Kankakee Times

Village of Manteno Village Board met April 6.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

Roll Call 

President Timothy Nugent 

Trustee Timothy Boyce 

Trustee Diane Dole 

Trustee Samuel Martin 

Trustee Wendell Phillips 

Trustee Joel Gesky 

Trustee Todd Crockett 

Also Present: 

Chris LaRocque - Village Administrator 

Ryan Marion – Building Official 

Press Present: None 

The meeting was called to order by President Timothy O. Nugent. Roll call followed the Pledge of Allegiance, led by President Nugent. 

Motion by Dole, seconded by Phillips to waive the reading of the minutes and approve the Regular Board Meeting minutes of March 16, 2020 as submitted by the Village Clerk. 

Motion approved: 5-0 Crockett abstained 

Public Participation: None tonight due to Convid-19 restrictions. 

Reports of Village Officials:

Village President’s Report- Timothy Nugent 

The Village will be making a motion tonight to approve the waiving of the license fees for Liquor, Amusement and Video Gaming licenses for the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 to provide some relief for businesses affected by the pandemic. Being a non-home rule municipality limits what we can offer businesses. This will help those businesses who were first affected by the outbreak. The Mayor contacted each of the Trustee’s this week individually and walked through the motion and the $40,000.00 hit to the Village Budget. The Village will have worse hits with the loss of sales tax due to the pandemic. Each Trustee agreed to this action as they felt it was the right thing to do for these businesses.

Sarah Marion, Marketing & Community Relations Director, is reminding Village residents that this Wednesday at 7:00 pm to come out and make some noise in recognition and thanks to our first responders, nurses, doctors and hospital personnel who are on the front lines of this pandemic.

We remind residents that this is tornado season and that if the weather turns bad and we have warnings, we would open the shelters at St. Joseph’s Church, the Nazarene Church and the Leo

Hassett Center. There would have to be social distancing and all three shelters do not allow pets. We encourage residents to be thinking of where you would need to go if the need arises.

The Village has talked about the possibility of closing parks if residents using the parks do not practice social distancing of staying 6 feet apart. Our public works department has gone around and sanitized the playground equipment and we remind residents that you use at your own risk.

Village Administrator’s Report- Chris LaRocque 

Nothing on the agenda tonight

Committee Reports: 

Public Works and Utilities- Trustee Boyce 

Nothing on the agenda tonight 

Next Public Works meeting on 4-28-20 at 7:00 am Village Hall 

Parks and Recreation- Trustee Martin 

Nothing on the agenda tonight 

Next Parks and Recreation meeting Wed 4-15-20 7:00 pm Village Board Room

Public Safety and Health- Trustee Dole

• Ordinance 19-39 - An Ordinance amending Title 4, Police Regulations, Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Section 4-4-8, Livestock or Poultry, of the Municipal Code for the Village of Manteno. As discussed at the recent committee meeting, this ordinance clarifies the existing ban on certain farm animals and their respective housing within village limits. After some discussions with a few residents, the Board determined there was no benefit to village residents by relaxing the existing ordinance. 

All Manteno school properties are closed during this pandemic and open businesses should not be used to congregate in groups. Any questions, please reach out to our Police Department for guidelines. 

Next Public Safety and Health Committee meeting Wed 4-8-20 at 7:00 am Village Board Room

Planning and Zoning- Trustee Crockett

• Ordinance 19-38: An Ordinance providing for a delayed remittance obligation for Building Permit Fees, Inspection Fees, Park Donation Impact Fees, School Land Impact Fees and School Construction Impact Fee. In an effort to increase residential construction, the Board determined this delayed payment option might help builders hold down initial costs, thereby enticing them to start more new homes, duplexes or apartments. The Village will still collect the same amount of fees but will now receive them at the issuance of the occupancy permit or one year after the permit is issued, whichever comes first. 

The next Planning and Zoning Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 4-28-20 at 7:00 am at the Village Hall Conference Room

The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 4-14-20 at 6:00 pm at the Village Board Room has been CANCELED

Finance- Trustee Gesky

• Payment of bills $65,775.45 includes TIF #1- $7,401.37 & TIF #3 $0

• Bills authorized and Paid between Board Cycle: $40,189.35

• Resolution 19-17: A Resolution of the Village of Manteno Receiving and Placing on File the Preliminary Budget for the Fiscal Year period of May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021. (FYE 04/30/2021). This Resolution establishes our Preliminary Budget for operations for fiscal year 2021. This budget has been discussed over the last several months and at several Finance Committee meetings. It will be placed on file and on our website for public inspection. The final draft will be presented at a public hearing on April 15th, when it will be adopted by the Board. 

The next Finance meeting will be held Wednesday 4-8-20 at 7:00 am at the Village Board Room.

General Government- Trustee Phillips 

Nothing on agenda tonight

Mayor Nugent read the items to be included on the Consent Agenda. The consent agenda is as follows: 

Old Business: (A)

None 

New Business: (B)

• Ordinance 19-38: An Ordinance providing for a delayed remittance obligation for Building Permit Fees, Inspection Fees, Park Donation Impact Fees, School Land Impact Fees and School Construction Impact Fee.

• Resolution 19-17: A Resolution of the Village of Manteno Receiving and Placing on File the Preliminary Budget for the Fiscal Year period of May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021. (FYE 04/30/2021).

• Ordinance 19-39 - An Ordinance amending Title 4, Police Regulations, Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Section 4-4-8, Livestock or Poultry, of the Municipal Code for the Village of Manteno.

• Consideration RE: A motion to approve the waiving of the license fees for Liquor, Amusement and Video Gaming licenses for the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 

Awarding of Bids/Contracts and Authorization to Purchase (C)

None 

Financial Reports: (D)

1. Payment of bills $65,775.45 (includes TIF #1- $7,401.37)

Motion by Martin seconded by Gesky, to approve a single roll call vote on the question of passage of agenda items. Motion Approved 6-0 

Motion by Dole seconded by Boyce to approve by an omnibus vote those ordinances, resolutions, motions and orders contained on the consent agenda.

Motion Approved 6-0

Comments: 

Trustee Boyce: No comment 

Trustee Martin: Recognition of the teacher’s drive through town to say hello to students 

Trustee Dole: Be safe and stay healthy 

Trustee Crockett: No comment 

Trustee Gesky: No comment 

Trustee Phillips: We are currently doing drive by parades with our senior community at Oaks. Good way to keep in touch during these times.

Motion by Gesky to adjourn the meeting at 7:25 pm, seconded by Dole 

Motion approved 6 Ayes 0 Nays

https://villageofmanteno.com/vm_media/4.6.20-Board-rb.pdf