C. Village Board

APPROVED LAKE ZURICH BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING 70 East Main Street Monday, July 7, 2008 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm. Present were Village President Tolomei, Trustees Branding, Callahan, Johnson, McAvoy, Poynton, and Taylor. Also present were Village Administrator Vitas, Village Attorney Burkland, Public Works Director/Engineer Heyden, Fire Chief Mastandrea, Park Director Perkins, Building/Zoning Director Peterson, Police Chief Urry and Finance Director Zochowski. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PRESIDENT’S REPORT A. Proclamation, Park & Recreation Month, July, 2008 A proclamation recognizing July 2008 as Parks and Recreation Month was read by Clerk Palmblad. President Tolomei thanked Director Perkins and the Park Department for an excellent job in organizing the 4th of July festivities and fireworks display. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT Vicky Saraniecki, 1100 Cardinal Drive, read a prepared letter in regards to the development of the Churchill property. She announced her property is no longer under contract with Midwest Properties. Both Mrs. Kemmerling (who owns the adjacent strip mall) and Ms. Saraniecki do not wish to be de-annexed from the Village of Lake Zurich and suggested the project be redesigned and built around them. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Regular Village Board meeting June 16, 2008 MOTION was made by Trustee McAvoy, seconded by Trustee Poynton, to approve the minutes of June 16, 2008 as presented. Voice vote, all in favor. MOTION CARRIED 6. CONSENT AGENDA Several Trustees requested Item D be removed from the Consent Agenda for further discussion. A. Warrant dated July 7, 2008. The Finance Committee recommends approval and the Board of Trustees approves the Warrant dated July 7, 2008 in the amount of $314,540.71 which includes the following items over 5% of the total: 1. Holland & Knight $66,041.70 20.99% 2. LZ Corporate Park $43,508.96 13.83% 3. Universal Fence $24,500.00 7.79% Board of Trustees Regular Village Board meeting minutes, July 7, 2008 Page 2 4. LZ Fire District $18,000.90 5.72% 5. Dell USA $16,133.70 5.13% B. Recreation Fall Brochure. The Public Works Committee recommends approval and the Board of Trustees approves the Recreation Fall Brochure as presented. C. Replacement of police squad cars. The Public Works Committee recommends approval and the Board of Trustees approves the purchase of two 2009 Ford Crown Victoria police interceptors from Currie Motors in the amount of $44,762 under the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative. MOTION was made by Trustee Johnson, seconded by Trustee Callahan, to approve the Consent Agenda, minus item D, as read. AYES: 6 Trustees Branding, Callahan, Johnson, McAvoy, Poynton, and Taylor NAYES: 0 ABSENT: 0 MOTION CARRIED 7. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT No report. 8. ATTORNEY’S REPORT No report. 9. COMMITTEE AND TRUSTEE REPORTS Trustee Johnson recently attended a TRAC meeting in Barrington. A public relations firm and several consultants have been hired by the surrounding Villages to fight the E J & E. The Village has already approved a donation to help offset these expenses. At another meeting, Peter Roskin held a press conference announcing a bill will be submitted to Congress this week where the southernmost leg of the EJ & E up north to Hoffman Estates and east to Rosemont will be protected as a commuter rail (Star Line) corridor that would connect forty communities to O’Hare and to downtown Chicago. Many are hoping this bill is passed before the STB approves the purchase of the E J & E by the Canadian National. In light of public comments, Trustee Branding questioned where the Village of Lake Zurich stands with the Village of Kildeer on the issue of the Churchill property. Village Administrator Vitas mentioned a letter had been previously drafted and was awaiting comments from several Trustees. Due to new information provided tonight, changes to the letter will be necessary and held for further discussion with Board members. 10. OTHER BUSINESS A. Courtesy review referral. Sonic Restaurant, 205 S. Rand Road, request for redevelopment of the former KFC site. No additional information was provided. This item will now move forward to the appropriate Boards and Commissions for review, without recommendation from the Board. Board of Trustees Regular Village Board meeting minutes, July 7, 2008 Page 3 B. Resolution to support the Lake Zurich Area Citizen Corps Council. Consideration of a Resolution to support the Lake Zurich Area Citizen Corps Council. (Assign RES. #2008-07-07A) MOTION was made by Trustee Poynton, seconded by Trustee Callahan, to approve a Resolution to support the Lake Zurich Area Citizen Corps Council, resolution #2008-07-07A. AYES: 6 Trustees Branding, Callahan, Johnson, McAvoy, Poynton, and Taylor NAYES: 0 ABSENT: 0 MOTION CARRIED Consent Agenda Item D. D. Towing contract with Area Wide Recovery. The Public Safety Committee recommends approval and the Board of Trustees approves a contract with Area Wide Recovery for towing services in the form presented to the Village Board. Trustee McAvoy mentioned he received a letter questioning the Village’s need to have a second service provider. The Police Department had made this request several years ago and years before had more than one provider. The providers would rotate being on call, every other month. Trustee Taylor had questions about the contract in respect to the number of needed parking spaces and the potential length of time these vehicles may be in storage. Contracts with both Alpine Towing and Area Wide Recovery are identical. Village Attorney Burkland pointed out that in Section 6, it states that the contract would not be exclusive. Ken Sikorski, 120 Hobble Bush, stated he could accommodate 30 vehicles if necessary. Gordon Grubert, owner of the Area Wide Recovery property, stated that with improvements along Oakwood, this property now has more adequate storage space than before, the same location previously operated by Alpine Towing. Trustee Johnson proposed a change to the motion to read “and shall have sufficient space for storage of all towed vehicles”. MOTION was made by Trustee Callahan, seconded by Trustee McAvoy, to approve a contract with Area Wide Recovery for towing services in the form presented to the Village Board as amended. AYES: 6 Trustees Branding, Callahan, Johnson, McAvoy, Poynton, and Taylor NAYES: 0 ABSENT: 0 MOTION CARRIED Board of Trustees Regular Village Board meeting minutes, July 7, 2008 Page 4 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION for the purpose of considering matters related to the purchase or sale of real estate, and pending, probable, or imminent litigation. MOTION was made by Trustee Callahan, seconded by Trustee McAvoy, to adjourn to Executive Session for the purpose of considering matters related to the purchase or sale of real estate, and pending, probable, or imminent litigation and not reconvene to open session. AYES: 6 Trustees Branding, Callahan, Johnson, McAvoy, Poynton, and Taylor NAYES: 0 ABSENT: 0 MOTION CARRIED 12. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8:09 pm. Respectfully submitted: Gloria M. Palmblad, Village Clerk Approved by: ___________________________________________________ President John G. Tolomei