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Regular Council Meeting 9-24-01 Page 3 ja?ys. He will meet with the Middle School principal in October on recreation activities for the 6t and 7th graders at the Middle School. Our annual window-painting contest will be held throughout the Village starting in mid-October. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Activities Committee - Mrs. Roman said the Activities Committee met earlier this month and discussed plans for the Tree Lighting Ceremony and the Appreciation Dinner. Since that meeting, there was a meeting regarding the fireworks for next year. We have booked the band and are planning an event that will be pretty much the same as this past year. Architectural Review Board - Mr. Samac said there was no meeting since his last report. Board of Appeals - The Board met September 18. There was one agenda item: a shed to be placed closer to the property line than permitted by the code. The application was denied by the Board of Appeals. Cemeterv - Mrs. Mills reported that the split rail fence has been taken down by the Service Department. It will be replaced with a wrought iron fence. The Garden Club is still working with weeding, etc. at the Cemetery. Citizen's Advisory Board - Mrs. Cinco said Citizen's Advisory Committee did not meet the month of August. Commission on A in? - Mrs. Roman read the report for Mr. Busa (submitted by Eunice Kalina, Director of Human Services.) (A copy is attached to the minutes.) Drainage & Infrastructure - Mrs. Cinco said the Committee met on September 6. They went over the plans for the Hickory Hill rear yard drainage improvement. This has been passed on to Safety and Service and Finance and is on tonight's agenda to award the bid to Snavely Excavating. Safetv and Service - Mrs. Cinco said they met September 10. Most of the items were discussed at the Caucus and put on the Finance Committee agenda. Discussion was held about painting at the Fire Department (on tonight's agenda), replacement of air packs (this item is to remain on the agenda. They are approximately $2,400 each and we are discussing approximately 2 a year as replacements are needed.) For the Service Deparhnent, crack sealing, fencing and netting for the soccer fields (we discussed cost-sharing plans with other youth organizations that is already in place. We have received $1,600 with another $2,400 committed at this time.) We discussed joining the lst Suburbs Consortium to jointly bid for goods and services (particularly salt) and this was recommended. We also discussed the Hickory Hill Drive drainage & infrastructure proj ect. Finance Committee - Mr. Ilacqua said the Finance Committee met this evening and recommended approval of items: 1, 2(Bill Thomas will be providing us with numbers and