Community Relations Commission

1 Minutes of a Meeting of the 2 Northbrook Cares Subcommittee of the 3 Community Relations Commission 4 Northbrook, IL 5 Thursday, April 27, 2016, 7:00pm 6 7 Present: Chair Bruce Doughty, Subcommittee Members Elliot Bruckman, Safa 8 Hamed, Sharon Latek and Alice Lonoff 9 10 Others: Village Staff Liaison Erik Jensen 11 12 Welcome 13 Chairman Doughty called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Terrace Room at Village Hall. 14 15 Hear from the Audience 16 There were no public comments. 17 18 Old Business 19 1. Luncheon: 20 21 Chair Doughty discussed the status of the upcoming Exchange Group Luncheon. He stated 22 it would be held on Friday, May 13 from 11:30am to 1pm. 23 24 Chair Doughty stated that invitations had been distributed and the luncheon would be held in 25 the Board Room at Village Hall. 26 27 A brief conversation followed on the food to be served. Liaison Jensen said he would send 28 out options for everyone to review. He also reviewed the RSVPs he had received so far. 29 30 Chair Doughty asked the group about the format for the meeting. He stated President Frum 31 would welcome the group, there would be introductions. 32 33 Chair Doughty asked the group about what topics should be covered at the luncheon. 34 35 Member Latek stated she thought the Subcommittee should ask the group of attendees 36 what the needs of the community are. 37 38 Member Latek asked if a wide variety of agencies were invited. 39 40 Liaison Jensen overviewed the agencies that had been invited. 41 42 Member Latek discussed a recent experience she had with a senior neighbor and that she 43 wondered if the mission should be expanded to cover seniors. 44 45 Member Bruckman stated that the original thought behind Northbrook Cares was to touch 46 on a variety of different issues but that the focus had been on youth. 47 48 Member Latek stated she thought that the issues of adults and senior citizens are often 49 glossed over. 50 51 Member Hamed stated she felt that Northbrook Cares should include all residents.  52 53 Member Lonoff stated she felt similarly. 54 55 Member Bruckman stated that he was not opposed to expansion and wanted to look at how 56 the goals for Northbrook Cares could be achieved without simply becoming a source for 57 referrals to other resources. He stated he thought that Northbrook Cares could also be a 58 resource in and of itself and potentially create a youth exchange group for teens to support 59 each other. 60 61 Chair Doughty asked Member Bruckman if he was seeking to have a group of individuals 62 who would be a resource. 63 64 Member Bruckman confirmed that. 65 66 A conversation followed on the topic. The group agreed to examine it after the luncheon. 67 68 Chair Doughty overviewed the following outline for the luncheon: 69 a. Needs of the community (focused on youth). 70 b. Discussion of the website. 71 c. Roll out the idea of a “youth group” available to talk with kids. 72 73 The group discussed the Northbrook Cares website briefly and how it would be created. 74 Chair Doughty stated that the website would be a good point for the youth interested in 75 helping with the project to connect. 76 77 Member Latek stated the youth volunteers were available. 78 79 The group returned to the luncheon and agreed to debrief following the Luncheon. 80 81 2. Website 82 83 Liaison Jensen explained that he had reached out to Oakton at Member Hamed’s 84 suggestion and would be looking to bring an intern on during the summer to help build the 85 website. 86 87 New Business 88 Chair Doughty stated there was no new business this evening. 89 90 Schedule Next Meeting 91 Chair Doughty asked if the group would like to meet prior to the Luncheon. 92 93 Member Lonoff asked Liaison Jensen if he felt it was necessary. 94 95 Liaisin Jensen stated he did not feel it was. 96 97 The group agreed to meet again on Thursday, May 26 at 7pm. 98 99 Adjournment 100 A motion was made by Member Latek and seconded by Member Lonoff to adjourn. On a voice 101 vote, all aye. The meeting closed at 8:16pm. 102 103 Respectfully submitted, 104 105 106 107 Erik Jensen 108 Staff Liaison