McLean County Times

Village of Downs Board of Trustees met Jan. 9.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order at ____ pm

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Motion to Approve Agenda and Order

5. Events

6. Engineer & Development Report

1. Downs Water Plant Improvements

2. Downtown Streetscape and Parking Lots design

3. S. Lincoln, Colleen Lane, and Hillard Court Road Projects

4. Downs Crossing Watermain Extension & Tower

5. Other Engineering or Development Updates

7. Mayoral Report

8. Trustee Reports

1. Building Report

2. Water and Sewer Report

3. Police Report

4. Streets Reports

5. Parks, Community Center and Food Pantry Report

6. Finance and Services Report

9. Discussion

1. Other

10. Public Comment

11. Motion to Approve Items Contained within the Consent Agenda

12. Motion to Approve Consent Agenda

1. Motions

a. Motion to Approve the December 12, 2024 Village Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes

b. Motion to Approve the December 12, 2024 Village Board of Trustees Executive Meeting Minutes

c. Motion to Approve FY 2023-2024 Audit

d. Motion to Approve FY 2023-2024 Annual Treasurer's Report

e. Motion to Approve FY 2023-2024 Annual TIF Reports

f. Motion to Approve Job Description Changes within the Village of Downs

g. Motion to Hire Quincy Combs as a Part-Time Public Works Maintenance Worker for the Village of Downs at $30 per hour Starting January 2, 2025

h. Motion to Split Jill Kasprzak's Full-Time Employment as a Billing Office Worker at $17 per hour and Public Works Supervisor at $21.00 per hour Starting January 6, 2025

i. Motion to Approve Wage Increase of $1.00 per hour for a total compensation of $18 per hour for Michele Tocco as Office Billing Clerk Starting January 6, 2025

j. Motion to Approve Wage Increase of $1.50 per hour for a total compensation of $22 per hour for Michele Tocco as IT JR Admin Starting January 6, 2025

2. Ordinance ()

a. Ordinance 2025-__ Amending the Municipal Code of The Village of Downs – Chapter 4, Public Health Regulations

b. Ordinance 2025-__ Amending Ordinance 2023-07 Approving the Mayes Subdivision Final Plat

c. Ordinance 2025-__ Approving the Resubdivision of Lot 2, Myszka Subdivision

d. Ordinance 2025-__ Approving the Tipsord Subdivision Final Plat

e. Ordinance 2025-__ Approving the Rezoning of Parcel No.(s) _________________from A-Agriculture to C-2 General Commercial District with Special Use for a Solar Farm

f. Ordinance 2025-__ Authorizing and Approving Streetscape Decisoin to Close Alley and One-Way Main Street

g. Ordinance 2025-__ Approving the Creation of the Long-Term Government Assets Fund in the Village of Downs

h. Ordinance 2025-__ Approving the Intergovernmental Agreement Between Saybrook and the Village of Downs

3. Resolutions ()

a. Resolution 2025-R__ Approving the Easement Agreements Between the Village of Downs and the Developer of the Resubdivison of Lot 2 Myszka Subdivision

b. Resolution 2025-R__ Authorizing and Approving Amended Proposal from Rod's Tree Service for $3,200

c. Resolution 2025-R__ Authorizing and Approving the Proposal Between Fox Pest Control and the Village of Downs

d. Resolution 2025-R__ Authorizing and Approving Community Benefit Agreement Between 6GM LLC and the Village of Downs

13. New Business

1. Motions

a. Motion to Continue the Village of Downs Regular Board of Trustees Meeting on _____________, @ 7 pm at the Village Hall

2. Ordinances

a. Ordinance 2025-__ Approving the First Amended Final Plat of the Mayes Subdivision

3. Resolutions

14. Old Business

1. Ordinance 2025-__ Amending the Municipal Code of The Village of Downs by the Addition of Article[Chapter] _________ Establishing Standards for the Construction of Facilities on the Rights-of-Way

15. Motion to Approve Payment of Bills

16. Motion to Enter Executive Session for Development and Annexation Agreements 17. Action on Executive Session Items

18. Other Business

19. Motion to Adjourn at ______ pm

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