Carbondale Reporter

DeSoto Board of Trustees met Monday, Feb. 6.

Here are the minutes as provided by DeSoto:

STATE OF ILLINOIS)

COUNTY OF JACKSON

VILLAGE OF DESOTO

Minutes

Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

February 6, 2017

President John Evans called the first regular meeting of the De Soto Village Board of Trustees to order at 7:00 P.M. Village Clerk Paula Parks was present to record the minutes.

Present: Brian Gleason 

Paulette Johnson

Tim Cochran 

Eric Schuler

Larry White 

John Evans

Tony Rushing

Motion made by Tony Rushing, seconded by Eric Schuler, to dispense with the reading of the minutes and to approve the minutes of the January 17 regular meeting, the January 23 Public Safety Committee meeting and the February 1 Sewer Committee meeting. Motion carried.

Motion made by Tony Rushing, seconded by Eric Schuler, to approve the January expense report. Motion carried.

Motion made by Larry White, seconded by Brian Gleason, to pay the list of bills. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

Casey Cross was present to report that all Little League head coaches and Little League board members will be responsible for checking out their own set of keys to the park. Mrs. Cross also reported that Little League no longer wants to be responsible for stocking the concession stands for the Little League games. They will get volunteers to operate the stands. She also said Little League would pay for the field prep.

Trustee Paulette Johnson will draft a new agreement reflecting the changes.

The Little League has been looking into fundraisers that would raise more money. They asked the Board to consider hanging 4’ x 8’ signs on the fence. They would sell advertisement on the signs for a yearly sponsorship.

The Little League also asked permission to have signs made to honor all Little League World Series winners. The signs would be hung on the upper part of the backstop where the current sign is hung.

President John Evans reported that EPA Permit #2016-EP-61730 was approved, allowing Southern Illinois Regional Landfill to discharge up to 60,000 gallons of wastewater per day at the De Soto sewer plant.

Motion made by Tony Rushing, seconded by Larry White, to authorize Southern Illinois Regional Landfill to proceed with the application for a supplemental EPA permit for the direct discharge of landfill leachate to the Village of De Soto sewage treatment plant via forcemain. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Tony Rushing, seconded by Eric Schuler, to table the revised agreement with Southern Illinois Regional Landfill so that the village engineer can review it. Motion carried.

Motion made by Paulette Johnson, seconded by Eric Schuler, to purchase an Excelerator hand dryer for up to $600 to be placed in the ladies restroom on the east side of the park. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

Trustee Brian Gleason reported that the Public Safety Committee met to review the revised nuisance ordinance. The revised ordinance was sent to Attorney Pat Hoke for her review.

Motion made by Larry White, seconded by Eric Schuler, to allow the Jackson County Clerk to use the Village Hall on April 4, 2017 from 5 AM to 10 PM as a polling place for the Consolidated Election and to waive the fee. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Larry White, seconded by Paulette Johnson, to allow the Jackson County Health Department to use the east hall once a week for six weeks to hold classes for diabetics and caregivers and to waive the fee. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Paulette Johnson, seconded by Eric Schuler, to hire Gardener Fence for $1,856.21 to complete the fencing on the playground. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

Trustee Johnson reported that she had planted a tree in memory of Barbara Bandy behind the dugout by first base on the large field. Amber Judd donated $300 to the park in memory of Mrs. Bandy. Mrs. Judd will purchase a plaque in memory of her mother, Barbara Bandy.

President John Evans reported that the energy contract with Homefield Energy will be renewed June 2017 with a rate of.06193 from June 2017 to June 2019 and.06187 from June 2019 to December 2020.

Motion made by Larry White, seconded by Eric Schuler, to pass Ordinance No. 2017-1 authorizing the loan agreement to borrow funds for up to $700,000 from the Public Water Supply Loan Program for Phase II of the Watermain Replacement project. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried. Ordinance incorporated by reference.

Motion made by Larry White, seconded by Eric Schuler, to pass Resolution 2017-2 authorizing President John Evans to sign the loan documents on behalf of the Village. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried. Resolution incorporated by reference.

Motion made by Larry White, seconded by Tony Rushing, to approve the Notice of Intent to Borrow Funds and Right to File a Petition to put the question of borrowing funds on the ballot at the next General Election for Phase II of the Watermain Replacement project. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall. The meeting is on Tuesday due to the observance of Presidents Day.

Motion made by Tony Rushing, seconded by Larry White, to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 PM. Motion carried.

Respectfully Submitted,

Paula J. Parks

Village Clerk