05/31/2012
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE – Draft Minutes of Meeting
May 31, 2012
The Village Board met as a Committee of the Whole at Ristorante Abruzzo, 483 Lake
Cook Road, Deerfield, Illinois at 6:00 pm. In attendance were:
Village Board Also Present
Harriet Rosenthal, Mayor Paul Blakey, Bd. Of Police Com.
Robert Benton, Trustee Richard Coen, Appearance Review Com.
Alan Farkas, Trustee John Coughenour, Family Days Com.
Thomas Jester, Trustee Paul Diambri, Cable & Telecom. Com.
Mary Oppenheim, Trustee Chris Foltz, Community Relations Com.
William Seiden, Trustee Alan Garfield, Village Center Dev. Com
Barbara Struthers, Trustee William Keefe, Safety Council
Susie Kessler, Manpower Com.
Jeffrey Marks, Fine Arts Com.
Barbara Reich, Family Days Com.
Village Staff Karen Scott, Bd. Of Zoning Appeals
Kent Street, Village Manager Daniel Shapiro, Plan Com.
Susie Wexler, Manpower Com.
Welcome and Summary of Commission Activities
After sharing dinner, Mayor Rosenthal welcomed all in attendance noting this was an
opportunity to express the Board’s appreciation for the outstanding efforts of each
advisory Board and Commission, as well as have each representative outline the activities
they have been working on and anticipated efforts going forward. The Manpower
Commission and Board are also interested in the types of volunteer needs anticipated for
each advisory Board and Commission and how to better engage community residents to
serve as volunteers in the Village. Each representative provided a summary report of
their commission/board’s efforts and anticipated work levels for the coming year or so.
Mayor Rosenthal and the Board restated their appreciation for the efforts of all present
for the betterment of the Village. At 9:45 PM, the motion to adjourn was approved
unanimously, following a motion by Trustee Farkas and a second by Trustee Jester.
Respectfully submitted,
Kent Street
Village Manager