Minutes - 12/13/2005 - Board of TrusteesMINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 13, 2005 SPECIAL
MEETING — PUBLIC HEARING OF THE PRESIDENT AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK
BROOK APPROVED AS WRITTEN ON JANUARY 10, 2006.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The Special Meeting — Public Hearing of the Village Board of Trustees was called
to order by President Quinlan in the Samuel E. Dean Board Room of the Butler
Government Center at 7:20 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Village Clerk Linda Gonnella called the roll with the following persons
PRESENT: President Kevin M. Quinlan, Trustees Stelios Aktipis, John W.
Craig, Jeffrey J Kennedy, Kathryn F. Manofsky, Robert G. Sanford
and Asif Yusuf.
ABSENT: None.
IN ATTENDANCE: Richard B. Boehm, Village Manager; Jeffery P Moline,
Assistant Village Manager, Kenneth T. Kubiesa, Village Attorney;
James Bodony, Fire Chief, Bruce F. Kapff, Director of Information
Services & Purchasing; Robert L. Kallien, Jr., Director of
Community Development; Margaret Klinkow, Library Director;
Thomas Sheahan, -Chief of Police; Trey VanDyke, Golf Club
Manager; Darrell J. Langlois, Finance Director; Nelson Patras,
Interim Bath & Tennis Club Manager; James Fox, IS Department;
Melissa Salazar, Chairman, Library Commission and Baker Nimry,
Zoning Board of Appeals
3. PUBLIC HEARING — PROPOSED 2005 MUNICIPAL BUDGET
President Quinlan indicated that this meeting was a Public Hearing for the -proposed
2006 Budget to hear comment from the public. He asked if there were any
petitioners with questions regarding the 2006 Budget.
Mr. William Lindemann of Oak Brook spoke to the Board about his concern that
they were reluctant to spend $85,000 to hire a qualified landscape architect to do the
planning for the Village Beautification Project. He felt that it would be money well
spent. He agreed that it was always nicer to get something free, but he felt in some
cases it well worth the cost. In the whole scheme of things he felt that $85,000 was
a small investment. He agreed that it was important to maintain a good emergency
reserve, but money held aside does not benefit residents until it is spent. He would
like to see funds included in the budget to pay for an outside consultant for this
revitalization project
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3. President Quinlan thanked Mr. Lindeman for his comments and assured him that
this is a project the Board was very interested in, but that the struggle is exactly how
to go about it in the most cost efficient manner.
Trustee Sanford commented that he shared the concern, but he added that using
university students could be good. He shared the example of the Washington, D.C.
Viet Nam Memorial that was designed by a sophomore university student.
Trustee Yusuf agreed that the Village should at least look at the ideas university
students could provide.
Trustee Manofsky agreed with Mr. Lindemann and felt that the Village should get
started now because the Village was wasting time and that the Village should be
moving forward She felt that if the Village wanted to look at designs from students,
that there should be a deadline.
4. ADJOURNMENT
President Quinlan adjourned the Public Hearing at 7:28 p.m.
ATTEST.
Linda K. Gonnella, CMC
Village Clerk �� r
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