Village of Lombard Legistar System

Village Clerk O'Brien read a proclamation honoring School District #45 on their 150th

anniversary. Trustees Fitzpatrick, Moreau and Soderstrom presented the proclamation

to members of School District #45 including Business Manager Jay Tovian. On behalf

of the School Board, Mr. Tovian thanked the Village Board for the proclamation. He

spoke about a party that had been held at the Villa Park Library. The students

submitted 150 reasons why they liked School District #45 which was read in six native

languages. He talked about opening the time capsule which had been buried in 1983.

He stated there were no pictures of himself in the time capsule. Mr. Tovian stated they

are looking forward to another time capsule in 25 years and asked for people to call with

any ideas for the School District.

Village Clerk O'Brien read a proclamation honoring the Lilac Princesses. President

Mueller stated that Village Clerk O'Brien will be filling in for him at the Lilac Queen

Coronation. He reminded the residents that even though there were a few snow flakes

recently and cold weather, it was still Lilac Time in Lombard. He encouraged residents

to participate in all the activities included in Lilac Time. He mentioned the Art and Craft

Fair to be held in downtown Lombard on Sunday with 120 vendors. He stated he was

amazed at how many residents had never been to Lilacia Park, how beautiful the Park

was and encouraged people to visit Lilacia Park.

Trustee Greg Gron, Chairperson of the Environmental Concerns Committee, spoke

regarding the Recycling Extravaganza. He stated there will be a new vendor taking car

batteries and there would be no charge to the Village. The Committee is looking at

approving more environmental grants. The Committee will also host a tent at the Taste

of Lombard and will have handouts for residents. He reminded residents to look for a

coupon in the PRIDE newsletter for light bulbs that will be distributed at the Taste. He

stated the Village was the 7th largest recipient in the Light Bulb Program. Trustee Gron

stated that if 100,000 cell phones were recycled, we would be able to power more than

194 homes for a year and that is just part of the value of recycling. He said the next

meeting will be May 27.

Committee had not met and the next meeting would be May 13.

Transportation & Safety Committee - Trustee Jack O'Brien, Chairperson

Trustee Jack O'Brien, Chairperson of the Transportation and Safety Committee, stated

the Committee had not met and the next meeting would be June 2.

Board of Local Improvements - Trustee Richard J. Tross, President

Trustee Dick Tross, President of the Board of Local Improvements, stated the Board

had not met and the next meeting would be May 8.

Community Promotion & Tourism - President William J. Mueller, Chairperson

President Mueller, Chairperson of the Community Promotion and Tourism Committee,

thanked Trustee O'Brien for handling the meeting in his absence. It was noted there

were two items on the agenda for Board action - one for $35,000 to the Jaycees for the

Fireworks and one for $4,000 for a door at the Maple Street Chapel.

Village Manager/Village Board Comments

Trustee Fitzpatrick stated that it was Lilac Time in Lombard and her favorite time of year.

She stated she, like the Mayor, knew every nook and cranny in the Park and they have

their favorite spots. She presented a painting of Lilacia Park with the Maple Street

Chapel steeple in the background to Mayor Mueller thanking him for all that he does.

President Mueller thanked Trustee Fitzpatrick and stated that the view changes every

year.

President Mueller stated the Village would be host to 50 business, chamber and

government officials from Cary, North Carolina and that Lombard along with Naperville

were chosen by the North Carolina entourage for a visit based upon the value they see

in our community. President Mueller stated that a few weeks ago a group came from

Gardner, Kansas to visit Lombard. He stated that before many people had not heard of

Lombard, but Lombard is becoming more and more recognized for being a great Village.

He indicated the community was honored to have the people from Cary North Carolina

coming for a visit. President Mueller stated the Village was honored to have Astronaut

Dan Tani visit and speak to the students and staff at Glenbard East High School. In his

honor, Wilson from Westmore to Finley has been named Dan Tani Way. Bill Mueller

thanked Bill Lichter for taking his place at the ceremony at Glenbard East. He also

thanked Trustee Tross for filling in for him at the Board meeting. He expressed his

appreciation to the Village Board members for all of their help and thanked everyone for

all of their cards and prayers and calls. He stated he will have two treatments a week

and although there is no cure, the cancer is treatable and can be in remission after

treatment. He will continue to do his best as Village President. He thanked Bill Lichter,

Dave Hulseberg, Carol Bauer and Denise Kalke for pitching in for him and making things

easier. He remarked that there were several Jaycees in the audience and thanked them

for all that they do for the community in addition to the Taste of Lombard and the

fireworks. He spoke of the cost of food and gas increasing and also the cost of

fireworks, but possibly not as much. The Jaycees have guaranteed a spectacular

fireworks display again this year. President Mueller mentioned that 4-5 years ago his

brother came in to town and wanted to go to Chicago to see the fireworks. He stated

that the Chicago display is held at Lake Michigan while the Lombard display is at

Madison Meadows. In comparison, the Chicago display lasted 15 minutes and

Lombard's display lasted 45 minutes and was far nicer.

Payroll/Accounts Payable

Approval of Village Payroll

For the period ending April 12, 2008 in the amount of $776,617.26.

This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.

PC 08-08: 1 & 3 Yorktown Shopping Center (Cole Taylor Bank)

Requests the following variations from the Lombard Sign Ordinance for an Off-Premise

Sign for property located within the B3PD Community Shopping District, Planned

Development:

1. A variation from Section 153.226(A) to allow for an Off-Premise Sign to be located on

a non-state or federal right-of-way;

2. A variation from Section 153.226(B) to allow for an Off-Premise Sign to be located on

a property with an existing structure, building and use;

3. A variation from Section 153.226(F) to allow for an Off-Premise Sign within the

requisite front yard; and

4. The petitioner requests Site Plan Approval with a deviation from Section 153.505(B)

(19) of the Lombard Sign Ordinance to allow a total of three wall signs where no wall

signs are permitted. (DISTRICT #3)