Dementia Friendly Subcommittee

AGENDA Dementia Friendly Subcommittee Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Levy Senior Center Library, 300 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60202 3:00 PM Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81253231085?pwd=beaTSD27JdG8iqqbGVrke8MDdubpkE.1 Meeting ID: 812 5323 1085 Passcode: 862682 Page (I) CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL (II) APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES A. Approval of Meeting Minutes 3-4 Approval of Meeting Minutes for June 9, 2026 Dementia Friendly Subcommittee - Jun 09 2026 - Minutes - Html (III) PUBLIC COMMENT (IV) STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES A. Commission on Aging and Disabilities - Chair (V) ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION A. Collaboration with Dementia Friendly Communities   Progress and next steps B. City Council Collaboration  Progress and next steps C. Walk to End Alzheimer's  Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Gallery Park in Glenview  Promise Garden tabling at Levy Senior Center lobby D. Dementia Friendly Evanston Tip Sheet  Assisance with creation E. Feedback Request: Policies and Procedures for Field Trips Through the Levy Senior Center (VI) COMMUNICATION A. Monthly Dementia Friendly Illinois Zoom Call Update B. Work Plan — Updates from the Committee (VII) ADJOURNMENT A. Meeting Adjournment B. Next Meeting Next meeting: Tuesday, September 7 at 3PM at the Levy Senior Center library.  MINUTES Dementia Friendly Subcommittee Tuesday, June 9, 2026 @ 3:00 PM Levy Senior Center Library, 300 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60202 COMMITTEE MEMBER Litrea Hunter PRESENT: Marla Goldberg Gia Schultz Cheryl Bynum Barbara Sittler Ben Bernstein Julia Pantoga Nancy Nicholson Helen Gagel Sarah Cohen STAFF PRESENT: Yazari Gutierrez, Senior Services Coordinator Bridget Petrites, Library Assistant Amy Kellogg, Senior Services Division Manager 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES A. Approval of Meeting Minutes Approval of Meeting Minutes for May 12, 2026. Minutes approved by Litrea Hunter and Nancy Nicholson. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT 4. STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES A. Commission on Aging and Disabilities - Chair  Discussion of chair role vacancy, role, and responsibilities 5. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION A.  Dementia Friendly Subcommittee June 9, 2026 A. Walk to End Alzheimer's  Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Gallery Park in Glenview  Fundraising ideas  Promise Garden fundraising at the Levy Center lobby  Promotion in the Levy newsletter 6. COMMUNICATION A. Monthly Dementia Friendly Illinois Zoom Call Update B. Work Plan — Updates from the Committee  Met with Interfaith Action to discuss dementia in their communities.  Action item: Invite clergy to become a Dementia Friend  Nancy Nicholson will reach out to Interfaith Action to see if they would like a follow up with resources.  Main Street Fair is looking for volunteers for their sensory friendly area on June 27.  Action item: Finding a date for a Dementia Friends training in July. 7. ADJOURNMENT A. Meeting Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 4:01 PM. B. Next Meeting Next meeting: Tuesday, July 14 at 3PM at the Levy Senior Center library. A.