Grundy Reporter

Village of Coal City Village Board met April 28.

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 call Trustees Dave Togliatti, Ross Bradley, Dan Greggain, Dave Spesia, Tim Bradley and Sarah Beach. Also in attendance were Matt Fritz, village administrator, Tom Best, Chief of Police, attorney Mark Heinle and Ryan Hansen from Chamlin Engineering. 

All present recited the pledge of Allegiance. 

The minutes of the Public Hearing on April 14, 2021 were presented. Greggain moved to approve the minutes as written, second by Spesia. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Greggain, Spesia, T. Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Abstain; R. Bradley. Motion carried. 

The minutes of the April 14, 2021 regular meeting were presented. Beach moved to approve the minutes as written, second by Spesia. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Greggain, Spesia, T. Bradley and Beach. Nays; none, Abstain; R. Bradley, Motion carried. 

The warrant list was presented. Following discussion, R. Bradley moved to approve the warrant list, second by Togliatti. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried. 

There was no public comment at this meeting. 

Mr. Fritz announced that item #6 on the agenda regarding the memorandum of understanding with Surf Air Wireless is being pulled from this meeting agenda as it is not a necessary item at this time. No action to be taken at this meeting.  

An Agreement with IDOT for the construction of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessible curb ramps for sidewalks and an upgrade to existing curb ramps on Rt. 113 was presented to the Board. Mr. Fritz explained the preliminary estimate total cost to the Village will be $9,000 and includes 15% for engineering, with the balance being covered by the State. The project is scheduled for construction in September 2021. Discussion also included the pork chop entrance at 5th Avenue and Richards of which Mr. Fritz, Mr. Hansen and IDOT will meet to discuss the area. T. Bradley moved to authorize 

Mayor Halliday to enter into an Agreement with IDOT for ADA Accessible curbs ramps for sidewalks and upgrading existing curb ramps along Rt. 113, second by Togliatti. Roll call Ayes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried. 

A sanitary fee waiver for filling swimming pools was presented to the Board. It is proposed that the Village would waive the sanitary sewer fee for those filling their swimming pools. This would include new pools and those replacing their pool liners. The fee waiver would apply to pools that exceed 16,000 gallons. The amount of the fee waiver would be determined when meters are read and only applies to the pool water usage and not the homeowner's regular usage. Discussion included sprinkler systems and watering gardens and lawns, which do not use the sanitary sewer, also. The subject died due to lack of a motion. 

Ryan Hansen presented a contract with Chamlin Engineering for the 2021 street maintenance project. He explained that the Reed Road project will be a two-bid process, one with asphalt only and the other with asphalt and guardrail, Revisions to the original street plan were discussed. Mr. Hansen stated that Chamlin Engineering were preparing documents for the bid letting of the project. Spesia moved to approve the professional fees associated for Chamlin Engineering estimated at $72,550 for the preliminary design and construction oversight of the 2021 street maintenance program, second by T. Bradley. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried. 

Mayor Halliday announced that the Claypool Drainage District is proposing an increase to their annual assessment. This will affect the Village's lagoon with a 150% per acre increase in the assessment amount for the approximately 60 acres. Mayor Halliday asked Mr. Fritz to research the purpose of the increase and the dollar amount that affects the Village. He announced that the Grundy County Law Enforcement Managers Association Memorial Service is slated for 10 a.m. on May 13th in Chapin Park in Morris He also thanked the Grundy and Will County Sheriff's Departments with their assistance to the Coal City Police Department for the incident on May 26th, that ended will no injuries. 

Beach announced that the Coaler Business Alliance is sponsoring "May is for Momma's” event from May 1-May 9. A raffle ticket for a gift basket will be given with a purchase at each business. Participation is encouraged. 

T. Bradley expressed his kudo's to the law enforcement's efforts surrounding the events of the Monday incident in the Village. 

Greggain thanked Chief Best for the professionalism in handling the recent Monday incident. 

Clerk Noffsinger announced the final count of the recent election. The swearing in of those trustees will be the first meeting in May, 

Chief Best distributed a parks update regarding the Village's parks, including safety. In addition he gave a brief report of the two incidents of which parties barricaded themselves in the village. He explained that this was a tough situation of which no one was hurt. He thanked the Will County and Grundy County Police Departments and the Coal City Auxiliary Police for their assistance, 

Mr. Fritz stated that the Coal City Planning and Zoning Board will have several projects to consider in the near future. He explained why the Code Red software was not utilized during the Monday events. The O'Reilly project is proceeding with Attorney Heinle staying in contact with the developers. Attorney Heinle reported that there is no report yet on the decommissioning of three railroad crossings in Coal City, 

Togliatti moved to adjourn into executive session to discuss acquisition of property per ILCS 5 120/2(c)(5), second by Greggain. Roll call-Ayes; Togliatti, Bradley, Greggain, Spesia, Bradley and Beach. Nays; none. Motion carried at 7:40 p.m. 

Following the executive session, 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 adjourned at 8:08 p.m. 

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