Kankakee Times

Village of Clifton Board of Trustees met April 9.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

Call to Order:

President Winkel called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance at 7:00 p.m.

Members Present: President Andrew Winkel, Trustees Jim Schoon, Randy Gigl, Casey Hull, and Paul Hess.

Members Absent: Trustees Brianne Ryan and Joe Kolosky

Also Present: Clerk Shannon James, Treasurer Sandy Tammen, Maintenance Supervisor Tim Kent, Planning Commissioner Delmar Schoolman, Kathy Washington, and Karie Frake.

Approval of Minutes:

Hull moved and Schoon seconded to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Clifton Village Board, March 12, 2018. 4/0 motion passed by acclamation.

Public Questions and Comments:

Karie Frake of the Clifton Centennial Pool Committee gave a briefing on a few projects upcoming at the pool: coping around the pool, fencing, and landscaping. The pool coping as well as fencing at the south end of the pool will be replaced at the end of this month or early May. Frake and the committee have worked with Kent to obtain his input on the fencing as well as the landscaping project around the pump house which is expected to be completed in mid-May. Tousignant and Art’s Landscaping have been hired for the fencing and landscaping projects respectively. The fence will continue on as chain link with a gate and low maintenance landscaping has been requested around pump house.

Planning Commission: No report.

Maintenance Department: No report.

Building and Zoning: No report.

Police Department: No report.

Streets and Alleys:

Winkel presented to the board a request received from a resident at 205 Porter Avenue to consider making the area between Porter Avenue and Jensen Avenue a usable alley. The resident purchased the home at that location which was advertised with an alley accessible garage. Discussion was held on that area’s purpose as an easement as well as the hows and whys a permit was granted for the garage and how some gravel was laid originally. It appears the original homeowner, not the village, is responsible for the gravel that exists there now. In discussion whether to grant the request for a usable alley, the following village code was referenced:

Sec. 34-71. - Alley location and design.

Alleys shall be provided for lots or parcels of ground intended for business, commercial or industrial uses unless the development plan for such eliminates their need and may be provided for all lots or parcels of ground intended for multiple-family residential use. No alleys shall be provided for lots intended for one and two-family residential areas. The minimum width of right-of-way for alleys shall be 24 feet for alleys to serve business, commercial or industrial uses and 20 feet for alleys to serve multiple family residential areas only. No dead-end alleys or private alleys are permitted.

As the village code is clear that no dead-end alleys or private alleys are permitted, the board chose not to move on the request.

Water and Sewer Committee:

The Water and Sewer Committee will be holding a meeting to consider proposals to improve drainage through the berm located along Lincoln Avenue.

Budget and Finance Committee:

Hull asked committee chairs to forward meeting attendance records to Clerk James so she can prepare year end pay amounts. Hull additionally asked committee members to let her know of any projects or needs that will be upcoming as next fiscal year’s appropriation planning is underway.

Police and Public Safety Committee:

Hull moved and Gigl seconded an expenditure not to exceed $400 for a Tonneau Cover. The Tonneau Cover will be used to cover the bed of the police vehicle. Roll call of votes. Ayes 4; Hess, Schoon, Gigl and Hull. Nays 0. Motion carried.

Golf cart registration and inspection was canceled on Wednesday, April 4th due to weather and was rescheduled for Wednesday, April 11th. Registration and inspection was able to take place on Saturday, April 7th.

Ordinance and Zoning Committee:

The committee is considering changing the golf cart registration due date to May 1st instead of the current April 1st as the weather in early April often hinders golf cart registration and inspection.

Winkel advised the board that a letter has been sent to IDOT requesting authorization to prohibit vehicles over 26,000 pounds from parking on either side of Main Street from the south end to the north end of the village. If authorization is granted, the Ordinance and Zoning Committee will proceed with the process to add the restriction to the village code.

Local Improvement Committee:

The Local Improvement Committee recommended the board hire Jane Miller as pool manager for 2018 at the agreed upon salary of $5500 with a $500 incentive bonus at the end of the year. Hull moved and Gigl seconded to hire Jane Miller as the pool manager for 2018 at a salary of $5500 with a bonus at the end of the year. Roll call of votes. Ayes 4; Schoon, Gigl, Hull, and Hess. Nays 0. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report/Payment of Bills:

Tammen presented the Treasurer’s report. A CD, General Fund #6, was cashed in a little before maturity with no penalty to help cover the northwest drainage project bills that are coming in, some being paid in this meeting’s bills. Another CD, General Fund #7, is currently at $101,045.09 and matures on May 12, 2018. It is too early to know what the new rates will be; however, the CD will mature before the next board meeting. Hull moved and Gigl seconded to roll over $75,000 of General Fund CD #7 at the highest rate available and cash out the remainder which will be roughly $26,000. Roll call of votes. Ayes 4; Gigl, Hull, Hess, and Schoon. Nays 0. Motion carried.

Treasurer Tammen reminded committee chairs to turn in meeting attendance records to Clerk James so she can prepare year end pay amounts.

Hull moved and Hess seconded to accept the Treasurer’s Report. 4/0 motion passed by acclamation.

Tammen presented the listing of bills to be paid. Gigl moved and Schoon seconded to pay the bills as presented. Roll call of votes. Ayes 4; Hull, Hess, Schoon, and Gigl. Nays 0. Motion carried.

Village Clerk:

Clerk James also reminded trustees to turn in meeting attendance logs in order to expedite year end pay for trustees as well as turn in committee meeting minutes which have been approved.

Village President: No report.

Concluding Public Questions and Comments: None.

Adjournment:

Hess moved and Schoon seconded to adjourn at 7:33 p.m. 4/0 motion passed by acclamation.

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