Elburn Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Feb. 21.
The Village Board is comprised of six trustees elected at large, and the President of the Board of Trustees who is also referred to as the mayor. The term of all elected officials is four years.
Here are the minutes as provided by Elburn:
The board also meets in committee of the whole format on the first and third Monday at 7:00 pm or following the Village Board meetings. All meetings are open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend. There is a brief public comment period near the beginning of the Village Board meetings.
MINUTES VILLAGE OF ELBURN BOARD OF TRUSTEES FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Board Members Present: President Dave Anderson, Trustees: Ken Anderson, BEl Grabarek, Dave
Gualdoni, Patricia Schuberg, Jeff Walter
Board Members Absent: John Kfukoff
Staff Members Present: Village Administrator John Newenhoven, Finance Director Doug Etder, Village Attorneys Britz & Bill Thomas, Police Chief Nick Sikora; Building Commissioner Tom Brennan
Others Present: Residents Wayne Byerhof, LeRoy Herra, Elburn Herald Reporter Susan O’Neil; Hal Lieberman & Chuck Knoblauch from Elsie’s Place
Cal to Order-Village President Dave Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance - Trustee Ken Anderson led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Cat - A roll call vote ensued.
Public Comment, Awards & Presentations — None
Omnibus Agenda (Omnibus Vote) - All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the Village Board or were recommended unanimously by the Committee of the Whole and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Board Member or citizen so requests in which event the item will be removed from the Omnibus (Consent) Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.
Minutes
*Village Board February 6, 2017
*Committee of the Whole February 6, 2017
A motion was made by Trustee Watter and seconded by Trustee Schuberg to approve the Omnibus Agenda. A roll call vote ensued. Ayes. Ken Anderson, Grabarek, Gualdoni, Schuberg, Walter. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Village Attorney - No report
Village Clerk - No report
Finance Department a. Revenue and Expenditure Report through 1131120 17- Elder highlighted the report ending the third quarter of the fiscal year. Regarding police department overtime, Chief Sikora said part-time staff is back up to capacity. Metra revenue is covering operational needs but will not cover long term capital expenses. Capital funding was discussed. b. Treasurer's Report - Elder presented the treasurer's report.
Building and Zoning - No report
Police Department - Chief Sikora stated new part-time Officer Pero is now in training and doing well So far. 11. Public Works Department
a. Approve a Special Services Contract with EEE for Storm Water improvements in the NW Quadrant in the amount of $19,800 - A motion to approve Special Services Contract with EEl for Storm Water improvements in the NW Quadrant in the amount of $19,800 was made by Trustee Walter and seconded by Trustee Schuberg. Discussion ensued regarding sump pumps in the area that will be re-directed from the sanitary sewer to stub basins. Nevenhoven will confirm with EEl regarding the re-direct and that allowances for Sump pumps are included. This will be a good opportunity to eliminate infiltration in-flow. A roll call vote ensued. Ayes: Ken Anderson, Grabarek, Gualdoni, Schuberg, Walter. Nays: None. Motion carried.
b. Approve the Purchase of a New Tractor, not to Exceed $50,000 - Newenhoven Stated this is a budgeted item to replace the old tractor and will be multi-purpose. Trustee Gualdoni feels it should be a commercial tractor vs. an ag tractor-one we can use to start digging some of our own stuff if need be. A commercial grade tractor would cost approximately $98K. A motion to Approve the Purchase of a New Tractor, not to Exceed $50,000 was made by Trustee Walter and Seconded by Trustee Ken Anderson. A roll call vote ensued: Ayes: Ken Anderson, Schuberg, Watter, Mayor Anderson. Nays: Gualdoni. Present: Grabarek. Motion carried.
C. Nevenhoven will have ComEd present at a future Board meeting regarding Smart Meters.
12. Village Administrator
a. Approve Amended Meeting Calendar-Newenhoven stated the Parks Commission meetings have been added to the existing calendar and asked for approval. A motion to Approve Amended Meeting Calendar was made by Trustee Schuberg and seconded by Trustee Gualdoni. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
b. Approve a Preliminary Design of Eburn Station Commercial Lot "C" - in the absence of a Shodeen representative, Trustee Gualdoni made a motion to table agenda items 2b, 12c and 12d until Dave Patzelt is available to attend. The motion was seconded by Trustee Schuberg and carried by unanimous voice vote.
C. Approve Right Turn Lanes at Westhaven Street on Anderson Road - in the absence of a Shodeen representative, Trustee Gualdoni made a motion to table agenda items 12b, 12c and 12d until Dave Patzelt is available to attend. The motion was seconded by Trustee Schuberg and carried by unanimous voice vote.
d. Approve Amending the Eburn Station Master Plan & Design Guidelines Parabraph 6. C. - In the absence of a Shodeen representative, Trustee Gualdoni made a motion to table agenda items 12b, 12c and 2d until Dave Patzelt is available to attend. The motion was seconded by Trustee Schuberg and carried by unanimous voice vote.
13. Mayor
a. Appoint John Newenhoven as the Open Meeting Designee - A motion to approve agenda items 13a, 13b and 13C was made by Trustee Gualdoni and seconded by Trustee Walter. A roll call vote ensued. Ayes. Ken Anderson, Grabarek, Gualdoni, Schuberg, Walter. Nays: None. Motion Carried.
b. Appoint John Newenhoven as the Administration FOIA Officer - A motion to approve agenda items 13a, 13b and 13C was made by Trustee Gualdoni and seconded by Trustee Water. A rol call vote ensued. Ayes: Ken Anderson, Grabarek, Gualdon, Schuberg, Walter. Nays. None. Motion carried.
C. Appoint Hilaria Garcia as the Police FOIA Officer - A motion to approve agenda items 13a, 13b and 13C was made by Trustee Gualdoni and seconded by Trustee Walter. A roll call vote ensued. Ayes. Ken Anderson, Grabarek, Gualdoni, Schuberg, Walter, Nays: None. Motion carried.
d. Executive Session: The appointment, employment, Compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of Specific employees of the public body 5 ILCS 1202(c)(1) (2) & (21)l- A motion to enter Executive Session was made by Trustee Schuberg and seconded by Trustee Gualdoniat 7:49pm. A roll call vote ensued. Ayes: Ken Anderson, Grabarek, Gualdoni, Schuberg, Walter. Nays: None. Motion carried.
At 8:35 p.m., a motion was made by Trustee Gualdoni and seconded by Trustee Schuberg to leave executive session and re-enter regular session. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.14. Bills
a. Approve the Bills List-A motion was made by Trustee Grabarek and seconded by Trustee Schuberg to approve the bills for Tuesday, February 21, 2017 for $91, 163.30. A roll call vote ensued. Ayes: Ken Anderson, Grabarek, Gualdoni, Schuberg, Walter. Nays. None. Motion carried. Grabarek advised this amount is different from what was published on the agenda due to an error on the Leyden Electric invoice.
15. Other Business - Nome
16. Adjourn - Trustee Gualdoni motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:38 p.m. with Trustee Irabarek seconding the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.
Respectfully Submitted,
Diane McQuilkin Village Clerk
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