MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OF THE VILLAGE OF VERNON HILLS, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

HELD AUGUST 5, 2003

Call to Order

Roll Call

Proclamation

Reappointment

1. President Byrne called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

2. Roll call indicated the following Trustees present: Duros, Koch, Weil, Williams and Cashman.

Also present were Manager Allison, Assistant Manager Kalmar, Assistant to the Manager Teich, Public Works Director Laudenslager, Building Commissioner Gerth, Finance Director Nakrin, Village Engineer Brown, Attorney Citron and Chief Fleischhauer.

3. The Pledge of Allegiance was given.

4. Citizens Wishing to Address the Board

None.

5. Reports of Village Official

A. Village President

i. President Byrne read a proclamation congratulating Michael Kamminga on receiving his Eagle Boy Scout Rank.

ii. Motion by Trustee Cashman, second by Trustee Koch to reappoint Rasheed Pasha to the Police Pension Board. Roll call vote:

AYES: 5 – Duros, Koch, Weil, Williams, Cashman

NAYS: 0 – None

ABSENT: 1 – Hebda

Motion declared carried.

B. Village Manager

i. Village Manager Allison thanked all the volunteers who helped with Summer Celebration.

C. Assistant Manager

i. No report.

D. Assistant to the Village Manager

i. No report.

E. Finance Director/Treasurer

i. No report.

F. Chief of Police

i. No report.

G. Public Works Director

i. No report.

H. Building Commissioner

i. No report.

I. Village Engineer

i. No report.

6. Omnibus Vote Agenda

Motion by Trustee Duros, second by Trustee Williams to approve the Omnibus Vote Agenda Items A –I. Roll call vote:

AYES: 5 – Koch, Weil, Williams, Cashman, Duros

NAYS: 0 – None

ABSENT: 1 – Hebda

Voucher List

Reports

Window Cleaning

Sidewalk Rehab

Civiltech

Intergovern-mental Agreement

Street Light Modification

Benson Electric

Firstar

Motion declared carried.

A. Approval of voucher list of bills dated 8/05/2003 in the amount of $1,826,222.47.

B. Department Reports:

1. 6/2003 Finance Director/Treasurer’s Report.

2. 6/2003 Golf Course Report.

C. Approval and passage of Resolution 2003-122 amending. Res. 2003-106 awarding the bid to American National Skyline, Inc. for the window-cleaning contract of the village property with a two-year contract in an amount not to exceed $13,164.

D. Approval and passage of Resolution 2003-123 awarding the bid to Triggi Construction, Inc. for the 2003 Sidewalk-Street Rehabilitation Program in an amount not to exceed $85,000.

E. Approval and passage of Resolution 2003-124 amending Res. 2000-27, increasing payment in the amount of $4,800 to Civiltech Engineering for the Lakeview Parkway/Fairway Drive Intersection Improvement and Traffic Signal Design in an amount not to exceed $35,212.

F. Approval and passage of Resolution 2003-125 approving an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Libertyville and the Cuneo Trust for installation and maintenance of landscaped median on Milwaukee Avenue (Illinois Route 21).

G. Approval and passage of Resolution 2003-126 awarding the bid to J.F. Edwards Construction Company for the Village Wide Street Light Modification, Phase V for the Village of Vernon Hills in an mount not to exceed $155,556.

H. Approval and passage of Resolution 2003-127 amending Res. 2003-99 to Benson Electric, Inc. for Lakeside Drive Street Lighting Project for the village increasing the purchase order from $25,154 to $25,629.50.

I. Approval to release the Firstar Bank Building Maintenance Bond #400SE1075.

7. Unfinished/Additional Business

A. None.

8. New Business

A. Trustee Weil suggested giving Zanies a proclamation for their 10 year anniversary. Charity events, and civic minded.

9. Adjournment

Motion by Trustee Cashman, second by Trustee Duros to adjourn the Board Meeting and go into executive session for the purpose of land acquisition and potential litigation. Roll call vote:

AYES: 5 – Koch, Weil, Williams, Cashman, Duros

NAYS: 0 – None

ABSENT: 1 – Hebda

Motion declared carried.

Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.

Approved this _____ day of September, 2003.

___________________________ ___________________________

Jeanne M. Schwartz Roger L. Byrne

Village Clerk Village President