Village of Algonquin President and Board of Trustees met July 11.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Village President Debby Sosine, called the meeting to order at 7:15 P.M. with Village Clerk, Fred Martin, calling the roll.
Trustees Present: Brian Dianis, Jerry Glogowski, Laura Brehmer, Bob Smith, John Spella and Village President Debby Sosine
Trustees Absent: Maggie Auger
Staff in Attendance: Tim Schloneger, Village Manager; Dennis Walker, Police Chief; Jason Shallcross, Community Development Director; Nadim Badran, Public Works Director; and Kelly Cahill, Village Attorney.
PLEDGE TO FLAG: Clerk Martin led all present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ADOPT AGENDA: Moved by Smith, seconded by Glogowski, to adopt tonight’s agenda, deleting item 16 Executive Session.
Voice vote; ayes carried
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:
Leslie & Brett Kuster voiced concerns over the proposed outdoor seating venue for the Iron Horse Bar, both were advised this matter would be taken up at the Committee of the Whole meeting later this evening.
PROCLAIMATION:
THE VILLAGE OF ALGONQUIN PROCLAIMS POLICE RECORD’S CLERK APPRECIATION DAY
CONSENT AGENDA/APPROVAL:
All items listed under Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Village Board and may be approved and/or accepted by one motion with a voice vote.
A. APPROVE MEETING MINUTES
(1) Village Board Special Meeting Held June 27, 2023
Moved by Spella, seconded by Dianis, to approve the Meeting Minutes.
Voice vote; ayes carried
OMNIBUS AGENDA/APPROVAL:
The following Ordinances, Resolutions, or Agreements are considered to be routine in nature and may be approved by one motion with a roll call vote. (Following approval, the Village Clerk will number all Ordinances and Resolutions in order.)
A. PASS ORDINANCES:
(1) Pass an Ordinance (2023-O-28) Declaring Certain Equipment as Surplus
(2) Pass an Ordinance (2023-O-29) Declaring Certain Vehicles as Surplus
B. ADOPT RESOLUTIONS:
(1) Adopt a Resolution (2023-R-61) Accepting and Approving an Agreement with Water Well Solutions Illinois, LLC for the Motor Replacement in Well 9 in the Amount of $34,295.50
(2) Adopt a Resolution (2023-R-62) Accepting and Approving an Agreement with HR Green for the Design Services for Surrey Lane Streambank Restoration in the Amount of $101,231.00
(3) Adopt a Resolution (2023-R-63) Accepting and Approving an Agreement with HR Green for the Woods Creek Reach 8 Phase 1 & 2 Engineering Services in the Amount of $158,240.00
(4) Adopt a Resolution (2023-R-64) Accepting and Approving an Agreement with HR Green for the Souwanas Outfall Stabilization Design Engineering Services in the Amount of $42,787.00
(5) Adopt a Resolution (2023-R65) Accepting and Approving an Amendment to the Agreement with Christopher Burke Engineering for the On-Site Construction Observation Services for the Trails of Woods Creek Development in the Amount of $51,500.00
(6) Adopt a Resolution (2023-R-66) Requesting Permission from the Illinois Department of Transportation to Close a State Highway on Saturday, July 22 for the Founder’s Days Parade
Moved by Brehmer, seconded by Smith to approve the Omnibus Agenda.
Roll call vote; voting aye – Trustees Dianis, Glogowski, Brehmer, Spella, Smith Trustee Auger, absent
Motion carried; 5-ayes, 0-nays,
DISCUSSION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AND/OR OMNIBUS AGENDA
None
APPROVAL OF BILLS FOR PAYMENT AND PAYROLL EXPENSES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE VILLAGE MANAGER
A. List of Bills Dated July 5, 2023 totaling $1,400,036.41
Moved by Glogowski, second by Brehmer to approve the bills for payment and payroll expenses as recommended by the Village Manager
Roll call vote; voting aye – Trustees Dianis, Glogowski, Brehmer, Spella, Smith Trustee Auger, absent
Motion carried; 5-ayes, 0-nays
PAYMENT OF BILLS RECAP:
DESCRIPTION DISBURSEMENTS
GENERAL 363,009.88
MFT 191.26
STREET IMPROVEMENT 52,299.24
SWIMMING POOL 1,438.69
PARK IMPROVEMENT 1,336.25
WATER & SEWER 99,274.67
WATER & SEWER IMPROVEMENT 21,789.50
NATURAL AREA & DRAINAGE IMPROV 69,455.14
BUILDING MAINT. SERVICE 39,576.48
VEHICLE MAINT. SERVICE 44,070.32
692,441.43
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE:
A. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
B. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
C. PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY
VILLAGE CLERK’S REPORT:
Village Clerk Martin announced future meetings.
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATION:
Mr. Schloneger:
The Government Finance Officers Association announced that Village has received GFOA’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (PAFR Award) for its Popular Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022.
The Village will hold its annual Joint Review Board Meeting regarding the annual TIF report for the Longmeadow and Randall TIF District for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023 on August 17th @ 2:30.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:
Mr. Shallcross:
Vanessa Castellanos started as the new full time Permit Coordinator for the Village. Staff distributed approximately 150 brochures to downtown residents regarding the feeding of feral cats. Comprehensive planning – the next Joint Committee Meeting will be 7/18 at the Committee of the Whole where Houseal Lavigne will present the Existing Conditions Memorandum. Additionally, the Community Visioning Workshop is scheduled for July 25th at St. John’s Church from 6-8pm.
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
Chief Walker:
Update on potential new hires, from our zoom meetings we selected ten candidates to bring in and conduct an in person interview. From there, we have moved to selecting three of those candidates and have moved forward with extending conditional offers for those three candidates. They are all going through the background investigation process now and we look forward to they joining our team and sending them off to the academy in September.
I want to thank you all for the Records Division proclamation as we are very proud of this division and all of the great work that they do.
PUBLIC WORKS:
Mr. Badran:
Bunker Hill is scheduled for milling at the end of the week. Traffic will be reduced to one lane during working hours while this occurs. The project should be paved over the next two weeks after milling.
Tunbridge is continuing concrete work. Staff was able to work with the contractor to offer private agreements for apron removals.
The Copper Oaks water tower is complete. All that remains is water quality testing which should be completed this week. Once that is done, the tower will be put back in service.
CORRESPONDENCE
None
OLD BUSINESS
Trustee Glogowski reminded everyone to get their Founders Days Brunch RSVP’s in Trustee Spella had questions and concerns over the second failure of a water main Trustee Smith questioned the average life of a water main
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
None
NEW BUSINESS
A. Pass an Ordinance (2023-O-30) Amending Section 33.07B, Liquor Licensing Number of Licenses Issued, of the Algonquin Municipal Code
Moved by Dianis, second by Brehmer to approve Amending Section 33.07B, Liquor Licensing Number of Licenses Issued, of the Algonquin Municipal Code
Roll call vote; voting aye – Trustees Dianis, Glogowski, Brehmer, Spella, Smith Trustee Auger, absent
Motion carried; 5-ayes, 0-nays
B. Pass a Resolution (2023-R-67) Waiving the Bidding Requirements and Approving a Contract with Arrow Road Construction for the Jayne Street Roadway Emergency Repair in the Amount of $192,902.45
Moved by Smith, second by Glogowski to wave the Bidding Requirements and Approving a Contract with Arrow Road Construction for the Jayne Street Roadway Emergency Repair in the Amount of $192,902.45
Roll call vote; voting aye – Trustees Dianis, Glogowski, Brehmer, Spella, Smith Trustee Auger, absent
Motion carried; 5-ayes, 0-nays
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, it was moved by Spella, seconded by Brehmer, to adjourn the Village Board Meeting.
Voice vote; all voting aye
The meeting was adjourned at 7:42 PM.
https://www.algonquin.org/egov/documents/1689772962_36952.pdf
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