Village of Hinckley Board met Oct. 26
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
CALL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order by Village President Nancy Nelson at 7:06 PM. Roll call was taken showing the following:
Present: Trustees Daniel Roop, Walter Rainford, and Mike Constant (remote). Quorum Established.
Absent: Lou Manivong.
Also Present: Village Clerk Elizabeth Losiniecki and Treasurer Dave Maroo. Remote: Chief Gettemy, Chris Ott (EEI), Attorney Tait Lundgren, Dale Youngers, and Members of the Public.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The pledge to the flag was recited.
PUBLIC COMMENT on Agenda Items Scheduled for Action Only
Resident Larry Menz inquired about the additional charges to the resident for leaf pick up from Lakeshore Recycling (LRS). Nelson stated that pick up would be extended to the end of November. Menz asked if this would be for the duration of the contact with LRS and Nelson stated that it would. He asked if the rates would increase annually and Nelson stated that the rate increase would occur effective with the January, 2021 billing. Menz suggested that the Village forego having LRS pick up leaves because the extension is only for a couple of weeks and the public works department can easily pick up the bagged leaves for that time period.
GENERAL BUSINESS
• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Regular Board Meeting Minutes from October 12, 2020 Trustee Constant moved to approve the October 12, 2020 Regular Board meeting minutes as presented and Trustee Roop seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Constant-Aye, Roop-Aye, Rainford Aye, Nelson-Abstain. Motion carried (per Attorney Lundgren).
• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Payment of Invoices Due
Trustee Rainford moved to approve the invoices for 10/26/20, as presented and Trustee Roop seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Rainford-Aye, Roop-Aye, Constant-Aye, Nelson-Aye. Motion carried.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Christmas Tree Lights
President Nelson stated that Midwest Facilities & Construction would coordinate the tree lighting this year since the Village no longer has a park program coordinator. The tree lighting will be on December 4, 2020.
Trustee Constant asked Nelson about the Citizen of the Year award and she stated that she had directed staff to order the plaque.
Constant asked about the status of B&F Construction Code Services doing code violations, as approved last December, and Nelson stated that she would look into it. Constant stated that he would like a report of what has been done since January 2020.
Constant inquired regarding what funds may be recovered as a result of the CURES program and Nelson stated that the Clerk is working on it. Clerk Losiniecki stated that the application has been submitted and no further information is available.
ATTORNEY’S REPORT
Attorney Lundgren stated that his office will have a DRAFT chicken ordinance for the Planning Commission to review within the next few days. Constant stated that the next Planning Commission meeting is November 2, 2020.
TREASURER’S REPORT
No report. Maroo stated that real estate taxes collected are within $1000.00 of last year. He stated that income tax is up $80K over last year, which indicates that residents are did better in 2019 than they did in 2018. Sales tax, building permits and video gaming are all down from last year.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Personnel
No report.
Finance & Economic Development
No report.
Public Safety
No report.
Streets & Alleys
• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Leaf Pick-up Extension (Lakeshore new costs $1.08 per quarter, $4.32 per year, per resident)
Nelson stated that Lakeshore Recycling (LRS) is willing to amend the contract to include leaf pick up through the end of November. Rates for residents would increase 0.36₵ per month for the additional service. Trustee Constant stated that he agrees with the statements made by resident Larry Menz at the start of the meeting regarding public works picking up the bagged leaves for the two extra weeks. He stated that it’s not worth the effort to go through the process of extending the contract for just two weeks. Trustee Roop agreed and stated that residents would perceive it as another rate increase. Constant also stated that there is nothing stopping LRS from increasing this rate annually. Rainford agreed with Roop and Constant to hold off on the contract amendment with LRS. Nelson stated that she would contact LRS tomorrow to let them know about the decision. She stated that public works will not pick up loose leaves, only bagged or canned leaves.
Buildings, Grounds & Parks
No report.
Water & Sewer
• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Well #3 Repairs
Dale Youngers stated that a deep well control valve had malfunctioned and that he had discussed the required repairs at the last Committee of the Whole meeting. He has received a quote from Dorner Company to rebuild two deep well control valves for $5201.00. Dale and Todd will observe the repairs to learn the proper procedure so that future repairs can be handled in house. There are approximately 20 of these valves throughout the system. Trustee Roop moved to approve the $5201.00 expense to repair deep well control valves and Constant seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Roop-Aye, Rainford-Aye, Constant-Aye, Nelson-Aye. Motion carried.
Youngers stated that there will be a meeting at the Village Hall on Wednesday at 9:00 am with EEI, TEST and Nancy Nelson to discuss the Elevated Water Storage Tank repair project.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
OPEN DISCUSSION
Nelson stated that she had received an email from ComEd asking that the Village be sure to keep access to their properties well plowed during the winter months. She also stated that she had been on a conference call with the governor and the Illinois State Police regarding the latest changes to the covid restrictions. Remote meetings will continue until further notice.
ADJOURMENT
Motion: Trustee Roop moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:40pm. Trustee Constant seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Rainford-Aye, Roop-Aye, Constant-Aye, Nelson-Aye. Motion carried. The next Regular Board Meeting will be held on November 9, 2020.
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