VILLAGE OF
BOARD MEETING
Date: June 21, 2010
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Village Hall
1) Roll Call, Pledge, and Sign-In: Meeting called to order at 7:35 pm. President Leitner, Trustees Parro, deVries, Merkle, Bolger and Rolfs present. Trustee Baggett absent.
Also attending: Treasurer Rolfs, Building Inspector Cantieri, Village Clerk Parro, Chief Sinacore, and Jacquie Ipsen,.
2) Public Comments: None
3) Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve the May 17, 2010 minutes with no changes was made by Tr. deVries and seconded by Tr. Bolger, followed by unanimous vote.
4) Treasurer’s Report and Payment of Bills: A motion to pay monthly bills including the additions of $300.69 to Docks Bar and Grill paid out of the Carryover Fund, $808.75 to Manhard paid from the Water Fund and $580.71 to TL Beautification Comm. paid from the General Fund was made by Tr. Merkle and seconded by Tr. Bolger, followed by unanimous vote.
5) Budget and Finance: (i) Treas. Rolfs will transfer $150,000 from the General Account checking to the General Fund Money Market Fund. (ii) A motion to pass the Prevailing Wage Resolution was made by Tr. Bolger and seconded by Tr. Rolfs, followed by unanimous vote.
6) Stormwater Management:
2 projects are underway: the East Gateway drainage project was planned, but has
taken on a level of increased complexity and cost in that there is not enough
pitch for reconfigured swales so underground culverts had to be placed on both
sides of the street. On
7) Health and Sanitation: (i) Mosquitoes are going to be very bad in the coming weeks due to the amount of rain we have had. Adult treatments will be made over the next weekend, larva treatments will be doubled and professionally-trained larvacide treatments will be made twice a week. Residents should make sure they clear any standing water from around their homes. (ii) Village Clerk Parro to follow up with VA Bateman on how to prepare for new Garbage Tax approved by referendum this spring as far as required ordinance and county filings.
8) Roads: Brush pick up completed. Tree
pruning and removal of dead trees in progress. Police Dept. made a list
of obstructed signage and bushes will be trimmed at those locations. Small
retaining wall at parking area at the Volleyball court on
9) Grounds: Entry monument and Village Hall flower plantings have been completed approximately on budget and weekly maintenance is in progress. These areas look great this year, thanks to the planning and coordination help of the Tower Lakes Garden Club members, especially Pat Covek.
10) Police and Public Safety: (i) Report is on file. (ii) The Chevy Impala that was replaced by the Ford Explorer was put to auction. Several bikes were also auctioned. On August 2, 2010 an event titled Night out for Safety will be held. Finger print cards and DNA recording will be available. TL Police are working with local businesses to help sponsor this event and are seeking donations. (iii) Proposal for parking restrictions near the lake/ parking stickers to be discussed at a future sub-committee meeting.
11) Utilities Management: i) Due to June rains, the work to complete the project at Well #3 has been postponed. Tentative finish date is June 28, 2010. (ii) Manhard will conduct a pump vs usage test. (iii) No lengthy loss of power occurred in TL during recent severe storms. This is due to work Com Ed has done to build in redundancy so usage can be shifted to other lines as repairs are being made.
12) Urban Forestry: Some issues were reported with recent tree plantings.
13) Building and Zoning: (i) Building Inspector Cantieri’s report is on file. (ii) 5 permits were issued, inspections are ongoing and work is in process to resolve a few violations. (iii) There was considerable discussion about issues, including water connection and landscaping, surrounding two current new home projects which remain incomplete. VA Bateman will be asked to draft appropriate letters to go out. Tr. Rolfs to follow up. A sub-committee meeting will be held soon to discuss Road Bonds, Overweight Truck rules and enforcement of project completion procedures. (iv) A revised draft of the Comp. Plan should be available to the VB by July 1, 2010. A date will be set for a Public Hearing.
14) Intergovernmental: BACOG is creating an annual Don Klein Award and wants TL to name a representative to participate on the judging panel. Pres. Leitner would like to nominate a PC member.
15) Administrative: A new laptop was purchased for the Village Office.
16) Old Business: Barclay’s Woods potential
acquisition/ conservation easement was discussed at length. Concern was
expressed about long term costs and/ or loss of revenue even if the property is
donated to the Village. President Leitner agreed to contact Karen Yancey at
BACT for more information about their plans, our options and the required
timeline for decisions from the Village.
A motion to adjourn at 9:38pm was made by Tr. Rolfs and seconded by Tr. Parro, followed by unanimous vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Parro, Village Clerk