Barrington Area Council of Governments

Minutes of January 22, 2008
Barrington Area Council of Governments Executive Board Meeting
at the Cuba Township Office.

Members present were K. Darch, Barrington; R. Abboud, Barrington Hills; G. Dawson, Barrington Township; D. Nelson, Cuba Township; B. Sauer, North Barrington; F. Munao, South Barrington; and K. Leitner, Tower Lakes. Members absent: Deer Park and Lake Barrington. Staff present were: J. Agnoletti and L. Peterson. Others present: J. Abbate, M. Mitchell, B. Reiner, K. Thomas, J. Mengler and B. Battle.

The Board meeting was called to order by Chairperson Dawson at 7:02 P.M. Trustee Abbate was present as alternate for South Barrington.

Minutes

Minutes of the November 27, 2007 meeting were distributed with the packet. Abboud moved and Leitner seconded to approve the Minutes of the November 27, 2007 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.

Treasurer’s Report

The December 2007 and January 2008 Treasurer’s Reports were distributed with the packet. Motion to approve the December 20, 2007 and January 22, 2008 Treasurer’s Reports made by Sauer and second by Abboud. Peterson indicated the “Interest” line item on the January 22, 2008 FY 07-08 Year to Date should be updated to read “$1,145.92”. The “Subscriptions & Dues” line item on the FY 07-08 Year to Date Budget Analysis as of 1/22/2008 should read “$831.95” to include amounts expended for the State of IL Lobbyist Registration fees. Motion amended to approve the December 20, 2007 and January 22, 2008 Treasurer’s Reports with the update and corrections, as noted above, made by Sauer and second by Abboud passed unanimously after roll call vote.

Annual Audit – Acceptance

Motion to accept the Audited Financial Report for year ending June 30, 2007 made by Leitner and second by Abboud. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.

Public Comments/Community Reports

· Kathleen Thomas, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.: Dawson introduced Kathleen Thomas., Sr. Vice President. Ms. Thomas distributed and reviewed information about the company and its public finance/municipal bond services.

· Beth Reiner - Resident of Barrington: Ms. Reiner distributed information and gave a presentation on the Evangelical Climate Initiative and urged BACOG members to complete a greenhouse and emissions inventory and make a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

· Melissa Mitchell, American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Barrington: She indicated the event is     taking place at Good Shepherd Hospital in June. The organizers are looking for committee        members. She distributed team registration forms.

Real Estate, Community Demographic Projections, and Enrollment Committee Recommendations – Brian Battle, CUSD 220

Board President Battle gave recent district highlights including the purchases of a 5 acre parcel adjacent to North Barrington School and a 10 acre parcel adjacent to BMS Prairie Campus. He gave presentations on the Kasarda demographic projections and on the Enrollment Monitoring Committee recommendations for re-aligning attendance boundaries. Material was distributed to members.

Integrated Management Plan for Fox River Watershed – Presentation/Resolution: Fox River Ecosystem Partnership (FREP)

Jeff Mengler of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service gave a presentation outlining the Integrated Management Plan for the Fox River Watershed. Mengler gave an overview of the Partnership for Conservation, formerly known as Conservation 2000, grant process. BACOG will submit an application with the McHenry County Defenders for groundwater monitoring. He provided Agnoletti with several copies of the Fox River Summit Resource CD to share with members. Agnoletti reviewed and asked for a motion to adopt the Resolution to Endorse the Integrated Management Plan for the Fox River Watershed in Illinois. Discussion was held regarding conservation design and the text of the resolution. The board came to a consensus to reconsider the resolution with language regarding conservation design at the February board meeting.

2008 BACOG Legislative Platform Adoption

The proposed platform was distributed with the packet. Munao indicated his board had not yet reviewed the platform. The board came to a consensus to vote on the platform tonight and ratify the platform in February to allow South Barrington and the other BACOG members not in attendance to vote on the platform. Motion to accept the 2008 BACOG Legislative Platform made by Abboud and second by Nelson. Motion passed with all ayes with Munao abstaining.

Director’s and Committees Reports

Agnoletti will distribute the hard copy version of the report by the end of the week. She reported on the following:

Legislative platform will be distributed to the media, IML and other COGs.

Events:      What’s Your Development Plan? Workshop co-sponsored with McHenry County Council of
                 Governments and conducted by the Metropolitan Planning Council is on January 29^th.

Legislative Breakfast co-sponsored with the Lake County Municipal League is scheduled   for February 16^th.

Administrators’ Roundtable: Marc Blakeman, AT&T, is scheduled to discuss terms of the contract and answer questions regarding the U-Verse service. Administrators met with a representative from Connect CTY at the December meeting. Regional contact groups and coordinated protocols for using the system will be discussed by the group. The group is also discussing coverage for townships and unincorporated areas.

CN - EJE: The BACOG GIS Analyst is going to create more maps for the Coalition. Agnoletti will represent BACOG at an agency scoping session being held by the STB third-party contractor. Discussion was held on the Coalitions’ position.

C2000 Grant: The application is being resubmitted with the McHenry County Defenders for next year's funding.

Impact Fees: Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle have made revisions to their impact fee ordinance. Agnoletti said the BACOG model ordinance should be revised in a few areas and asked the board if they would prefer updating their ordinances or swapping their current ordinances for a new one. A cost estimate for getting revisions made by ZRF&M is approximately $1,000 if a new ordinance is developed. The board came to the consensus that it would prefer updating current ordinances. Agnoletti will bring a recommendation to the next board meeting.

March BACOG Board Meeting: The meeting will be held on March 18^th as scheduled due to the spring break schedule.

Legislative Committee Report: The committee met prior to this evening’s board meeting. The committee will continue its efforts with the disconnection initiative. Other COGs and legislators will be contacted for support. Members will receive an information packet from IML regarding pensions. There will be an information session on pension bills at the Vernon Hills Golf Course on February 21^st. Lobby Days are scheduled for March 5^th and April 9^th. Interested board members should contact Agnoletti for more information.

Presidents & Supervisors Reports

Barrington Hills: Abboud reported the village is looking for someone to replace Trustee McKevitt who is stepping down from the board. The village is close to settlement regarding the Duda property and is looking at a joint commercial concept plan to upgrade the triangle area at Lake-Cook and Route 62. Rep. Tryon is expected to introduce legislation allowing municipalities to work together on commercial developments without being limited to a 20 year intergovernmental agreement. Abboud expressed the village is satisfied with Cuba Township Highway Department snowplowing services.

South Barrington: Munao reported Mike Deegan will be confirmed in a special meeting tomorrow night as the new Police Chief replacing retiring Chief Gruber. Raymond Cordell will also be confirmed as Deputy Police Chief. The resolution to oppose the rail purchase is being reviewed. Munao attended a meeting with the Cook County Sheriff’s Department regarding emergency planning funding that is available to provide communications equipment for radio operability. The Arboretum grand opening is scheduled for the first half of September.

North Barrington: Sauer indicated Rick Contorno resigned as Trustee. He thanked Cuba Township Highway Commissioner Tom Gooch and the township highway department for their good and low cost service in replacing a culvert.

Barrington: Darch reported storm water drainage infrastructure under the UP track is being replaced and parking spaces will be closed due to the construction. She briefed on efforts regarding the rail coalition.

Tower Lakes: No report.

Cuba Township: Nelson welcomed everyone to the first meeting being held in the new township hall Council Room. The Have a Heart Food Drive is on Feb. 9^th. Food is being collected at Stations #1 and #3. Gooch will have his staff pick up donations dropped off at village offices.

Barrington Township: No report.

Adjournment of Executive Session

Loretta Peterson

Secretary