REGULAR
MEETING
VILLAGE
BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA
February 25, 2009
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 February 25, 2009 at the Lake Villa Village Hall.
SALUTE THE
FLAG: The Pledge of
Allegiance was led by Mayor Loffredo.
ROLL CALL: Roll call indicated
the following present: Mayor Loffredo;
Attorney Bateman; Clerk Brownlee; Trustees Effinger, Hall, Harms, McDonald and
Trkla. Trustee Dykstra was absent. With a quorum present the meeting was called
to order.
MINUTES: It
was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Harms to approve the minutes of
the regular meeting of February 11,
2009.
ROLL
CALL V OTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
MAYOR:
Executive
Session / Personnel,
Collective
Bargaining,
Litigation Probable
Or Imminent It was moved by
Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Effinger to go into Executive Session following a
brief recess after Citizens to Address the Board for the purpose of Personnel,
Collective Bargaining and Litigation Probable or Imminent.
ROLL CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
FINANCE:
Audit – DST It was moved by
Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. McDonald to approve the accounting firm of Dam,
Snell & Taveirne, Ltd. to provide the Village of Lake Villa auditing services
for the year ending April 30, 2009
with a cost not to exceed $16,600.00.
ROLL CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
WATER & SEWER:
Lake
Michigan Water It
was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Trkla to approve Resolution
2009-02-01 for the Memorandum of Understanding with the Northern Lake County
Lake Michigan Water Planning Group.
ROLL CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
PLANNING, PROPERTY &
PARKS:
Skate Board
Park It
was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr.
Harms to authorize the Public Works Director to bid the Skate Board
Equipment for the OSLAD Grant Project called the Lake
Villa Mansion Park.
ROLL CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
Park Bathroom
Bid It was moved by
Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Hall to authorize the Public Works Director to
bid the Pavilion and Restrooms for the OSLAD Grant Project called the Lake
Villa Mansion Park.
ROLL CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
Phone System
Update It was moved by Tr.
McDonald and seconded by Tr. Harms to authorize the Treasurer to hire Cadre
Communications Inc. to update the phone system not to exceed $4,000.00.
ROLL CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
PUBLIC SAFETY:
Police
Department Radar Gun
It
was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Effinger to authorize Chief Roth
to purchase a radar gun from PMH Industries not to exceed $1217.00.
ROLL CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
ORDINANCES &
LICENSES:
Resolution
2009-02-02 It was moved
by Tr. Trkla and seconded by Tr. McDonald to adopt Resolution 2009-02-02, “A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE LAKES REGION SANITARY DISTRICT
AND THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA RELATIVE TO TERMINATION OF WATER SERVICE FOR THE
NON-PAYMENT OF SEWAGE TREATMENT BILLS.”
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION
CARRIED
Ordinance
2009-02-04 It was moved by
Tr. Trkla and seconded by Tr. Harms to adopt Ordinance 2009-02-04, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF LAKE
VILLA VILLAGE CODE (RE: CHAPTER 4, “COMBINED WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM
REGULATIONS”).
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION
CARRIED
BUILDING & ZONING:
Zoning
Compliance It was moved
by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. McDonald to approve the Mayor’s signature for
the Zoning Compliance form application for Billaby
Distribution Services, Inc. – 500 Park Ave.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION
CARRIED
Sign Permit
Application It was moved by Tr.
Hall and seconded by Tr. Harms to approve the Mayor’s signature for the sign
permit application for Jonela G Salon
and Color Bar – 850 Tower Rd – Unit 110.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION
CARRIED
RECESS: 8:10 pm.
RECONVENE: It
was moved by Tr. Trkla and seconded by Tr. Hall to reconvene the regular
meeting of the Village Board at 9:40 pm.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by Tr. Trkla and seconded by
Tr. Effinger to adjourn the regular Village Board meeting at 9:45 pm.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
APPROVED BY ME THIS______________________DAY OF__________________________,
2009
____________________________________________
FRANK M.
LOFFREDO, MAYOR
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ALICE
K. BROWNLEE, VILLAGE CLERK