VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday, June 24, 2004

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

Minutes of the regular meeting of the president and board of trustees of the Village of Stanford, held at the Stanford Village Hall at 7:00 P.M.

President George Brawner called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. It was a regularly scheduled meeting.

1.	ROLL CALL: Present: 4 - Trustees John Beanblossom, Patrick Daughty, Eric Geurts, Jim Sharp. Absent: 2 - Jim Gilroy, John Owen.

Trustee John Owen arrived at 7:25 PM.

Also present: Mark McGrath, Scott Eidenmiller, Everett Copeland.

2.	POLICE REPORT

Chief Copeland reported on police activities for April. He informed the board that the HVAC system has been installed at the police station.

3.	APPROVAL OF TREASURER'S REPORT

Trustee Beanblossom moved, seconded by Trustee Daughty to approve the Treasurer's Report for May 2004.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Gilroy and Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

4.	MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS APPROVAL

Trustee Beanblossom moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approve the listed disbursements with the authorize the Village Clerk to make those disbursements.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Gilroy and Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

5.	FINANCIAL REPORT

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Beanblossom to approve the May Financial Report as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Gilroy and Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

6.	SPECIAL MEETING

Trustee Beanblossom moved, seconded by Trustee Daughty to have a special meeting Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at 7:00 PM. Agenda items are the appropriation ordinance and sidewalk quotes.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Gilroy and Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

7.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by trustee Beanblossom to approve the minutes of the May 20 meeting and May 27, 2004 continuation meeting. Motion carried.

8.	ZONING BOARD APPOINTMENTS

Trustee Daughty moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to accept the recommendation of President Brawner for the appointment of the following zoning board members. It was noted that because of the difficulty finding replacement members, village board members have volunteered to fill the vacancies.

Eric Geurts to expire 2011; John Owen to expire 2008

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Gilroy

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

9.	COMMITTEE REPORTS

A.	Trustee Geurts reported for the Streets Committee.

1.	Trustee Daughty moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to table the announcement of successful bidder for sidewalk replacement until the next meeting. There was a concern that McLean County will be doing work on Division Street next year which would mean reworking sidewalks if they were done this year. Trustee Geurts will check with the county and also inform bidders of the delay.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Gilroy

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Trustee Beanblossom reported for the Drainage Committee.

C.	Trustee Sharp reported for the Water Committee. Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Owen to purchase new water meters and software from Illinois Meter, paying $10,000 down and finance the balance for two (2) years. President Brawner will obtain the contract.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Gilroy

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

D.	Trustee Daughty reported for the Health, Beautification & Welfare Committee.

After some discussion it was decided to table the kennel ordinance until the next meeting.

E.	Community Development:

1.	Trustee Beanblossom moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to reimburse Delmar Deterts $100 for American flags.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Gilroy

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

2.	It was the consensus of the board not to pay $150 for covers for the Good Old Days Committee signs.

F.	Trustee Owen reported for the Police Committee. The clerk informed the board that Brenda Lazoen of the Allin Township Library Board had called in response to the letter sent last month. She stated that if the concrete slab and tree trunk are removed by Mike Boitnott, then they will keep the lot mowed.

10.	LEGAL

A.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to adopt Ordinance 03-04, an ordinance of the village of stanford, mclean county, illinois, ascertaining the prevailing rate of wages for laborers, workmen and mechanics employed on public works of said village.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Gilroy

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Trustee Owen moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to adopt Ordinance 04-04, an ordinance amending the village of stanford municipal code to provide amendments relating to building permits for fences. This ordinance was passed as an emergency measure to prevent public utilities from being enclosed by the erection of a fence at 202 S Armstrong.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Gilroy

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

C.	The board requested the clerk to send a letter to Dick Green reminding him of the deadline of September 1, 2004 for him to complete repairs at 109 E Boundary.

11.	ADJOURNMENT @ 9:30 PM

There was no further business to come before the Board. Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Daughty to adjourn. Motion carried.

Phyllis Fitch

Village Clerk