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FY23 Audit and Appropriation Ordinance (Finance)
Submitted By: Assistant Finance Director, Diane Hall
- Finance is in the process of closing FY2023 and preparing for the annual audit. The audit will begin on Monday July 10.
- First reading of the Appropriation Ordinance will be approved at the June 20 City Council meeting, which includes the annual rollover list. Final reading of the ordinance will be in July. If you had services or received materials prior to April 30 for Purchases Orders currently on the rollover list, please reach out to your vendors to have the invoices processed by June 30.
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Community-Wide Survey (Office of the City Manager)
- The Community-Wide Citizen Survey has been approved by each Department and City Council, and is now being vetted and prepped by our third party vendor. The City will be heavily promoting the online survey link (open to all Lake Forest residents) and other survey promotion materials in alignment with when the mailings arrive on a multitude of communication platforms. Be on the lookout for more information about the community survey and for the open live survey link soon.
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These submissions are still important, but they’re not as critical if you’re scanning for the key information.
Office of the City Manager
- Within the next several months we will be initiating a website redesign with a possible roll out date in January 2024.
- Don't forget to visit Lake Forest Love - you never know what you'll learn.
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Save the Date - Lake Forest Day Celebrations are Tuesday, August 1 and Wednesday, August 2.
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Community Development
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Chicago Bears Training Camp - A limited number of Bears Training Camp tickets will again be available to City employees this year. Camp starts on Wednesday, July 26. We will again be encouraging employees to place a placard on the dashboard of private vehicles to assist security personnel who will be in the cul-de-sac in waiving you through to the MS building. Placards will be available in the Community Development Department beginning July 1. Placards are not needed for City vehicles since they are easily identifiable. Watch your email for the chance to submit your preferred dates for the ticket lottery. An email will go out to City employees once we have the tickets in hand.
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Innovation and Technology
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Multi-Factor Authentication is Complete! Thank you all for your cooperation while we finished up rolling out MFA via Office 365 to all City employees. This is a significant step for us as an organization to ensure that we continue to remain secure with our City accounts and data. We started this process two years ago and have been trying to find the best avenue to cause as little disruption as possible to your daily work and we hope that we have been successful in doing so. If you have any continued questions about MFA or if anything comes up in the future, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
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Hardware Cleanup and Verification. One of our major IT projects this year revolves around accurately gauging what our hardware inventory looks like throughout the City. Shane is spearheading an initiative to go to every location and every workspace throughout the City to verify our technology hardware. We will try to be quick and the least invasive as possible as we take a look at your equipment. Additionally, we want to use this as an opportunity to gather any old devices you have around that you are no longer using, as well as any old cables or chargers you may have so we can get them recycled. Thank you all in advance for your help with this.
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Parks and Recreation
CROYA
- CROYA held it’s first Summer Work Trip since 2019! Youth and staff traveled to Macomb, IL to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.
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CROYA’s Summer Calendar of Events is available now. CROYA is open each afternoon for drop-in, float building, and summer youth meetings.
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CROYA’s Middle School Work Stay is Thursday, June 22 and Friday, June 23. Youth will participate in service projects both days and have dinner at the Lake Forest Fire Department. Permission slip required.
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CROYA’s Cubs Night Game Trip is Wednesday, June 28. Permission slip is required and space is limited.
Recreation
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Our summer outdoor concert series kicked off in Northcroft Park on June 6 with big crowds! The next several will be in Market Square, July 11 is at South Park, and we wrap it all up at Townline Park on August 8. Schedule.
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We are gearing up for our annual July 4th Festival & Fireworks. With the Deerpath Community Park construction happening, the event will be held on the east grounds of DPM, which some of you may remember as the location the symphony used to play several years ago. This year's musical entertainment is Run Forrest Run, with opening band Fletcher Rockwell (a Music Fest favorite).
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Police
- Earlier this month Governor Pritzker signed the Drone as First Responders’ act into law. This law allows for law enforcement to expand our use of drones in many situations. Most importantly, the law allows for drones to be used during special events like races, parades, and festivals. This is a big win for public safety in the wake of the Highland Park tragedy. One of the requirements is that we post signage advising participants that drones may be used during the event. Don’t be alarmed if you see signs and drones at our next large events.
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Public Works
Deerpath Community Park Improvement Project
- Now that school is out at Deer Path Middle School, construction activities on the Deerpath Community Park Improvement Project are transitioning to final grading and field base construction. During this phase of the project, there will be heavy truck traffic in and out of the project site as trucks deliver stone for the field base. This heavier truck traffic is anticipated to begin next week. All truck traffic will be entering and exiting from Golf Lane. In order to keep the truck traffic separated from vehicle traffic, a barricade will be placed near the site entrance to prevent vehicle traffic from exiting onto Golf Lane. Instead, traffic will be redirected to Hastings Road. Signage will be posted to direct traffic and a dedicated traffic control flagger will be on site. Truck traffic is expected to reduce to a more moderate level in early August. Check out the project’s construction cam to check in on live construction activities and go to www.cityoflakeforest.com/DeerpathPark to find regularly updated project information.
Meet the Fleet
- Public Works staff held the Department’s annual Meet the Fleet event this past Friday, June 16. The event drew about 650 visitors to explore various vehicles and equipment. Huge thanks to all the Departments and various City staff that supported the event. Stay tuned and keep and eye for a poll asking for feedback on the “Name a Plow Truck” activity that was held!
Building Maintenance
Submitted By: Building Maintenance Supervisor, Erik Huston
- Tuckpointing at Chicago Northwestern Train Station.
- Updating basement stair lighting at West Fire Station.
- Repairing window frames at Elawa Farms.
Engineering
Submitted By: Superintendent of Engineering, Byron Kutz
- The Skokie River Stabilization Project work within the creek bank is complete and restoration of the disturbed areas is taking place.
- The Sir William Watermain project which replaces a deteriorating watermain from Lawrence to Everett starts June 26.
- The annual resurfacing project has started with the saw cutting of the concrete to be removed and removal will begin on June 26.
Sanitation
- Recycling interns are doing “Cart Checks” and will begin doing pop-up events next week.
Water & Sewer
Submitted By: Water & Sewer Supervisor, Rich Volpe
- Leak Detection is in town doing a comprehensive study on entire water distribution system.
- Busy with catch basin repairs as we have already had 40 added to the list.
Streets
- Gas Lamp conversion along Spruce and Lake.
- Inhouse asphalt program has started.
Water Plant
- Key focus is on getting the new filter modules installed. The first set of three has been completed.
- Operators are busy monitoring the Plant with increasing water demand due to the dry weather.
- Variable Frequency Drives have been ordered. Installation expected later this summer.
Forestry
- Watering.
- Dutch Elm Disease scouting and tree removal.
Parks
- Western Ave plant replacement.
- 4th of July prep.
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