public awareness program to educate the residents about being storm readiness. He thought that segments on Channel 6 would be helpful. Contact President Morrill for more information. • . Director Cavallini educated the Community Service Board about the Health Board. He stated that the Board of Health was recently directed to look at is the different programs to promote a smoke free community. The American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, and other organizations have made presentations to the Health Board. The health department has also examined other health issues such as the bird flu, West Nile Virus, and looking at restaurant issues. Other services offered by the Health Department include providing animal traps, handling garbage complaints, yard waste, recycling, people with high grass, blood drives. Trustee Liaison Report: Given by Trustee Nancy Czarnik The Rotary Fest will be June 14-18. The parade is June 17, at 3p.m. There will be a sock hop from 7:30—9 p.m. on the 17d'. The Farmer's market will begin June 7`h and run through September every Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be an master gardener attending these sessions. Please contact Trustee Czarnik for a list of all vendors for the Farmer's Market. Announcements: The United Way is having a Day for United Way on Monday May 22"d at Denny's from 4:00 p.m. — 10:00 p.m. in Hoffman Estates. 10% of the sales will be given to the for Northwest Suburban United Way. Relay for Life is in Friday, June 9. The Health Department is sponsoring an unwanted medication drive to dispose of prescription or nonprescription medicines on Wednesday, May 31, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The next Community Service Board meeting will be on Thursday, June 15, 2006, at 7p.m. in Room "C" at the Village Hall. Adlournmenh Peg Vallilo motioned to adjourn the meeting and was seconded by Mary Paliganoff at 7:57 p.m. Ryan Bookler, Secretary