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Minutes of Village Board Meeting - March 23, 2010
MINUTES OF VILLAGE BOARD MEETING President Patrick Brennan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Members present: Rudy Martin, Ray Mason, Dennis Martin, Terry Houchens and Barry Thompson. Member absent: Dick Parrish. Also present: Jim Grabowski – Village Administrator, John Harrington – Finance Director, Rob Tonarelli – Superintendent of Public Works, Steve Thornton – Building & Zoning Officer, Chris Spesia – Village Attorney and Kevin Biscan and Aaron Fundich of Robinson Engineering. Changes To Agenda – President Brennan announced that there were no changes to the agenda needed..
Review of Minutes – Minutes of
Village Board Meeting of February 23, 2010 were
reviewed. Trustee Houchens moved, Trustee Mason
seconded the motion to accept the minutes of
February 23, 2010 village board meeting as
presented.
Bills and Transfers – Trustee D.
Martin moved, Trustee Houchens seconded the motion
to approve the Bills and Transfers as presented
Treasurer's Report – Trustee D.
Martin moved, Trustee Houchens seconded the motion
to approve the Treasurer's Report as presented. Public Forum – President Brennan opened public forum at 7:03 p.m. President Brennan announced that the Minooka Community High School Wrestling team had won the State Championship for the first time in the history of the school. He invited Coach Ruettiger to come forward and expressed the Village’s pride in the team’s amazing accomplishment. Many of the team members were present at the meeting to accept the Village’s congratulations. The Village presented the team with a gift for each of them. President Brennan then asked Mr. Tonarelli to come forward to receive an award from the IL Dept. of Public Health to the Minooka Water Department in recognition of achieving the highest standard of compliance in accordance with the IL Fluoridation Act. He noted that out of 1300 communities, only one-third receive the award so he was very proud to have Mr. Tonarelli on the team. Mr. Tonarelli stated that all the department staff was responsible for the award, not him alone. He was told to thank the others for the Board. Jerry Davidson stated that he wanted to congratulate whoever was responsible for applying for the grant for Wapella Street Park and remarked that he thought it would be a great asset to the Village and even may become the future home of Summerfest. Mr. Grabowski replied that it was a combination of efforts and he appreciated the comment. President Brennan closed the public forum at 7:13 p.m.
Consent Agenda – Mr. Grabowski read
each item listed on the Consent Agenda and noted
that all had been discussed at the Committee of The
Whole and were recommended for approval by the
Board. Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Mason
seconded the motion to approve the consent agenda as
presented.
Old Items – There were no old items to consider. New Items – Mr. Grabowski commented that the 2011 Fiscal Year Budget was now available for review for 30 days, until the April 27th Village Board meeting if anyone was interested. He added that any questions should be directed to the Finance Director, John Harrington.
Ordinance Amending Section 3-4-6 of the
Municipal Code, Class “B” Liquor License
–Mr. Grabowski stated that the proposed amendment
would approve changes to the class B liquor license.
He further explained that the change would require
certain parking conditions for banquet facilities
over 2500 square feet in area. He noted that the
Liquor Commission had reviewed the proposal and
recommends approval. Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee
R. Martin seconded the motion to adopt
Ordinance #2010-12 Amending Municipal Code,
Title 3, Section 4-6, Class “B” Liquor License. Resolution Approving Budget Amendment for Fiscal year 2009-2010 - Mr. Grabowski stated the amendment would be for the current Fiscal Year and calls for the principal payment of $735,000 on the 2004 debt certificates plus some interest of $15,800. He noted that currently the debt service is paid from the sewer and water capital fund however, after discussion of the Finance Committee, it was determined that if some debt should be paid down early. This proposal would pay the FY 2013 debt service outstanding of $535,000. It would apply $100,000 toward FY 2014 and $100,000 on the FY 2015 amount for a total principal payment of $735,000. To pay those, Mr. Grabowski stated the Village would be using funds that are currently in reserves from the Brannick Road Fund, the Ridge North Offsite Improvement Fund, the Special Assessment Fund and the Hare Road Improvement Fund. Once the Water and Sewer Capital Funds back to the Village, those will be reimbursed back to those accounts in inverse order. Trustee D. Martin Thompson moved, Trustee Houchens seconded the motion to adopt Resolution #2010R-1293 Authorizing Budget Amendment #4 to Fiscal Year 2009/2010 Budget.
Ayes: D. Martin, Houchens, Thompson, R. Martin and
Mason
Proclamation Encouraging a “Complete Count”
for the 2010 Decennial Census – President
Brennan read the proclamation and entertained a
motion to encourage participation in the census.
Trustee Mason moved, Trustee R. Martin seconded the
motion to proclaim full support of and participation
in the overwhelming success of Census 2010.
Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Letter
of Agreement with AT&T for Video Ready Access Device
(VRAD Placement – Mr. Grabowski stated that
the letter of agreement was for landscaping in
conjunction with the video ready access device
installation which is related to AT&T’s Project
Lightspeed or U-verse product which directly
competes with the other television services
available. He explained that when they install the
VRAD in Village right-of-way, they will pay the
Village $1500 per box for landscaping. The Village
will be responsible for taking that $1500 to screen
and landscape the boxes and maintain it. Trustee
Mason moved, Trustee D. Martin seconded the motion
to pass Resolution #2010R-1294
Authorizing Execution of a Letter of Agreement with
AT&T for VRAD Placement. Staff Reports – Administrator Grabowski noted that the Budget Committee would be meeting on Saturday, March 27th at 8:00 a.m., and also on Monday the 29th at 6:30 p.m. The Parks and Recreation Committee were scheduled to hold a special meeting on Wednesday, the 31st of March at 6 p.m. for discussion about the Wapella Street Park. Mr. Grabowski also encouraged the Board members to respond to the emails Laurie Musclow had sent out regarding some GEDC events coming up. President Brennan noted that there was a young lady in Minooka named Emily Koulis who was named one of the top two youth volunteers in Illinois for 2010 and he was going to the school on Friday to present a proclamation from the Village in her honor. He encouraged others to attend. Liquor Commission Report – Commissioner Brennan had nothing to report. Annexation Committee Report – Chairman Brennan had nothing to report.
Executive Session - President
Brennan announced that there was a need for an
executive session and entertained a motion. Trustee
Thompson moved, Trustee R. Martin seconded the
motion to go to executive session at 7:18 p.m. to
discuss personnel, collective bargaining, land
acquisition and possible or pending litigation.
Trustee D. Martin moved, Trustee Mason seconded the
motion to return to regular session at 10:25 p.m. President Brennan announced that there was action to be taken as a result of executive session and entertained a motion regarding the settlement agreement with D Construction and two pay requests from them for road construction projects.
Resolution Authorizing Execution of a
Release & Settlement Agreement for “D” Construction
–Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee D. Martin
seconded the motion to pass Resolution
#2010R-1295 Authorizing Execution of a
Release & Settlement Agreement for D Construction.
Resolution Approving Pay Request #8 for
Ridge Road Reconstruction to “D” Construction
–Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee R. Martin
seconded the motion to pass Resolution
#2010R-1296 Approving Pay Request #8 for
the Ridge Road Reconstruction to D Construction in
the amount of $173,039.86 conditional upon receipt
of waivers from them.
Resolution Approving Pay Request #8 for
Ridge Road Reconstruction to “D” Construction
–Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Mason R.
Martin seconded the motion to pass
Resolution #2010R-1297 Approving Pay
Request #8 for the Mondamin Street Reconstruction to
D Construction in the amount of $197,352.28
conditional upon receipt of waivers from them. As Appropriate – President Brennan noted that there was nothing to report. Hearing no further comments or questions, President Brennan called for adjournment. Trustee Thompson moved, Trustee Houchens seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:30 p.m. All voted yes, motion carried.
Mary L. Ray, Village Clerk
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