Village of Lombard Legistar System

Village President William J. Mueller, Chairperson,

Trustee Jack O'Brien Alternate Chairperson

Jill Payne, Edward Murphy, Steve Wilk, Sr., Marguerite Micken

Ex-Officio Members: Yvonne Invergo-Lombard Chamber of Commerce,

Skip Strittmatter-DuPage Convention & Visitors' Bureau, Jim Romano-Yorktown

Merchants' Association, Mary Eckhoff-Embassy Suites, Thomas Giesel-Extended Stay

Deluxe,Terry Young-Hampton Inn, Jennier Evanoff-Studio Plus,Steve Cadaret-Hyatt

Place, Lori Young-Fairfield Inn

Nicole Norwood-Homestead Studio Suites, Frank Balisteri/Rashid Batti-Comfort

Suites, Dave Compitello-Marriott Residence Inn

Eileen Libb-Towne Place Suites, Brent Menzel-The Westin Hotel

Community Promotion and Tourism

Call to Order and Roll Call

The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. by Chairperson Village President William

Mueller.

Chair President William J. Mueller, Edward Murphy, Steve Wilk, Sr., Marguerite

Micken and Jill Payne

Alternate Chairperson and Trustee Jack O'Brien

Also present: Skip Strittmatter, DCVB; Gail Clark and Terry Murphy, representing the

Lombard Parade Committee; William Lichter, Village Manager; David Hulseberg,

Assistant Village Manager; Rhonda Heabel, Assistant Finance Director; Tim Sexton,

Finance Director and Joelyn Kott, Communications & Marketing Coordinator.

Public Participation

The minutes of the January 3, 2008 committee meeting were submitted for approval.

Steve Wilk, Sr. made a motion to approve as submitted. Motion was seconded by Ed

Murphy. Motion carried unanimously to approve the minutes as submitted.

Hotel/Motel Tax Fund Budget For 2008-2009

Discussion of 2008-2009 Hotel/Motel budget.

Village Manager Bill Lichter made a presentation on the budgeted items proposed for

the upcoming budget in the Hotel/Motel tax fund. Some highlights included:

A solid fund balance for 08/09 and beyond;

$39,000 proposed for streaming video on the website for the first year and $16,000

proposed for each year thereafter for maintenance;

An increase in BAMPP from $10,000 to $15000;

A significant increase in landscaping due to 77 new trees that will be replaced from the

August 2007 storm that hit the Village;

Main Street Cemetery has been added to the Historical Commission and funds are

proposed to replace the fence and fund repairs and landscaping to the area.

President Mueller informed the group about the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra coming

to Lombard for three concerts in 2008. He requested that $20,000 be added to the

budget to offset the costs associated with these concerts. A motion was made by Ed

Murphy, seconded by Jill Payne, to recommend $20,000 be added to the budget to fund

the concert series in Lombard. Motion carried unanimously.

A motion was made by Ed Murphy, seconded by Steve Wilk, Sr., to approve the budget

as submitted with the amendment for the $20,000 recommended for the concert series.

Motion carried unanimously.

It was moved by Murphy, seconded by Wilk, Sr., approve as amended. The

motion carried by a voice vote

Gail Clark was called upon to review the application submitted by the Lombard Parade

Committee for a grant in the amount of $30,000 to be used for costs associated with the

2008 Lilac Parade.

Clark reviewed the budget from the previous year and explained that the majority of the

funding would go to honorariums for the parade participants. New marketing ideas that

the committee is trying to put into affect this year includes post cards to former

participants to save on postage and referring inquiries to the parade website where

applications can be downloaded.

President Mueller questioned the budget item for the Lilac Ball and Clark explained that

some committee members attend the ball to make a presentation to the Lilac Queen and

her court on behalf of the Parade Committee.

A motion was made by Steve Wilk, Sr., seconded by Ed Murphy to recommend a grant

for costs associated with the Lilac Parade to the Lilac Parade Committeee in an amount

not to exceed $30,000. The motion carried unanimously.