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Home My Public Portal About01-21-1999 Village MeetingPLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE MEETING DATE: JANUARY 21, 1999 AT: VILLAGE HALL BOARD PRESENT: R. ROCK, J. DEMENT, K. STALZER, J. DARNELL, R. SMOLICH, S. RATHBUN. K. O'CONNELL WAS ABSENT. OTHERS PRESENT: T. BURGHARD - ADMINISTRATOR J. HARVEY - ATTORNEY D. BENNETT - CHIEF OF POLICE H. HAMILTON - ENGINEER S. JANIK - VILLAGE CLERK C. MINICK - FINANCE DIRECTOR J. DURBIN - COMMUNITY DEVE. DIRECTOR A. PERSONS - PUBLIC WORKS At 7:00 p.m. President Rock called the meeting to order. Roll call was taken, K. O'Connell was absent, and all other Trustees were present. Clerk Janik led the pledge to the flag. PRESIDENTIAL COMMENTS: Chief Bennett announced the promotion of Officer John Konopek as Police Sergeant. He then introduced Mr. Mike Nott; Chairman of the Police Commission John Konopek was selected after a review of all candidates. Oath of Office was given to Sergeant Konopek and his wife pinned the badge on him. President Rock thanked the Street Department for the well-done job at keeping the roads clean and safe. He also announced that the last day to file a Petition for the 3 open Trustees positions is February 1, 1999. TRUSTEES COMMENTS: No comments PUBLIC COMMENTS: No comments PLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JANUARY 18, 1999 PAGE TWO S. Rathbun moved to approve the Amended Agenda. Seconded by K. Stalzer. roll call. Smolich, yes; Damell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Dement, yes; Stalzer, yes. absent. Motion carried. Vote by 5 yes, 1 S. Rathbun moved to approve the Consent Agenda to include the following: Village Bd. Meeting Minutes, 01/04/99; Bills Payable, 01/18/99; Renwick Pointe Unit #2 LOC Reduction and Walkers Grove Unit #8 LOC Reduction. Seconded by J. Dement. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Darnell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Dement, yes; Stalzer, yes. 5 yes, 1 absent. Motion carried. WILDING GROVE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT/PRELIMINARy PLAT. K. Stalzer moved to adjourn to a Public Hearing regarding a proposed Annexation Agreement for a 143 acre single family residential development located at the northwest comer of 135th Street and Van Dyke Road. Seconded by S. Rathbun. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Damell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Dement, yes; Stalzer, yes. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. The Public Hearing was continued to, February 15, 1999, pursuant to our policy, notice will be sent out to adjoining property owners. We complied with State Statutes and the notice was published in a local newspaper. The regular meeting was reconvened at 7:44 p.m. There were concerns in the Annexation Agreement regarding tap-on fees, and open space. Trustee Dement told the Board he would not support this or any other annexation agreements which contain dedication of parklands to the Village instead of the Plainfield Township Park District. K. Stalzer moved to authorize the Village Attorney to draft ordinances authorizing execution of the annexation agreement for Wilding Grove and annexing the property to the Village of Plainfield pursuant to being passed after the Public Hearing on February 15, 1999. Seconded by J. Damell. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Darnell, no; Rathbun, yes; Dement, no; Stalzer, yes. 3 yes, 2 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. #4 CHAMPION CREEK. J. Durbin told the Board that the applicant is requesting final subdivision plat approval for Unit 2 "Champion Creek". Unit 2 consists of 64.37 acres and provides for 115 single- family lots. The minimum lot sizes are 8,030 square feet, minimum lot frontages are 70 feet and minimum side yard setbacks are 10 feet. The master plan reveals 8.5 acres of park and detention areas, a 20-acre commercial parcel and access to 119th Street and Unit 1. PLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JANUARY 18, 1999 PAGE THREE President Rock questioned the small lot size for the development at the northwest comer of Route 59 and 119th Street. R. Smolich moved to approve the Final Plat for Champion Creek Subdivision Unit 2 subject to the nine stipulations listed in our report. Seconded by S. Rathbun. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Damell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Dement, no; Stalzer, yes; Rock, no. 4 yes, 2 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. //5 LIQUOR LICENSE AMENDMENT FOR CLASS J HOLDERS. Administrator Burghard explained that the Joliet Elk's State Bowling Tournament would be held at Pioneer Lanes in Plainfield on weekends from March 13 to May 2. The hours of operation for Class "J" requires that there be no serving of alcoholic beverages prior to 12 noon. The Elks have requested earlier opening hours on Sunday during the tournament of 10:00 a.m. R. Smolich moved that we allow a Special Event Use for the "J" Liquor License to extend the hours to accommodate the Elk's State Bowling Tournament from March 13 through May 2, and that the Village Board makes the Special Event determination. Seconded by S. Rathbun. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Damell, pass; Rathbun, yes; Dement, no; Stalzer, yes; 4 yes, 1 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT Administrator Burghard reminded the Board that they were meeting with the Park Board on the Park/Village Planning Committee for Park purposes on January 27, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. at the Park District Office, 100' W. Ottawa Street. President Rock requested that Attorney Harvey join them at this meeting. FINANCE DIRECTOR'S REPORT S. Rathbun moved to approve Resolution No. 1218 abating the 1998 Tax Levies for the General Refunding Obligation Bonds, series 1993B, of the Village of Plainfield, Illinois. Seconded by R. Smolich. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Damell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Dement, yes; Stalzer, yes. 5 yes, 1 absent. Motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR REPORT A. Persons spoke about the great job that the street crews have done during the recent storm. ENGINEER'S REPORT K. Stalzer moved to approve a Change Order in the amount of $14.93 decrease and Pay Request for $46,679.18 to "D" Construction for the Illinois Street Project. Seconded by S. Rathbun. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Darnell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Dement, yes; Stalzer, yes. 5yes, 1 absent. Motion carried. PLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JANUARY 18, 1999 PAGE FOUR K. Stalzer moved to approve the Change Order 2 for $9,116.25 increase and Pay Request 4 for $38,904.17 to "D" Construction for the Van Dyke Road Box Culver. Seconded by R. Smolich. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Damell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Dement, yes; Stalzer, yes. 5 yes, 1 absent. Motion carried. K. Stalzer moved to approve the Pay Request #1 of $130,742.42 and Change Order #1 of $4,155.30 to "D" Construction for the Des Plaines Street Watermain Replacement. Seconded by R. Smolich. Vote by roll cai1. Smolich, yes; Darnell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Dement, yes; Stalzer, yes. 5 yes, 1 absent. Motion carried. K. Stalzer moved to approve final payout of $7,778.34 to Camco for the Route 30 and 135th Street Intersection Interim Improvements. Seconded by R. Smolich. Vote by roll call. Smolich yes, Darnell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Dement, yes; Stalzer, yes. 5 yes, 1 absent. Motion carried. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT Jeff Durbin told the Board that he has found a planner to replace Bryan Milk, Mr. Jim Testin, a planner with Will County for the past two years will join the village staff in mid-February. K. Stalzer moved to have the Village President execute an agreement to allow Eagle Scout candidate Joe Bedell, who lives in Indian Oaks subdivision, to "Adopt-a-Highway" section of Route 126 from Essington Road to Route 59. It will be a two-year term with four cleanups each year. Seconded by R. Smolich. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Damell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Dement, yes; Stalzer, yes. 5 yes, 1 absent. Motion carried. The Lake Renwick annexation agreement with the state is not completed. Governor Jim Edgar was not able to sign the annexation before leaving office. Officials expect the new governor, George Ryan, to sign it in the next few weeks. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT J. Dement moved to adopt Resolution No. 1219 authorizing the Village of Plainfield to adopt an Intergovernmental Agreement establishing a mobile team in-service training unit. Seconded by S. Rathbun. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Darnell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Dement, yes; Stalzer, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. Chief Bennett presented the Operations Report for December 1998 to the Board. ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report PLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JANUARY 18, 1999 PAGE FIVE J. Dement moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by K. Stalzer. Voice Vote. no, 1 absent. Motion carried. 8:15 p.m. Meeting adjourned. SI)SAN JANIK, V/I~ ,AGE CLERK 5 yes, 0