Beautification and Improvement Commission — Skokie, IL
Date: 2023-06-01

Village of Skokie Beautification and Improvement Commission
 Meeting Agenda
 June 1, at 6:30 to approx. 8 pm (okay if you need to leave at 7:30)
 Rooms D & E (upstairs)
 I. Approval of May, 2023 Minutes

 II. Recap of Festival of Cultures participation by Commission-Bob Quane

 III. Fourth of July Parade-Chuck

 IV. Public Works Tree Canopy Grant Proposal and Campaign-Quane

 V. Report: Beautification New Initiatives Sub Committee (Tree Canopy Campaign)- Valerie Shum

 VI. 2023 Awards Program Planning-Valerie, Brooke, Fred

 VII. Optional comments/report by Kaylee Aleksic, Forester Intern

 VIII. Report by James Johnson, Trustee Liaison

 IX. Old Business

 • Website update
 • Safety vests

 X. New Business

 XI. Adjournment

If you have an agenda item that you would like to be considered for a future meeting, just send me an email.
Thanks.

Bob Quane, quane@siu.edu
847-271-3868

Minutes – 6/1/23 Beau�ﬁca�on and Improvement Commission
Roll Call:
Commissioners Present:
 Robert Quane (Chair)
 Sherwin Ditlove
 Vernell Ellison-Smith
 George Hubchak
 Edward M. Potash
 Rachel Rosenberg
 Valerie Shuman
 Ross Del Rosario
 Mike Madalinski
 William Barney
 Will Oney-Paige
Commissioners Absent:
 Mitchell H. Sandler (Vice Chair)
 Ann Goldsha�
 Joseph Hasten
 Dalya Horowitz
 Charles Levine
 Barbara Rubins
 Brooke Sprague
Forester Cathy Stevens and Trustee James Johnson - absent
Forester Intern Kaylee Aleksic - present


Minutes:
 1. Call to order by Chair Quane at 6:35PM
2. Chair Quane asked everyone to sign atendance sheet and include vest size on
 atendance sheet.
3. Commissioner Shuman and Commissioner Oney-Paige second approval of the minutes
 from last mee�ng
4. Chair Quane went over details of the Skokie Fes�val of Cultures and stated that we can
 discuss what to do next year at a later date.
 a. Chair Quane thanked all commissioners who par�cipated and talked about all
 candy given away.
 b. Chair Quane provided stats on the fes�val raﬄe winners and who won (Jo
 Hammerman and Sehar Saeed)
 c. Chair Quane is looking to have Assistant to the Public Works Director Zimmerman
 get a beter rain barrel for next year
 d. Chair Quane is looking to see what trees are available in public works
 e. Commissioner Madalinski stated that a lot of candy was given away
 f. Commissioner Lisiewicz stated that a lot of people atended the Skokie Fes�val of
 Cultures from outside of Skokie
5. Skokie 4th of July Parade – Chair Quane
 a. Chair Quane extended an invita�on to commissioners to be on and/or walking
 next to the ﬂoat
 b. Chair Quane extended invite to Go-Green Skokie and SEAC to be on the
 Beau�ﬁca�on and Improvement Commission Skokie 4th of July Parade ﬂoat.
 c. Chair Quane looking at new signage for the Skokie 4th of July Parade ﬂoat
 d. Consensus during mee�ng was “no” to seed giveaways
 e. Commissioner Shuman ques�oned if the Beau�ﬁca�on and Improvement
 Commission should have a QR code on signage on the ﬂoat for the Skokie 4th of
 July Parade?
 f. Chair Quane stated that he’s said “no” to the mariachi guy on the Skokie 4th of
 July Parade ﬂoat
 g. Chair Quane believes that the Beau�ﬁca�on and Improvement Commission’s
 ﬂoat is the only tradi�onal ﬂoat in the Skokie 4th of July Parade
 h. Chair Quane spoke to size/length of the Skokie 4th of July Parade
 i. Chair Quane discussed various marching bands in the area that may or may not
 par�cipate.
 j. Chair Quane stated that a marching band from Dubuque will be par�cipa�ng in
 the Skokie 4th of July Parade
 k. Chair Quane stated that the fee for par�cipa�ng in the Skokie 4th of July Parade is
 $125 for a business
 l. The Beau�ﬁca�on and Improvement Commission will look for ﬂower shaped
 candies as give-aways seems to be consensus
 m. Commissioner Rosenberg asked for Chair Quane to clarify all instruc�ons about
 everything for the parade to the all par�cipa�ng members in the parade
6. Chair Quane introduces Forester Intern Aleksic, the new intern for public works
 a. Forester Intern Aleksic introduces herself and talks about her degree and how
 she’s working with Assistant to the Public Works Director Zimmerman
 b. Forester Intern Aleksic will help with the judging and nomina�ng of proper�es
 this summer for the Beau�ﬁca�on and Improvement Commission Award
 c. Chair Quane requested Forester Intern Aleksic to reserve the best area for a fall
 plan�ng for the commission
7. Chair Quane discusses grant proposal
 a. Tree canopy campaign
 i. Discusses the details and par�culars
 ii. Read proposal for all commission members
 iii. Recogni�on program
 iv. Evalua�on piece – how do we know we are successful?
 b. Commissioner Shuman and Chair Quane talked to Forester Stevens and Assistant
 to the Public Works Director Zimmerman, on how the Beau�ﬁca�on and
 Improvement Commission cannot be just “bystanders” to what public works is
 working on with tree plan�ngs
 c. Commissioner Shuman wants to go over what we can do to scout for tree
 plan�ng areas with businesses
8. Commissioner Shuman to discuss B & I awards updates
 a. Process
 b. What to look for
 i. Tree loca�ons (new)
 c. Nomina�on
 d. Scou�ng
 e. Schedule
 f. Commissioner Hubchak suggests using oﬃcial Skokie envelopes for all mailings
 g. Forester Intern Aleksic brought addi�onal red Skokie Beau�ﬁca�on and
 Improvement Commission polo t-shirts
 h. Commissioner Hubchak will coordinate the judging again
 i. Commissioner Shuman will email everyone evening of June 1, 2023
 j. Chair Quane, Commissioner Shuman and Commissioner to make sure Zones are
 assigned properly
 k. Announcement on June 13, 2023 to community about Beau�ﬁca�on and
 Improvement Commission Awards
 l. Commissioner Shuman may promote garden walk if current schedule works for
 next year
 m. Reviewed nomina�on zones
9. Old business
 a. Resource page was delayed per Assistant to the Public Works Director
 Zimmerman and Chair Quane’s conversa�on
 b. Communica�ons Manager Meredith Gioia to review resource page
 c. June 13, 2023 will have an announcement for the Beau�ﬁca�on and
 Improvement Commission awards
 d. Safety vests and envelopes to be sent to commissioners mid-week
 e. Commissioner Hubchak to assign judges online
 f. Chair Quane will get back to us on physical loca�on of where to pick up the vests
 and envelopes (for those who want to pick up)
 g. Forester Intern Aleksic will ﬁnd a place for the September plan�ng
10. Commissioner Ditlove mo�on to adjourn
 a. Commissioner Shuman seconds mo�on to adjourn