Advisory Commission on Disabilities — Naperville, IL
Date: 2023-08-02

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Agenda

 Advisory Commission on Disabilities

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 6:30 PM Meeting Room A




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. 23-0874 Introduction of Councilwoman Allison Longenbaugh as the City Council
 representative to the Advisory Commission on Disabilities
2. 23-0875 Receive an update from the Accessible Community Task Force


E. OLD BUSINESS:
1. 23-0877 Approve the minutes of the: February 3, 2021; May 5, 2021; August 4,
 2021; November 3, 2021; February 2, 2022; and November 2, 2022
 Advisory Commission on Disabilities meetings

F: NEW BUSINESS

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
 be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
 630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every effort
 will be made to allow for meeting participation.




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400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Minutes - Final

 Advisory Commission on Disabilities


Wednesday, August 2, 2023 6:30 PM Meeting Room A


A. CALL TO ORDER:
 Chairman Briggs called the meeting to order 6:30 PM.

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 6- Mikel Briggs, Donielle Deering, Sherry Huang, Allison Longenbaugh, Suhel
 Siddiqui, and Ghousia Wajid
 Absent 1- Thomas Wronski




 Also present: Miranda Barfuss, CDBG Administrator; Mary Hamill, Chair of the
 Accessible Community Task Force (ACTF); Greg Mason, ACTF member;
 Brigid Mason, ACTF member; Vicki Ponzo, resident; Les Willenth, resident.

C. PUBLIC FORUM:
 Vicki Ponzo and Les Willenth requested an update regarding incorporating
 visitability practices for new housing construction in the City. Hamill replied that
 she has an update in her Accessible Community Task Force report.

D. REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Introduction of Councilwoman Allison Longenbaugh as the City Council representative
 to the Advisory Commission on Disabilities
 Chairman Briggs welcomed Councilwoman Longenbaugh.

2. Receive an update from the Accessible Community Task Force

 Hamill reported that the task force began working on creating a Visitability
 Statement and letter to developers following the November 2022 Meeting. The
 statement is now on the city's website and they are planning to present the
 benefits of vistability at a September Planning & Zoning Commission meeting.
 The statement emphasizes three items in home construction: (1) Zero-step
 entrance, (2) Minimum 36" widths for ground-floor doorways and hallways, (3)
 Ground floor bathroom with blocking added to the underlying structure to ease
 the future installation of grab bars. Mason and Mason discussed accessible
 modifications they had completed in their home.

 Hamill reported that ACTF members have participated in the Riverwalk

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 Planning, Design and Construction Committee meetings; the review committee
 for the Community Development Block Grant allocations; Representative Janet
 Yang Rohr's Diversity & Inclusion Citizen's Advisory Panel; a local legislators
 roundtable discussion on disabilities; the Downtown Streetscape Improvement
 Project; the Naperville Park District's website focus group; District 203's
 Partners in Growth Family Resource Fair; and presented the Naperville
 Student Recognition Awards with the City Council. She went on to say that the
 ACTF has been a strong proponent of the Tower Court Apartments
 development. Deering reported that the project did not receive funding from the
 Illinois Housing Development Authority this year, which will delay the project by
 at least a year.

 Hamill stated a concern that employee entrance door in the lower level parking
 garage of the municipal center is not handicap accessible due to its weight.
 Barfuss reported that while the entrance will remain an employee entrance,
 rather than a public entrance due to security concerns, the availability of ADA
 parking at the municipal center was recently reviewed by the TED department
 was found to be compliant, however one or more ADA spaces from the lower
 level may be moved to the upper level, where the public entrance is located.
 Chairman Briggs reported that municipal center accessibility is within the
 purview of the Advisory Commission on Disabilities and Barfuss agreed that
 the recommendation to review the weight of the entrance door will be brought
 to the attention of the public buildings operations department.



E. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Approve the minutes of the: February 3, 2021; May 5, 2021; August 4, 2021;
 November 3, 2021; February 2, 2022; and November 2, 2022 Advisory Commission
 on Disabilities meetings
 Commissioner Briggs made a motion to approve the Advisory Commission on
 Disabilities minutes of February 2, 2021; May 5, 2021; August 4, 2021; November
 3, 2021; February 2, 2022 and November 2, 2022, seconded by Siddiqui. The
 motion was approved by unanimous voice vote.
 Aye: 4- Briggs, Deering, Huang, Siddiqui, and Wajid

 Excused: 1- Longenbaugh, and Wronski


F: NEW BUSINESS
 Briggs requested that staff review the potential to expand the Commission's
 ability to assist the public, particularly those that attend public forum and
 provide assistance to the ACTF. Barfuss and Longenbaugh noted that the City
 Manager's office, along with the Mayor, are currently reviewing each City of
 Naperville Board and Commission's charter, scope and effectiveness.

 Barfuss shared that the open participation period for the 2023 Naperville
 Community Survey has begun and encouraged all attending to complete the
 survey.

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G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Commissioner Deering made a motion to adjourn the regular Advisory
 Commission on Disabilities meeting of August 2, 2023 at 7:18 PM, seconded by
 Briggs. The motion was approved by unanimous voice vote.




 /S/ Miranda Barfuss
 Miranda Barfuss
 CDBG Administrator




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