REGULAR MEETING

VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA

NOVEMBER 29, 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 November 29, 2006.

 

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 Effinger, Frayer, Hall, Harms and McDonald.  Tr. Dykstra was absent.   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 November 8, 2006.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

MAYOR:

Executive Session

Perspective & Pending

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

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

FINANCE:

Census Filing Fee                       It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Hall to authorize the Treasurer to issue a $200.00 check to the Census Bureau and to apply for a Special Census Estimate.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

WATER & SEWER:

Bid for Burnett Ave                   It was moved by Tr. Harms and seconded by Tr. McDonald to accept the lowest bid from Elmwood Enterprises, as recommended by Applied Technologies, Inc. for the total bid amount of $98,020.00.           

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

ROADS & STREETS:

Belmont Completion                  It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. Frayer to award the completion of the defaulted contract on the Belmont Well #15 to the lowest proposal from Seater, per engineers’ recommendation and to waive the public bidding process.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

R&W Clark Termination            It was moved by Tr. Effinger and seconded by Tr. Frayer to terminate the Village contract with R & W Clark Construction.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

PLANNING, PROPERTY &

PARKS:  Olsen Heating           It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Effinger to authorize the Director of Public Works to hire V. Olsen Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. to install humidifiers on the furnaces in the Village Hall and Police Department at a cost not to exceed $1,600.00.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

PUBLIC SAFETY:

Vehicle Purchase                        It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr. Frayer to authorize Chief Visconti to purchase a Ford Crown Victoria through the state bid program at a cost of $21,061.00 and to come out of the squad accumulation fund.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDINANCES & LICENSES:

Resolution 2006-11-02               MFT Salt 1996

Resolution 2006-11-03               MFT Salt 2001

Resolution 2006-11-04               MFT Salt 2002

Resolution 2006-11-05               MFT Salt 2003

Resolution 2006-11-06               MFT Salt 2004

Resolution 2006-11-07               Highway Improvement (Lake, Villa and Central)

 

                                                      It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Effinger to adopt Resolutions 2006-11-02 through 2006-11-07.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

 

BUILDING & ZONING:

Existing Business Sign              It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. Frayer to approve the business sign for Gary O’Neil at 120 N. Milwaukee Avenue as is and over rule the Architectural Review Board decision.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    3              PASS:   2(Tr. Effinger and Tr. Harms)                                                                     MOTION CARRIED

                                                                                                                                               

 

New Sign                                     It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. McDonald to forward the Huntington Learning Center Sign Application to the Architectural Review Board for their review and approval.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

CITIZENS TO ADDRESS

THE BOARD:                             Joe Jandora of Lindenhurst approached the board regarding non residents being permitted to fish in Cedar and Deep Lakes.  Mayor Loffredo said the matter would be taken to a committee meeting for discussion.

 

                                                      Recess:  8:20 pm.

 

RECONVENE:                            It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Hall to reconvene the regular meeting of the Village Board at 8:50 pm.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              MOTION CARRIED

 

ADJOURNMENT:                     It was moved by Tr. Frayer and seconded by Tr. Hall to adjourn the regular meeting of the Village Board at 8:55 pm.

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE WAS:         AYES:    5              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