VILLAGE OF
Date: November 17, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Village Hall
1) Pledge and Sign –in:
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2) Administrative/Legal/Outside: With the consent of the
Board, President Leitner appointed Mike Rolfs as a
new Village Trustee, replacing Tom Fitzgibbons, who resigned just before the
meeting. Mike was sworn in to fill out the term of Trustee Fitzgibbons, which
expires in May 2009. The Village of Tower Lakes would like to extend our
thanks and appreciation to Tom for his years of outstanding service. Mike
will be assuming Tom's role as Building & Zoning Committee Chairman. |
3) Roll Call: Attendance: President Leitner, Trustees Bolger, Parro, Merkle, deVries, Rolfs. Absent Tr. Baggett
Treasurer Rolfs, Building Inspector Cantieri, Village Clerk Parro and Chief Sinacore.
4) Public Comments: None
5) Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve the October 2008 minutes was made by Tr. Parro and seconded by Tr. Bolger followed by unanimous vote.
6) Building and Zoning: Jeff Dehnert, Plan Commission Chair, gave a report. (i) The Plan Commission proposed adding a sketch to the Zoning Ordinance to clarify the method of measurement for setback calculations on uneven lots. The Board was in favor of this in principle however, some text and definition needs to be added by the Village Attorney. A Public Hearing is scheduled on this change before the December Board meeting. (ii) The PC is considering a new “impervious surface” recommendation. (iii) The PC is working with the Building Inspector to review the Building Permit Process with the intent of making it more efficient, including revised requirements for architectural plans and water connections. (iv) The PC is beginning to look at the results of the resident survey in connection with their update of the Comprehensive Plan. The first part of the plan update concerning land use will be worked on in December.
Building Inspector Cantieri’s report is on file. Nine permits were issued, various inspections are ongoing and no violations were reported.
7) Treasurers Report and Payment of Bills: (i) A motion to approve the transfer of $528,000 from the Gen IL Fund into TL Village Gen Reserve Fund at Barrington Bank & Trust, to be invested into CD’s, was made by Tr. Merkle, seconded by Tr. deVries and followed by unanimous vote. (ii) A motion to approve the payment of the monthly bills was made by Tr. Merkle and seconded by Tr. Parro followed by unanimous vote. (iii) A summary statement of operations, accounts and vendor disbursements in access of $2,500 was presented by the Treasurer for publication as required by law. (iv) A motion to approve the 2008-2009 Tax Levy Ordinance was made by Tr. Merkle, seconded by Tr. Bolger followed by unanimous vote.
8) Police and Public Safety: The Chief’s report is on
file. (i) The tornado siren will take longer to
install than previously thought. The
next step is to find out what permissions are needed from IDOT if any and what
variances are required. (ii) On Nov. 3 an EMA Committee meeting was held at the
Village Hall. The meeting went well with 18 residents attending. (iii) Chief Sinacore is recruiting a replacement for an officer that
resigned. (iv) Two officers responded to a mutual aid
call to help with security for the Obama rally on Nov 4 in
9) Utilities Management: (i)
SK Landscaping Service will plow the bike path at no cost. (ii) Com-Ed will do
additional tree trimming before year end on
10) Roads: (i) One patch
was made after a water repair on
11) Grounds: Entrance lights are an issue as they keep failing when repaired.
12) Stormwater Management: No report
13) Health and Sanitation: No report
14) Urban Forestry: No report
15) Old Business: No report
16) New Business: No report
A motion to adjourn was made at 9:45 pm by Tr. Rolfs and seconded by Tr. Bolger followed by unanimous vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Parro, Village Clerk