Village of Hinckley Committee of the Whole met Feb. 8.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
CALL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order by Village President Nelson at 7:08 PM. Roll call was taken showing the following:
Present: Trustees Daniel Roop, Walter Rainford, and Mike Constant. Quorum Established. Absent: Trustee Manivong.
Also Present: Village Clerk Elizabeth Losiniecki, Attorney Tait Lundgren, and Members of the Public.
PUBLIC COMMENT on Agenda Items Scheduled for Action Only
None.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Agenda item for Discussion: Committee of the Whole meeting minutes from 01/25/21 Trustee Rainford moved to approve the 01/25/21 minutes and Trustee Roop seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Roop-Aye, Constant-Aye, Rainford-Aye. Motion carried.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
President Nelson stated that she had a meeting with B&F regarding code violations. Six violation notices have been sent to the Village Hall and will be sent out to the residents. Roop asked if notices are no longer being posted on at the property with a set time for remediation. Nelson stated that there is no timeframe in the letter. Roop stated that B&F used to leave the violation notice at the property. He stated that sending the notice out should not be the responsibility of the Village staff. Roop stated that the inspector should post the notice on the door and/or discuss violations directly with the property owner. Nelson stated that she will contact B&F for details.
ATTORNEY’S REPORT
No report.
TREASURER’S REPORT
No report.
ENGINEER’S REPORT
None.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
° Personnel
No report.
° Finance & Economic Development
Trustee Constant stated that he would like financing for the water tower to be an agenda item for discussion at the next Committee of the Whole meeting. He will present some options for the Board of Trustees to consider, which may include the possibility of rolling other capital improvement projects (lift stations and well #4) into the funding. Constant stated that there is close to $200,000.00 in the 1% sales tax fund and that those funds can be used for infrastructure improvements. ° Public Safety
Agenda item for Discussion and Recommendation regarding Chicken Ordinance Trustee Roop stated that this item needs to be added at the next Regular Board Meeting agenda for approval.
° Streets & Alleys
No report.
° Buildings, Grounds & Parks
No report.
° Water & Sewer
No report.
OPEN DISCUSSION
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Resident Nate Lamaster asked if the chicken ordinance will be discussed at the next meeting. Trustee Roop stated that everything that was discussed at the last meeting regarding changes to the ordinance has been added. The revised DRAFT ordinance will be under consideration for approval at the next meeting.
ADJOURMENT
Motion: Trustee Roop moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:22 pm. Trustee Rainford seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Rainford-Aye, Constant-Aye, Roop-Aye. Motion carried. The next Committee of the Whole Meeting is scheduled for February 22, 2021, immediately following the Regular Board Meeting.
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