CEMETERY COMMISSION 2021/02/03 AgendaSPECIAL MEETING
THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST
CEMETERY COMMISSION AGENDA
**Wednesday, February 3, 2021 4:00p.m.
REMOTE ACCESS MEETING
Please be advised that all of the Cemetery Commission members will be remotely attending this Cemetery
Commission meeting by electronic means, in compliance with the recent amendments to the Open
Meetings Act. The Chairman of the Cemetery Commission has determined that it is not prudent or practical
to conduct an in-person meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that it is not feasible to have the
Commission members or members of the public physically present at the meeting due to the pandemic
disaster. The Cemetery Commission will be providing members of the public the opportunity to watch and
listen to the meeting remotely, as well as provide public comment at the meeting, by following the public
audience link and dial-in number which will provide both video and audio means to attend the meeting.
Public audience link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84058963407?pwd=aUcxdEJzaFFURVZxK1NPYlEycTFMQT09
Webinar ID: 840 5896 3407
Passcode: 1861
Public Comment: 847-615-4341
AGENDA
I. ROLL CALL, CALL TO ORDER
Dennis O’Brien, Chairman David Hooke
John Anderson Rommy Lopat
Robert Thornburgh Jason Wicha, Secretary Treasurer
II. APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 28, 2020 MINUTES – DENNIS O’BRIEN
III. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 22, 2020 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES – DENNIS O’BRIEN
IV. RATIFICATION OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE OCTOBER 28, 2020 CEMETERY
COMMISSION MEETING – DENNIS O’BRIEN
A. Approval of the July 22, 2020 Cemetery Commission Minutes;
B. Direction to continue the current investment strategy regarding Lake Forest Cemetery
investments with William Blair & Company
C. Approval of the Cemetery Fees and Charges for FY 2022; and
D. Approval of the Cemetery Capital Budget
V. RATIFICATION OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE December 22, 2020 CEMETERY
COMMISSION MEETING – DENNIS O’BRIEN
A. Recommendation to the City Council to approve the award of a contract t Applied
Ecological Services for the Cemetery Ravine Restoration Project; and
B. Recommendation to the City Council to authorize a loan from Lake Forest Bank and Trust
in the amount of $1,600,000 for the Memorial Garden Phase II Project.
IV. FIRST QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT– TONY HOBAN
V. CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTS
VI. REVENUE/EXPENSE REPORT – DENNIS O’BRIEN
VII. CEMETERY UPDATES – VARIOUS MEMBERS
A. Ravine Restoration Update
B. Memorial Garden Phase II
VIII. APPROVAL OF FY2022 BUDGET – DENNIS O’BRIEN
IX. OTHER MATTERS
X. CITIZENS’ OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS CEMETERY COMMISSION
XI. NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021, 5:00 PM.
XII. ADJOURNMENT
The City of Lake Forest is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disab ilities who plan to attend this
meeting and who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the
accessibility of the meeting or the facilities, are required to contact City Manager Jason Wicha, at (847) 234 -2600 promptly to allow the City to make
reasonable accommodations for those persons.