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REGULAR MEETING

VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

 

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 27, 2006.                 

 

SALUTE THE FLAG:                The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Frank Loffredo.

 

ROLL CALL:                             Roll call indicated the following present: Mayor Loffredo; Clerk Brownlee; Attorney Bateman; Trustees Dykstra, Effinger, Frayer, Hall, Harms and Mc Donald were present.  With a quorum present, the meeting was in order.

MAYOR:

Executive Session – Pending

& Perspective Litigation           It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. McDonald to go into Executive Session at the end of the meeting for the purpose of Pending and Perspective Litigation.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Sign Ordinance                           It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Harms to approve the sign ordinance text amendment draft 2006-09-05.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

ROADS & STREETS:

Block Grant                                  It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize the Mayor to sign on behalf of the Village, an application for a Community Development Block Grant, for the year 2007, to Lake County Planning, Building and Development Department in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 and before November 1, 2007.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

PUBLIC SAFETY:

Computer work stations            It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize Chief Visconti to purchase three computer work stations for the Police Department not to exceed $3,100.00.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Tuition Reimbursement             It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize Chief Visconti to reimburse $620.00 tuition fee for classes that Officer Erik Lindberg will be taking at the College of Lake County.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

ORDINANCE & LICENSES:

2006-09-03                                   It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Hall to adopt Ordinance 2006-09-03, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE (RE: CHAPTER 4, “MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING”, OF TITLE 7)”.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

2006-09-04                                   It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Dykstra to adopt Ordinance 2006-09-04, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUE OF $4,685,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2006, OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA, LAKE COUNTY, ILLLINOIS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMBINED WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM, PRESCRIBING THE DETAILS OF SAID BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION, SEGREGATION AND APPLICATION OF THE REVENUES OF SAID SYSTEM OF SAID VILLAGE”.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

BUILDING & ZONING:

Inspector Appeal to ZBA         It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. Effinger to authorize the Village of Lake Villa Building Inspector, Robert Streicher, to respond on behalf of the Village of Lake Villa as its Building Inspector to the appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals filed by Attorney Sebastian Rucci relative to the Lake Vista Subdivision and to authorize Village Attorney, Jim Bateman, to represent Building Inspector, Robert Streicher and the Village before the Zoning Board of Appeals relative to that appeal.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

Authorize Chuck Smith

Counsel                                       It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. Harms to authorize the engagement of Attorney Chuck Smith to provide counsel to the Village of Lake Villa Zoning Board of Appeals relative to the appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals filed by Attorney Sebastian Rucci relative to the Lake Vista Subdivision.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Scardina Enterprises                  It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize Mayor Loffredo to sign the approval for Scardina Enterprises Inc. in Lake Villa Business Park at 1600 N. Milwaukee Ave.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Violation Sign Ordinance          It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize Robert Streicher to draft letters to the commercial business landlords that are in violation of the sign ordinance.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

209 E. Grand Avenue                 It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. McDonald  to forward the Schmidt file (209 E. Grand Avenue) to Attorney Bateman on Robert Striechers’ recommendation.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

                                                      RECESS:         8:30 pm.

 

RECONVENE:                           It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Frayer to reconvene the regular meeting of the Village Board at 9:05 pm.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

R.W. Clark                                   It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. McDonald to direct Attorney Bateman to send a default notice to Nari Risk Management regarding R.W.Clark default on Belmont Avenue well project.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

ADJOURNMENT:                     It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. Frayer to adjourn the regular meeting of the Village Board at 9:15 pm.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

                                                               

                                                     

 

                                                        

 

 

 

 

APPROVED BY ME THIS_____________________________DAY OF___________________, 2006

 

 

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FRANK M. LOFFREDO, MAYOR

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                                                                                                ALICE K. BROWNLEE, VILLAGE CLERK