Minutes of February 27, 2007
Barrington Area Council of Governments Executive Board
at the Village Offices of South Barrington.
Members
present were K. Darch, Barrington; R. Abboud, Barrington Hills; G.
Dawson, Barrington Township; S. Gifford, Deer Park; D. Nelson, Cuba
Township; J. VonderHaar, Lake Barrington; F. Munao, South Barrington;
and B. Gidley, Tower Lakes. Members absent: North Barrington. Staff
present was: L. Peterson. Others present: J. Abbate.
The Board meeting was called to order by Chairperson Gifford at 7:11 P.M.
Minutes
Darch moved and Dawson seconded to approve the Minutes of the January 23, 2007 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
Treasurer's Report
Motion
to approve the February 27, 2007 Treasurer's Report was unanimously
approved by roll call vote following a motion by Dawson and second by
Nelson.
Public Comment/Community Report
No Reports
Barrington Area Geographic Information System (BAGIS) - Designated Users
Peterson
distributed and read Agnoletti's "Report on Barrington Area Geographic
Information System: Status and User Names". The report outlined status
of the BAGIS update, BAGIS user names and passwords for access to the
BAGIS IMS website, and the roll-out and training schedule. Discussion
was held on access to the IMS and security of sensitive information.
Training will be provided on April 3rd: training for officials will be
held from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., and training for staff will be held
earlier in the day from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Legislative Platform Issues
Darch
reported she attended the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus meeting where
information on SB750 Education Funding Reform was presented. She gave
background on the bill and highlighted implications for the Barrington
area. Dawson spoke about the Gross Receipts Tax legislation and the
implications for businesses and consumers. Darch told the board about
legislation that eliminates the tax cap for pensions for non-home rule
communities. The IML supports this legislation. She cautioned that
though it appears to be beneficial to remove the tax cap, it might
result in future legislation to increase pension funding. Abboud
attended a presentation of the Illinois Municipal League report on
public employee pensions in Illinois. He underscored that underfunded
pensions is a critical issue in Illinois. Discussion was held on
actuarial calculations and the consequences for municipalities if this
issue is not addressed. Abboud proposed forming an ad hoc committee to
look at the pension issue. Darch suggested discussing the issue in the
Legislative Committee instead. Peterson reported the following on
behalf of Agnoletti:
1) The BACOG initiative was introduced by
Rep. Mark Beaubien last week and is HB1622. Agnoletti is hoping to meet
with Rep. Beaubien next week to discuss additional sponsors and
strategy for moving the bill forward.
2) The joint legislative
breakfast with Lake County Municipal League on February 3rd was well
attended with ten BACOG representatives present. Agnoletti, Richardson
and Abboud presented the platform and highlighted BACOG issues to the
audience.
3) BACOG's Legislative Luncheon is on March 3rd. Six state legislators and 34 BACOG officials have confirmed they will attend.
Abboud
reported on SB 1493 Disconnection Bill that Senator Pamela Althoff
sponsored on behalf of Barrington Hills. He talked about BACOG's
Lobbying Days which is scheduled for March 6th and 7th. Peterson
announced BACOG is co-hosting a legislative reception and dinner with
the McHenry County Council of Governments in Springfield on March 6th.
Presidents' and Supervisors' Reports
Cuba Township: No report.
Tower Lakes: Gidley reported the village is happy with the service it is receiving from the Cuba Township Highway Department.
Lake
Barrington: Trustee VonderHaar also reported satisfaction with the
service from Cuba Township Highway Department. A 350,000 sq.ft. sports
complex with retail and office space was proposed. An advisory
referendum will be on the April 17th ballot regarding a tax to acquire
bonds to buy open land in the village.
South Barrington: Munao stated the Woods subdivision is scheduled to begin construction in May or June.
Deer
Park: Gifford announced Crate & Barrel is opening at the Deer Park
Town Center in August/September. He noted other well-known stores will
be coming to the center. The barn at Vehe Farm is expected to open this
spring.
Barrington Township: No report.
Barrington Hills: Abboud
reported the village is happy with the service it is receiving from the
Cuba Township Highway Department. The village has been focusing on land
use and the CUSD 220/CUSD300 boundary issues. They are also working on
plans to update the village hall.
Barrington: Darch noted the
village's smoking ban for public places begins on March 1, 2007. The
village's second session of the emergency planning workshop is on March
3rd at the Barrington Public Safety Building. All BACOG officials are
invited to attend. The village approved the purchase of three buildings
including the Barrington Realty building.
Director's Report
No report.
Committee Reports
Reports included in agenda items above.
Adjournment of Executive Board Meeting
The Executive Board meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m. after a motion by Abboud and second by Dawson. Motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Loretta Peterson
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