Village of Creston Village Board met May 7.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
President Williams called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm. Trustees Byro, Misch, Ward, Katzman and Hopkins were present, along with Clerk Haub. Trustee Kerns was absent
Minutes from April 3, 2019 regular meeting were reviewed. Trustee Ward made a motion to accept the revised minutes to include the attendance record and Trustee Hopkins offered the second to the motion. The minutes were approved with all yeas.
Visitors & Communication – Todd Fullmer addressed the trustees with concern about feral cats in his neighborhood and the keeping of them by a neighbor. President Williams suggested that he, himself, would contact village maintenance, Curt Loyd, on purchasing traps and taking the animals to a shelter.
Atty. Tess had nothing to report.
Kevin Bunge said that the manhole grouting work went well. There are 4-5 more leaking that he would like to have completed the same way. Discussion followed on others that may need work done.
Committee Reports
Finance – Trustee Hopkins had nothing to report.
Streets & Sidewalks – Trustee Ward had nothing to report. Safe Routes to School - Mr. Bunge hasn’t heard back from IDOT in regards to requests for the project and still considers June to be the time for bid letting. The west side of Main St. panels for railroad crossing still have not been extended but the east side is completed. Transit St. panels have been replaced. These are to allow sidewalk crossing for SRTS.
Health & Safety – Trustee Misch had nothing to report. Discussion took place about illegal minibike activity in town. No action was taken.
Water & Sewer – Trustee Kerns was not present. President Williams talked about work that was completed.
Zoning & Planning – Trustee Hopkins had nothing to report.
Subdivision – Trustee Byro with the rain and weather we’ve had, lawn care on public property needs to be taken care of..
Old Business – Northern Illinois Disposal contract - The amended portion of the current contract was distributed to the trustees. President Williams had concerns of item missing in the contract. Trustee Ward suggested having, in writing, the company will pick up larger items that will not fit into the provided trash/recycle receptacles. Atty. Tess will contact Mr. Mike O’Malley with the concerns and ask for amendment to the proposed amended contract. Sewer Contract with Rochelle Municipal Utilities - President Williams spoke with Adam Lanning in regards to the three changes in the current contract that Mr. Lanning is proposing. Maintenance work will be completed on Saturdays, with time and half paid because of the non-business day. The pay rates will change from $32 to $67 per hour and other charges that were not made available in writing to this Clerk (check recording). Also it was proposed to remove the jetting of the collection system, which is in the current contract but never took place. Mr. Lanning is waiting for Village of Creston approval before he sends the amended items to his board. Atty. Tess suggested to have, in writing, every effort is made to do the work during the week to keep from paying automatic time and half wages on Saturdays. A roll call vote of consensus for discussion on the sewer contract as proposed to the trustees was made with all yeas by the trustees. Tipping Fee Disbursement - President Williams stated that the balance in the account is $101,988 and went through the past payments. No action was taken by the trustees. Sewer Grouting - Mr. Bunge proposed to have crews come back to the village for 8 manholes this time, researching which ones are the worst. Cost would be determined by how long the work should take (4 manholes per day is norm) and gallons of grout needed. He suggested to the board to set aside $10,000 for the 8. Trustee Hopkins made a motion to authorize up to $10,000 for sewer manhole repair. Trustee Hopkins seconded the motion and a roll call vote passed the motion with all yeas
New Business – NO New Business
Treasurer’s Report – The Treasurer’s report was reviewed and added to the bills was a $4,040 grouting bill. Trustee Ward made a motion to pay the bills and Trustee Byro seconded the motion and a roll call vote passed the motion with all yeas from the trustees.
Trustee Byro wanted to bring to the trustees’ attention the salaries for the trustees, the president and clerk which have not been raised since May 2005. The trustees were given the information to talk about for the next board meeting.
A motion was made to adjourn by Trustee Ward and seconded by Trustee Misch. The meeting adjourned at 8:31 p.m.
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