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Back to : MAY 10, 2010 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Winnebago met at 7:00 p.m. with President Frank Eubank, Jr. presiding. ROLL CALL LEONARD – MALIGRANDA - MYERS – TARGOSZ: present ELSEN – SMITH: absent Guests: Attorney Mary Gaziano, D. Mark Hubbartt, Kelli Jeffers, Sally Bennett, Todd Stockburger, Todd Weegens, Kris Steinwand, Deb Richter, Wendy Schneider, Dawn Nailor, Paul Happach, Robert Challand and Mark Hazzard A motion was made by MRS. TARGOSZ, seconded by MR. LEONARD to accept the minutes of the April 12, 2010, Regular Board Meeting as submitted. Motion carried on a voice vote. A motion was made by MRS. TARGOSZ, seconded by MR. MYERS to make the following line item transfers:
The first three transfers are for the fiscal year 2009-2010. The last transfer is for the current fiscal year 2010-2011. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of the four trustees and the President. A motion was made by MR. MYERS, seconded by MR. LEONARD to pay the bills over $5,000 to Gill’s Freeport Disposal and HD Supply Waterworks LTD. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote, of those present. A motion was made by MRS. TARGOSZ, seconded by MR. MYERS to pay the bills as presented. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. MR. MYERS requested Chief Stockburger request restitution of $245.00 for squad 105 relating to an alcohol related incident. The Treasurer’s Report has been placed on file for audit. PUBLIC COMMENT Robert Challand stated he had presented two F.O.I.A. requests to the Village requesting a grading plan before and after the development for the Willingham Subdivision. He says he has been provided dishonest information by a Fehr-Graham employee. He feels the Annexation Agreement should include this information. He says he will again present a F.O.I.A. request. Mr. Weegens responded that Fehr-Graham has supplied everything required and that they have to Mr. Challand. Dawn Nailor presented a request on behalf of the Winnebago Park District and Toni’s of Winnebago for permission to hold a fundraiser for the Friends of the Park Foundation June 26, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to midnight. The Liquor Commission will look into the matter. Mrs. Nailor will also supply dates of previous similar functions at Toni’s. OLD BUSINESS
1. Village Engineer a. The 2010 CDAP Grant Application is waiting for review which will take until July or August. b. There is a punch list to be completed by the vendor and there may be one more line added to the work to be done. The Village will be completing some point repairs for their matching dollars. c. The RRWRD Feasibility Study remains open. d. There will be an Open House at the Village Office May 26, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the long range Transportation Plan. May 19, 2010 Fehr-Graham will outline for DNR and EPA the one, three, and five year plans for their clients. e. Village Map Updates remain open. f. Development Codes & Ordinances remain open. 2. Public Works Committee a. The committee is discussing the wells and the needed improvements. They will present needed updates for well number two soon. 3. Village Attorney
(Regarding Winnebago County Zoning Petition NO. Z-02-10—Land Owned by Route 20 Rockford, LLC) at 7725 and 7779 W. State Street in Winnebago County, Illinois Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. 4. Finance Committee 5. Community Development Committee/Fourth of July Team 6. Advisory Team/Clerk a. A motion was made by MRS. TARGOSZ, seconded by MR. MYERS to provide a change to Humana as the carrier for the employee health insurance which provides a large savings to the Village and employees and almost equal coverage. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. b. A motion was made by MRS. TARGOSZ, seconded by MR. LEONARD to hire Diane Frew to fill the Administrative Assistant position. Mrs. Frew will be paid $10.00 per hour, serve a six month probationary period, be subject to a background check and start today May 10, 2010. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. It was noted that about forty applications were received for the position and ten were interviewed, three applicants were called back for a second interview. 7. Police Committee a. A motion was made by MR. MYERS, seconded by MR. LEONARD to increase the rate per hour to $10.50 beginning May 16, 2010 for Jacquie Olsen as she has successfully completed her probationary period. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. Mr. Myers noted that the part-time officers have been working at getting up to speed again so they can fill in when officers have time off. Also, the 2007 squad will soon be restriped this week. 8. President a. It is hoped that RRWRD will have the hydraulic model available for the next meeting. President Eubank met with a representative from Senator Durbin’s Office and discussed possible funding assistance for the sewer plant expansion or hook up to RRWRD. b. The need for a task force made up of Village, Township, and Park District representatives to recommend how to proceed with the senior bus was discussed. MR. MYERS and MR. MALIGRANDA will serve on behalf of the Village. c. President Eubank and President Miller, of Winnebago Park District will draft an Intergovernmental Agreement for the ball diamond use and costs. d. Purchase of property will be discussed at end of meeting. III. NEW BUSINESS A. ITEMS WITH PLANNED ACTION AT THIS MEETING 1. Village Engineer 2. Public Works Committee 3. Village Attorney 4. Finance Committee 5. Community Development Committee/Fourth of July Team 6. Advisory Team/Clerk 7. Police Committee 8. President a. A motion was made by MR. MYERS, seconded by MR. MALIGRANDA to reappoint Charles Van Sickle and Irv Koning to the Zoning Board through 2015. Motion carried on a voice vote. Mr. Myers extended a Thank You to Mr. Van Sickle for his many long years of service. b. No information was received for the National Life Month. The next suggested date for the Board Retreat was June 14, 2010 but several Board members have conflicts so that date is still open. The need for parking near the high school for events was noted. 8. Other Business Everyone is invited to the "Support Our Troops" Rally on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in the downtown area. Congratulations were extended to Winnovation for their third place finish in the world. The need for sweeping the street and gutters downtown and Elida Street were noted. The need to restripe Elida was also mentioned. A motion was made by MR. MYERS, seconded by MR. LEONARD to go into Executive Session at 7:57 p.m. to discuss purchase of property. Motion carried in a unanimous roll call vote of those present. The Board with the same four Trustees and President returned to Regular Session at 8:25 p.m. A motion was made by MR. MYERS, seconded by MR. LEONARD to have an appraisal of the property at 106 West Main Street at a cost not to exceed $400 from line 17-47-912. This is being done as the owner’s son contacted the Village and it is in the Village’s long range plan. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. A motion was made by MR. MYERS, seconded by MR. MALIGRANDA to adjourn at 8:27 p.m. Motion carried on a voice vote.
Sally Jo Huggins, Village Clerk |
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