REGULAR MEETING

VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA

August 26, 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 August 26, 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; Clerk Brownlee; Attorney Bateman, Trustees Battistone, Dykstra, Harms, McDonald and Trkla. Trustee Jelinek was absent.  With a quorum present the meeting was called to order.

 

MINUTES:                                   It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Dykstra to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Village Board of August 12, 2009.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

MAYOR:  Executive

Session/Personnel and Possible

Litigation                                     It was moved by Tr. Trkla and seconded by Tr. Harms to go into Executive Session of the purpose of Personnel and Possible Litigation.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Duck Blind Drawing /Deep

Lake                                              The Duck Blind Drawing for the two spots on Deep Lake will take place in the Village Hall on September 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

 

Eagle Scout Project                    It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Trkla to approve the proposed revitalization project at the Village train station by Zach Tipton from Scout Troop #323 with an anticipated finish date of November 30, 2009.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

PLANNING, PROPERTY

& PARKS:  Skateboard

Equipment Invoice                     It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Harms to approve the invoice from American Ramp Company for Phase II – Skateboard Park Equipment, Mansion Park project in the amount of $117,557.05, contingent on receipt of certified payroll records and lien waivers, to be paid from the park accumulations fund.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Fence for Skateboard Park        It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Trkla to authorize the Director of Public Works to hire Masterbilt Fence and Supplies Inc., in Waukegan, IL to install a chain link fence around the skateboard park located in the OSLAD Mansion Park at a cost not to exceed $9,720.00.  Funds to be taken from the park accumulations fund. After some discussion Tr. Trkla withdrew his second.

                                                      MOTION NOT CARRIED for the lack of a second

 

PUBLIC SAFETY:  Tow

Ordinance                                    It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Harms to direct Attorney Bateman to amend the Towing Administration Fee Ordinance to raise the tow fee from $50.00 to $150.00.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

ORDINANCES &

LICENSES:  2009-08-01            It was moved by Tr. Trkla and seconded by Tr. Dykstra to adopt Resolution 2009-08-01, “A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RELEASE OF AN IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT (RE: CEDAR RIDGE II SUBDIVISON)”.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

CITIZENS TO ADDRESS

THE BOARD:                            Mr. Vander Hagen of Laurie Court had questions regarding a FOIA he had submitted previously and was asking for written confirmation of the information requested.  He was also confirming some of the statements made at the meeting on August 12 regarding his property.

 

                                                      Joan and Ray Dolence from West Grand Avenue (unincorporated Lake Villa) questioned whether drain off from a village subdivision might be causing the flooding issue on their property.           

 

                                                                                                                                                               

 

 

 

 

                                                      RECESS:  9:20

 

RECONVENE:                           It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Dykstra to reconvene the regular meeting of the Village Board at 9:45 pm.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Sign Permit                                  It was moved by Tr. Trkla and seconded by Tr. McDonald to approve a 12 month temporary new business sign for JOHNNY D’S TEES at 49 West Grand Ave.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    4              NAY:   1 (Trustee Dykstra)

                                                                                                                                                MOTION CARRIED

 

ADJOURNMENT:                     It was moved by Tr. Trkla and seconded by Tr. McDonald to adjourn the regular meeting of the Village Board at 9:55 pm.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

                                                     

 

APPROVED BY ME THIS______________________DAY OF__________________________, 2009

 

 

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FRANK M. LOFFREDO, MAYOR  

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ALICE K. BROWNLEE, VILLAGE CLERK