Consumer Affairs Commission

Consumer Affairs Commission Minutes May 11, 2022 In attendance: Trustee Khoeun, Davorka Kirinic, Pouriya Soltani, Jeffrey Schvimer, George Mathew, Ted Lavine,, Biju Krishnan, Joanne Haeberlin, Howard Meyer, Anil Pillai Phone: Gary Merrill Excused: Jennifer Engel, Sam Pratap Meeting was called to order at 6:32 Intro topic. Do you have a pet? . Minutes Jeff moved to accept minutes. Seconded. Approved. Farmers MarketP Opening day is June 5. Possibly a “grand opening” with Scout presentation of colors, Mayor speech, attendance by trustees and CAC. Jennifer has confirmed that we have some reusable green shopping bags to hand out. In the process of ordering more. Awaiting market map. Jennifer has ordered flower seed packets to hand out. Jennifer has worked on and Village has published an Emergency Plan for the market. Davorka is in the process of ordering shirts for CAC members who haven’t received one. Also, ordering name badges for those who need. Biju has ordered 1000 loyalty cards. Ann Tennes is following up with the local newspaper to include an article about Skokie Farmer’s Market. Morton Grove, Evanston and Park Ridge have had articles the past two weeks. BOY nomination form Information is available on Village website, Chamber of Commerce, Farmers Market, Facebook and will be available at the Festival of Cultures. Festival of Cultures CAC will be sharing a spot at the Chamber of Commerce table. CAC members will hand out nomination forms, have the QR code available to scan for Business of the Year nominations. There will also be information available for the Farmers Market and possibly seed packets or shopping bags. Trust Me Media Literacy Education Michael Spikes and Mariah Cherem from the Skokie Library are working on a program to rebroadcast Trust Me and have a panel to answer questions. Idea we are working on is to include information on our website that would be another source to check veracity of on line posts. Jeff Schvimer working on this. Miscellaneous At the last meeting George brought up the possibility of having certified voting register people at the market. This was not approved for this year. At the last meeting Ted brought up the possibility of having a Skokie Car Show parked at the market to advertise the opening day with the car show displaying information about the market. Not approved. New residence packets at this time are distributed through the Village if requested. Discussion about the possibility of including information on Skokie businesses. Next meeting is Wednesday, June 8, at 6:30 Meeting adjourned at 7:33 Joanne Haeberlin, Chair Next meeting: Wednesday, May 11 Sec 2-812-Duties It shall be the duty of the Consumer Affairs Commission to coordinate consumer affairs activities, carry on educational activities on consumer matters, supervise the preparation of consumer affairs reports and recommend to the Mayor and the Board of Trustees ordinances, rules and regulations and methods of enforcement in relation to consumer affairs . 2022 Skokie Business of the Year Nomination Form The Consumer Affairs Commission is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Business of the Year. Which store, service or business provides the most outstanding service to you? Please fill out the nomination below including the comments section. Please limit one nomination per form . Ballots may also be submitted at the ShopLocalSkokie Facebook page and at www.Skokie.org. *Name of Business: ________________________________________________________________________ Address of Business _____________________________________________________________________ *This business should be 2022 Skokie Business of the Year because (use reverse side if necessary) _________________________________________________________________________________________ *Submitted by _____________________________________________________________________ *Phone number ______________________________*E-mail_______________________________________ Rules: complete all * information. Any Village business providing goods or services is eligible. Business of the Year winners from the past three years are not eligible. Return mail nominations to: Skokie Village Hall, Attn: Consumer Affairs Commission, 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie, Illinois 60077 Entries must be received by August 31, 2022 2021 Turning Point 2020 Kaleidoscope Dance 2019 Skokie Theatre