Kudos to Trevor Chandler, Robert Crawford, and Erik Blomberg for being the first three people to read the last edition of What's Happening!
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Our goal is with "What's Happening" is to provide valuable information to employees and adapt its content to meet evolving needs. In an effort to avoid redundancy with other emails, we haven't been including details about new employees in this email. However, moving forward, you may find information about new team members as we celebrate and welcome them in various formats.
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If you only have a few minutes, scan this section for key takeaways.
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Human Resources
Submitted By: Human Resources Generalist, Brina Diaz
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Save the Date - The Chili Cook Off is Saturday, April 27 at Northcroft Park. Show off your skills and gain bragging rights! Contact Matt Goodman to enter.
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Office of the City Manager
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Strategic Plan - The City’s Strategic Planning process will be kicking off this Spring starting with a City Council workshop on Monday, April 29 at 6 pm at City Hall. Residents can also look to contribute and take an active part in the process of by joining a public workshop on Wednesday, May 1 at 6:30 pm at Gorton Community Center. Or, by joining an online session on Tuesday, April 30 at 3 pm or Wednesday, May 15 at 7 pm. Please stay tuned for more information on the City's website.
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These submissions are still important, but they’re not as critical if you’re scanning for the key information.
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Community Development
- As you are out and about, please make note of properties that appear unkempt: long grass, weeds, stalled or problematic construction sites, neglected structures, and alert Community Development staff so we can follow up. Always better to hear it from you than from angry neighbors!
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Office of the City Manager
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Please submit your content for the Summer Dialogue to Dana Olson as soon as possible. The Summer Dialogue covers June, July, and August.
- Thanks to everyone for your help making this year’s Ward Meetings a success. From providing content for slides to standing up to answer a question at the meetings, it was a team effort. See you again next April for Ward Meetings 2025!
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Don't forget to visit Lake Forest Love and let us know if you have ideas for new stories!
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Cemetery
- The guys are doing Spring clean-up of the Cemetery.
- We’re getting ready to aerate and fertilize the turf.
- We’re having a lot of funerals coming out of the winter months with families who chose cremation waiting for warmer weather.
- Finishing up the Phase II construction on the Memorial Garden.
- Enjoying many requests for lot sale appointments thanks to the Dialogue article.
- Getting ready for the April Cemetery Commission meeting.
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CROYA
- CROYA’s April “Top 10” Newsletter
- CROYA’s High School Executive Committee Elections, 4/17, 4/24 and 5/1
- CROYA’s Earth Day Service project, Monday, 4/22 from 1-3pm
- CROYA’s High School Battle of the Bands, Friday, 5/10 at CROYA
- CROYA’s High School 8th Grade Welcome Party, Wednesday, 5/15
- CROYA’s Annual High School Recognition Dinner, Monday, 5/20 at CROYA
- CROYA’s Middle School 6th Grade Welcome Party, Thursday, 5/23
- CROYA’s High School Work Trip to Macomb, IL (Habitat for Humanity), 6/10-6/14
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CROYA’s Cubs Night Game Trip for 7th - 12th graders, Tuesday, 6/18
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Dickinson Hall
Submitted By: Administrative Assistant/Transportation Coordinator, Tara Kolber
- Dickinson Hall will host a Springtime A Capella Brunch that will take place Wednesday, April 17 at 11am. It features a champagne brunch and a live performance of Lakeview, a vocal trio out of Chicago!
- Dickinson Hall is hosting a Food For Thought program on Wednesday, April 24 at noon. This program will include lunch and a lecture on Ford & Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Failed Rubber Tree Utopia.
- Dickinson Hall’s Membership Appreciation night is set to take place on Thursday, May 23 at 6:30pm. This is an annual favorite that includes music, beer/wine and hors d’oeuvres.
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Finance
Submitted By: Assistant Finance Director, Diane Hall
- The FY25 budget was approved by the City Council on Monday April 15. A big thank you to all that assisted with the preparation of FY25 budget. The approved budget will be posted on the City’s website after any updates are completed.
- A reminder that all goods and services received prior to April 30 will need to be charged to FY24. All FY24 purchase orders must be entered and approved by Friday April 19. Friday May 24 is the deadline for FY24 purchase orders over $5,000 that will be requested for Budget Rollover to FY25. If you have any purchase orders that need to be closed from FY24, reach out to Diane Hall to have this completed.
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Now is the time to start entering FY25 purchase orders. This will help reduce the number of PO’s included on a report provided to the Finance Committee Chairman each month. If you need assistance or have questions with these processes, reach out to Diane Hall.
- 2024/2025 Vehicle sticker and parking permit sales are underway. Vehicle stickers are required to be displayed by May 1.
- Just a reminder that full-time employees are eligible for a complimentary Beach Sticker for the new season. Reach out to Claudia or Cindy for your application.
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Fire
- On April 9, Firefighter Nick Dovel was featured on "Heating up the Kitchen" segment on Fox News. Shortly after the FD also participated in the Burger Battle for Autism Awareness, a LFPD fundraiser where all funds raised are donated to SEDOL. It was a close race, but the Lake Forest Fire Department came through to win the Burger Battle on Saturday with a vote of 56-42! The Special Education District of Lake County is the real winner, with $523 raised in donations and more to come from burger sale proceeds.
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Innovation and Technology
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Deerpath Park Technology. In the past month, we were finally given the green light to install our technology related piece of the Deerpath Park puzzle. This includes stadium grade WiFi (LFInternal and LFGuest), Security Cameras, and Sports Cameras. This technology is what we’re hoping really will set our newest City facility apart from other similar facilities in the state and around the country. Being able to support our community with the modern comfort of WiFi and support our athletic programs and leagues with the technology they need for analytics will make Deerpath Park an attractive destination for athletics. Check out https://www.watchlfsports.com/ for current, past, and future games. Feel free to partake in a game of Pickle Ball at the new courts and know that you can still have your computer connected to LFInternal and nearby to work! (barring managerial approval, of course.
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Parks & Recreation
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Deerpath Community Park Showcase Saturday, May 4 at 10 am – 12 pm. After a solid year of hard work, the park is just about complete (pickleball coming ASAP!), and we have a morning packed with activities for all ages! Open field play and demos, a guided GO Lake Forest Walk around the park at 10:30 am with Chuck Myers, a week-long scavenger hunt kicks off (with a fantastic prize awarded on May 15), face painting, and balloon artists. Plus, get moving with personal training mini-drills and more surprises. Stop by and celebrate the new park with us!
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Summer Camp Registration Hits an All-Time High! Registration opened with a bang in March! The phones were ringing, people lined up, staff was decked out in their “We Will Rec You” t-shirts, and the results were amazing. Registration totals that day were over $400K!
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Police
- At the City Council Meeting on Monday, April 15, 2024, the Council approved various actions related to the potential acquisition of the building located at 1925 Field Court for adaptive reuse as a new police facility. One of the actions was executing a Purchase and Sale Agreement, which allows the City to continue its due diligence assessment of the property to determine if the building is a viable option for a new police station and provide budget assessments for future planning. Learn more.
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Building Maintenance
Submitted By: Building Maintenance Supervisor, Erik Huston
- Opening Beach Bathrooms, drinking fountains at Parks.
- Upgrading Recreation Center Interior and Exterior Cameras.
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Engineering
Submitted By: Superintendent of Engineering, Byron Kutz
- Construction started this week at the Elawa Parking Lot. Work includes resurfacing of the existing lot as well as expansion to the north. Work is anticipated to be completed by the 2nd week of May.
- Staff is coordinating with the boardwalk contractor prior to work starting in late May.
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Forestry
- Spring projects tree and shrub nursery tagging.
- Tree re-inventory in the parks.
- Parkway snow restoration
May
- Parkway tree planting.
- Spring projects – Rt 41 ramps landscaping.
- Cicada alert - Check out Corey's Video!
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Parks
- Spring Clean-ups in Parks.
- Dredging has started at the boat basin.
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Sanitation
- Document shredding event. Saturday April 20, 8:30-11:30 am.
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Water Plant
- We are getting the Consumer Confidence Report Data together for our annual report.
- Veolia is coming for a site visit to implement operator requested improvements to our SCADA, our operating system.
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Water & Sewer
Submitted By: Water and Sewer Supervisor, Rich Volpe
- Hydrant Flushing is under way and Zone 1 has been completed.
- Catch basin cleaning has begun on the East side of town.
- Guys are in the ravines completing inspections and clearing debris from the headwalls.
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