The LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 Board of Education met Sept. 19 to recommend vendors for the boys' locker room replacement.
Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the board:
"LaSalle-Peru Township High School is governed by a School Board consisting of 7 members. The Board’s powers and duties include the authority to adopt, enforce, and monitor all policies for the management and governance of the District’s schools. Official action by the Board may only occur at a duly called and legally conducted meeting at which a quorum is physically present."
MINUTES LASALLE-PERU TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT #120
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016, 5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER Dr. Peter Meier, Committee Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Dr. Meier, Mr. Dennis O'Keefe, Mr. Alan Cherpeske.
ABSENT: NOne. OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Mr. Steven Wrobleski, Superintendent and Mrs. Julie Bleck, Board Secretary.
REVIEW/APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM AUGUST 15, 2016 MOTION by Mr. O'Keefe, seconded by Mr. Cherpeske to approve the meeting minutes from August 15, 2016. Voting Aye: Mr. O'Keefe, Mr. Cherpeske and Dr. Meier. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried.
FY 2017 FINAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATION Mr. Wrobleski updated the Finance Committee on the FY 2017 Final Budget. Mr. Wrobleski reviewed a few modifications made to the final budget. Chrome books from year before were received all in one year through the lease. The cost has to be added to revenue from all sources. The cost will balance out under fund balance with the Chrome books purchase price subtracted out. The budgeted operating expenditures for 2016-2017 projected deficit calculated to be $115,523., which includes the working cash fund transfer of $2,535,000.
DUAL CREDIT UPDATE WITH IV.C.C. Illinois Valley Community College Board over the summer passed a policy that would decrease in coming freshman college fees of the students on “free/reduced” status from their graduating high school.
LPHS TEN YEAR HEALTH/LIFE SAFETY RECOMMENDATION Mr. Wrobleski updated the Committee on all preliminary costs and urgency of the proposed Health/ Life Safety Surveys for the Main Building, East Gym/Industrial Education Building, Dolan Building and the Auto Shop Building. A preliminary 10 Year Health/Life Safety Survey was drafted with a 5 year inflation cost adjusted on the 4 buildings that makes up LaSalle-Peru High School Campus. Mr. Wrobleski asked the committee to review these recommendations over the next two months. Mr. Wrobleski will do a feasibility study to continue maintaining the pool.
L.E.A.S.E. HEALTH/LIFE SAFETY RECOMMENDATION Mr. Wrobleski updated the Committee on LEASE Health/ life Safety Survey. Due to being a part of the cooperative joint agreement all member district Board approve the Circuit Breaker School Health/Life Safety.
ACCEPT TO RECOMMEND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVE THE LEASE HEALTH LIFE SAFETY SURVEY MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Mr. O'Keefe to accept to recommend the Board of Education approve the L.E.A.S.E. Health Life Safety Survey as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Mr. O'Keefe and Dr. Meier. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried. VCM REPORT Mr. Wrobleski provided the Committee with the August’s monthly report from VCM. All Finances on target with a monthly dividends plus interest of approximately $4,200.00
PROPERTY UPDATE Mr. Wrobleski updated the committee on the current financials with the surrounding properties of interest. Mr. Wrobleski also announced that the home at 104.5" Street, LaSalle became the property of LaSallePeru Township High School and will serve as our new Transition Home. A tentative agreement with the owner of the property at 1526 Orleans Street in Peru for $64,500.00. Mr. Wrobleski and committee had discussion the remaining properties and future plans for possible purchase.
VETERANS PARK UPDATE Mr. Wrobleski updated the concerns with lack of drainage at Peru Veteran’s Park Baseball field. Mr. Chris Kirkpatrick, Athletic Director had a firm come in and review the field's drainage issue. The company reported that the tiles are in good shape, and the drainage issue is the dirt on top of the tiles had turned to clay. The Company quoted a price of $12,000., not including the removal of the dirt. Discussed the recent meeting held at the Peru Recreational Department with discussion on the possibility of City of Peru and LaSalle-Peru High School sharing the cost of maintaining the field and for the months of March through June the field will be solely used by L-P's Baseball Teams. A follow-up meeting will be held this evening at Peru City Hall.
POSTAL MACHINE VENDOR RECOMMENDATION Mr. Wrobleski updated the Finance Committee on the postal machine 3 proposals received. Currently our lease with Pitney Bowes is up and proposals from Pitney Bowes, Midwest Mailing & Shipping Systems Inc. and WALZ Label & Mailing Systems have been received. WALZ Label & Mailing Systems has been eliminated due to poor functioning of their machine during demonstration. The lowest proposal was Midwest mail & Shipping Systems Inc. with a 63 month lease. Pitney Bowes proposal was with a 60 month lease. The Finance Committee is recommending Midwest Mail & Shipping Systems Inc. proposal as our new postal machine vendor at a cost of $357.08 monthly lease (a) 63 months.
BOYS LOCKER ROOM REPLACEMENT VENDOR RECOMMENDATION Mr. Wrobleski discussed the recommendation by Mr. Ritchie Kowalczyk, Director of Building & Grounds, for List Industries Inc. to replace the lockers in the Sellett Gym Boys' locker room for $23,340.00. List Industries Inc. will be coming out to measure area before placing the order. Original quoted price was $25,950. With the Maintenance Staff installing the lockers- with a savings of $2,610. Final cost $23,340.00.
ACCEPT TO RECOMMEND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVE THE LOCKER ROOM REPLACEMENT PROPOSAL (S23,340) MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Mr. O'Keefe to accept to recommend the Board of Education approve the Locker Room Replacement Proposal ($23,340) as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Mr. O'Keefe and Dr. Meier. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried.
OTHER None
AD JOURNMENT MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. O'Keefe. All in favor, Aye. The motion carried. Time 6:38 p.m. Dr. Pete
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Finance Minutes- September 19, 2016
Julié Bleck Board Secretary
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