Special Meeting

MINUTES of Board Retreat Strategic Planning of the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Skokie, County of Cook, Illinois held at the Niles Township building located at 5255 Lincoln Avenue in Skokie at 10:25 a.m. on Sunday, November 2, 2025 Start Time: 10:25 AM Location: Niles Township, 5255 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie Present were: Mayor Tennes, Clerk Desai, Trustees Pure Slovin, Robinson, Schechter, Lissa Levy, Iverson and Kimani Levy. Also present were Village Manager Lockerby, Corporation Counsel Mangler 1. Workshop Overview (Cory P. Plasch – CP2 Consulting) Cory outlined the goals for the strategic planning workshop:  Define the mission  Refine outcomes and performance targets  Develop a final report to be delivered in early January 2026 2. Board Norms The Board reviewed and agreed-upon norms to guide discussion and collaboration during the retreat. 3.Discussion Items a. Skokie Vision for 10-20 years Trustees engaged in an aspirational workshop to discuss Skokie’s long term vision for 2045, reviewing results from the recent community visioning session, focus groups, community survey and staff responses. b. Brainstorming on the Skokie Vision Statement was conducted; the statement will be refined (“word-smithed”) and presented again at a future meeting. c. Revenue Presentation Finance Director Julian Prendi provided a presentation regarding revenue considerations for the Village. Corporation Counsel Mangler left the meeting and Assistant Corporation Counsel McCarthy arrived for the remainder of the meeting at 1:35 PM. e. SWOT Exercise The Board participated in SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) exercise:  Members worked in groups and shared results.  The discussion highlighted how the various SWOT elements correlated with one another. Trustee Pure Slovin had to leave the meeting at 4:00 PM. 4. Next Steps  Cory Plash and Manager Lockerby will compile the list of strategic issues identified by the Board.  These issues will be shared with staff to gather their input on next steps. The retreat was adjourned at 4:35 PM. Moved by Trustee Robinson Seconded by Trustee Iverson _____________________________ ____________________________ Ann Tennes, Mayor Minal Desai, Village Clerk