Village of Dwight Village Board of Trustees met Jan. 13.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
President Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:30PM and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENT: Marla Kinkade, Trustee; Randy Irvin, Trustee; Jerry Curtis, Trustee; Jenny Johnson, Trustee; Jared Anderson, Village President; Justin Eggenberger, Trustee
ABSENT: Chuck Butterbrodt, Trustee
Other Village Officials in Attendance: Kevin McNamara, Village Administrator; Jill Haacke, Village Clerk; Steve Kinkade, Public Works Director; Tim Henson, Police Chief; Austin Haacke, Finance Director; Irv Masching, Village Attorney
The Village Board Minutes December 9, 2019 were presented for approval. Trustee Kinkade made a motion with a second from Trustee Johnson to approve the minutes as submitted. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries.
The Village Board Pubic Hearing minutes from December 9, 2019 were presented form approval. Trustee Irvin made a motion with a second from Trustee Johnson to approve the minutes as submitted. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries.
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Payment of the December 23, 2019 bills in the amount of $103,174.21 were presented for payment from the various funds. Trustee Kinkade made a motion, with a second from Trustee Curtis to pay the bills as submitted. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries.
Payment of the January 13, 2020 bills in the amount of $151,398.46 were presented for payment from the various funds. Trustee Kinkade made a motion, with a second from Trustee Irvin to pay the bills as submitted. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries.
President Anderson presented the November 2019 Treasurers Report as prepared by Treasurer Diane Jensen. Trustee Curtis made a motion, with a second from Trustee Kinkade to approve the November 2019 Treasurer’s Report as submitted. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries.
PUBLIC FORUM
Trustee Kinkade inquired if there was still a problem staffing both ambulances. Currently, the Service is short 2 EMT-Paramedic’s and the current EMT’s are working overtime to cover all the shifts.
Tom Tock was curious why the Village was only collecting small amounts of money from The Dwight Restaurant Group for the Revolving Fund Loan. He stated that the fund is to be revolving and not to sit stagnant.
VILLAGE REPORTS
President Anderson reported that George Hager had passed away and he sent condolences to the family.
Chief Henson informed the board that he was back to work after his medical leave and he also thanked the board for the approval of the purchase of the new squad car.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Administrative Committee met on January 13, 2020 at 5:30PM in the Public Services Complex. Those present were Trustees Johnson, Curtis, Irvin and President Anderson. Those also present were Administrator McNamara, Police Chief Henson, Madelyn Fogarty and Tom Tock.
President Anderson called the meeting to order at 5:30PM. Administrator McNamara informed the board that the Village of Dwight was awarded a grant from the State through the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission for $20,000. For the 2020 census this year, residents will be mailed a post card, and then directed to go online to fill out the official form. Within the grant proposal, the Village stated that they will be spending the money on computers, staff, advertisement and bilingual services.
The State of Illinois announced that it has $25 million set aside for PARC Grants. In 2014 the Village applied for this grant to rebuild the Stevenson Pool, but the grant went unfunded. The Board agreed to support the application requesting $2.5 million dollars to rebuild the pool. The grants are due January 21, 2020.
A motion was made by Trustee Curtis with a second by Trustee Eggenberger to approve the Resolution stating the Village’s intent to apply for the PARC Grant requesting funds to rebuild the Stevenson Pool. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries.
RESOLUTION 2020-02 IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE CLERK
The Board must formally approve the TIF consulting services agreement with Stern Brothers, although they already approved payment in the last quarter.
The Board needs to approve the contract of the TIF attorney firm of Klein, Thorpe, & Jenkins as their TIF attorney and the resolution with the intent to reimburse the General Fund when the TIF is approved for TIF expenditures prior to adoption.
A motion was made by Trustee Curtis with a second by Trustee Kinkade to approve the Consulting Services Agreement with Stern Brothers. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries.
A motion was made by Trustee Kinkade with a second by Trustee Curtis to approve the Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins TIF Legal Services contract. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries.
A motion was made by Trustee Eggenberger with a second by Trustee Irvin to Resolution 2020-01 declaring the Village of Dwight’s official intent to reimburse expenditures of the Il 17/Route 66 TIF District. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries.
RESOLUTION 2020-01 IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE CLERK
Administrator McNamara is asking for permission from the board to send out RFP’s for the ambulance service for the Village.
A motion was made by Trustee Curtis with a second by Trustee Irvin to approve the RFP’s to be sent out for the ambulance service. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries.
The ambulance that the Village bought from Aroma Fire District has arrived in Dwight and is in the process for being fitted for our equipment. Once that is done, the Illinois Department of Health will have a final check to approval the ambulance for use.
The Police Department is asking the board for approval to purchase a new squad car to replace the main squad car. This purchase has been budgeted and will take up to four months for the car to arrive once the initial purchase is made.
A motion was made by Trustee Irvin with a second by Trustee Johnson to approve the purchase of the new Ford Explorer to replace the mail squad car. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries.
Administrator McNamara reported to the board that the finances are on track with spending for the year, and the Village is still waiting on the final tax payment from Livingston County. He also noted that there were 10 new residential living spaces built in 2019, which is up from only 1 from last year, a 1000% increase. The board received a letter from DEA president, Rodney Connor, with updates on what the organization has been doing and what they have planned for the future. The James Street sewer project will begin shortly; there was an issue with some trees having to be removed before construction could begin. Chief Henson is reimplementing the ride-alongs with DPD and LACC Students looking into entering law enforcement.
Finding no further business, President Anderson asked for a motion to adjourn. A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Kinkade seconded by Johnson. All voted aye by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:21PM.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
Finding no further business, President Anderson asked for a motion to adjourn. A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Irvin with a second by Trustee Kinkade. All voted aye by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:44PM.
http://www.dwightillinois.org/Board%20Minutes/2020/VBM-20-01-13.pdf
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