Lake View Citizens’ Council
Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday
July 7, 2005
867 West Buckingham Place
Present: Baker, Becvar, Bjorkman, Clarke, Davis, Dedes, Gray, Hagan, Hurder, Jurczyk, Knight,
Kropidlowski, Leracz, Ludwig, Martino, Monteith, Murphy, Peterson, Snyder, Streetman, Toth, Tyler, Vaid,
Way, Winner, Zemola
Absent: Amati, Craig, McCabe, Morrin, Schafer, Schmidt, Sperling
Excused: Head, Klarquist, Marsalek, LaPorte, Pine, Poppy
Guests: Abrahamson, Agentar, Lawson, Lufrano, Newfeld, Shah, Spain, Stauffer
President asked for a moment of silence for Tanner Osborn, Christopher Ross, and Justin McDonald who died
in a fire at 1442 Barry. He also acknowledged the tragic bombings in London. Charlotte Newfeld asked David
to send a letter of condolence to the British Counsel. David then asked Rev. Abrahamson to speak to the Board.
The reverend spoke about the goodness in Lake View and the positive effect on the community of LVCC’s
activities.
Call to Order/Prior Minutes Approval President David Winner called the meeting to order at 7:05 p. Jim
Ludwig moved and John Becvar seconded approval of the minutes. Motion carried.
Appointments: In accordance with Article VI Section 2a of the bylaws, David Winner submitted for approval
the following institutional members: Jeff Hurder, Standard Bank, exp. 2006; Larissa Tyler, Central Lakeview
Merchants Association, exp. 2007; Hank Zemola, Chicago Events, exp. 2007; Beth Murphy, Murphy’s
Bleachers, exp. 2007; Mark Knight. State Bank of Countryside, exp. 2007; and Noreen Vaid, Illinois Masonic
Hospital, exp. 2007. Maureen Martino moved and Jim Ludwig seconded approval of the new institutional
members. Motion carried.
In accordance with Article VI Section 2b of the bylaws, David Winner submitted for approval the following
members at large to fill a term expiring 2006: Tom LaPorte and Marie Poppy. John Becvar moved and Jennifer
Dedes seconded approval of the members at large. The motion carried.
In accordance with Article VI Section 8 of the bylaws, David Winner submitted for approval the following
officers to serve for one year: 1st Vice President Chad Monteith, 2nd Vice President Barb Head; Secretary
Bonnie Leracz; and Treasurer Mark Knight. John Becvar moved and Ron Baker seconded approval of the
officers. The motion carried.
In accordance with Article IX Section 1 of the bylaws, David Winner submitted for approval the following to
serve as the Executive Committee for one year: the officers and Ann McCabe, Maureen Martino, Tim Snyder,
Jim Ludwig, ex officio. Maureen Martino moved and Beth Murphy seconded approval of the Executive
Committee members. The motion carried.
In accordance with Article IX Section 3 of the bylaws, with the advice of the Executive Committee, I hereby
submit for approval the following people to serve as Committee Chair for a period of one year: Heather Way,
Finance and Fundraising; Maureen Martino, Personnel; John Becvar, Communications/Marketing, John Becvar;
Anti-Crime/Public Safety, Diann Marsalek; Neighborhood Protections, Jim Ludwig; Transportation/Parking,
Chester Kropidlowski; Chicago Park District Liaison, Charlotte Newfeld; TRAC, Barb Head; CDDC, Eric
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Bjorkman; Bylaws, Terry Diamond; Garden Walk, Kathy O’Malley; Green Space Development, Marie Poppy;
Nominations, Arnold Davis. Rich Streetman moved and Jim Ludwig seconded approval of the committee
chairs. The motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report Treasurer Knight presented his report and the budget for the next year. Some of the
$71,000 in checking is going to be invested. Charlotte Newfeld indicated there are Bird Sanctuary funds coming
in and that they should be shown. She also asked about funds for an Executive Director and indicated the goal
of hiring such a community organizer should be set and funded. Gary Grey asked to whom contributions were
given and asked if the Board would be able to approve future contributions. Jim Ludwig moved and Rich
Streetman seconded approval of the budget. The budget passed.
President’s Report 1. David Winner indicated the Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce is using the LVCC
office on a temporary basis due to the recent fire at Dominic’s. Maureen Martino expressed gratitude for use of
the space. 2. Standard Bank presented T-shirts to the Board. LVCC distributed binders for LVCC Board
meeting materials. Board members were urged to use the binders and the bring them to each meeting. 3. Jim
Ludwig reported on the Spring Fundraiser at Wrigley Field. The total net revenue is estimated to be $51,012.91.
$10,000 was donated by Cubs Care and LVCC to the Space Park. There were five revenue sources and all were
successful. 4. Fourth Annual Fair will be held this weekend. Justine from Chicago Events distributed a site map
of the fair. The fair will be on Sheffield between Addison and Waveland. LVCC will have a booth at the fair;
David Winner has requested information from each Branch so that it can be distributed at the fair. The booth
will be open at 12:00 noon. David asked for volunteers to staff the booth. 5. There is also a garden walk this
weekend. Maureen Martino mentioned the hours of operation of a trolley that will stop at the Fair and at the
Space Park. 6. Rooftops have donated 4 tickets for August 28. There will be a raffle for two sets of two tickets.
7. Committee chairs were asked to attend one or two Executive Committee meetings during the year. John
Becvar and Maureen Martino were asked to attend the next Executive Committee meeting. David would like to
have a resource person attend each Board meeting to inform us about activities of interest in Lake View that can
be taken back to the Branches. Charlotte Newfeld indicated LVCC should sponsor large general membership
meetings to impart information and get neighbors involved. Bob Clarke asked why the GLBT Committee was
disbanded. The need for the Committee has ceased to exist as it was organized to provide support for the Center
on Halsted 8. David is working with LaSalle Bank on the Lakeview Saga. He needs a copy. Charlotte Newfeld
offered to permit David to use her copy; it will be returned to her. 9. July 9 it will be illegal to use a hands held
cell phone while driving in Chicago. The fines are stiff; $50 for a violation and $250 if an accident occurs. 10.
David asked for keys to the office from anyone who is not an officer of LVCC.
Procedures for use of “311” were discussed. It is important to get the SR# when calling with a service request.
Maureen Martino indicated that a report of graffiti also requires an RD# from the Police Department. Jim
Ludwig asked that we have someone from the “911” and “311” centers to explain use of those services.
Charlotte Newfeld indicated graffiti in a park should be reported to the Park District security. Using the city’s
website is more effective than “311.” Problems with developers should be reported to “911” because the law is
being broken.
Branch Reports
SELVN – Discussed developers operating illegally at the most recent meeting. Bob Clarke asked about the
hours when work may be done. 8:00 a. to 6:00 or 8:00 p. appear to be the hours. Remaining stretch of the
lakefront revetment may be more amenable. Step stones with limestone must be the process on the portions
remaining.
Sheil Park – Meeting will be next Tuesday. School Street congestion; sidewalk cafes on Southport some are
not in compliance as far as allowing pedestrian traffic; garage sale expansion are items to be discussed. Connie
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Jurczyk suggested using a form letter to suggest to cafes that they are not in compliance. Chad Monteith asked
for help in asking the Alderman for help on building permits that are not being acted upon.
ELVN - General Meeting was held on June 16; there was an open discussion with alderman Shiller and
Tunney of north Sheridan; Chicago Events described efforts to safeguard the residents near the LVCC Fair on
July 9-10; approval was granted for a development at Grace and Wilton; approval was given to the rooftop
owners to obtain licensing to operate during the Buffett concerts limited to the two concerts scheduled for this
Labor Day weekend.
Triangle Neighbors – Met on June 8. Ratified bylaws; closed on the first of two lots for the space park. Next
meeting is August 10.
HPN – Fighting graffiti issues; zoning change requests are difficult. Ald. Flores heads the graffiti-busting unit
and may have suggestions as to how to deal with this problem.
BHN – Well over 50 members attended the last meeting. Arnold Davis was elected President. John Robb was
commended as the past president for his service.
SN – Children’s Fair will be on July 23 and 24; SN has purchased a mural of their neighborhood that the
children will be able to paint. They are working to save a greystone that is slated to be torn down. They have
problems with developers and with Neighborhood Protections as they can’t get traffic diverted around the
Children’s Park on Waveland. LVCC must get Diann Marsalek to work on the problem of lack of police
protection in the 44th and 46th Ward. Chester Kropidlowski is working to set up the Traffic Operations meeting
for within the next two weeks. Rosebock to be invited to a future LVCC meeting.
SLN – Annual membership meeting was held in July; officers were elected; SLN appreciated David Winner’s
attendance. The board of directors and membership do not meet in the summer; but the very active
Neighborhood Development Review Committee (NDRC) will continue to get together to discuss zoning issues.
Old Business Relaunched the LVCC website. There is a page for every Branch and every Committee. John
wanted to be in contact with all the Branch chairs to help with communications.
New Business Tim Snyder moved and Susan Hagan seconded that LVCC censure Charlotte Newfeld for
willfully placing LVCC at risk of violating the terms of LVCC’s lease for office space, unless she deliver to the
LVCC office manager not later than 7.14.2005 any copies of keys to the LVCC office that she may possess or
otherwise control. Vote was seven in favor; nine opposed. The motion was defeated.
What extra things for security will be done for the Buffett concert? Mike Lufrano said he could put something
together for the next meeting. He did indicate they are working on the arrangements. The Cubs do not control
the police. Chester Kropidlowski suggested it be on the mid-season meeting. Gary Grey moved and Connie
Jurczyk seconded LVCC request additional police presence during the Buffett concerts. Motion carried.
Connie Jurczyk indicated, whenever anything happens at Wrigley, the helicopters hover over the neighborhood
at 5:30 a. Jim Ludwig moved and Connie Jurczyk seconded LVCC send a letter to each news organization
about the problem and ask them to remedy it. The FAA should also be written about low flying planes with the
banners. Motion carried.
Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p. Next meeting is August 4 at 7:00 p. at the LVCC office.
Respectfully submitted,
B. B. Leracz, Secretary
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