Village of Lakemoor
Board Meeting Minutes
Thursday, september 13, 2007
A meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Lakemoor was held on Thursday, September 13, 2007 in the Council Room at 234 West Rand Road, Lakemoor, Illinois.
Meeting opened at 7:13 PM.
Roll Call:
President: Virginia Povidas
Village Clerk: Phyllis Odarczenko
Trustees: Kimberly Beach
Colin McIntyre
Ralph Brindise
Kathy Lennon
Nick Weber
Robert Koehl
Attorney: Lisa Waggoner
Also in Attendance:
Chief of Police Wallace Frasier
Superintendent of Public Works Charles Schmidt
Village Engineer Mark Rooney
Pledge to the Flag
Discussion and Approval of Agenda
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President Povidas would like to remove Executive Session – Probable Litigation from the agenda.
Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Brindise to approve the agenda as amended.
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Citizen Comment
No response from the audience.
Approval of Appropriations Line Item Transfer
Motion by Trustee Beach, second by Trustee McIntyre to approve the Appropriations Line Item Transfer.
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Approval of the August 23, 2007 Board Minutes
Trustee Koehl questioned the August 23, 2007 Village Board Minutes and noted a change on page 2.
Corrections and changes were made to the August 23, 2007 Board Meeting Minutes.
Motion by Trustee Koehl, second by Trustee Weber to approve the August 23, 2007, Village Board Meeting Minutes as amended.
Vote taken
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Purchase Orders
Trustee Beach Purchase Order
Trustee Beach requested that the purchase order for Prairie International be included in the Bill’s Payables for September 13, 2007. The Board already approved the purchase order for Prairie International in the amount of $ 84, 826.00 on March 8, 2007.
Motion by Trustee Beach, second by Trustee Koehl to approve the purchase order for Richard Nakon escrow account in the amount of $10,000.00 for property purchase earnest money and to be included in the September 13, 2007 Bill’s Payable.
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Trustee Beach, second by Trustee McIntyre to approve the purchase order for Manhard Consultant in the amount of $1902.39 for services as water operator.
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Trustee Beach, second by Trustee Weber to approve the purchase order for Michael Stout in the amount of $900.00 to remove and replace rotten windows at the Village Hall.
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Trustee Beach received a purchase order for Badger Meter in the amount of $ 23, 290.00 and would like to table the purchase order until the next Village Board Meeting. There was some discussion concerning the purchase order.
Trustee McIntyre Purchase Order
Trustee McIntyre requested that the purchase order for Recorder of Deeds for Liens and McHenry Postmaster for postage be included in the September 13, 2007 Bill’s Payable.
There was a lengthy discussion concerning the purchase orders.
Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Beach to approve the purchase order for CDW-G in the amount of $1917.88 for a computer laptop for the Clerk’s Office.
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Koehl to approve the purchase order for HDI in the amount of $ 2039.00 for the FTR Minutes application and the Marantz PMD671 Recorder.
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Trustee Lennon Purchase Orders
Motion by Trustee Lennon, second by Trustee Weber to approve two purchase orders for Custom Vehicle Systems in the amount of $3,900.00 and $4,927.90 for console, light bar and labor, graphics for the Police department squad cars.
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Approval of the Bills Payable
Trustee Koehl questioned several of the Bill’s Payables.
Trustee Koehl inquired about page 1, page 2, page 16/17 and page 18 of the Bill’s Payable.
Trustee Koehl would like to see Rooney Consultants turn in his invoices in a timely fashion.
Motion by Trustee McIntyre, second by Trustee Beach to approve the Bills Payables as amended by adding the purchase orders for Richard Nakon Escrow Account, Prairie International, McHenry Postmaster and Recorder of Deeds approved this evening
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Trustee Koehl requested that Clerk Odarczenko include in the minutes “ For the record” That the $84,826.00 for Prairie International purchase order was approved at a previous board meeting ( 3-8-07 ).
President Report – Virginia Povidas
President Povidas reported to the Board that the Kiwanis Club will be holding it’s annual Peanut Day Fundraiser on Friday, September 28, 2007. The Kiwanis Club is looking for a donation for peanuts, cans and other needed supplies that will help make the day successful.
President Povidas reported to the Board that two Police Officers were injured this past Sunday responding to a call. Officer Westscott and Officer Free were both injured, with Officer Westscott fracturing his wrist and Officer Free sustaining cuts and burses.
President Povidas asked the Board if Part-Time Officer Mark Paglini could be considered to start as a Full Time Police Officer. Chief Frasier budgeted for two full time police officers this year. With the injuries in the Police Department two more full time officers would be needed. President Povidas poll the Board and by unanimous consent it was agreed to make Officer Mark Paglini full time.
Chief Frasier will offer Officer Mark Paglini the full time position.
Attorney Waggoner advised the Board that Officer Mark Paglini can be ratified as a full time police officer at a later meeting if he accepts the offer.
Attorney Waggoner – Lisa Waggoner
Attorney Waggoner updated the Board regarding the ICC approval of Rockwell utilities to operate the sewer and water plants at the Rockwell Place project.
Committee Reports:
Trustee Beach: Trustee Beach reported that there was a Public Works Committee Meeting some time ago and she wanted to discuss the skate park. Trustee Beach wanted to ask the Board where would be the best place for the skate park, Morrison Park or Heritage Park? There was some discussion concerning the skate park. Trustee Beach would like this discussion to be an agenda item for the next Village Board Meeting.
Trustee McIntyre: Nothing at this time.
Trustee Brindise: Trustee Brindise wanted to thank everyone who came to the car
show, September 9, 2007. Trustee Brindise informed the Board
that the car show was a great success and was able to provide 6
Scholarships and Lakemoorfest was able to provide 4 Scholarships.
Trustee Weber commented on what a nice job Trustee Brindise did.
Trustee Lennon: Trustee Lennon reminded the Board that she called a Police Committee Meeting following the Village Board Meeting tonight.
Trustee Lennon read a letter she received from Sherry Szczepanski indicating the excellent service the Police Department did regarding her son. A complete copy of the letter is available upon request in the Village Clerk’s Office.
Trustee Weber: Nothing at this time.
Trustee Koehl: Nothing at this time.
OLD BUSINESS: NONE:
NEW BUSINESS:
Approval of Police Dispatch Agreement
The Board reviewed the agreement with McHenry County and Chief Frasier offered information on the 911 system. Chief Frasier responded to Trustee Beach questions concerning the proper response to a 911 call by dispatchers.
Motion by Trustee Weber, second by Trustee Lennon to approve the Police Dispatch Agreement
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach nay, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
5 ayes, 1 nay. Motion carried.
Approval of Special Census Memorandum of Understanding
Trustee Beach left the meeting at 8:31 PM
There was some lengthy discussion concerning the Special Census and agreement provisions.
Trustee Koehl would like to see more research done and find out the cost of a partial census.
The matter was tabled until the next Village Board Meeting.
Ordinance for Control of Construction in Public Right of Way
Attorney Waggoner reminded the Board about the AT & T Presentation and the public right-of ways. She advised that this ordinance would give the Village more control over the use of the right of ways by utility companies.
Trustee Beach returned at 8:38 PM
Trustee Koehl requested changes be made to Ordinance 07-O-29.
Motion by Trustee Weber, second by Trustee Brindise to approve Ordinance 07-O-29, An Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code of the Village of Lakemoor by the Addition of Chapter 49 Establishing Standards for the Construction of Facilities on the Public Rights-of-Way as amended.
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Ordinance authorizing an Agreement to Purchase Real Estate
Attorney Waggoner advised that the agreement contained minor changes from the previous draft, negotiated with attorney for the seller.
There was some discussion concerning the property and the environmental studies to be completed.
Motion by Trustee Koehl, second by Trustee Weber to approve Ordinance 07-O-30, An Ordinance Authorizing An Agreement for the Purchase of Certain Property Known as 481 Scotland Road, Lakemoor, Illinois.
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
Citizen Comment
No response from the audience.
Trustee Koehl asked Clerk Odarczenko to correct Ordinance 07-O-27, An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 95-O-13 Entitled Lakemoor Personnel Policy Manual to read Trustee Koehl abstain, instead of aye.
Adjourn Meeting
Motion by Trustee Weber, second by Trustee Koehl to adjourn the meeting.
Vote taken.
Trustee Beach aye, Trustee McIntyre aye, Trustee Brindise aye, Trustee Lennon aye, Trustee Weber aye, Trustee Koehl aye.
6 ayes. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned by unanimous consent at 9:18 P.M.