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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/07/2003 CRC minutes MINUTES COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION 2ND Floor Conference Room, Public Safety Building Thursday, August 7, 2003 7:00 p.m. The meeting of the Community Relations Commission (CRC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was held Thursday, August 7, 2003 in the 2"d floor conference room of the Village Hall, 100 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois. CALL TO ORDER Acting Chairman Tony Tolbert called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Barbara Muench Judi Muniz Mike Jacobs, Deputy Director of Community Development Marisa Warneke, Neighborhood Planner Lisa Angell, Staff Liaison Absent: Chairman John Brennan Commissioner Parikh APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion to approve the June 5, 2003 meeting minutes was moved and seconded. The minutes were unanimously approved as written. OLD BUSINESS Commissioner Muench asked that she get an updated flyer with the corrected dates for the Forum on Racism and Diversity. NEW BUSINESS Acting Chairman Tolbert turned the meeting over to Mr. Michael Jacobs, Community Development Deputy Director and Ms. Marisa Warneke, Neighborhood Planner for their overview of the 2004 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding process and timeline. (The Commission received copies of the completed applications prior to the meeting ) Mr. Jacobs stated that this meeting was for general discussion of the CDBG process, and the Commission would have time to question funding applicants after their individual presentations at the August 21st meeting. Mr. Jacobs also explained that since HUD has not notified the Village of its 2004 allocation, the Village's 2004 estimate is based on the 2003 allocation. Mr. Jacobs stated that if HUD releases the 2004 figure prior to the August 21st meeting he will ask the staff liaison to forward the information to the C°mmission. Ms. Warneke stated she had made recent visits to the 2003 funding applicants and asked if any of the Commissioners had made site visits. Commissioner Muench stated she had, and hoped to make one more site visit prior to the September 4th Commission meeting. Acting Chairman Tolbert asked if the staff liaison would send a letter to the Commission members reminding them of the August 21st meeting. The staff liaison stated she would send the letters. At the conclusion of the CDBG discussion Mr. Jacobs and Ms. Warneke excused themselves from the meeting. [The Commission received a memo and a draft copy of an information card from Police Chief Eddington in their meeting packets. Chief Eddington requested the Commission review the verbiage of the draft information cards that will be given to an individual(s) when there is concern about an officers conduct. Chief Eddington asked if Judi Muniz would review and comment on the Spanish translation of the verbiage.] Commissioner Muniz reported she reviewed the written information from the Police Department, and submitted and discusSed her revisions to Commander Semkiu. There were no comments from the other Commissioners. Commissioner Muniz also reported she received a call from Ms. Gloria Pinto from the Hispanic Community. Apparently Ms. Pinto was calling on behalf of Father Sonny who wanted to know if the Forum on Racism and Diversity would be conducted in Spanish. Commissioner Muniz stated that it would not be done in Spanish but t may be appropriate to conduct future sessions in Spanish. Commissioner Muniz did tell her the flyer and application could be done in Spanish. Ms. Pinot did not ask for any flyers or applications be sent to her or Father Sonny. ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting was scheduled for Thursday, September 4, 2003 at 7:00 p.m, in the second floor conference room of Village Hall. The Commission was also reminded of the August 21 st special meeting with CDBG program staff. There being no further business a motion to adjourn was moved and seconded. The meeting was adjOurned at 8:20 p,m. Respectfully submitted, M. Lisa Angell Staff Liaison X:\USERS~LANGELL\communityrelationscommission2003~aug meetingminutes.doc