Grundy Reporter

Coal City Village Board met June 10.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

At 7 p.m. Mayor Terry Halliday called to order the meeting of the Coal City Village Board in the boardroom of the Village Hall. Roll callattending remotely were Trustees Ross Bradley, Dan Greggain, Dave Spesia, Tim Bradley and Sarah Beach, attorney Mark Heinle, Police Chief Tom Best, and Ryan Hansen from Chamlin and Associates. Physically in attendance were Trustee Dave Togliatti, Matt Fritz, village administrator and.Mayor Halliday.

All recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

The· minutes of the May 27, 2020 meeting were presented. Spesia moved to approve the minutes as written, second by Togliatti. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried. The minutes of the May 29, 2020 meeting were presented. Togliatti moved to approve the minutes as written, second by Beach. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Spesia, T.

Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Abstain; R. Bradley and Greggain. Motion carried.

The minutes of the Public Hearing o~ June 8, 2020 were presented. Spesia m~ved to approve the mrnutes as written, second by Greggain. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Greggain, Spesia, T. Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Abstain; R. Bradley. Motion carried. The warrants· for tonight's meeting were presented and discussed. Mr. Fritz requested an addition to the warrant list for the purchase of barricades in the amount of $3,267.60 to P-CADE Barrier System as a COVID-19 expense which is subject 1;o reimbursement. Greggain moved to approve the warrant list including the additional barricade purchase in the amount of $3,267.60, second by Togliatti. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried.

Resolution 20-20, supporting the application and partnership with Broadway Family Dental Center to apply for the $25,000 Downstate Stabilization Funding Grant. Mr. Fritz explained that Dr. Pullara was requesting the $25,000 which represents 60 days of working capital. Notification of receiving the grant should be received before 30 days. Beach moved to adopt Resolution 20-20 supporting the application and partnership with Broadway Family Dental Center to apply for $25,000 of the Downstate Stabilization Funding, second by Spesia. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried.

Mr. Fritz presented the request for the purchase of a vehicle for the police department. The purchase was budgeted for the FY21 year with no payment due until.

FY2022. Chief Best responded that it may take as long as 9 months to receive the ordered squad but more realistically it should be delivered within 3-4 months. Chief Best also stated that the older vehicles have high maintenance expenses and the new vehicle will be a 2021 Ford Explorer from D'Orazio Ford. Beach moved to approve the purchase of a P©lice Interceptor vehicle at $40,071 to be paid with financing approved prior to receipt of the new vehicle, second by Greggain. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, R. Bradley, Greggain, Spesia and Beach. Nays; T. Bradley. Motion carried.

Several projects were discussed. Chamlin Engineering is requesting approval to proceed with the engineering of the proposed projects. There are three main projects;

1) Former Eileen and Miscellaneous Storm Improvements, 2) Prairie Oaks Estates Road Renewal and 3) North Broadway Bridge Replacement. Through various Illinois Capital bills, these projects would qualify for the grant. funding. These projects need to be designed and bid before applying for the state funding.

A breakdown of Project #1 is:

• North 2nd Avenue between Second Street and North Street-Water and Sewer Storm Sewer Replacement (Task #1)

• Rear Yard Easement between 1st & 2nd Avenue, Second Street to Fifth Street-Storm Sewer Replacement (Task #2)

• 4th Avenue between Fourth & Fifth Street-Storm Sewer Replacement; Elm Street between Broadway and Kankakee Street-Water and Storm Sewer Replacement; Willow Street between Illinois Street and the alley to the west, Storm Sewer Replacement; and North Street between 4th & 5th Avenue-Storm Sewer Replacement(Task #3) ·

Engineering estimate for Task #1 is $24,628.00. Following discussion, T. Bradley moved to authorize Chamlin Engineeringto proceed with the Task #1 of Project #1, not to exceed $24,628, second by Spesia. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried. Discussion was held regarding Task #2 of Project #1, the rear yard easement between 1't & 2nd Avenue, Second Street to Fifth Street storm sewer replacement. The

. Engineering estimate for Task #2 is $13,948. T. Bradley moved to authorize Chamlin.

Engineering to proceed with Task #2 of Project #1, not to exceed $13,948, second by Greggain. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried.

Discussion was held regarding Task #3 of Project #1, 4th Avenue, Elm Street, Willow Street and North Street storm sewer improvements. The Engineering estimate for this is $32,148. Following discussion, T. Bradley moved to authorize Chamlin Engineering to proceed with Task #3 of Project #1, not to exceed $32,148, second by Spesia. Roll callAyes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried.

Project #2, Prairie Oaks Estates Road Renewal was discussed. Points of discussion included:

• Entire subdivision roads to be improved

• Pavement cores to be taken before project starts

• Total estimate of expense is $14,100

• Consider this project in the 2021 Street Project

· Following discussion, Spesia moved to authorize Chamlin Engineering to proceed with Project #2 not t6 exceed $14,100, second by Greggain. Roll call•Ayes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried.

Project#3, North Broadway Bridge Replacement was discussed. Ryan Hansen gave a description of the proposed project:

• Replace decking

• Installation of pedestrian/bike trail

• Geotechnical report

The Pedestrian/bike path could be a stand-alone project and the footing and foundation replacement are not necessary at this time, which would be three times the construction costs. T. Bradley moved to authorize Cham I in Engineering to proceed with Project #3 not to exceed $25,500, second by Spesia. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried.

Mayor Halliday thanked the Board for attendance of the extra Board meetings regarding the stabilization grants. He also expressed his desire to return to open meeting attendance as soon as allowable. Mayor Halliday announced the passing of Larry Walsh,

Sr., a former Illinois State Senator, the Will County Executive and public servant. Mr. Walsh was a resident of Elwood, Illinois. He also announced the passing of Warren Kuzel, a former Finance Commissioner in Coal City from 1975-1979, serving under Mayor Jerry Pi era rd. Mayor Halliday expressed his condolences to the families.

Trustee T. Bradley also expressed his condolences to both families. He also suggested holding a Finance Committee meetihg in the near future.

· Trustee Spesia presented a South Broadway Reconstruction update. The street lighting has been tested and approved, while the bike racks, benches and planters should be received. soon. There was positive comments on the new street signs and the CVS drive-up window will be closed.next week for the street improvements.

_Ryan Hansen gave an update on the Valerio Road culvert project.

Attorney Heinle updated the Board:

.• Grundy County Board of Review decision regarding the Hoffman Transportation tax reduction

• Governor Pritzker has signed the legalization of "cocktails to go" bill. The program is for one-year and no local action is required.

Chief Best reported on the protest rally held on Sunday June 7th on the southwest corner of S. Broadway and W. Division Street. There were no incidents involving the protest. Officer Jason Clark and Sgt. Chris Harseim from the Coal City Police Dep·artment gave a presentation regarding social media and technology. Officer Clark stated several technology sources:

• Googl~ Earth-investigative resource

• Tracking cell phones, $240-$260 per warrant and can take up to 6 months to obtain the information

• Ability to track real-time warrants

Sgt. Harseim spoke of investigative tools:

• TLOXP-a 12 month contract

• Tracks cell phones, credit cards, ·addresses, etc.

• First step in an inv~stigation

• Security cameras assist with identification

• Diamond has a security camera located at Berta Road & Rt. 113

• !Clear through the Morris Police Department & Grundy County Sheriff's Department; supplies vital information that helps with thefts and other arrests

• Vigilant-a Chicago traffic camera tracker which assists with stolen vehicles

• Update on the Verizon robbery-ATF is involved and DNA slmilarities have. been determined for involvement of other burglaries·

• Surrounding departments work together and cooperate in investigations

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The Board thanked Officer Clark, Sgt. Harseim and Chief Best for this presentation and update.

Mr. Fritz announced that the, Village received $3,500 from the Comm4nity , Foundation of Grundy County to assist residents with their water/sewer/garbage bills that are late due to COVID-19 situations. A press release stated that two Coal City businesses had received the grant from the Downstate Stabilization Grant. Dr. Trevison would also like to apply for a partnership with the Village to apply for the Downstate Stabilization Grant. The "Triple P" program (Paycheck Protection Plan) is stili being offered through the Small Business Administration to help businesses keep their workforce employed during. the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Fritz reported on a virtual meeting with FEMA regarding COVID-19 reimbursement. The Village of Coal City assisted with the distribution of food through the Illinois Food Bank. 250 families were serviced and June 20th is the next distribution for 200 families-to be held at the Coal City High School. The EMA assisted with traffic and the Coal City Police Department helped with the distribution.

· Trustee R. Bradley asked for an update regarding the Lions Park restroom.

Construction continues and the Village had received an extension on.the grant. T. Bradley moved to adjourn the meeting, second by Beach. Roll call-Ayes;

Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 8:54 p.m.

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