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Village of Buffalo Grove Committee of the Whole met June 4.

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Village of Buffalo Grove Committee of the Whole met June 4.

Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:

Call To Order:

President Sussman called the meeting to order at 7:28 p.m. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag.

Roll Call:

Roll call indicated the following present: President Sussman; Trustees Berman, Stein, Ottenheimer, Weidenfeld, Johnson and Smith.

Also present were: Dane Bragg, Village Manager; William Raysa, Village Attorney; Jennifer Maltas, Deputy Village Manager; Scott Anderson, Finance Director; Andrew Brown, Deputy Finance Director; Art Malinowski, Director of Human Resources; Brett Robinson, Director of Purchasing; Evan Michel, Management Analyst; Chris Stilling, Director of Community Development; Mike Reynolds, Director of Public Works; Darren Monico, Village Engineer; Geoff Tollefson, Director of Golf Operations; Police Chief Casstevens; Fire Chief Baker.

The Committee of the Whole Meeting consisted of staff reports and Board discussion on the following issues.

Lake County Community Foundation Agreement:

Mr. Michel reviewed the Donor Advised Fund Agreement for the creation of a Buffalo Grove Donor Advised Fund that supports, funds, and manages many of the Village’s quality of life initiatives, and staff is seeking direction on whether to move forward with the proposed Donor Advised Fund Agreement, details of which are contained in his memo to the Board of May 1, 2018.

2018 Environmental Plan:

Mr. Robinson made a brief presentation of the 2018 Environmental Plan and replacement of the Environmental Plan with a Sustainability Plan based upon the (Green Region Compact) GRC2 model, details of which are contained in his memo to Mr. Bragg of May 31, 2018.

Suburban Liability Insurance Pool:

Mr. Anderson provided an update on the Suburban Liability Insurance Pool.

Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act:

Mr. Stilling presented an update on the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act, details of which are contained in his memo to the Board of May 31, 2018.

General Fund Five-Year Operating Forecast:

Mr. Anderson presented the Five-Year Operating Forecast, details of which are contained in the Five-Year General Fund Forecast 2019-2023 prepared by staff.

Water Fund Twenty-Year Rate Forecast:

Mr. Anderson reviewed the Water Fund Twenty-Year Rate Forecast, details of which are contained in his memo to Mr. Bragg of May 30, 2018.

Questions From The Audience:

President Sussman reviewed the parameters to be followed by speakers and asked if there were any questions from the audience on items not on tonight’s agenda; there were none.

Executive Session:

Moved by Berman, seconded by Johnson, to move to Executive Session to discuss Section 2(C)(11) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act: Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular Public Body has been filed and is pending before a Court or Administrative Tribunal, or when the Public Body finds that an action if probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the Closed Meeting; and Section 2(C)(3) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act: the selection of a person to fill a public office, as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a Public Office, when the Public Body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a Public Office, when the Public Body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance; and Section 2(C)(6) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act: the setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.

The Board moved to Executive Session from 8:26 P.M. until 9:16 P.M.

Adjournment:

Moved by Weidenfeld, seconded by Stein, to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:17 p.m.

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