Advisory Commission on Disabilities

City of Naperville 400 S. Eagle Street Naperville, IL 60540 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, November 3, 2021 6:30 PM Municipal Center Lunchroom Advisory Commission on Disabilities Advisory Commission on Disabilities Meeting Minutes - Final November 3, 2021 A. CALL TO ORDER: B. ROLL CALL: A quorum was not established. Present 3- Daniel Fumagalli, Suhel Siddiqui, and Thomas Wronski Excused 2- Sheri Baumgartner, and Michael Heyden Absent 3- Mikel Briggs, A. Rae Elegant, and Paul Hinterlong C. PUBLIC FORUM: Chris Murphy, a member of the Accessible Community Task Force, attended the meeting. Chris provided information to the Commission about disability awareness training provided by an organization called JJ's List. It was recommended that the training be offered to city staff. Peter Zibble, TED Operations Manager, indicated that he has spoken with the Director of Human Resources about the training, and that HR will be looking into the possibility of incorporating the training into the city's overall training program offered in 2022. Mr. Zibble also suggested that the ACD and the ACTF might want to provide a letter of support to the City Manager for such training. D. REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Approve the minutes of the February 3, 2021 ACD Meeting. Attachments: ACD Meeting Minutes 020321 - DRAFT This item was not addressed due to lack of quorum. 2. Approve the minutes of the May 5, 2021 ACD meeting. Attachments: ACD Meeting Minutes 050521 - DRAFT This item was not addressed due to lack of quorum. 3. Approve the minutes of the August 4, 2021 ACD meeting. Attachments: ACD Meeting Minutes 080421 - DRAFT This item was not addressed due to lack of quorum. E. OLD BUSINESS: There was some follow-up discussion from the previous meeting regarding the potential to cancel meetings if there are no agenda items or public speakers. The general consensus of the group was that the commission plays an important role in providing an opportunity for the public to engage the city. Quarterly meetings are not too onerous. The poor attendance over the past few meetings is likely a result of COVID and the hope is that more people will attend future meetings. City of Naperville Page 1 Printed on 8/3/2023 Advisory Commission on Disabilities Meeting Minutes - Final November 3, 2021 F: NEW BUSINESS There was discussion about the potential of holding an annual joint ACD/ACTF meeting each year. There was interest by the commissioners, and Mr. Zibble said he would reach out to the ACTF to see if they too might be interested. A new member of the ACD, Sherry Huang, will be appointed by the City Council later in the month. Sherry will fill the one vacancy on the board. Also, Mr. Zibble indicated that he expects to have student representatives return for the 2022/23 school year. There was some discussion by members about the potential to expand the commission's ability to assist the public, particularly those that attend public forum. Although direct action by the commission may be outside their scope of responsibilities, there was some consideration of being better prepared to recommend other agencies that could help. G. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Siddiqui, seconded by Wronski, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Aye: 3- Fumagalli, Siddiqui, and Wronski Excused: 1- Baumgartner, and Heyden Absent: 1- Briggs, Elegant, and Hinterlong City of Naperville Page 2 Printed on 8/3/2023