May 4, 2006

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=120 BGCOLOR="#009999" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="424ad640.jpg" border=0 width="429" height="100" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Park District of Forest Park </B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Park District of Forest Park "><B>home</B></A></div> <div>  back to  <A HREF="2005_06_meeting_minutes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="200506 Meeting Minutes"><B>2005-06 Meeting Minutes</B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0c0d2013.jpg"> <div> <B>www.pdofp.org</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oct. 13, 2005">Oct. 13, 2005</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nov. 27, 2005">Nov. 27, 2005</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jan. 19, 2006">Jan. 19, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="feb_16_2006_special_meeting.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Feb. 16, 2006 Special Meeting">Feb. 16, 2006 Special Meeting</A></div> <div> <A HREF="feb_16_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Feb. 16, 2006">Feb. 16, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="march_16_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March 16, 2006">March 16, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="april_20_20068f.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 20, 2006">April 20, 2006</A></div> <div> <B>May 4, 2006</B></div> <div> <A HREF="may_18_200695.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 18, 2006">May 18, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="june_1_200699.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June 1, 2006">June 1, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="june_15_20069e.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June 15, 2006">June 15, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="july_6_2006a1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July 6, 2006">July 6, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="july_20_2006aa.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July 20, 2006">July 20, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="august_3_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August 3, 2006">August 3, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="august_17_2006b6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AUGUST 17, 2006">AUGUST 17, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="august_24_2006_special_meeti.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August 24, 2006 Special Meeting">August 24, 2006 Special Meeting</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sept_21_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sept. 21, 2006">Sept. 21, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="oct_19_2006be.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oct. 19, 2006">Oct. 19, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="nov_16_2006c0.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nov. 16, 2006">Nov. 16, 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="dec_21_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dec. 21, 2006">Dec. 21, 2006</A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=360 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS of the Park District of Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois was held in the Administration Building of the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison Street, Forest Park, Illinois at 7:00 p.m. on May 4, 2006.</div> <bR> <div> Roll Call: President Boy chaired the meeting.  Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy answered present.  Also present were Director Dave Novak, Assistant Director Larry Piekarz, Superintendent Larry Buckley, Treasurer Gerald Sebesta and Secretary Chris Richards.  Seth Stern of the Forest Park Review was also in attendance.</div> <bR> <div> The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.</div> <bR> <div> Approval of Agenda: Motion was made by Commissioner Sansone, seconded by Commissioner Byrnes  to approve the agenda.  Ayes: 5.</div> <bR> <div> Approval of Minutes:</div> <div>  -Motion was made by Commissioner McDermott, seconded by Commissioner Espinosa, to approve the minutes of the April 20, 2006 Regular Meeting.  Ayes: 5. </div> <div> Correspondence: The Board reviewed the correspondence file which included an article from the Forest Park Post of May-June 2006 by Mayor Calderone re: the state of the Village and an e-mail from Sally Cody of the mayor's office thanking the Park District for the breakfast and flowers that we treated them to in appreciation for their work in support of the Village's 4th of July Fireworks donation program.</div> <div> Public Comment: None.</div> <bR> <div> Treasurer's Report:</div> <div> -None</div> <bR> <div> Annual Meeting:  Reorganization of the Board of Park Commissioners and Appointments for FY 2006-2007.</div> <div> -President Boy announced that the Annual Meeting:  Reorganization of the Board of Park Commissioners and Appointments for the new fiscal year is scheduled for this first meeting in May.  He opened the floor to nominations for President for FY 2006-07.  </div> <div> -Nomination of Commissioner Boy for President was made by Commissioner McDermott, seconded by Commissioner Byrnes.  President Boy accepted the nomination. There being no further nominations, motion was made by Commissioner Byrnes, seconded by Commissioner McDermott, to elect Commissioner Boy as President for FY 2006-07.  Roll Call: Ayes: Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy.  </div> <div> -President Boy opened the floor to nominations for Vice President for FY 2006-07.  Nomination of Commissioner McDermott for Vice President was made by Commissioner Sansone, seconded by Commissioner Byrnes.  Commissioner McDermott accepted the nomination. There being no further nominations, motion was made by Commissioner Byrnes, seconded by Commissioner Sansone, to elect Commissioner McDermott as Vice President for FY 2006-07.  Roll Call: Ayes: Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy.  </div> <div> -The Oath of Office of President was administered to President Boy.  The Oath of Office of Vice President was administered to Vice President McDermott.</div> <div> -President Boy opened the floor to Appointments for Secretary, Treasurer, Attorney and Director.</div> <div> -Motion was made by Commissioner Espinosa, seconded by Commissioner Sansone, to appoint Chris Richards as Secretary to the Board of Park Commissioners of the Park District of Forest Park for FY 2006-07.  Roll Call: Ayes: Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy.  </div> <div> -Motion was made by Commissioner Byrnes, seconded by Commissioner McDermott, to appoint Gerald Sebesta as Treasurer to the Board of Park Commissioners of the Park District of Forest Park for FY 2006-07 for FY 2006-07.  Roll Call:  Ayes: Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy.  </div> <div> -Motion was made by Commissioner Sansone, seconded by Commissioner McDermott, to appoint Dave Novak as Director for the Park District of Forest Park for FY 2006-07.  Roll Call:  Ayes: Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy.  </div> <div> -Motion was made by Commissioner McDermott, seconded by Commissioner Sansone, to appoint the law firm of Friedman & Holtz as Attorneys for the Board of Park Commissioners of the Park District of Forest Park for FY 2006-07.  Roll Call:  Ayes: Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy.  </div> <div> -President Boy asked for motions to designate the depository for the Park District for FY 2006-07. Motion was made by Commissioner Sansone, seconded by Commissioner Byrnes, to designate Forest Park National Bank as depository for the Park District of Forest Park for FY 2006-07.  Roll Call: Ayes:  Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy.  </div> <bR> <div> Maintenance Report:</div> <div> -Superintendent Buckley reported that the pool has been power-washed and drains cleaned out and the pool is being filled now.  Larry has made some repairs to the drop slides to eliminate leaking.  </div> <div> -The cement has been poured for the skatepark and the maintenance crew, in addition to preparing the pool for opening, has been working on the upkeep of the ballfields now that softball leagues and Little League have begun.  </div> <div> -Commissioners Byrnes and Sansone commended Larry and his staff on the maintenance of the fields.  Little League Opening Day went very smoothly and the fields were in excellent shape.</div> <bR> <div>  Assistant Director's Report:</div> <div> -Assistant Director Piekarz reported that he and Dave are meeting with security companies regarding security cameras at the Park and should have proposals for the next Board Meeting.  He and Dave and Chris are also currently researching replacement phone systems as our current phone system is outdated.  He hopes to have information to present at the June meeting.</div> <div> -Larry proposed that an informal "Coffee at the Park" be held once a month on a Saturday morning, allowing residents the opportunity to meet with him and have questions answered.</div> <div> -Larry said that Brendon Herrera, one of employees, has donated a 75 gallon aquarium for the DayCamp building.  </div> <div> -Larry is working on plans for the Grand Opening ceremony for the skatepark and is scheduling the presentation to the Mohr family for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2006.  The ceremony will include skateboarding demonstrations and a cookout.</div> <div> Assistant Director Piekarz reported that pool income as of 4/30/06 is a little over $30,000. </div> <bR> <div> Director's Report:</div> <div> -Director Novak reported that the cement on the skatepark will cure for one week and the equipment will be installed.</div> <div> -The Village has reported that, as of 5/2 they have collected $4620. in donations through the vehicle sticker program.  Dave has signed a contract with New Horizons for $9000 again this year and, when final report of donations is received, New Horizons will submit a second proposal to enhance the display.</div> <div> -Dave noted that the WSSRA Wacky Quacky Duck Splash has been cancelled for this year.  </div> <div> -St Bernardine's Day will be held on Sunday, May 21 and they have requested the loan of equipment again this year, as well as support in the form of volunteers to help prepare grill items.  -Forest Park Firefighters Assn. Local 2753 will be holding its annual Candlelight Bowl on May 19th.  We have reserved two alleys.  </div> <div> -The Main Street Redevelopment Assn. held its annual meeting on Wed. May 3.  </div> <div> -Windsor Outdoor has provided us with artwork for the billboard and indicated that it should be up next week.  We will be able to save the current artwork publicizing the tournament and will reinstall it in July, then replace it again with the new artwork publicizing the pool and skatepark.</div> <div> -The Chicago Petanque Club has been using the bocce courts every Saturday afternoon.  Dave noted that this is the most use the courts have seen since they were installed.</div> <div> -The Memorial Day Ceremonies will be held as usual at the Park on Monday, May 29 at 2:00 p.m.  Dave has been in touch with both the VFW and the American Legion and has contracted with New Horizons to provide the 21-gun salute.</div> <div> -The All School Picnic will be held on Thursday, May 25th. </div> <div> -The Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing will be held on Wednesday, June 28th</div> <bR> <div> Old Business:</div> <div> -President Boy asked Superintendent Buckley to get a quote on a 30 ft. flagpole.  As was discussed a few months ago, he would like to ask the VFW to make this donation to be installed by the scoreboard for the synthetic turf athletic field.  The Park would mark the donation with a plaque and dedicate the field to the Armed Forces of America.</div> <bR> <div> Closed Session:</div> <div> -Motion was made by Commissioner McDermott, seconded by Commissioner Sansone to enter into closed session at 7:25 p.m. under Section 2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act for the discussion of matters concerning personnel.   Roll Call:  Ayes: Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy.</div> <div> -The Board reconvened in Open Session at 8:12 p.m.</div> <bR> <div> New Business:</div> <div> -Motion was made by Commissioner Espinosa, seconded by Commissioner McDermott, to approve salary increases for FY 06-07 as recommended by Director Novak for total average increase of 4.55% over the current year.  Roll Call:  Ayes: Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy.</div> <div> -President Boy presented Resolution 060504A to Adopt IMRF Early Retirement Incentive.  Motion was made by Commissioner McDermott, seconded by Commissioner Sansone to adopt IMRF Early Retirement Incentive Resolution 060504A.  Roll Call:  Ayes: Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy.</div> <div> -President Boy presented Resolution 060504B to Adopt Amortization Period for IMRF Early Retirement Incentive.  Motion was made by Commissioner Espinosa, seconded by Commissioner Byrnes, to adopt Ten-year Amortization Period for IMRF Early Retirement Incentive Resolution 060504B.  Roll Call:  Ayes: Commissioners Byrnes, Espinosa, McDermott, Sansone and Boy.  </div> <div> President Boy announced with regret that Director Dave Novak will be retiring on January 31, 2007.  He then announced with happiness that Larry Piekarz will be promoted to Director on </div> <div> February 1, 2007.  Director Novak thanked the Board for their support over his years at the District.  He has seen many changes and improvements over his thirty-two years here and he is looking forward to seeing through the Building # 4 improvements, his last summer of events and helping Larry with the transition.  Larry thanked the Board, as well, stating that he will miss Dave as a mentor, but appreciates the opportunity to serve as Director.  Commissioners congratulated both Larry and Dave.</div> <bR> <div> Adjournment:                                         </div> <div> -Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner McDermott at 8:15 p.m., seconded by Commissioner Espinosa.  Ayes: 5.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Submitted by:        Chris Richards,  Secretary</div> <bR> <div> Approved:        Howard Boy, Board of Park Commissioners</div> <bR> <div>             Cathleen McDermott, Board of Park Commissioners</div> <div>                         </div> <div> Date:            05/18/06</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>