At a recent meeting, the Carpentersville Village Board discussed the proposed rebranding of the village.
The board meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of every month in the Board Room of Village Hall.
Below are the minutes from this meeting, as provided by the board.
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VILLAGE OF CARPENTERSVILLE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
April 19, 2016
The regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Thosepresent for roll call were Trustees Burroway, Stephens, Sabbe, Schultz and President Pro-TemHumpfer. Also present were Attorney Passman, Assistant Village Manager/Community Development Director Huber, Public Works Director Cole, Finance Director Desai, Police ChiefKilbourne, Assistant Public Works Director/Village Engineer Gray, Senior Management Analyst
Monteleone and IT Systems Administrator Piessens.
Absent were Village Manager Rooney who is attending a conference, Village President Ritter whois on vacation and Trustee Rehberg is out of town on business..
The Pledge of Allegiance followed.
INVOCATION
Pastor Dexter Ball from Faithwalk Harvest Center provided this evening’s Invocation.
CONSENT AGENDA
President Pro-Tem Humpfer asked if any Board Member wished to remove any item from theConsent Agenda for further review and discussion. No removals were requested. However,
President Pro-Tem Humpfer noted that the Trustee who makes the motion and second will have toremove Item P. Resolution Approving a License Agreement (Ball Avenue).
Trustee Sabbe moved to approve A. Bills for 2016 Fiscal Year Totaling $1,221,815.43; B. Minutesfrom the Regular Board Meeting of February 16, 2016; C. Ordinance Amending the FYE 2016
Budget; D. Ordinance Amending the FYE December 31, 2015 Budget; E. Ordinance Amending the
FYE December 31, 2016 Budget and Approving the Carryover of FYE December 31, 2015
Expenses and Revenues Into FYE December 31, 2016 Budget; F. Ordinance Authorizing
Reallocation of Unused Private Activity Bond Volume Cap Allocation; G. Resolution Extending the2015 Street Sweeping Contract Between the Village of Carpentersville and Hoving Clean Sweepfor One Year in an Amount Not to Exceed $40,000; H. Consideration of Granting Permission to
Allow the Dundee Township Park District to Host a Fireworks Display; I. Request from
Carpentersville VFW Post No. 5915 to Conduct Their Annual “Poppy Days” Solicitation; J. Requestfrom The Salvation Army to Conduct their Annual “Donut Days” Solicitation and their “Red Kettle
Campaign” in 2016; K. Resolution Waiving Competitive Bidding Requirements and Ratifying theExecution of a Contract with Emcor Services Team Mechanical, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, forEmergency HVAC Repairs at Village Hall in an Amount Not to Exceed $99,098; L. Resolution
Waiving Competitive Bidding Requirements and Ratifying the Execution of a Contract with IMCO /
Interstate Asbestos Removal Co. of East Dundee for Services Related to Pipe Insulation and MoldRemediation at Village Hall In an Amount Not to Exceed $23,785; M. Resolution Waiving BiddingRequirements and Ratifying the Execution of a Contract for the Demolition and Site Restoration of2016A Berkshire Circle with Alpine Demolition Services, of St. Charles, Illinois in the Amount of
$29,000.00; N. Resolution Adopting Amended Financial Management and Investment Policies; O.
Ordinance Amending Chapter 5.35 of the “Carpentersville Municipal Code,” as Amended,
Regarding the Regulation of Massage Establishments; and Q. Ordinance Amending Chapter 5.12
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of the “Carpentersville Municipal Code,” as Amended, Regarding Class F and Class F-2 LocalLiquor Licenses. Trustee Stephens seconded.
Vote on Motion: 5 – ayes (Burroway, Stephens, Humpfer, Sabbe, Schultz) 0 – nay. Motion passed.
Because Item P. is not complete, Attorney Passman recommended it be continued until the nextregular board meeting. Trustee Sabbe moved to continue Item P. until the May 3, 2016 Regular
Board Meeting. Trustee Schultz seconded. Voice vote was unanimous.
REPORTS OF MANAGER, OFFICERS, COMMISIONS, AND STAFF
Acting Manager Huber stated there were no reports this evening from the Manager’s office.Park Commission
Trustee Schultz provided details of those items discussed at the recent Park Commission meeting;Arbor Day Celebration on April 29th with 4th grade students from Parkview Elementary Schoolparticipating and the Commission will be walking Keith Andres Park tomorrow to assess thoseimprovements that are needed and could be funded with video gaming revenue.
The next Commission meeting is scheduled for May 9th at 6:30 p.m. at the Public Works Facility.Special Events Commission
Trustee Schultz noted the Commission will be meeting on April 21st and detailed upcoming events;
the Community Yard Sale on June 11th, the Civil War Event on August 6th and 7th and Movies inthe Park. She discussed the recent Keith Andres Park clean-up that was organized by Adam
Parchert of H20 Church and VFW’s Lake Marian clean-up event on the same day; both eventsmade a very, nice difference in the area.
Audit and Finance Commission
Trustee Burroway noted from the recent Commission meeting, valuable information was providedregarding ambulance billings and the increase in fees that are being collected due to efforts by ourbilling company and emergency repairs that are needed in Village Hall.
Trustee Schultz added that the Commission will be receiving a Carpenter Park update at everymeeting on the status of the OSLAD Grant funding that has been suspended by the State. This willassist the Commission and Board in the future on what improvements should be completed basedupon funding.
Jelkes Creek Watershed Commission
Trustee Burroway noted the next Commission meeting will be May 2, 2016.
QuadCom/JETS
Trustee Burroway noted the next meeting will be sometime in May.
Business Development Commission
Trustee Humpfer provided details of the second Joint Village Commission Meeting on April 6th tocontinue to consider rebranding of the Village. The facilitator will provide a report for the Village
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Board and Commissions review to determine how the Village will move forward with these efforts.
He believed the process was successful.
NEW BUSINESS
Consideration of Slide the City Special Event Approval
Acting Manager Huber provided details through a PowerPoint Presentation of the event thatinvolves a giant water slide going down the length of Maple Avenue from Rosewood to Tamarac
Drive. Staff has met several times with the organizers that are proposing to host the event onSaturday, July 23rd with a possibility of extending the festivities to Sunday, July 24th based uponsales received on Saturday. Discussion followed regarding details of the event.
Acting Manager Huber stated approval this evening would allow the event to move forward thatincludes closing Maple Avenue from Rosewood to Tamarac.
Trustee Stephens moved to approve the Special Event Permit for Slide the City. Trustee Schultzseconded. Vote on Motion: 5 – (Stephens, Humpfer, Sabbe, Schultz, Burroway) 0 – nay. Motionpassed.
Approval of Community Improvement Projects
Trustee Schultz indicated certain improvement projects that would be funded by video gamingrevenue have been considered; however, no decision has been made on projects that would berecommended for consideration by the Village Board.
Trustee Schultz moved to continue to a date uncertain. Trustee Stephens seconded. Voice votewas unanimous.
TRUSTEE REPORTS
Trustee Sabbe had the following report:
? He thanked Adam and the H20 Church for helping in the recent cleanup event in Keith AndresPark.
? Trustee Sabbe has received a text from one of the firefighter’s offering for the firefighters to
purchase and install the basketball hoops in Carpenter Park. While the offer is appreciated,based upon discussion earlier of the status of the grant funding, no work can be completed inthe Park at this time that would risk the Village not receiving the funding should the fundingbecome unsuspended by the State.
Trustee Schultz had the following report:
? She added to Trustee Sabbe’s comments that although no improvements are being completedin the park, the Village Board concurred along with staff not to delay having events in the Park.
Trustee Schultz noted the numerous events planned for Carpenter Park this season.
Trustee Burroway had the following report:
? He thanked Trustee Schultz for the detailed report regarding all the events planned for this yearin the Park.
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? Trustee Burroway provided details of the valuable information that was shared at the recentrebranding exercise.
Trustee Stephens had the following report:
? She noted the Carpentersville Police Department will be hosting a Bowl-a-Thon fundraisingevent on April 30th at Liberty Lanes to raise funds for Special Olympics.
? On that same day, the Police Department is hosting a Drug Take Back event in Village Hall;these types of events are very important that allow residents to dispose of prescription drugsthat are no longer needed or have expired.
Trustee Humpfer had the following report:
? He added that the Drug Take Back event is very important; residents should not dispose omedicine in their toilet or down their sink. The medication will infiltrate and negatively impactthe Village’s water systems
? Trustee Humpfer concurred with Trustee Burroway on the rebranding exercise that the VillageBoard and Commissions participated in and how informative it was. He is looking forward to thereport that will be provided of the findings to enable the Village Board to determine how toproceed with the process.
? He noted the improvement projects planned for the Village that will further improve the image ofthe community.
Several members noted the Grand Opening for the new Walmart Supercenter on June 22nd.
The Village Board took a 10 minute recessed and reconvened at 7:50 p.m.
DISCUSSION CONCERNING OTHER VILLAGE BUSINESS
? Attorney Passman provided details of the ordinances that other communities have adopted toaddress dangerous breed of dogs. He noted the Illinois Animal Code prohibits the prohibition of
breed specific dogs. The ordinances from Highland Park and Lincolnwood allow due processshould a homeowner be cited for a dog that poses a threat.
Discussion ensued regarding those provisions that should be implemented into the Code
Amendment to address this issue providing direction to Attorney Passman.
ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further business, Trustee Stephens moved to adjourn the meeting. Trustee
Schultz seconded. Voice vote was unanimous.
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Therese Wilde, Village Clerk
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