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Public Services Complex, 209 S.
Prairie Ave., Dwight, Illinois
May 10, 2010
The Dwight Village Board of
Trustees met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. with the meeting
being called to order by President Bill Wilkey. Roll call was
as follows:
Present:
Bill
Wilkey President
Jerry
Curtis Trustee
Nick
Kester ˝
Angie
Turner ˝
Mike
Woods ˝
Justin
Eggenberger ˝
Jared
Anderson ˝
Other Village officials in
attendance were Village Administrator Kevin McNamara, EMS
Director Al Metzke, Police Chief Tim Henson, Public Works
Director David Bozarth, Village Attorney Gary Neville, and
Village Engineer Ryan Hansen.
President Wilkey led everyone
in the Pledge of Allegiance.
A motion was made by Kester and seconded by
Curtis to approve the minutes of the April 26, 2010 regular
Village Board meeting as submitted. Roll call was as
follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye; Woods-aye;
Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 – 0.
The bills were presented for payment from the
various funds in the amount of $129,908.62. A motion was made
by Eggenberger and seconded by Turner to pay the bills as
submitted and approved by the Village Trustees. Roll call was
as follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye; Woods-aye;
Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 – 0.
A motion was made by Eggenberger and seconded
by Curtis to approve the April 2010 Treasurer’s Report as
submitted by Treasurer Diane Jensen. Roll call was as
follows: A motion was made by Curtis and seconded by
Eggenberger to approve the March 2010 Treasurer’s Report as
submitted by Treasurer Diane Jensen. Roll call was as
follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye; Woods-aye;
Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 – 0.
A motion was made by Anderson and seconded by
Eggenberger to approve a request by Village Comptroller Patti
Drechsel for the following fund transfer: $51,714.93 from the
Sewer Fund to the Sewer Replacement Reserve Fund for the
purpose of paying principal and interest on the 2000 EPA Loan
#L17-1171. Roll call was as follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye;
Turner-aye; Woods-aye; Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion
carried, 6 – 0.
A motion was made by Turner
and seconded by Curtis to approve a request by the Village
Comptroller for the following fund transfer: $7,816.25 from
the General Fund (01) to the Public Service Bond Fund (45) for
the purpose of paying interest on the General Obligation
Bonds. Roll call was as follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye;
Turner-aye; Woods-aye; Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion
carried, 6 – 0.
A motion was made by Curtis
and seconded by Anderson to approve a request by the Village
Comptroller for the following fund transfer: $13,817.50 from
the General Fund (01) to the MFT Bond Fund (43) for the
purpose of paying interest on the Waupansie St. bonds. Roll
call was as follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye;
Woods-aye; Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 –
0.
A motion was made by Anderson
and seconded by Turner to approve a request by the Village
Comptroller for the following fund transfer: $48,103.75 from
the Water Fund (51) to the Water Bond Fund (41) for the
purpose of paying interest and the fiscal agent fee on the
water bonds. Roll call was as follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye;
Turner-aye; Woods-aye; Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion
carried, 6 – 0.
Bob Vail of Bernardi
Securities was in attendance to present information on
refunding, refinancing, and extending the 1994 Series G. O.
Waterworks Bonds. The Village could borrow an additional
$650,000 and keep the loan payments even with what is being
paid at the present time. The bonds would be extended for an
additional two (2) years. As of this date, the Village would
see a refunding savings of $88,023, with the net interest rate
dipping to 2.86%.
A motion was made by Curtis
and seconded by Eggenberger to approve Ordinance No. 1285,
Authorizing the Issuance of General Obligation Waterworks
Refunding Bonds, Series 2010, of the Village of Dwight,
through Bernardi Securities, Inc. Roll call was as follows:
Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye; Woods-aye;
Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 – 0.
May 10, 2010
ORDINANCE NO. 1285 IF ON
FILE IN THE VILLAGE CLERK’S OFFICE
In public forum, Janice
Lauritzen, representing Dwight Main Street Program, was in
attendance to report that twenty-eight (28) people showed up
for the first downtown cleanup of the year. Fifteen (15) of
those volunteers were National Honor Society students from
Dwight High School. Clean up days will continue through the
summer on the second Saturday of the month beginning at 8:00
a.m. Lauritzen also reported that Main Street Markets would
begin May 22nd and go through October 9th.
Trustee Kester reported that
the Cub Scouts had picked up garbage at Lions Lake and were
appalled at the amount of garbage that people had left there.
Kester thanked them for their hard work.
President Wilkey reported
that Celozzi’s application for a loan from the Village’s
Revolving Loan Fund had been denied by the RLF Committee.
Attorney Neville reported
that the Village had responded to the police union petition.
He noted that the sergeant position is a supervisory position
and should not be included in the bargaining unit.
EMS Director Metzke informed
the Board that Camp 911 would be held at the Dwight Grade
School on Friday, May 14 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Camp 911 is
an interactive program for students in 5th grade
which introduces them to a number of area agencies involved in
emergency services. He encouraged Board members to attend, if
possible.
Trustee Anderson read the
minutes from the May 3, 2010 Properties Committee meeting at
which the following items were discussed: sewer tile repair
in the 400 block of W. Delaware St.; street repair projects;
repair and maintenance of several items in the Village parks;
maintenance of Gooseberry Creek; the placement of wind
turbines within the one and one-half (1½) mile jurisdiction of
the Village.
A motion was made by Woods
and seconded by Eggenberger to authorize the Village Engineer
to determine cost estimates for milling and repaving streets.
Roll call was as follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye;
Woods-aye; Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 –
0.
A motion was made by Kester
and seconded by Woods to authorize the Village Administrator
to contact Terry Bachtold, the area Resource Conservationist
with the Office of Natural Resource Management, to develop a
plan for creek erosion control. Roll call was as follows:
Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye; Woods-aye;
Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 – 0.
A motion was made by Woods
and seconded by Eggenberger to refer the matter of wind
turbines being within the one and one-half (1½) mile
jurisdiction of the Village of Dwight to the Plan Commission.
Roll call was as follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye;
Woods-aye; Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 –
0.
Attorney Neville reported
further on the Celozzi L.L.C. Revolving Loan Fund
application. Neville, along with David Siebert and Joel
Patten, comprise the Loan Review Committee. After the
Committee reviewed an amended packet of information from
Celozzi L.L.C., they recommend to the Village Board that the
application be denied. One problem the Committee had with the
loan is that “it is for a newly formed business entity with no
operating history”. Also, all of the assets of the business
will be pledged as collateral to other lenders.
A motion was made by Anderson
and seconded by Kester to accept the recommendation from the
Revolving Loan Fund Committee and not approve the application
for a loan by Celozzi L.L.C. from the Village’s RLF. Roll
call was as follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye;
Woods-aye; Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 –
0.
Neville also presented a
recommendation from the RLF Committee in regards to an
application for a loan by Dwight Restaurant Group L.L.C. Bill
Ohlendorf, a partner in the group, talked to the Village Board
about the improvements that will be made at the Country
Mansion Restaurant if the loan is approved. The loan money
would be used to construct a terrace dining facility as an
addition to the front of the restaurant. The Committee
recommended amending the loan program to provide a lower
interest rate on the loan at 1.5% per annum, instead of the
current 3%. Committee members felt that changes in present
day interest rates justified the lower loan interest rate.
Mr. Ohlendorf said he appreciated the offer of lowering the
interest rate to 1.5%, however, he felt that in all fairness
to the Village of Dwight, he requests that the interest rate
remain at 3%.
A motion was made by Anderson
and seconded by Woods to accept the Revolving Loan Fund
Committee’s recommendation to grant the loan at a rate of 3%
per annum interest with interest accruing from the loan date,
but no payment due for six (6) months during the construction
phase.
May 10, 2010
Principal and interest will
be paid in amortized payments over five (5) years thereafter,
for a total loan period of five and one-half (5½) years. Roll
call was as follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye;
Woods-aye; Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 –
0.
An application for a local
liquor license from Laura Feddersen of That 50’s Place, 600-B
W. Mazon Ave., was presented. The application is for a Class
A license, Consumption on premises only.
A motion was made by Woods
and seconded by Turner to approve the Class A liquor license
for Laura Feddersen, That 50’s Place, 600-B W. Mazon Ave.
Roll call was as follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye;
Woods-aye; Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 –
0.
A motion was made by Anderson
and seconded by Turner to approve replacing the roof at the
storage building at Renfrew Park with a metal roof at a cost
of approximately $1200.00. Roll call was as follows:
Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye; Woods-aye;
Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 – 0.
A motion was made by Anderson
and seconded by Woods to replace three (3) grills at Lions
Lake for a total cost of approximately $360.00. Roll call was
as follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye; Woods-aye;
Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 – 0.
A motion was made by Woods
and seconded by Turner to approve membership in Dwight Main
Street Program at a cost of $7,500.00. Roll call was as
follows: Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye; Woods-aye;
Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 – 0.
A solicitation permit application from Laborers
Local 996 was presented for approval. They would be
collecting for diabetes research at the intersection of Rt. 17
and Rt. 47.
A motion was made by Kester
and seconded by Woods to approve the “bucket brigade”
solicitation permit for Laborers Local 996 for June 19, 2010
at the intersection of Rt. 17 and Rt. 47. The applicant is to
follow all solicitor regulations. Roll call was as follows:
Curtis-aye; Kester-aye; Turner-aye; Woods-aye;
Eggenberger-aye; Anderson-aye. Motion carried, 6 – 0.
Alex McWilliams, representing Dwight Main
Street, reminded everyone of the upcoming Cruise Night on June
26, 2010.
There being no further business, a motion to
adjourn was made by Turner and seconded by Woods. All voted
aye. The meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
APPROVED:
Bill Wilkey, Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia E. Drechsel, Village
Clerk
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