WEST SHORE PARK CORPORATION
REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES – draft
January 6, 2025
ATTENDANCE
Directors: Larry Bakirtjy, Mike Davenport, Minaxi Tailor
Treasurer: Fred Aichele
Secretary: Marilee C.C. Rusiniak
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order on January 6, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at Countryside Fire Station #1, 801 S. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, Illinois 60060 by President Mike Davenport.
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
Minaxi Tailor moved that the minutes from the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors on December 2, 2024 be approved as presented. Larry Bakirtjy seconded the motion. Unanimously approved.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Mike Davenport reported that the large tree, scheduled for removal on the channel near Miller Park, has been taken down.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Fred Aichele presented the Treasurer’s Report for 12/01/2024 – 12/31/2024. Larry Bakirtjy moved and Minaxi Tailor seconded that the Treasurer’s Report be approved as submitted. Unanimously approved.
- Total disbursements for the month amounted to $30,718.
- Current balance in the generator replacement fund is $36,000.
BUDGET DISCUSSION
Fred Aichele presented the 3rd draft of the 2025-2026 Operating Budget for review and discussion.
Commissioners and members are encouraged to attend monthly board meetings to have their concerns and requests regarding the budget addressed during the planning stage. The most important meetings regarding how WSPC spends funds collected from the homeowners are from September through December.
HOUSES ON WSP WATER SYSTEM HOUSES WITH A PRIVATE WELL
$574 Water $0 Water
$41 General $41 General
$235 Beach & Park $235 Beach & Park
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$850.00 $276.00
Minaxi Tailor moved and Larry Bakirtjy seconded to finalize the draft of the Operating Budget Fiscal Year 4/01/2025 – 3/31/2026 for presentation at the annual meeting on February 16, 2025.
Motion carried unanimously approved by Directors: Larry Bakirtjy, Mike Davenport, and Minaxi Tailor.
COMMISSONER’S REPORT
Miller Park Commissioner, Tracey Cornish, provided (via email) for review, the estimated cost and options for a security camera, which is scheduled to be installed in Miller Park.
REVIEW OF TASKS LIST
Review and discussion of the Board and Officers Task List.
NEW BUSINESS
The 2025 Annual Member’s Meeting packet will be sent to members via email, mailed to members not on the email list, and made available on the website at: https://westshorepark.com/
The terms of WSPC directors Larry Bakirtjy, Mike Davenport, and Minaxi Tailor will expire in February of 2025. All three directors have submitted nomination forms to be considered for re-election. No additional WSPC Director Nomination forms were received before the deadline to submit nomination forms closed on December 31, 2024.
OLD BUSINESS
Larry Bakirtjy reported that Vanderstappen Land Surveying Inc. will resume the boundary surveys and placement of survey stakes of some WSPC property. Residents may see property surveyors on and around WSPC property doing official work.
Please note that according to Illinois Statutes Chapter 765. Property § 205/11:
(765 ILCS 205/11) (from Ch. 109, par. 10.1)
Sec. 11. Any unauthorized person who knowingly damages, destroys or removes a stake, pin, monument or other survey marker shall, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. For purposes of this Section, a surveyor who moves a stake, pin, monument or other survey marker for the purpose of correcting a survey is an authorized person.
(Source: P.A. 77-2561.)
Some email servers have been marking some WSP outgoing emails as “undeliverable”. Some people do not receive some of the emails that are sent out. Please add [email protected] to your email contact list to help ensure you get WSP emails.
ADJOURN
Minaxi Tailor moved that the meeting be adjourned. Larry Bakirtjy seconded the motion. Unanimously approved. The meeting was adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilee C.C. Rusiniak, Secretary
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- February 3, 2025 – Regularly Scheduled Monthly Board Meeting
- Annual Member’s Meeting – February 16, 2025 – Countryside Fire Station #1, 801 S. Midlothian Rd., Mundelein, IL 60060 (In-person only)
- Brief Board Meeting held directly following the annual meeting – February 16, 2025
- March 3, 2025 – Regularly Scheduled Monthly Board Meeting
- April 7, 2025 – Regularly Scheduled Monthly Board Meeting
All monthly meetings are held at Countryside Fire Station #1, 801 S. Midlothian Rd., Mundelein, IL 60060 at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
DIRECTORS AND THEIR TERMS
Name Month/Year Term Expires
Ben Arditti, Block 2 February 2026
Mike Davenport, At Large February 2025
Minaxi Tailor, Block 2 February 2025
Chris Shifley, Block 1 February 2026
Larry Bakirtjy, Block 1 February 2025
REMINDERS
Join the West Shore Park Corporation Facebook Page for official WSPC news as it happens.
Sign up for the private Between the Pillars WSP Facebook Group for updated social events and information.
Please add [email protected] to your email contacts. We have been experiencing some difficulty with certain email servers rejecting emails because they are thought to be spam.
Please do not send emails to the [email protected] email address. The email is used mainly for sending out email to members and is not regularly checked. Your email may sit for some time before being forwarded to the correct individual to handle your situation or request. Please email or call Secretary Marilee C.C. Rusiniak, or directly contact any member of the board. Email addresses are available on the website and phone numbers are listed in the West Shore Park Homeowner Directory.
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It is recommended that pedestrians walking at night or dusk/dawn should wear reflective clothing and have a flashlight or light-up leash for their dog. The NHTSA recommends the following safety tip for walking in a neighborhood without sidewalks such as WSP and West Shoreland: Pedestrians should walk FACING traffic and as far away from traffic as possible. https://www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety/pedestrian-safety (Bicycles ride along WITH traffic.) Dog owners are also reminded to please obey leash laws and to always pick-up after your dog.