Advisory Commission on Disabilities — Naperville, IL
Date: 2024-08-07

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



 Meeting Agenda

 Advisory Commission on Disabilities

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 6:30 PM NEU




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. 24-0906 Receive an update from the Accessibility Community Task Force


E. OLD BUSINESS:
1. 24-0908 Approve the minutes of the May 1, 2024 Advisory Commission on
 Disabilities meeting

2. 24-0493B Approve the submission of a proclamation for Naperville Special Olympics
 Day

F: NEW BUSINESS
1. 24-0909 Presentation by the Accessible Community Task Force on the Accessible
 Icon project

2. 24-0910 Discuss the development of a 2024 Boards and Commissions Annual
 Report

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
 be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
 630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every effort
 will be made to allow for meeting participation.




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



 Meeting Minutes - Final

 Advisory Commission on Disabilities


Wednesday, August 7, 2024 6:30 PM NEU


A. CALL TO ORDER:
 Chairman Wronski called the Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting to
 order at 6:35 p.m.

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 6- Donielle Deering, Allison Longenbaugh, Wendy Pligge, Suhel Siddiqui, Ghousia
 Wajid, and Thomas Wronski
 Absent 1- Lisa Cesal




 Also present: Dawn Portner, City Clerk.

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 No speakers for Public Forum.

D. REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Receive an 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) At the May 7th City Council Meeting, the ACTF presented the 2024 Student
 Recognition Awards to the following students: Kendall Southern (NNHS),
 Brandon Gray (Connections 203), Brandon Loos (MVHS), Kate Scardina
 (NVHS), Markeesha Carwell (STEPS 204), and Janessa Vargas (WVHS).

 2) Mary Hamill attended the second Riverwalk Commission Annual Asset
 Management Plan Walk on May 1st. Since the first Plan Walk, the Naperville
 Park District has, based on the ACTF recommendation, installed another bench
 along the Riverwalk.

 3) ACTF members Allaina Humphreys and Mary Hamill are the ACTF
 representatives on the City’s 2024 International Residential Code Team #2 to
 discuss incorporating visitability into the Naperville building code. Since the last
 ACD meeting, three new housing developments have been reviewed by the
 Planning and Zoning Commission and under the current code, will not be
 visitable.

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 4) Representatives from the ACD, ACTF, Little Friends, Western DuPage
 Special Recreation Association and the Paralyzed Veterans of America
 attended the July 16th City Council meeting proclaiming July 2024 as Disability
 Pride Month. This is the first time in the City’s history that this has been done.
 Also, for Disability Pride Month, the ACTF collaborated with staff from the
 Naperville Public Library to make its programming more accessible and
 inclusive for persons with disabilities.

 5) The ACTF’s Accessible Icon Project working group studied the feasibility of
 doing this in Naperville and found that it would be beneficial to Naperville and
 recommend the City begin updating its accessible parking spaces.

 6) The ACTF participated in Representative Janet Yang Rohr’s Diversity &
 Inclusion Citizen’s Advisory Panel meeting on June 11th.

 7) The ACTF recommended that a representative of the ACD participate in the
 Riverwalk Commission 2025 Capital Improvement submittal. This submittal
 was presented at the July 10thRiverwalk Commission meeting. Design for
 accessibility is especially important in the Grand Pavilion Improvements project.

 8) The ACTF recommended that a representative of the ACD work with City
 staff to verify that all City buildings to be used by the DuPage County and Will
 County Clerks as voting locations will be fully accessible for persons with
 disabilities.

 Commissioner Deering gave an update on the Tower Court Residences
 development schedule to open in 2026. The affordable housing development
 will have 71 units for seniors and adults with intellectual and developmental
 disabilities located on Rt. 59 and 103rd Street. The property will also included
 Lifetime Fitness, which will offer the residents employment opportunities. The
 developers have received their first major grant but two additional grants are
 needed.

E. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Approve the minutes of the May 1, 2024 Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting

 Commissioner Siddiqui made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Deering, to
 approve the Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting minutes of August 7,
 2024. The motion carried by a voice vote.

2. Approve the submission of a proclamation for Naperville Special Olympics Day

 The Commission discussed and agreed to support the proposal of making
 November 19th Naperville Special Olympics Day. If time allows this will include
 a tour of the Municipal Center and meeting department directors. A
 Proclamation will be read at the Council meeting and a small reception will be
 held for community partners and civic organizations.

F: NEW BUSINESS

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1. Presentation by the Accessible Community Task Force on the Accessible Icon project

 Commission inquired whether the current accessibility icon had been
 decommissioned by the State of Illinois and can there be a shift by local
 governments to use the new and updated icon.

 Portner stated that she reached out to the City's Building Code official to see if
 the City could make the change to the new icon on City owned property but the
 City will not make this change until the new icon is approved through the IL
 Accessibility Code.

 Commissioner Siddiqui stated he will contact IL. State Senator Laura Ellman's
 office to see if she could provide additional information and will report back at
 the November ACD meeting.


2. Discuss the development of a 2024 Boards and Commissions Annual Report

 Portner discussed the City's effort to continually review boards and
 commissions and each group has been asked to develop and submit a
 one-page report by January 31, 2025. The report will be discussed at the
 Commissions November 7, 2024 meeting. Topics to include accomplishments,
 challenges and upcoming work for 2025.




 Commissioner Siddiqui discussed the ADA challenges he witnessed at the
 Halal Festival held at Frontier Park on August 3, 2024. He stated for example
 there were issues with people being able to reach the event since parking was
 so far away, he has discussed his concerns with the event organizers and
 suggested that changes need to be addressed which includes a review of the
 City's Accessibility Plan. Portner stated that she would address the concerns
 with the City's Special Events Coordinator and the event organizers at their after
 event meeting.

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Commissioner Siddiqui made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Wajid, to
 adjourn the Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting of August 7, 2024 at 7:46
 p.m.. The motion carried by a voice vote.




 /S/ Dawn Portner
 Dawn Portner
 City Clerk




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