Board of Trustees

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 – 8:00 P.M. 1. Pledge of Allegiance led by Village Clerk Pramod Shah. 2. Call meeting to order and roll call. 3. Approve Consent Agenda. * 4. Approve, as submitted, minutes of regular meeting held Monday, May 6, 2013. * 5. Approve Voucher List #25-FY13 and Voucher List #1-FY14 of May 20, 2013. * 6. Proclamations and Resolutions. A. Proclamations: National Homeownership Month: June 2013 Unity Appreciation Month: June 2013 7. Recognition, Awards and Honorary Presentations. A. Presentation: Presentation of LibraryAware Community Award to the Skokie Public Library 8. Appointments, Reappointments and Resignations. A. Resignation: Appearance Commission: Ann Clark 9. Presentations and Reports. 10. Report of the Village Manager. A. Skokie Multi-Use Path – Oakton Street South to Village Limit with Lincolnwood Contract Addition to T.Y. Lin International Great Lakes, Inc. for Phase 1 Conceptual Design & Phase 2 Final Design Engineering Services. * B. Bid Report – 2013 Sewer System Rehabilitation Project – Lenny Hoffman Excavating, Inc., Wilmette, IL - $193,939. * C. Bid Report – 2013 Non-Arterial Street Resurfacing Program I – Peter Baker & Son Co., Lake Bluff, IL - $1,116,533.67. * D. FY 2014 Police and Administrative Vehicles – Currie Motors Inc., Frankfort, IL - $282,926. 11. Report of the Corporation Counsel. 12. Unfinished Business. 13. New Business. 14. Plan Commission. 15. Citizen Comments. 16. Adjournment. AR:lg 430084  WHEREAS, owning your home is the American Dream. There is a special power in a neighborhood where most families own their own homes; and WHEREAS, a new homeowner receives a key that does more than unlock a door: it represents a place where children can grow, learn, and feel safe. It is an opportunity to save money and build equity for the future; and a sense of stability and belonging to the community; and WHEREAS, thanks to the prosperity this nation has enjoyed over the past decade, more Americans are homeowners today than at any other time in our history. The Mayor of the Village of Skokie and the Board of Trustees are committed to helping more citizens – especially those who have been unable to afford a home, know the joy, the financial security, and the sense of community that comes with owning their own homes; and WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing families with the tools and information they can use to overcome the barriers that deny homeownership to far too many Americans. The department is working in partnership with state and local governments, community groups, and the private sector, to make the most effective use of federal funds. Through a combination of housing counseling, down payment assistance and tax incentives, we have helped more Americans than ever to buy homes. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE VAN DUSEN, Mayor of the Village of Skokie, do hereby proclaim the month of June 2013 as “NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH” and that homeownership is good for the homebuyer, the Village of Skokie and our country. It is the American Dream and we have rededicated ourselves to that dream and to every American who seeks to achieve it. Passed this 20th day of May 2013 __________________________________________ George Van Dusen Mayor _____________________________________ Marlene Williams Village Clerk VOSDOCS-#137146-v1-Proc__National_Homeownership_Month  WHEREAS, during these extraordinary times, America looks forward to new challenges and opportunities with a reinvigorated sense of unity and common purpose; and WHEREAS, we are a diverse people because of our race, gender, religion, culture, and family background; and WHEREAS, our diversity creates an opportunity for us to examine and appreciate the similarities and differences of those around us; and WHEREAS, as parents, citizens, and community leaders, we must teach our children to appreciate diversity in the human population and must take the initiative to banish those actions that encourage hate, such as name-calling, stereotyping, and bullying, and/or discrimination against those of a different race, religion, age, ethnicity, sexual persuasion, or nationality. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE VAN DUSEN, Mayor of the Village of Skokie, do hereby proclaim the month of June 2013 as “UNITY APPRECIATION MONTH” in the Village of Skokie and encourage all citizens to celebrate our diverse heritage and culture and continue efforts to create a world that is more just and peaceful, and to create togetherness in our society out of mutual respect for one another. Passed this 20th day of May 2013 ___________________________________ George Van Dusen Mayor ________________________________ Marlene Williams, Village Clerk VOSDOCS-#95808-v1-Proc__Unity_Appreciation_Month LibraryAware Community Award 2013 Finalists Skokie Public Library, IL Skokie Public Library (SPL) and its community are the second-place LibraryAware Award winners and will receive $7,500. Among Skokie’s notable efforts to reach out to the community: some 28 members of its full-time public services staff spend six percent of their time going to community meetings and events, attending board meetings, and serving on community boards and advisory committees to learn about local needs. Two of SPL’s staff served on the Advisory Committee that helped the village’s Health Department develop a five-year Health Plan; one serves on the village’s Family Commission; and another on the Telecommunications and Technology Commission. “Their integration into the fabric of the local government is especially noteworthy,” says Ron Carlee, COO of the International City/County Management Association and one of the LibraryAware Award judges. SPL serves a population of 65,066, with a per capita budget of $163, or about $10.5 million in total. The library circulates more than two million titles per year and sees over 800,000 physical visits, plus about 1.2 million virtual ones (not counting the traffic to SkokieNet, the library’s community website).