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VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 3, 2018
AT: VILLAGE HALL
BOARD PRESENT: M.COLLINS, L.NEWTON, E.O'ROURKE, B.WOJOWSKI, M.BONUCHI,
B.LAMB, AND C.LARSON. OTHERS PRESENT: B.MURPHY, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR;
J.HARVEY, ATTORNEY; M.GIBAS, VILLAGE CLERK; D.WOLD, ENGINEER; A.PERSONS,
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR; J.PROULX, PLANNING DIRECTOR; L.SPIRES, BUILDING
INSPECTOR; T.PLECKHAM, MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR; AND K.GRECO,
POLICE COMMANDER.
CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, PLEDGE
Wolves Den 10 presented the Colors and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESIDENTIAL COMMENTS
Mayor Collins stated that the CN Railroad notified the Village this afternoon that an emergency
repair needs to be completed at the Center Street railroad crossing. The repair will require the closure
of the Center Street railroad crossing from 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 5th thru the morning
of December 7th No traffic will be allowed across the railroad tracks during the closure. The posted
detour route will utilize Eastern Avenue.
TRUSTEES COMMENTS
Trustee O'Rourke inquired about the informational meeting regarding the Indian Boundary Bridge
Replacement. Mr. Persons stated that staff will hold and informational meeting at Public Works on
Thursday, December 6, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS (3-5 minutes)
No Comments.
BUSINESS MEETING
1) APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Trustee Lamb moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Trustee O'Rourke. Vote by roll call. Newton,
yes; O'Rourke,yes; Wojowski,yes; Bonuchi,yes;Lamb,yes; Larson,yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
2) CONSENT AGENDA
Trustee Lamb moved to approve the Consent Agenda to include:
a) Approval of the Minutes of the Board Meeting held on November 19, 2018.
b) Bills Paid and Bills Payable Reports for December 3, 2018.
c) Approval of the 2019 Meeting Schedules for the Village Board, Committee of the
Whole Workshop, Coffee with the Mayor, Plan Commission and Zoning Board of
Appeals, Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Preservation Commission
Subcommittee, Police Pension Board, Police Commission, and the Advisory Task
Force on Economic Development.
d) Authorize the Village President to execute a master pole agreement with New
Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (AT&T).
Second by Trustee Bonuchi. Vote by roll call. Newton, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi,
yes; Lamb,yes; Larson, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
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3) 2018 TAX LEVY PUBLIC HEARING
Trustee Bonuchi moved to open a Public Hearing on the 2018 tax levy. Second by Trustee
O'Rourke. Voice Vote. All in favor, 0 opposed. Motion carried.
Trustee O'Rourke moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3393, for the levying and collecting of taxes for the
Village of Plainfield, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois for the fiscal year commencing on the first
day of May, 2018. Second by Trustee Larson. Vote by roll call. Newton,yes; O'Rourke, yes;
Wojowski, no; Bonuchi,yes; Lamb,yes; Larson, yes. 5 yes, 1 no. Motion carried.
4) WILL COUNTY BIKEWAY PLAN ADOPTION
Trustee Lamb moved to adopt Resolution No. 1762, a Resolution Adopting the Will County Bikeway
Plan for the Village of Plainfield, Illinois. Second by Trustee Wojowski. Vote by roll call. Newton,
yes; O'Rourke, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Lamb, yes; Larson, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion
carried.
5) JOLIET BOUNDARY AGREEMENT
Trustee Lamb moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3394, authorizing the execution of an
Intergovernmental Cooperative Planning Agreement and Boundary Agreement Between the City of
Joliet and the Village of Plainfield. Second by Trustee Larson. Vote by roll call. Newton, yes;
O'Rourke,yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi,yes; Lamb, yes; Larson, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
6) RCCG CORNERSTONE ASSEMBLY(PC CASE #1815-081318.SU)
Trustee Newton moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3395, granting approval of a special use for religious
assembly known as RCCG Cornerstone Assembly, at 13717 S. Route 30, Units 143 and 145. Second
by Trustee Bonuchi. Vote by roll call. Newton, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes;
Lamb,yes; Larson, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
7) THE LUX BARBER SHOP (PC CASE #1820-101618.SU)
Trustee Lamb moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3396, granting approval of a special use for the barber
shop known as The Lux Barber Shop, at 24029 W. Lockport St. Second by Trustee Newton. Vote by
roll call. Newton,yes; O'Rourke, yes; Wojowski,yes; Bonuchi, yes; Lamb, yes; Larson, yes. 6 yes, 0
no. Motion carried.
8) FEMA FIRM MAPS (PC CASE #1824-101718.TA)
Trustee Newton moved to direct the Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance granting approval of a
text amendment to Chapter 7, Article II, Division 9, Section 7-181, of the Municipal Code, regarding
regulating development in the special flood hazard areas. Second by Trustee Lamb. Vote by roll
call. Newton, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Lamb, yes; Larson, yes. 6 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
9) WILLOWGATE FARM MASTER PLAN (PC CASE #1818-083118.SU)
Trustee Bonuchi moved to adopt the findings of fact of the Plan Commission as the findings of fact
of the Board of Trustees and, furthermore, to direct the Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance
granting approval of a park district facility known as Willowgate Farm located at 26500 W. Simons
Rd., subject to the stipulations noted in the staff report. Second by Trustee Wojowski. Vote by roll
call. Newton, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi,yes; Lamb,yes; Larson, yes. 6 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
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10) BENSON ANNEXATION (PC CASE #1821-101718.AA/REZ/PP/FP)
Trustee Bonuchi moved to open the Public Hearing regarding the annexation agreement for the
property located generally south of Illinois Route 126 and west of Drauden Road (PIN 06-03-18-200-
007-0000). Second by Trustee Lamb. Voice Vote. All in favor, 0 opposed. Motion carried.
Trustee Lamb moved to direct the Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance granting approval of the
annexation agreement and annexation for the subject property. Second by Trustee Newton. Vote by
roll call. Newton,yes; O'Rourke, yes; Wojowski,yes; Bonuchi,yes; Lamb, yes; Larson, yes.
6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Trustee Lamb moved to adopt the findings of fact of the Plan Commission as the findings of fact of
the Board of Trustees and, furthermore, to direct the Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance
granting approval of the requested map amendment(re-zoning) of the subject property from R-1 to
B-3. Second by Trustee Newton. Vote by roll call. Newton, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Wojowski,yes;
Bonuchi, yes; Lamb, yes; Larson, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
11) ROUTE 126 DUNKIN DONUTS (PC CASE #1819-101618.SU/SPR)
AT 7:20 p.m., Trustee O'Rourke recused himself and left the meeting.
Trustee Bonuchi moved to adopt the findings of fact of the Plan Commission as the findings of fact
of the Board of Trustees and, furthermore, to direct the Village Attorney to draft an ordinance
granting approval of a special use for drive through operation for the proposed Dunkin Donuts on Lot
3 of the Benson Resubdivision Unit 2, subject to the stipulations noted in the staff report. Second by
Trustee Larson.
Trustee Lamb expressed concern regarding the rear access drive. Trustee Larson expressed concern
regarding having to pass by the gas pumps to access the subject site.
Vote by roll call. Newton, yes; O'Rourke,recused; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes; Lamb, yes; Larson,
yes. 5 yes, 1 recused. Motion carried.
At 7:25 p.m., Trustee O'Rourke rejoined the meeting.
12) PLAINFIELD SMALL BUSINESS PARK UNIT 2 TRUCK PARKING (PC CASE
#1803-062118.SPR)
Trustee Lamb moved to approve the site plan review for a truck parking facility for up to 90 truck
parking spaces at 13611 S. Route 30, subject to the stipulations noted in the staff report. Second by
Trustee Larson.
Trustee O'Rourke expressed concern on the proposed use based on the zoning ordinance. Trustee
Wojowski expressed concern that this proposal is outside of the intent of the zoning ordinance.
Attorney Harvey reviewed the use of the property based on the zoning classification. Trustee Lamb
expressed concern regarding landscaping. There was some further general discussion regarding the
use of the property and the intent of the zoning ordinance.
Vote by roll call. Newton, yes; O'Rourke, no; Wojowski, no; Bonuchi, no; Lamb,yes; Larson, yes,
Collins, abstain. 3 yes, 3 no, 1 abstain. Motion failed
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13) FIRE LIFE & SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM
Trustee Newton moved to adopt Resolution No. 1763, approving the Fire Life & Safety Grant
Program in partnership with the Village of Plainfield and the Plainfield Fire Protection District.
Second by Trustee O'Rourke. Vote by roll call. Newton, yes; O'Rourke,yes; Wojowski, no;
Bonuchi, yes; Lamb, yes; Larson, yes. 5 yes, 1 no. Motion carried.
ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
No Report.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES REPORT
No Report.
ENGINEER'S REPORT
No Report.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT
No Report.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT REPORT
No Report.
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT
No Report.
POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT
No Report.
ATTORNEY'S REPORT
No Report.
Mayor Collins read the reminders.
Trustee Lamb moved to adjourn. Second by Trustee O'Rourke. Voice Vote. All in favor, 0 opposed.
Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m.
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Michelle Gibas, Village Clerk
Village of Plainfield
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VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
PUBLIC HEARING
DECEMBER 3, 2018
AT: VILLAGE HALL
BOARD PRESENT: M.COLLINS, L.NEWTON, E.O'ROURKE, B.WOJOWSKI, M.BONUCHI,
B.LAMB, AND C.LARSON. OTHERS PRESENT: B.MURPHY, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR;
J.HARVEY, ATTORNEY; M.GIBAS, VILLAGE CLERK; D.WOLD, ENGINEER; A.PERSONS,
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR; J.PROULX, PLANNING DIRECTOR; L.SPIRES, BUILDING
INSPECTOR; T.PLECKHAM, MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR; AND K.GRECO,
POLICE COMMANDER.
2018 TAX LEVY
Mayor Collins called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. Present roll call stands.
Mrs. Traci Pleckham, Management Services Director, stated that based on preliminary Equalized
Assessed Valuation(EAV) estimates, the ordinance reflects a total property tax request of
$6,606,400, however the actual dollar amount the Village will receive is anticipated to be less. The
2018 Equalized Assessed Value of the Village will not be available until early 2019. At the
October 29, 2018 Committee of the Whole Workshop,the consensus of the Village Board was to
maintain the 2017 overall levy rate of.4669. The Village of Plainfield's portion of the 2017 tax levy
was 5.26%. Or, for every dollar paid in property taxes by Village residents, 5.26 cents is paid to the
Village of Plainfield.
There were no public comments.
Trustee Bonuchi moved to close the Public Hearing and return to the regular business meeting.
Second by Trustee O'Rourke. Voice Vote. All in favor, 0 opposed. Motion carried.
ting adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
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Michelle Gibas, Village Clerk
Village of Plainfield
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VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
PUBLIC HEARING
DECEMBER 3, 2018
AT: VILLAGE HALL
BOARD PRESENT: M.COLLINS, L.NEWTON, E.O'ROURKE, B.WOJOWSKI, M.BONUCHI,
B.LAMB, AND C.LARSON. OTHERS PRESENT: B.MURPHY, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR;
J.HARVEY, ATTORNEY; M.GIBAS, VILLAGE CLERK; D.WOLD, ENGINEER; A.PERSONS,
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR; J.PROULX, PLANNING DIRECTOR; L.SPIRES, BUILDING
INSPECTOR; T.PLECKHAM, MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR; AND K.GRECO,
POLICE COMMANDER
BENSON ANNEXATION (PC CASE #1821-101718.AA/REZ/PP/FP)
Mayor Collins called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. Present roll call stands.
Mr. Jon Proulx, Planning Director, stated that the applicant is seeking approval of an annexation
agreement and annexation of a 4.86 acre parcel,located generally southwest of Route 126 and Drauden
Road, the property is immediately west of Lenny's Gas N Wash. Upon annexation, the applicant
requests to rezone the property to B3-Highway Business District. Additionally, upon annexation, the
applicant is seeking approval of a preliminary plat of subdivision to divide the subject site into 4
parcels.
There were no public comments.
Trustee Lamb moved to close the Public Hearing and return to the regular business meeting. Second
by Trustee Larson. Voice Vote. All in favor, 0 opposed. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 7:18 p.m.
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Michelle Gibas, Village Clerk