McHenry Times

Village of Lake in the Hills Board of Trustees met Oct. 24.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm.

Roll call was answered by Trustees Huckins, Dustin, Bojarski, Anderson, Murphy, and President Bogdanowski.

Motion to allow Trustee Harlfinger to attend telephonically was made by Trustee Huckins and seconded by Trustee Dustin. On roll call vote, Trustees Anderson, Murphy, Bojarski, Dustin, and Huckins voted Aye. No Nays. Motion carried.

Also present were Village Administrator Shannon Andrews, Assistant Village Administrator Trevor Bosack, Chief of Police Mary Frake, Finance Director Pete Stefan, Public Works Director Ryan McDillon, Director of Community Development John Svalenka, Village Attorney Brad Stewart, and Village Clerk Shannon DuBeau.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler. Following the pledge, Mr. Buehler discussed the County’s plan to allocate a portion of the $59 million received in federal grants to improve infrastructure, add substance abuse resources, and increase education in manufacturing and nursing. He added that some of the planned programs will become self-sustaining once the funding has been depleted. $30 million in grants have been allocated to community, sewer, and water projects. McHenry County was recognized for efficient use of Covid-19 recovery funds. The county is in a strong financial position and is working on the 2024 budget.

Public Comment

John Gritschke, a lessee of the Lake in the Hills Airport, addressed the Board regarding NOTAM and instrument flight procedure issues that have affected the ability for those renting hangars to use their planes as needed.

President Bogdanowski stated that there will be a meeting concerning airport updates on Tuesday at 1:30pm.

Consent Agenda

This portion of the agenda contains several items that will be acted upon in one Motion unless any Trustee wishes to remove an item. For members of the public, copies of the agenda are available at the entryway.

A. Motion to accept and place on file the minutes of the October 10, 2023, Committee of the Whole meeting. B. Motion to accept and place on file the minutes of the October 12, 2023, Village Board meeting.

C. Motion to pass Ordinance No. 2023- ____, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 3, Village Administration, of the Lake in the Hills Municipal Code for an Administrative Procedure under the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act.

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D. Motion to award a contract to Integrated Lakes Management for the 2023 Reach 12 Woods Creek Streambank Restoration Project in an amount not to exceed $79,927.71.

E. Motion to approve an extended leave without pay of not more than 100 days as a condition of employment for Jacob Niskanen.

Trustee Bojarski made a motion to remove item D.

Motion to approve the Consent Agenda items A-C and E was made by Trustee Huckins and seconded by Trustee Dustin. On roll call vote, Trustees Anderson, Dustin, Bojarski, Huckins, Murphy, and Harlfinger voted Aye. No Nays. Motion carried.

Approval of the Schedule of Bills

Motion to approve the October 27, 2023, Schedule of Bills total of all funds $719,460.69 was made by Trustee Huckins and seconded by Trustee Dustin. On roll call vote, Trustees Bojarski, Murphy, Huckins, Anderson, Dustin, and Harlfinger voted Aye. No Nays. Motion carried.

Motion to approve the September 2023 Manual Bills total of all funds $904,343.13 was made by Trustee Huckins and seconded by Trustee Dustin. On roll call vote, Trustees Dustin, Huckins, Bojarski, Anderson, Murphy, and Harlfinger voted Aye. No Nays. Motion carried.

Village Administrator and Department Head Reports Administrator Andrews announced the following:

• President Bogdanowski will present the State of the Village as a guest speaker at the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber Membership meeting on the morning of November 2nd at the Turnberry Golf Club. • The new Parks and Recreation director, Randy Splitt, will be starting November 6th. • Regarding the Airport’s NOTAM and IFP issues, a solution has been identified as follows: o Lights and markings will be temporarily relocated, and the runway will be temporarily shortened. ▪ A quote will be drawn up by Plote and sent to IDOT for funding. This should be in place before the end of the year.

o In the spring, new lighting will be purchased and repositioned, allowing for a re-expansion of the runway.

o New procedures are scheduled to be implemented in October 2024.

Trustee Huckins confirmed that the temporary solution for the airport will allow normal traffic to resume and asked how long the solution will take. Administrator Andrews stated that the cost estimate needs to be identified and funded before it can be scheduled. President Bogdanowski added that the Village will contact Plote tomorrow stressing the sense of urgency. Administrator Andrews stated that the NOTAM will be lifted when the temporary solution is in place.

Board of Trustee Reports

None.

Village President Reports

None.

Unfinished Business

Motion to award a contract to Integrated Lakes Management for the 2023 Reach 12 Woods Creek Streambank Restoration Project in an amount not to exceed $79,927.71 was made by Trustee Huckins and seconded by Trustee Bojarski. On roll call vote, Trustee Anderson voted Aye, Trustee Harlfinger voted Nay, Trustees Huckins, Bojarski, Dustin, and Murphy voted Aye. Motion carried, 5 Ayes to 1 Nay.

New Business

None.

Adjournment

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Trustee Huckins and seconded by Trustee Bojarski. All in favor by voice vote.

There being no further business to discuss, the meeting of the Lake in the Hills Board of Trustees was adjourned at 7:52 pm.

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