AMENDED MINUTES OF TOWER LAKES

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

Date: September 17, 2001

Location: Village Office

Time: 7:17 pm

PLEDGE: President Kuskowski called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. A moment of silence was observed for the victims and families of the New York and Pentagon attacks. Sign in sheet circulated.

1. ROLL CALL: Present: Village President Kuskowski, Trustees Adams, Aitken, Cantieri, Filippell, Parro, Rigali, and Village Clerk Leitner.

Absent: Village Treasurer Brian Gidley.

Also in attendance: Dorothy Pratt, Deputy Village Clerk and newsletter correspondent.

2. OATH OF OFFICE: None.

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion by Trustee Parro to approve the minutes of the August Village Board Meeting as amended, seconded by Trustee Aitken and followed by a Roll Call vote: AYES: Trustees Aitken, Cantieri, Filippell, Parro, Rigali NAYES: None. ABSTAIN: Trustee Adams.

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Rose Liberio of 806 Roberts Road requested that the Gray house being built on Roberts Road be added to the site and drainage review list. Bob and Marge Hawk seek a review of the Village’s ordinance regarding homeowners right to put objects in the Village’s Right of Way.

5. WATER SYSTEM REPORT: Pres Kuskowski reported that no monthly production report is yet available this month.

DCCA Grant: President Kuskowski requested and received the $125,000 balance of the Grant. It has been deposited in the Bank. The Status report shows bills incurred in this last month month need approval. Once paid, there will be a $13,000 balance left for stormwater management issues,. Work on Wells 1 and 2 is complete, as is the work at Esther and Tomahawk. Landscaping work still needs to be done at the Wells. WVP was the engineering firm that did all the water planning for Tower LakesWe need to obtain their "As Built" drawings for the Well 1 refurbishment. Motion to approve the DCCA expenditures made by Trustee Parro, seconded by Trustee Adams .VOTE: AYES: Trustees Adams, Aitken, Cantieri, Filippell, Parro, Rigali. NAYES: None.

John Castillo of Consumers Illinois requests Well Security Patrols to protect the Wellheads. Chief Sinacore circulated a memo re: same.

6. PLAN COMMISSION: Greg Valicka , new Chair of the Plan Commission, reported that work continues on the Comprehensive Plan. Draft #5 anticipated soon for Village Board review. Plan Commission is aiming for a late Fall Public Hearing on same. President Kuskowski appointed Don Schmidt and Tom Hannagan to fill vacancies on the Plan Commission. Both men will be sworn in at a later date. Motion to approve the appointments made by Trustee Parro, seconded by Trustee Adams VOTE: AYES: Trustees Adams, Aitken, Cantieri, Filippell, Parro, Rigali. NAYES: None.

7. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS: President Kuskowski appointed Tony Magro to fill a vacancy on the ZBA. He will be sworn in at a later date. Motion to approve his appointment made by Trustee Parro, seconded by Trustee Adams VOTE: AYES: Trustees Adams, Aitken, Cantieri, Filippell, Parro, Rigali. NAYES: None.

8. BUILDING AND ZONING: Tr Cantieri reported that Seven building permits were issued this month. ( Log Attached.) No parking violations.

9. FINANCE REPORT: Trustee Filippell presented Jeff Wine with Wine and Serge and Ralph Jensen of Ralph Jensen and Associates, each of whom have submitted bids to the Village for Comprehensive Liability, Workers Compensation, and Property/Casualty liability insurances . The floor was opened for questions and discussion. The difference between the two plans is that Wine’s plan is with a cooperative while Jensen’s policy is conventional. Wine’s is through the ILL Public Risk Fund ("IPRF"). It is a solid resource with $35million is funds, but it is not regulated by the Dept of Insurance nor any guaranty association (ie, No reinsurance). Currently, Jensen insures the Village through Bliss-McKnight, a long time municipal insurer specializing in public entities. They do all the underwriting. After much discussion, Trustee Cantieri summed up the cost difference between the two programs: $21,326 vs $16,834. Motion made by Trustee Cantieri to accept the Wine and Serge bid, seconded by Trustee Rigali. VOTE: AYES: Trustees Adams, Aitken, Cantieri, Filippell, Rigali. NAYES: Parro. The new policies will become effective as of September 21, 2001.

10. FINANCE REPORT: Trustee Filippell noted that last month’s telephone bill was $600.00. Office Manager Debra Baggett and Trustee Filippell have scheduled a meeting with Ameritech’s governmental representative. Currently, the Village pays by the minute. Municipalities do not have call packs available. Tr, Filippell will request a detailed billing . Ameritech is the only utility that does not give the Village a governmental rate and Ameritech charges the Village tax.

Monthly Bills: Some confusion on the report, as it included all bills from August as well as bills through September 17^th, rather than August bills since August Board meeting through and including September bills to date. Once figured against last month’s approvals, a motion to approve the bills was made by Trustee Filippell and seconded by Trustee Rigali. VOTE: AYES: Trustees Adams, Aitken, Filippell, Rigali. NAYES: Cantieri, Parro. ABSTAIN: None. Trustee Parro requests a consistent reporting process.

11. POLICE REPORT: Trustee Aitken presented the monthly activities report, on file at the Village office. Police Children’s Registration Program went very well, as did the Seniors Program and the Rewards Program. Reports of the West Nile Virus are coming to the Northwest suburbs.

12. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT: Trustee Rigali reports that the Mannini’s berm violation is being fixed; three residents reported storm water management problems. Trustee Rigali made a motion to pass the Lake County Storm Water Management Ordinance, amending the Watershed Development Ordinance, seconded by Trustee Adams. VOTE: AYES: Trustees Adams, Aitken, Cantieri, Filippell, Parro, Rigali. NAYES: None.

13. ROADS: Trustee Parro reported that 19 Vehicle Stickers are outstanding. Cuba Township patching will cost $1600.00. Snow Plows would like a 12-foot clearance. Tr. Parro has made a list of Village Traffic Control signs. There is a conflict between the Village Code requirements and a 1996 vote on sign changes. This discrepancy can be cleared up with the Codification revisions. The Village Attorney would also like to add parking restrictions to the amended Village code. Trustee Aitken made a motion to pass an ordinance regarding Stop and Yield signs which updates code to match signs which presently exist, seconded by Trustee Cantieri. VOTE: AYES: Trustees Adams, Aitken, Cantieri, Filippell, Parro, Rigali NAYES: None.

President Kuskowski discussed crosswalk lights at Roberts Road. Lake County will not install crosswalk lights, but he will see if the county will install "Pedestrian Crossing" signs and/or hatchmarks on the road.

14. HEALTH AND SANITATION: Tr Rigali attended a SWALCO mtg On Sept 29, SWALCO will conduct a collection of old electrical appliances and computers. On October 13, SWALCO will sponsor a collection of chemical waste, including household hazardous waste, at the Fox Lake Village Hall from 8:00am –3:30pm.

Tr. Rigali received crushed corncobs at the SWALCO meeting. Pres Kuskowski will take this sample for use in household paint. He’ll report his results next month. Crushed corncobs are available from SWALCO. Motion to approve Clarke Mosquito Control the bills made by Trustee Rigali, seconded by Trustee Aitken, and followed by a roll call vote. VOTE: AYES: Trustees Adams, Aitken, Cantieri, Filippell, Parro, Rigali. NAYES: None.

Mosquito Spraying—residents have inquired in light of the West Nile Virus scare. Tr. Rigali will call LC Health Department for their recommendations.

15. UTILITIES: ATT Cable- The new cable agreement for the Village is due next month.TR Adams encourages residents to reduce their Cable complaints to writing—helpful in our contract negotiations.

16. URBAN FORESTRY: Tr Adams reported that approximately 20 Dutch Elms have been taken down, as well as a couple of other trees. He will look for others. Road Pruning can be paid out of the Motor Fuel Tax Fund. Fall Brush Pick Up by Gitchell’s will be scheduled to occur after TLIA’s October 20^th Clean Up.

17. OLD BUSINESS:

Vondrak Easement: no change.

Codification: no change.

Barclay Woods: Developers have met all governmental approvals. Plan Commission needs to hold a public Hearing. (Plan Commission will require a letter from Baxter & Woodman) Questions presented: Can the Village require a construction entrance from Rte 59? If not, can the Village restrict road access? Is this strictly an IDOT issue? Should the Village videotape roads?

WLSD Pillar: Original Pillar Builder found—contacting for price of rebuilding.

Census Count: Tr Parro reported that we have two years to contest count . He will use info from NIPC.

BACOG Training Session: Pres Kuskowski reported that the session was very informative.

19. NEW BUSINESS:

Ice Cream Vendor Ordinance- to be reviewed next month.

NICOR- Customer Select Program is available to residents, allowing them to select a natural gas supplier other than NICOR

Disabled Parking Applications-are available at the Village Office

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

BAGIS-meeting September 19-re: recommendations for public use

SWALCO- seeking a citizen advisory committee

MEETING ADJOURNED: At 10:50 pm, motion to adjourn the Board meeting made by Tr Rigali and seconded by Tr Adams and followed by unanimous voice vote.

Respectfully Submitted,

Kathleen Leitner

Village Clerk

09-17-01