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Back to : June 11, 2007 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Winnebago met at 7:30 p.m. with President Stephen Butler presiding. ROLL CALL GAINES – KENNEDY - MALIGRANDA – MYERS –TARGOSZ: present SMITH: absent Guests: Attorney Mary Gaziano, Mary Jo Hubbartt, D. Mark Hubbartt, Chief Todd Stockburger, Dick Medearis, Randy Cook, Officer W. Randy Smith, Amy Kennedy, Dennis Noegel, Mike Reinders, Noreen McCarthy, Mark Crosby, Timothy Lindsy, Diane Lindsy A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MR. MALIGRANDA to accept the minutes of the May 7, 2007 Regular Board Meeting and May 10, 2007 Public Hearing, Special Meeting and Executive Session as presented. Motion carried on a voice vote. A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MRS. TARGOSZ to pay the bills exceeding $5,000 to Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Attorney Mary Gaziano. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. A motion was made by MR. MYERS, seconded by MR. KENNEDY to authorize MRS. GAINES to review the bills from Gill’s Disposal and pay the correct amount up to $13,113.49 and report back to the Board the amount actually paid. Motion carried on the following roll call vote: KENNEDY, MALIGRANDA, MYERS, TARGOSZ: yes GAINES: abstain A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MRS. TARGOSZ to pay the bills as presented. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MRS. TARGOSZ to approve the Treasurers Report as presented. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. It was noted that when the O & M CD matures, that money will be deposited in Illinois Funds. PUBLIC COMMENT No one signed up to speak during public comment. OLD BUSINESS A. Items with planned action 1. Village Engineer a. The Sullivan’s Development is under construction as the plat was signed May 25, 2007. b. The Letter of Credit for Winnebago Highlands has been reduced to the minimum which is ten percent to be held for the warranty period. c. The procedure for handling recapture fees is: the Village collects the fee and forwards payment to the developer. d. There was a good meeting with IDOT regarding the status of the MFT Audit from 2001-2005. IDOT will soon respond to the Village with the next step. e. The funds from the Waste Water Treatment Plant Planning Grant have been dedicated and must be used by the end of December 2007. The procedure for use of the money will be discussed at the June 27, 2007 Public Works Committee meeting. f. Fehr-Graham needs input from the Village to complete the map updates. g. There will be a meeting with Rockford regarding the smart growth updates. h. The unvacation of Church Street cannot be completed until the School District dedicates the land back to the Village. 2. Village Attorney e. A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MR. KENNEDY to adopt Ordinance 07-06. An ordinance affirming and authorizing the Recapture Agreement between Village of Winnebago and Bank One, Rockford, N.A. as trustee of Trust No. 7976, and Winnebago Crossing, L.L.C. Motion carried on the following roll call vote: TARGOSZ, GAINES, KENNEDY, MALIGRANDA: yes MYERS: no A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MR. MALIGRANDA to pay $34,600.29 to Winnebago Crossings, LLC for the Sales Tax Rebate for 2006. It does not include any rebate for Cuppa Java, House of Nails or Cost Cutters as that information was not provided for 2006; and that is acceptable to Winnebago Crossings LLC. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. a. Attorney Gaziano has given MRS. GAINES the first draft of the first section of the Personnel Manual for proof reading. The next section will be forthcoming. b. Attorney Gaziano received the revised McCarthy Pre-Annexation Agreement on June 8, 2007. After review she will schedule the Public Hearing. There will be a Public Hearing July 9, 2007 at 6:45 p.m. for input on the Appropriation Ordinance for 2007-2008. The Attorney will publish the notice required for the Hearing. c. A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MR. MYERS to enact Resolution 07-01R. (Regarding Winnebago County Zoning Petition No. Z-10-07—land owned by Route 20 Rockford, LLC) Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. d. A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MR. KENNEDY to adopt Ordinance 07-07, an Ordinance ascertaining the prevailing rate of wages for construction work in Village of Winnebago, Illinois. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. 3. Finance Committee 4. Community Development Committee/Fourth of July Team a. A motion was made by MR. MALIGRANDA, seconded by MRS. GAINES to donate $10,000 from the Community Development Fund to the Fourth of July Family Festival. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. b. A motion was made by MR. MALIGRANDA, seconded by MRS. GAINES to approve payment of the Fourth of July estimated expenses up to $34,325. Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote of those present. 5. Advisory Team/Clerk A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MR. MYERS to approve the revised minutes of the April 9, 2007 Public Hearing with the correction of the spelling of continued. This revision clarifies the minutes. Motion carried on a voice vote. 6. Police Committee 7. President a. The unvacation of Church Street has been referred to the Public Works Committee. b. The possibility of a dog park attached to the Greenlee Park is under review. It is hoped that the costs will be donated to include fencing, trees, fire hydrant and bag dispensers. 8. Public Works Committee New Business MR. MYERS asked what can be done about the house at 306 S. Elida which has a broken window. The Attorney will look into what can be done about properties not being cared for. MR. MYERS wanted to know about the mowing of the water way at Prairie Hill. He was told it is a “Natural Area” that isn’t to be mowed. MR. MYERS asked why residents at Prairie Hill can not have sheds and was told it is part of the Developers Convenants. MR. MYERS asked about trash pick up with regard to carpet. It was suggested he call the office for clarification. A motion was made by MRS. GAINES, seconded by MR. MYERS to adjourn the meeting at 8:58 p.m. Motion carried on a voice vote.
Sally Jo Huggins, Village Clerk
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