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HRC Minutes 2008 01-16-08 United City of Yorkville OEM Human Resources Commission Meeting Minutes of January 16,2008 - corrected Location: Police Department Conference Room Call to Order: Diana called the meeting to order at 6:15 pm. Quorum established. Members present: Ex-officio members Diana Lento-Reidy Sgt. Barry Groesch Cecelia Sanders Rose Spears Tom Zerante Dana Jones Members Absent Lorene Frieders Jeff Grezlik Madonna Bialek Citizens—Guests: Art Prochaska A Quorum was established. The Minutes from the May 17, 2006 meeting as well as the Minutes from the April 21, 2006 meeting were reviewed. Dana made a motion to approve both minutes,Diana corrected the June minutes to include her as in attendance. Both APPROVED. The minutes from the November 28, 2007 meeting were not available. Citizen Prochaska noted that he believes the job of the HRC group is important and an asset to the City. Committee Reports: City Liaison Report: There was a discussion on the need to have an agenda and minutes available two weeks prior to the meeting date. It was suggested to speak to Lisa at the City about deadlines and the fact that most of the items that come up for review (Visitors Center brochures, Street naming nominations, etc.) come to the City and not the HRC group itself, that it might be easier for her to make up the agenda, with assistance from the group minutes from the previous meeting as to `old' business or `new'business. Mayor's Report:No report City Council Report: No report New Business: VISITOR CENTER: A brochure from the York Meadows Apartments presented and reviewed. Diana made the motion to approve, Dana seconded. Approved. Old Business: Rose addressed the proposed program to provide pet food and supplies to seniors, and volunteers are needed to help deliver. Cecelia asked if the CNN meal delivery drivers would be able to do the delivery along with the meal delivery. Cecelia asked about the status of Lorene Frieders as she has not been able to attend meetings for over a year. Someone mentioned they thought she was in a nursing home. Barry tried to call her previous contact number and her daughter,but there was no answer at either. Diana mentioned she has spoken to Kathy Far en at the Record and Kathy is willing to print any articles on senior needs that we need to have publicized. Diana also said she has contacted Mayor Burd about meeting to discuss the future of HRC and will hopefully meet before the next meeting of HRC. The Council is supposed to have seven members. Cecelia reported she had received an e-mail from Madonna saying she has been very busy lately and may need to resign her position on the HRC. There was discussion on the street naming program and to the status of how many developers are using the historic street names in their subdivisions. It was noted that there are several more names assigned than were on earlier lists. Cecelia questioned the use of Identa Rd at 126 and 71 —where is this designation and when will it be assigned since the road is supposed to have been completed. Dana also mentioned that some developers have `themes' and may not want to use the historical names. Is there someone who checks on this? Also, what is the status of ordering the brown signs to go under the historical street name signs and what plans have been made for the dedication of these signs? Madonna was supposed to have developed a program to put the applicants and results on a computer and disc. It was suggested to contact Brendan McLaughlin and invite him to a meeting. Another question is what happened to the money that was collected at the Polka Party held over a year ago that was supposed to have been designated for senior programs? Madonna should know the amount. An additional question is how much money is in the budget for HRC and how are we allowed to suggest it be distributed? Tom motioned to adjourn, Dana seconded. Meeting adjourned at 6:48. Next meeting is on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Meeting minutes submitted by Cecelia Sanders