Grundy Reporter

Coal City Village Board met Feb. 14.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

At 7:03 p.m. on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, Mayor Dave Spesia called to order the meeting of the Coal City Village Board in the boardroom at Village Hall. Roll call- Ayes; Trustees Togliatti, Greggain, Noffsinger, Bradley, Beach and Mincey. Also in attendance was Mark Heinle, village attorney, Matt Halloran from Chamlin Engineering, Police Officer Dave Moran and Matt Fritz, village administrator.

All present recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

The regular meeting minutes of January 24, 2024, was presented. Beach moved to approve the minutes as written, second by Bradley. Roll call- Ayes; Trustees Togliatti, Noffsinger, Bradley, Beach and Mincey. Nays; none. Abstain; Greggain. Motion carried.

The warrant list was presented. Beach moved to approve the warrant list as written, second by Mincey. Roll call- Ayes; Trustees Togliatti, Greggain, Noffsinger, Bradley, Beach and Mincey. Nays; none. Motion carried.

There was no public comment at this meeting.

Mr. Fritz presented a letter of request to support annual DAD's Day, Dollars Against Diabetes on Saturday, June 15,2024 held by Will-Grundy Counties Building & Construction Trade Council and Kankakee/ Iroquois Counties Building Trades of the AFL-CIO. Mr. Fritz explained this will be the 38th year that the Building Trades have hosted this event. Chairman & Co-Chairman, Scott Smith and Ryan Aldrich are requesting support from the Village for this event on June 15, 2024. Bradley moved to approve the letter of request to support DAD's day in compliance with village policy, second by Beach. Roll call- Ayes; Trustees Togliatti, Greggain, Noffsinger, Bradley, Beach and Mincey. Nays; none. Motion carried.

Ordinance 24-02, entering the IEPA loan to complete Phase 1 Lead Remediation was presented by Mr. Fritz. Mr. Fritz explained at a previous board meeting, the Board agreed to enter a Lead Remediation Project where IEPA will provide $2.75 million of principal forgiveness to complete half of lead remediation of underground infrastructure. This project was approved and will replace the lead pipes for homes located west of N. Broadway, east of Mary and North of Division. This ordinance explains that the Village needs to enter a loan for the total cost of work completed then will receive a forgiveness of the total amount of the principal. The Board asked questions regarding any possible disruptions. Mark Heinle, village attorney explained if the Ordinance is passed, the Village will have 30 days' notice to inform the public of the Board's intent to complete the process of entering into agreement with IEPA. Beach moved to approve Ordinance 24-02, allowing Coal City to enter an IEPA Project Completion Loan to begin Phase 1 Lead Infrastructure Remediation, second by Bradley. Roll call- Ayes; Trustees Togliatti, Greggain, Noffsinger, Bradley, Beach and Mincey. Nays; none. Motion carried.

Ordinance 24-03, Riverside expansion to include sanitary connection. Mr. Fritz gave a brief re- cap of the proposed work for the additions made to their medical facility. Mr. Fritz explained that Riverside is requesting to connect to the village's current sanitary system. This agreement would connect Riverside and newly installed utilities to Coal City within a perpetual easement. Mr. Fritz explained the total project amount is going to cost around $800,000 for the sanitary sewer utility connection but the village is responsible for $201,219 which covers 650 linear feet of the proposed connection which runs along the side of Oak Street westward to the west side of Carbon Hill Road. Riverside will front the capital for the entire project and the village would reimburse on a scheduled basis. Representation of Riverside, Sean Miller was in attendance and explained the plan was to originally use septic capacity however, there is a need to abandon any septic work and go with a sanitary line instead. Mr. Fritz also explained there is an optional project for the adjacent owners to extend sanitary farther north from the parking lot to Route 113. Landowners have until April to consider this option. Bradley moved to approve Ordinance 24-03, entering into a Redevelopment Agreement with Riverside Medical to reimburse portions of infrastructure to allow the medical facility to gain access onto the Village's sanitary collection system, second by Beach. Roll call- Ayes; Trustees Togliatti, Greggain, Noffsinger, Bradley, Beach and Mincey. Nays; none. Motion carried.

Officer Dave Moran explained to the Board the request for the Village to purchase body cameras to comply with state mandate. Officer Moran explained the department would need to purchase 18 body cams and 6 dash cameras for patrol cars. Officer Moran stated 13 body cams would be in use and 5 would be used for spares in case of damage or for part time officers. Body cams cannot be shared and have a battery life of 12 hours. GETAC has been the company selected for purchase, which includes professional consultancy, where the proper equipment will be ordered, installed, maintained and training will be provided for utilization. The cost of this equipment will be in the total of $73,213.70. The department is allowed to submit the purchase to Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board for reimbursement of a total of $53,000. Beach moved to approve purchase of BodyCam Acquisition Plan from GETAC for $73,213.70, second by Togliatti. Roll call- Ayes; Trustees Togliatti, Greggain, Noffsinger, Bradley, Beach and Mincey. Nays; none. Motion carried.

Mr. Fritz presented to the Board the request of reclassification of Reed Rd between S. Broadway, and Gorman. The reason for this reclassification is to build an alternative route for expected traffic when I- 55 access is not the desired path. The Village of Coal City worked together with Maine Township on a Phase One design on the 3-mile designation. This portion of the roadway was identified within the Grundy County Master Transportation Plan as a tier 2 project. Togliatti moved to authorize Mayor Spesia to request a reclassification for Reed Road between S. Broadway and Gorman jointly with Maine Township, second by Beach. Roll call- Ayes; Trustees Togliatti, Greggain, Noffsinger, Bradley, Beach and Mincey. Nays; none. Motion carried.

Mayor Spesia reported Matt Fritz and himself had a meeting with Congressman Darin LaHood. Mayor Spesia expressed that the meeting went very well, and Congressman LaHood was very receptive and was happy to help with any future needs.

Trustee Mincey reported that the Quiet Zone project was moving along well.

Trustee Bradley reported the finance committee meeting regarding body cameras went well and the budget schedule is out. Bradley thanked Officer Moran for all his hard work that he has completed for the Village.

Trustee Greggain requested an update regarding the Second Ave Project, Matt Halloran from Chamlin Engineering explained D Construction just finished all the utilities and are cleaning up. Paving plans are scheduled for April- May.

Trustee Togliatti explained he saw a village maintenance truck pulling an impressive piece of equipment; they showed him how the water valve maintenance trailer works.

Mark Heinle, village attorney reminded the Board the loan authorization for Ordinance 23-02 needs to be posted within 10-days which includes a petition for the residents and if there are a certain number of signatures then it would lead to a referendum. Heinle also let the Board know he is doing a zoning training.

Matt Halloran from Chamlin Engineering asked if there were any additional questions regarding the Second Ave project. Also stated he will get an update from Ryan Hansen regarding the ongoing well project.

Officer Moran reported that administrative assistant Bonnie Wieczorek has reached 20 years of service and thanked her for her hard work. Officer Moran went over the following reports:

2024 Total CAD Events

2024 Calls Requiring Report

2024 Traffic Crashes

2024 Criminal Arrest

2024 Citations

2024 D.U.I

2024 Verbal Warnings

2024 P-Tickets

Matt Fritz, village administrator reported to the Board there has been an influx of interest regarding the industrial site and answered follow up questions from the Board regarding the site. Mr. Fritz stated the second meeting in March will be held on that following Monday instead of the Wednesday that week.

Beach moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:44 p.m., second by Mincey. Roll call- Ayes; Trustee Togliatti, Noffsinger, Bradley, Beach and Mincey. Nays; none. Absent; Greggain. Motion carried.

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