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Village of Rockton Village Board met Aug. 7.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

Mayor Adams called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.

Present were: Mayor Adams, Mr. Fridly, Mrs. Honkamp, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Magnus, Mrs. May, Mr. Winters and Atty. Aaron Szeto

Staff present: Dan Barber, Deputy Chief Hollinger and Corine Hughes

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mr. Peterson, to waive the reading of the July 17, 2018 Village Board meeting minutes. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

Motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mr. Fridly, to approve the July 17, 2018 Village Board meeting minutes.

All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Mr. Fridly stated that he would like to add a consensus for an emergency 4” water valve replacement at Union and Grove Streets under himself. Mr. Magnus stated that he would like to remove Item #2 under himself.

Motion by Mr. Peterson to approve the amendments to the agenda, second by Mr. Winters. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

PUBLIC HEARING IN REGARDS TO STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND NOTICE OF INTENT SUBMITTAL

Mayor Adams opened the public hearing at 7:02 pm. Hearing no public comments, Mayor Adams closed the public hearing at 7:03 pm.

MAYOR ADAMS

Motion by Mr. Winters to approve the Purple & Gold fireworks display at Hononegah High School on Friday, August 17th, second by Mr. Peterson. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

Motion by Mr. Winters to appoint Patrick Gardner to the police & Fire Commission, second by Mr. Peterson.

All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

VILLAGE ATTORNEY

None.

ZONING

None.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL – MR. WINTERS

Motion by Mr. Winters to approve Resolution 2018-115: A Resolution of the Village of Rockton, Illinois Authorizing the Village to Enter into a Franchise Agreement with Charter Cable Partners, LLC, second by Mr. Peterson. Mr. Winters stated that no changes were being made to the franchise agreement with Charter and that they will provide service to the new Public Works building if they have lines in the area. Atty. Szeto advised that Charter will not provide any free services (per their policy) and that any areas that are receiving free services will not receive them once their contract comes up for renewal. Mr. Winters stated that there isn’t any other real options for an alternative service provider in the area. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

ADMINISTRATION – MRS. HONKAMP

None.

WATER, SEWER, AND GARBAGE – MR. FRIDLY

Motion by Mr. Fridly to approve the utility refund for Rockton School District #140, second by Mrs. May.

Mr. Fridly stated that the school district was overbilled due to a conversion error. Roll call. All ayes.

Motion approved 6-0.

Motion by Mr. Fridly to approve Ordinance 2018-21: An Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of Certain Personal Property Owned by the Village of Rockton, second by Mrs. Honkamp. Mr. Fridly advised that the ordinance was updated to reflect that the items may be sold at auction. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

Motion by Mr. Fridly to waive the bidding process for the pump replacement at the sewer plant, second by Mrs. May. Mr. Fridly stated that the Village received another quote, but it was a higher price. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

Motion by Mr. Fridly to approve the purchase requisition for McGilvra Electric to replace the pump at the sewer plant at a cost not to exceed $21,000, second by Mrs. May. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

Mr. Fridly stated that he would like a consensus from the Village Board to approve the emergency 4” water valve replacement by Northern Illinois Service Company at Union & Grove Streets. The Village Board was okay with this.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND BUDGET – MR. PETERSON

None.

BUILDINGS AND PARKS – MRS. MAY

Motion by Mrs. May to approve the purchase requisition for McGilvra Electric for an emergency pump repair at the pool in the amount of $3,015, second by Mr. Fridly. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

Motion by Mrs. May to approve the special events application for the Rockton Police Association Blues & BBQ event to be held on Sunday, September 2nd from noon until 3 pm in Settlers Park, second by Mr. Winters. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

STREETS AND WALKS – MR. MAGNUS

Mr. Magnus stated that IDOT will be redoing the bridge on Highway 251 so the Village will be cutting back the length of how far the bike path will extend.

Gino Galluzzo spoke with the Village Board on behalf of Holden Rockton Road, LLC in reference to the access points on Rockton Road. Mr. Galluzzo stated that they would like to have more access points than they originally discussed. Mr. Fridly said that the Village can’t sacrifice safety for the development of the property. Mrs. May added that the number of access points defeats the purpose of having a bike path in that area of Rockton Road. Mr. Galluzzo added that he would like the easements, access points and sales tax agreements to be provided at the same time for his client. The Village Board stated that they would like to discuss this further during the next Public Works Committee meeting.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

None.

ACTION ON ITEMS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

None.

NEW BUSINESS

None.

PAYMENT OF BILLS

Motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mr. Peterson, to pay bills in the amount of $458,344.91. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

ADJOURN

Hearing no further business, motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mrs. Honkamp, to adjourn at 7:43 pm. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

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