VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday,	September 21, 2006

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 Margaret Campbell called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. It was a regularly scheduled meeting.

1.	ROLL CALL: Present: 5 - Trustees Bob Beaty, Eric Geurts, Jim Sharp,

Holly Wendland, Matt Wendland.

Also Present: President Campbell

Attorney Mark McGrath

John Grimes CPA

2.	PRESENTATION OF AUDIT REPORT:

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts, to approve the Auditor's Report

presented and prepared by John Grimes CPA.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

3.	PUBLIC CONCERNS:

John Williams and wife Crystal, owners of The Last Stop, requested the Board

lower the liquor license fee from $1000/yr. Williams presented profiles of

neighboring communities and their liquor license fees. The Board agreed to set a date

before the end of the month to hold a Special Meeting concerning this matter.

4.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts, to approve the August 2006 regular meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried.

5.	TREASURER'S REPORT:

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee H. Wendland to approve the Treasurer's Report.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

6.	MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT:

Trustee H. Wendland moved, seconded by Trustee M. Wendland, to approve the monthly Financial Report.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

7.	MONTHLY DISBURSEMENT APPROVAL:

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee H. Wendland to accept the disbursements as presented and authorized the Treasurer to pay them.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

8.	COMMITTEE REPORTS:

A.	Streets:

1.	Trustee H. Wendland moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty, to have

Trustee Geurts contact McLean County Highway Department in reference to putting up a no decompression brake sign on Division St.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 -Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and M. Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

2.	Trustee H. Wendland moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts, to raise the

Part-time Maintenance Worker salary to $9.00-$10.00/hr depending on

experience and job performance and to re- advertise the position in the Olympia Review and Pantagraph.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 -Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and M. Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Drainage:

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to recommend the purchase

of four culverts, not to exceed $500 for the total purchase.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

C.	Water:

After some discussion, it was the consensus of the Board to keep collecting the

monthly $7.00 facility charge for preventative maintenance reasons.

D.	Health, Beautification & Welfare:

1.	Trustee H. Wendland reported to the board that Bellas Landscaping has made a donation in excess of $750. They will be out in the coming weeks to install and mortar brick edgers around the flag pole area.

2.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty to accept

$420.00 in donations for Veteran's Memorial Park and authorized

Trustee H. Wendland to spend the funds on items related to the

park.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and

M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

3.	President Campbell proclaimed trick or treat hours as follows:

Tuesday, October 31st from 5:30pm - 8:30pm.

4.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee M. Wendland to

give a grant to Allin Township Park District for up to $100 for a

Halloween party.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and

M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

E.	Community Development:

Trustee Matt Wendland reported for Community Development.

F.	Legal:

1.	The board discussed a complaint of accumilated junk/debris on a property located on E. Main street owned by Gene Rutledge of Heyworth. The consensus of the board was to ask Trustee Sharp

to speak with the owner before a letter is sent.

2.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts, to table the

proceedings of a dangerous buildings notice for 431 W. Main until

the October meeting. The daughter has started to clean the

property up and is planning on a total remodel.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and

M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

3.	The board discussed Russell Orr wanting to hire a non-
professional tree removal service to remove trees on

Village property located next to his house. It was the consensus

of the board to allow Mr. Orr to hire the tree removal service as

long as he signed a notarized waiver relinquishing the Village from

any liability and he would take full responsibility for any damage to person or property.

4.	A dead tree located at 511 W. North St. was discussed and the

owner was given the names of personnel at AmerenIP to call.

10.	NEW BUSINESS:

A.	President Campbell requested the board revisit the Municipal Code section

31.21(F) (3,a) stating that it is not in compliance with state statutes.

The board did not come to an agreement and the matter was put on the agenda for the Special Meeting to be held on Monday, September 25th.

B.	Trustee H. Wendland moved, seconded by Trustee M. Wendland to approve

ORD 10-06: an ordinance amending the village of stanford municipal code to provide amendments relating to planting vegetation on public right of way.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

C.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to cash in $4,000 CD that is

up for renewal and put the money into the IL Funds where it will draw more

interest than a savings account.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

D.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee M. Wendland to approve

ORD 11-06: an ordinance amending the village of stanford municipal code

to provide amendments relating to failure to read water meters.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

E.	Trustee M. Wendland moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approve the change of internet service to Mediacom.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland, M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

F.	A motion was made to have the clerk sign a pre-typed letter for S&N Fireworks that states we recommend a shooter to get his license and lists certifications that are unknown to the Village.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 1 - Trustee Sharp

NAYS: 4 - Trustee Beaty, Geurts, H. Wendland and M. Wendland.

ABSENT: 0

The motion did not pass.

G.	Trustee H. Wendland moved, seconded by Trustee M. Wendland, to hold a

Special Meeting on Monday, September 25th at 7:00pm. The agenda will be

Liquor License a.) Fee and b.) Expiration date to coincide with the State's

expiration date. Also on the agenda is to revisit Municipal Code 31.21 (f)(3,a).

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, H. Wendland and M. Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

11.	ADJOURNMENT @ 10:02PM

There being no further business to discuss President Campbell moved, seconded by

Trustee Sharp, to adjourn. Motion carried.

Kara M. Streenz

Village Clerk/Collector