VILLAGE OF TOWER LAKES

BOARD MEETING

Date: December 14, 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 Parro, Rolfs, deVries, Merkle and Bolger present. Trustee Baggett absent.

Also attending: Treasurer Rolfs, Building Inspector Cantieri, Village Clerk Parro, Chief Sinacore and Joe Kainz.

2) Public Comments: Joe Kainz, representing the newly formed TL Community Foundation Board, made a presentation outlining the TLCF’s progress so far. Their tax exempt charity registration status is complete and donations are already being collected. A kickoff/ fundraiser dinner dance is planned for Feb 27.

3) Building and Zoning: Building Inspector Cantieri’s report is on file. 3 permits were issued, 14 inspections and no violations reported.

4) Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve the November 2009 minutes with no changes was made by Tr. Merkle and seconded by Tr. Bolger, followed by unanimous vote.

5) Utilities Management: (i) A motion to pass an Ordinance amending the Village of Tower Lakes Village Code Re: Section 11-2-10, “Discontinuing Water for Nonpayment; Right to Hearing; & Fee for Resuming Service” of Title 11 “The Village Water System” was made by Tr. Bolger and seconded by Tr. Merkle, followed by unanimous vote. Adds provision to require installation of shut-off valve if none exists. (ii) The cost to cap Wells #3 and 4 is $5,000, which is lower than expected.

6) Treasurer’s Report and Payment of Bills: (i) A motion to pay monthly bills was made by Tr. Parro and seconded by Tr. deVries, followed by unanimous vote. (ii) A motion to pass the 2009-2010 Tax Levy Ordinance was made by Tr. Merkle and seconded by Tr. Bolger, followed by unanimous vote. (iii) After some discussion regarding new procedures which will be required with all Village contractors in order to comply with 2010 Illinois Prevailing Wage law, per Village Atty. Bateman, a motion to pass the required Prevailing Wage Ordinance was made by Tr. deVries and seconded by Tr. Bolger, followed by unanimous vote. (iv) A motion to pass the Truth in Taxation Resolution was made by Tr. Rolfs and seconded by Tr. deVries, followed by unanimous vote.

7) Budget and Finance: No Report.

8) Police and Public Safety: Report is on file.

9) Roads: (i) 2nd half invoice for 2009 repaving project from Chicagoland Paving is still pending. Punchlist items to be completed. (ii) Salting and plowing operations have begun, including pretreatments before storms aimed at improving removal effectiveness.

10) Grounds: Final mowing completed in November. Holiday decorations are in place. Alliance with new Village-wide Garden Club contemplated for future planting strategy and volunteer labor coordination. Grounds committee would continue to set budget for materials & maintenance.

11) Stormwater Management: A motion to pass the amended SWALCO Intergovernmental Agreement Ordinance was made by Tr. Merkle and seconded by Tr. Rolfs, followed by unanimous vote.

12) Health and Sanitation: No Report.

13) Urban Forestry: No report.

14) Administrative/ Legal/ Outside: Following a summary of the BACOG legislative platform by Pres. Leitner, a motion to direct President Leitner to advise the BACOG Board that the TL Village Board supports the new BACOG legislative platform was made by Tr. Parro and seconded by Tr. Bolger, followed by unanimous vote.

15) Old Business: None

16) New Business: None

A motion to adjourn at 9:10 pm was made by Tr. Rolfs and seconded by Tr. Parro, followed by unanimous vote.

Respectfully submitted,

Marilyn Parro, Village Clerk