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REGULAR MEETING

VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA

OCTOBER 26, 2005

 

 

 

 

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 26, 2005.

 

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; Deputy Clerk Aronson; Trustees Dykstra, Effinger, Frayer, Hall, Hartwig and McDonald. With a quorum present, the meeting was in order.

 

MINUTES:                                   It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Effinger to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Village Board of October 12, 2005.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

MAYOR:

Athena Award                            The Mayor announced that Betty Burns, a volunteer for many village functions has been nominated for the Athena Award. The Awards will be held on November 11, 2005 at the Country Squire in Grayslake, IL at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are requested.

 

WATER & SEWER:

Belmont Ave. Water Main        It was moved by Tr. Hartwig and seconded by Tr. Frayer to accept the lowest bid by Maneval Construction, as recommended by Applied Technologies, Inc. for the total bid amount of $136,366.00.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

ROADS & STREETS:

Community Block Grant            It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize the village engineer to complete the community block grant development application for Shoshoni Trail and Arapaho Trail streets.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Blacktop Mansion Drive           It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize the Director of Public Works to hire low bidder Wharton Blacktop Paving, Inc. to blacktop the driveway of the Lehmann mansion at a cost not to exceed $16,800.00.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

PLANNING, PROPERTY

& PARKS:

Mansion Loft Window Trim     It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Hartwig to authorize the Director of Public Works to hire Tongue & Groove Custom Carpentry to install the window trim for the second floor of the mansion at a cost not to exceed $8,840.00.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Fire Alarm Payment

Lehmann Mansion                     It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Hartwig to approve payment to Fox Valley Fire & Safety in the amount of $8,000.00, for work completed at the mansion.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

The Pines-Phase I

Final Plat                                      It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Effinger to approve the final plat of the Pines-Phase I subdivision subject to all consultant sign offs and the attorney’s statement of agreement signed and a signed letter holding the Village of Lake Villa harmless with the IEPA and a proper letter of credit posted and signed.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              (Trs. Effinger, Frayer, Hall, Hartwig and McDonald)          ABSTAIN:  1        (Tr. Dykstra)

                                                                                                                                                MOTION CARRIED

 

ORDINANCES & LICENSES:

Ordinance 2005-10-3                  It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Hartwig to adopt Ordinance 2005-10-3, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE REGARDING WATER METERS, NEW CONSTRUCTION”.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

Draft Resolution                         It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Effinger to have the attorney draw up a Resolution for the Community Block Grant.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

BUILDING & ZONING:

SWALCO Agreement                It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. Effinger to adopt the intergovernmental agreement with SWALCO, in effect until 2008.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

CITIZENS TO ADDRESS

THE BOARD:                             New Lake Villa Business Owner, Mary Turner, who is renting space in the new Lake Villa Business Park off Route 83 voiced concerns that the county has no record of that property being recorded after is was annexed into the village. Also, she couldn’t get the utility companies to “turn on” power, because no such address exists. Prior to the Oct. 26th meeting, the village attorney and county resolved the issue. Also, she would like the village to put up a sign indicating the address.

 

ADJOURN:                                 It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Effinger to adjourn the regular meeting of the Village Board at 8:15 p.m.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    6              MOTION CARRIED

 

APPROVED BY ME THIS____________DAY OF______________, 2005

 

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FRANK M. LOFFREDO, MAYOR

 

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                                                                                                CHRISTINE A. ARONSON, DEPUTY CLERK