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REGULAR MEETING

VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA

September 26, 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 26, 2007 at the 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, Effinger, Hall, Harms, McDonald and Trkla.    With a quorum present the meeting was called to order.

 

MINUTES:                                   It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Hall to approve the minutes of September 12, 2007 Village Board Meeting.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

MAYOR:

Executive Session – Perspective

And Pending Litigation             It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. Harms to go into Executive Session following Citizens to Address the Board for the purpose of Perspective and Pending Litigation.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Parks & Recreation Survey       It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. McDonald to approve the monetary request of $842.00 from the Parks and Recreation Committee for a new 2007 online survey.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              NAY:  1(Tr. Hall)

                                                                                                                                                MOTION CARRIED

 

Halloween Hours                        It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Hall to approve Wednesday, October 31, 2007 from 5:00 pm. to 8:00 pm. as official Village Halloween hours.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

ATTORNEY:                              It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Effinger to authorize Attorney Bateman to adopt the Illinois Municipal League model ordinances related to the Cable and Video Competition Law and Cable and Video  Service Consumer Protection Act into appropriate amendments to the Village of Lake Villa code and also investigate the present Comcast franchise to determine whether or not they are in compliance with the most favored nation provisions.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

FINANCE:

Quiet Zone Invoice                    It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. McDonald to reimburse the Village of Buffalo Grove in the amount of $3,731.45 for 10% share of cost of the Quiet Zone Corridor study, per the Intergovernmental Agreement.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

WATER & SEWER:

Belmont Well #16                       It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Hall to approve Request #3 from Seater Construction for the Belmont Well #16 project, per the Engineer’s recommendation, in the amount of $102,892.89, to be paid from the bond issue proceeds.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

PLANNING, PROPERTY &

PARKS:

Pole Barn                                     It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Harms to authorize the Director of Public Works to hire Krause Buildings LLC in Lake Geneva to erect the pole barn purchased from Menards, sharing the cost with Lake Villa Township Baseball, at a cost to the Village not to exceed $6,500.00 as budgeted in capital expenditures.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

PUBLIC SAFETY:

Bereavement/Tippett                 It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Hall to approve a three day bereavement leave for Officer Tippett from duties at the Lake Villa Police Department.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

ORDINANCES &

LICENSES:

2007-09-01                                    It was moved by Tr. Trkla and seconded by Tr. McDonald to adopt Ordinance 2007-09-01,”AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3 OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA VILLAGE CODE (RE: “NEW CHAPTER 15, “RAFFLES”, AND SECTION 6-2-4)” would eliminate the bond requirement for raffles, except where the aggregate bond prize exceeds $50,000 and also provides a disclaimer relative to the Village’s review and approval of such bonds, in any event.  

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

BUILDING & ZONING:

Sign Permit                                  It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. McDonald to approve Mayor Loffredo to sign the permit request for First American Bank and forward that to the Architectural Review Board to finalize.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

CITIZENS TO ADDRESS

THE BOARD:                             Brian Abbinanti of 110 Walden Lane addressed the board with questions regarding the Village and their mosquito abatement policy for next year.

 

                                                      Recess: 8:35 pm.

 

RECONVENE:                            It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. Dykstra to reconvene the regular meeting of the Village Board at 10:00 pm.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Braverman/Zoning

Enforcement                                It was moved by Tr. Trkla and seconded by Tr. Hall to direct Attorney Bateman to draft a letter to the Braverman residence at 1720 Cherry Ct. regarding zoning ordinance enforcement action.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Potchynok/211 Waterbury       It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Hall to authorize Attorney Bateman to send an enforcement letter for property maintenance violation at 211 Waterbury Circle to Tommie Potchynok.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Pay Request #2 (Final)

2006 MFT Project                       It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Effinger to approve Pay Request #2 from Payne & Dolan, Inc. for the 2006 MFT project, per the Engineer’s recommendation, in the amount of $557,257.56, to be paid from the MFT fund.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

ADJOURNMENT:                     It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Effinger to adjourn the regular meeting of the Village Board at 10:05 pm.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              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