Human Services Committee Agendas & Minutes

VILLAGE OF NILES HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTTEE MEETING SUMMARY July 13, 2017 Village Hall, Room 212 1000 Civic Center Drive Members Present: Trustee John C. Jekot, Chair Tony Hollenback, Family Services Director Carl Maniscalco, Fitness Center Director Kelly Mickle, Senior Center Director Mark Williams, Teen Center Director Members Absent: None CALL TO ORDER Chairman Jekot called the Human Services Committee meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. Committee approved minutes from the April 13, 2017 meeting. NEW BUSINESS 1) Update of Department FY2017 Goals  Tony Hollenback reported on Family Services activities including o Family Services is beginning implementation of the electronic medical records software called Foothold Technology o They are working through the process of using the 25% of the Village portion of the video gaming revenue for addiction support o There was a lengthy discussion on the potential creation of a 501c3 non-profit foundation to support Village of Niles departments in  collecting donations, apply for grants and using funds to support the mission of our services o Tony and staff are planning for the 50th Anniversary celebration for November 2, 2017 o Family Services hosted 3 Indigenous Grandmothers from May 15th to May 19th to kick off their 50th Anniversary. The Grandmothers spoke at the Senior Center, Family Services, Employee Wellness Luncheon, the Niles Teen Center, Niles Public Library, Expanded Learning and Gemini Middle School. The Grandmothers visit was focused on community building to our children, teens, adults and Seniors in Niles  Carl Maniscalco reported on Fitness Center activities including o Fitness Center memberships have increased to 2423 as of July 13, 2017 o Expenses were down $216,000 or 13% in FY 2017 o New Aquatics Coordinator and Fitness/Group Exercise Coordinator have been hired o Minimum wage for part-time staff has been increased from $8.25 to $10 per hour o The Niles Cycling Classic will be held on July 20 at Oak Park. We are expecting 400-500 cyclists and 1000 spectators throughout the day long event. The family ride will be at 6:15 pm o Online registration through MaxGalaxy is showing success and helping to reduce waiting lines at the front counter o Performance measures for FY17 have been completed and entered into the Covalent software  Kelly Mickle reported on Senior Center activities including o Kathy Thake, Kelly and Carl are conducting research about what a Niles Community Center could look like. They visited a number of area community centers. o The Village Manager visited the Senior Center for a ½ day in early June. He got to experience a busy day at the center. o The NSC received an Age Options grant for $1183 for the Senior Health Insurance program (SHIP) o The NSC is working to partner with Advocate Memory Center on a Musical Memories group o The Community Block Party is scheduled for Saturday, August 26. It will include a drone demonstration, bounce house, hotdogs and more o The current membership is at 938  Mark Williams reported on Teen Center activities including  o Daily attendance picked up a bit in May & June. However, attendance historically drops off for July and August, until students return to school. Average daily attendance for April, May & June is 32 teens per day. o The Teen Center purchased and installed a variety of new, budgeted furniture and equipment including 21 new couches for the TV Lounge which replaced the 20 year old blue sofas donated from the Fitness Center, 6 new tables for the computer lab which added about 3 feet of additional space to move around the room, a new Dome Hockey table for the game room which replaced the underused foosball table. Mark also painted the restaurant benches and tables to match the other new furniture o Mark recently hired Jamie Kowalczyk to replace Ann Puleo on the teen center staff. Jamie will be starting around Tues. July 18. Ann’s last day is August 11. Mark is still looking for another new staff member to replace Nick Pizzo. Nick’s last day will be August 18. o The Teen Center’s lease renewal will be on the agenda for the Aug. 22 VON board meeting o The Back to School Dance is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Fitness Center from 6:30-9:00 pm o The Lights On Afterschool event is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 26 at Golf Mill Mall from approx. 4:00- 6:00 pm o Mark is expecting the arrival of his second child, a baby girl, around July 20. 2) Departmental Quarterly Performance Measures  Family Services Department measures  Fitness Center measures  Senior Center measures  Teen Center measures 3) 2018 Budget Updates (same as above per department) OTHER BUSINESS No other Business (or state business) PUBLIC COMMENTS None NEXT MEETING DATE Thursday, October 12 at 1:00 p.m. at Village Hall (Kelly Mickle will be responsible for agenda and minutes for this meeting) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Human Services Committee, the meeting adjourned at 2:17 p.m.