Advisory Commission on Disabilities — Naperville, IL
Date: 2024-02-07

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



 Meeting Agenda

 Advisory Commission on Disabilities

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 6:30 PM NEU




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS
1. 24-0126 Approve the minutes of the August 2, 2023 and November 8, 2023
 Advisory Commission on Disabilities meetings

2. 24-0129 Approve the Advisory Commission on Disabilities 2024 meeting
 calendar

E. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. 24-0130 Receive the report on the Right-of-Way Transition Plan and
 improvements from 2021-2023

2. 24-0131 Receive a Riverwalk assessment update from the Accessibility
 Community Task Force

F. NEW BUSINESS:

G. ADJOURNMENT:




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



 Meeting Minutes - Final

 Advisory Commission on Disabilities


Wednesday, February 7, 2024 6:30 PM NEU


A. CALL TO ORDER:
 Chairman Wronski called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 8- Lisa Cesal, Donielle Deering, Sherry Huang, Allison Longenbaugh, Wendy Pligge,
 Suhel Siddiqui, Ghousia Wajid, and Thomas Wronski




 Also present: Dawn Portner, City Clerk; Peter Zibble, Project Engineer; Romit
 Ghosh, Student Representative; Raghav Narsana, Student Representative

 Commissioner Wajid entered the meeting at 7:04 p.m.

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 No speakers for Public Forum

D. OLD BUSINESS

1. Approve the minutes of the August 2, 2023 and November 8, 2023 Advisory Commission
 on Disabilities meetings
 Commissioner Suhel made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Huang to
 approve the Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting minutes of August 2,
 2023 and November 8, 2023. The motion carried by a voice vote.

2. Approve the Advisory Commission on Disabilities 2024 meeting calendar

 The Commission discussed moving the November 6, 2024 meeting to
 November 13, 2024 due to the change in the City Council schedule because of
 the November 5, 2024 election.
 Commissioner Cesal made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Deering, to
 approve the Advisory Commission on Disabilities 2024 Meeting Calendar with the
 exception of moving the November 6, 2024 meeting to November 13, 2024. The
 motion carried by a voice vote.

E. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Receive the report on the Right-of-Way Transition Plan and improvements from

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 2021-2023
 Zibble stated the City is committed to continually improving pedestrian facilities
 within it's rights-of-way to reduce barriers for those individuals with disabilities.
 He explained that the City is responsible for nearly 500 miles of roadway and
 900 miles of sidewalks and that pedestrian improvements are prioritized based
 on the City’s transition plan which outlines new developments, new sidewalk
 program, utility work and capital projects, annual roadway maintenance, and
 resident complaints.

 He explained that over the past three years, the City has performed the following
 work:
 1. Repaired/replaced 17.56 miles of sidewalk and 1,508 ramps
 2. Constructed 9,450 feet of new sidewalk to fill existing gaps
 3. Capital Programs: North Aurora Road widening, Julian Street
 reconstruction, Jefferson and Main streetscape

 The following upcoming projects were also discussed:
 1. Washington Street Streetscape
 2. Columbia Street reconstruction
 3. 2024 In-Town West bulb-out construction
 4. several IDOT projects

 Commissioners discussed the City's sidewalk cost sharing program, how
 maintenance issues are resolved, and directed Portner to work with the Director
 of TED and report to the Commission in May.
 This Report was received.


2. Receive a Riverwalk assessment 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 participated in a research project conducted by the
 University of Illinois Chicago about people with disabilities experiences with civic
 engagement in their local communities.

 2. An ACTF member met with Mayor Wehrli regarding a suicide prevention
 project she has been working on to see if the Naperville Park District’s
 Operation Disrupt should be expanded.

 3. Councilman Kelly referred Rick Bolle from the All Abilities Worship program
 at Front Porch Church to the ACTF and a member of the ACTF met with Mr.
 Bolle.

 4. Councilwoman Longenbaugh referred Kalpana Shah from Simplify Health
 Care to the ACTF regarding the development of their special recruitment for
 hiring new staff with disabilities. A member of the ACTF met with Ms. Shah and
 Ms.Galetsis from Simplify Healthcare.

 5. A member of the ACTF met with members of the Senior Task Force (STF)

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 to discuss visitability in Naperville. A presentation will be made at their February
 13, 2024 meeting.

 6. The ACTF contacted the Executive Director of the Naperville Public Library
 David Della Terza regarding disability awareness last year. This led to a
 productive meeting with Library staff coordinate Disability Pride Month activities
 and expansion of services for persons with disabilities such as accessibility
 items for check-out, installation of sensory bags in the libraries, and more
 accessible library activities.

 7. The ACTF will begin working on the annual Student Recognition Awards to
 be presented at the May 7, 2024, Council meeting.

 8. An ACTF member shared a concern about businesses not clearing their
 sidewalks after snowstorms and how this is an impediment to persons who use
 mobility devices.

 9. The ACTF requested an update about the weight of the employee entrance
 door in the lower-level parking garage and this was to be brought to the attention
 of the public buildings operations department to measure.

 Portner stated that the Municipal Code holds that parking spaces are only
 required to be maintained free from hazardous conditions and that maintenance
 of parking lots, and ensuring that parking stalls are always accessible to the
 public for snow removal, is the responsibility of the property owners and that if it
 differences cannot be settled it's typically a civil dispute matter.

 Portner also gave an update on Municipal Center projects including that doors
 have been replaced and security improvements will be made to the lobby this
 spring/summer. Specifically she stated that the metal doors for the lower level
 employee entrance will remain closed and accessible by badge access only,
 that glass doors on the first floor have been replaced and can be used to exit
 the building, that all projects are ADA compliant, and no additional projects are
 planned at the Municipal Center at this time.
 This Report was received.

F. NEW BUSINESS:

 No New Business

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Commissioner Wajid made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Siddiqui to
 adjourn the Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting of February 7, 2024 at
 7:35 p.m.. The motion carried by a voice vote.




 /S/Dawn Portner
 Dawn Portner
 City Clerk

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