Foundation Committee Minutes

LAKE COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING FEBRUARY 15, 2022

IN ATTENDANCE BY ZOOM:

Joann Fratianni Nandia Black Douglas Dorando Hon. Fred Foreman (Ret.) Shyama Parikh Hon. Henry “Skip” Tongan (Ret.) Amy Lonergan Joe McHugh Scott Gibson John Quinn, Sr. Melanie Rummel Kristie Fingerhut Rick Lesser Katharine HatchKeith Grant Jeffrey Berman

IN ATTENDANCE BY PHONE:

David Gordon Perry Smith Eric Reinhart

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:

Greg Weider, Executive Director, LCBA, LCBF.

I. CALL TO ORDER:

Meeting was called to order by President Douglas Dorando at 5:04 p.m.

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

The Minutes of January 18, 2022 were presented for approval. Motion to approve the minutes was made by Amy Lonergan and seconded by Joe McHugh. Motion carried.

III. TREASURER’S REPORT: A. STATUS AND BALANCES OF LCBF ACCOUNTS:

Treasurer Perry Smith reported that there was a total of $136,259.38 in our Operating Account. Our Building Fund Account shows a balance of $94,714.54. We still have an outstanding balance on our loan from Lake Forest Bank and Trust of $260,629.95. There are still some outstanding pledge amounts for our building fund that are yet to be collected.

B. WARRANT/APPROVAL OF EXPENSES PAID:

The Warrants for Expenses for January, 2022 were presented for approval. Motion to approve the expenses made by Jeff Berman and seconded by Skip Tongan. Motion carried with Melanie Rummel, Amy Lonergan, and Kristie Fingerhut abstaining.

IV. CONTINUING BUSINESS: A. FUNDRAISING SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING:

1. READ ACROSS AMERICA-POSSIBLE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTION:

The 19th Circuit Court, AWALC, The Community Outreach Committee and United Way are going to donate to support Read Across America Day which will take place on March 2, 2022. One of the Benefactors is North Elementary School. Motion made by Joe McHugh and seconded by Perry Smith for the Foundation to donate $1,000 to this cause. Motion carried.

2. SPRING EVENT:

A discussion was had about the possibility of a April, May or June in-person event. Some of the venues discussed were Lambs Farms or Temple Farms.

3. CABO RAFFLE:

We still have a week at the Condo in Cabo to give away. We will need to think of a way to raffle off the Condo at some future event.

4. INSTALLATION RAFFLE:

The LCBA is in the process of planning its Installation Dinner. There has been a discussion of doing a joint 50/50 raffle with the LCBA and LCBF. There was also a discussion of a raffle for four prizes which could include other items such as sports tickets.

5. GRANT AWARDS PROCESS:

The LCBF Board needs to determine how to distribute our Shakespeare fundraising event and our funds from the dues checkoff collection. Some of the suggestions include Teen Court, Casa and A Safe Place. Motion made by Amy Lonergan and seconded by Rick Lesser to have Greg Weider reach out to charities that align with our by-laws and secure interest for these donors. Motion carried.

B. BUILDING: 1. RATIFY EMAIL VOTE FOR CHICAGO WORKERS COALITION/ COST SHARING:

Motion to approve the cost sharing agreement between the LCBF and the Chicago Workers Coalition was made by Amy Lonergan and seconded by Nandia Black. Motion carried.

2. BUILDING COMMITTEE UPDATE:

An evaluation of the building expenses needs to be discussed by the Board.

V. NEW BUSINESS: A. PREVIOUS CABO CONDO WINNER:

Motion was made by Rick Lesser and seconded by Skip Tonigan to grant the previous winner, Jessica Weiner, the use of the Condo in Cabo as it was not used due to the Covid epidemic. Motion carried with Kristie Fingerhut abstaining.

B. CY PRES AWARDKROLL SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION:

The LCBF has been contacted by the Kroll Settlement Administrator that we need to return $3,960.22 to them. Motion to return these funds was made Amy Lonergan and seconded by Joe McHugh. Motion carried.

VI. ADJOURNMENT:

Motion to Adjourn was made by Amy Lonergan and seconded by Shyama Parikh. Motion carried and the Meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Joann M. Fratianni Secretary