| Village Hall |
| 255 East Wilson Ave. |
| Lombard, IL 60148 |
| villageoflombard.org |
| Village President William J. Mueller, Chairperson, |
| Trustee Jack O'Brien Alternate Chairperson |
| Jill Payne, Edward Murphy, Steve Wilk, Sr., Marguerite Micken |
| Ex-Officio Members: Monica Brown-Lombard Chamber of Commerce, |
| Skip Strittmatter-DuPage Convention & Visitors' Bureau, Jim Romano-Yorktown |
| Merchants' Association, Mary Eckhoff-Embassy Suites, |
| Terry Young-Hampton Inn, Jennier Evanoff-Studio Plus, Steve Cadaret-Amerisuites Lori |
| Young-Fairfield Inn, Nicole Norwood-Homestead Village, Frank Balisteri/Rashid |
| Batti-Comfort Suites, |
| Dave Compitello-Marriott Residence Inn and Eileen Libb-Towne Place Suites |
| The meeting was called to order at 3:08 p.m. by Chairperson Village President William |
| Mueller. |
| Also present: Skip Strittmatter, DCVB, Harley DeYoung, representing the Lombard |
| Jaycees and Joelyn Kott, Communications & Marketing Coordinator. |
| The minutes of the February 15, 2007 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. |
| Grant Application from the Lombard Garden Club |
| Grant request for $6000 from Hotel/Motel Funds for costs associated with the 2007 Lilac |
| Bush Program. |
| The Lombard Garden Club submitted a grant for costs associated with the free lilac |
| bush program in the amount of $6,000. President Mueller announced that this funding is |
| already in the budget. |
| A motion was made by Steve Wilk, Sr., seconded by Ed Murphy, to approve a grant in |
| an amount not to exceed $6,000 for the Lombard Garden Club. The motion carried |
| unanimously. |
| It was moved by Wilk, Sr., seconded by Murphy, that this matter be |
| recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by a |
| voice vote |
| Grant Application for 2007 Taste of Lombard |
| Grant request from the Lombard Jaycees for $25,000 from Hotel/Motel funds for costs |
| associated with the Fest and fireworks. |
| The Lombard Jaycees submitted a grant for the annual July 4 fireworks in the amount of |
| $25,000. President Mueller also announced that this funding was also already in the |
| budget. |
| A motion was made by Ed Murphy, seconded by Steve Wilk, Sr. to approve a grant in |
| an amount not to exceed $25,000 for the Lombard Jaycees. The motion carried |
| unanimously. |
| It was moved by Murphy, seconded by Wilk, Sr., that this matter be |
| recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by a |
| voice vote |
| Skip Strittmatter reported on the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau meeting that |
| was held earlier today. There was a 20 year review on the hotel industry in DuPage |
| County. The new Schaumburg convention center is reportedly turning away business |
| and has had an overall positive impact on the hotel industry. She indicated that it is |
| projected that DuPage will see the same impact as Schaumburg is seeing once the |
| Westin Hotel & Convention center is open as well. |
| Ed Murphy asked that it be considered for the future that the scholarship checks that are |
| presented to the Lilac Queen and her court be made out to the college or university that |
| the individuals will be attending rather than to them personally. |
| President Mueller announced that he has received numerous comments from people |
| who have seen him on Comcast's “Newsmakers” recently. He was interviewed about |
| Lombard and all the good things that are happening in the Village. He also mentioned |
| that with that show, “190 North” and mentions in various magazines, that a lot of positive |
| information is in the press about the Village. |
| The meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m. with a motion by Ed Murphy, seconded by |
| Steve Wilk, Sr.. Motion carried unanimously. |
| Respectfully Submitted, |
| Joelyn M. Kott |
| Communications & Marketing Coordinator |
| Staff Liaison |