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REGULAR MEETING

VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA

APRIL 13, 2005

 

 

 

 

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 April 13, 2005.

 

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

 

ROLL CALL:                             Roll call indicated the following present:  Mayor Loffredo; Attorney Mullen; Clerk Brownlee; Trustees Dykstra, Effinger, Frayer, Hartwig, McDonald and Raukohl. With a quorum present, the meeting was in order.

 

MINUTES:                                   It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Raukohl to approve the minutes of the March 23, 2005 meeting.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

MAYOR:                                    

Executive Session

Pending & Prospective

Litigation                                     It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Hartwig to go into Executive Session after a brief recess following Citizens To Address The Board for the purpose of Pending and Prospective Litigation.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Class “F” Liquor License          It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Raukohl to approve a Class “F” Liquor License for the Lake Villa Rescue Squad Dance June 11 – 12, 2005 and waive the fees with a Hold Harmless Agreement in place.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

DEKA                                           It was moved by Tr. Hartwig and seconded by Tr. Frayer To authorize the statutory public hearing on proposed property exchange between Lake Villa and DEKA Investments pertaining to the proposed Lake Tower Crossing PUD.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    7              All trustees and Mayor Loffredo                                                                MOTION CARRIED

 

FINANCE:

Accounts Payable                      It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Frayer to approve the accounts payable invoices on or before April 13, 2005 in the amount of $247,448.77.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Part Time Accountant               It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Frayer to hire Kim Graff to fill the Part time Accountant position at $17.00 per hour with a start date of May 2, 2005.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

MSI Software                              It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize the Treasurer to purchase the MSI credit card software, equipment and adapt our website to accept credit card payments at a total cost not to exceed $6,000.00.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Mansion Light Fixtures             It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Raukohl to authorize the order of light fixtures for the inside lower level of the Mansion addition from Warren Electric, Inc. in the amount of $10,995.36 and to authorize a check in the amount of $6,000.00 for a deposit on the order and to waive the bidding process.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Finance Meeting                        Tr. Dykstra scheduled a Finance Meeting at 6:00 p.m. April 20, 2005.

 

PUBLIC WORKS:

Roads & Streets

Striping Program                         It was moved by Tr. Raukohl and seconded by Tr. Effinger to authorize the Mayor to sign a Lake County DOT indemnification form for the annual road way striping program.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Street Sweeper                            It was moved by Tr. Raukohl and seconded by Tr. Effinger to authorize the Director of Public Works to rent a street sweeper from Standard Equipment Company at a cost not to exceed $3,000.00.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY:

Squad Auction                           It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Raukohl to authorize Chief Visconti to auction a confiscated 1991 GMC with the Illinois State Police and any proceeds to be placed back into the department DUI fund.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

ORDINANCE & LICENSES:

2005-04-01                                    It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. McDonald to adopt Ordinance 2005-04-01, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE ESTABLISHING A SEWER SUBAREA SYSTEM”.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

2005-04-02                                    It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. McDonald to adopt Ordinance 2005-04-02, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE REGARDING DISORDERLY CONDUCT”.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

2005-04-03                                    It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Hartwig to adopt Ordinance 2005-04-03, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE REGARDING APPROVED DESPOSITORIES”.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              ABSTAIN:  1 (Tr. Dykstra)

                                                                                                                                                MOTION CARRIED

 

BUILDING & ZONING:

Heritage Trails & Estates          It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. McDonald to approve the final plats of Heritage Trails and the Estates subdivision pending the attorneys receipt and acceptance of all required documents and fees and the villages final acceptance of the developers agreement and final acceptance memos from all consultants.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              ABSTAIN:  1  (Tr. Dykstra)

                                                                                                                                                MOTION CARRIED

 

CITIZENS TO ADDRESS

THE BOARD:                             Marcia Kulp of Grass Lake Road read a letter pertaining to the run-off from the Deka project at the corner of Deep Lake Road and Grass Lake Road.  She also had some questions pertaining to the lights installed at the Baseball Field on Grass Lake Road.

 

                                                      Floyd Whitney had some questions regarding the lighting and the run-off also.

 

                                                      8:20 Recess

 

RECONVENE:                            It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. Frayer to reconvene the regular board meeting of the village board at 9:03 p.m.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Land Appraisal                           It was moved by Tr. Hartwig and seconded by Tr. Frayer to direct Terry Denoma to appraise a four acre parcel of village property south of the water tower on Deep Lake Road.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Interim Attorney                         It was moved by Tr. Hartwig and seconded by Tr. Raukohl to retain James Bateman to handle all pending litigation for the Village of Lake Villa in cooperation with John Mullen.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Clarification Ownership             It was moved by Tr. Hartwig and seconded by Tr. McDonald to authorize Attorney Mullen to review Cedar Lake Island ownership.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

2005-04-04                                    It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Hartwig to adopt Ordinance 2005-04-04, “AN ORDINANCE GRANTING PRELIMINARY AND FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE LAKE TOWER CROSSING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT” pending final resolution of drainage issue.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT:                     It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. McDonald to adjourn the regular board meeting of the Village Board at 9:45 p.m.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

APPROVED BY ME THIS____________________DAY OF__________________________ 2005

 

 

 

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FRANK M. LOFFREDO, MAYOR

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                                                                                                       ALICE K. BROWNLEE, VILLAGE CLERK