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Home My Public Portal About06-21-2021 Village Board MinutesGZ/ iZ -6L 7/i 91 / VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD MEETING MINUTES JUNE 21, 2021 AT: VILLAGE HALL BOARD PRESENT: J.ARGOUDELIS, H.BENTON, K.CALKINS, P.KALKANIS, C.LARSON, AND T.RUANE. BOARD ABSENT: B.WOJOWSKI. OTHERS PRESENT: T.PLECKHAM, INTERIM VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR; J.HARVEY, ATTORNEY; M.GIBAS, VILLAGE CLERK; D.WOLD, ENGINEER; A.PERSONS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR; J.PROULX, PLANNING DIRECTOR; L.SPIRES, BUILDING OFFICIAL; R.KACZANKO, IT DIRECTOR; AND J.KONOPEK, CHIEF OF POLICE. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, PLEDGE Mayor Argoudelis called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll call was taken, Trustee Wojowski was absent, all other Trustees were present. Mayor Argoudelis led the Pledge of Allegiance. There were approximately 10 persons in the audience. PRESIDENTIAL COMMENTS Mayor Argoudelis: • Announced that a small tornado touched down on Main Street and commended staff and first responders. • Congratulated the Plainfield East Varsity Baseball team on winning the 4A State Championship. • Proclaimed July 2021 as Parks and Recreation Month. • Presented the Heritage Tree Certificate of Recognition to Plymouth Congregational Church. TRUSTEES COMMENTS Trustee Benton • Thanked staff, Chief Konopek, and the first responders for helping people affected by the tornado. • Asked Chief Konopek for an update on the semi -truck traffic at the Dayfield Subdivision. Chief Konopek stated that there have not been any violations lately, and he did not have any updated information whether GPS has been updated. Trustee Ruane: • Commented on the storm and commended staff. • Encouraged everyone to be respectful of their neighbors and expressed concern regarding people with PTSD and fireworks. Trustee Kalkanis suggested sending emails to Rand McNally to try to get them to update the GPS to stop semi -trucks from being routed through the Dayfield Subdivision. PUBLIC COMMENTS (3-5 minutes) The following persons expressed opposition to adding a parking lot at the end of Van Dyke Road. • Diane Rousonelos • Jim Tonkin • Amy Ciesniewski • Ben Yepsen Village Board Agenda June 21, 2021 Page 2 of 4 BUSINESS MEETING 1) APPROVAL OF AGENDA Trustee Benton moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Trustee Kalkanis. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. 2) CONSENT AGENDA Trustee Larson moved to approve the Consent Agenda to include: a) Approval of the Minutes of the Board Meeting held on June 7, 2021. b) Bills Paid and Bills Payable Reports for June 21, 2021. c) Cash & Investment, Revenue, and Expenditure Reports for May, 2021. d) Authorize the payment of $903.51 to Fleet Safety Supply for shipping of lighting and equipment for vehicles authorized to be purchased at the March 15, 2021 Village Board Meeting. Second by Trustee Ruane. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. 3) SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES / THE MENTA GROUP (CASE NUMBER 1925- 042321.SU) Trustee Larson moved to approve Ordinance No. 3514, granting approval of a special use for a therapeutic special education center at 14429 S. Wallin Drive, subject to the stipulations noted in the staff report. Second by Trustee Benton. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. 4) 16639 S. SPANGLER ROAD VARIANCE (1929-051221.VAR) Trustee Larson moved to adopt the findings of fact of the Zoning Board of Appeals 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 variance to permit a fence encroachment of up to 15 feet into the corner side yard for the property located at 16639 S. Spangler Road. Second by Trustee Calkins. Trustee Ruane suggested rewriting the Code regarding fences. Pamela Purnell, the applicant, was present and answered questions from the Board. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT Interim Administrator Pleckham thanked staff for the storm updates and clean-up. MANAGEMENT SERVICES REPORT No Report. ENGINEER'S REPORT No Report. Village Board Agenda June 21, 2021 Page 3 of 4 PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT Trustee Larson moved to accept the 2020-2021 Annual Report of the Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals. Second by Trustee Ruane. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. BUILDING DEPARTMENT REPORT Lonnie Spires presented Building and Code Enforcement Report for May, 2021. PUBLIC WORKS REPORT Trustee Larson moved to waive the bidding and authorize Helm Service to complete the emergency replacement/installation of the boiler, roof mounted air conditioning unit, and replacement of the outdated HVAC computer control system at the Village Hall at a total cost of $195,260.00. Second by Trustee Benton. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. Trustee Ruane moved to award the 2021 Pavement Marking Program to Superior Road Striping, the low bidder, in the amount of $26,436.00. Second by Trustee Larson. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. Trustee Larson moved to authorize the purchase of a 2022 Kenworth Model T-470 Snowplow Truck and equipment from CIT Trucks Inc., at the total cost of $194,492.00. Second by Trustee Benton. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. Trustee Larson moved to authorize the purchase of a commercial lawn mower Exmark Model Lazer-X with a 3 -bag bagger unit from The Turf Team, Inc., at the total cost of $15,757.00. Second by Trustee Ruane. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT Trustee Kalkanis moved to approve payment to the Will County Sheriff in the amount of $13,758.01 pursuant to the Will County Warrant Pick-up Program Intergovernmental Agreement adopted by Resolution No. 1791. Second by Trustee Benton. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. Chief Konopek presented the Operations Report for May, 2021. ATTORNEY'S REPORT There was some general discussion regarding the review and release of Executive Session Minutes. Trustee Ruane moved to table the review and release of Executive Session Minutes. Second by Trustee Larson. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. Mayor Argoudelis read the reminders. Michelle Gibas, Village Clerk Village Board Agenda June 21, 2021 Page 4 of 4 EXECUTIVE SESSION Trustee Larson moved to Executive Session as permitted under the Open Meetings Act under Section 2 (c)(5) to discuss property acquisition and under Section 2 (c)(11) to discuss pending litigation, not to reconvene. Second by Trustee Benton. Vote by roll call. Wojowski, absent; Benton, yes; Calkins, yes; Kalkanis, yes; Larson, yes; Ruane, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. ing adjourned at 8:22 p.m.