Village of Lakemoor

Board Meeting Minutes

August 13, 2009

 

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

 

Roll Call:

 

President                     Todd Weihofen

 

Clerk                            Bonnie Sikora 

 

Trustees:                     Colin McIntyre

                                    Kimberly Beach

                                    Ralph Brindise - absent

                                    Kathleen Lennon

                                    Robert Koehl

                                    Phil Lonigro

 

Attorney                      Lisa Waggoner

 

Also in attendance:

 

Chief of Police             Rick Iverson

 

Pledge to the Flag

 

Discussion of the Order of Agenda

 

President Weihofen added Executive Session, Discussion of Employee Personnel to the agenda before Old Business.

 

Motion by Trustee Beach, second by Trustee Lennon to approve the agenda as amended.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

Citizen Comment

 

Yasmin Brown, 164 Portside expressed her concerns that Sullivan Lake is dying and would like the Village to look into saving the lake.

 

Scott Fritzsche, Vice President of operations at Fritzsche Industrial Park complimented the Board on the outstanding fireworks display. He stated he has been following a case the Village has been prosecuting for five years and hopes the Village pursues all the amenities that the judge has made available to the Village.

 

Don Allen (not signed in) announced that Swanson (Lakemoor Gardens property) is in foreclosure and claimed Buralli ignored demands to remove a barn.

 

Approval of the July 23, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes

 

Motion by Trustee Beach, second by Trustee Lennon to approve the July 23, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Purchase Orders

 

Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Beach to approve the purchase order quote from Applied Micro in the amount of $1,200.00 for two Dell Mini Towers with DVD Burners.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Beach to approve the purchase order for Applied Micro in the amount of $1,800.00 for miscellaneous work in all village departments.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

 

 

 

 

Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Beach to approve the purchase order for Ryan Weihofen in the amount of $122.73 for reimbursement for stick-up lights for the port-a-potties and non-slip tape for the floors in the bathrooms at Morrison Park during Lakemoorfest.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Beach to add to bills payables and approve the purchase order for the McHenry County Recorder of Deeds in the amount of $80.00 for two lien releases.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Beach to add to bills payables and approve the purchase order for Karen’s Sign Shop in the amount of $200.00 for the Lakemoorfest donation sign.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Beach to add to bills payables and approve the purchase order for reimbursement on retained personnel for Westminster Swanson for $32,350.59 upon Village Treasurer Brenda Kirkpatricks’ approval.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

 

 

 

 

Approval of the Bill’s Payables

 

Trustee McIntyre stated item #15916 should be changed to 1 Dell Mini Tower instead of 2 Dell Mini Towers.

 

Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Lonigro to approve the Bills Payables with the additions.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

President’s Report – Todd Weihofen

 

President Weihofen announced Wednesday marked 90 days that he has been in office and he thanked everyone for supporting him and giving him the opportunity to help serve his community. During this time he has met some wonderful people and had the opportunity to pass the Rental Home Ordinance which will help ensure the residents who rent property will have a safe home to live in.

 

He also announced he will be appointing a police chief. This appointment will show that he made a promise to the community to help bring respect and dignity back to our police force and our community.

 

In closing, he thanked everyone who participated and volunteered in Lakemoorfest.  And a special thanks to Trustee McIntyre, without him there wouldn’t be a Lakemoorfest.

 

Trustee Reports:

 

Trustee McIntyre

 

Trustee McIntyre announced Lakemoorfest lost approximately $4,000.00 this year due to the rainy weather.

 

He called an Executive Committee Meeting for Thursday, August 20th at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall to discuss Lakemoorfest.

 

Trustee Beach

 

Trustee Beach called a Public Works Committee Meeting for Thursday, August 20th  immediately following the Executive Committee Meeting to discuss holiday decorations and salt storage.

 

Trustee Brindise – absent

 

Trustee Lennon

 

Trustee Lennon reported that she, President Weihofen and the rest of the police committee reviewed several different candidates for police chief and decided on one.

 

Also, she is working on the Rental Agreement Ordinance with Attorney Waggoner.

 

Trustee Koehl

 

Trustee Koehl stated he thought there was good attendance at Lakemoorfest and he had a good time working on Saturday and Sunday.

 

In addition, Trustee Koehl and Trustee Lonigro met with Applied Micro to discuss the web site and he requested additional information from Terry Gaylord in regards to the sales tax project he is working on.

 

Trustee Lonigro

 

Trustee Lonigro said that this was his first year working behind the scenes at Lakemoorfest and thanked everyone for their hard work.

 

Also, as Trustee Koehl mentioned, they met with Applied Micro regarding the web site and as of today they basically have a shell of what it will look like. The next step will be the layout and content. There will be a lot of information to gather. The web site should be up and running in approximately one month depending on how long it takes to gather the information needed.

 

Executive Session

 

Motion by Trustee Koehl, second by Trustee Lennon to recess to Executive Session.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

The meeting recessed to Executive Session at 7:30 p.m.

 

The meeting was called to order at 7:37 p.m.

 

 

 

Roll Call:

 

President                     Todd Weihofen

 

Clerk                            Bonnie Sikora

 

Trustees:                     Colin McIntyre

                                    Kimberly Beach

                                    Ralph Brindise – absent

                                    Kathleen Lennon

                                    Robert Koehl

                                    Phil Lonigro

 

Attorney                      Lisa Waggoner

 

1. Annual Appointments

 

President Weihofen announced he would like to appoint attorney Lisa Waggoner for a one year term.

 

Motion by Trustee Koehl, second by Trustee Lennon to approve the appointment of Lisa Waggoner as the Village Attorney.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye,Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

President Weihofen explained he would like to appoint Glen Leonard as Police Chief. He is a retired Illinois State Police Captain. He is highly qualified with a Bachelor of Science degree in law enforcement administration from Western Illinois University, he has his law degree from John Marshall Law School and he has been through the FBI Academy.

 

Motion by Trustee Koehl, second by Trustee Lennon to approve the appointment of Glen Leonard as Chief of Police pending a successful background check with a starting date of September 1st.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

2. Acceptance of the June 2009 Treasurer’s Report

 

Trustee McIntyre noted the date on the top of the report should be changed from 2008 to 2009.

 

Motion by Trustee Beach, second by Trustee Lennon to accept the June 2009 Treasurer’s Report.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

3. Acceptance of June 2009 Collection Report

 

Motion by Trustee Lonigro, second by Trustee Lennon to accept the June 2009 Collection Report.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

4. Approval of the Contract for Water Operations

 

Motion by Trustee Koehl, second by Trustee Lennon to approve Manhard Consulting for the water treatment plant operational systems, Option #2 with Attorney Waggoner working with their attorney and also in the language that our employees can work with them and get trained also.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

5. Approval of the July 9, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes

 

Motion by Trustee Beach, second by Trustee Lonigro to approve the July 9, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes.

 

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl abstain, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

4 ayes. 1 abstain. Motion carried.

 

6. Camille Koehl Building Permit Extension

 

Trustee Koehl recused himself from the meeting at and asked to be notified when the following proceedings were over.

 

Motion by Trustee Beach, second by Trustee McIntyre to extend the building permit for Camille Koehl for ninety days.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

4 ayes. Motion carried.

 

Trustee Koehl returned to the meeting.

 

New Business

 

1. Humana Renewal Dental Quote

 

Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Beach to approve the Humana renewal for one year.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

2. Census 2010 Proclamation

 

Motion by Trustee Koehl, second by Trustee Lennon to approve the Village of Lakemoor Census 2010 Proclamation.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

3. Discussion of Lakemoor Gardens Annexation Agreement.

 

4. Discussion of an Ordinance Authorizing Execution of an Annexation Agreement.

 

5. Discussion of an Ordinance Approving an Amendment of the Village of Lakemoor

    Comprehensive Plan.

 

6. Discussion of an Ordinance Annexing the Lakemoor Gardens Property.

 

7. Discussion of an Ordinance Amending the Text of the Village of Lakemoor Zoning

    Ordinance.

 

8. Discussion of an Ordinance Zoning the Lakemoor Gardens Property and Granting

     a Conditional Use Permit.

 

 

The Board Members received the above drafts in their board packets and briefly discussed them.

 

Adjourn

 

Motion by Trustee Beach, second by Trustee Lonigro to adjourn the meeting.

 

Vote taken.

Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Beach aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Koehl aye, Trustee Lonigro aye.

 

5 ayes. Motion carried.

 

The meeting adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:15 p.m.