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Kelly’s E-Mail Newsletter © 2008 |
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Report of the September 22, 2008 Village Board Meeting Volume 1, Number 14.0 |
September 22, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
Village Hall Board Room
Roll Call Burt
R. McIntyre, Village President; Ron Bredael, Trustee Wards 1 & 2; James
Widiger, Trustee Wards 3 & 4; Cathy Hughes, Trustee Wards 5 & 6; George
Speaker, Trustee Wards 7 & 8; Jim Lemorande, Trustee Wards 9 & 10;
Kelly Crouch, Trustee Wards 11 & 12; David Steffen, Trustee Wards 13 &
14.
Excused: Dan Deppeler, Trustee Wards 15 & 16
Also
(staff): D. Wiese, R. Bartelt, C.
Haltom, M. Pigeon, J. Dagneau, M. Hoff and A. Helms
Consent
Agenda K. Crouch moved to approve. G. Speaker seconded the motion. K. Crouch requested to remove item 8a(ii),
8g(i), and 8i(ii). C. Hughes requested
to remove item 8i(v). The motion
carried unanimously.
e. Municipal
Invoices
i. September
10, 2008 to September 18, 2008 utilizing check # 206404-206493 in the amount of $
1,016,475.59.
h. Village
President Appointments
i. Craig Searl, Small Business
Partnership
i.
Plan
Commission Items
i.
Approve a Request for a Conditional Use Permit from David
Williquette to Permit an Accessory Warehouse Building to be Used as a
Self-Storage Warehouse at 1215 Russet Court, VH-269-4
iii. Approve
a
Site Plan For Chuck Woodke Of Walters Buildings Representing Robert Olsen For A
2802 Square Foot Building Addition At 2360 O’Connor Road, VH-160-11
iv.
Approve a Site Plan From Tom Katers Of Raasch And
Associates Representing The Comfort Suites And Conference Center For An
Attached Garage And Outdoor Swimming Pool Addition At 1951 Bond Street, VH-614
#8i(ii)
Karma
Group
PDD
Amendment D. Steffen moved to approve a PDD
amendment for the Karma Group to permit exterior signage on the building
located at 487 Riverwood Drive. G.
Speaker seconded the motion. The
motion carried on a 6 to 2 vote with K. Crouch and C. Hughes dissenting.
I did not like the 2 foot by 6 foot long
sign that will be attached to the building on the Riverview side.
As the
dentist office across the street is limited with his banner sign for 6 weeks per year, then he gets to look out his window and see a
permanent sign allowed. Also as part of the Village Center is this the type of
signage we want hanging on really nice building? I don’t but only Trustee
Hughes had enough common sense to agree with me. Kelly © 2008
Administrator
Reports J. Smith is at a professional conference
this week and was not present at the meeting.
D. Wiese fielded questions from the Board relating to the reports
submitted by J. Smith prior to the meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
#11e
Ordinance
2008-23
M. Hoff reported on draft ordinance
2008-23, “An ordinance amending section 9.10 of the Howard Municipal Code
relating to the prohibition of animals running at large.” J. Widiger moved to approve the ordinance as
stated, “No person having in their possession or under their control any animal
or fowl, shall allow the same to threaten to attack individuals who are passing
or present on public/private walkways or property unless restrained by a solid
fence sufficient to contain the animal or fowl.” R. Bredael seconded the motion. The Board discussed the motion. A roll call vote was taken. The motion carried on a 6 to 2 vote with
J. Lemorande and K. Crouch dissenting.
Holy
Buckets! Now even if your dog(or chicken) is in your yard with an invisible fence, if
it” threatens to attack individuals” you can be given a citation. My problem with this is as follows: What does ”
threatens to attack individuals “mean? This is very subjective. Some people may
think a dog simply barking is a threat. I feel that if the animal does not
leave the yard it may be uncomfortable for the person waking by but not
illegal. Kelly © 2008
#11c
AT&T Lease
Amendment A. Helms reported on a proposed lease amendment from
AT&T for the use of the Cornell Road water tower for the placement of a
cellular antenna. AT&T is proposing
to reduce the base rent and amend the annual 5% escalator clause to 10% every
five years. J. Lemorande moved to deny
the lease amendment. C. Hughes seconded
the motion. The Board discussed the
motion. A roll call vote was taken. The
motion carried on a 5 to 3 vote with B. McIntyre, K. Crouch, and D. Steffen
dissenting.
Our lease
with ATT ends in 2 years (they can opt out) they pay about $28,000 per year
now. They wanted to change to $25,000 per year and we would have been
guarantied two more years so at least $50,000 guarantied. With changing
technology ATT may not need this tower in two years at least we would have had
an extra two years with the lease amendment. Kelly © 2008
#11f
Juza-Oliver
Playground
Equipment M. Pigeon reported on playground
equipment for Juza-Oliver Park. The
total cost for the playground equipment with installation is projected to cost
$34,992. G. Speaker moved to approve the
bid from Team Reil in the amount of $34,992 for playground equipment and
installation. D. Steffen seconded the
motion. The Board discussed the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
#11g
Wayne Williams
Playground
Equipment M. Pigeon reported on playground
equipment for Wayne Williams Park. The
proposed playground equipment with installation is projected to cost
$29,954. R. Bredael moved to approve the
bid from Team Reil in the amount of $29,954 for playground equipment and installation. D. Steffen seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
CLOSED SESSION
G. Speaker moved
to convene to closed session. R. Bredael
seconded the motion. A roll call vote
was taken. The motion carried
unanimously and the Board convened to closed session at 8:27 p.m.
RETURN
TO OPEN SESSION
C. Hughes moved
to reconvene to open session. G. Speaker
seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
#13a
Refuse/Recycling
Collection
Contract G. Speaker moved to approve the contract
proposal from Veolia for refuse and recycling collection services. J. Widiger seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
The price of our Refuse/recycling contract with
Veolia increased $221,500. Plus a cost of fuel provision.
We will pay for the increase by reducing our street
resurfacing program by $300,000 for year 2009 only.
Starting in year 2010 we will have paid off our
general obligation bonds (Debt) We are paying about
$300,000 a year on that so in 2010 that will go
toward the garbage pickup and the Street resurfacing budget can be fully
funded.
ADJOURNMENT
C.
Hughes moved to adjourn. G. Speaker
seconded the motion. The motion
carried unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 9:52 p.m.
What happened at the September 11 special
meeting on the lights for Akzo-Nobel sports Complex?
Bill
Monfre of 3563 Abbey Court addressed the Board and stated that HYSA will
contribute $47,400 over five years for the lighting project contingent upon the
youth being able to play under the lights.
K.
Crouch moved to award the lighting installation bid to Town & Country
Electric in the amount of $152,400 including base bids 1& 2; direct
embedment pole foundation alternate and the materials bid from MUSCO Sports
Lighting Inc. in the amount of $195,000 including direct embedment pole foundations, remote
controller, contactor cabinet upon receipt of conforming bid submittals and
extended warranty along with the following contributions from HYSA:
·
$25,000
year-one
·
$7,400
year-two
·
$5,000
year-three
·
$5,000
year-four
·
$5,000
year-five
Totaling
$47,400;
and
that staff present potential solutions to mitigate the effects of the lights
and noise on the Hansen Property at a future Board meeting. J. Widiger seconded the motion. The Board discussed the motion. A roll call vote was taken. The motion carried on an 8 to 1 vote with
D. Deppeler dissenting.
The budget
for this project was $300,000 of park impact fees (not tax money) the Village
will contribute the $300,000 with the Howard Youth Sports Association contributing
the over budget amount of $47,400. Kelly © 2008
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