BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PUBLIC HEARING
Municipal Building: 874 Main Street, Antioch, Illinois
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PUBLIC HEARING
CONCERNING THE INTENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO SELL, NOT TO EXCEED $805,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
February 3, 2003
7:30 p.m.
| CALL TO ORDER | The public hearing regarding the intent to sell not to exceed $805,000 General Obligation Limited Tax bonds was called to order by Mayor Maravelas at 7:40 p.m. in the Municipal Building: 874 Main Street, Antioch, IL. |
| ROLL CALL | Roll call indicated the following Trustees were present: Pierce, Larson, Caulfield, Foresta and Hanson. Also present were Mayor Maravelas, Attorney Bob Long and Clerk Rowe. Absent: Trustee Porch. |
| MOMENT OF PRAYER | Mayor Maravelas asked for a moment of silence for the U.S. Astronauts and the crew of the space shuttle. Mayor Maravelas also asked for a moment of prayer for Reverend Gary Curl. |
| PUBLIC NOTICE | After Clerk Rowe read aloud the published public notice regarding the public hearing concerning the intent of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Antioch to sell not to exceed $805,000 General Obligation Bonds she administered the oath to those wishing to testify. |
| ADMINISTRATOR | Village Administrator Mike Haley said our limited purpose bonds of 1996 will be paid off by December of this year. At the Board’s direction, he has initiated a resale of the limited purpose bonds that the proceeds of which will be seed money to start work on various projects in the village. Mr. Haley said the engineering and building enforcement departments need upgraded equipment and software, our overall meeting facility needs to be updated and we must get all offices in compliance with the American Disability Act. He said we have and will continue to have meetings with the township for a shared park facility and we need to address sometime soon the swimming facility. He also said we need to spend money to improve our security for all of our water wells, sanitary sewer lift stations and any public works facilities throughout the village. We also need to upgrade our record keeping and historical document preservation. The proceeds from this bond issue will get us started on some of this work. Mr. Haley cautioned that this money will not come close to paying for all the things he discussed, but will merely get us started. Future funding will have to come from various other revenue. Administrator Haley said the sale of these bonds will not result in a property tax increase. Mayor Maravelas asked how far behind are we on the infrastructure - about twenty years? Administrator Haley said that as he meets with the different department heads, there are so many things that are very important with the 911 instances he had staff going around and doing a survey of all of our facilities throughout the village and we really need to increase security. Mr. Haley said the facilities that we work in every day need a lot of work. He went on to say the current public improvement plan is to have some seed money to address the issue that this Board has told him they wanted addressed whether it be a swimming facility or to work with the township on a new park, but these are the types of things that this money is going for. Trustee Larson said for clarification, this basically extends the bond that expires at the end of this year. Administrator Haley said that was correct. The original bond was for $550,000, this is for $805,000 and our ability to do this even though there is a difference between the amounts is because of the assessed evaluation has grown that much. Trustee Caulfield asked about the bond payment. Mr. Haley said the bond payment will be the same as what we currently have. |
| CLOSE HEARING | There being no further discussion, a motion was made by Trustee Pierce, seconded by Trustee Larson to close the public hearing regarding the Village’s intent not to exceed to sell $805,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds at 7:55 p.m. On roll call, the vote was: YES: 5; Pierce, Larson, Caulfield, Foresta and Hanson. NO: 0. ABSENT: 1; Porch. THE MOTION CARRIED. |
| CALL TO ORDER | The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order by Mayor Maravelas at 7:56 p.m. in the Municipal Building: 874 Main Street, Antioch, IL. |
| ROLL CALL | Roll call indicated the following Trustees were present: Pierce, Larson, Caulfield, Foresta and Hanson. Also present were Mayor Maravelas, Attorney Long and Clerk Rowe. Absent: Trustee Porch. |
| OFFICER GERATY | On behalf the Mayor and Board of Trustees Clerk Rowe read aloud and presented a Commendation to Officer Dawn Geraty for her actions on November 28, 2002 that were above and beyond the call of duty. |
| HEALTH CARE PROVIDER | A motion was made by Trustee Foresta, seconded by Trustee Caulfield to ratify action taken at the January 21, 2003 regarding the motion authorize signing the contract with Blue Cross/Blue Shield for the village’s employee health insurance program. On roll call, the vote was: YES: 5; Pierce, Larson, Caulfield, Foresta and Hanson. NO: 0. ABSENT: 1; Porch. THE MOTION CARRIED. |
| HAROLD WARREN | Administrator Haley briefly reviewed the letter dated January 29, 2003 from Harold Warren of Warren Associates regarding the IEPA requirement for additional documentation to complete the revised loan application. The letter explains how we’re going to fund and pay back the IEPA loan. |
| CITIZENS | Mayor Maravelas said the Mr. Antonelli was on the agenda to address the Board, but he called earlier today to say that he cannot make the meeting tonight and will reschedule for another date in the future. Mr. Jim LaFontaine introduced Mr. Roland Schleusener and Mr. Lloyd Larish from the House of Clocks discussed the proposal for Clock Tower for the downtown area. Mr. Larish showed several examples of weight driven clock towers that range in cost from $50,000 to $200,000. When asked how a project of this type is usually funded, Mr. Larish said they are usually done by donations through organizations. Mr. Larish discussed the clock that he has, a 1917 Seth Thomas Clock, that he would propose for the Antioch project. Mayor Maravelas suggested that Trustee Larson discuss this idea with the Park Board to discuss possible locations. Trustee Larson said she would be happy to bring it before the Park Board, but since this is the first she is hearing about the clock tower, she doesn’t want to commit village property or funds tonight, until there is a proper plan in place. Trustee Hanson said he felt this would be appropriate to place this in the retail committee. Trustee Pierce said there is a committee meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Redevelopment Committee scheduled for February 11, 2003. He said he felt it would be better for the committee to come forward with a proper recommendation to the Village Board on how to proceed. Mayor Maravelas said to the gentlemen proposing the clock tower that he believes the Board is interested in the idea, and that sometime soon they will have an answer. Mr. Schleusener and Mr. Larish will make a presentation at that committee meeting. Bill Smith, Superintendent of Public Works thanked Mayor Maravelas, the Village Board and the Village Administrator for their support toward the public works department. He said in addition to other procedures put in place that has saved money, we were able to save over $1000.00 for each of the nine water main breaks we experienced last month. |
| PZB00-07 | A motion was made by Trustee Pierce, seconded by Trustee Larson to remove from the table the Planning and Zoning Board’s letter of recommendation regarding the proposed Planned Development (P.U.D.) “Redwing View” in existing R1 zoning; 182 single-family lots on approximately 91 acre site, Elfering property; PZB00-07. On roll call, the vote was: YES: 5; Pierce, Larson, Caulfield, Foresta and Hanson. NO: 0. ABSENT: 1; Porch. THE MOTION CARRIED. Bob Silhan, Director of Planning, Zoning and Building reviewed the letter dated January 13, 2003 regarding PZB00-07. Following discussion, a motion was made by Trustee Larson, seconded by Trustee Pierce to approve PZB00-07 with recommendations from staff and authorizes the village attorney to draft the appropriate ordinances. On roll call, the vote was: |
| B & F TECHNICAL | Bob Silhan, Director of Planning, Zoning and Building reviewed his memo dated January 31, 2003 regarding the request to approve in principle retaining B&F Technical Code Services, Inc. for plan review and inspection of big-box commercial. There was a discussion regarding the checks and balances of village staff verifying information submitted to them for review and staff addressing concerns from other projects. Mayor Maravelas said that he was under the impression that we were well staffed in the planning, zoning, building and engineering and now he is seeing requests to farming the jobs. Mr. Silhan said that we’re looking at a building that is four to five acres under one roof and he believes the big-box commercial development is way beyond small municipalities building department handling particularly from a structural and mechanical standpoint. When asked how it would be determined when a project would be referred to B&F Technical Code Services or when it would reviewed by staff, it was suggested that it would come before the Village Board on an as-needed basis. Mr. Silhan said the building department is already receiving telephone calls from Wal-Mart engineers that staff is answering as best that they can. Charges for this service will be passed directly on to the permit applicant. Following discussion, a motion was made by Trustee Foresta, seconded by Trustee Caulfield to have B&F Technical Code Services, Inc., to draft an agreement for review and place in committee for discussion and to review outside source requirements. On roll call, the vote was: YES: 5; Pierce, Larson, Caulfield, Foresta and Hanson. NO: 0. ABSENT: 1; Porch. THE MOTION CARRIED. |
| ROUTE 173 | Senior Planner George Sakas reviewed his memo dated January 31, 2003 regarding the draft milestones and tasks for the Illinois Route 173 Corridor Plan/Moratorium. |
| NPDES PHASE II | Staff Engineer Jim Keim reviewed his memorandum dated January 31, 2003 regarding the NPDES Phase II. Mr. Keim also reviewed the power point presentation, prepared by the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission that was attached to his memorandum. Mr. Keim asked the Village Attorney to contact him to draft a resolution for a future meeting. |
| SIGN ON RTE. 173 | Administrator Haley updated the Board regarding the sign located on Route 173. He said that information was given to Village Attorney Don Anderson so a certified letter could be sent out. Mr. Haley will meet with Attorney Bob Long for further review. Bob Silhan, Director of Planning, Zoning and Building said that per Attorney Anderson, a certified letter was sent to the owners of the sign company on January 24, 2003 and was received by them on January 27. Mr. Silhan said he received a fax letter requesting an extension of time to February 21. After conferring with the Mayor and Attorney Don Anderson it was approved to extend the request for reply to February 21. |
| SIGN ORDINANCE | Trustee Pierce asked Administrator Haley to formulate a plan to enforce sign code. |
| AUTHORIZE PAYMENT | A motion was made by Trustee Caulfield, seconded by Trustee Foresta to authorize payment of accounts payable as prepared by the Village Treasurer. On roll call, the vote was: YES: 5; Pierce, Larson, Caulfield, Foresta and Hanson. NO: 0. ABSENT: 1; Porch. THE MOTION CARRIED. |
| MANUAL CHECKS | A motion was made by Trustee Caulfield, seconded by Trustee Foresta to approve the manual checks written to date for the water and sewer, payroll, Dolly Spiering and general fund accounts as presented. On roll call, the vote was: YES: 5; Pierce, Larson, Caulfield, Foresta and Hanson. NO: 0. ABSENT: 1; Porch. THE MOTION CARRIED. |
| HOME INVASION | Trustee Hanson asked Police Chief Fagan to report on the recent home invasion. Chief Fagan reported the home invasion on Cheri Lane was an isolated incident and that police officers arrived in one minute forty seconds. Mr. Fagan reported on the condition of Reverend Curl and said although he has extension injuries, he is expected to recover. |
| RAFFLE LICENSE | A motion was made by Trustee Larson, seconded by Trustee Hanson to issue a raffle license to Antioch Community High School with tickets being sold February 15 through March 8, 2003. On roll call, the vote was: YES: 4; Pierce, Larson, Caulfield and Hanson. NO: 1; Foresta. ABSENT: 1; Porch. THE MOTION CARRIED. |
| SENIOR SERVICES | Trustee Larson discussed the recent Senior Council meeting where there was discussion on the village applying for a variance for an addition on the center. The seniors also requested the village look into the possibility of the village working with the Methodist Church and blacktop the area owned by the Church but used by the Police Department and Senior Center. Administrator Haley said that it is in the agreement to black top the gravel area (about an ˝ of an acre) once there is funding. A committee has been scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on February 6 to discuss the expansion of the senior center. |
| ATTORNEY | Attorney Long read aloud the following ordinances: First Reading: Ordinance establishing moratorium plan and instituting moratorium for Illinois Route 173 Corridor. |
| 03-02-07 | A motion was made by Trustee Pierce, seconded by Trustee Larson to waive the second reading, pass and approve in pamphlet form an ordinance, 03-02-07, entitled, ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MORATORIUM PLAN AND INSTITUTING MORATORIUM FOR ILLINOIS ROUTE 173 CORRIDOR. On roll call, the vote was: YES: 5; Pierce, Larson, Caulfield, Foresta and Hanson. NO: 0. ABSENT: 1; Porch. THE MOTION CARRIED. |
| ADJOURN | A motion was made by Trustee Foresta, seconded by Trustee Caulfield to adjourn the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees at 9:40 p.m. |
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Candi L. Rowe, Clerk