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Minutes of Village Board Meeting - March 13, 2007MINUTES OF VILLAGE BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2007 President Jason Briscoe called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Members present: John Horvat, Dennis Martin (via telephone), Barry Thompson, John Jun, & Terry Houchens. Members absent: Ray Mason. Also present: Jim Grabowski – Village Administrator, Rob Tonarelli – Supt. of Public Works, Lloyd Unland - Police Chief, Doug Hayse, Police Administrator, Chris Spesia – Village Attorney, Chuck White – Building Inspector. President Briscoe stated that Trustee Martin was attending the meeting via telephone and has met all the requirements of the new meeting act for phone conferencing. Changes to Agenda – President Briscoe stated that there were no changes to be made. Review of Minutes – Minutes of Village Board Meeting of February 27, 2007 were reviewed. Trustee Jun moved, Trustee Horvat seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the Village Board meeting of February 27, 2007 as presented. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Thompson, Horvat, Houchens, Martin & Jun Nays: None Absent: Mason Motion carried. Bills and Transfers – To be presented at March 27, 2007 meeting. Treasurer’s Report – To be presented at March 27, 2007 meeting. Public Forum – opened at 7:08 p.m. Laura Charland commented that she represented the referendum committee from Minooka School District #201 and wanted people to check out the schools website for referendum updates. She passed out flyers about the updates. Hearing no other comments President Briscoe closed the public forum at 7:09 p.m. Consent Agenda – there were no items to be considered. Old Items – there were no old items to be considered. New Items – 2006 IL Department of Transportation MFT Audit Report – Administrator Grabowski stated that each year the Village is audited for the funds paid to the Village from the state and that Motor Fuel Tax funds are dispersed based on population. He then stated that the Village has used MFT funds for patching streets in the Village. Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Horvat seconded the motion to accept the 2006 Illinois Department of Transportation MFT audit report. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Thompson, Jun, Horvat, Martin & Houchens Nays: None Absent: Mason Motion carried. Ordinance Amending Municipal Code, Section 3-4-7(A), Adding a D1 Liquor License, The Back Door (401 W. Mondamin Street) – Administrator Grabowski stated that the Class D1 liquor license was intended for "The Backdoor" which is a gift shop located at 401 West Mondamin Street. The D1 license authorizes "the retail sale of beer and wine in their original package, with seals unbroken, for use at places other than the licensed premises." Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Jun seconded the motion to approve an Ordinance amending the municipal code, Section 3-4-7 (A), adding a D1 liquor license for the Back Door. Trustee Thompson stated that it is a basket and gift shop but will have an area located in the shop that would have wine sales also. Trustee Houchens questioned the fact that the shop is located in a residential area, and if passing this license could it become a liquor store in the future, due to the fact that there are no limits on the amount of alcohol that could be sold. The license is too lenient by allowing the sale of both wine and beer. Attorney Spesia commented that if approving the license they would have the right to sell packaged beer and wine and he feels that a liquor store would not be able to make it only by selling just beer and wine alone. After further discussion between board members Trustee Houchens moved to table the request for Section 3-4-7 (A) for the D-1 license at the Back Door, Trustee Horvat seconded the motion. Trustee Martin suggested that they move to deny the request instead. Following additional discussion, President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion to table the request. Ayes: Horvat Nays: Thompson, Jun, Martin & Houchens Absent: Mason Motion failed. President Briscoe then called for a vote on the original motion to approve the request. Ayes: Thompson Nays: Houchens, Horvat, Martin & Jun Absent: Mason Motion failed. Ordinance Amending Municipal Code, Section 3-4-7, Adding a Class "G" Liquor License, The Fountains of Minooka (502 Twin Rail Drive) – Administrator Grabowski stated that a Class "G" license authorizes a seasonal license for the purpose of outdoor food and liquor consumption. Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Jun seconded the motion to approve Ordinance #2007-15 amending Section Title 3, Section 3-4-7(A) of the Municipal Code to increase the number of Class "G" liquor licenses from 0 to 1 for PJ’s Bar and Grill located adjacent to The Fountains at 502 Twin Rail Drive. Ayes: Horvat, Jun, Thompson, Houchens & Martin Nays: None Absent: Mason Motion carried. Staff Reports –Administrator Grabowski stated that he and Rob Tonarelli would be attending a pre-construction meeting for the Ridge Road work on Wednesday, March 14th. Included at the meeting will be Kendall County, Grundy County, the State of Illinois, the Village of Minooka, and the engineers for the project. The meeting will be in Ottawa at IDOT headquarters. He also reported that the Chamber of Commerce will have a showcase on Sunday, March 18th at the high school from 11 am to 2 pm. The ordinance committee meeting was being changed to Tuesday, March 20th at 5pm. and there is a board workshop scheduled for Thursday, March 15th at 6 pm. Also on Thursday, March 22nd the Grundy Economic Development Council is having their annual dinner in Diamond. Parks/Recreation/Public Safety Committee Report – Chairman Houchens stated that the next committee meeting was scheduled for Monday, March 19th at 4:00 pm. Public Works Committee Report – Chairman Thompson had nothing to report. Finance/Personnel Committee Report – Chairman Martin noted that the next committee meeting was scheduled for Monday, March 19th at 5:00 pm and that a special finance committee meeting was scheduled for March 26th at 4:00 pm. Economic Development/Public Relations Committee Report – Chairman Thompson stated that the newsletter articles were due by March 19th. Ordinance Committee Report – Trustee Jun in the absence of Chairman Mason had nothing to report. 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 a need for an executive session and entertained a motion. Trustee Jun moved, Trustee Thompson seconded the motion to go to executive session to discuss collective bargaining and probable litigation at 7:36 pm. President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Jun, Martin, Houchens, Horvat & Thompson Nays: None Absent: Mason Motion carried. Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Jun seconded the motion to return to regular session at 7:47 pm. Ayes: Thompson, Horvat, Houchens, Martin & Jun Nays: None Absent: Mason Motion carried. President Briscoe noted that there was action to be taken from executive session. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement with the Metropolitan Alliance of Police, Minooka Police Chapter #348 – Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Houchens seconded the motion to approve Resolution #2007-R-771 authorizing the execution of an agreement with the Metropolitan Alliance of Police, Minooka Police Chapter #348. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Martin, Houchens, Thompson, Jun & Horvat Nays: None Absent: Mason Motion carried. As Appropriate – Trustee Houchens thanked Chief Unland and Administrator Grabowski for their hard work to get the agreement done with the police department. Trustee Thompson hoped to see more trustees at the showcase on Sunday, March 18th. Hearing no further comments or questions, President Briscoe called for adjournment. Trustee Houchens moved, Trustee Horvat seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:56 p.m. All voted yes, motion carried. Milissa Felker, Deputy Clerk
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