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Minutes of Village Board Meeting - February 26, 2008MINUTES OF VILLAGE BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 President Jason Briscoe called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Members present: John Horvat, Ray Mason, Dennis Martin, Barry Thompson, Dick Parrish and Terry Houchens. Also present: Jim Grabowski - Village Administrator, Rob Tonarelli – Superintendent of Public Works, Doug Hayse - Police Chief, Chris Spesia - Village Attorney, Sean Kelly – Village Engineer, and John Harrington – Finance Director. Changes To Agenda –President Briscoe stated that there were no changes to be made. Review of Minutes – Minutes of Village Board Meeting of February 12, 2008 were reviewed. Trustee Houchens moved, Trustee Parrish seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the Village Board meeting of February 12, 2008 as presented. Hearing no other comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Houchens, Horvat, Martin, Mason, Parrish & Thompson Nays: None Motion carried. Minutes of Plan/Zoning Meeting of January 15, 2008 were reviewed - there were no questions or comments. President Briscoe noted that they would be placed on file. Bills and Transfers – Trustee Martin moved, Trustee Horvat seconded the motion to approve the Bills and Transfers as presented. Ayes: Horvat, Parrish, Thompson, Houchens, Mason & Martin Nays: None Motion carried. Treasurer's Report – Trustee Martin moved, Trustee Houchens seconded the motion to approve the Treasurer's Report as presented. Ayes: Horvat, Parrish, Thompson, Houchens, Mason & Martin Nays: None Motion carried. Public Forum – The public forum opened at 7:05 p.m. Mr. Don Ryan of 204 S. Menominee, Minooka, IL commented that he has lived in town for 30 years and for the most part has heard a lot of negative complaints about the village plowing service but just wanted the village to know that he is very pleased with the way the plowing in town has been done throughout the years. He stated that during the last snow he was shoveling his driveway and when the plow came down his street the driver was very nice not to bury the end of his driveway with snow. He wanted the village to get a compliment for once instead of all the negative remarks. Hearing no other comments President Briscoe closed the public forum at 7:06 p.m.
Consent Agenda – Trustee Mason moved, Trustee Parrish seconded the motion to approve the consent agenda. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Horvat, Parrish, Thompson, Houchens, Mason & Martin Nays: None Motion carried. Resolution Approving Request for Financial Assistance, Senior Services of Will County in the amount of $500.00 (2008-R-951) Request to Solicit Contributions for IBEW Local Union No. 176 to Benefit DAD’s Day to Help Fight Diabetes on June 14, 2008. Old Items – There were no old items to be considered. New Items – Resolution Releasing Covenants Over the Historical Area (Holt Road) -The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency authorized the Village to record a Release of Covenant forever releasing and discharging the Preservation Covenant after receiving notice that Site 11KE662 commonly known as the Aux Sable Springs Regional Retention Facility located in Kendall County does not meet requirements for National Register eligibility. Trustee Houchens moved, Trustee Martin seconded the motion to approve Resolution #2008-R-952 releasing covenants over the historical area on Holt Road. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Parrish, Martin, Houchens, Horvat, Thompson & Mason Nays: None Motion carried. Ordinance Authorizing Disposal of Excess Village Property – Administrator Grabowski stated that the Village has several obsolete computers, accessories, vehicles and two generators that need disposing of. Trustee Mason moved, Trustee Horvat seconded the motion to approve Ordinance #2008-07 authorizing disposal of excess village property. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Martin, Houchens, Thompson, Parrish, Mason & Horvat Nays: None Motion carried. Resolution Authorizing Award of Contract for Village Hall Remodel Project to Low Bidder – Administrator Grabowski stated that four bids were received and opened and that Frank Burla and Sons was the lowest bidder. The bid came in at $65,230 with an alternate work bid of $5,908. He went on to say that the timeline for completion is 60 days from the date of notice of award. Trustee Martin moved, Trustee Houchens seconded the motion to approve Resolution #2007-R-953 authorizing award of contract for the village hall remodel project to Frank Burla & Sons of Channahon, IL. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Houchens, Horvat, Martin, Mason, Parrish & Thompson Nays: None Motion carried. Resolution Approving Pay Request to Minooka Baseball for Baseball and Softball Association for Additional Recreation Space and Parking (400 Coady Drive) – Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Horvat seconded the motion to approve Resolution #2008-R-954 authorizing the payment request from the Minooka Baseball/Softball Association for the Village’s share of the construction costs for additional recreation space and parking in the amount of $21,102.50 subject to receipt and review of final waivers. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Horvat, Parrish, Thompson, Houchens, Mason & Martin Nays: None Motion carried. Resolution Approving Substitution of Letters of Credit for Summerfield Subdivision Units 1, 2A and 2B (Centex Homes, Inc.) – Administrator Grabowski stated that Centex Homes, Inc was purchasing the remainder of the open lots in the Summerfield Subdivision and preferred to substitute letters of credit for the letters of credit that are currently in place for the Summerfield Subdivision Units 1, 2A and 2B with Lennar Homes for the remaining improvements. Mr. Grabowski stated that there is a need to acquire right-of-ways along Wildy Road for required improvements. The right-of-ways are in place and staff feels comfortable with the replacement of the letter of credits for the projects. He went on to say that Lennar Homes will maintain a letter of credit for the Wildy Road construction. Attorney Spesia also stated that the right-of-ways for Wildy Road are in place and also a signed annexation agreement. He also stated that the letter from Centex Homes was being written different in the fact that a paragraph on page 2 was being removed and wanted it stated in the motion. Trustee Mason moved, Trustee Thompson seconded the motion to approve Resolution #2008-R-955 approving substitution of letters of credit for Summerfield Subdivision Units 1, 2A, & 2B from Centex Homes with removal of paragraph 2 on page 2 of the letter from Centex Homes which states "Except for the matters referenced in the Centex Homes LCs, Centex Homes is not liable to perform, and is not assuming any other obligations of Lennar or others related directly or indirectly to the Subdivision." President Briscoe would like to see a completion date stated in the motion so that the Village could see the Wildy Road improvements started first thing in the spring rather than drag into years. Trustee Martin moved, Trustee Thompson seconded the motion to amend the motion to add a completion date for the improvements on Wildy Road to be September 30, 2008. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on amending the motion. Ayes: Parrish, Martin, Houchens, Horvat, Thompson & Mason Nays: None Motion carried. President Briscoe then asked for a vote on the amended motion. Ayes: Parrish, Martin, Houchens, Horvat, Thompson & Mason Nays: None Motion carried. Resolution Approving Pay Request #4 for Ridge Road/Mondamin Road Streetscape to Allied Landscaping – Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Parrish seconded the motion to approve Resolution #2008-R-956 authorizing pay request #4 to Allied Landscaping in the amount of $28,744.20 for Ridge Road and Mondamin Street projects. Hearing no comments or questions President Briscoe called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: Martin, Thompson, Parrish, Mason & Horvat Present: Houchens Nays: None Motion carried. Staff Reports –– Administrator Grabowski stated that Thursday, February 28th there is a budget committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. and at 7:00 p.m. there is a scheduled Committee of the Whole meeting. The Chamber of Commerce meeting is scheduled for March 6th at 11:30 a.m. here at the Village Hall where President Briscoe will give the State of the Village. 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 to discuss property acquisition and collective bargaining. Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Parrish seconded the motion to go into executive session to discuss property acquisition and collective bargaining at 7:32 p.m. Ayes: Mason, Thompson, Horvat, Houchens, Martin & Parrish Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Parrish seconded the motion to return to regular session at 7:47 p.m. Ayes: Thompson, Parrish, Horvat, Martin, Mason & Houchens Nays: None Motion carried. President Briscoe noted that there was no action to be taken resulting from Executive Session. As Appropriate – President Briscoe stated that Trustee Parrish and Trustee Mason have shown interest in attending the ICSC - (International Council of Shopping Centers) conference with him and Mr. Grabowski and if any other Board member was interested in attending to let him know. Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Martin seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m. All voted yes, motion carried. Milissa Felker, Deputy Clerk Date approved: March 11, 2008
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