Board of Trustees

MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021 – 8:00 P.M. Until further notice, meetings of the Skokie Village Board will be held electronically, with a majority of Village officials participating via remote access in order to comply with the State of Illinois Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation. Members of the public who wish to comment as to an item on the published agenda or to comment during public comments must submit their statement or question in writing to the Village Manager’s Office and all properly submitted statements or questions will be presented and read during the relevant portion of the meeting. Written comments may be submitted by email to publiccomments@skokie.org before or during the meetings; by mail to Village of Skokie, Village Manager's Office, 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie, Illinois, 60077; or via the Village’s drop box located by the public entry to Village Hall. 1. Pledge of Allegiance led by Village Clerk Pramod C. Shah. 2. Call meeting to order and roll call. 3. Approve Consent Agenda. * 4. Approve, as submitted, minutes of regular meeting held Monday, April 5, 2021. * 5. Approve Voucher List #23-FY21 of April 19, 2021. * 6. Proclamations and Resolutions. A. Proclamations Arbor Day – April 30, 2021 Partners in Plant Trees for Communities: A tree for every Chicago Region community in 2021 National Laboratory Professionals Week – April 18-24, 2021 Fair Housing Is Not an Option. It’s the Law Month - April 2021 7. Recognition, Awards and Honorary Presentations. A. Presentation to Trustee Michele Bromberg B. Presentation to Trustee Karen Gray-Keeler C. Presentation to Trustee Randall Roberts D. Presentation to Trustee Ilonka Ulrich E. Comments from Elected Officials (3 minutes) F. Comments from Retiring Elected Officials (3 minutes) * 8. Appointments, Reappointments and Resignations. 9. Presentations and Reports. 10. Report of the Village Manager/Corporation Counsel. * A. Resolution Approving a Capital Asset Policy for the Village of Skokie. * B. A resolution proclaiming the results for the April 6, 2021 Consolidated Election. This item is on the consent agenda for approval. C. A resolution approving and authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Evanston, Illinois pertaining to the purchase of water. This item is on the agenda for approval. 586581v1  D. A resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Evanston, Illinois for the use of the Skokie Fire Department training tower. This item is on the agenda for approval. 11. Unfinished Business. 12. New Business. 13. Plan Commission. 14. Public Comment. (See information at top of page 1) 15. Adjournment – sine die. 586581v1 Memorandum Finance Department A To: John T. Lockerby, Village Manager From: ___________________________________ Julian Prendi, Finance Director Date: April 11, 2021 Subject: Agenda Item - April 19, 2021 Board Meeting A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CAPITAL ASSET POLICY FOR THE VILLAGE OF SKOKIE The Village is required by the Governmental Accounting and Standards Board (GASB) to track and report capital assets that meet certain thresholds in our Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). As of the most recent CAFR (FY20), the Village’s net investment in capital assets exceeds $164 million. As assets are purchased, improved, or disposed of each year, staff evaluates each transaction based on departmental procedures, and reports its financial impact accordingly. The Village’s outside auditing firm, Lauterbach & Amen, has recommended that the current procedures for reviewing and reporting capital assets be implemented into a formal policy and presented to the Village Board for approval. To that end, a resolution and the requisite policy have been prepared for presentation to the Village Board and are attached to this memorandum. I respectfully request the attached materials be presented to the Village Board for review and approval at the April 19, 2021 meeting. -Attachments- C: Barbara Mangler, Assistant Corporation Counsel 538944v1  VILLAGE OF SKOKIE Capital Asset Policy 1. The primary purpose of this Capital Asset Policy is to (a) provide guidance and direction to staff for handling discretionary areas within generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for governmental entities as applied to capital assets, and (b) to formalize capitalization practices for consistency of tracking and reporting. 2. The intent of capitalizing assets owned by the Village is to spread the cost of an asset over the useful life of the asset rather than show the entire acquisition cost as an expense in the year it was acquired or incurred. 3. The capitalization of an asset is accomplished by (a) recording the full value (cost) on the statement of net position, (b) showing each year, as an expense (depreciation), that part of the asset which is used (consumed) during a particular fiscal year (twelve-month period), and (c) tracking on the statement of net position the sum of the annual expenses (accumulated depreciation) charged since the asset was first acquired and placed into service. 4. All transactions related to the capital assets covered under this policy will be tracked through a separate fund in the Village’s financial software (fund 20). 5. The various categories of fixed assets in use by the Village necessitate varying capitalization thresholds and depreciation schedules, as specified below: A. Land. Land purchases for governmental or economic development purposes will be capitalized at the time of the closing transaction for the full consideration of the purchase. Consistent with accounting principles, land assets, including easements, will not be depreciated, but the disposal and any resulting proceeds will be recorded accordingly. B. Land Improvements. Improvements to land not classified as Buildings will be capitalized if the original total cost per improvement exceeds $10,000 and the expected useful life is a 10 or more years. Land improvements will be depreciated utilizing the straight-line method, with the annual expense based on the actual life expectancy of the improvement, but no less than 10 and no more than 25 years, the actual determination of which to be made in consultation with the Village’s Engineering staff. C. Buildings & Building Improvements. Physical building structures purchased or constructed as well as improvements to such structures, will 1  be capitalized if the original total cost per improvement is $25,000 or more and the expected useful life is a 10 or more years. Buildings in general will be depreciated utilizing the straight-line method based on a 50-year life expectancy. Building improvements may be depreciated between 10 and 50 years, depending on the type of improvement and the recommendation for useful life by the appropriate Village department overseeing the improvement. D. Vehicles and Vehicle-Related Equipment. Vehicles and equipment utilized in Village operations will be capitalized if the original cost per vehicle or piece of equipment is $5,000 or more and the excepted life is at minimum 5 years. Vehicles and equipment will be depreciated utilizing the straight- line method over the expected life of the item, as determined by the Village’s Automotive Division staff at initial in-service date. The depreciable base for vehicles will be based on original cost less 15% salvage value. E. Office Equipment, Computers, Electronics, and Software. Office equipment with a useful life of 5 or more years with an original cost of $5,000 or more, and computer, electronics, and software with a useful life of 5 or more years and original cost of $2,500 or more, will be capitalized. Depreciation of these assets will be based on the straight-line method and the expected useful life as determined by the Assistant Finance Director or the IT staff, at the original in-service date. Regardless of the total cost of asset purchases (i.e. total computer purchases of $100,000), the capitalization threshold applies for each individual asset’s cost (i.e. personal computer at $800 is expensed and not capitalized). F. Streets, Sidewalks, Alleys, Parking Lots, Traffic Signals, etc. Infrastructure assets with expected useful lives of 10 or more years will be capitalized if the cost of replacement or improvement exceeds $25,000. Generally speaking, improvements of less than this threshold will be considered maintenance expenses and not capitalized. The useful life of the improvement, for purposes of the annual straight-line depreciation, will vary and a final determination will be made in consultation with the Village’s Engineering staff at the completion of the improvement. G. Any other assets not specifically categorized in this policy will be capitalized if the expected useful life is 5 or more years and the original cost is at least $5,000. Unless specifically required by GAAP or any other standard or policy, annual depreciation of such assets will utilize the straight-line method. 2 6. Capital assets exceeding the capitalization thresholds in this policy will be reported on the Village’s fiscal year-end financial statements by increasing the value of total assets based on the historical cost in the year acquired. If an item is donated, it will be recorded at its estimated fair value at the time of the donation. 7. The cost of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend its useful life will not be added to the value of the asset but will be expensed in the year incurred. 8. Capital assets with a value under the applicable capitalization parameters will be expensed in the year purchased and recorded as such on the financial statements. 9. Capital assets that are capitalized and are depreciable on the financial statements will be depreciated starting with the fiscal year following acquisition. Depreciation for capitalized improvements will begin in the year in which the work is completed. 10. Unless specifically designated in this policy, no salvage value will be anticipated for purposes of depreciating assets. 11. Certain assets that do not meet thresholds set forth in this policy may still be tracked by the Village through a centralized computerized asset tracking system. 3  MML: 4/19/21 Manager’s Report THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE CITED AS VILLAGE RESOLUTION 21-4-R- A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CAPITAL ASSET POLICY FOR THE VILLAGE OF SKOKIE 1 WHEREAS, the Village of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois (hereinafter “Village”), owns 2 and maintains various assets that are necessary to provide services to the Skokie residents, 3 including land, buildings, public streets, alleys, sidewalks, vehicles, equipment, and more 4 (hereinafter “Capital Assets”); and 5 WHEREAS, the Village annually publishes a Comprehensive Annual Financial 6 Report (hereinafter “CAFR”), a report of the Village’s financial position and activity 7 presented in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles (hereinafter 8 “GAAP”) and audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (hereinafter 9 “GAAS”) by an independent firm of certified public accountants; and 10 WHEREAS, it is a requirement of GAAP that Capital Assets be reported in the 11 CAFR, and such assets comprise a significant portion of the Village’s financial net position; 12 and 13 WHEREAS, in the normal course of operations new Capital Assets are purchased or 14 improved, and other Capital Assets are disposed of, and these transactions have an impact 15 on the Village’s financial statements; and 16 WHEREAS, the Village has been advised by retained independent public 17 accountants that a formal policy be implemented to establish guidelines regarding Capital 18 Assets; and 19 20 WHEREAS, the Village Manager recommended to the Mayor and the Board of 21 Trustees that the Capital Assets Policy be approved substantially in the form attached 22 hereto as Exhibit “1”; 23 24 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the 25 Village of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, that the Capital Asset Policy, a copy of which is 26 attached hereto and marked as Exhibit “1”, be and the same is hereby approved; 27 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of 29 Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, that the Village Manager is hereby authorized to amend the 30 Capital Asset Policy, as may be required from time to time, to comply with changes in GAAP 31 standards or pursuant to consultant recommendations. Page 1 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586537, Resolution, Approving Capital Asset Policy  PASSED this day of April, 2021. Ayes: ___________________________________ Village Clerk Nays: Absent: Approved by me this day of Attest: April, 2021. Village Clerk Mayor, Village of Skokie 1 Page 2 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586537, Resolution, Approving Capital Asset Policy 1 Exhibit 1 2 3 4 5 Page 3 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586537, Resolution, Approving Capital Asset Policy 1 2 Page 4 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586537, Resolution, Approving Capital Asset Policy 1 2 Page 5 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586537, Resolution, Approving Capital Asset Policy 1 Page 6 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586537, Resolution, Approving Capital Asset Policy  MML: 4/19/21 B THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE CITED AS VILLAGE RESOLUTION 21-4-R- A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE RESULTS FOR THE APRIL 6, 2021 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION 1 WHEREAS, there was held in the Village of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, on the 6th day of 2 April, 2021, a consolidated election for the purpose of electing: (i) a Village Mayor, Village Clerk and 3 six Village Trustees for the Village of Skokie, each for a term of four years; and (ii) two Skokie Public 4 Library Trustees, each for a term of six years; 5 6 WHEREAS, said election was held in accordance with the laws and statutes of the State of 7 Illinois and the rules of the Cook County Clerk, and the documentation of said election, including 8 certificates of results and computerized ballot tabulations, were returned to the Cook County Clerk in 9 the manner provided by law, and there being no challenge to the reported tabulation, and the Cook 10 County Clerk publishing the tabulations, and in anticipation of the certification of the results; 11 12 WHEREAS, the tabulated results for the following offices were published in anticipation of 13 certification and are hereby proclaimed: 14 For the office of Mayor of the Village of Skokie, for a full term of four years, each candidate 15 received the number of votes set opposite his name, as follows: 16 GEORGE C. VAN DUSEN 4,368 17 18 That for the office of Clerk of the Village of Skokie, for a full term of four years, each 19 candidate received the number of votes set opposite his name, as follows: 20 PRAMOD C. SHAH 4,233 21 22 That for the six offices of Trustee of the Village of Skokie, each for a full term of four years, 23 each candidate received the number of votes set opposite his or her name, as follows: 24 KHEM KHOEUN 3,558 25 RALPH KLEIN 3,519 26 JAMES JOHNSON 2,783 27 KEITH A. ROBINSON 3,652 28 ALISON PURE SLOVIN 3,611 29 EDIE SUE SUTKER 3,627 30 31 That for the office of Skokie Public Library Trustee, with a full term of six years, the candidate 32 received the number of votes set opposite his or her name, as follows (although there are two 33 Library Trustee positions, only one candidate was on the ballot): 34 SHABNAM MAHMOOD 3,668 35 36 WHEREAS, GEORGE C. VAN DUSEN received the highest number of votes cast for the 37 office of Village Mayor of the Village of Skokie; that PRAMOD C. SHAH received the highest number 38 of votes cast for the office of Village Clerk of the Village of Skokie; that KHEM KHOEUN, RALPH 39 KLEIN, JAMES JOHNSON, KEITH A. ROBINSON, ALISON PURE SLOVIN, and EDIE SUE 40 SUTKER received the highest number of votes cast for Trustees of the Village of Skokie; and that Page 1 of 2 VOSDOCS - #586687v1, Resolution, Proclaiming Results, 4/6/21 Consolidated Election 1 SHABNAM MAHMOOD received the highest number of votes cast for the office of Skokie Public 2 Library Trustee; 3 4 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village 5 of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, that the canvasses of votes for the consolidated election held on 6 April 4, 2017, be and the same are hereby accepted as published in anticipation of certification with 7 the following results: 8 GEORGE C. VAN DUSEN having received the highest number of votes cast for the 9 office of Mayor of the Village of Skokie, be and he is hereby declared and proclaimed 10 the elected Mayor of the Village of Skokie until his successor is elected and qualified. 11 PRAMOD C. SHAH having received the highest number of votes cast for the office of 12 the Village Clerk of the Village of Skokie, be and he is hereby declared and 13 proclaimed the elected Village Clerk until his successor is elected and qualified. 14 KHEM KHOEUN, RALPH KLEIN, JAMES JOHNSON, KEITH A. ROBINSON, 15 ALISON PURE SLOVIN, and EDIE SUE SUTKER, having received the highest 16 number of votes cast for Trustees of the Village of Skokie, be and they are hereby 17 declared and proclaimed the elected Village Trustees until their successors are 18 elected and qualified; and 19 SHABNAM MAHMOOD having received the highest number of votes cast for full 20 term Skokie Public Library Trustee, be and he is hereby declared and proclaimed the 21 elected Skokie Public Library Trustee until his successor is elected and qualified. 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oath of Office shall be administered to each of them 23 before entering upon their duties pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-25. 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the terms of office for the Village Mayor, Village Clerk and 25 Village Trustees shall commence on May 1, 2021. 26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the terms of office for the Skokie Public Library Trustee 27 shall commence in May, 2021. 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread forthwith upon the record of the 29 proceedings of the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Skokie. 30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and 31 after its passage and approval as provided by law. 32 PASSED this day of April, 2021. 33 34 Ayes: ____________________________________ 35 Village Clerk 36 Nays: 37 Absent: 38 Approved by me this day of 39 Attest: April, 2021. 40 41 42 43 Village Clerk Mayor, Village of Skokie Page 2 of 2 VOSDOCS - #586687v1, Resolution, Proclaiming Results, 4/6/21 Consolidated Election C/D  C MML: 4/19/21 THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE CITED AS VILLAGE RESOLUTION 21-4-R- A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS PERTAINING TO THE PURCHASE OF WATER 1 WHEREAS, in 1941, for various engineering and infrastructure reasons, Skokie and 2 the City of Evanston (hereinafter “Evanston”) created an interdependent and intertwined 3 water system to benefit and support both municipalities; and 4 WHEREAS, since that time, Skokie has continuously purchased treated water from 5 Evanston through the interdependent infrastructure system and Skokie was Evanston’s first 6 water customer and longest contracted water customer; and 7 WHEREAS, in 1963, Skokie and Evanston negotiated a new 30-year wholesale water 8 supply contract through June of 1993 and thereafter, on February 3, 1997, Skokie and 9 Evanston again entered into a 20-year water contract which expired on February 28, 2017; 10 and 11 12 WHEREAS, in 2017, Evanston completed water contracts with two new wholesale 13 water customers, the Villages of Niles and Morton Grove to supply these municipalities with 14 untreated water. In the meantime, Evanston restarted negotiations with Skokie on or about 15 March of 2017, but on September 25, 2017, adopted an Ordinance establishing a new, 16 unilateral wholesale water rate for Skokie at $2.06 per 1,000 gallons of water; and 17 18 WHEREAS, as a result of the adoption of the Ordinance, litigation was filed by 19 Evanston in State court and litigation was filed by Skokie in Federal court which ultimately in 20 January of 2020, brought Evanston and Skokie together with a Federal mediator; and 21 22 WHEREAS, through the mediation process Evanston and Skokie have arrived at a 23 new wholesale water contract to supply treated water at agreed upon pressures which will be 24 effective through December 31, 2040 and may be extended for up to two additional terms of 25 ten years each; and 26 27 WHEREAS, pursuant to the new wholesale water contract, attached hereto as Exhibit 28 “1”, Evanston will continue to supply treated water to Skokie at set pressures from the 29 Evanston Water Plant at an initial wholesale water rate of $1.26 per 1,000 gallons and 30 increasing in 2023 based on an established formula to no higher than $1.43 per 1,000 gallons 31 and thereafter not to exceed an increase of 4% per year; and 32 WHEREAS, Evanston and Skokie shall continue with the integrated water system 33 which includes Evanston staffing and monitoring the high quality of water delivered to Skokie 34 residents and businesses, but reserves the right under certain notice provisions for Skokie to Page 1 of 36 VOSDOCS-#586579-v1-Resolution__Authorizing_Intergovernmental_Agreement_with_City_of_Evanston__Purchase_of_Water 1 replace this system with its own pumping system if it ever is more practical for Skokie, in 2 which case new rates for wholesale water would be negotiated; and 3 4 WHEREAS, Skokie is the only customer for which Evanston also controls the pressure 5 of the system. Therefore, the rate calculations differ greatly from Evanston’s other municipal 6 wholesale water customers. The new rate is an extremely good outcome for Skokie residents 7 and businesses and is a result of all the efforts described above and the good services of the 8 Federal Mediator; and 9 10 WHEREAS, the Village Manager and Corporation Counsel recommended to the Mayor 11 and Board of Trustees that the Water Supply Agreement for the purchase of water with the City 12 of Evanston, be approved substantially in the form attached hereto and marked as Exhibit “1”, 13 subject to changes approved by the Village Manager or designee and the Corporation Counsel 14 of the Village of Skokie; 15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the 16 Village of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois that the Water Supply Agreement for the purchase of 17 water with the City of Evanston, a copy of which is attached hereto and marked Exhibit “1”, or 18 subject to changes approved by the Corporation Counsel and Village Manager or designee, be 19 and the same is hereby approved. 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of 21 Skokie, Cook County, Illinois that the Village Manager is hereby authorized to execute the 22 Water Supply Agreement for the purchase of water with the City of Evanston, a copy of which is 23 attached hereto and marked Exhibit “1”, subject to changes approved by the Corporation 24 Counsel and Village Manager or designee. PASSED this day of April, 2021. Ayes: Nays: Village Clerk Absent: Approved by me this day of Attest: April, 2021. 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AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS FOR THE USE OF THE SKOKIE FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING TOWER 1 WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10, of the Constitution of the State of Illinois provides 2 that units of local government may contract or otherwise associate among themselves to obtain 3 or share services and to exercise, combine or transfer any power or function, in any manner not 4 prohibited by law; and 5 WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act provides that any powers, 6 privileges, functions or authority exercised or which may be exercised by a public agency may 7 be exercised, combined and transferred and that public agencies may enter into agreements in 8 furtherance of powers granted to them, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.; and 9 WHEREAS, the Village of Skokie (hereinafter “Skokie”) and the City of Evanston 10 (hereinafter “Evanston”) are units of local government and public agencies, and as such, have 11 the authority to enter into this Agreement; and 12 WHEREAS, the Skokie Fire Department has an objective of providing premier public 13 safety services to Skokie and its surrounding communities and understands that the 14 preparation of firefighters to provide the highest level of service requires ongoing training; and 15 WHEREAS, Skokie constructed a Fire Department Training Tower (hereinafter “Tower”) 16 in 2003 for firefighter training and thereafter, Skokie extended and provided access to the 17 Tower to the Evanston Fire Department consistent with its commitment to provide premier 18 public safety services to its surrounding communities; and 19 WHEREAS, Evanston, as a user of the Tower, has participated financially in the 20 renovations and improvements of the Tower including extensive maintenance in 2012; and 21 WHEREAS, the Village Manager recommends to the Mayor and Board of Trustees of 22 the Village of Skokie that the Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Evanston for use of 23 the Tower in Fire Department training be approved substantially in the form attached hereto as 24 Exhibit “1”, subject to changes approved by the Village Manager or designee and the 25 Corporation Counsel of the Village of Skokie; 26 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the 27 Village of Skokie that the Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Evanston for use of the Page 1 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586610v1, Resolution, Approving Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Evanston for Use of Skokie Fire Training Tower 1 Tower in Fire Department training, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “1”, subject to 2 changes approved by the Corporation Counsel and Village Manager or designee, be and the 3 same is hereby approved. 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of 5 Skokie that the Village Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Intergovernmental 6 Agreement with the City of Evanston for the use of the Tower in Fire Department training, a 7 copy of which is attached hereto and marked Exhibit “1”, subject to changes approved by the 8 Corporation Counsel and Village Manager or designee. PASSED this day of April, 2021. Ayes: ___________________________________ Village Clerk Nays: Absent: Approved by me this day of Attest: April, 2021. Village Clerk Mayor, Village of Skokie Page 2 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586610v1, Resolution, Approving Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Evanston for Use of Skokie Fire Training Tower  Exhibit 1 Page 3 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586610v1, Resolution, Approving Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Evanston for Use of Skokie Fire Training Tower  Page 4 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586610v1, Resolution, Approving Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Evanston for Use of Skokie Fire Training Tower  Page 5 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586610v1, Resolution, Approving Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Evanston for Use of Skokie Fire Training Tower  Page 6 of 6 VOSDOCS-#586610v1, Resolution, Approving Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Evanston for Use of Skokie Fire Training Tower