Advisory Commission on Disabilities — Naperville, IL
Date: 2025-02-06

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540
 http://www.naperville.il.us/

 Meeting Agenda

 Advisory Commission on Disabilities

Thursday, February 6, 2025 6:30 PM NEU




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. 25-0146 Receive an update from the City’s Code Enforcement program

2. 25-0147 Receive an update from the Accessibility Community Task Force


E. OLD BUSINESS:
1. 25-0144 Approve the minutes of the November 7, 2024 Advisory Commission on
 Disabilities meeting

2. 25-0161 Review and approve the 2024 Advisory Commission on Disabilities
 Annual Report

3. 25-0145 Approve the Advisory Commission on Disabilities 2025 meeting calendar


F: NEW BUSINESS
1. 25-0148 Discuss hosting the City’s first All-Abilities Fair in July of 2025


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
 http://www.naperville.il.us/


 Meeting Minutes - Final

 Advisory Commission on Disabilities


Thursday, February 6, 2025 6:30 PM NEU


A. CALL TO ORDER:
 Chairman Wronski was not in attendance, Commissioner Deering called the
 meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 6- Lisa Cesal, Donielle Deering, Allison Longenbaugh, Wendy Pligge, Ghousia
 Wajid, and David Halleck
 Absent 1- Suhel Siddiqui




 Also present: Dawn Portner, City Clerk, Student Representatives Lizzie Young
 and Rashmi Adulkar

C. PUBLIC FORUM:
 No speakers for Public Forum.

D. REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Receive an update from the City’s Code Enforcement program

 Code Enforcement Officer Cheryl Muscato gave a presentation on the roles
 and responsibilities of her team and the services they provide to the residents
 of Naperville and some of the ADA issues they work on from year to year.
 This Presentation was received.


2. Receive an update from the Accessibility Community Task Force

 Mary Hamill, Chair of the Accessibility Community Task Force (ACTF) updated
 the Commission on the following ACTF initiatives:

 1) Members of the ACTF met and discussed with state representatives and
 officials from the Illinois Secretary of State about the accessibility icon project
 implementation. At this time, the ILSOS will not be changing the accessibility
 icon it uses. However, the ACTF will encourage City organizations to use the
 updated icon in non-transportation signage applications such as website.

 2) Members of the ACTF submitted comments and spoke during the public
 forum at the November 5, 2024 City Council meeting in support of the Tower

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 Court Residences Project.

 3) The Conservation Foundation contacted the ACTF requesting participation
 in a focus group regarding accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities
 at McDonald Farm in Naperville. Several members participated in an in-person
 self guided assessment and a follow up focus group meeting.

 4) The ACTF attended the City’s Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction
 Committee meeting on November 5, 2024. At this meeting, occupational
 therapy students from North Central College (NCC) presented their
 accessibility audit of the Naperville Riverwalk.

 5) The ACTF submitted a written comment in support of the Affordable
 Housing Incentive Program at the November 19, 2024, City Council meeting.

 6) Members of the ACTF attended the All Abilities Vendor Fair held at
 Community Christian Church on December 1, 2024. The ACTF is exploring
 partnering with the organizers of these fairs in the future.

 7) Thank you to Dawn Portner and Bill Novack for reaching out to the
 Downtown Naperville Alliance and the Naperville Chamber of Commerce to
 encourage businesses to clear snow from sidewalks and accessible parking
 spaces for easier access by persons with disabilities.

 8) ACTF representatives on the City’s 2024 International Residential Code
 Adoption Team attended the Team meeting on February 3, 2025 to discuss the
 implementation of visitability into the City’s building code.

 9) Members of the ACTF have begun discussions with the Naperville Public
 Library staff about Disability Pride Month activities for July 2025. They followed
 up with outstanding projects from 2024, such as sensory bags. They also look
 forward to working with NPL staff on their website accessibility project.

 10) Members of the ACTF attended a Family Matters Parent Training &
 Information Center webinar “Blue Line
 Spectrum Safety” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSkzr9Fhv7E by Sgt.
 (ret.) Stefan Bjex. They followed up with Sgt. Bjex after the webinar and
 confirmed that the Naperville Police Department is in compliance with Illinois
 state law that requires police to take specialized training to learn how to
 interact with people with autism.

 11) Upcoming ACTF projects include the City of Naperville Student
 Recognition Awards on May 6, 2025.



 This Presentation was received.

E. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Approve the minutes of the November 7, 2024 Advisory Commission on Disabilities

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 meeting
 Commissioner Cesal made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Halleck, to
 approve the Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting minutes of November
 7, 2024. The motion carried by a voice vote.

2. Review and approve the 2024 Advisory Commission on Disabilities Annual Report

 As part of the City’s effort to continually review Boards/Commissions, each
 group developed and submitted a brief one-page report. Topics of the ACD
 Commission included accomplishments, challenges for 2024 and upcoming
 work for 2025.
 Commissioner Cesal made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Halleck, to
 approve the Advisory Commission on Disabilities Annual Report. The motion
 carried by a voice vote.

3. Approve the Advisory Commission on Disabilities 2025 meeting calendar

 Commissioner Hallack made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Wajid, to
 approve the Advisory Commission on Disabilities 2025 meeting calendar. The
 motion carried by a voice vote.

F: NEW BUSINESS

1. Discuss hosting the City’s first All-Abilities Fair in July of 2025

 At the November 2024 ACD meeting the Commission discussed working with
 the ACTF to host the City’s first All-Abilities Fair in July of 2025.

 The Commission discussed the types of vendors to invite, possible venues,
 marketing for the event, and the roles and responsibilities of the ACD
 Commission and ACTF Task Force.

 This topic will again be discussed at the May ACD Commission meeting.

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Commissioner Cesal made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Wajid, to
 adjourn the Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting of February 6, 2025 at
 7:47 p.m. The motion carried by a voice vote.




 /S/ Dawn Portner
 Dawn Portner
 City Clerk




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