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COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION
Community Center, Village Hall
Thursday, December 1, 2011
The Community Relations Commission (CRC) of the Village of Mount Prospect met Thursday,
December 1, 2011, at 7:05 p.m. at Mount Prospect Village Hall located at 50 South Emerson Street,
Mount Prospect, Illinois.
Present: Chairman Tolbert
Commissioner Ortiz
Commissioner Parikh
Commissioner Rose
Commissioner Schmalzer
Also in Attendance: Michael Semkiu, Deputy Chief of Police
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made by Commissioner Parikh and seconded by Commissioner Rose to approve the
minutes of the August 4, 2011, meeting. The minutes were unanimously approved by voice vote.
V. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
No one in attendance.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
The Community Development Block Grant recommendations from the Commission were approved by
the Village Board as submitted. Janet Saewert has been busy scheduling meetings with grant
recipients to visit their sites and Ms. Saewert has extended an invitation to the Community Relations
Commission members to accompany her on the site visits.
Projects for the Future
Commissioner Rose attended the 4 th of July parade this year. While watching the parade, she noticed
a certain band from the city had poor quality instruments and wondered if there was a donation
program for those in need, which led to a discussion on how the commission could help. It was
determine they would need to find out the name of the band and their specific needs. Commissioner
Schmalzer said he would contact Jill Friedrichs Pope of the Special Events Commission to find out
the name of the band and Commissioner Rose will contact Prospect High School to see if there are
any available instruments. Commissioner Rose suggested getting the community involved and
Commissioner Schmalzer would like to look into an Adopt a Band Program. Chairman Tolbert briefly
reviewed the instrument collection program the commission had previously been involved in.
Other Projects
Commissioner Schmalzer discussed the possibility of the commission helping promote the food drive.
Chairman Tolbert will check with Nancy Morgan to see what help they could offer.
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VIII. CORRESPONDENCE
The Commission would like to send a letter to the Mayor and Trustees thanking them for thinking of
them at this time of year.
The next meeting will be held on February 2, 2012.
IX, ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. after a motion was made by Commissioner Schmalzer and
seconded by Commissioner Ortiz. The motion was approved unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Semkiu
Deputy Chief of Police