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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE – Minutes of Meeting
May 16, 2011
The Village Board met as a Committee of the Whole in the Council Chambers of the
Village Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 16, 2011. In attendance were:
Village Board Staff
Harriet Rosenthal, Mayor Kent Street, Village Manager
Robert Benton, Trustee Andrew Lichterman, Administrative Intern
Mary Oppenheim, Trustee Barbara Little, Director of Public Works & Eng.
William Seiden, Trustee
Barbara Struthers, Trustee
Absent:
Alan Farkas, Trustee
Thomas Jester, Trustee
Also Present:
Ken Abosch, Library Board President
Jeff Rivlin, Library Trustee
Marla Bark Dembitz, Library Trustee
Mary Courtney, Library Trustee
Mary Pergander, Library Director
Jerry Aulisio, AT Group Inc., President
Presentation by the Deerfield Public Library
Library Board President, Ken Abosch, made a presentation updating the Village Board on
the Library construction project since the passage of the Deerfield Library Referendum.
President Abosch reported that the Library Board and staff members met with their
architect, PSA Dewberry, in March and April to produce a conceptual design. He
explained the Library had previously sent out a Request for Proposal for an Owner’s
Representative to assist in construction management services. The Library received 13
responses to their RFP and awarded the project to AT Group headed by Jerry Aulisio.
The Library has scheduled open houses for Sunday, June 12, from 3-4 p.m., and
Thursday, June 16, from 7-8 p.m., to show design concepts and solicit community
feedback. Additionally, the Library has scheduled 3 Farmers Market appearances to
further share information with the public.
Tim Doran has been hired by the Library as a Traffic Consultant to examine the flow and
utilization of parking at the property. The Library also contacted the Illinois Department
of Transportation (IDOT) to evaluate the ingress and egress on Waukegan Road and the
possibility of moving the access points north, away from the entrance of the building,
while changing the traffic flow in the parking lot.
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Library representatives have been holding meetings with the Village’s Principal Planner,
Jeff Ryckaert, and Planner, Jean Spagnoli, to further familiarize themselves with the
Committee process. The Library construction project will be before the Village Plan
Commission June 9. The Village’s Finance Department will continue meeting with
Library staff to discuss sequencing and timing of the bond issuance.
President Abosch explained the Library anticipates moving out of their property this
winter, beginning construction spring of 2012, and a completion date in late 2013.
The Village Board expressed their appreciation to the Library for keeping the process
open to the public and wished them the best of luck.
Public Comment
There was no public comment.
Trustee Benton made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Trustee
Oppenheim.
The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Andrew S. Lichterman
Management Analyst