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GTIA
Board Minutes
Minutes
of the Green Trails Improvement Association
Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday April 10, 2001
Meeting
was called to order by President Peter Bakas at 7:30 p.m. Board
members present: Peter Bakas, Dean Degl’Innocenti, Jerry
Dellacqua, Tom Hamilton, Gerry Jackson, Barbara Kemp, Bernice
Krippner, Leslie Lavin, Betty Long, Joe Masek, Dawn Soukup.
Board members excused: Joan Dudas, Linda Gilbert. Board
members absent: Tim Dudas, Kenneth Hickey. Paula Gleason was
Recording Secretary. A quorum was present.
Open
Forum
WGL118 resident discussed a variance issue, for a deck, that he
has before the Lisle Zoning Commission. A member of that
commission wanted GTIA’s feedback on the issue. The Board
indicated that when asked, input would be provided.
Minutes
of the Prior Meeting:
Minutes of the prior meeting were reviewed.
Treasurer's
Report
Joe
Masek reviewed the Balance Sheet and Income and Expense Statement.
Joe noted that the reinvestment of CD’s as approved at the last
Board meeting has been accomplished.
Board
Motion: Betty
Long moved to accept the check register expenditures of $22,175.22 for April,
Tom Hamilton seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous voice vote.
Management
Report
Telephone log line items were discussed and reviewed. Management will contact the Park District to coordinate trail
replacement in the Timber Park area.
Management
presented 3 proposals from Greg Moore: A) to remove, regrade and
replace existing turf behind SR1005 and 6 to allow path water to
drain to sewer, at a cost not to exceed $245; B) restoration and
reseeding behind PRM108-112, at a cost not to exceed $180; C)
create two beds and plant material in Gardens Park area, at a cost
not to exceed $670.
Board
Motion: Leslie
Lavin moved to accept the three Greg Moore proposals as submitted, Joe Masek
seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous voice vote.
Management
presented a proposal from L&N Paving to excavate and repair bubbles in
trails behind PRM054 at a cost of $120.
Board
Motion: Tom
Hamilton moved to accept the L&N Paving proposal as submitted, Bernice
Krippner seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous voice vote. Management
reported that 11 liens will be filed for nonpayment of 2001 assessment,
contrasted with 16 recorded last year.
Management
presented a resident’s architectural improvement application to plant
three trees in the common area near Stonehaven.
Board
Motion: Gerry
Jackson moved to accept and approve the architectural application as
submitted, Dean Degl’Innocenti seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous voice
vote.
Finance
Committee
Joe
Masek discussed the Association’s 2000 audited financial statements
prepared by the accounting firm of De Raimo Hillgear & Ripp. Joe
remarked that the accounting firm was very complimentary regarding the
cooperation and books and records maintained by JRM Properties.
Board
Motion: Tom
Hamilton moved to acknowledge and accept the year 2000 audit as presented by
DeRaimo Hillgear & Ripp, Bernice Krippner seconded. The motion was
passed by unanimous voice vote.
Maintenance
Committee
Les
Lavin reported on items discussed by the Maintenance Committee in its
meeting of April 5th:
Proposal from L&N Paving for replacement, sealcoat and crackfill of the
paths for 2001.
Board
Motion: Gerry
Jackson moved to accept the L&N Paving proposal with the exception that
work on the Gardens II be deferred until next year, and that instead the
path at Promenades be replaced with concrete, Tom Hamilton seconded.
Management will obtain a quote for concrete work from contractor Dauker and
report next month on the costs. The motion was passed by unanimous voice
vote. The
collapsed trail behind SR3014 & 15 was discussed. Tom Lee has
suggested a mud-jacking procedure. The committee requested that all
board members inspect this area sometime prior to the May meeting.
The
200 pine tree saplings have been ordered. Gerry Jackson
volunteered to pick up the trees on April 25. Planting is scheduled
for Arbor Day, Saturday, April 28th.
The
committee recommended accepting the proposal from TruGreen/ChemLawn in the
amount of $750 to spray the evergreen trees for sawfly infestation, on both
sides of College Road from Sun Valley to Green Trails Drive.
Board
Motion: Tom
Hamilton moved to approve the TruGreen/ChemLawn proposal as submitted, Gerry
Jackson seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous voice vote. The
committee again discussed the management proposal for improvements to the
accent area at Green Trails Dr. and Naper Blvd. All directors were
asked to visit the area so as to be able to come to a resolution of the
landscaping required, at the May board meeting.
There
was further discussion about the areas in Green Trails, such as Tyrnbury,
that do not have direct access to the trail system or common areas. It
was recommended that Greg Moore prepare a landscape plan for the entrance at
Tyrnbury, which can be discussed at the May board meeting. Management
will also obtain a quote prior to the May board meeting for replacement of
the light at the Green Trails Dr. and Naper Blvd. sign.
Due
to inclement weather, the committee has been unable to remove remaining
holiday lights but plans to do so on Friday afternoon, April 13.
Communications
Committee
In
Joan Dudas absence, Paula Gleason reported that the Communications Committee
will meet prior to the May Board meeting to discuss the concerns expressed
about including pictures of residents on the website, quantity of website
reports to be generated and who should be responsible for reporting to the
board on the number of hits to the GT website.
Parks
Committee
A
new chairman will need to be appointed since Gerry Jackson, the current
chairman, was elected to the Lisle Park Board.
Adjournment
Board
Motion: There
being no further business, Tom Hamilton moved to adjourn the meeting, Jerry
Dellacqua seconded. The motion was passed by unanimous voice vote.
The
meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted,
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Paula
Gleason, Recording Secretary
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