2021-09-27 - Village Board Special Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO
GROVE HELD IN THE VILLAGE HALL,50 RAUPP BOULEVARD,
BUFFALO GROVE,ILLINOIS ON MONDAY,SEPTEMBER 27,2021
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CALL TO ORDER
President Sussman called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M.Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Roll call indicated the following present:President Sussman;Trustees Stein,Ottenheimer,Weidenfeld,Johnson,
Smith and Pike.
Also present were: Dane Bragg,Village Manager;Chris Stilling,Deputy Village Manager;Chris Black,Director of
Finance;Katie Golbach,Human Resources Management Analyst;Darren Monico,Village Engineer;Rati Akash,
Village Planner;Tom Wisniewski,Buyer;Deputy Fire Chief Wagner;Tyler Grace,Fire Analyst;and Police Officer
Matthew Mills.
CIVICS FORUM
The Village Clerk reviewed the purpose and goal of the Civics Forum and summarized what the students have done
to prepare for this meeting.
Buffalo Grove and Stevenson High Schools are represented this evening.The students were teamed up with
department heads and elected officials.They were presented with proposal requests from several different
departments.Each student department head presented their request before the student board,which were as follows:
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• Fire Department—Water Bottle Filling Station—details of which are contained in the September 27,2021
memo.
• Public Works/Engineering Department—Gas Powered Post Driver—details of which are contained in the
September 17,2021 memo.
• Finance/Community Development Department—Snow Melting Walkway—Village Hall Entrance—details
of which are contained in the September 20,2021 memo.
• Police Department—At-Risk Resident ID Tags—details of which are contained in the staff proposal. 1
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The student board discussed each of the requests,and ultimately voted to purchase a Rediboss 78 Gas-Powered Post
Driver. The Village owns and maintains approximately 3,000 road signs that are installed on metal posts,of which
approximately 150 are replaced per year. This piece of equipment will protect employees from injury and reduce
time required for sign installation throughout the Village.
The students were then presented with Certificates from the Village and thanked by the Board and the audience for
another outstanding program.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Weidenfeld,seconded by Johnson,to adjourn the meeting.Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously
declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:22 P.M. aia`iJbiae:Vil] e C1-rk
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