REGULAR MEETING

VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA

September 12, 2007

 

 

 

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 September 12, 2007 at the Village of Lake Villa Village Hall.

 

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; Clerk Brownlee; Trustees Dykstra, Hall, Harms, McDonald and Trkla.  Tr. Effinger was absent.  With a quorum present the meeting was called to order.

 

MINUTES:                                   It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. McDonald to approve the minutes of August 22, 2007 Village Board Meeting with corrections requested by Tr. Hall and Tr. Dykstra.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

MAYOR:

Executive Session

Probable/Past Litigation            It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Dykstra to go into Executive Session for the purpose of Probable and Past Litigation following Citizens to Address the Board.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Blackthorn Grille                         It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Trkla to grant the Blackthorn Grille a special use license for the October fest on October 26 and 27, 2007 with a $50.00 charge per day for a permit and $50.00 for special use license with activities ending by dark.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

FINANCE:

Accounts Payable                     It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Harms to approve the payment of invoices on or before September 12, 2007 in the amount of $197,152.57 as presented.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

WATER & SEWER:

Pay Request #2 – Belmont

Well #16                                      It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Hall to approve Pay Request #2 from Seater Construction for the Belmont Well #16 project, per the Engineer’s recommendation, in the amount of $99,768.15 to be paid from the bond issue proceeds.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

ROADS & STREETS:

Award Pickup Truck Bid           It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Harms to authorize the Director of Public Works to award the bid to Raymond Chevrolet and purchase the 2007 Silverado 2500 4x4 regular cab pickup truck with snow plow package at a cost not to exceed $24,973.25 as budgeted in capital expenditures.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

ORDINANCES &

LICENSES:

Weed License                             It was moved by Tr. Trkla and seconded by Tr. McDonald to authorize the Village Attorney to draft an amendment to the village code regarding the existing weed ordinance.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

CITIZENS TO ADDRESS

THE BOARD:                            David Hawksworth of 620 Northwind Lane in Winddance Valley was checking with the board on the status of the dumpster with yard waste around it that is in “The Pines” subdivision and has been discussed at previous Village Board meetings.  Mr. Hawksworth asked when a resolution to this situation would be reached.

 

Amended Truck Bid                  It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Hall to reconsider the previous motion to include the trade in at a cost not to exceed $24,847.88.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

 

 

Amended Truck Bid                  It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Hall to amend the truck bid to state the purchase includes the value of the trade in noted in the bid of $24,847.88.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

                                                      RECESS:  9:05 PM.

 

RECONVENE:                           It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. Trkla 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. Hall and seconded by Tr. Trkla to adjourn the regular meeting of the Village Board at 9:50 pm.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

                                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED BY ME THIS______________________DAY OF__________________________,2007

 

 

 

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FRANK M. LOFFREDO, MAYOR

                                                                                               

 

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                                                                                                ALICE BROWNLEE, VILLAGE CLERK