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Long Grove Park District – Meeting Minutes
April 12, 2021
The Governor of Illinois has issued a disaster declaration due to public health concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. The President of the Long Grove Park District Board of Commissioners has determined that an in-person meeting is not practical or prudent because of the disaster. The meeting was held virtually via Zoom video teleconference, consistent with the restrictions imposed by the Governor and guidance from public health officials. The regular meeting location was closed. Members of the Long Grove Park District Board of Commissioners participated virtually. The meeting was recorded. Public notice was given more than 48 hours prior to the meeting. The meeting agenda, the Zoom link and the dial-in phone number were made available to the public via the LGPD website and they were also posted on the door of the regular meeting location.
The meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m.
Members of the Public Present
None
Roll Call
Commissioners Present
Healy, Kupferschmid, Skillicorn, Southwell, Tinucci
Petersdorff joined the meeting at 6:36 p.m.
Stewards & Staff Present
Young
Meeting Minutes Review
March minutes were reviewed. Healy made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted. Kupferschmid seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken; Healy-aye, Kupferschmid-aye, Petersdorff-aye, Skillicorn-aye, Southwell-aye, Tinucci-aye. The March 2021 minutes were approved unanimously.
Financial Report – Tinucci
The financial reports for 2021 were reviewed at the meeting. Healy made a motion to accept the March financial reports as submitted. Skillicorn seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken; Healy-aye, Kupferschmid-aye, Petersdorff-aye, Skillicorn-aye, Southwell-aye, Tinucci-aye. The financial reports for March 2021 as presented were accepted unanimously.
Budget/FOIA – Tinucci
No report.
Banking/UBS – Petersdorff
No report.
Scout Project – Skillicorn
There has been no update from the Eagle Scout candidate regarding the schedule and details of his project. Skillicorn will call the Scout to get more information.
Another Eagle Scout candidate reached out to the Park District looking for a project to do, possibly related to teasel. Other ideas were discussed; benches at Buffalo Creek Park, additional boardwalk replacement at Reed-Turner Woodland, repair steps at Reed Turner Woodland path. Tinucci and/or Skillicorn will follow up with this Scout.
Recreation Programs – Young/Kupferschmid
Young received notice from District 96 that they will allow the use of outdoor space at schools for the summer. Space requests will be submitted for sports programs.
The summer program guide is being updated and will be posted as soon as possible. Young is looking for new programs to offer. Contacted Illinois Extension - Lake County and received information on Master Gardener programs. Suggestion was made to do a survey of Long Grove residents regarding programming. To be discussed at a later date.
Legal/Insurance – Tinucci
No report.
Communications – Healy
Articles were submitted to Long Grove e-newsletter for April; “Spring Wildflowers in Bloom at Reed-Turner Woodland,“ and “New May Long Grove Park District Programs.” Articles for May/June issues of Long Grove Bridge and Long Grove Living; “Maintaining the Health and Beauty of Long Grove Park District Properties” and “Welcoming Signs of Spring.”
Parklands Property Management – Healy/Tinucci
Buffalo Creek Park:
Plans for Tallgrass to do a burn at the BCP sedge meadow may be delayed until the fall due to unfavorable conditions this spring. Areas that were cleaned up will be overseeded with native mixes.
Longview Meadow:
Tallgrass mowed upland invading shrubs at LVM and will edge into the wetlands if it dries out. They will visit LVM during the warm season months to control invasives such as teasel, thistle, purple loosestrife, phragmites and cattails.
Reed-Turner Woodland:
A new clear literature holder for trail maps was installed on the front of the kiosk.
Tallgrass will come to RTW for their first invasive control treatment in mid to late April.
Healy reported Sarah Schultz will notify her of any invasives she found while walking the woodlands and this info will be passed on to Tallgrass to treat. Sarah also mentioned aggressive goutweed at the Turner house site. Healy will follow up with Tallgrass about treatment options.
Strategy/Technology Support – Southwell
Southwell was notified that the Wordpress plug-ins on the website are obsolete. Some pages on the website are not displaying at all. ATI Graphics is working on trying to update the plug-ins. They will also start building out the new website.
Southwell presented an example of the proposed signage to be used at Park District properties. Southwell offered to lead the effort to design, build and construct signs for the properties, plus raise funds to pay for the majority of the costs.
Motion: Signage.
Southwell made a motion: I move, and respectfully request support and approval of efforts, to plan, design, secure donations of materials, services and volunteer effort to further advance the LGPD Strategic Plan by the construction and installation of road-side signage for the strategic properties of Long Grove Park District, as shown by structural and graphic CAD-sketches presented at this meeting, and attached. Scope/Properties are envisioned to include Longview Meadow (1-2), Lemmon-Hill Farmstead (1-2), Lemmon-Hill Ballfields (1), Buffalo Creek Park (1-2), and eventually on receipt of transferred ownership, those lands informally known as the Mitigation Property (1-2). Donations/contributions to be sought and project-plan commitment is foreseen on the order of $5,000. Should out-of-pocket expenses exceed this amount, I further request District support and commitment, by this motion, to fund any actual expenses exceeding donated sums, not-to-exceed $2,000.
Healy seconded the motion.
A roll call vote was taken: Healy-aye, Kupferschmid-aye, Petersdorff-aye, Skillicorn-aye, Southwell-aye, Tinucci-aye. Motion passed unanimously.
President’s Report – Tinucci
Lemmon Hill:
The president of the Lake County Stars (LCS) travel baseball team contacted Tinucci asking for a few repairs to be done at the ballfield. The netting around the larger field is torn and some of the chain link fencing is sticking out from the framing. Southwell and Tinucci both agreed that up to $1000 could be spent from park district funds to primarily pay for fence repairs and then to re-attach netting, if possible. Any costs beyond that amount should be paid by LCS.
Reed Pond at Reed-Turner Woodland:
The water in Reed Pond is stagnant, very green and full of algae with an overgrowth of aquatic plants. At our request, Tallgrass recommended a pond company that addresses these types of problems. The company recommended a “Bottom Diffused Aeration” system to oxygenate and rotate the water from the bottom to the top and of the pond and then down again. Healy researched the two models of bottom diffused aeration systems that the company recommended. Quotes for the two systems were $7800 and $8300 which includes parts, installation and six bottom diffusers. Healy stated she is willing to donate 50% of the cost, pay for the electricity to run the air compressor and pay for installation of an electric line that will need to be run from to the unit. Tinucci requested a diagram illustrating the locations of the bottom diffusers in the pond.
Healy made a motion that the Park District will spend up to $4200 to defray half the cost of the bottom diffused aeration system at Reed Pond. Southwell seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken: Healy-aye, Kupferschmid-aye, Petersdorff-aye, Skillicorn-aye, Southwell-aye, Tinucci-aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Volunteer Day:
There will be a volunteer work day at Reed-Turner on April 21st to pull garlic mustard. There are 4-5 volunteers who will be helping.
New Business
Southwell stated he would like the Park District to honor the contributions of Jane & Ken Wittig and their volunteer work over the years and proposed naming the mitigation property at Route 83 & Oakwood Road, “Wittig Savanna.” Tinucci stated he is in favor of retaining our long-standing tradition of naming park lands in the memory of historical settlers. For example, the Gridley, Lemmon and Hill families have park lands named in their honor and their memory. He doesn’t feel it is proper to name park lands after contemporary, living individuals. He also stated that he is happy to formally recognize the Wittigs many contributions in some other meaningful and tangible way. Discussion was held.
Motion: Honoring Jan & Ken Wittig:
Southwell made a motion to honor Jane and Ken Wittig: The Long Grove Park District has long benefitted from both Jane and Ken Wittig’s exemplary volunteer service. Jane Wittig, with more than ten years of exceptional leadership as President of the District Board of Commissioners and twenty years total, of active service and untiring effort. Ken Wittig serving alongside as not only as Steward of the Reed-Turner Nature Preserve and Strategic advisor, but also as an untiring contributor as a construction, repair and all-around maintenance person. Their contributions have been many - both on strategic - recruiting volunteers for work-days, Stewards, Commissioners and Board Members and in day-to-day operations. Making amazing things happen often without funding and with little assistance.
Jane and Ken Wittig not only advocate, but have also “lived” their values of conservation and preservation. It is only appropriate that we recognize their leadership, contributions and accomplishments by dedicating Long Grove Park District’s soon-to-be newest Open-Space in their name.
Be it resolved, our intent to name and dedicate the upland portion of the parcel of land at the northeast corner of Il Route 83 and Oakwood Drive as “Wittig Savanna” in a timely manner, after it’s anticipated transfer of ownership from the State of Illinois/Village of Long Grove to the Long Grove Park District with an appropriate and Official Declaration/Resolution at that time.
Petersdorff seconded the motion.
A roll call vote was taken: Healy-aye, Kupferschmid-aye, Petersdorff-aye, Skillicorn-aye, Southwell-aye, Tinucci-abstain. Motion passed with 5 ayes, 1 abstain.
Adjournment of Meeting
Southwell made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Petersdorff seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 7:51 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie Young, Secretary
Long Grove Park District – Meeting Minutes
April 12, 2021
The Governor of Illinois has issued a disaster declaration due to public health concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. The President of the Long Grove Park District Board of Commissioners has determined that an in-person meeting is not practical or prudent because of the disaster. The meeting was held virtually via Zoom video teleconference, consistent with the restrictions imposed by the Governor and guidance from public health officials. The regular meeting location was closed. Members of the Long Grove Park District Board of Commissioners participated virtually. The meeting was recorded. Public notice was given more than 48 hours prior to the meeting. The meeting agenda, the Zoom link and the dial-in phone number were made available to the public via the LGPD website and they were also posted on the door of the regular meeting location.
The meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m.
Members of the Public Present
None
Roll Call
Commissioners Present
Healy, Kupferschmid, Skillicorn, Southwell, Tinucci
Petersdorff joined the meeting at 6:36 p.m.
Stewards & Staff Present
Young
Meeting Minutes Review
March minutes were reviewed. Healy made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted. Kupferschmid seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken; Healy-aye, Kupferschmid-aye, Petersdorff-aye, Skillicorn-aye, Southwell-aye, Tinucci-aye. The March 2021 minutes were approved unanimously.
Financial Report – Tinucci
The financial reports for 2021 were reviewed at the meeting. Healy made a motion to accept the March financial reports as submitted. Skillicorn seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken; Healy-aye, Kupferschmid-aye, Petersdorff-aye, Skillicorn-aye, Southwell-aye, Tinucci-aye. The financial reports for March 2021 as presented were accepted unanimously.
Budget/FOIA – Tinucci
No report.
Banking/UBS – Petersdorff
No report.
Scout Project – Skillicorn
There has been no update from the Eagle Scout candidate regarding the schedule and details of his project. Skillicorn will call the Scout to get more information.
Another Eagle Scout candidate reached out to the Park District looking for a project to do, possibly related to teasel. Other ideas were discussed; benches at Buffalo Creek Park, additional boardwalk replacement at Reed-Turner Woodland, repair steps at Reed Turner Woodland path. Tinucci and/or Skillicorn will follow up with this Scout.
Recreation Programs – Young/Kupferschmid
Young received notice from District 96 that they will allow the use of outdoor space at schools for the summer. Space requests will be submitted for sports programs.
The summer program guide is being updated and will be posted as soon as possible. Young is looking for new programs to offer. Contacted Illinois Extension - Lake County and received information on Master Gardener programs. Suggestion was made to do a survey of Long Grove residents regarding programming. To be discussed at a later date.
Legal/Insurance – Tinucci
No report.
Communications – Healy
Articles were submitted to Long Grove e-newsletter for April; “Spring Wildflowers in Bloom at Reed-Turner Woodland,“ and “New May Long Grove Park District Programs.” Articles for May/June issues of Long Grove Bridge and Long Grove Living; “Maintaining the Health and Beauty of Long Grove Park District Properties” and “Welcoming Signs of Spring.”
Parklands Property Management – Healy/Tinucci
Buffalo Creek Park:
Plans for Tallgrass to do a burn at the BCP sedge meadow may be delayed until the fall due to unfavorable conditions this spring. Areas that were cleaned up will be overseeded with native mixes.
Longview Meadow:
Tallgrass mowed upland invading shrubs at LVM and will edge into the wetlands if it dries out. They will visit LVM during the warm season months to control invasives such as teasel, thistle, purple loosestrife, phragmites and cattails.
Reed-Turner Woodland:
A new clear literature holder for trail maps was installed on the front of the kiosk.
Tallgrass will come to RTW for their first invasive control treatment in mid to late April.
Healy reported Sarah Schultz will notify her of any invasives she found while walking the woodlands and this info will be passed on to Tallgrass to treat. Sarah also mentioned aggressive goutweed at the Turner house site. Healy will follow up with Tallgrass about treatment options.
Strategy/Technology Support – Southwell
Southwell was notified that the Wordpress plug-ins on the website are obsolete. Some pages on the website are not displaying at all. ATI Graphics is working on trying to update the plug-ins. They will also start building out the new website.
Southwell presented an example of the proposed signage to be used at Park District properties. Southwell offered to lead the effort to design, build and construct signs for the properties, plus raise funds to pay for the majority of the costs.
Motion: Signage.
Southwell made a motion: I move, and respectfully request support and approval of efforts, to plan, design, secure donations of materials, services and volunteer effort to further advance the LGPD Strategic Plan by the construction and installation of road-side signage for the strategic properties of Long Grove Park District, as shown by structural and graphic CAD-sketches presented at this meeting, and attached. Scope/Properties are envisioned to include Longview Meadow (1-2), Lemmon-Hill Farmstead (1-2), Lemmon-Hill Ballfields (1), Buffalo Creek Park (1-2), and eventually on receipt of transferred ownership, those lands informally known as the Mitigation Property (1-2). Donations/contributions to be sought and project-plan commitment is foreseen on the order of $5,000. Should out-of-pocket expenses exceed this amount, I further request District support and commitment, by this motion, to fund any actual expenses exceeding donated sums, not-to-exceed $2,000.
Healy seconded the motion.
A roll call vote was taken: Healy-aye, Kupferschmid-aye, Petersdorff-aye, Skillicorn-aye, Southwell-aye, Tinucci-aye. Motion passed unanimously.
President’s Report – Tinucci
Lemmon Hill:
The president of the Lake County Stars (LCS) travel baseball team contacted Tinucci asking for a few repairs to be done at the ballfield. The netting around the larger field is torn and some of the chain link fencing is sticking out from the framing. Southwell and Tinucci both agreed that up to $1000 could be spent from park district funds to primarily pay for fence repairs and then to re-attach netting, if possible. Any costs beyond that amount should be paid by LCS.
Reed Pond at Reed-Turner Woodland:
The water in Reed Pond is stagnant, very green and full of algae with an overgrowth of aquatic plants. At our request, Tallgrass recommended a pond company that addresses these types of problems. The company recommended a “Bottom Diffused Aeration” system to oxygenate and rotate the water from the bottom to the top and of the pond and then down again. Healy researched the two models of bottom diffused aeration systems that the company recommended. Quotes for the two systems were $7800 and $8300 which includes parts, installation and six bottom diffusers. Healy stated she is willing to donate 50% of the cost, pay for the electricity to run the air compressor and pay for installation of an electric line that will need to be run from to the unit. Tinucci requested a diagram illustrating the locations of the bottom diffusers in the pond.
Healy made a motion that the Park District will spend up to $4200 to defray half the cost of the bottom diffused aeration system at Reed Pond. Southwell seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken: Healy-aye, Kupferschmid-aye, Petersdorff-aye, Skillicorn-aye, Southwell-aye, Tinucci-aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Volunteer Day:
There will be a volunteer work day at Reed-Turner on April 21st to pull garlic mustard. There are 4-5 volunteers who will be helping.
New Business
Southwell stated he would like the Park District to honor the contributions of Jane & Ken Wittig and their volunteer work over the years and proposed naming the mitigation property at Route 83 & Oakwood Road, “Wittig Savanna.” Tinucci stated he is in favor of retaining our long-standing tradition of naming park lands in the memory of historical settlers. For example, the Gridley, Lemmon and Hill families have park lands named in their honor and their memory. He doesn’t feel it is proper to name park lands after contemporary, living individuals. He also stated that he is happy to formally recognize the Wittigs many contributions in some other meaningful and tangible way. Discussion was held.
Motion: Honoring Jan & Ken Wittig:
Southwell made a motion to honor Jane and Ken Wittig: The Long Grove Park District has long benefitted from both Jane and Ken Wittig’s exemplary volunteer service. Jane Wittig, with more than ten years of exceptional leadership as President of the District Board of Commissioners and twenty years total, of active service and untiring effort. Ken Wittig serving alongside as not only as Steward of the Reed-Turner Nature Preserve and Strategic advisor, but also as an untiring contributor as a construction, repair and all-around maintenance person. Their contributions have been many - both on strategic - recruiting volunteers for work-days, Stewards, Commissioners and Board Members and in day-to-day operations. Making amazing things happen often without funding and with little assistance.
Jane and Ken Wittig not only advocate, but have also “lived” their values of conservation and preservation. It is only appropriate that we recognize their leadership, contributions and accomplishments by dedicating Long Grove Park District’s soon-to-be newest Open-Space in their name.
Be it resolved, our intent to name and dedicate the upland portion of the parcel of land at the northeast corner of Il Route 83 and Oakwood Drive as “Wittig Savanna” in a timely manner, after it’s anticipated transfer of ownership from the State of Illinois/Village of Long Grove to the Long Grove Park District with an appropriate and Official Declaration/Resolution at that time.
Petersdorff seconded the motion.
A roll call vote was taken: Healy-aye, Kupferschmid-aye, Petersdorff-aye, Skillicorn-aye, Southwell-aye, Tinucci-abstain. Motion passed with 5 ayes, 1 abstain.
Adjournment of Meeting
Southwell made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Petersdorff seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 7:51 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie Young, Secretary
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