Village of Bourbonnais Board of Trustees met Sept. 5.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Village President Paul Schore. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Lilly Kay Argyelan who is a fourth grade student at LeVasseur School.
1. ROLL CALL; Village Clerk Brian Simeur called the roll with the following Trustees present: Trustee Bruce Greenlee, Trustee Rick Fischer, Trustee Jeff Keast, Trustee Jack Littrell and Trustee Angie Serafini. Also in attendance were Village Treasurer Ron Riebe, Village Attorney Patrick Dunn and Village Administrator Michael Van Mill. Absent was Trustee Randy King.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion made by Trustee Fischer and seconded by Trustee Keast to suspend the reading and approve the Regular Board Meeting Minutes from August 21, 2017. Motion passed on a voice vote of 5-0.
3. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY BOARDS:
Chairman Mark Argyelan of the Planning 8i Zoning Board of Appeals Commission reported the following from the meeting held August 24, 2017:
1. Z-17-001 - Variance of mono-pole tower for Verizon at 9000 East/5000 North Rd.
Variance was granted by ZBA Commission with no Board action required.
2. Bourbonnais Parkway Development and Feasibility Study - The Planning Commission recommends the Study with the following amendment:
A residential development may be considered on the west side of Route 45 under the following circumstances
o That the Developer can demonstrate that the development is part of a larger overall plan.
o That the lot sizes are not adequate for community development
o That the residential project will not impede the normal and orderly growth in the study corridor.
4. BIDS AND QUOTES:
a. Seal Coat and Crack Fill - 255 Mooney Drive (see attachment)
A motion was made by Trustee Keast and seconded by Trustee Fischer to accept the low bid of S19,096.10 by Freehill Asphalt for the parking lot repair.
Roll call vote: Trustee Greenlee - Aye Trustee Keast - Aye
Trustee Fischer - Aye Trustee Littrell - Aye Trustee King - Absent Trustee Serafini - Aye
Motion passed on a vote of 5-0-1.
5. CORRESPONDENCE: None.
6. FINANCE COMMITTEE:
Trustee Rick Fischer, Chair
а. Consideration to Approve Accounts Payable September 5, 2017
Motion made by Trustee Fischer and seconded by Trustee Greenlee to approve the bills as presented.
Roll call vote: Trustee Greenlee - Aye Trustee Keast - Aye
Trustee Fischer - Aye Trustee Littrell - Aye Trustee King - Absent Trustee Serafini - Aye
Motion passed on a vote of 5-0-1.
7. POLICE COMMITTEE: None
Trustee Bruce Greenlee, Chair
8. COMMUNITY 8 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Trustee Jeff Keast, Chair
a. Resolution No. 17-1283 (A Resolution Accepting and Expressing Support for the Bourbonnais Parkway 8. I-57 Development and Feasibility Study).
Motion made by Trustee Keast and seconded by Trustee Fischer to read said by title only. Motion passed on a voice vote of 5-0.
Motion was made by Trustee Keast and seconded by Trustee Fischer to adopt said resolution with amendments from Planning Commission recommendations as noted below:
A residential development may be considered on the west side of Route 45 under the following circumstances
o That the Developer can demonstrate that the development is part of a larger overall plan.
o That the lot sizes are not adequate for community development
o The residential project will not impede the normal and orderly growth in the study corridor.
Roll call vote: Trustee Greenlee - Aye Trustee Keast - Aye
Trustee Fischer - Aye Trustee Littrell - Aye Trustee King - Absent Trustee Serafini - Aye
Prior to the vote, Village Administrator Van Mill gave an overview of the purpose of the resolution. Mayor Schore thanked everyone who helped to pull this legislation together.
Motion passed on a vote of 5-0-1.
Trustee Keast reported on the following items from the Community and Economic Development Committee meeting on August 9, 2017:
o A presentation was done by Curwick Development on the Cobblestone Development
o The multi-family moratorium
o Exterior building regulations
o Business District in Route 45 Corridor
9. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE: Trustee Randy King, Chair
Trustee Keast reported on the following items in the absence of Trustee King:
o Road striping is continuing around the
o Village Street sweeping is also ongoing
o Reminder to residents not to blow grass into the streets
o Parks have all had mulch applied
o Painting in the parks will be completed soon
o Fall planting has been done around the Village
10. ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: None.
Trustee Angie Serafini, Chair
11. UTILITY COMMITTEE:
Trustee Jack Littrell, Jr., Chair
o Trustee Littrell reported on the following:
o Sewer project is going well in Oak Run area
o Fire hydrant painting is almost complete
Mayor Schore also noted that he had a conversation with ComEd about lights that need to be replaced and they are working on our list.
12. COMMITTEE MEETINGS SET:
o Finance - Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 4:00 pm.
o Community 8: Economic Development - Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 4:30 pm.
Meetings will be held in the Municipal Center Board Room.
13. VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:
Michael Van Mill, Village Administrator
Village Administrator Van Mill reported on the following:
o Work continuing on development of a business district plan.
o Way Finding signage meeting with consultants being held next week.
o Community video production is going well.
o Meeting with ONU students to collaborate on updating of employee manual.
o Housing market update (July 2017 data from Board of Realtors);
1. Bourbonnais is 6th healthiest housing market in the state of Illinois
2. Average sale price in County = S139,000, Bourbonnais = S179,000
3. Days on the market in County = 116, Bourbonnais = 63
4. Bourbonnais homes represent 31% of all County home sales
5. Bourbonnais homes represent 30% of all County home sales listings
14. VILLAGE ATTORNEY'S REPORT: None.
Patrick Dunn, Attorney
15. VILLAGE PRESIDENT'S REPORT:
Paul Schore, Village President
Mayor Schore reported that IDOT work on the Interchange will include pouring the bridge deck in the Fall. Railroad crossing work will commence in the Spring of 2018. The entire project should be complete in Summer of 2018.
16. OLD BUSINESS: None.
17. NEW BUSINESS: None.
18. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
19. ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Trustee Littrell and seconded by Trustee Keast to adjourn the regular board meeting. Motion passed on a voice vote of 5-0 and the meeting adjourned at 5:51 p.m.
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