MINUTES OF THE COMMITEE OF
THE WHOLE MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
OF THE ADDISON PARK
DISTRICT
HELD AT COMMUNITY REC
CENTER
120 EAST OAK STREET,
ADDISON, ILLINOIS
MARCH 10, 2008
President
Jessen called the meeting to order at 6:06 P.M.
PRESENT: Commissioners
Jessen, Ortale, Capizzano, Reed and Welkomer
ABSENT: None
STAFF
PRESENT: Executive Director Mark
McKinnon, Superintendent
of Recreation, Michael Walaszek; Superintendent of Finance, Janis Jordan;
Superintendent of Parks and Planning, Noel Rolle; Fitness Center Operations
Manager, Greg Vitale; Community Leisure Services Manager, Geri Estvanik; and Executive
Administrative Assistant, Lisa Bruni
OTHERS
PRESENT: None
President
Jessen welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Changes to Agenda
None
New Business
Review of Draft Budget for Fiscal Year 2008/2009
Director
McKinnon stated that staff has prepared a draft budget for the board to
review. He added that this is just a starting
point and that additional changes will be made to the document prior to the
next board meeting. He stated that he
department head will provide a brief summary of their budget and answer any
questions that the board may have regarding the budget.
Superintendent
of Finance, Janis Jordan gave the board a brief overview of the budget and
stated that at this point in the process the budget is showing a surplus of
$355,474. A short discussion ensued with
regards to CPI and the salary pool.
Each department
head presented their budget to the board and answered questions regarding any
concerns or adjustments that the Board had.
Janis Jordan stated that the staff will continue fine tuning the numbers
for the remainder of the week and the budget will be presented to the board at
the next meeting. She explained that the
board will need to approve it for display, where it will remain for 30 days
before being passed at the April 28th meeting. President Jessen thanked the staff for their
hard work on compiling the budget and for their presentations.
Unfinished Business
Highview Park Update
Superintendent of Parks and Planning,
Noel Rolle provided an update regarding the concerns expressed by resident
Cherre Neitzka at the last board meeting.
He explained that he met with the Village to help identify the property
line of the park. He distributed photos
of the park and the property lines. He
stated that there was a lot of debris and a couch located in the bushes but
that the location where the debris was found is not owned by the District. Noel explained that the land is owned by the
post office and that he has contacted them but has not received a response from
them regarding the property. He added
that he walked the site with Ms. Neitzka and that the bushes by the tennis
courts have been trimmed and the debris located in the bushes has been
removed. He stated that he would
continue to make contact with the post office and would update the board at the
next meeting. A short discussion ensued
with regards to the park and its property line.
Marquee Bid Update
Director
McKinnon stated that Greg Vitale had to leave to attend the Village meeting for
approval of the marquee specifications.
He stated that prior to his departure he distributed a recommendation
for the marquee bid. He added that he is
recommending the lowest bidder for the project.
Director McKinnon added that NEDSRA and AthletiCo would also be
contributing to the purchase of the marquee because their names would be
included on the sign.
Executive Session
None
Adjournment
At 7:39
p.m. Commissioner Welkomer moved to adjourn.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Reed and carried.
Respectfully Submitted
by,
Lisa Bruni
Recording Secretary