Village of Hampton Board of Trustees met May 22.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Members present: President Richard Vershaw
Trustee Jeff Heintz
Trustee Kevin Hamilton (7:12)
Trustee Matt King
Trustee Mickey Van Dieren
Trustee Elise Goodman
Treasurer Christine Lage
Attorney Graham Lee
Chief of Police Terry Engle
Fire/Rescue Chief Dave Johnson
Clerk Michelle Bergeson
Members absent: Trustee Steffanie Adams
Public Works Supervisor Scott McKay
Others present: Chris Hicks, Dispatch/Argus, Moline; Chris Bornhoeft; John Clemann, Tracy Clemann; Chris Larrison; Susie Banks; Daniel Guise;
President Vershaw called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Clerk Bergeson called the roll noting a quorum present and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 8, 2017: Motion by Trustee King, second by Trustee Heintz to approve the minutes as presented. Roll call vote as follows: King, Heintz, Van Dieren and Goodman: "Aye". Hamilton and Adams: absent. Motion Carried.
Approval of the Minutes of the Ordinance Committee Meeting of May 15, 2017: Motion by Trustee Van Dieren, second by Trustee King to approve the minutes as presented. Roll call vote as follows: Van Dieren, King, Heintz and Goodman: "Aye". Hamilton and Adams: absent. Motion carried,
Approval and Authorization for Payment of Bills: Motion by Trustee Heintz, second by Trustee King to approve the bills as presented. Roll call vote as follows: Heintz, King, Van Dieren and Goodman: "Aye". Hamilton and Adams: absent. Motion Carried.
Consideration and Approval of Ordinance #803 Declaring the Keeping of Bees as a Nuisance in the Village of Hampton: Motion by Trustee King, second by Trustee Goodman to approve Ordinance #803. Roll call vote as follows: King, Goodman, Heintz and Van Dieren: "Aye". Hamilton and Adams: absent. Motion carried
Approval of the bids for the water heater at the Heritage Center: President Vershaw recommended the Village accept the bid from Watson not to exceed $2,700. Motion by Trustee Heintz, second by Trustee King to accept the bid from Watson not to exceed $2,700.00. Roll call vote as follows: Heintz, King, Van Dieren and Goodman: "Aye". Hamilton and Adams: absent. Motion Carried.
Approval for the new trustees to attend the IM-L Workshop: Motion by Trustee King, second by Trustee Heintz to allow the new trustees to attend the IML Workshop in Galesburg. Roll call vote as follows: King, Heintz, Van Dieren and Goodman: 'Aye". Hamilton and Adams: absent.
Approval of the bids for the Evidence Room at the Police Department: Motion by Trustee Van Dieren, second by Heintz to approve the bid from Chief Engle for the Evidence Room at the Police Department. Roll call vote as follows: Van Dieren, Heintz, Hamilton, King and Goodman: "Aye". Adams: absent.
Approval of the Resolution and Engineering Agreement from Missman, Inc.: Motion by Trustee Heintz, second by VanDieren to table the matter until the Board can speak with Missman. Roll Call vote as follows: Henitz, Van Dieren, Hamilton, King and Goodman: "Aye". Adams: absent. Matter Tabled.
Approval of the Data Technologies, Inc. Software: Motion by Trustee King, second by Hamilton to approve the bid from Data Technologies, Inc and add the payroll and accounting software. Roll call vote as follows: King, Hamilton, Heintz, Van Dieren, Heintz, Hamilton, King and Goodman: "Aye". Adams: absent.
Request for No Parking Sign at 304.5" Street: a request was made by resident Mrs. Wagelin regarding a No Parking Sign at the 300 Block of 5 Street as there are many people parking in front of her property. Board would like Supervisor McKay to investigate the area and review the Ordinance.
Consideration and Approval for Replacement Tires for a Ford Explorer: Motion by Hamilton, second by Goodman to approve the bid for the replacement of tires on the Police Ford Explorer. Roll Callas follows: Hamilton, Goodman, Heintz, King and Van Dieren: "Aye". Adams: absent.
Consideration and Approval to add rock to the block of 3" Avenue and 7" Street: Motion by Heintz, second by King to table the matter until the property owner is contacted. Roll callas follows: Heintz, King, Hamilton, Goodman, and Van Dieren: "Aye". Adams: absent to table the matter.
Committee Reports.
Streets and Alleys: No report.
Public Safety: No report.
Police Chief Report: Police Chief would like to host Police Executives at the Heritage Center on June 8th, all in favor.
Fire Rescue Chief Report: No report.
Finance: No report.
Administration, insurance and Code Enforcement: Trustee Van Dieren would like to discuss the removal of trees at the committee of the whole meeting.
Village Clerk: Allen Waites with Central States Tower has contacted Clerk with a proposed area of placement for a cell tower.
Public Works: Trustee King has no report on public works, would like to have committee of the whole meeting to discuss Ending TIF III, creating TIF IV, and Zoning.
Supervisor Report: No report.
Parks & Recreation: No report.
Village Attorney Report: Graham Lee stated that he was informed that Nick Stottler was present to ask for an Appeal to the Zoning Board. Attorney Lee stated there was no further process for appeal and Mr. Stottler has exhausted all Village administrations reviews and appeals. A letter to Mr. Stottler stating nothing further needed to be appealed at this time.
President's Report and Comments: No report.
Acknowledgement of Visitors Who Desire to Address the Board: Susie Banks, realtor for Safe Harbor addressed the board with concerns of where the location of the water and sewer lines were. The Village will not/does not want to take ownership of the water/sewer in Safe Harbor. President Vershaw stated that the Village needs a meeting with Safe Harbor.
Closed Session: it was motioned by President Vershaw to recess into Closed Session to discuss the performance of an employee. Motioned by King, second by Hamilton. Roll call vote as follows: King, Hamilton, Heintz, Van Dieren and Goodman: "Aye". Adams: absent. Motion carried. The meeting recessed to closed session at 8:17 pm.
The Board returned from closed session at 9:07 PM. Motion was made to not continue the ILEAS WMD Team training to continue. Motion by TrusteeVanDieren, second by Trustee King to not continue the ILEAS WMD Team training. Roll call vote as follows: Van Dieren, King, Heintz, Hamilton and Goodman: "Aye". Adams: absent. Motion carried.
There being no further business, it was motioned by Trustee King, second by Trustee Goodman, to adjourn until the next regular meeting. Roll call vote as follows: King, Goodman, Heintz, Hamilton and Van Dieren: "Aye". Adams: absent. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:12 pm.
http://www.hamptonil.org/downloads/05-22-17%20Minutes.pdf
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