Human Services Committee Agendas & Minutes

Regular Meeting

Niles, IL · September 29, 2020

Minutes

Village of Niles Human Services Committee Meeting Minutes September 29, 2020 The following Human Services Committee members were in attendance: Committee Chair Trustee John Jekot, Fitness Center Director Carl Maniscalco, Senior Center Director Kelly Mickle, Family Services Director Darren Brown, Teen Center Program Coordinator Michael Trevino. I. Call to order The meeting was called to order at 10:03 am on Zoom virtual conference call by Committee Chair Trustee John Jekot. II. Approval of Minutes Carl Maniscalco made a motion to approve the minutes of August 18, 2020 seconded by Kelly Mickle. On voice vote all approved. III. Old Business – None reported IV. New Business a. Departmental updates COVID-19 b. Department Updates (reports attached, provided by Department Head) i. Fitness Center – Publicly thank those that supported the NFFC during the past few months a. Discussion on creating a 501C3 foundation for support to the Human Services Departments i. John to follow up with the Mayor and Steve regarding this idea ii. Darren has legal documents from a prior attempt iii. Community (non-employee) individual needed to “create” the foundation to start the process ii. Senior Center iii. Family Services a. Teen Center C. COVID-19 Service Updates – None D. Task Forces – Senior Task Force – suspended for the time being Teen Task Force – Created a great addition to the Village website called “All Things Teen.” Wrapping up this week as a Task Force. V. Open Discussion/Public Comment – None VI. Adjournment Motion to adjourn by Kelly Mickle and seconded by Carl Maniscalco, the meeting was adjourned at 10:41 am. Next meeting scheduled for 10/20 at 10am Minutes Drafted by Darren Brown, Family Services Director

Agenda

SENIOR CENTER MAYOR TRUSTEES Andrew Przybylo George D. Alpogianis John C. Jekot VILLAGE MANAGER Danette O’Donovan Matyas Steven C. Vinezeano Denise M. McCreery Craig Niedermaier VILLAGE CLERK Dean Strzelecki Marlene J. Victorine HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE ELECTRONIC MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, September 29, 2020 10:00 a.m. Via Zoom Conference This Electronic Meeting is open to the public and the public may submit public comment in advance. Public comments will be accepted by email and phone call only. Public comments received by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting will be read at the beginning of the meeting. Any comments received during the meeting will be held until the end of the meeting Public Comments should be emailed to dnb@vniles.com and contain: name; address (optional); city; phone (optional); and topic for discussion. Public with no access to email may leave a message at 847-588-8461. I. Call To Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Human Services minutes from the meeting on August 18, 2020 IV. Old Business V. New Business a. Department Updates i. Fitness Center ii. Senior Center iii. Family Services 1. Teen Center b. COVID-19 Services Updates c. COVID-19 Staff Operations Updates & Modifications d. Human Services Task Forces to Combat Isolation VI. Open Discussion and Public Comments VII. Adjournment 999 Civic Center Drive Niles, IL 60714 Phone (847) 588-8420 Fax (847) 588-8455 TDD (847) 588-8487 WWW.VNILES.COM