VILLAGE OF
BOARD MEETING
Date: May 18, 2009
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Village Hall
1) Roll Call, Pledge and Sign-In: Meeting called to order at 7:30 pm. President Leitner, Trustees Bolger, Rolfs, Baggett, deVries, Parro and Merkle present.
Also attending: Treasurer Rolfs, Building Inspector Cantieri, Village Clerk Parro, Chief Sinacore and Plan Commission member Dan Spies
2) Public Comments: None
3) Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve the April 2009 Minutes with one change in #5 was made by Tr. Rolfs and seconded by Tr. Merkle, followed by unanimous vote.
4) Building and Zoning: Building Inspector Cantieri’s report is on file. 3 building permits were issued and various inspections are ongoing. Pres. Leitner will follow up with VA on skate ramp violation.
Plan Commission member Dan Spies made a presentation to the Board. PC is finished with the first section of the Comp. Plan (Land Use), and 70% finished with section two (Utilities and Facilities). An error was found in survey statistics and was corrected. Findings will be discussed at the next VB meeting and then published. A draft of the proposed Impervious Surface Ordinance was discussed at length, a few changes were suggested by the VB, which will be made and then presented for approval next month. A Public Hearing will follow.
5) Treasurer’s Report and Payment of Bills: A motion to approve the payment of monthly bills with the addition of the following: Anthony Cantieri Inspection $ 946.00, Cuba Township $4,228.25, Smith Ecosystems $625.49, Community Sewer $2,450.00, McHenry Analytical Water Lab $62.50 and $20.00, Manhard $1,670.00, Manhard $2,616.00 and Manhard $1,845.00 was made by Tr. Merkle and seconded by Tr. Baggett followed by unanimous vote.
The VB authorized the transfer of $16,000 from the Carry Over Acct to the Funding Acct.
6) Budget and Finance: None
7) Police and Public Safety: The Police report is on
file. (i) Starting May 1, 2009 police coverage on
Friday and Saturday evenings have been extended an
additional 3 hours. (ii) The Tornado Siren has been ordered with delivery
expected in 8 to 10 weeks. (iii) H1N1 (Swine Flu) reports indicate that this
flu is acting much like the seasonal flu. There is no cause at this time to set
up emergency plans for drug distribution. (iv) On Monday
May 18, 2009 the TL Police Dept was trained on a new state of the art
technology in Mobile Crash Reporting from the Il Dept of Trans Div of Safety.
(v) EMA Director Mala Filippell has resigned. Her
outstanding service was acknowledged by the board. The EMA duties will be added
under the Public Safety committee. (vi) Alive at 25 program
is being held June 25 from 5-9 pm at
8) Utilities Management: (i) Stimulus Package – survey work is in progress. Manhard will report to the VB next month. (ii) TL Water Co. reports that 22 residents are delinquent in paying water bills. Letter went out encouraging communication and resolution.
9) Roads: (i) Brush pickup started May 18, 2009 and will continue until completed. (ii) A motion on a Resolution to appropriate $170,000 for paving projects in the calendar year 2009 out of the IL Motor Fuel Tax Fund was made by Tr. Parro and seconded by Tr. Rolfs, followed by unanimous vote. The remainder of the paving program will be paid with other dedicated funds. Bid packages will be complete in the very near future under the coordination of Cuba Township Road District, which has organized a package of projects with neighboring towns to achieve an economy of scale. (iii) $1,500 was spent on tree removals in Fenview.
10) Grounds: (i) Monument light repairs are almost complete at a cost of $348. (ii) Lawn mowing has started. (iii) VB is in favor in principle of adopting an ordinance to ban the use of phosphorus fertilizers in TL. A TLIA- sponsored public meeting on this will be held June 9, 2009 at 7:30 pm.
11) Urban Forestry: $330 was spent to plant three trees including one in honor of National Arbor Day. Some buckthorn removal is planned this year.
12) Stormwater Management:
The most pressing issues at Essex and Warwick have been evaluated and plans to
remedy have been determined. Both sites have been temporarily closed. Quotes
are being worked up by
13) Health and Sanitation: Garbage: the new contract with Waste Management has been completed by SWALCO. The new agreement allows individuals to use 70 gallon rolling totes in place of bins for recycled products. There is a cost of $1.75 per month for these totes which will be billed directly to residents. Individual residents interested in securing these totes should contact Waste Management directly.
Mosquitoes: TL has established its plan for mosquito control for the 2009 season. The 2008 plan included an enhanced effort in larvacide and a decreased number of adulticide (spraying) treatments. 2009’s plan is similar to 2008’s plan. The larvacide treatments focus on inspection and treatment of 17 low-lying areas within the village limits that have been known to breed mosquitoes. The Adult treatments must remain part of our plan because a high percentage of mosquitoes that bother TL residents are not hatched within Village limits. The main focus for the adult treatments is for holiday weekends and times when mosquito levels are very high. To stay within the budget we can do 10 adult treatments.
14). Administrative/Legal/Outside: A group of citizens have taken the first organizational steps to form the TL Community Foundation. The first Board meeting was held May 7, 2009. All officers were named. They will begin to publicize their existence and vision later this summer.
15). Old Business: None
16) New Business: None
A motion to adjourn was made at 9:30 pm by Tr. Bolger and seconded by Tr. De Vries followed by unanimous vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Parro, Village Clerk