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CITY COUNCIL 2013/10/21 MinutesThe City of Lake Forest CITY COUNCIL Proceedings of the October21, 2013 Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. – Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Mayor Schoenheider called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm, and Deputy City Clerk Margaret Boyer called the roll of Council members. Present: Honorable Mayor Schoenheider, Co-presiding Mayor for a Day Trip Pierce, Alderman Novit, Alderman Waldeck, Alderman, Alderman Moore, Alderman Palmer, Alderman Adelman and Alderman Pandaleon. Absent: Alderman Reisenberg. Also present were: Robert Kiely, City Manager; Vic Filippini, City Attorney; Catherine Czerniak, Director of Community Development; Susan Banks, Communications Manager, Mary Van Arsdale, Director of Parks and Recreation, Bob Ells, City Engineer, Michael Thomas, Director of Public Works, Elizabeth Holleb, Finance Director, Jim Held, Chief of Police, Karl Waldorf, Deputy Chief of Police, Kevin Issel Deputy Fire Chief, and Anne Whipple. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all in attendance. There were approximately 45 present in the audience. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS Comments by Mayor Mayor Schoenheider asked that all citizens give feedback and input on the Consolidating 911 Dispatch Services. Information is available on the web site. A. Mayor for a Day – 5th Grade student from Deer Path Middle School Mayor Schoenheider introduced Trip Pierce, who was Lake Forest Mayor for a Day. B. Red Ribbon Proclamation and Red Ribbon 5K Race- Mayor for a Day, Trip Pierce read the Proclamation proclaiming that the week of Oct 21- 25 as Red Ribbon Week. Joy Markee, Director of Community Relations & Development for LEAD, spoke to the City Council relating to the upcoming 5K run along with additional future events that LEAD will participate in that include Lake Forest High School and Gorton Community Center. C. Appointments by Mayor TASK FORCE TO EXPLORE SHARED OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO PARKS & REC Proceedings of the October 7, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve appointments recommended by Mayor Schoenheider Alderman Novit moved, seconded by Alderman Moore to approve appointments recommended by Mayor Schoenheider. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. D. Report on the BMW Golf Championship at Conway Golf Club Mayor Schoenheider introduced Vince Pellegrino, Vice President of the Western Golf Association and Todd Marsh, General Manager of Conway Farms Golf Club. Mr. Pellegrino gave an overview of Highlights of the Tournament week. $100,000.00 was donated to the Evan Scholars Foundation, 134,622 people attended; there were 1700 volunteers from 23 states and 2 countries. He thanked the fans, corporate Sponsors and neighboring communities for their support. He said that the feedback from the players was that they enjoyed playing Conway Farms. Mr. Pellegrino noted improvements that could have been made that included traffic, handicapped accessibility and parking. He once again thanked The City of Lake Forest for all that it did for the Evans Scholarship Foundation. City Manager Robert Kiely said how nice it was to see how much the community embraced the event, along with how proud he was of City Staff and the way in which they worked with one another. He then asked Karl Walldorf, Deputy Chief of Police and Kevin Issel, Deputy Fire Chief, to step forward. Mr. Kiely went on to say thanks for all the efforts and hard work that paid off in planning this event Mr. Pellegrino said that some of the best management practices that The City of Lake Forest Police and Fire brought to the Tour are now in use as a Standard Tour-wide. In conclusion, Mr. Kiely said that from a financial point of view, the City was certainly not into this to make money, and that it would most likely break even after few one-time Capital expenses. Mr. Marsh thanked everyone for their unbelievable team effort. He added that there were 70 players from 11 Countries and 21 States, the players averaged 70.8 and the par score is 71 for the course. He went on say there were 18 eagles and 1,112 birdies. Mr. Marsh said there will be an open forum at Conway Farms Golf Club on Tuesday November 5 at 6:00pm, an opportunity to offer feedback to City Officials and Western Golf Association Officials. Mayor Schoenheider thanked Vince, Todd, the WGA and BMW, along with Staff, and stated how proud he was to be associated with the Evan Scholars Foundation. Comments by City Manager NAME OF MEMBER APPOINT WARD Dan Jasica Appoint 4 Peter Schaefer Appoint 3 Proceedings of the October 7, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting City Manager Robert Kiely noted the successful event held at Elawa Farms to sell Native trees in effort to “re-green” Lake Forest. A. YES for Independent MAPS- Michael Kolec, Campaign Manager City Manager Robert Kiely introduced Michael Kolec, the Campaign Manager for YES for Independent Maps. Mr. Kolec reported on YES for Independence’s plan for redistricting reform. He said the reform would take drawing of the maps away from politicians and put it into the hands of an eleven member commission that included republicans, democrats and independents. Although map lines are not an issue in The City of Lake Forest, he encouraged that the City Council consider supporting a future Resolution in favor of YES for Independent Maps. Comments by Council Members Alderman Novit congratulated the Deer Path Middle School Girls’ Cross Country Track team on taking first place in State. A. Finance Committee Acknowledge Receipt of the FY2013 Treasurer’s Report Finance Committee Chairman, George Pandaleon, spoke to the Council regarding the 2013 Treasurer’s Report. He said pursuant to Illinois Statute, a Treasurer’s Report must be filed with the City Clerk, the County Clerk, and published in a Lake Forest newspaper within six months after the end of each fiscal year. He said the report will be published in the October 24, 2013 edition of the Lake Forester. COUNCIL ACTION: Acknowledge receipt of the FY2013 Treasurer’s Report. Alderman Pandaleon moved, seconded by Alderman Palmer to acknowledge receipt of the FY2013 Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. Alderman Tack thanked all those who came to the Community Forum discussion on Ravines. Alderman Palmer reminded all residents of the upcoming community Forum on the Topic of “Neighbor Relations” on Thursday November 21 at Gorton Community Center. OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS Seeing none, Mayor Schoenheider read the Omnibus items for consideration. ITEMS FOR OMNIBUS VOTE CONSIDERATION 1. Approval of the October 7, 2013 City Council minutes 2. Resolution of Sympathy for Lt. Hagedorn Proceedings of the October 7, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting 3. Approval to purchase new planimetric data for GIS mapping RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the three (3) Omnibus items as presented. Referring to the minutes of 10/7/13 the City Attorney brought up a minor scrivener’s error. Mayor Schoenheider asked the City Council if it would like to remove any item to take separately. Seeing no request, he asked for a motion. Alderman Adelman asked about updating the GIS Mapping System. City Engineer Bob Ells said by utilizing the GIS Consortium, members benefit from low rates generated from the collective bargaining of the group. The cost of the flyover services shall be shared among the participating members. He also said there have been a lot of changes since 1998, and that The City of Lake Forest is one of the last communities to have the advantage of this technology. Alderman Pandaleon made a motion to approve by Omnibus vote designation items as noted, seconded by Alderman Palmer. The following voted “Yea”: Aldermen Novit, Waldeck, Moore, Pandaleon, Tack, Palmer and Adelman. The following voted “Nay”: None.7 Yeas, 0 Nays, motion carried. Information such as Purpose and Action Requested, Background/Discussion, Budget/Fiscal Impact, Recommended Action and a Staff Contact as it relates to the Omnibus items can be found on the agenda. ORDINANCES None NEW BUSINESS None ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION Mayor Schoenheider acknowledged Mayor for a Day Trip Pierce, who did a great job in the meeting. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business. Alderman Palmer made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Alderman Moore. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote at 8:40 pm Respectfully Submitted, Margaret Boyer Deputy City Clerk Proceedings of the October 7, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting A video of the City Council meeting is available for viewing at the Lake Forest Library and on file in the Clerk’s office at City Hall. You can also view it on the website by visiting www.cityoflakeforest.com. Click on I Want To, then click on View, then choose Archived Meetings Videos.