Board of Health — Skokie, IL
Date: 2016-01-14

Skokie Board of Health
 January 14, 2016
 Village Hall Conf. Rooms D/E
 7:30 p.m.

 AGENDA
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 I. Call to Order


 II. Approval of Minutes


 III. Carrie Haberstich, AICP
 Planner/CDBG Administrator
 Department of Community Development
 Skokie Complete Streets Initiative


 IV. Discussion regarding planned distribution of 2016 Community Health Survey



 V. Chair’s Report



 VI. Director’s Monthly Report



 VII. Old/New Items of Business



 VIII. Adjournment/Next Meeting:

 Thursday, February 11, 2016

 Adam M. LeTendre
 Assistant to the Public Works Director
 Skokie Recycling Programs
 7:30 p.m.
 Village Hall
 nd
 2 Floor Conference Rooms D/E


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Skokie Board of Health
 January 14th, 2016

Present Absent Excused
Dr. Dave Ms. Nikitsch Duggan Mr. Nidetz Mr. Abbasi
Dr. Drachler Dr. Topouzian Dr. Prince Dr. Gaynes
Dr. Luka Ms. Urbanus Dr. Varma
Mr. Pandya Dr. Usman Dr. Vernon
Dr. Sood Dr. Werner
Ms. Jones Thorne Dr. Williams

Guest,
Hanna Kite, Active Transportation Alliance
Nancy Wagner, Active Transportation Alliance
Carrie Haberstitch, Planner, Village of Skokie

Dr. Counard, Director of Health
David Clough, Staff

Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 7:31 p.m by Dr. Drachler, Chairman.

Approval of Minutes – Minutes from previous meeting were approved.

Complete streets – A copy of the presentation is attached
The Village of Skokie is one of eight suburban communities to receive a technical assistance grant for
Complete Streets through the Active Transportation Alliance. The goal of Complete Streets is to create
local laws to ensure the needs of all users of Skokie’s transportation systems are considered regardless of
whether they bike, walk, or drive. All Complete Streets programs have 10 mandatory policy elements
that are used to score the program on a 100 point scale. The proposed Skokie policy was intentionally
strongly worded to indicate that the work “will” be done rather than “may” be done. This policy will help
to meet requirements of the Village Comprehensive Plan as well as the Skokie Community 2012 Health
Plan.

The 10 Policy Elements
1. Vision and Intent – The Village of Skokie will improve the quality of life for its residents, workers,
 and visitors by enhancing its existing multi-modal transportation system. This will be accomplished
 by developing a well-designed, interconnected, and integrated system of complete streets and
 corridors.

2. All Users and Modes – The Village of Skokie will strive to accommodate and educate users of all
 ages and abilities by prioritizing the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users; adapting to the
 needs of emergency responders and commercial vehicle drivers; and acknowledging vehicular use
 and safety.
3. All Projects and Phases - The Village of Skokie will approach every transportation improvement and
 project phase as an opportunity to create safer and more accessible streets and corridors for users of
 all ages and abilities.

4. Exceptions – The Village of Skokie Board of Trustees must approve any exception to this Complete
 Streets Policy. The exception must be assigned to a specific project, supported by a staff report
 describing the rationale for the exception.

5. Network – The Village of Skokie will strive to create a comprehensive, integrated, and connected
 network of transportation options for all modes of travel, designed and operated to enable safe and
 accessible transportation options for all users.

6. Jurisdiction – The Village of Skokie will adhere to this Complete Streets Policy for all street and
 corridor design, and construction projects in the Village.

7. Design – The Village of Skokie will use a flexible and innovative approach, balance user needs,
 ensure a comparable level of safety for all users, and use the best and latest design standards
 available.

8. Context sensitivity – The Village of Skokie will create context-sensitive Complete Streets that meet
 or exceed national best-practice guidelines. Design criteria will be based on the thoughtful
 application of context-sensitive engineering, landscape, architectural, environmental sustainability,
 and design principles.

9. Performance Standards – The Village of Skokie will collect and analyze data, and coordinate with
 other entities as needed, to track successes, modify design concepts, and update best practices

10. Implementation – The Village of Skokie will implement this Complete Streets Policy through the
 Department of Community Development or the Village Manager's designee.

Next steps include presenting the program to the Public Safety Commission and the Village Board
followed by Ordinance Adoption and finally project implementation.

Dr. Drachler asked why the Village chose to do the Complete Streets program and how long they had
been working on it. Ms. Haberstitch reported that Skokie is already well designed to comply with
Complete Streets making it easy to adopt. The Village has been working on it since September.

Dr. Werner asked if improving sidewalks is within the scope of the Complete Streets initiative. Ms.
Haberstitch agreed and said that developing sidewalks to promote safe walks to school is a specific goal
of the Skokie program.

Dr. Drachler entertained a motion to support the proposed Skokie Complete Streets policy and
recommend adoption by the Village Board of Trustees. The motion passed unanimously.
Community Health Survey
Dr. Counard reported that the 2016 Skokie Community Health Survey is ready for distribution. She
requested assistance from the Board of Health with spreading the word about the survey in the
community, and asked for suggestions for ways to distribute the survey as widely as possible. The
IPLAN Committee is also working on survey distribution.

A variety of options were suggested, including sending messages out using Text, What’s App, Facebook,
etc. Dr. Counard said that an official message including the link to the survey would be e-mailed to
Board of Health members and they should certainly use any method possible to share the message with
their family, neighbors, colleagues, patients and friends. Paper copies will be produced by the Health
Department for anyone who wishes to have them, in whatever languages and amounts are desired.

Chairs Report
Dr. Drachler thanked Dr. Prince for serving as Chair during the January meeting while he was in Cuba
and thanked Margaret Langguth for her participation in the Board of Health.

Dr. Drachler mentioned that he met with Mayor Van Dusen, and the Mayor supports increasing the age to
sell or purchase tobacco products in the Village to 21 years (Tobacco 21). He is waiting for the right
opportunity to present it to the Village Board.

Dr. Drachler and Dr. Williams participated in a Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium (NIPHC)
Board meeting where regional public health support for Tobacco 21 was discussed. Dr. Timothy
Sanborn, Head of Cardiology for NorthShore, presented at the meeting. Mayor Emmanuel is proposing
Tobacco 21 for the City of Chicago. Dr. Counard added that the NIPHC Board unanimously agreed to
support Tobacco 21at the state and local level.

Dr. Drachler proposed a motion to support Chicago’s effort to pass a Tobacco 21 law. The motion passed
unanimously. Dr. Drachler reports that the movement is gaining momentum throughout the country.
Stopping kids from starting an addictive substance like nicotine is easier than quitting it.

Director’s Monthly Report (A copy is attached)
Rodent infestations are down by 34% in the Village.
Over the past five years an aggressive multi-disciplinary rodent control program has been developed by
the Health Department, Village Manager’s Office, Public Works and Property Standards. We have made
substantial gains through collaboration, cross-training, strengthening Village ordinances to facilitate
enforcement, requiring restructuring of rear enclosures to prevent re-infestation and conducting
mandatory landlord educational sessions.

Rodent control meeting with City of Evanston staff
Environmental Health Supervisor Bruce Jones, Assistant Village Manager Jason Wicha and I met with
Evanston staff to discuss mutual issues concerning rodent control. Of note, Evanston hires Certified Pest
Control Companies to manage the majority of rodent infestations in the city.
Two Skokie residents attending UIUC develop mumps infection
Two Skokie residents attending the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC) developed mumps
infection. Neither student received the third dose of mumps vaccine currently recommended to control the
outbreak occurring at the university. The Skokie Health Department has publicized the availability of free
mumps vaccine for residents attending UIUC.

Skokie resident hospitalized with influenza
An 80 year old woman who lives in Skokie was hospitalized in intensive care after contracting influenza.
She did not receive a flu shot. The Health Department provides flu shots during the fall for Skokie
residents over the age of 6 months. This is accomplished through community

Old Business
Dr. Drachler distributed articles on e-cigarettes reporting that even "nicotine free" e-cigarettes cause
cellular damage.

New Business
Mr. Clough reported on the Rethink Your Drink program and presented the “Sugar Show” demonstration.
The presentation highlighted the amount of sugar in many common beverages, and was followed by a
lively discussion.

Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:52 p.m.

The next meeting of the Board of Health will be Thursday, February 11 at 7:30 p.m.