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Home My Public Portal About04-06-2015 Village Board Minutes C94:'? _k click/30/r VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD MEETING MINUTES APRIL 6, 2015 AT: VILLAGE HALL BOARD PRESENT: M.COLLINS, J.RACICH, M.BONUCHI, P.FAY, B.LAMB, AND G.PECK. OTHERS PRESENT: B.MURPHY, ADMINISTRATOR; J.HARVEY, ATTORNEY; M.GIBAS, VILLAGE CLERK; S.LARSON, ENGINEER; S.THREEWITT, LEAD ENGINEER; R.JESSEN, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS SUPERINTENDENT; M.GARRIGAN, PLANNING SUPERVISOR; D.MARQUEZ, BUILDING SUPERVISOR; T.PLECKHAM, MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR; AND J.KONOPEK, 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 40 persons in the audience. PRESIDENTIAL COMMENTS Mayor Collins proclaimed April 24, 2015 as Arbor Day. TRUSTEES COMMENTS Trustee Fay encouraged residents to vote in tomorrow's consolidated election. Trustee Racich expressed concern regarding the victimization of residents and seniors and cautioned everyone to beware of scams. PUBLIC COMMENTS (3—5 Minutes) Panorea Bakutis, Director of Admissions at Robert Morris University, stated that Robert Morris University is offering Community Residency Grants to adult residents of Plainfield. Mrs. Vicki Polito encouraged everyone to attend a town hall meeting held by Senator Bertino- Tarrant on Thursday. BUSINESS MEETING 1) APPROVAL OF AGENDA Trustee Fay moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Trustee Peck. Vote by roll call. Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Lamb, yes; Peck, absent. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Village of Plainfield Meeting Minutes—April 6,2015 Page 2 2) CONSENT AGENDA Trustee Fay moved to approve the Consent Agenda to include: a) Minutes of the Board Meeting held on March 16, 2015. b) Bills Paid and Bills Payable Reports for April 6, 2015. c) Resolution No. 1710, urging the Governor and General Assembly to protect full funding of Local Government Distributive Fund Revenues. d) Reduction of an Improvement Bond for Fairfield Ridge from $242,319.47 to the new amount of$124,455.10. Second by Trustee Lamb. Vote by roll call. Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Lamb, yes; Peck, absent. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Trustee Racich asked how much money is the Village expected to lose if the Governor cuts the funding. Administrator Murphy stated the Village will lose approximate $2 million. 3) DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET Trustee Fay moved to remove this item from the table. Second by Trustee Peck. Vote by roll call. Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Lamb, yes; Peck, absent. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Trustee Fay moved to approve the annual Farmers' Market as a temporary outdoor use at the southwest corner of Lockport Street and Route 59 from June 6, 2015 to September 26, 2015. Second by Trustee Peck. Vote by roll call. Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Lamb, yes; Peck, absent. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. 4) RIVERWALK INDUSTRIAL CONDOS (PC CASE#1674-122314.SPR) Trustee Fay moved to approve the site plan review for the project known as Riverwalk Industrial Condos at 24044 W. Riverwalk Court, subject to the stipulations noted in the staff report. Second by Trustee Racich. Vote by roll call. Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Lamb, yes; Peck, absent. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. 5) WILL KANKAKEE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Trustee Lamb moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3210 authorizing the ceding of private activity bonding authority to the Will Kankakee Regional Development Authority. Second by Trustee Bonuchi. Mr. Andrew Hamilton, Executive Director of the Will Kankakee Regional Development Authority, stated that they are respectfully requesting consideration for the transfer of the Village's 2015 Home Rule Volume Cap for economic development and housing projects. Administrator Murphy pointed out that the volume cap is not actually money. Volume Cap offers the ability for potential borrowers to issue tax exempt bonds based on their qualified project. Vote by roll call. Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Lamb, yes; Peck, absent. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Village of Plainfield Meeting Minutes—April 6,2015 Page 3 ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT No Report. MANAGEMENT SERVICES REPORT No Report. ENGINEER'S REPORT No Report. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT Trustee Fay moved to allow temporary storage and sale of mulch at Bucky's from the date of April 7 through October 15, 2015. Second by Trustee Racich. Vote by roll call. Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Lamb, yes; Peck, absent. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. BUILDING DEPARTMENT REPORT Mr. Dean Marquez presented the Operations Report for February, 2015. PUBLIC WORKS REPORT Trustee Fay moved to authorize the Village President to approve the engineering services contract for Bridge Maintenance to Strand Engineering, Inc. for an amount not to exceed the total cost of$13,200.00. Second by Trustee Peck. Vote by roll call. Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Lamb, yes; Peck, absent. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Trustee Fay moved to authorize the Village President to approve the Phase 1 and 2 Engineering Service Agreement to Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc. for the 127th Street and 248th Avenue Bike Path/Traffic Signal work in the amount not to exceed $45,531.00. Second by Trustee Bonuchi. Vote by roll call. Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Lamb, yes; Peck, absent. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Trustee Fay moved to authorize the Village President to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement related to the 127th Street Resurfacing Project between the Wheatland Township Road District and the Village of Plainfield for the construction cost of$51,813.25 plus engineering fees. Second by Trustee Peck. Vote by roll call. Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Lamb, yes; Peck, absent. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Trustee Fay moved to waive the bidding and authorize the purchase and installation of approximately 220 parkway trees at a total cost not to exceed $75,000 from the Suburban Tree Consortium. Second by Trustee Racich. Vote by roll call. Racich, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Fay, yes; Lamb, yes; Peck, absent. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT No Report. ATTORNEY'S REPORT No Report. Village of Plainfield Meeting Minutes—April 6,2015 Page 4 Mayor Collins read the reminders. Trustee Fay moved to adjourn. Seconded by Trustee Lamb. Voice Vote. All in favor, 0 Opposed. The meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m. Michelle Gibas, Village Clerk