VILLAGE OF
BOARD MEETING
Date: July 19, 2010
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Village Hall
1) Roll Call, Pledge, and Sign-In: Meeting called to order at 7:33 pm. President Leitner, Trustees Parro, deVries, Merkle, and Bolger present. Trustee Baggett and Rolfs absent.
Also attending: Treasurer Rolfs, Building Inspector Cantieri, Village Clerk Parro, Chief Sinacore, and Jeffrey Kershner.
2) Public Comments: None
3) Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve the June 21, 2010 minutes with no changes was made by Tr. Parro and seconded by Tr. Merkle, followed by unanimous vote.
4) Treasurer’s Report and Payment of Bills: A motion to pay monthly bills with 3 changes was made by Tr. Merkle and seconded by Tr. Bolger, followed by unanimous vote.
5) Budget and Finance: A motion to pass a Resolution for the Estimate of the 2010/11 Tax Levy in compliance with the Truth in Taxation Act was made by Tr. deVries and seconded by Tr. Bolger followed by unanimous vote, after the Treasurer provided updated figures. A Public Hearing on the proposed property tax levy will be held on Sept. 20, 2010 at 7:30 pm at the Village Hall.
6) Stormwater Management:
(i) Two remaining projects still on track for 2010
include the soccer field draining and the East boat Landing. Easements are
required for both and are underway. Projects have been delayed or their completion
will be extended due to the construction workers’ strike that has many of the
support industries unable to supply material or perform their tasks. Due to the
impact of two serious storm water issues that either
increased in scope or became critical it was necessary to re-prioritize some of
the intended projects, which may be put off until 2011. (ii) Reports of
improper disposal of paint into one of
7) Health and Sanitation: (i)
TL has used more than 50% of its budget for mosquito
abatement YTD. The level of rainfall and the subsequent mosquito counts around
the July 4th holidays had a dramatic impact on our adult and larvacide treatments. We will stay within budget by using
outside treatments only when necessary for the remainder of the season. (ii) Tr.
Bolger attended the SWALCO meeting on June 22, 2010. The predominant portion of
the meeting was dedicated to the recycling efforts of
8) Roads: (i) 2010 pot hole
patching has been delayed by the strike. It will be
done all at once in concert with Township to minimize costs, and after major
drainage work is completed. (ii) Three major dead tree removals completed. Tree
pruning continues Village-wide. (iii) 2009 paving project netted approx. $33,000
(over 9%) less than the contract, so final bill still pending will be reduced.
Final paperwork on the changes has been sent to IDOT. (iv) Restoration
of new grass seed along 2009 paving area shoulders was attempted by
9) Grounds: No report
10) Police and Public Safety: (i)
Report is on file. (ii) Port
11) Utilities Management: (i) Sand has been removed from the
Well #3 tank. Will now look at what repairs are needed and then paint. (ii) Fenview residents did lose power during June storms. They
are on a different circuit (
12) Urban Forestry: No report
13) Building and Zoning: (i)
Building Inspector Cantieri’s report is on file. (ii)
4 permits were issued, inspections are ongoing and work is in process to
resolve a few violations. (iii) Jeffrey Kershner
showed the board his final revised grading plan for the new home at
14) Intergovernmental: No report
15) Administrative: A motion to pass the Resolution prepared by the VA to again allow President Leitner to bid at auction on the property next to the Village office was made by Tr. Parro and seconded by Tr. Bolger followed by unanimous vote.
A motion to adjourn to Closed Session was made by Tr. Parro and seconded by Tr. Bolger, followed by unanimous vote. Adjorned to Closed Session at 9:37 pm.
Closed Session adjourned and returned to regular meeting at 9:48 pm.
16) Old Business: Tr. Merkle asked for an update on the status of the proposed parking ban ordinance for non-stickered vehicles. The Police sub-committee has not yet formed a recommendation to address previous Board comments and concerns. Several Trustees were especially concerned with the difficulty the proposal imposes on parties with many outside visitors. After some discussion, Tr. Parro suggested his concerns with the proposed ordinance would be much reduced if implementation could be at first done on a trial basis only at designated parking lots, which greatly simplifies logistics and minimizes resident impact, but still covers most trespassers. The sub-committee will be asked to take this up next month.
17) New Business: (i) Tr. Merkle reported that a meeting was held with BB&T to learn more about their financial stability and the collateral backing our deposits. The information obtained was satisfactory. (ii) A draft of a Fireworks Ordinance was given to the VB to review.
A motion to adjorn at 10:13pm was made by Tr. deVries and seconded by Tr. Parro and followed by unanimous vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Parro, Village Clerk