Carbondale Reporter

DeSoto Board of Trustees met Monday, Dec. 19.

Here are the minutes as provided by DeSoto:

STATE OF ILLINOIS

COUNTY OF JACKSON

VILLAGE OF DESOTO

Minutes

Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

December 19, 2016

President John Evans called the second monthly 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

Absent: Tony Rushing

Motion made by Larry White, seconded by Eric Schuler, to dispense with the reading of the minutes and to approve them. Motion carried.

Motion made by Brian Gleason, seconded by Paulette Johnson, to approve the November revenue report. Motion carried.

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

Amanda Tinley of J. T. Blankinship updated the Board on the EPA loan for Phase II of the Watermain Replacement Project. Mrs. Tinley reported that the Village could get a $590,000 loan at 1.64% with the possibility of 50% debt forgiveness. She also plans to check with the EPA to see if the Village could get a loan for its 25% matching funds with the possibility of the debt forgiveness if the Village gets the DCEO grant for Phase II of the project.

Motion made by Larry White, seconded by Tim Cochran, to approve pay estimate #4, the final payment, in the amount of $171,808.19 to pay Haier Plumbing $163,612, 24 and J. T. Blankinship $8,195.95 for work on the Watermain Replacement Project. Upon roll call vote: 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 approve the Power of Attorney to appoint Select Energy Partners as Attorney-in-Fact for the purpose of executing an electricity supply agreement on behalf of the Village as a member of the Southern Illinois Electricity Aggregation Consortium. Upon roll vote: Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

Trustee Paulette Johnson thanked the board members for their cookie donations for Milk and Cookies with Santa. The event had a good turnout and went well.

Trustee Johnson reported that De Soto Daze gave $250 toward a new freezer for the food pantry and $250 to the De Soto Community Christmas Project for food baskets.

Mrs. Johnson announced that she wants to re-establish the Citizen Park Committee that would have three community members and the chair of the Village’s Park Committee. Board members agreed it was a good idea.

Trustee Larry White reported that the first payment on the EPA loan for Phase I of the Watermain Replacement Project will be March 2, 2017. There will be two (2) payments per year in the amount of $20,638.87.

Motion made by Tim Cochran, seconded by Larry White, to pass Resolution No. 2016-6 appropriating $20,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for maintenance of streets and highways for the year beginning January 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2017. Upon roll call vote: Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried. Resolution incorporated by reference.

Motion made by Eric Schuler, seconded by Larry White, to pass Ordinance No. 2016-9 Amendment to Cable Television, Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances. Upon roll call vote: Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried. Ordinance incorporated by reference.

Director of Public Works David Griffin reported that the samples in November for the Landfill were high with an average 464 BOD, 509 Ammonia, and 29 Suspended Solids.

Mr. Griffin reported that he had a new formula for calculating charges to the Landfill that he would like to try. Trustee White told him to try it and see how it works.

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall. The meeting is on Tuesday due to the New Year’s holiday.

Motion made by Eric Schuler, seconded by Brian Gleason, to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 PM. Motion carried.

Respectfully Submitted,

Paula J. Parks

Village Clerk