Carbondale Reporter

Village of Crainville Board of Trustee met Aug. 9.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Mike Harbin Yea       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.

Minutes:

Minutes from the July 12, 2022 regular Board Meeting were presented. There was one correction. The section on Pine Valley culvert should read as, “The culvert in Pine Valley needs to be replaced. Farrar got two estimates. Skuta Construction will replace 40 ft of storm sewer line for $15,600, or they can do 36-inch sewer reline for $26,000. The other estimate was to replace the culvert from B.C. Contracting for $18,157.50. B.C. Motion 8 should read as follows: Motion 8: Jones made the motion and Rains seconded the motion to accept Skuta Construction estimate to replace the storm sewer line in Pine Valley for $15,600. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Motion 1: Jones made the motion and Aue seconded the motion to approve the July 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. Mitchell told the Board that the Police Account that was set up to hold the proceeds from the Car Show is now depleted and the account will be closed. There was a question regarding the interest the Village is receiving from the investments held in Raymond James. Mitchell will check with Jilek regarding the Raymond James investments.

Motion 2: Rains made the motion and Harbin seconded the motion to bring down $40,000 from the Illinois Funds into the General Fund. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Bills:

August bills were presented.

Motion 3: Oetjen made the motion and Aue seconded the motion to pay the August, 2022 bills as presented. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Visitor Participation

Poncho Stennett, on behalf of his wife, thanked the Board for the donation from the Village.

Brad Siemer had several complaints. He would like the Village to help with tree trimming along Travis Lane. He has complaints regarding erosion along the ditches on his property. The Village did install a culvert on the North side of his property to help with water flow. Siemer told the Board that he paid a contractor to repair the ditch on the East side of his property along Travis Lane. The repair, that he paid for, did not correct the problem with the ditch. He would like the Village to help him correct the issues with the ditch on the East side of his property. Mitchell told him that he will address these issues with Ryan Farrar.

Crawford and Associates Rodney Potts Reporting

Sewer Update

Rodney Potts told the Board that Skuta Construction is currently waiting to receive supplies in order to start work on the sewer replacement Phase One. Potts told the Board that before this sewer project starts the Village will have to contact residents that will be impacted by the sewer replacement construction.

Sewer Plant

No new updates on the sewer plant. The contract is being reviewed by attorneys that represent each municipality.

Samuel Road

Rodney Potts told the Board that SIMPO has indicated that in approximately three years they will provide money for resurfacing Samuel Road. Potts has identified and prioritized several areas along Samuel that need to be repaired before the SIMPO road project takes place. Potts will put a package together for repair work on the road. Once he puts this package together, he will put the road work out for bid. This project should qualify for funding from the Motor Fuel Tax.

Motion 3: Oetjen made the motion and Bruyns seconded the motion to direct Crawford and Associates to put a package out for bid for repair work on Samuel Road. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Department Heads

Water Report: (Pam Borders)

1. There are 814 water customers

2. 608 garbage customers.

3. 0 Building Permits

4. 7 new customers

5. 6 disconnects

6. 5 Room Rental ($350.00)

Water Appeals

Jevey Cooper had a toilet that was leaking and would like money off of his water bill.

Motion 4: Oetjen made the motion and Jones seconded the motion to deny Jevey Cooper’s water appeal. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Street/Water-Sewer Presented a Written Report

1. Water towers were inspected and a repair was done on the Wolf Creek tower.

2. Sherry Lane culvert was removed and replaced.

3. Extended a culvert at California Ave. and Laclede

4. Basketball goal has been ordered

Police Report (Chief Lindley)

Chief Lindley presented his written report.

Mitchell told the Board that he received a letter from a resident commending Chief Lindley on diffusing a family disturbance.

Old Business

No Old Business

New Business

Jilek Card

Robert Jilek sent the Village a thank you card for the money they donated to the scholarship in memory of his father.

SIEG Contract

Motion 5: Oetjen made the motion and Rains seconded the motion to renew the Village Contract with SIEG for $2,164.50. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Angie Oetjen

Angie Oetjen made a presentation on the Anne West Library’s new Homebound program. The Homebound Program details will be on the Village’s Web Site, and in the fall newsletter.

Church’s Ditch

There are some erosion issues on the Robbie and Linda Church’s property off Main Street. Farrar will get some estimates on the cost to address these erosion issues on the property.

ARPA

Mitchell told the Board that Williamson County has money available for municipalities within the county to help fund different projects. He has had a verbal commitment that Crainville will receive some of the funds.

Executive Session

Motion 6: Aue made the motion and Harbin seconded the motion to go into Executive Session at 8:30 p.m. for personnel reasons. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

The Board came out of Executive Session at 8:45 p.m.

Motion 7: Rains made the motion and Harbin seconded the motion to collect the Walmart credit card from employees; employees will check out the Walmart credit cards in the Water Office when they need to shop for the Village. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Motion 8: Harbin made the motion and Oetjen seconded the motion to release the Executive Session Minutes from January 2022 through July 2022. All present voted yea and the President declared the motion carried.

Adjournment

Motion 9: 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/documents/90/08-09-2022.pdf