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GTIA
Board Minutes
Minutes
of the Green Trails Improvement Association
Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday January 8, 2002
Meeting was called to order by President Peter Bakas at 7:35 p.m.
Board members present: Peter Bakas, Dean Degl’Innocenti, Jerry
Dellacqua, Joan Dudas, Tim Dudas, Linda Gilbert, Tom Hamilton, Gerry
Jackson, Bernice Krippner, Les Lavin, Betty Long, Joe Masek, Dawn
Soukup. Board members absent: Marge Hough. Paula Gleason was
Recording Secretary. A quorum was present.
Open
Forum
Residents of SR2039 requested that pole 128 be relocated or turned
off at midnight because it creates too much light. The Board will
take their request under advisement and review the feasibility and
cost of changing the light cover.
Minutes
of the Prior Meeting
Minutes of the prior meeting were reviewed.
Board Motion: Dawn Soukup moved to approve the minutes of the December
meeting, Gerry Jackson seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous
vote.
Treasurer's
Report
Joe Masek reviewed the Balance Sheet and Income and Expense
Statement.
Board Motion: Tom Hamilton moved to accept the check register
expenditures of $7,830.02 for January, Tim Dudas seconded. The motion
was passed by unanimous voice vote.
Management
Report
Telephone log line items were discussed and reviewed.
Management reported that SR3039 was sold after foreclosure and
repossession by the lender. The 2001 assessment was prorated from the
time the bank took possession, but the bank would not honor the entire
assessment because the court wiped out the lien. Total collected from
the past due amount of $196 was $117.34 and management recommended
that the remaining amount be declared as uncollectible.
Board Motion: Betty Long moved to approve the remaining amount of
$78.66 be declared uncollectible, Gerry Jackson seconded. The motion
was passed by unanimous vote.
Management reported that as of December 31, 2001 assessment payments
have been received in the amount of $161,026. The collected amount
represents 50.3% of the total amount billed.
Management received notice from the Village Of Lisle that work will
begin January 14, 2002 on the relief sewer project which, when
completed, will help to eliminate the sewage backups in the
Breckenridge Road/Valley Forge Road areas of Green Trails.
In response to the Board’s request at the November meeting, Management
researched what the cost would be to include a return envelope with
the election ballots next September. The cost would be an additional
$.05 per account plus the cost of printing the return envelopes. This
year’s cost per account with a ballot was $.38 and did not include a
return envelope. The information will be referred to again prior to
mailing of the 2002 election ballots.
Finance Committee
Joe Masek presented for discussion suggestions on how to invest the
additional incoming cash from assessment billings. As directed at
last month’s Board meeting, $75,000 has been moved into a 7-month CD
at United Community Bank @3.51%. It was generally agreed to deposit
anything over $100,000 in a financial institution other than Lisle
Savings (where the primary checking and money market accounts are
located) in order to have all moneys fully insured.
Maintenance Committee
Les Levin will coordinate taking down the Christmas decorations this
week. It was noted that the wooden signage supports at Green Trails
and Naper Boulevard are deteriorating; Management will follow-up on
this project in the Spring to replace the wooden supports with plastic
supports.
Communications Committee
Joan Dudas reported that the Communications Committee did not meet yet
to create the resident survey, however, Dawn Soukup volunteered to
host a meeting next week. The Communications Committee will include a
copy of the VOL letter about the Relief Sewer Project in the upcoming
Pathfinder. Also, the Board of Directors list will be updated in the
Pathfinder. Management requested additional copies of the Welcome
brochures.
Parks Committee
Betty Long presented a synopsis of the Park District Board meeting.
The Park District will now be having Board meetings twice a month, and
Betty suggested someone from our Parks Committee should attend at
least one meeting per month.
Old
Business/New Business
Tom Hamilton brought up his discussion with several residents who had
inquired about clearing the paths of snow in areas leading to Kennedy
Junior High. The Board discussed how the children get to the school,
whether a snow removal service could find the paths and also the
liability issue present when one clears the snow. Management was
asked to research its records for a legal opinion on this matter for
follow-up.
Adjournment
Board Motion: There being no further business, Bernice Krippner moved
to adjourn the meeting, Tim Dudas seconded. The motion was passed by
unanimous voice vote.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted,
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Paula
Gleason, Recording Secretary
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