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GTIA
Board Minutes
Minutes
of the Green Trails Improvement Association
Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday March 11, 2003
Meeting was
called to order by President Peter Bakas at 7:30 p.m. Board
members present: Peter Bakas, Tim Dudas, Lloyd Hendrickson, Marge
Hough, Gerry Jackson, Les Lavin, Betty Long, Joe Masek, Tom
Maslanka, Jonni Miklos-Finch. Board members excused: Diana Cygan,
Joan Dudas, Linda Gilbert, Dawn Soukup. Board member absent:
Jeff Quasney. Paula Gleason was Recording Secretary. A quorum
was present.
Open
Forum
The scheduled forum of the
candidates for the Lisle Park District was moved to a later date at the
request of the candidates.
Minutes
of the Prior Meeting:
Minutes of the prior meeting
were reviewed.
Board
Motion:
Lloyd Hendrickson moved to approve the minutes of the February meeting, Gerry
Jackson seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous voice vote.
Treasurer's
Report
Joe Masek reviewed the Balance
Sheet and Income and Expense Statement. Joe noted that the maturing CD at
Charter One Bank was moved to the Regency Bank for 13 months at 2.35%.
Board
Motion:
Betty Long moved to accept the check register expenditures of $8,128.50 for
March, Tim Dudas seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous voice vote.
Management
Report
Telephone log line items
were discussed and reviewed.
Management reported that
54 demand notices were sent out for assessment payments.
The section of trail
encroaching in Heritage Farms is still under Board review.
Management submitted a
Greg Moore proposal to create a bed and install plant material on College
Road east of south sign in the amount of $570; and a second proposal to
include a Chanticleer Pear tree.
Board
Motion: Les
Lavin moved to accept the first Greg Moore proposal as submitted with the
caveat that the Board would advise Joanne Broda regarding the tree within the
next two weeks, Tom Maslanka seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous
voice vote.
Management presented a
list of trees available for sale from Kane-DuPage. Order must be received by
3/28 and trees need to be picked up on 4/23.
Board
Motion: Les Lavin moved to purchase 50 8-15” White Pine, priced at
10 for $13.00, and 50 10-16” Colorado Blue Spruce, priced at 10 for $14.00,
Gerry Jackson seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous voice vote.
It was
noted that this purchase would need to be authorized in the March check
disbursements. It was also noted that disbursements should be added to the
March check register for Paula Gleason and Karen Post.
Board
Motion:
Marge Hough moved to accept the additional check register expenditures of
$476.17 for noted items, Joe Masek seconded. The motion was passed by
unanimous voice vote.
Finance
Committee
Joe Masek reported that
the finance committee would meet with the auditing firm on either 3/25 or
3/26 at 7 pm in Joe Masek’s home to review the finalized audit figures.
Management will confirm the date by email to the committee.
Maintenance
Committee
Les Lavin noted that it’s time
to firm up this year’s trail maintenance schedule and requested input from
any Board member who observes trail that needs work.
Communications
Committee
Marge Hough stated that
the Communications Committee met to discuss the website. The committee
requested a quote from Marilyn Kramer to update the home page and she
responded that would take approximately 4 to 5 hours, at a cost of $75/hour.
Board
Motion: Tim Dudas motioned to accept the proposal from Marilyn
Kramer, Gerry Jackson seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous voice
vote.
The Communications
Committee further requested that all committee chairmen update and submit
their committee descriptions for inclusion on the website.
The Communications
Committee requested that Board meeting minutes not be published on the
website until the Board approves them.
Board
Motion:
Gerry Jackson motioned to so publish the Board meeting minutes only after they
have been approved by the Board, Les Lavin seconded. The motion was passed by
unanimous voice vote.
Parks
Committee
In Linda Gilbert’s absence,
Gerry Jackson gave a synopsis of the Park District Board meeting. It was
suggested that the Board needs better representation at the Park District
Board meetings. Gerry however indicated that there was no real need for
involvement at this time other than the completion of Park District surveys.
Old
Business
None
Adjournment
Board
Motion:
There being no further business, Tim Dudas moved to adjourn the meeting, Betty
Long seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous voice vote.
The
meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted,
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Paula
Gleason, Recording Secretary
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