REGULAR
MEETING
VILLAGE
BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA
JULY 27, 2005
CALL TO
ORDER: The Regular
Meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Lake Villa was called to order
at 8:05 p.m. on July 27, 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 Bateman; Deputy Clerk Aronson; Trustees Dykstra, Effinger,
Frayer, Hall, Hartwig and
McDonald. With a quorum present, the meeting was in order.
MAYOR:
Executive
Session It was moved
by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. Hartwig to go into executive session for the purpose of
pending litigation and to review executive session minutes after a brief recess
following citizens wishing to address the board.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
FINANCE:
Reduce Letter
of Credit
Lake View Hills It was moved by Tr.
Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Frayer to reduce the
letter of credit for Lake View Hills Subdivision to an amount of $74,750.00.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
Release Letter
of Credit
Lake View
Hills-Alani It
was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Frayer
to release the letter of credit of Lake View Hills Subdivision issued on behalf
of Alani General Commerce, LLC upon receipt of and
attorney approval of a replacement letter of credit from the new owner.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
WATER & SEWER:
Radio/Read
Equipment It was moved by Tr.
Hartwig and seconded by Tr. Dykstra to approve the
purchase of the Radio Read upgrade equipment and meters from National
Waterworks in the amount of $58,687.00.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
Backhoe
Purchase It was moved
by Tr. Hartwig and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize the additional cost $1,309.00 and approve
payment of $52,124.00 to Burris Equipment for the new backhoe that was
purchased.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
Advertise for
Full Time
Water Operator It was moved by Tr. Hartwig and seconded by Tr. Frayer
to approve the advertisement for a new full time water operator, as budgeted.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
PLANNING, PROPERTY
& PARKS:
Pergola/Trellis
Renovation It was moved by Tr.
McDonald and seconded by Tr. Frayer to accept the
proposal from Tongue & Groove Custom Carpentry for the pergola renovation
(Phase I) in an amount not to exceed $7,500.00.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
Mansion
Payments It was moved
by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Frayer to approve
payment to Warren Electric for $141.75; Tongue & Groove Custom Carpentry
for $2,166.00; Floor Décor for $33,411.56; Colette & Ano
Plumbing for $805.80 and Diamond Maintenance for $650.00, for work completed at
the mansion.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
Wallpaper,
Paint Work It was moved by
Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize
Diamond Maintenance to install wallpaper; faux finish and paint at the mansion,
to match the paper used in the original structure, not to exceed a total of
$2,735.00.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
Tuckpoint Village Hall
East
Side of Building It
was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Frayer
to authorize the Superintendent of Public Works to hire ANB Masonry, to repair
the exterior brick walls on the east & south side of the Village Hall, at a
cost not to exceed $6,900.00.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
PUBLIC SAFETY:
Hire Part Time
Officer It was moved by Tr.
McDonald and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize
Chief Visconti to hire part time police officer Todd
Waller, at a rate of $15.00/Hr., with an 18 month probationary period.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
ORDINANCES & LICENSES
Ord. 2005-07-02 It was moved by Tr. Frayer and
seconded by Tr. McDonald to adopt Ordinance 2005-07-02, “An Ordinance Identifying
Work Contracts to an Installment Purchase Agreement”.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
Recess
8:22 p.m.
RECONVENE: It
was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. McDonald
to reconvene the regular meeting of the Village of Lake Villa at 8:40 p.m.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
Approve
Executive Session
Minutes It was
moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Effinger to approve the release of closed session minutes
dating January 2000 through December 2004, with 2 modifications.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
ADJOURN: It
was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Hall to
adjourn the regular meeting of the Village Board at 8:45 p.m.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 6 MOTION CARRIED
APPROVED BY ME
THIS___________DAY OF________________,2005
_________________________________________
FRANK M.
LOFFREDO, MAYOR
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CHRISTINE
A. ARONSON, DEPUTY CLERK