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Village of Crainville Village Board met May 10.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Mike Harbin Nay Sam Jones Yea

Julie Aue Yea                 John Oetjen Yea

Martin Bruyns Jr. Yea    Jim Rains Yea

Brad Olson Yea             Jaci Chapman Yea

Ron Mitchell Yea            Tena Steinacher Nay

A quorum was present:

Crainville Village Board is continuing to follow IML COVID 19 guidelines.

Mayor Mitchell awarded Eli Blumstein with the Village of Crainville James B. Childress Scholarship.

Minutes:

Minutes from the April 12, 2022 regular Board Meeting were presented. There was one correction; under New Business, John Pasoni, the Board asked that the last sentence be removed from the minutes.

Motion 1: Aue made the motion and Bruyns seconded the motion to approve the April 12, 2022 minutes as corrected. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report:

The Treasurer’s Report was presented.

Motion 2: Jones made the motion and Rains seconded the motion to bring down $60,000 from the Illinois Funds into the General Fund. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Bills:

May 2022 bills were presented. The following bill was added F.B. McAfoos $4,417.26 (General Account). There were two corrections on the bills (1.) S.I. Waste Container $6,960.00 instead of $6,916.00, and (2.) Julie Aue’s bill should have been for $81.94 instead of $181.94.

Motion 3: Jones made the motion and Rains seconded the motion to pay the May 2022 bills as corrected. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Visitor Participation

There was no visitor participation at the May 2022 Board Meeting.

Crawford and Associates Ron Modglin Reporting

Sewer Update

Ron Modglin presented cost estimates for sewer projects: 1) Main Street Sewer replacement $38,764.00, 2) Lining the sewer on Main Street and California, $95,664.00, and 3) Replace sewer line from John Clark’s residence to the lift station excluding the line replaced a year ago $144,342.00. The Board decided to put all three sewer projects out for bid.

Motion 4: Oetjen made the motion and Bruyns seconded the motion to put all three of the sewer projects out for bid. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Frontage Road Water Line

Ron Mitchell told the Board that a business wants to locate east of Steel Horse. There is not a water line that is located in this area. He told the Board that to put a water line will cost approximately $87,925.00. The Board decided to instruct Crawford and Associates to submit this project to IEPA for a permit.

Motion 5: Oetjen made the motion and Aue seconded the motion to have Crawford and Associates apply for an IEPA permit for the construction of a water line on Municipal Drive. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Department Heads

Water Report: (Pam Borders)

There are 807 water customers

608 garbage customers.

1 Building Permits

6 new customers

4 disconnects

0 Room Rental

Water Appeals

Gail Johnson told the Board that her renters had moved out of one of her rental properties leaving a water bill of over $400.00. She told the Board that she did not know about the outstanding bill, and would like the Board to consider reducing her water bill. The Board wanted some more information on why the new water meter system did not alert the Water Office that there was an outstanding bill. Ms. Johnson request was tabled until the June Meeting.

Street/Water-Sewer Presented a Written Report

Replaced a pump at the Pine Valley Subdivision lift station

Replaced the tracks on the mini excavator.

Working on filling potholes around the Village.

Worked on a sewer main blockage.

Police Report (Chief Lindley)

Chief Lindley presented his written report. Chief Lindley would like to include in the budget money for a digital vehicular repeater with filters and cable for the squad cars, and he would also like a new camera system for the squad cars. The Board would like for him to get another estimate before they approve the purchase of the equipment.

Old Business

Old Equipment

Motion 6: Rains made the motion and Aue seconded the motion to put an ad in the paper and online requesting bids on the old equipment that the Village wants to retire; included in the ad should be that the Village reserves the right to refuse a bid. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Budget

Mayor Mitchell presented several increases within line items in the budget. There were no objections to these increases. The budget will be formally approved when the Ordinance and Resolutions are presented at the June Board Meeting.

The Street and Water Department has requested the following equipment items:

Motion 7: Bruyns made the motion and Aue seconded the motion to purchase a land leveler for approximately $1,800.00. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Motion 8: Jones made the motion and Oetjen seconded the motion to purchase a crack-seal machine for $1,699. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Motion 9: Jones made the motion and Rains seconded the motion to purchase a compactor for $1,499.99. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

The A-Frame that the Department has requested is currently on hold.

New Business

T.I.F.

The Steel Horse Saloon has submitted a request to become part of the Village of Crainville T.I.F. District.

Motion 10: Jones made the motion and Rains seconded the motion to approve Steel Horse Saloon’s request to be part of the Village of Crainville T.I.F. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

New Truck Surcharge

In 2021 the Village purchased a new dump truck. The dealership that the Village bought the truck from had to order the truck, and told the Village that the estimated delivery date would be summer 2022. Since the Village ordered the new truck the cost of the new truck has gone up in price. The dealership would like to implement a surcharge for the truck. The Village has a contract with the dealership for a set price, and the Village has made a payment on the truck. The Board told the mayor they will not approve a surcharge, and expect the dealership to honor their contract with the Village.

Water Rate Increase

The Village of Crainville purchases their water from Rend Lake. Rend Lake has increased their water rates. The Village Water Department would like to increase the Village Water rates 3% in order to cover the rate increase from Rend Lake.

Motion 11: Jones made the motion and Aue seconded the motion to increase the Village Water Rate by 3%. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Executive Session

Motion 12: Oetjen made the motion and Aue seconded the motion to go into Executive Session at 8:20 p.m. for personnel reasons. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

The Board came out of Executive Session at 8:40 p.m.

Motion 13: Jones made the motion and Rains seconded the motion to approve the employee pay raises for 2022/2023. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

The Board accepted James Bond Village Police Officer’s resignation. He will owe the Village for sending him to the police academy. The Board decided to give him 6 months to reimburse the Village for sending him to the police academy.

Motion 14: Jones made the motion and Rains seconded the motion to adjourn the Board Meeting at 8:50 p.m. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

https://www.crainville.net/minutes