REGULAR MEETING

VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA

January 23, 2008

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER:                   The Regular Meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Lake Villa was called to order at 8:00 p.m. on January 23, 2008 at the Lake Villa Village Hall.

 

SALUTE THE FLAG:                The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Frank Loffredo.

 

ROLL CALL:                             Roll call indicated the following present:  Mayor Loffredo; Attorney Bateman; Clerk Brownlee; Trustees Dykstra, Effinger, Harms, McDonald and Trkla.  Trustee Hall was absent.  With a quorum present the meeting was called to order.

 

MAYOR:

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

Litigation Probable or Imminent

                                                      It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. McDonald to go into Executive Session for Litigation Pending as well as Probable or Imminent with reasons to be stated by Attorney Bateman in Executive Session.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Project “Light Speed”                It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Effinger to direct the Mayor  to sign the agreement for AT&T pertaining to Project Lightspeed for the fee structured landscaping amount.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

FINANCE:

Pay Request #5

Water Facilities Building           It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Effinger to approve Pay Request #5 from Maxim Construction Corporation for the Water Facilities Building project, per the Engineer’s recommendation, in the amount of $121,348.57, contingent upon receipt of lien waivers and certified payroll records, to be paid from the bond issue proceeds.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

SWALCO Payment                    It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Effinger to approve payment to SWALCO for operations and maintenance fee in the amount of $2,997.00.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

PLANNING, PROPERTY &

PARKS:

Pole Barn Door                           It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Harms to authorize the Director of Public Works to hire Butch’s Door Service in Antioch to install doors on the pole barn at the Baseball Park, sharing the cost with Lake Villa Township Baseball, at a cost to the Village not to exceed $1,625.00 as budgeted in capital expenditures.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

PUBLIC SAFETY:

Police Department

Salary Increases                         It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Harms to approve salary increases retroactive to the date of the promotions of James Decaro to Sergeant and Dennis Geraty to Lieutenant per the Police Department Salary Matrix.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Impound Ordinance                   It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Effinger to authorize the Village Attorney to draft an impound ordinance for the Police Department.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

ORDINANCE AND

LICENSES:

Resolution 2008-01-02               It was moved by Tr. Trkla and seconded by Tr. Effinger to approve Resolution 2008-01-02 a “RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA AND THE MEMBERS OF THE MAJOR CRASH ASSISTANCE TEAM AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA’S MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN THE MAJOR CRASH ASSISTANCE TEAM.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

CITIZENS TO ADDRESS

THE BOARD:                             Robert Johnston of  262 W. Grand Avenue asked for information regarding the Economic Development Committee and when the meetings were being held.

                                                      He also had question regarding the Village website.

 

                                                      RECESS:  8:15 pm.

 

RECONVENE:                            It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Trkla to reconvene the regular meeting of the Village Board at 8:25 pm.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

ADJOURNMENT:                     It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. Trkla to adjourn the regular meeting of the Village Board at 8:27 pm.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

                                                     

 

 

 

APPROVED BY ME THIS______________________DAY OF__________________________, 2008

 

 

 

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FRANK M. LOFFREDO, MAYOR

                                                                                               

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ALICE BROWNLEE, VILLAGE CLERK