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Village of Lemont, IL Village of Lemont Mayor Trustees John Egofske Debby Blatzer Ryan Kwasneski Village Clerk Ken McClafferty Charlene Smollen Dave Maher Rick Sniegowski Administrator Ronald Stapleton George J. Schafer VILLAGE BOARD MEETING June 26, 2017 – 7:00 PM Village Hall – Village Board Room 418 Main Street, Lemont, IL 60439 AGENDA I. Pledge of Allegiance II. Roll Call III. Consent Agenda A. Approval of Minutes 1. June 12, 2017 Village Board Meeting Minutes 2. June 19, 2017 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes B. Approval of Disbursements IV. Mayor’s Report A. Proclamation- Dr. Mary Gricus B. Audience Participation V. Clerk’s Report A. Correspondence B. Ordinances 1. An Ordinance Amending Title 5 of the Lemont, Illinois Municipal Code (Conflicts with Certain Ordinances of Cook County) (Admin)(Egofske)(Schafer) 2. An Ordinance Establishing Prevailing Rate of Wages for Public works Construction Projects for the Village of Lemont Cook, Will and DuPage Counties, IL (Admin)(Egofske)(Schafer) C. Resolutions 1. A Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement for Common Defense of Tax Objection Cases (Admin/Finance)(Egofske/Sniegowski)(Schafer/Smith) 2. A Resolution Approving an Access Agreement with the County of Cook (Public Works)(Blatzer)(Pukula) VI. Village Attorney Report VII. Village Administrator Report VIII. Board Reports IX. Staff Reports X. Unfinished Business XI. New Business XII. Executive Session Discussion Under Chapter 5 ILCS XIII. Action on Closed Session Item(s) XIV. Motion to Adjourn Minutes VILLAGE BOARD MEETING Village Hall – 418 Main Street June 12, 2017 7:00 p.m. The regular meeting of the Lemont Village Board was held on Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., with Mayor John Egofske presiding. I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. ROLL CALL: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; present. III. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Blatzer, seconded by Maher, to approve the following items on the consent agenda by omnibus vote: A. Approval of Minutes 1. May 22, 2017 Village Board Meeting Minutes B. Approval of Disbursements Roll Call: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; 6 ayes. Motion passed. IV. MAYOR’S REPORT A. Appointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission will be deferred to Executive Session. B. Appointment to the Police Commission will be deferred to the Executive Session C. Proclamation- Eagle Scout Max Also Mazzotti Motion was made by Maher, seconded by Blatzer, to approve said Proclamation. VV 6 ayes. Motion passed. D. Mayor Egofske announced the Board Liaisons: -Trustee Blatzer- Public Works -Trustee Kwasneski- Marketing & Communications -Trustee Maher- Heritage Quarry and Recreation -Trustee McClafferty- Economic Development -Trustee Sniegowski-Finance & Public Safety - Trustee Stapleton- Planning & Zoning; Art & Culture Commission, Historic Preservation Commission E. Mayor Egofske reminded residents of upcoming events: -The Lemont Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Lemont Artisan Market on Tuesday’s through September, from 4-7 p.m., at the Lemont Township Community Center on Alba Street. This replaces our Farmers Market that was downtown. - Lemont Legends Cruise Nights is downtown on Wednesday’s from 6-9 p.m. Page 1 of 4 - The first Sunset Soiree FREE Summer Concert Series will be held on June 22 from 7-10 p.m. downtown on Stephen Street. - The Independence Day Extravaganza will be on July 3 at Centennial Park. Further information on events can be found on the website’s Community Calendar. F. Audience participation- None V. Clerk’s Report A. Correspondence 1. Clerk Smollen attended the International Institute of Municipal Clerks from May 20th to the 25th; the final meeting of the Southwest Municipal Clerks for the year; and the Lemont VFW’s Memorial Day Event along with Trustees Kwasneski, McClafferty, and Stapleton. C. Ordinances 1. Ordinance O-38-17 Authorizing Sale and Disposal of Surplus Village Property. Motion by McClafferty, seconded by Blatzer, to adopt said ordinance. Roll Call: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; 6 ayes. Motion passed. B. Resolutions 1. Resolution R-30-17 Approving Purchase of Water Meters from Water Resources Inc. Motion by McClafferty, seconded by Blatzer, to adopt said resolution. Roll Call: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; 6 ayes. Motion passed. 2. Resolution R-31-17 Approving Purchase of Softener Salt from Compass Minerals. Motion by Blatzer, seconded by McClafferty, to adopt said resolution. Roll Call: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; 6 ayes. Motion passed. 3. Resolution R-32-17 Approving an Extension of the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Will County Electric Aggregation Group. Motion by Stapleton, seconded by Sniegowski, to adopt said resolution. Roll Call: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; 6 ayes. Motion passed. 4. Resolution R-33-17 Authorizing Award of Contract 2017 Sanitary Sewer Cleaning & Televising Program. Motion by Sniegowski, seconded by Kwasneski, to adopt said resolution. Roll Call: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; 6 ayes. Motion passed. 5. Resolution R-34-17 Authorizing Award of Contract for Division/Cass Street Water Main Replacement; Rose Court Water Main Loop. Motion by Sniegowski, seconded by Kwasneski, to adopt said resolution. Roll Call: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; 6 ayes. Motion passed. Page 2 of 4 6. Resolution R-35-17 Authorizing the Order and Purchase of Police Vehicles. Motion by Sniegowski, seconded by McClafferty, to adopt said resolution. Roll Call: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; 6 ayes. Motion passed. 7. Resolution R-36-17 Authorizing Reductions of Letters of Credit for Kettering Subdivision. Motion by Stapleton, seconded by Blatzer, to adopt said resolution. Roll Call: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; 6 ayes. Motion passed. VI. Village Attorney Report VII. Village Administrator Report A. Vehicle Stickers are on sale through July. Monday nights the Village Hall will be open until 6:30 p.m. for evening sale hours, with the exception of Monday, July 3rd. B. Residents were reminded of the new “At Your Door Special Collection Service” with Waste Management. VIII. Board Reports IX. Staff Reports A. Public Works 1. Ralph Pukula informed all that State Street is 7 days behind schedule. Permanent patches will be done this week and next. B. Police Department 1. Chief Maton reminded residents that school is out and to pay close attention to the bikers. X. Unfinished Business XI. New Business XII. Motion for Executive Session- Motion by Blatzer, seconded by Maher, to move into Executive Session to discuss under Chapter 5 ILCS, Section 2(c) 1 of the Open Meetings Act: -Pending Litigation- Section 2(c)11 -The Appointment of Occupants of a Public Office Under Section 2(c)3 Roll Call: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; 6 ayes. Motion passed. XIII. Action on Closed Session Item(s)- Motion by Blatzer, seconded by Stapleton to appoint Cliff Miklos to the Police Commission, and Sam Forzley, Samuel Glomp, Joe Plahm to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Roll Call: Maher, McClafferty, Sniegowski, Stapleton, Blatzer, Kwasneski; 6 ayes. Motion passed. Page 3 of 4 XIV. Motion to Adjourn There being no further business, a motion was made by Maher, seconded by Kwasneski, to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m. VV 6 ayes. Motion passed. Page 4 of 4 VILLAGE BOARD Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes June 19, 2017 – 7:00 PM Lemont Village Hall - 418 Main St. - Lemont, IL 60439 I. Call to Order Mayor John Egofske called the COW Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. Roll Call Present were Trustees, Blatzer, Kwasneski, McClafferty, Sniegowski and Stapleton. Maher, absent. Also present were George Schafer, Mark LaChappell, Marc Maton, Ralph Pukula, and Chris Smith and Village Attorney, Andrew Paine. III. Discussion Items A. Village Conflict with Cook County Minimum Wage and Sick Leave Ordinances. Cook County Board of Commissioners adopted a series of ordinances impacting the provision of paid sick days as well as increasing the minimum wage paid to private sector workers in Cook County. Both ordinances provided workers in Cook County higher than those provided via state and federal laws, with an effective date of July 1, 2017. State minimum wage is currently set at $8.25 per hour and the County ordinances would include a four-year increase in the minimum wage starting with $10.00 per hour beginning July 1, 2017. There is a mechanism in which the Village Board can effectively “opt-out” of the regulations via passing its own conflicting ordinance amending its municipal code. Attorney Andrew Paine explained the legalities of the options the Village Board had in the matter. Mr. Schafer stated that staff’s recommendation would be for the Village Board to approve an ordinance effectively opting out of Cook County’s ordinances due to providing for an environment of competitive balance among Village businesses and those in neighboring counties and municipalities. Several members of the business community have asked the Village Board to opt out of these regulations. Mayor Egofske stated that the business community has reached out and communicated that the regulations would put their businesses at a competitive disadvantage and would be detrimental in many respects. Several of the Board Members voiced their agreement with Mayor Egofske. The Mayor and the Board directed staff to prepare the appropriate ordinance for the June 26th VB Meeting. B. Intergovernmental Agreement Regarding Property Tax Appeals Finance Director, Chris Smith presented an agreement with School District 210, School District 113a, Library District, Park District and Township to assist with Tax Objections. The Village’s share of the cost to object is 9.75%. Tax objections will only occur if it is more than $100,000. The agreement states the agencies have engaged Page 1 of 3 Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, LTD as their attorneys to intervene in and defend the tax objection cases. Staff was directed to create a resolution for the June 26th Village Board Meeting.
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