REGULAR
MEETING
VILLAGE
BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA
July 11, 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 July 11, 2007 at Palombi Middle School.
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. Tr. Trkla was absent. With
a quorum present the meeting was called to order.
MINUTES: It
was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. Harms to approve the minutes of June
13 and June 27, 2007 Village Board Meetings.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION
CARRIED
MAYOR:
Resignation Deputy Clerk It was moved by Tr. Effinger
and seconded by Tr. McDonald to accept the resignation of Deputy Village Clerk,
Christine Aronson.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
Police Commission
Appointment Mayor
Frank Loffredo was appointed to the Police Commission
Board for an additional two year period expiring in 2009.
“Ride for Kids” The “Ride for Kids” fundraiser will take
place on Sunday, July 15, 2007 leaving Nielsen
Enterprises at 7:15 am.
FINANCE:
Accounts Payable It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr.
McDonald to approve the accounts payable for invoices due on or before July 11,
2007 in the amount
of $193,974.30 as presented.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
Appropriation Trustee
Dykstra informed the public that a copy of the Appropriation Ordinance is
available in the Village Hall for review prior to the public meeting that will be
held on Wednesday, July 25, at 7:00 p.m.
ROADS &
STREETS:
Hydraulic Hose Equipment It was moved by Tr. Effinger
and seconded by Tr. Harms to authorize the Director of Public Works to purchase
a Parker Hose Karry Krimp,
hydraulic hose equipment, from Catching Fluidpower,
Inc. at a cost not to exceed $1,306.70 as budgeted in capital expenditures.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
Transmission Flush Machine It was moved by Tr. Effinger
and seconded by Tr. Harms to authorize the Director of Public Works to purchase
a refurbished Transmission Flush Machine from BG Products at a cost not to
exceed $2,400.00 as budgeted in capital expenditures.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
PUBLIC
SAFETY:
Computer Purchase It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by Tr.
Harms to authorize Chief Visconti to purchase a replacement computer for the
squad room not to exceed $1,200.00.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
Leave of Absence It was moved by Tr. McDonald and seconded by
Tr. Harms to approve a leave of absence for Officer John Galford
for the period of July 15, 2007 through January 15, 2008 as recommended by Chief Visconti.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
BUILDING
& ZONING:
Zoning Compliance It was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. Effinger to direct Mayor Loffredo
to sign the Zoning Compliance forms for (Collage – Artisans Ball – 2 Dye 4) and
the Sewing Source, Inc. pending Tr. Effinger’s zoning
review.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
Sign Permits It
was moved by Tr. Hall and seconded by Tr. Effinger to
direct Mayor Loffredo to sign the sign permits for
(Collage-Artisans Ball-2 Dye 4), (City Electric), (High Rollers) and (Sewing
Source Inc.) pending Tr. Effinger’s zoning review prior to the Architectural Board review.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
Cedar Lake/Sherwood Park
Presentation Mark
Eiden of Eiden &
O’Donnell and Mark Buschman of Buschman
Development presented an update and overview of the proposed development being
brought before the Village Board for preliminary approval.
Recess:
Draft Resolution It was moved by Tr. Effinger
and seconded by Tr. McDonald to direct the Village Attorney to draft for the
board’s consideration at the July 25, 2007 board meeting (l) A resolution to
grant preliminary approval to this proposed development with conditions which
could be expected to be mutually acceptable to both the Village and the developers,
which addresses board concerns and
(2) To draft a resolution of denial, should it appear that mutual
agreement on such conditions cannot be reached.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
Executive Session: It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. Effinger to go into Executive Session for the purpose of
Probable or Eminent Litigation.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
RECONVENE: It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by
Tr. McDonald to reconvene to the regular meeting of the Village Board at 10:43 pm.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by Tr. Dykstra and seconded by Tr. McDonald to
adjourn the regular meeting of the Village Board at 10:47 pm.
ROLL
CALL VOTE WAS: AYES: 5 MOTION CARRIED
APPROVED BY
ME THIS______________________DAY OF__________________________,2007
____________________________________________
FRANK M.
LOFFREDO, MAYOR
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ALICE
BROWNLEE, VILLAGE CLERK