Coal City Village Board met Oct. 25.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, Mayor Terry Halliday called to order the meeting of the Coal City Village Board in the boardroom of the Village Hall. Roll call Trustees Neal Nelson, Ross Bradley, Dan Greggain, Tim Bradley and Sarah Beach. Absent; Trustee Justin Wren. Also in attendance was Matt Fritz, village administrator, attorney Mark Heine, Police Chief Tom Best and Ryan Hansen from Chamin Engineering.
All present recited the Pledge of Allegiance
The minutes of the October 11, 2017 meeting were presented. R. Bradley moved to approve the minutes as written, second by T. Bradley. Roll call-Ayes; Nelson, Bradley, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Absent; Wren. Pass; Greggain. Motion carried.
The warrant list was presented. Following discussion, T, Bradley moved to approve the warrant list, second by Greggain. Roll call-Ayes; Nelson, Bradley, Greggain, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Absent; Wren. Motion carried.
There was no public comment at this meeting.
VFW St. Juvin Post 1336 submitted a letter of request for the annual "Buddy Poppies" fundraiser for Saturday, November 4, 2017 between 8 a.m. and noon at two commercial locations. Their request was unanimously approved.
Resolution 17-14 releasing certain closed session minutes was presented to the Board. Attorney Heinle said he reviewed the minutes and recommend the release into open sessions seven sets of minutes for release, T. Bradley moved to approve Resolution 17-14 releasing certain closed session minutes and allowing them to be available to the public, Second by Beach, Roll call-Ayes; Nelson, Bradley, Greggain, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Absent; Wren, Motion carried.
An Agreement was submitted for special security detail at the Dresden Nuclear Station between October 25 and November 18. The coal City Police officers will work the duty on their own personal time and the Village will be reimbursed for utilization of the forces' squad cars. Greggain moved to adopt Resolution 17-15 authorizing Mayor Halliday to enter into an agreement with Exelon for a Special Police Detail, second by T. Bradley. Roll call-Ayes; Bradley, Greggain Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Absent; Wren. Abstain; Nelson. Motion carried.
Mr. Fritz presented an Intergovernmental Agreement for the consolidated 911 emergency communication services for 2017. A 17% reduction in fees was discussed. Grundy County Board member, Ann Gill, clarified the purpose of the Grundy County ETSB Board and the E911 Board, including costs, finances, employment and fund distributions, The Board was requested to review the intergovernmental agreement and report their opinions, questions and concerns to Matt Fritz.
Steve Sugg from CBBel Engineering gave an update to the South Broadway construction project. Points of discussion included:
o Report of recent meeting with NCICG for further 80/20 grant up to $2m
o Award announcement to be made in April or May-ITEP Application Grant
o Waiting for notice to proceed from IDOT
o Appoint an Ad Hoc Committee to review proposed beautification plans for the project; maximum often people on committee
T. Bradley announced that Hospice will hold a "drawdown" fundraiser on November 4. He announced that the Coal City high School was participating in the State playoff games.
Attorney Heinle thanked the Board for the baby gift on the birth of his new son.
Ryan Hansen said that the South Broadway road project has started with grinding the road and installation of new curb and gutter.
Chief Best presented a graft for the Grundy County Animal Control and a comparison to other years. The Village no longer have an annual Contract but is based on an as needed basis.
Mr. Fritz announced:
o A Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 22", the night before Thanksgiving. The Board decided to change the meeting to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21
o ILPCC update-Payment is due to the Village on November 15
o Additional roadwork was required on Springhill Drive and the project will cost an additional $15,000
o November 1 is the ribbon cutting at the Midland States Bank at both the branch and main offices from 4pm-6pm
T. Bradley moved to adjourn into executive session to discuss perSonnel and probable litigation, second by Greggain. Roll call-Ayes; Nelson, Bradley, Greggain, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Absent; Wren. Motion carried at 7:40 p.m.
Following executive session, R. Bradley moved to adjourn the meeting, second by Greggain. Roll call-Ayes; Nelson, Bradley, Greggain, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Absent; Wren. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m.
https://coalcity-il.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Approved-Minutes-10-25-17.pdf
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