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GTIA
Board Minutes
Minutes
of the Green Trails Improvement Association
Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday August 12, 2003
Treasurer, Joe Masek, called
the meeting to order at 7:35 PM. Board members present: Diana Cygan,
Tim Dudas, Linda Gilbert, Marge Hough, Les Lavin, Betty Long, Joe
Masek, Tom Maslanka, Jonni Miklos-Finch, Jeff Quasney. Board members
excused: Peter Bakas, Joan Dudas, Lloyd Hendrickson, Dawn Soukup.
Board member absent: Gerry Jackson. Management: Joe and Joanne Broda.
Paula Gleason was Recording Secretary. A quorum was present.
Open
Forum
None
Minutes
of the Prior Meeting:
Minutes of the prior meeting were reviewed. It was requested to
remove the last sentence from the Communications Committee Report.
Board Motion: Betty Long moved to approve the minutes of the July
meeting as amended, Diana Cygan seconded. The motion was passed by
unanimous voice vote.
Treasurer's
Report
Joe Masek reviewed the Balance Sheet and Income and Expense
Statement, noting that the two maturing CDs in the operating account
had been invested in various money market accounts.
Board Motion: Diana Cygan moved to accept the check register
expenditures of $44,510.96 for August, Linda Gilbert seconded. The
motion was passed by unanimous voice vote.
Management
Report
Telephone log line items were discussed and reviewed.
The agreement drawn up by the association attorney relative to the
trail encroachment on HF5036 has been executed. Next year, after the
trail is moved, the remaining encroachment area will be surveyed and
the information added to the agreement for recording.
Management reported an update on the relief sewer project, noting that
the Village of Lisle will reimburse GTIA to cut a curb that was
inadvertently put across a GTIA trail access, cost of the work will be
$200. The Village also agreed to reimburse the association for the
amount of trail that needs to be replaced behind Peppertree Court and
between PRM045 & 46 at a cost of $20.79 per lineal foot, this year’s
replacement cost.
The gazebo area concrete work should be accomplished this week. The
two replacement benches have been ordered and will be placed in the
Gazebo when the concrete walks are completed.
Management received information that the widening of College Road may
be deferred for three to five years. In the interim, Tom Maslanka and
Les Lavin will research various trees that would be appropriate to
plant along College Road.
Several large branches fell during a recent storm, and were on or
covering the trail. Rather than wait a few days for tree service,
management removed one tree and cut back 3 large branches to clear the
trail.
The Kennedy Jr. High meeting room will not be available for September
or November. Management will request rooms at the Park District
and/or Library for these dates.
Finance Committee
Joe Masek requested that all committees submit their projects for
budget consideration as soon as possible. The Finance Committee will
establish a meeting date within the next few weeks to create the
proposed 2004 budget.
Maintenance Committee
Les Lavin and Joe Broda met with James Konrad of Signature Design
Group to discuss reinstallation of the trail extension at HF2020-23.
There was discussion of what needs to be done to eliminate standing
water and bring back trail access to every home as originally planned;
and change the grade in the common area to align with the existing
swales between residences to the south. Les Lavin and Joe Broda will
meet with those few residents affected by the trail extension to
review the engineering plans to bring back this area to its original
drainage plan.
Communications Committee
Marge Hough noted that the committee is working with the Webmaster to
establish revolving pictures on the website.
Parks Committee
Linda Gilbert provided several completed Park District inspection
forms to Joe Broda and requested that Board members who have not
submitted forms for their respective assigned GTIA Park please do so
as quickly as possible.
Old
Business/New Business
The annual
Board of Directors picnic is scheduled for Sunday, August 24. Betty
Long will organize the details and location and email this information
to all who plan to attend.
The Park
District will host a Brainstorming Workshop at the Meadows Center
August 20th from 7:00 to 10:00 PM to produce as many ideas as possible
that can lead to innovative Park District service.
Adjournment
Board Motion: There being no further business, Marge Hough moved to
adjourn the meeting, Linda Gilbert seconded. The motion was passed by
unanimous voice vote.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted,
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Paula
Gleason, Recording Secretary
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