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Village of Algonquin President and Board of Trustees met Oct. 3.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Village President Debby Sosine, called the meeting to order at 7:37 p.m. with Deputy Village Clerk, Michelle Weber, calling the roll.

Trustees Present: Jerry Glogowski, Maggie Auger, Laura Brehmer, Bob Smith, Brian Dianis, John Spella and Village President Debby Sosine

Staff in Attendance: Tim Schloneger, Village Manager; Jason Shallcross, Community Development Director; Nadim Badran, Public Works Director; Dennis Walker, Police Chief; Michelle Weber, Deputy Village Clerk and Kelly Cahill, Village Attorney.

PLEDGE TO FLAG: Deputy Clerk Weber led all present in the Pledge of Allegiance.

ADOPT AGENDA: Moved by Smith, seconded by Glogowski, to adopt tonight’s agenda deleting items 15, Executive Session and 16 (2), Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of the Conveyance of Real Property from Pulte Home Company to the Village of Algonquin.

Voice vote; ayes carried

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:

Chris Kious, Kane County District 23 Board Member updated the Board on Kane County events.

CONSENT AGENDA: The Items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and may be approved by one motion with a roll call vote.

A. APPROVE MEETING MINUTES 

(1) Village Board Meeting Held September 19, 2023

(2) Committee of the Whole Meeting Held September 19, 2023

Moved by Spella, seconded by Glogowski, to approve the Consent Agenda

Voice vote; ayes carried

OMNIBUS AGENDA: 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 numbers all Ordinances and Resolutions in order) 

A. PASS ORDINANCES: 

(1) Pass an Ordinance (2023-O-41) Amending Chapter 3, Village Administration, of the Algonquin Municipal Code

(2) Pass an Ordinance (2023-O-42) Amending Chapter 6, Water and Sewer Department, and Appendix B of the Algonquin Municipal Code

Moved by Brehmer, seconded by Dianis to approve the Omnibus Agenda

Roll call vote; voting aye – Trustees Dianis, Glogowski, Auger, Spella, Brehmer, Smith Motion carried; 6-ayes, 0-nays

APPROVAL OF BILLS: Moved by Glogowski, seconded by Brehmer, to approve the List of Bills and payroll expenses for payment in the amount of $1,567,241.11

Roll call vote; voting aye – Trustees Dianis, Glogowski, Auger, Spella, Brehmer, Smith Motion carried; 6-ayes, 0-nays

FUND RECAP:

FUND DESCRIPTION DISBURSEMENT 

01 GENERAL 93,801.77

03 MFT 26,667.76

04 STREET IMPROVEMENT 454,649.86

05 SWIMMING POOL 2,692.20

06 PARK IMPROVEMENT 55,879.50

07 WATER & SEWER 149,838.76

12 WATER & SEWER IMPROVEMENT 4,190.00

24 VILLAGE CONSTRUCTION 13,547.00

26 NATURAL AREA & DRAINAGE IMPROV 31,388.74

28 BUILDING MAINT. SERVICE 15,602.24

29 VEHICLE MAINT. SERVICE 35,757.88

TOTAL ALL FUNDS 884,015.71

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: 

A. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 

B. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 

C. PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY 

VILLAGE CLERK’S REPORT 

Deputy Village Clerk Weber announced future meetings.

STAFF REPORTS: 

ADMINISTRATION: 

Mr. Schloneger:

The current extension of the Push Tax Tolling Agreement for video gaming expires on October 31, 2023. He will be asking the Board to consider extending it for another 12-months. There are still two court cases pending: 1) the Second Dist. Case No. 2-22-0220 (from Lake County involving the City of Waukegan) and 2) the First Dist. Case No. 23-0099 (from Cook County involving the City of Oak Lawn).

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: 

Mr. Shallcross:

1. He will be presenting at the Northern Illinois Commercial Association of Realtors on all things commercial this Friday.

2. Staff will attend the ICSC @Central in downtown Chicago next week to solicit more commercial development.

3. The Development and Investment Breakfast is on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Port Edwards. This event is to try to solicit more development interest in the community.

POLICE DEPARTMENT: 

Chief Walker:

1. The Department has begun wearing pink to raise awareness and support for the October Breast Cancer Awareness Month

2. Tomorrow the Police Department will be celebrating the National Coffee With a Cop day, 9AM at West Branch of the Algonquin Area Library and 3PM at East Branch

3. Nationwide warning system test tomorrow at 1:20PM, testing through cellular devices, television, radio, and other media platforms

4. Public Works and Community Development was recognized for partnering with the Police Department over the last week on a couple of events with those being the Special Olympics Plane Pull and also the grand opening of our new village patio. He appreciates when all of our departments come together.

PUBLIC WORKS:

Mr. Badran:

1. Congratulations to Amanda Buchanan, Jason Miller, and Greg Placek for going to their last year of Illinois Public Service Institute. This year will complete their three year course.

2. Public Works will be preparing the fleet for winter, with the goal of having all vehicles ready to go by the end of the month.

3. The new roadway condition monitoring system is in, which gives real time data to the Department to help ensure a faster, more efficient response for de-icing and snow removal efforts. 

4. His team is working with IDOT on the signal timing of the lights at Harrison and Algonquin Road

CORRESPONDENCE:

Trustee Glogowski gave updates on the Northwest Water Alliance.

OLD BUSINESS:

None

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

None

NEW BUSINESS:

(1) Moved by Auger, Seconded by Glogowski to Pass a Resolution (2023-R-91) Authorizing the Acceptance of the Conveyance of Real Property from CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc. to the Village of Algonquin

Roll call vote; voting aye – Trustees Dianis, Glogowski, Auger, Spella, Brehmer, Smith Motion carried; 6-ayes, 0-nays

(2) Moved by Auger, seconded by Brehmer to Pass a Resolution (2023-R-92) Waiving the Bidding Requirements and Accepting and Approving an Agreement with State Mechanical Services for the Emergency Boiler Replacement at the Ganek Municipal Center in the Amount of $48,200.00

Roll call vote; voting aye – Trustees Dianis, Glogowski, Auger, Spella, Brehmer, Smith Motion carried; 6-ayes, 0-nays

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, it was moved by Spella, seconded by Smith to adjourn the Village Board Meeting

Voice vote; all voting aye

The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m.

https://www.algonquin.org/egov/documents/1697639131_03649.pdf