Board of Health — Skokie, IL
Date: 2025-03-13

Skokie Board of Health
 Thursday, March 13, 2025
 7:00 pm
 Conference Room D&E, Village Hall, 5127 Oakton St

 AGENDA

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Approval of Minutes: February 13, 2025 Meeting

IV. Village of Skokie Stormwater Quality Program, Daniel Bounds, PE, D.WRE,
 Associate Vice President, Baxter & Woodman

V. BOH Chair Updates, Dr. Edward Linn

VI. Health and Human Services Updates, Mike Charley
 A. Water Main Break – Water Sampling Update

VII. Old Business

VIII. New Business

IX. Public Comments

X. Adjournment

 Next Regular Meeting: April 10, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.




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Skokie Board of Health
 Thursday, March 13, 2025
 7:00 pm

 Conference Room D&E, Village Hall, 5127 Oakton St


 MINUTES

In attendance: Dr. Michael Gottesman, Dr. Edward Linn (Chair), Juliet Haido, Maureen Hanlon, Dr. Girijia Kalyan
Kumar, Margaret Keeler, Dr. Stephen Lupovitch, Rohit Pandya, Dr. Kyungran Shim, Dr. Romil Sood, Patricia
Urbanus, Irtaza Usman, Ruth Varma, Dr. William Werner, Sibyl Yau; Liaison (Vice-Chair); Staff Liaison: Mike
Charley; Trustee Keith Robinson
Not in attendance: Dr. Swapna Dave, Dr. Bruce Gaynes, Heidi Nickisch Duggan, Dr. Larry Williams; Trustee
James Johnson


I. Call to Order at 7:05 PM

II. Approval of Agenda, first by Sood, second by Werner

III. Approval of Minutes: February 13, 2025 Meeting, first by Sood, second by Werner.

IV. Village of Skokie Stormwater Quality Program, Daniel Bounds, PE, D.WRE, Associate Vice
 President, Baxter & Woodman: Bounds shared that the Village is required by the Illinois
 Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to implement best practices to prevent or reduce
 pollutant discharges from its storm drain system to protect surface water quality, under its MS4
 permit from the IEPA. Bounds shared that the Village has both combined sewers and sewers that
 only receive storm runoff. The Village’s stormwater runoff enters the North Shore Channel and
 then flows to the North Branch of the Chicago River. The Village Engineering Division maintains
 documentation and programmatic coordination in support of the stormwater program to meet
 IEPA standards.

V. BOH Chair Updates, Dr. Edward Linn: Dr. Linn shared that there is a measles outbreak in West
 Texas, with a majority of people not vaccinated. Dr. Linn shared that someone is considered
 protected against measles if they have received two doses of MMR, had a previous measles
 infection or were born prior to 1957 (presumptive immunity). Measles is a very contagious
 disease.

VI. Health and Human Services Updates, Mike Charley - Water Main Break – Water Sampling
 Update: Charley provided a detailed timeline and overview of the Health and Human Services
 response and responsibilities during the recent Village water main break. Charley provided that a
 major water transmission main failure on 02/14/2025 caused a village-wide water outage, leading
 to a boil order issued at 7:58 AM. Skokie HHS coordinated some of the Village’s emergency
 response efforts, providing public health guidance by notifying key businesses, institutions, and
 vulnerable residents while consulting with the IEPA. A Village press conference was held, with
 Charley being a participant, and bottled water distribution was completed with the help of our
 Medical Reserve Corps members, key staff and several community stakeholders. On 2/15/2025,
 over 100,000 bottles of water were distributed, with water sampling being conducted by Skokie
 HHS Environmental Health Division staff. Contingency plans were prepared in case of failed
 samples, including securing mutual aid and an emergency lab. Water sample testing results were
 received and with a “passing result” at 5:55 PM on 02/16/2025. The boil order was lifted at 6:00
 PM on 2/16/2025, with notifications sent to all affected parties.

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VII. Old Business: No old business.

VIII. New Business: No new business.

IX. Public Comments: No public comments.

X. Adjournment at 8:10 PM, first by Urbanus, second by Werner

 Next Regular Meeting: April 10, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.




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