Village of Grant Park Board of Trustees met Nov. 7.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
6:30PM meeting called to order/ pledge
Roll call was taken, all members present
*Motion to approve minutes from previous 10/17/22 meeting
Motion: Morgan 2nd: Bruni Motion Carried 6-0-0
Public Comments: Mark Adair read a prepared statement concerning his issues with a neighbor ongoing since they moved in
*Motion to approve Bills for Payment: <11/3/22 General Fund $13,848.71, Fest Fund $1,725.46, TIF $5,375.00, Payroll <10/15/22 $16,139.87, <10/29/22 $14,913.39
Motion: Morgan 2nd: Danahey Motion Carried 6-0-0
Departmental Reports:
Clerk Dillman: Reminded folks to vote tomorrow
Atty Taylor: Pres Hawkins read a letter to the Board concerning the Pepin Property
Streets & Alleys, Coats: Collecting leaves, area on L.M.T. to be cold patched, will replace tiles in Village Hall in the future
Finance, Morgan: Gave a midyear report on the Budget, Began discussion on the Levy,
*Motion to approve the redevelopment contract with the Grant Park Historical Society
Motion: Morgan 2nd: Danahey Motion Carried 5-0-1 Raloff abstaining
*Motion to approve the redevelopment contract with Wick’s Bike Shop
Motion: Morgan 2nd: Wiedl Motion Carried 6-0-0
Sewer & Garbage, Danahey: attended hazard mitigation seminar
Building & Grounds, Bruni: two quotes for Village Hall tuck pointing discussed
Ordinance & Insurance, Raloff:
*Motion to waive first reading Ordinance O-11-22-1, redevelopment contract with Wick’s Bike Shop
Motion: Raloff 2nd: Coats Motion Carried 6-0-0
*Motion to approve Ordinance O-11-22-1, redevelopment contract with Wick’s Bike Shop
Motion: Raloff 2nd: Wiedl Motion Carried 6-0-0
*Motion to waive first reading Ordinance O-11-22-2, redevelopment contract with Grant Park Area Historical Society
Motion: Raloff 2nd: Danahey Motion Carried 6-0-0
*Motion to approve Ordinance O-11-22-2, redevelopment contract with the Grant Park Area Historical Society
Motion: Raloff 2nd: Wiedl Motion Carried 5-0-1 Raloff abstaining
Discussion held concerning insurance renewals, coverage, payments, etc.
*Motion to continue Insurance coverage with ICMRT, % George Ryan Insurance 5M policy in the annual amount of $54,424, 6 annual payments
Motion: Raloff 2nd: Wiedl Motion Carried 6-0-0
Law Enforcement, Wiedl: will meet with Finance Committee concerning police retention
Pres Hawkins: discussion of Park rentals, discussion on keeping all Trustees informed on Village issues, question polled if we want to have a Christmas party, maybe in January, Halloween Party at the Community Center was a huge success.
The Coop, wants to give the alley west of USA Restaurant back to the Village, appx 5’ of property, a Resolution was adopted, and tabled for a later vote.
No executive session held
7:59PM Meeting adjourned
http://www.grantpark-il.org/agendas-minutes-2021-copy
