Board of Health — Skokie, IL
Date: 2019-06-13

Skokie Board of Health
 Thursday, June 13, 2019

 Village Hall – 2nd floor Conference Rooms D & E
 7:00 p.m.

 AGENDA
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 I. GROUP PHOTO!!


 II. Call to Order


 III. Approval of Minutes


 IV. Richard Kong, Director
 Nancy Kim Phillips, Community Engagement Manager
 Skokie Public Library
 Strategic Plan and Library Renovation


 V. Tim Youkhana, PharmD, Personal Statement


 VI. Chair’s Report


 VII. Director’s Monthly Report


 VIII. Old/New Items of Business
 • Summer Board of Health Dinner, Thursday, August 8, 6:30 PM, Location?
 • Please complete Lead & Copper Drinking Line Survey
 • 100 –day Plastic Bag Challenge
 • Possible speakers/topics for Board of Health meetings

 IX. Next Meeting:

 September 12, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
 Village Hall 2nd Floor Conference Rooms D & E

 Jessica Jones, MA
 Vice Chair, Board of Health
 Lead Associate, Health and Benefits Consulting
 Willis Towers Watson
 Presentation: Human Centric Health:
 Leveraging behavioral economics precepts to reduce non-communicable diseases
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Skokie Board of Health
 Committee Meeting Minutes
 June 13, 2019

Present Excused Absent
Mr. Abbasi Ms. Urbanus Dr. Gaynes Ms. Haido
Dr. Dave Mr. Usman Dr. Topouzian Ms. Moy-Wooten
Dr. Drachler Dr. Vernon Ms. Varma Dr. Prince
Ms. Nickisch Duggan Dr. Werner Dr. Shim
Ms. Jones Dr. Williams
Mr. Pandya Dr. Youkhana
Dr. Sood

Bruce A. Jones, Staff
Guest, Trustee Michele Bromberg
Guest, Dr. Edward McCarron – Family Services Commission

A. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Dr. Drachler, Chairman.

B. Approval of Board of Health Meeting Minutes, Materials Distributed:
 Dr. Drachler thanked Dr. Werner for chairing the February meeting that unfortunately did not have a
 quorum. The minutes of the May 23rd meeting were approved as presented.

C. Richard Kong, Director and Nancy Kim Phillips, Community Engagement Manager
 Skokie Public Library Strategic Plan and Library Renovations:

 Mr. Kong and Ms. Phillips gave an informative presentation on the Skokie Public Library Strategic
 Plan and Planned Library Renovations. Because the architectural plans for the renovation have not
 yet been finalized, there are no slides to share.

 The library was originally built in 1960 as a single story building. It was expanded in 1971-1972
 adding a second story. In 2001 a third floor and green roof were constructed.

 Mr. Kong had renderings “a sneak peek” that have not yet been released to the public. They are not
 expanding the foot print of the building just altering the interiors.

 The first floor space will be much more open, inviting community gatherings; walkways through the
 building resemble a street scape with sightlines featuring their three interior courtyards. All outer
 walls will be lined with books.

 They plan to be a place that will welcome teens and have teen librarians on-site, with a STEM lab that
 will be tripling in size. A café is being planned opening to the south courtyard. All the new core
 restrooms will be ADA compliant and “all gender”.

 The second floor space will also be an open concept providing more natural lighting within the
 building. The design is adding numerous study rooms designed for one user, two users, four users
 and larger rooms for groups.

 The reading room will be tripled in size and their media productions rooms are expanding. The
 business center is doubling its capacity from 49 to 100 people, and will be used as a community room
 as well as business center.
 Discussion
 Ms. Jones asked about the Café concept. Mr. Kong said that they want to have a place where people
 can get nourishment during the day, and also have a welcoming atmosphere with the café and the
 south courtyard as a dining area.

 Ms. Urbanus asked if areas will be provided for nursing moms. Mr. Kong replied there would be
 multiple areas including a youth services area and family room with restrooms for moms to nurse.

 Dr. Drachler asked when the project would start, the length of time to complete, and how the Library
 would be managed during the changes. Mr. Kong said they will begin in January 2020 with the
 project to be completed in 3 phases (5 months, 5 months and 4 months respectively) for a total time of
 14 months. The Library will not close during the project and will have as little disruption as possible.

 Dr. Werner asked what their percentage of online/digital materials is versus hard copies. Mr. Kong
 estimates that their volume is about 2/3 digital and approximately 400,000 hard volumes.

 Ms. Nickisch Duggan asked about how they came to the decisions about the renovations. Mr. Kong
 said they used a variety of methods: field observations and interviews with clients, floor plans posted
 for people to add post-it notes with comments, and focus groups.

 Ms. Nickisch Duggan then asked about determining the size of the collection. Mr. Kong explained
 that the Library retains the materials that are being utilized the most by the patrons.

 Mr. Abbasi asked for clarification about the new capacity in the business center areas. Mr. Kong
 stated they are going from a current capacity of 49 up to at least 100, and that people will be able to
 make reservations for these areas.

 Dr. McCarron asked if they have audio and video capacities currently. Mr. Kong said they do and
 this area is also being expanded.

 Dr. Counard wondered if the Library’s Strategic Plan influenced their decisions. Mr. Kong replied
 that while the renovations are part of their Strategic Plan, the project was started before that plan was
 finalized.

 Mr. Abbasi asked about the burden of fines and fees. Mr. Kong responded that the Library fines and
 fees are a very small part of revenue, and that recently they eliminated all fines for all youth books.

 Mr. Kong added that the Library renovations will not increase taxes for Skokie residents.

 Mr. Kong also mentioned that he hopes they will receive funds though a capital funding bill from the
 State of Illinois.


D. Tim Youkhana, PharmD, Personal Statement
 Dr. Youkhana gave a brief personal and professional background overview to the Board.


E. Chair’s Report
 Dr. Drachler noted that there are many new Board members, so he would like to restart the Personal
 Statement portion of the agenda. He would like for one member to give a brief personal and
 professional background statement at each meeting, so everyone gets to know each other better.



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 Dr. Drachler mentioned that all Board members were reappointed for another 2 year term.

 Dr. Drachler asked that members view the new Skokie Website and see if there are any suggestions to
 improve the Website and Board of Health page. Send any suggestions to Dr. Counard’s attention.


F. Health Director’s Monthly Report:
 Dr. Counard presented the May Monthly Report – a copy is attached. Report highlights:

 Child Vision & Hearing Screening Program Concludes
 The Child Vision & Hearing program had a busy year, screening children from 29 private schools and
 daycares in Skokie.

 Lead and Copper Drinking Water Line Survey and Online Map Launched!
 Illinois Environmental Protection Agency mandated that community drinking water systems post an
 inventory map showing the locations of lead drinking water lines. The Skokie Water Service Line
 Map is available online, and we need help from property owners to verify the composition of the
 lines. Dr. Counard asked Board of health members to look at the map and verify the information is
 correct for their property: https://www.skokie.org/766/Lead-Water-Line-Information

 Assyrian Pharmacy Connected to Erie Evanston/Skokie and Heartland Health Centers
 Health Department staff visited the Heartland Health Center and Erie Evanston/Skokie Family Health
 Center with Dr. Tim Youkhana, a Skokie Board of Health member and the new pharmacist in charge
 of the Assyrian Pharmacy.

 State Naloxone Grant
 To help combat the opioid epidemic, the Illinois Department of Public Health is providing grant funds
 for local health departments to purchase Naloxone, an agent used to treat overdoses.

 There was an in depth discussion about the use of the Naloxone and the need for more information
 and a potential speaker on this topic at a future meeting.


G. Old/New Items of Business
 • Board of Health Summer Dinner: Thursday August 8, 2019 starting at 6:30 p.m.
 A location was chosen: Pho PHU LINH Restaurant – 4741 Main Street, Skokie
 • Please complete the Lead & Copper Drinking Water Line Survey.
 • Skokie 100 –day Plastic Bag Challenge. Dr. Counard asked each member to participate and
 utilize reusable bags while shopping.
 • Possible speakers/topics for Board of Health meetings. Dr. Drachler reviewed the previous list of
 speakers/topics. A robust conversation ensued with numerous suggestions offered. Dr. Counard
 will compile a new list and the board can prioritize for future meetings.

 Dr. Drachler mentioned the Talking Farm, located on Howard Street, will be planting fruit trees in
 their orchard. All are welcome to assist. Dr. Counard added she is attending the event, which is on
 Friday June 21 at 9am. People can go to the Talking Farm website to sign up to volunteer.

 Dr. Drachler concluded by saying he will be away for the September meeting and Vice-Chair
 Ms. Jones will chair the meeting in his absence.


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Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:37 p.m.

Next Meeting:

September 12, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Village Hall 2nd Floor Conference Rooms D & E

Jessica Jones, MA
Vice Chair, Board of Health
Lead Associate, Health and Benefits Consulting
Willis Towers Watson
Presentation: Human Centric Health:
Leveraging behavioral economics precepts to reduce non-communicable diseases




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