Minutes - 02/14/2012 - Board of TrusteesMINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 14, 2012 REGULAR MEETING OF
THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE
OF OAK BROOK APPROVED AS WRITTEN ON MARCH 13, 2012.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Meeting of the Village Board of Trustees was called to order by President
Gopal Lalmalani in the Samuel E. Dean Board Room of the Butler Government Center at
7:01 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was given.
2. ROLL CALL
Village Clerk Charlotte Pruss called the roll with the following persons:
PRESENT: President Gopal Lalmalani, Trustees Stelios Aktipis arrived at 7:03 pm,
Michael Manzo, Mark Moy, Gerald Wolin, Asif Yusuf, and Elaine Zannis.
ABSENT: None.
IN ATTENDANCE: David Niemeyer, Village Manager; Blaine Wing, Assistant Village
Manager; Robert Kallien, Community Development Director; Sharon
Dangles; Finance Director; Thomas McEllin, Fire Chief, Sue Madorin,
Library Director; Jim Kruger, Police Chief, Michael Hullihan, Public Works
Director; Trey Van Dyke, Sports Core Director; and Peter Friedman, Village
Attorney.
3. PRESIDENT'S OPENING COMMENTS
President Lalmalani stated that the HUB Group has officially closed on the property at
2000 Clearwater Drive in Oak Brook, and that he welcomes the company to the Village.
He explained that February is American Heart Month which raises heart awareness and
stated that heart disease kills more women then all forms of cancer combined and it is
something that people need to be aware of. President Lalmalani then introduced Dr. Kee
Shin from that Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital.
Dr. Kee Shin stated that he believes that the Village of Oak Brook is a great place to live,
and having the Good Samaritan Hospital located there is an advantage to the residents. He
introduced Dave Fox, the CEO of the hospital to speak about the Baldridge Award.
Mr. Fox thanked the Board members for all the work they do for the community and then
explained their journey towards achieving the Baldridge Award.
- Good Samaritan Hospital is a part of the Advocate Health Care Group
- They have a 333 bed hospital in Downers Grove, IL
- There is 2,700 associates, 950 affiliated physicians and 500 volunteers
- It's a community hospital with the highest level of trauma and prenatal care
- Annually there are 46,000 ED visits, 156,000 outpatients, 19,500 admissions and
1,800 births.
- The vision of the hospital to provide an exceptional patient experience marked by
superior health outcomes, service and value.
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In 2004, the hospital launched a Journey called, "From Good to Great."
Their strategic intention was to become the best place for physicians to practice,
associates to work, and patients to receive care.
In 2006 GSAM embraced the Baldridge approach to process - driven excellence
The hospital is now in the top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals, top 100 hospitals for
overall excellence, has patient safety at the 10e percentile, and has been a
recipient of the magnet award for nursing excellence.
Recipient of Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award in 2012.
Their core competency includes building loyal relationships with patients,
physicians and associates.
There are still many challenges in American Healthcare today, and the AGSH
created the AdvocateCare in January 2011, which is one of America's first
commercial accountable care organizations.
Trustee Wolin asked about employee participation and Mr. Fox responded that the
employees were on board because it was all about making a good organization into a great
one.
Trustee Aktipis asked how the hospital decided what its weaknesses were, and what they
wanted to change. Mr. Fox responded that it was mainly about the organization
recognizing the places where they were great, and those places were they were just mainly
good and learning to work together through all parts to maintain a consistency of
greatness.
Trustee Moy stated that as a physician, he understands how difficult this process was for a
hospital to go through and asked Mr. Fox if he would be sharing his experience with other
area hospitals. Mr. Fox explained that one of the stipulations of being a Baldridge Award
winner was that you must open up your doors worldwide to help others with the process.
President Lalmalani thanked Dr. Fox for sharing his insights and asked if there were any
tips that he could give to the Village of Oak Brook as they consider starting this process.
Dr. Fox responded that the most important first step is to get the senior leaders to
recognize that the overall, the organization could be better, he also stated that he would be
happy to sit down with any Oak Brook staff members to discuss the beginning steps they
would need to take. Mr. Fox then thanked everyone for their time and stated that the many
of the doctors from his hospital reside in Oak Brook, and that it's a great place to live.
Trustee Yusuf stated that Trey VanDyke was going to give a presentation on the future of
Sports Core and invited those in the audience to give input after he was finished because
Sports Core belongs to all members of the Oak Brook community.
Trey explained that the purpose of this presentation was to pinpoint the areas where the
Sports Core could improve, and that with member feedback he believes that they will be
able to achieve this goal.
- Current trends and financials for swimming include a total membership revenue
reaches 15 year high at $241,307 while membership rates remain lower than 1996
levels.
- Swim Team participation increases by 10% in 2011 to 159 children.
- Jeff Ellis Management continues to manage the aquatic operations.
- Poolside Cafe was managed in house this season.
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For Tennis the league play grew in 2011
Hours of tennis instruction increase by almost 20% over 2012.
Junior team tennis expands.
Tennis Associate membership increases by 15 %.
For Golf the floods in 2008 and 2011 have negatively impacted membership sales,
rounds of golf, and gross revenues.
0 wettest summer in recorded history slowed recovery in 2011.
Corporate spending on golf related activities decreases.
4 Players Golf Academy is developed
Senior play continues to grow.
For the open fields the soccer field rentals hit record level in 2011.
The former Sports Core administration building continues to be rented by the
Eclipse Select Soccer Club.
Butler National agreement will reach its highest financial this year.
Taste of Oak Brook continues in 2012.
Autumn Fest is reborn as Oktober Fest at the Park District with committee support.
For Polo, the Citizen's Advisory Committee is completing their plan and will
report to the Board in March.
Current expectations are to play several matches in September on the Oak Brook
Golf Club driving range (Field 1).
In terms of banquets the Calihan Agreements ended in 2012.
A part time venue sales associate was hired and a new preferred caterer list concept
was introduced in January 20122. This methodology makes marketing partner out
of our caterers.
- 2011 event books as of January 15, 2011 were seven. Fifty events were actually
held in 2011.
- 2012 event books as of last week are 30.
Expansion loan ends this year, ($100K).
The aging facilities will require updating and or replacement in the next decade.
Current membership levels and fees do not support future capital savings.
Golf Course flooding hampers long term savings for Sports Core.
The pool is 42 years old and the normal life expectancy is 30 -40 years. However,
the pool is in good shape and could last another 20 years.
Maintenance costs will continue to escalate as the pool ages.
The pool is outdated and may not fit the needs of the customers.
The 2012 Capital Plan involves a pool pump, valves, and starter for $6,000.
Pool painting - $25,000.
B &T Locker Room shower tile - $20,000.
Pool deck awning upgrades - $10,000.
Complete 3rd and final phase of the soccer field irrigation project - $18,000.
B & T Clubhouse interior painting - $5,000
B& T Clubhouse carpet replacement - $15,000.
- B & T kitchen door drainage - $10,000.
Golf clubhouse carpet replacement - $15,000.
Golf Clubhouse exterior staining - $7,500.
Fairway mower replacement - $40,000.
The Focus Group Input is as follows:
Create a resort without a hotel.
Five Season's Club is the model.
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Enhance maintenance for locker rooms, pool deck and overall facility.
Enhance programs for seniors and adults without children.
Start a Teen Committee.
Re -visit Friday Night Fun Nights / Themed Dinners.
Enhance pool security.
Eliminate the pool never closes program.
Upgrade the tables and chairs in the locker room and the soap dispensers in the
shower.
Support a disconnection between golf permanent tee times and memberships.
Enhance pace of play monitoring.
Create a set closing time for food and beverage service.
Create a senior set of tees.
The 2012 Sports Core Goals are as follows:
- Investigate opportunities to host village wide community events with the park
district.
- Improve current aquatic programming and develop new programming to enhance
customer satisfaction.
- Purchase a new fleet of golf carts.
- Develop programs that target empty nesters and family learning.
- Increase member satisfaction and participation through the development of new
tennis programs.
- Complete the final phase of the Field 3 irrigation project.
- Continue to investigate partnerships that enhance the financial stability of the B &
T Clubhouse food and beverage operation.
- Enhance the golf experience by developing upgraded service options during
selected days and times of the week at the golf lounge.
- Develop a business plan for the Sports Core that coordinates sales functions,
marketing materials, advertising, and operational activities.
- Host three polo matches at the golf club and solicit sponsorships to achieve a
break -even budget.
- Continue tee beautification plan.
The 2013 -2017 Business Plan:
- April 2012 — Ad -hoc planning group is selected and meets.
- July 2012 — Target Market Analysis Complete.
- August 2012 — Marketing Plan and Sales Strategy Complete.
- September 2012 — Operations, Management and Organization Plans Complete.
- September 2012 — Focus Group Involvement.
- October 2012 — Milestone Plan Complete.
- November 2012 — Financial Plan Complete.
David Beard stated that the Bath and Tennis Club differentiates Oak Brook from other
municipalities and that it is a service that the Village should strive to maintain and support.
Mr. Beard stated that the Bath and Tennis Club should differentiate itself from the Park
District in order to gain more members by providing services that the Park District may not
provide. He explained that they should continue to involve and ask for community input
because there is a lot of community interest in being involved.
Kathleen Smith — Haszto explained that she utilizes the Bath and Tennis Club during the
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summer almost daily and that she is glad that they have decided to eliminate the "Pool
Never Closes Program." She stated that in recent years the pool area has become
overcrowded with non - resident members and explained that she feels there is hostility
between resident members and non - resident members. She explained that the Bath and
Tennis Club should consider lowering their rates for those residents who already have
pools in their subdivisions in order to have more Oak Brook members.
Al Knuth stated that he applauded the Sports Core for bringing in an employee to market
them better. He then questioned how much the golf pro made, and asked whether they had
pros working there that did not make a salary. Mr. Van Dyke stated that there were golf
pros at the club who were not salaried workers, and were paid per lesson.
Trustee Manzo asked if the Bath and Tennis Club was working with the Park District at all
in order to not overlap events. Mr. Van Dyke stated that the Bath and Tennis Club is not
working with the Park District because they are trying to differentiate themselves from the
Park District. Trustee Manzo asked what the cost of a new pool would be. Mr. Van Dyke
answered that it would be 4 -5 million and it would be a state of the art pool.
Trustee Zannis stated that the operations were not self sustaining this year, but she believes
that the Bath and Tennis Club is a jewel of Oak Brook and that they can do better in the
future.
Frank Trombetti asked what it would cost to build another 9 holes on the golf course. Mr.
Van Dyke responded that it would cost about 2.5 million.
Trustee Zannis stated that there are many opportunities for the golf course to put a smart
business plan together in terms of expanding.
Trustee Yusuf stated that the Oak Brook Bath and Tennis Club belongs to the residents of
Oak Brook and the focus should be on what the residents are asking for and their input is
vital to the process.
Ray Cheska stated that the feeling he had from this discussion is that there's a competition
going on between the Park District and the Bath and Tennis Club. He explained that
because this is one community, everyone should be working together. President Lalmalani
stated that there will be no competition between the Bath and Tennis Club and the Park
District. He explained that he believes they should all be working together and have
complimentary programs.
Trustee Manzo thanked everyone for coming and sharing their comments. He stated that
the Board needs to decide whether the Bath and Tennis Club is a business for Oak Brook
or an amenity for the residents. He explained that the Bath and Tennis Club is there to
serve the Oak Brook residents and the Board values their opinions.
Village Manager David Niemeyer stated that if all aspects of the Bath and Tennis Club and
the golf course are running on full cylinders, then these organizations will start to make
money, but he explained that the issue remains with how the capital projects will get
funded, such as the pool or the expansion of the golf course, because this money is not
being put aside.
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Al Knuth stated that the Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce has stated that their goal is to
fill office space in the greater Oak Brook area. Mr. Knuth believes that this is not what
Oak Brook is looking for, and instead, they need to be concentrating on filling retail space,
in order to benefit from the retail sales tax. Mr. Knuth believes that the Chamber should
be doing more for the amount of money that the Village is investing in them. Mr. Knuth
explained that the Sports Core hired someone from within to handle their marketing and
they saw an immediate improvement, he then asked the Village why they could not try out
the same thing.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Regular Board of Trustees Meeting of January 24, 2012
Motion by Trustee Manzo, seconded by Trustee Wolin to approve the Minutes of the
Regular Board of Trustees Meeting of January 24, 2012 with the corrections from Trustee
Aktipis. VOICE VOTE: Motion carried.
CONSENT AGENDA
All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted
in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member
6. so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and
considered as the first item after approval of the Consent Agenda.
A. Accounts Payable:
For Period Ending February 10, 2012 - $1,606,869.10
Significant Items included in Above:
1) Hervas, Condon & Bersani, P.C. — Legal Services — December, 2011 - $3,078.15
(FYII — YTD - $34,358.39)
2) Holland & Knight, LLP — Legal Services — December, 2011 - $12,504.51 (FYI 1—
YTD - $120,548.41)
3) Seyfarth, Shaw, LLP — Legal Services — December, 2011 - $12,236.65 (FYI l —
YTD - $56,098.62)
4) Illinois Dept, of Transportation — Payout # 2 & Final — 22 "d Street Construction
(Water Main & Signals) - $1,000,000.00
5) Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce — 2012 Village Grant — Greater Oak
Brook Partnership - $35,000.00 (General Fund)
6) Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce — 2012 Village Grant — Experience Oak
Brook - $34,750.00 (Hotel Fund)
B. Approval of Payroll
1) Pay Period Ending January 21, 2012 - $645,633.28
2) Pay Period Ending February 4, 2012 - $617,094.93
C. Community Development Referrals
1) 600 TMBG, LLC — 600 Hunter Drive — Variation — Parking Regulations
D. Authorization to Seek Bids or Proposals or Negotiate Contracts —
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1) 2012 Paving Project
2) Bath & Tennis Pool Painting
E. Award of Contracts
1) Golf Merchandise for Resale
F. Budgets and Adjustments —NONE AT THIS TIME
G. Ordinances & Resolutions
1) RESOLUTION 2012 - LSCP - CNTRCT -R -1151, A Resolution Approving and
Authorizing the Execution of a Contract By and Between the Village of Oak Brook
and KGI Landscaping Company in Regard to Village Wide Landscape
Maintenance
2) ORDINANCE 2012- LC -AL -G -962, An Ordinance Amending Title 4, Chapter 1,
Section 8A of the Village Code of the Village of Oak Brook, Illinois Relative to the
Number of Authorized Liquor Licenses
3) RESOLUTION 2012- FI -SA -R -1150, Corporate Authorization Resolution Adding
Additional Authorized Signers to the Village's Accounts.
4) ORDINANCE 2012- SC -EXl -G -964, An Ordinance Adoption a Comprehensive
Amendment to Title 12, Entitled, "Recreational Facilities ", of the Village Code of
the Village of Oak Brook, Illinois
5) RESOLUTION 2012- PW- CNTRCT -R -1152, A Resolution Approving and
Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement By and Between the Village of Oak
Brook and Eclipse Soccer Club, Inc. to Allow the Use of a Sports Core Soccer
Field.
H. 2011 Water Main Replacement Project —South Half of Timber Trails Subdivision
Change Order #3 & Final
I. Oak Brook Women's Club Charity Event
Motion by Trustee Aktipis, seconded by Trustee Manzo to approve the Consent Agenda
and authorize expenditures as presented or amended.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 6- Trustees Aktipis, Manzo, Moy, Wolin, Yusuf and Zannis
Nays: 0 —None
Abstain: 0 — None
Absent: 0— None
Motion carried.
7) ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
Trustee Zannis stated that the formatting for agenda items A.1, A.2, and A.3 were all for
fiscal year 2011. Assistant Village Manager Blaine Wing responded that typically it takes
companies about a month to send out their legal bills, so for 2012, the Village has not
received any billing statements.
Trustee Manzo asked Village Attorney Peter Friedman what the case was for agenda item
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A.2. Mr. Friedman replied that this amount included several different litigation issues,
including Sky Bar.
Motion by Trustee Mario, seconded by Trustee Yusuf to approve the Consent Agenda and
authorize expenditures as presented or amended.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 6- Trustees Aktipis, Manzo, Moy, Wolin, Yusuf and Zannis
Nays: 0 —None
Abstain: 0 — None
Absent: 0— None
Motion carried.
Trustee Manzo asked exactly what Item A.4 entailed. Public Works Director Mike
Hullihan responded that this is included the signals and water main next to Costco.
Trustee Wolin stated that part of this expense was a new water main that was put in at the
Village's request. Village Manager David Niemeyer stated that some of the costs for the
Signals were being shared with Macy's and other stores at that intersection.
Motion by Trustee Mario, seconded by Trustee Yusuf to approve the Consent Agenda and
authorize expenditures as presented or amended.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 6- Trustees Aktipis, Manzo, Moy, Wolin, Yusuf and Zannis
Nays: 0 —None
Abstain: 0 — None
Absent: 0— None
Motion carried.
Trustee Manzo stated that he believes that the Chamber of Commerce does a great job, but
feels as though the Chamber should be independent of the Village, and if the two should
collaborate on some projects that are beneficial to both, then that would be great, but
overall, he stated that he cannot support Item A.6.
Motion by Trustee Manzo, seconded by Trustee Yusuf to approve the Consent Agenda and
authorize expenditures as presented or amended.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 5 - Trustees Aktipis, Moy, Wolin, Yusuf and Zannis
Nays: 1 — Trustee Manzo
Abstain: 0 — None
Absent: 0— None
Motion carried.
Trustee Manzo asked for clarification on Agenda Item H, because he explained that the
figures are over what was first expected. Public Works Director Mike Hullihan stated that
site conditions were very poor and a mistake was made in regards to the materials. Trustee
Manzo asked if the Village was responsible for the entire cost of the mistake and Mr.
Hullihan responded that the cost was shared between the Village and the contractor.
Trustee Yusuf asked why the estimates for materials couldn't be closer to the correct mark
in the beginning. Mr. Hullihan stated that for future projects they will try to estimate the
correct amount of quantity needed in order to better manage the discrepancies. Village
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Manager David Niemeyer stated that he too was not satisfied with the way this project was
managed, and in the future the Village will be looking closer over the initial stages of the
project.
Motion by Trustee Manzo, seconded by Trustee Yusuf to approve the Consent Agenda and
authorize expenditures as presented or amended.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 6 - Trustees Aktipis, Manzo, Moy, Wolin, Yusuf and Zannis
Nays: 0 —None
Abstain: 0 — None
Absent: 0— None
Motion carried.
8) BOARD & COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Sears, Roebuck & Company — Pinstripes, 7 Oakbrook Center (Proposed Location)
— Planned Development
Trustee Zannis stated that on January 26, 2012 the Planned Development Commission held
the required public meeting and completed its review of Pinstripes, an entertainment and
restaurant facility to be built just south of Walter E. Smithe Furniture near the southeast
comer of Route 83 and 16th St.
Trustee Wolin stated that this was a positive development for Oak Brook and encouraged
everyone to approve it. Trustee Manzo stated that this is something that everyone should
be excited about. He explained that it will bring in sales tax and it's a win -win for
everyone. Trustee Yusuf welcomed Pinstripes to the community and stated that it will
provide a great service for the Village.
Trustee Moy asked if there was going to be live music at Pinstripes and stated that he
knows this was a problem for the Grotto. Trustee Wolin stated that with the plans that
Pinstripes have currently he does not believe that it will be a problem.
Trustee Wolin asked that Dale, the owner of Pinstripes, meet with Trey Van Dyke to
discuss the possibilities for what can be done with the Sports Core, because Dale is
familiar with the food business and is extremely creative. Community Development
Director Bob Kallien stated that Pinstripes was very easy to work with during this process
and he believes that construction will go very quickly once the project gets started.
Motion by Trustee Zannis, seconded by Trustee Aktipis to approve the Planned
Development Approval of Pinstripes. VOICE VOTE. Motion carried.
9) UNFINISHED BUSINESS — NONE AT THIS TIME
10) ACTIVE BUSINESS
A. Confirmation of Appointments — NONE AT THIS TIME
B. Ordinances & Resolutions
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1) ORDINANCE — 2012 PD -OF -G -963, An Ordinance Amending the Oak Brook
Village Code to Expand the Types of Code Violations Adjudicated Before the
Code Hearing Department and Adopting an Alternative Settlement for Certain
Types of Vehicle Violations
Trustee Yusuf explained that this deals with minor traffic tickets that could be paid directly
to the Village of Oak Brook. He stated that the county is currently overpricing their tickets
and the Village will now have the ability to handle everything in office.
Police Chief Kruger stated that this gives Oak Brook Police Officers the ability to ticket
registration and equipment violations.
Trustee Aktipis stated that he likes this idea a lot and that this reduces the burden of people
who are being ticketed, in that they no longer have to go all the way to DuPage County
Court.
Trustee Zannis stated that she believed this is a good idea and that it empowers the Police
Department.
Motion by Trustee Yusuf, seconded by Trustee Zannis to approve the Adoption of
Alternative Settlements for Certain Types of Vehicle Violations.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 6 - Trustees Aktipis, Manzo, Moy, Wolin, Yusuf and Zannis
Nays: 0 —None
Abstain: 0 — None
Absent: 0— None
Motion carried.
2) RESOLUTION 2012- PW- CNTRCT -R -1152, A Resolution Approving the
Waiver of Competitive Bidding and Authorizing the Execution of an
Agreement By and Between the Village of Oak Brook and Restoric, LLC to
Provide Masonry Restoration and Tuckpointing
Trustee Wolin explained that this is an ongoing project. He stated that this is not a
competitive bid, because not all companies are skilled in doing the types of restorative
work that is needed on the historic building. Public Works Director Mike Hullihan stated
that a lot of the previous work that has been done on the building has been done incorrectly
and he explained that that is why it's so important to hire a company that knows how to do
this specific type of restorative work.
Trustee Manzo stated that in a bid process the Village is not required to go with the lowest
bidder, but instead with the lowest responsible bidder. He asked if there wasn't a way to
get several qualified companies to bid for the project. Mr. Hullihan stated that they have
had issues with qualified companies in the past and for the sake of getting it done right the
first time, they are suggesting a sole source instead of a bidding process.
Trustee Zannis asked if Mr. Hullihan and Kathy Maher were in agreement on this and Mr.
Hullihan replied that they were. Trustee Yusuf asked for clarification regarding the
contract. Mr. Hullihan responded that they would follow all regular contract guidelines
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and they would make sure the Village's stipulations were present.
Motion by Trustee Wolin, seconded by Trustee Aktipis to approve the Waiver of
Competitive Bidding.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 5 - Trustees Aktipis, Moy, Wolin, Yusuf and Zannis
Nays: 1 — Trustee Manzo
Abstain: 0 — None
Absent: 0— None
Motion carried.
11. INFORMATION AND UPDATES
VILLAGE MANAGER
David Niemeyer stated that the Village Board Room now has new microphones.
VILLAGE CLERK
Clerk Pruss stated that the primary election is Tuesday, March 20. The Village is
accepting early voting until February 22, after this date they must go to the county offices.
A. TRUSTEES
Trustee Manzo thanked President Lalmalani for sending out a voicemail message to
residents regarding tonight's meeting. He also stated that the Board Members should no
longer correspond through emails regarding agenda items as it conflicts with the Open
Meetings Act.
Village Attorney Peter Friedman clarified that in general, the Open Meetings Act does
cover emails and states that if a conversation is going on over emails between 3 or more
members of the Board, this could possibly be in violation.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Trustee Aktipis, seconded by Trustee Zannis to adjourn the Regular Meeting of
the Board of Trustees at 9:40 pm. VOICE VOTE: Motion carried.
ATTEST:
/s /Charlotte K. Pruss
Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk
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