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Minutes

Minutes – Shields Township Community Services Committee
Special Meeting of Community Services Committee November 8, 2022

STATE OF ILLINOIS, )
Lake County, ) SS.
Town of Shields )

THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING OF SHIELDS TOWNSHIP
meeting in person on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 4:30 pm.

PRESENT
Lisette Rothing Deputy Clerk
Jeff Urso Supervisor
Kathy Blahunka Committee Chair
Susan Fowler Committee Person
Heather Meyers Committee Person
Janice Schnobrich Committee Person

ABSENT
Vickie Brown Committee Person
Carl Evans Committee Person

I. Meeting called to order & Roll call - Clerk Rothing called the meeting to order at 4:30
pm.
​​II. Approval of Oct 2022 Minutes
A motion by Committee Person Fowler and second by Schnobrich to approve the minutes
from October 11, 2022. There was no discussion. All members were in favor of approval
of the minutes.

III. Public Comment – Three (3) Minutes per speaker
There was no public comment.

IV. Old Business: Discussion and Comments on:
A.) Review of Cooperative Services Grants – Committee
Annual reports were provided to the committee for Mother’s Trust, the LF-LB Senior
Citizens Foundation, and Foss Park. For Mother’s Trust a motion was made by
Committee Person Fowler and second by Committee Person Meyers to approve the grant
for $10,000. Following discussion the grant was recommended for approval by all four
members present.
For the LF-LB Senior Citizens Foundation a motion by Committee Person Schnobrich
and second by Committee Person Fowler to approve the grant for $10,000. Following
discussions, the grant was recommended for approval by all four members present.
For Foss Park a motion by Committee Person Schnobrich and second by Committee
Person Fowler to approve the grant for $10,000. After discussions there was concern that
the services offered by Foss Park were recreation and not similar to the social services
provided by the other organizations. Additional concern was expressed over the funding
toward meals and theater tickets did not seem appropriate for taxpayer dollars. Following
discussions, all four committee members did not recommend approval of the grant.

B.) Priority Partners and Key Contacts – Vickie Brown
There was no urgency on updating key contacts for partners and no discussion in the
absence of Committee Person Brown.

C.) Food Pantries Informational Update – Carl Evans

The food pantry list was updated and reviewed by Committee Chair Blahunka and
Committee Person Susan Fowler. A copy of the updated content was forwarded to Carl
Evans for review and the staff will update the website with the current data.

D.) New proposal on Charitable Services – Heather Meyers
There is no proposals at this time. Chair Person Meyers suggested potential for a future
proposal.

V. New Business: Action Items for Future Meetings
Chairperson Blahunka discussed the potential to cancel the December meeting and
moving to quarterly meetings in 2023, as the Committee had little actions required.

VI. Adjournment – 5:10 pm