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Home My Public Portal About05-07-2012 Village MeetingVILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD MEETING MINUTES MAY 7 2012 AT VILLAGE HALL BOARD PRESENT M COLLINS M BONUCHI P FAY B LAMB J RACICH AND D RIPPY BOARD ABSENT G PECK OTHERS PRESENT B MURPHY ADMINISTRATOR C WISE ATTORNEY M GIBAS VILLAGE CLERK S LARSON ENGINEER A PERSONS PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR M GARRIGAN PLANNING SUPERVISOR D MARQUEZ BUILDING SUPERVISOR T PLECKHAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR AND J KONOPEK POLICE CHIEF CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE Mayor Collins called the meeting to order at 7 00 p m Roll call was taken Trustee Peck was absent all other Trustees were present Mayor Collins led the pledge to the flag There were approximately 50 persons in the audience PRESIDENTIAL COMMENTS Mayor Collins and Chief Konopek congratulated Civilian of the Year 2011 Barb Hejna Officer of the Year 2011 Brian Wagner Supervisor of the Year 2011 Sergeant Kevin McQuaid Mayor Collins and Allen Persons congratulated James Scott McIlrath Certified Arborist Municipal Specialist Mayor Collins Proclaimed May 2012 as Historic Preservation Month Proclaimed May 20 26 2012 as National Public Works Week Proclaimed May 2012 as Bike Month Proclaimed May 6 12 as Public Service Recognition Week Encouraged everyone to part icipate in the River Sweep this Saturday Contact Jon Proulx for details TRUSTEES COMMENTS Trustee Fay thanked everyone that partic ipated in the National Day of Prayer Trustee Racich Stated that over the past weekend the Christ Community Church asked its members to volunteer for 1 out of 25 community proj ects Over 1 000 people participated Commented on the 5K races participants had positive remarks Thanked PEMA volunteers for their dedication Trustee Rippy thanked Ready Set Ride Ready Se t Ride is a volunteer non profit organization that provides equestrian th erapy for special needs kids Village of Plainfield Meeting Minutes May 7 2012 Page 2 of 4 Trustee Bonuchi Stated that the Board members do more than just attend Village Board meetings They are very active in the community Stated that she attended Lobby Day in Spri ngfield and would like to see SB16 passed SB16 tightens up requirements on vacant properties PUBLIC COMMENTS on items not on the Agenda 3 5 minutes per topic No Comments BUSINESS MEETING 1 APPROVAL OF AGENDA Trustee Fay moved to approve the Agenda S econded by Trustee Lamb Vote by roll call Bonuchi yes Fay yes Lamb yes Peck absent Racich yes Ri ppy yes 5 yes 0 no 1 absent Motion carried 2 CONSENT AGENDA Trustee Fay moved to approve the Consent Agenda to include a Minutes of the Board Meeting and Executive Session held on April 16 2012 b Bills Paid and Bills Payable Reports for May 7 2012 c Ordinance No 3055 increasing the Cla ss F Liquor Licenses to thirteen 13 and the Class K1 Liquor Licenses to seven 7 for Mickey O Neills to be located at 24102 W Lockport Street d Approval of a license agreement be tween the Village of Plainfield and WESCOM Seconded by Trustee Lamb Vote by roll call Bonuchi yes Fay yes Lamb yes Peck absent Racich yes Rippy yes 5 yes 0 no 1 absent Motion carried 3 ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PUBLIC HEARING Trustee Fay moved to open a Public Hearing regarding electric aggregation Seconded by Trustee Rippy Voice Vote All in favor 0 opposed Motion carried Trustee Bonuchi moved to adopt Ordinance No 3 056 adopting the Electric Aggregation Plan of Governance Seconded by Trustee Racich Vote by roll call Bonuchi yes Fay yes Lamb yes Peck absent Racich yes Rippy yes 5 yes 0 no 1 absent Motion carried 4 INGERSOLL YORK SUBD IVISION PC CASE 1537 012111 FP Trustee Fay moved to reapprove the final plat of subdivision for the S ubdivision of Lot 3 of Block 1 of Shreffler s Addition subject to the two 2 stipulations listed in the staff report Seconded by Trustee Rippy Vote by roll call Bonuchi yes Fay yes Lamb yes Peck absent Racich yes Rippy yes 5 yes 0 no 1 absent Motion carried ADMINISTRATOR S REPORT In light of the Dixon financial situation Admini stration Murphy quickly reviewed the Village s internal controls as related to finances MANAGEMENT SERVICES REPORT No Report Village of Plainfield Meeting Minutes May 7 2012 Page 3 of 4 ENGINEER S REPORT Mr Larson presented the E ngineer s Progress Report PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT No Report BUILDING DEPARTMENT REPORT No Report PUBLIC WORKS REPORT Trustee Fay moved to adopt Resolution No 1656 wh ereby the Village agrees to restore existing public improvements within State owned rights of way in the event the Village completes a repair to our underground water or sewer utilit ies Seconded by Trustee Rippy Vote by roll call Bonuchi yes Fay yes Lamb yes Peck absent Racich yes Rippy yes 5 yes 0 no 1 absent Motion carried Trustee Racich moved to authorize the purchase of one VXU Model 3600 from HD Waterworks at a total cost of 29 600 00 S econded by Trustee Rippy Vote by roll call Bonuchi yes Fay yes Lamb yes Peck absent Racich yes Rippy yes 5 yes 0 no 1 absent Motion carried Mr Persons presented the Public Work s Activity Report January March 2012 POLICE CHIEF S REPORT Chief Konopek presented the PEMA Report for March 2012 ATTORNEY S REPORT No Report Mayor Collins read the reminders EXECUTIVE SESSION Trustee Fay moved to adjourn to Executive Se ssion as permitted under the Open Meetings Act under Section 2 C 6 sale or leas e of real estate not to reconvene Seconded by Trustee Lamb Vote by roll call Bonuchi yes Fay yes Lamb yes Peck absent Racich ye s Rippy yes 5 yes 0 no 1 absent Motion carried The meeting adjourned at 7 53 p m Michelle Gibas Village Clerk Village of Plainfield Meeting Minutes May 7 2012 Page 4 of 4 VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD PUBLIC HEARING MAY 7 2012 AT VILLAGE HALL BOARD PRESENT M COLLINS M BONUCHI P FAY B LAMB J RACICH AND D RIPPY BOARD ABSENT G PECK OTHERS PRESENT B MURPHY ADMINISTRATOR C WISE ATTORNEY M GIBAS VILLAGE CLERK S LARSON ENGINEER A PERSONS PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR M GARRIGAN PLANNING SUPERVISOR D MARQUEZ BUILDING SUPERVISOR T PLECKHAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR AND J KONOPEK POLICE CHIEF ELECTRIC AGGREGATION Mayor Collins called the meeti ng to order at 7 26 p m Present roll call stands Mr Hugh O Hara Will County Government League reviewed the Electric Aggregation Plan of Operation and Governance Mr O Hara stated th at aggregation efforts seek to lower the costs of electricity for residents and small commerc ial businesses The W ill County Governmental League has selected a qualified consultant to assi st with the overall process Upon completion of the State s requirements the Will Electric Aggreg ation Group will begin to solicit bids from qualified alternative retail suppl iers Members will receive op t out mailers which provide information on rates and terms and conditions Mr O Hara pointed out that residents that already have a third party supplier will not be included in this program Residents already with a third party provider that are interested in jo ining the Will County Aggregation should review their contracts with th eir providers for early termination provisions Mr Scott Pellock 13345 Mary Lee Court Inquired about a fee for opting out of the program Mr O Hara stated that there is no fee during the opt out period There may or may not be a fee after that period That will be negotiated with the contract Inquired about the consultant fee Mr O Hara stated that the fee for the consultant will be built into the billing and is se t as a not to exceed sum of 300 000 Inquired about residents that al ready have a supplier Mr O Hara stated that residents that already have a third pa rty supplier will not be in cluded in this program There were no other public comments Trustee Fay moved to close the public hearing and return to the regular business meeting Seconded by Trustee Lamb Voice Vote All in favor 0 opposed Motion carried The meeting adjourned at 7 40 p m Michelle Gibas Village Clerk