MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
MEETING
OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF VERNON
HILLS, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
HELD DECEMBER 17, 2002
I. President Byrne called the
meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
II. Roll Call indicated the following
Trustees present: Hebda, Henley, Koch, Ryg.
Trustees Duros and Williams were absent.
Also present were Village
Manager Allison, Assistant Village Manager Kalmar, Assistant to the Manager
Teich, Finance Director Nakrin, Chief Fleischhauer, Building Commissioner
Gerth, Public Works Director Laudenslager, Village Engineer Brown, Corporation
Counsel Citron and Village Attorney Geo-Karis.
III. The Pledge of Allegiance was given.
IV. Citizens Wishing to Address
the Board.
None
V. Reports of Village
Officials
A. Village President
1. Village Attorney Geo-Karis resigns her position. She thanks the Board for allowing her to
serve and she is grateful to see the Village mature. She cites a district that is now farther away from Vernon Hills
and other time constraints.
2. Trustee Ryg resigns her position. Trustee Ryg read from a prepared statement. She thanked the Board and claimed that she
is still a resident of the Village and its representative at the State and that
she will do what she can for the Village.
3. Approval and Passage of Resolution 2002-211 recognizing Joanne
Korstanje-Village Clerk (966-1989) for her years of service. Motion by Trustee Henley, second by Trustee
Ryg to approve said Resolution 2002-211.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: 5- Henley, Hebda, Koch,
Ryg, Byrne
Nays: 0-None
Absent: 2-Williams, Duros
Motion declared carried.
4. Approval and passage of Resolution 2002-210 naming the former
village hall at 294 Evergreen Drive ”The Larry Laschen Community Center”. Motion by Trustee Henley, second by Trustee
Koch to approve said Resolution 2002-210.
Roll call vote:
Ayes:
5-Henley, Hebda, Koch, Ryg, Byrne
Nays: 0-None
Absent: 2-Williams, Duros
Motion declared carried.
B.
Village Manager
1. School Board 128 Meeting.
Manager Allison explained that School Board President Dennis
Ryan a future meeting to discuss repayment options.
2. Library
Ad Hoc Committee.
The Library Ad Hoc Committee will do a
presentation at the January 7th Village Board meeting.
3. Information
on Excess Insurance Coverage.
Manager Allison explained that he, Peggy
Koperski and Larry Nakrin were working on getting quote for excess insurance
coverage. The current policy expires on
December 31st and they may have to poll the Board to move forward
with a renewal.
C. Assistant Village
Manager
1. No report.
D. Assistant to the
Village Manager
1. No report.
E. Finance
Director/Treasurer
1. Approval of
Ordinance 2002-82 Authorizing $4,595,000 General Obligation Bonds (Alternate
Revenue Source), Series 2002.
Kevin McKenna of Speer Financial gave a short report on the
status of interest rates on Village Bonds and the Village’s rating. Larry Nakrin also reported that the
Village’s bond rating from Moody’s has been upgraded to Double A-2. Low bid R.W. Baird & Co.
Milwaukee. Motion by Trustee Henley,
second by Trustee Hebda to approve the $4,595,000 in General obligation Bonds
(Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2002. Roll call vote:
Ayes: 4-Hebda, Henley, Ryg,
Koch
Nays: 0-None
Absent: 2-Duros, Williams
Motion declared carried.
F. Chief of Police
1. No report.
G. Public Works
Director
1. No report.
H. Building
Commissioner
1. No report.
I. Village Engineer
1. No report.
VI. Omnibus Vote Agenda
President Byrne read the Omnibus Vote Agenda
Items A-K. President Byrne requested item E pulled. Motion by Trustee Henley,
second by Trustee Hebda to approve the Omnibus Vote Agenda Items A-D and F-K. Roll call vote:
AYES: 4-Henley, Ryg, Hebda, Koch
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 2-Duros Williams
Motion
declared carried.
A. Approval
of 11/06/2002 Public Hearing Minutes and 11/19/2002 Board Minutes. Approved by
omnibus vote.
B. Approval of voucher list of bills dated 12/17/2002 in the amount of
$1,064,889.27. Approved by omnibus vote.
C. Department Reports:
1. 11/2002 Police Department Report.
2. 11/2002 Building Division Report.
Approved
by omnibus vote.
D. Approval and passage of Resolution 2002-205
amending the Res. 2002-196 to ServiceMaster cleaning and restoration services
for additional mold remediation and increase the purchase order from $19,450 to
$19,611.66. Approved by omnibus vote.
F. Approval and passage of Resolution 2002-207 -
Temporary Sales Trailers - Gregg's Landing Subdivision. Approved by omnibus
vote.
G. Approval and passage of Resolution 2002-208
approving the twenty (20) foot right of way granted, conveyed and warranted to
the Village of Vernon Hills, for public roadway purposes from Sanctuary Point
Subdivision. Approved by omnibus vote.
H. Approval and passage of Resolution 2002-209
authorizing the construction manager to make payments to ComEd for work at the
Vernon Hills Athletic Complex. Approved by omnibus vote.
I. Approval and passage of Ordinance 2002-81
authorizing the Village of Vernon Hills to approve a certain temporary
construction easement. Approved by omnibus vote.
J. Approval of the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm
System - Mutual Aid Plan. (Approved at
the 12/03/2002 Committee of the Whole) Approved by omnibus vote.
K. Approval of the 2003 Employee Appreciation
Dinner to be held on December 6, 2003.
(No packet information) Approved by omnibus vote.
VII. Items pulled from Omnibus.
E. President
Byrne thanked Senator Geo-Karis for her efforts. Motion by Trustee Henley
second by Trustee Hebda approval and passage of Resolution 2002-206 authorizing
the Village President to sign a grant agreement between the Village of Vernon
Hills and the State of Illinois through its Department of Transportation designated
$505,000 from the Fund of Illinois' Future. Roll call vote:
AYES: 4-Henley, Ryg, Hebda,
Koch
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 2-Duros, Williams
Motion declared carried.
VIII. Unfinished/Additional Business
A. None
IX. New
Business/Communications
A. None.
X. Adjournment
Motion by Trustee Henley, second by Trustee Hebda to adjourn the
Board meeting. Executive Session will
be held after the Committee of the Whole. Roll call vote:
AYES: 4-Henley, Ryg, Hebda,
Koch
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 2-Williams, Duros
Motion declared carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:42
p.m.
Approved this 4th day of
February 2003.
Evan Teich Roger
L. Byrne
Assistant to the Village
Manager Village
President