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VILLAGE OF LINDENHURST REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD |
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Betustak called the Regular Meeting of the Village Board to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Roll call showed those present were: Mayor Betustak, Trustees: Czyzewicz, Messmer, Norlin, Wayne and Zerba. Also in attendance were Administrator Stevens, Attorney Phillips, Engineer Welsh, Treasurer Neubauer and Clerk Bauschke. Trustee McCarthy was out of town on business. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Betustak stated the Regular Village Board meeting had been moved up to 6:00 p.m. tonight in order to give us more leeway in order to conduct the Public Hearing this evening, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. this evening at B.J. Hooper School in Lindenhurst. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Regular Board Meeting of August 14, 2006: A motion was made by Trustee Norlin to approve the Regular Board Meeting minutes of August 14, 2006 and the motion was 2nd by Trustee Messmer. Mayor Betustak stated the motion carried on a voice vote. The minutes were approved. TREASURER’S REPORT: Treasurer Art Neubauer presented the December 2006 Treasurer’s Report. He stated the bank balances for all accounts for November 29, 2006 was $10,970,279.33. Receipts $617,976.35. Expenses $786,073.81. Bank Balance for all Accounts as of December 28, 2006 is $10,802,181.87. MOTION: A motion to accept Treasurer Neubauer’s December 2006 Treasurer’s Report was made by Trustee Wayne and 2nd by Trustee Zerba.
ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS: Mayor Betustak said the motion carried. JANUARY BILLS PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT: Trustee Wayne stated that he had reviewed the January 2007 set of bills and recommended payment in the amount of $1,212,780.15. MOTION: A motion was made by Trustee Wayne and 2nd by Trustee Czyzewicz for the January 2007 bills presented for payment in the amount of $1,212,780.15.
ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS: Mayor Betustak declared the motion carried and the bills were approved for payment. COMMUNICATIONS, COMMITTEE, BOARD & STAFF REPORTS: ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITY AND EDUCATION COMMISSION - Trustee Zerba announced that on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 the newly created Environmental, Activity and Education Commission will be meeting at 3:00 p.m. here at Village Hall. They will be discussing the upcoming annual Earth Day / Arbor Day event. Anyone interested in helping is welcome to attend.ELECTRONICS RECYCLING DATES – Trustee Norlin announced the schedule for the upcoming electronics pick up events to be held in Lindenhurst. All of these dates are on Saturdays as follows: March 31, 2007, June 16, 2007 and November 3, 2007. The hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. VILLAGE BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE – Mayor Betustak reported the need for two additional Special Village Board meetings to be scheduled this month. The dates are as follows: Monday, January 15, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. regarding a number of appointments that need to occur and Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. regarding six pending Sewer and Water replacement and repair projects. These meetings are in addition to the upcoming Regular Village Board meeting on Monday, January 22, 2007. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: A. ORDINANCE: SETTING FORTH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR CREATION OF A BUSINESS DISTRICT – Attorney Phillips stated the Village is considering establishing a Business District in what we would call the Village Green property. This action sets forth two Public Hearing dates that are required by state statute, as follows: January 22, 2007 and February 12, 2007 both would be at 7:00 p.m. held at the Regular Village Board meetings. A Business District is a term for an additional 1% sales tax that would be applied to the Village Green retail sales tax collecting businesses only. Also there is a Business District Development Plan on file at the Village Hall. MOTION: A motion to adopt AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE QUESTION OF APPROVING A PROPOSED PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT AND BUDGET AND ESTABLISHING THE ROUTE 45/GRAND AVENUE BUSINESS DISTRICT NO.1 was made by Trustee Czyzewicz and 2nd by Trustee Norlin. ORDINANCE NO. 07-1-1596
ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS: The Mayor announced the motion carried. B. REQUEST FOR PERFORMANCE SURETY REDUCTION / GRANT’S GROVE – Engineer Welsh reported that Pulte Homes, the developer of Grants Grove Subdivision, had requested the Village authorize a reduction of value for the performance surety for the project. Engineer Welsh had verified the amount of work that has been completed and determined that a reduction of value is warranted. Based upon Engineer Welsh’s analysis he recommended the performance surety value be reduced to $663,428.00. MOTION: A motion to authorize Village Staff to reduce Grants Grove Subdivision’s performance surety value to $663,428.00 was made by Trustee Norlin and 2nd by Trustee Zerba.
ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS: Mayor Betustak declared the motion carried. C. ORDINANCE: HARVEST HILL AND FARMINGTON GREEN SUBDIVISION EMBANKMENT REPAIR – Engineer Welsh had two issues to present for this topic as follows: 1. BONESTROO, DEVERY & ASSOCIATES – CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 2. AUTHORIZATION TO BID THE PROJECT TO PRE-QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS He referred the Village Board to his memo dated January 3, 2007 in regards to the Harvest Hill / Farmington Green Subdivision embankment repair. Engineer Welsh recommended that we accept and authorize execution of the contract for professional engineering services with Bonestroo, Devery & Associates dated December 7, 2006. The not to exceed cost of Bonestroo’s services is $18,500.00 and the scope of services outlined in the proposal was appropriate to the project complexity. He further recommended that Staff be authorized to bid the project to pre-qualified contractors who have slurry wall experience. MOTION: A motion to adopt AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH BONESTROO, DEVERY & ASSOCIATES FOR THE HARVEST HILL / FARMINGTON GREEN SLURRY WALL EMBANKMENT REPAIR AND TO AUTHORIZE VILLAGE STAFF TO BID THE PROJECT TO PRE-QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS was made by Trustee Norlin and 2nd by Trustee Messmer. ORDINANCE NO. 07-1-1597
ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS: Mayor Betustak proclaimed the motion carried. EXECUTIVE SESSION: None Mayor Betustak stated for the record that after the Village Board adjourns the Regular Board Meeting tonight we would then be opening the Public Hearing at B.J. Hooper School. It was originally scheduled here at Village Hall for 7:00 p.m., but because we had to relocate the Public Hearing, due to the anticipated number of people who would attend, the Village delayed it until 7:30 p.m. The reason being in case anyone arrived at Village Hall for 7:00 p.m. they would still have time to get to B.J. Hooper School and attend. The School is located at 2400 Sand Lake Road in Lindenhurst and you should enter through the Activity Entrance off of Sand Lake Road. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: None ADJOURNMENT: A motion to adjourn the Regular Village Board meeting was made by Trustee Wayne and 2nd by Trustee Zerba. Upon voice vote, the motion carried. Adjournment was at 6:17 p.m. |
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