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Minutes of Village Board Meeting - April 10, 2007
MINUTES OF VILLAGE BOARD MEETING President Jason Briscoe called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Members present: John Horvat, Ray Mason, Dennis Martin, Barry Thompson, John Jun & Terry Houchens. Also present: Jim Grabowski – Village Administrator, Lloyd Unland, - Police Chief, Chris Spesia – Village Attorney, Rob Tonarelli – Superintendent of Public Works and Sean Kelly – Village Engineer. Changes to Agenda – President Briscoe stated that items 3B and 11B would be removed from the agenda. Review of Minutes – Minutes of Village Board Meeting of March 27, 2007 were reviewed. Trustee Horvat moved, Trustee Mason seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the Village Board Meeting of March 27, 2007 meeting as presented. Ayes: Horvat, Martin, Mason & Houchens Nays: None Present: Thompson & Jun Motion carried. Bills and Transfers – (to be presented at the April 24, 2007 meeting) Treasurer’s Report – (to be presented at the April 24, 2007 meeting) Public Forum – Chief Unland introduced the Village’s new police officer, Denise Byrd to the Board. President Briscoe then opened the public forum at 7:07 p.m. Ed Eilers of 1801 Waters Edge Drive, Minooka stated that he had talked with Sean Kelly (Village Engineer) about the swale between Reflections and Chestnut Ridge Subdivisions before the meeting. Sean Kelly stated that he and Mr. Grabowski had talked to Steve Slasor who represented Ramsey Homes, the developer of Reflections at Waters Edge Subdivision, and that the village had come to an agreement with Reflections as to what has to be done. He went on to say that Reflections has agreed to do the work and a timeline would be forth coming as to when the work would be done. 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 –Public Hearing for Proposed 2007-2008 Fiscal Year Budget – Administrator Grabowski commented that the budget would be considered at the April 24th village board meeting. He went on the say that included in this year’s operating budget fund would be the addition of two police officers, and the reduction of two building department employees which would be a net addition of zero positions for the year. The budget would also include replacing two squad cars and purchase an addition squad car, which would be paid by impact fees and the public works department will replace two vehicles. He then went on to say that capital projects being started or continued in the next fiscal year include underground and road work for Ridge Road, Mondamin Street, Wabena Avenue, Coady Drive and Massasoit Street. He also stated that to operate the garbage fund in a positive balance a 4% increase was being proposed. It had been three years since an increase in the garbage fund, of which was a result of switching refuse collectors. The water and sewer rates are scheduled to increase as established by ordinance. President Briscoe opened the public hearing for the proposed 2007-2008 fiscal year budget at 7:11 p.m. No one came forward. Ordinance Amending Municipal Code, Section 3-4-6, Adding Limits of Display Area to D1 Liquor License Classification – Administrator Grabowski stated that the intent of the D1 license is to give the ability to retailers to sell wine or beer as a supplement to other goods sold in the store. The total square footage of beer and wine sales would be limited to twenty–five percent of the sales area within the store. Trustee Mason moved, Trustee Jun seconded the motion to approve Ordinance #2007-16 amending Section 3-4-6 adding limits of display areas for D1 liquor license classifications. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Horvat, Jun, Thompson, Houchens, Mason & Martin Nays: None Motion carried. Ordinance Amending Municipal Code, Section 3-4-7, Increasing the Number of D1 Liquor Licenses, for the Back Door, Located at 401 W. Mondamin Street – Trustee Martin moved, Trustee Mason seconded the motion to approve Ordinance #2007-17 amending municipal code, Section 3-4-7, increasing the number of D1 liquor licenses for the Back Door located at 401 W. Mondamin Street from 6 to 7. Hearing no questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Martin, Houchens, Thompson, Jun, Mason & Horvat Nays: None Motion carried. Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Professional Services Agreement, Dixon Engineering, for Demolition Specifications for the Blue Water Tower – Administrator Grabowski stated that there were several reasons for the demolition of the blue water tower on Wabena Avenue. Some of the reasons include age, condition and lack of capacity. He went on to say that it would cost approximately $375,000 to restore the tank to an acceptable condition. Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Mason seconded the motion to approve Resolution #2007-R-788 authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with Dixon Engineering Inc. for demolition specifications, bidding and construction observation of the 60,000 gallon blue water tower not to exceed $2,135 for the bid specifications and bid review and three visits to the site during demolition for a cost of $1,755 for a total of $3,890. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Jun, Martin, Houchens, Horvat, Thompson & Mason Nays: None Motion carried. Staff Reports – Administrator Grabowski commented that on Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. there will be a meeting with IDOT concerning the Ridge Road and I-80 construction. The meeting will be at their Twin Rail Drive location. He also stated that the next Plan/Zoning meeting was changed from April 17th to April 16th due to the elections. Parks/Recreation/Public Safety Committee Report – Chairman Houchens stated that the next parks committee meeting was scheduled for Monday, April 16th at 4:00 pm. Public Works Committee Report – Chairman Thompson stated that the next open house for the road work is scheduled for April 18th at 5:00 p.m. The next public works committee meeting is scheduled for April 18th at 7:00 p.m. Finance/Personnel Committee Report – Chairman Martin stated that the next finance committee meeting was scheduled for Monday, April 18th at 5:00 p.m. Economic Development/Public Relations Committee Report – Chairman Thompson stated that the dates for movies in the park are: June 23rd, July 28th, and September 8th. The next economic development/public relations committee meeting is scheduled for April 18th at 6:00 p.m. He went on to say that the next "Meet and Greet the Village Trustees" is scheduled for Saturday, April 28th at 9:00 a.m. at Bean Encounters. Ordinance Committee Report - Chairman Mason stated that the next ordinance committee meeting was scheduled for Thursday, April 19th at 5:00 p.m. 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 questions or comments President Briscoe called for adjournment. Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Horvat seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:20 p.m. All voted yes, motion carried.
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