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Village of Hampton Board of Trustees met August 28.

Here is the minutes as provided by the committee:

Be it Remembered, that there Came and was Held a Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hampton, Illinois in the Village Hall of Sad Village:

Members present: President Richard Vershaw

Trustee Jeff Heintz 

Trustee Matt King 

Trustee Mickey Van Dieren 

Trustee Elise Goodman 

Trustee Steffanie Adams 

Treasurer Christine Lage 

Attorney Graham Lee 

Clerk Michelle Bergeson 

Chief of Police Terry Engle 

Fire/Rescue Chief Dave Johnson 

Administrator Michael Toalson

Members absent: Trustee Kevin Hamilton

Public Works Supervisor Scott McKay

Others present: Chris Hicks, Sharon Debo, Mark Reinders, Mark Van Handel and Eric Vyncke.

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 TIF Meeting of August 10, 2017: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee VanDieren to approve the minutes as presented. Roll call vote as follows: King, Van Dieren and Adams: "Aye". Heintz: "Here" and Goodman Abstained. Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.

Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 14, 2017: Motion by Trustee Goodman second by Trustee King to approve the minutes as presented. All in favor: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.

Approval and Authorization for Payment of Bills: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Heintz to approve authorization for payment of the bills. Trustee Adams noted that Trustee Goodman and herself were not paid their phone and travel allowance. Treasurer Lage apologized as they are new and corrected the bills to include the Trustees. Motion for the Trustees to be included and approve the payment of bills as presented. Roll call vote as follows: King, Heintz, Van Dieren, Goodman and Adams: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion Carried,

Discussion of US Cellular monitoring systems: Eric Wyncke and Mark Van Handel presented the board members with a packet that the board can consider with regard to our current monitoring alarm system at the water tower and the lift stations. The remote monitoring would allow for control of the water tower and lift stations remotely. US Cellular will contact a third party, LEC, to initiate the process. A time will be set with Public Works Supervisor, Tyler McLaughlin, Administrator Toason and Clerk Bergeson.

Consideration and Approval of Ordinance 809 Granting to MidAmerican Energy an Electric Franchise Agreement with the Village of Hampton: Motion by Trustee Van Dieren second by Trustee Goodman to approve the 25 year contract with MidAmerican Energy Company. Roll Call Vote as follows: Van Dieren, Goodman, HeintZ, King and Adams:

Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.

Consideration and Approval of Ordinance 810 Granting to MidAmerican Energy an Gas Franchise Agreement with the Village of Hampton: Motion by Trustee Van Dieren second by Trustee Adams to approve the 25 year contract with MidAmerican Energy Company. Roll call vote as follows: Van Dieren, Adams, Heintz, King and Goodman: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.

Consideration and Approval of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Contract: Motion by Trustee Heintz second by Trustee Goodman to approve the contract as it is presented with IML Risk Management Association. Roll call vote as follows: Heintz, Goodman, King, Van Dieren and Adams: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Matter Tabled.

Consideration and Approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Village of Hampton, Illinois and the Village of Rapids City, Illinois Relative to Police Protection: Motion by King second by Trustee Adams to approve the agreement with the Village of Rapids City. Role call vote as follows: King, Adams, Heintz, Van Dieren and Goodman: Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.

Consideration and Approval for Verizon to move forward with the installation on the water tower: Motion to move forward with putting together an Agreement with Verizon for placement of an antennae on the water tower. Motion by Heintz second by Trustee Van Dieren. Role call vote as follows: Heintz, Van Dieren, King, Adams and Goodman: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.

Consideration and Approval for a maintenance agreement for the generator located at the Heritage Center in the amount of $850.00: Motion by Van Dieren second by Trustee Adams to table the matter to allow the Clerk to speak with the Electric Doctor and see if we can get a quote on all the generators under one contract. Role call vote as follows: VanDieren, Adams, Heintz, King and Goodman: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion Carried.

Proclaim equality, inclusion, respect, and safety for all persons in the Village: President Vershaw would like to table the Proclamation 17-03 to review and edit, not to include specific groups of hate.

Consideration and Approval for a TS420 Cut off Saw for Public Works: Four bids were submitted for approval of a TS420 cut off saw. Motion by Trustee Van Dieren second by Trustee Adams to approve the bid from Vermeer in the amount of $1,320.54. Role call vote as follows: VanDieren, Adams, Heintz, King and Goodman: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion Carried.

Consideration and Approval for air conditioner repair and tires for the 2011 Impala: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Adams to approve South Hampton to repair the air conditioner and replace the tires on the 2011 Impala. Role call vote as follows: King, Adams, Heintz, Van Dieren and Goodman: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion Carried.

Consideration and Approval for Tires and Alignment for the 2015 Explorer: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Adams to approve South Hampton to replace the tires and alignment on the 2015 Explorer. Role call vote as follows: King, Adams, Heintz, Van Dieren and Goodman: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.

Committee Reports.

a. Streets and Alleys: Trustee Heintz asked Tyler McLaughlin the status of the sidewalks at the school. Tyler stated that work would begin next week. President Vershaw stated that Clerk Bergeson received an email from a resident Thanking the Public Works for a wonderful job on the sidewalks that are present and how much they appreciate it.

b. Public Safety: Absent

1. Police Chief Report: Chief Engle commented on the way the two departments handled the situation with the stolen fire truck last week, explaining that they worked together very well. Chief Engle also stated the evidence room is coming along they are beginning to put things in place. He also has the date set for the Red and Blue Christmas, December 11, 2017.

2. Fire Rescue Chief Report: Chief Johnson also stated that he was happy they were able to keep a handle on the situation.

c. Public Works: Trustee King was extremely happy with the turn out for Hampton Days noting there was 105 cars, 35 kids at the fishing derby (the most ever) and 30 vendors. There is also a refund coming for the promised dunk tank. Trustees expressed how much they enjoyed the popcorn vendor, The Murphy's."

1. Supervisor Report: Absent, Tyler did state there was no damage to the bank from the Fire Truck incident, it went in at the best spot possible" Public Works replaced the riprap.

d. Administration, Insurance and Code Enforcement: No Report

1. Village Clerk: No Report

e. Parks & Recreation: No Report

f. Finance: No Report.

Village Attorney Report: No Report.

President's Report and Comments: President Vershaw would like to Thank those that helped with Hampton Days. President Vershaw also stated that there is still the concern of public works losing money as the water/sewer rates climb. Board set a special meeting to discuss increasing water rates 15% for Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 7:00 pm.

Acknowledgement of Visitors Who Desire to Address the Board:

Sharon Debo was glad that Verizon decided to take action somewhere else with the tower.

Michael Toalson stated that South Hampton is looking to upgrade their liquor license from a Class D to a Class A as they need to have a Pour License" as required by state in order to have video gaming. Board will approve and place on Agenda.

Closed Session: no action was taken.

There being no further business, a motion by Trustee Adams second by Trustee King to adjourn until the next regular meeting. All in favor "Aye". None opposed. Motion carried, the meeting was adjourned at 8:13 pm.

http://www.hamptonil.org/downloads/08-28-17%20Minutes.pdf