HomeMy Public PortalAbout07-19-2010 Village MeetingVILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
MEETING MINUTES
JULY 19, 2010
AT: VILLAGE HALL
BOARD PRESENT: M.COLLINS, B.LAMB, G.PECK, J.RACICH, M.BONUCHI, P.FAY,
L.KACHEL (7:06 P.M.). OTHERS PRESENT: B.MURPHY, ADMINISTRATOR;
J.HARVEY, ATTORNEY; M.GIBAS, VILLAGE CLERK; D.WOLD, ENGINEER;
A.PERSONS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR; M.GARRIGAN, PLANNING SUPERVISOR;
D.MARQUEZ, INTERIM BUILDING SUPERVISOR; T.PLECKHAM, MANAGEMENT
SERVICES DIRECTOR; AND B.DOSTER, CHIEF OF POLICE.
CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, PLEDGE
Mayor Collins called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll call was taken, all Trustees were
present. Mayor Collins led the pledge to the flag. There were approximately 8 persons in the
audience.
PRESIDENTIAL COMMENTS
Mayor Collins:
• Stated that he has started the interview process for the Economic Development Advisory
Task Force. There are 23 applicants.
• Informed everyone that the Village hosted delegates from Beijing, China. Mayor Collins
showed the audience the gift he was presented by the delegates. Mayor Collins thanked
the staff and the Board for their professionalism with the delegates.
TRUSTEES COMMENTS
Trustee Fay:
• Thanked PEMA for volunteering hours for Plainfield Fest and thanked the Plainfield
Police Department for all of their hard work.
• Thanked the owner of the Old Clock Tower Building for starting renovations on the
building.
• Asked for an update on when Lockport Street and Route 59 will be reopened. Derek
Wold stated that the Strike is holding things up.
• Asked for the topic of wind energy to be put on a Workshop Agenda.
Trustee Bonuchi:
Stated that she took the Chinese Delegation to the schools and they pointed out that there
are 4,000 students per school in China. Trustee Bonuchi also complimented Trustee
Racich on how well he represented the Village with the Delegates as well as at Coffee
with the Mayor.
Thanked PEMA for all of their hard work.
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Trustee Kachel:
• Complimented Trustee Racich on running Coffee with the Mayor
• Suggested interconnecting sidewalks and bike paths.
Trustee Peck urged the Board to opt out of video gaming prior to there being possible legislation
enacting a penalty. Trustee Fay suggested putting this topic on a Workshop Agenda.
Trustee Racich:
Complimented the Village Board and the Village Staff for all of their effort hosting the
Chinese Delegation.
Suggested moving Committee of the Whole Meetings back to 7:00 p.m. instead of 6:30.
There were no objections to changing the time back to 7:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS on items not on the Agenda (3 -5 minutes per topic)
There were no public comments.
BUSINESS MEETING
1) APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Trustee Fay moved to approve the agenda. Seconded by Trustee Bonuchi. Vote by roll call.
Lamb, yes; Peck, yes; Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Kachel, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion
carried.
2) CONSENT AGENDA
Trustee Fay moved to approve the Consent Agenda to include:
a) Minutes of Board Meeting held on June 21, 2010.
b) Bills Payable Report for July 19, 2010.
C) Cash & Investments, Revenue, and Expenditure Reports for June.
d) Ordinance No. 2947, decreasing the Class "F" Liquor Licenses to thirteen (13).
e) Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Plainfield Community
Consolidated School District 202 regarding School Resource Officers.
Seconded by Trustee Bonuchi. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; Peck, yes; Racich, yes; Bonuchi,
yes; Fay, yes; Kachel, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
3) IEPA LOAN AGREEMENT
Trustee Fay moved to authorize the Village President to execute a Loan Agreement with the
IEPA number L17 -3115 and L17 -3116 to facilitate the Naperville Road and Main Street Water
Main Improvements. Seconded by Trustee Bonuchi. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; Peck, yes;
Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Kachel, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
Thanked the elected officials and staff for hosting the Chinese Delegation.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES REPORT
No Report.
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ENGINEER'S REPORT
No Report.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT
No Report.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT REPORT
Mr. Dean Marquez, Interim Building Supervisor, presented the Operations Report for June,
2010.
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT
No Report.
POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT
Trustee Fay moved to authorize the purchase of two (2 ) In -car DVR systems from ICOP for the
total amount of $9,954.21. Seconded by Trustee Kachel. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; Peck,
yes; Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Kachel, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Chief Doster presented the Operations Report for June, 2010 and PEMA Report for June, 2010.
ATTORNEY'S REPORT
No Report.
Mayor Collins read the reminders.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Trustee Fay moved to adjourn to Executive Session as permitted under the Open Meetings Act
under Section 2 (c) (2) Collective Bargaining, not to reconvene. Seconded by Trustee Bonuchi.
Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; Peck, yes; Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Kachel, yes. 6 yes,
0 no. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 7:39 p.m.
Michelle Gibas, Village Clerk