Village of Carpentersville Board of Trustees met May 2.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
The regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Those present for roll call were Trustees Burroway, Humpfer, Sabbe, Schultz and President Ritter. Also present were Attorney Passman, Village Manager Rooney, Assistant Village Manager/Community Development Director Huber, Finance Director Desai, Director of Information Technology Goethals, Public Works Director Cole, Assistant Public Works Director Gray, Police Chief Kilbourne, Fire Chief Schilling, Senior Analyst Monteleone, Economic Development Director Burke, and HR Director Brunell.
Trustees Rehberg and Stephens were absent.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Ritter.
INVOCATION – Led by Pastor Adam Parchert, H2O Church
PROCLAMATIONS, CONGRATULATORY RESOLUTIONS, AND AWARDS –
Police Week Proclamation Read by President Ritter, proclaiming May 15th as Peace Officer Memorial Day and May 14th – 20th as Police Week in Carpentersville, IL.
PUBLIC COMMENT-
Jarett Sanchez Explained he is a Kane County Board Member who won re-election. He wanted to stop by and say hello, and also say his thanks to President Ritter for all of his service. He mentioned they are working on putting together a Health and Nutrition Council in Carpentersville.
CONSENT AGENDA -
President Ritter asked if any Board Member wished to remove an item from the Consent Agenda for further review and discussion. No removals were requested.
Motion to pass the Consent Agenda by Trustee Humpfer, seconded by Trustee Schultz.
A. Approval of Bills
• Fiscal Year 2017 Bills List Totaling $1,174,558.43
B. Approval of Minutes
• Regular Board Meeting of April 18, 2017
C. An Ordinance Authorizing the Disposal of Items of Personal Property Owned by the Village of Carpentersville.
D. A Resolution Approving a Contract for the Williams Road Culvert Improvement Project to Copenhaver Construction Inc. Of Gilberts, Illinois in the Amount of $74,815.02.
E. A Resolution Approving a Contract for the 2017 Westside Resurfacing Project to Lorig Construction Company of Des Plaines, Illinois in the Amount of $460,166.30.
F. Approval of 2017 Compensation for Village Manager.
G. A Resolution Approving the First Amendment to the Redevelopment Agreement with Western Avenue, LLC.
H. An Ordinance Waiving Competitive Bidding Requirements and Waiving Enforcement of Section 5.48.090 of The Village Code, and Approving a Contract with Allied Waste Services of North America, LLC, Doing Business as Republic Services, of Elgin, Illinois, for Curbside Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Services.
Vote on Motion:
4 – ayes (Schultz, Sabbe, Humpfer, and Burroway) 0 – nay. 2 – absent (Rehberg and Stephens) Motion passed.
President Ritter briefly went over a few items from the Consent Agenda to explain how they will help upgrade the infrastructure of Carpentersville.
VIII. Reports of Manager, Officers, Commissions, and Staff – No reports from staff.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Parks & Special Events Commission Trustee Schultz said the Arbor Day event with Parkview Middle School on April 28th was great. She thanked Bob Cole and the Public Works Department as well as Russo Power Equipment for their tote donation, Dairy Queen for their free cone certificates for the children and certificates for the coloring contest, and Don Cwynar and Jim McFeggan for conducting the event. CMS will have Jazz in the Park on Saturday, May 13th in Carpenter Park from 6:00pm – 8:00pm, and then from 5:30pm – 9:00pm on June 15th. She said the 4th Annual Community Yard Sale will be on Saturday, June 24th from 9:00am – 4:00pm, and that the next Special Events Meeting is Wednesday, May 17th at Public Works at 6:30pm.
Audit & Finance Commission Trustee Rehberg is absent, and President Ritter did not think there were any updates.
Business Development Commission Trustee Humpfer had no report.
QuadCom/JETS/C4 Trustee Burroway mentioned the next C4 Meeting will be held Thursday, May 11th at 7:00pm at Public Works. He invited everyone to attend.
IX. Old Business
X. New Business
XI. Trustee Reports
Trustee Humpfer - no report tonight.
Trustee Sabbe had the following report:
- He thanked Pastor Ball for the lunch program he is running this summer at Foxview. He also thanked Trustee Stephens and President Ritter, and wished good luck to incoming President Skillman and incoming Trustee Lawrence.
Trustee Schultz had the following report:
- She wanted to remind people about National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 4th in front of Village Hall at 6:00pm. She mentioned on June 9th Pastor Ball’s summer kick-off block party in Foxview from 6:00pm – 8:30pm. She mentioned that in Kane County Connects US News that 5 Kane high schools were named among the best in the state, and Dundee Crown ranked for the first time at number 82. She said she is proud of them and she hopes they keep up the good work. Trustee Schultz also thanked Trustee Stephens and President Ritter and welcomed incoming President Skillman and incoming Trustee Lawrence.
Trustee Burroway had the following report:
- He thanked Holland and Knight and Attorney Passman for their recent seminar for
Village Officials on April 21st in Glencoe.
Trustee Schultz forgot one item. She wanted to mention the Bowl-a-thon for the Special Olympics sponsored by the Carpentersville Police Department at Fox Liberty Lanes on May 13th at 7pm.
President Ritter had the following report:
- He mentioned the summer food program put on the library in conjunction with the community food bank for any child who needs a lunch. He congratulated incoming President Skillman and incoming Trustee Lawrence for a good campaign and election. He thanked the Village of Carpentersville for able to being involved for 18 years. He said he’s confident that the Board will continue to head in the right direction of making Carpentersville a better and better place.
XII. Closed Session – None.
XIII. Adjournment Sine Die
Motion to Adjourn by Trustee Humpfer, seconded by Trustee Sabbe.
Vote:
4 – ayes (Schultz, Sabbe, Humpfer, and Burroway) 0 – nay. 2 – absent (Rehberg and Stephens) Meeting Adjourned.
APPOINTMENTS, CONFIRMATIONS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF OATH
A. Oath of Office for President Skillman
B. Oath of Office for Trustee Schultz
C. Oath of Office for Trustee Lawrence
Village Clerk Nega administered the Oath to President Skillman, Trustee Lawrence, and then Trustee Schultz.
XV. Discussion Concerning Other Village Business
President Skillman presented former President Ritter with a recognition plaque for his years of service to the Village of Carpentersville.
President Skillman thanked everyone for coming out to the ceremony. He also thanked President Ritter for the past 18 years of service. He thanked his wife and his family for their support during the campaign, his campaign team for their help, and his father who was a past police chief and village president of Carpentersville.
President Skillman went over some of his goals for the Village such as a resident survey, ideas about the fire department’s strategic plan and the police department’s community policing, better communication between the big 3 departments of police, fire, and public works, strengthening code enforcement, and better relationships with business owners. He emphasized the need for a unified Carpentersville. He also thanked the work done by the committees behind the scenes.
XVI. Adjournment
As there was no further business, Trustee Humpfer moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Trustee Sabbe. Voice vote was unanimous.
The meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
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