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REGULAR MEETING

VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA

MAY 11,  2005

 

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER:                   The Regular Meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Lake Villa was called to order at 8:10 p.m. on May 11, 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, McDonald and Raukohl.  Trustee Hartwig was absent.   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 April 13 and April 27, 2005 Village Board meeting.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

OATH OF OFFICE:                   Attorney Mullen administered the Oath of Office to Village Clerk, Alice Brownlee.

 

PRESENTATION:                     Trustee Raukohl was presented a plague in appreciation of his 23 years of service to the Village of Lake Villa.

 

                                                      A representative from the SWALCO presented Trustee Raukohl a resolution for his 10 years of service to their organization.

 

                                                      Attorney Mullen was presented a memento from the Village Board in honor of his retirement May 13, 2005.

 

OATH OF OFFICE:                   Village Clerk Brownlee administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Frank Loffredo, Trustees Bill Effinger, Darlene Hall and Jim McDonald.

 

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

 

Site Development Plan

Review Report                            It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. McDonald to approve the proposed county format for site development plan review report as of May 11, 2005.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Reappointments:                        It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Dykstra to reappoint Roger Visconti as Chief of Police.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

                                                      It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. McDonald to reappoint Lori Heitman as Village Treasurer.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

                                                      It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. McDonald to reappoint Glenn McCollum as Superintendent of Public Works.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    4              NAY:  1(Tr. Frayer)

                                                                                                                                                MOTION CARRIED

 

                                                      It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Effinger to reappoint Duncan & Associates as Village Planners.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    4              NAY:  1(Tr. Frayer)

                                                                                                                                                MOTION CARRIED

 

                                                      It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Frayer to reappoint Applied Technologies as Village Engineers.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Executive Session:

Review Minutes                         It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. McDonald to go into Executive Session for the purpose of reviewing past Executive Session minutes.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

 

 

Pending/Perspective

Litigation                                     It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. McDonald to go into executive session after a brief recess following Citizens to Address the Board for the purpose of Pending and Perspective Litigation.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

CLERK:                                       Clerk Brownlee reported on the success of the 2nd Annual Antique Appraisal sponsored by the Lake Villa Historical Society held on May 1 at the Lehmann Mansion with a guest list of 67 participants.

 

FINANCE:

Budget                                         It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Frayer to approve the Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Budget effective May 1, 2005 as presented.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Accounts Payable                      It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Frayer to approve the accounts payable for invoices due on or before May 11, 2005 in the amount of $329,892.46.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Mansion Payments                    It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Frayer to approve interim payments to Floor Décor, Inc., for $24,507.44, Tongue & Groove Carpentry for $9, 500.00, Diamond Maintenance for $5,885.00 and Warren Electric for $886.00.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

PUBLIC WORKS:

Salary Increases                         It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. McDonald to have salary increases in budget effective May 1, 2005.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Roads & Streets

MFT                                             It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Frayer to approve the Resolution for Improvement by Municipality under the Illinois Highway Code for the Amber Field Lakes Subdivision and the Resolution for Improvement by Municipality under the Illinois Highway Code for the Lake Villa Hills Subdivision, and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the documents.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

ORDINANCE &

LICENSES:

2005-05-01                                    It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Effinger to adopt Ordinance 2005-05-01, “AND ORDINANCE EXTINGUISHING THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER AREA EASEMENT IN CEDAR RIDGE SUBDIVISION.”

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    4 (Trs. Effinger, Hall, McDonald and Mayor Loffredo)                                           NAYS:   2 (Trs. Dykstra & Tr. Frayer)                                                                             MOTION CARRIED

 

2005-05-02                                    It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. McDonald to adopt Ordinance 2005-05-02, “AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY WITH DEKA INVESTMENTS LLC PERTAINING TO THE LAKE TOWER CROSSING PUD.”

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

2005-05-03                                    It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. McDonald to adopt Ordinance 2005-05-03, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING LIGHTING STANDARDS EXCEPTIONS.”

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

2005-05-04                                                      It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Effinger to adopt Ordinance 2005-5-04, “AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT BY CAMPUS INVESTMENTS, AN OHIO CORPORATION, AND DRH CAMBRIDGE HOMES, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, PERTAINING TO LAKE VISTA SUBDIVISION.”

ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

CITIZENS TO ADDRESS

THE BOARD:                            Marcia Kulp requested that the letter from the ZBA be read pertaining to the lighting at the baseball fields.

 

                                                      RECESS:  8:50 P.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECONVENE:                           It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. Dykstra to reconvene to the regular meeting of the village board at 9:50 p.m.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

ADJOURNMENT:                     It was moved by Tr.Effinger and seconded by Tr. Frayer to adjourn the regular meeting of the Village Board at 9:57 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