McHenry Times

Village of Fox River Grove Village Board met Oct. 3.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 

Village President McLaughlin called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Municipal Center. Present at roll call were Trustees Curtiss, Hester, Migdal, Schladt, and Wall. Trustee Knar was absent. Also, present were Administrator Soderholm, Assistant Administrator Bechler, Chief Waitrovich, and Village Clerk Caesar.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

PUBLIC COMMENT 

None.

VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE REPORTS 

Village President McLaughlin announced the Cary-Grove Homecoming parade was this coming Saturday, October 7th and that he would be participating in both the Fox River Grove and Cary parades.

Trustee Schladt mentioned there is an upcoming Parks meeting Wednesday, October 4, 2023.

1. APPROVAL: CONSENT AGENDA - APPROVAL VIA ONE VOTE FOR ALL 

A. Village Board Meeting Minutes - September 19, 2023

B. Accounts Payable - October 3, 2023

C. Treasurer's Report - August 2023

D. Ordinance 2023-16, Proposing Establishment of Redwood SSA, Public Hearing Date

E. Carnival Agreement, Fantasy Amusement Company

F. Fireworks Contract

Trustee Migdal made a motion to approve consent agenda items AF. Trustee Schladt seconded. Trustee Curtiss requested a correction to the minutes be made changing the work "inside" to "outside" under other business, within the window painting topic. Roll Call: Trustee Curtiss, Hester, Migdal, Schladt, and Wall-all "yes." MOTION PASSED.

2. PRESENTATION: FYE 2023 AUDIT 

Administrator Soderholm introduced Matt Beran, a partner of Lauterbach & Amen, LLP who was present to deliver the FYE 2023 Audit results to the Board.

Mr. Beran presented a brief review of the Village's annual audit. Mr. Beran stated that the audit was successful and that the Village received the highest opinion again this year. Mr. Beran praised the Village for making police pension contributions well above the required amount.

3. APPROVAL: ORDINANCE 2023-17, NON-HIGHWAY VEHICLES 

Trustee Hester made a motion to approve Ordinance 2023-17 to allow non-highway vehicles on Algonquin Road between Old Hunt Road and South River Road and to allow for local citations to be issued for non-highway vehicle violations. Trustee Curtiss seconded. Roll Call: Trustee Curtiss, Hester, Migdal, and Wall -all "yes." Trustee Schladt - No. MOTION PASSED.

4. DISCUSSION: LAKE COUNTY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT GRANT 

Administrator Soderholm stated that around a year ago, Staff met with a Lake County Stormwater representative regarding grant opportunities and recently revisited the status of the grant. Staff was informed that the Village's grant application submitted to the Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) in 2022 was likely to receive grant funding in the amount of $502,452 if the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) receives the budgeted funding they anticipate. If awarded the grant funding the Village would be able to proceed with the proposed project, replacing storm pipe under Route 22 near Hunter's Farm and improvements to Doyle Road drainage system (including the replacement of a pipe under Doyle Road, enhancements to the ditch line behind Brunch Café, a second pipe replacement under Route 22, and additional downstream piping). At the request of the SMC to ensure an overall strong position with the DCEO, Staff is seeking the Board's direction to proceed with the remaining design at an expense of $35,000, and will prepare an intergovernmental agreement with SMC whom is offering to contribute 50% of the design engineering cost ($17,500), to make the project shovel- ready.

The general consensus of the Board was for Staff to move forward with the intergovernmental agreement for approval on a future agenda.

5. OTHER BUSINESS 

Trustee Migdal asked for an update on School District 3 and the TIF extension.

Administrator Soderholm stated there was no update at this time, but is expecting one very soon as the deadline is approaching.

Trustee Schladt asked if there were any updates on the RDA with 401L LLC, to which Administrator Soderholm replied there was not.

ADJOURNMENT 

Trustee Hester made a motion to adjourn the Village Board meeting at 7:15 p.m. Seconded by Trustee Curtiss. A voice vote was taken. Trustees Curtiss, Hester, Migdal, Schladt, and Wall - all "yes". MOTION PASSED.

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