REGULAR MEETING

VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA

October 10, 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 October 10, 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 and  McDonald.  Trustee Trkla was absent.  With a quorum present the meeting was called to order.

 

MINUTES:                                   It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Effinger to approve the minutes of September 26, 2007 Village Board Meeting.  Tr. Dykstra requested additional wording on the motion made on September 26 regarding the Comcast franchise motion.   

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

FINANCE:

Accounts Payable                      It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Effinger to approve the payment of invoices due on or before 10/10/2007 in the amount of $297,548.51 as presented.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Pay Estimate #4 – Belmont

Well #16                                       It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. McDonald to approve Pay Request #4 from Seater Construction for the Belmont Well #16 project, per the Engineer’s recommendation, in the amount of $120,062.98, to be paid from the bond issue proceeds.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Pay Request #2 – Water

Facilities Building                       It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. McDonald to approve Pay Request #2 from Maxim Construction Corporation for the Water Facilities Building project per the Engineer’s recommendation, in the amount of $126,265.50 to be paid from the bond issue proceeds.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

WATER & SEWER:

Gis System Purchase                 It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. Hall to authorize the Director of Public Works to purchase GIS/GPS software, equipment and training from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. in St. Paul, Minnesota at a cost not to exceed $11,319.00 as budgeted in capital expenditures.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

PUBLIC SAFETY:

Bereavement/Lill                         It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Hall to approve a 3 day bereavement leave for Police Officer Lill.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

ORDINANCES & LICENSES:

Ordinance 2007-10-01              It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. McDonald to adopt Ordinance 2007-10-01, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA VILLAGE CODE (RE: CHAPTER 2, “NUISANCE TREES, WEEDS, AND OTHER NUISANCE PLANTS”, OF TITLE 4, “PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY”).

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

Resolution 2007-10-01             It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. McDonald to adopt Resolution 2007-10-01, A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS RELATIVE TO PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA COMMONLY KNOWN AS “LAKE VILLA MANSION PARK” (RE: “STORMWATER/DRAINAGE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT” AND “WETLAND AND WETLAND BUFFER RESTRICTIVE COVENANT”.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

CITIZENS TO ADDRESS

THE BOARD:                             Laurel Quist of 124 Oak Knoll questioned the completion date for the restoration of road work done on Oak Knoll.

 

ADJOURNMENT:                     It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Dykstra to adjourn the regular meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Lake Villa at 8:40 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