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Minutes of Village Board Meeting - August 8, 2006President Jason Briscoe called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Members present: John Horvat, Ray Mason, Dennis Martin, John Jun, Terry Houchens. Members Absent: Barry Thompson. Also present: Jim Grabowski – Village Administrator, Rob Tonarelli – Supt. of Public Works, Lloyd Unland - Police Chief, Chris Spesia – Village Attorney, & Sean Kelly – Village Engineer. Changes to Agenda – President Briscoe stated that there were no changes to be made. Review of Minutes – Minutes of Village Board Meeting of July 11, 2006 were reviewed. Trustee Houchens moved, Trustee Horvat seconded the motion to accept the minutes of July 11, 2006 Village Board meeting as presented. Ayes: Martin, Houchens, Jun, Mason & Horvat Nays: None Absent: Thompson Motion carried. Bills and Transfers – To be presented at August 22, 2006 meeting. Treasurer’s Report – To be presented at August 22, 2006 meeting. Public Forum – opened at 7:08 p.m. No on came forward Consent Agenda – Trustee Jun moved, Trustee Martin seconded the motion to approve the consent agenda. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Jun, Martin, Houchens, Horvat & Mason Nays: None Absent: Thompson Motion carried. Tag Day Request from Knights of Columbus for September 15-16, 2006 (2006-R-686) Tag Day Request from Minooka Lions Club for October 13-14, 2006 (2006-R-687) Old Items – Resolution Extending a Policy for the Inclusion of Certain School Site Contribution Language in All Annexation Agreement and Determining Contributions – Trustee Martin moved, Trustee Mason seconded the motion to approve Resolution #2006-R-688 extending a policy for the inclusion of certain school site contribution language in all annexation agreements and determining contributions. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Houchens, Horvat, Martin, Mason & Jun Nays: None Absent: Thompson Motion carried. Ordinance Vacating and Acquiring an Easement, Lot 12 Vista Commons, Unit 4 – Trustee Martin moved, Trustee Jun seconded the motion to approve Ordinance #2006-32 vacating and acquiring an easement, Lot 12 Vista commons, Unit 4 with stipulation that the easement language on plat be amended to include sentence stating "The Village’s responsibilities after any excavation or construction in the easement area shall be limited to backfilling the trench to the surface and shall not include any surface restoration, including but not limited to paving, curb, gutter and landscaping." Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Jun, Horvat, Martin, Mason & Houchens Nays: None Absent: Thompson Motion carried. New Items – Resolution Authorizing Execution of Professional Services Agreement with Cowhey, Gudmundson, Leder, Ltd. for a Topography Survey, Lions Park OSLAD Grant – Administrator Grabowski stated that the survey is for the entire park due to the fact that the village needs the information for the development of the OSLAD project and the extension of the bike path. The survey will include the location of existing utilities, buildings and also playground equipment along with tagging the trees of greater than a 6-inch caliper. The cost of the survey is $11,800 plus reimbursable expenses. Trustee Houchens moved, Trustee Martin seconded the motion to approve Resolution #2006-R-689 authorizing execution of a professional service agreement with Cowhey, Gudmundson, Leder, Ltd for a topography survey for Lions Park OSLAD grant. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Mason, Horvat, Houchens, Martin & Jun Nays: None Absent: Thompson Motion carried. Request from Village Administrator to Attend International City Managers Association Annual Conference September 10-13, 2006 – Trustee Martin moved, Trustee Jun seconded the motion to approve request from village administrator to attend International City Managers Association Annual Conference September 10-13, 2006. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Martin, Houchens, Jun, Mason & Horvat Nays: None Absent: Thompson Motion carried. Staff Reports –Administrator Grabowski reminded the Board that the next cruise night would be Wednesday, August 9th and that another one is planned for August 23rd from 6 – 9 pm. He also stated that the public relations committee is putting on "Movie in the Park" on August 24th to be held at the intermediate school at around 8:15pm. He also reminded the Board that the Parks/Public Safety meeting would be on Monday, August 14th at 4pm and the Finance meeting would be at 5 pm. An open house for the road improvements is scheduled for Wednesday, August 16th at 5pm followed by Economic Development and Public Works and that on Thursday, August 17th there is an Ordinance Committee meeting at 5pm and a village board workshop immediately following the ordinance meeting. Parks/Recreation/Public Safety Committee Report – Chairman Houchens had nothing to report Public Works Committee Report – Chairman Thompson was not present. Finance/Personnel Committee Report – Chairman Martin had nothing to report. Economic Development/Public Relations/Ordinance Committee Report – Chairman Thompson was not present. Liquor Commission Report – Chairman Briscoe had nothing to report. Annexation Committee Report – Chairman Briscoe had nothing to report. Executive Session – President Briscoe announced that there was no need for an executive session. Hearing no further comments or questions, President Briscoe called for adjournment. Trustee Martin moved, Trustee Jun seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:20 p.m. All voted yes, motion carried. Milissa Felker, Deputy Clerk
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