VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday, November 17, 2005

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.

Mark Neuhaus resigned as Director of E.S.D.A. effective December 31, 2005.

1.	ROLL CALL: Present: 5 - Trustees Bob Beaty, Eric Geurts, Jim Sharp, Nikki Wallarab, Matt Wendland. Absent: 0

Also present: Mark McGrath, Phyllis Fitch

2.	PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNEXATION OF KYRA HOUSTON PROPERTY

There was no input given by the public on the Annexation of Kyra Houston Property.

3.	PUBLIC CONCERNS

John Williams questioned the zoning of the Distinctive Affairs, 202 N. Division, as to whether it was commercial or not. John also questioned the type of liquor license they hold, and he was informed that it is a Class A License. The board told him the zoning would be researched and further discussed at the next meeting.

4.	POLICE REPORT

Chief Copeland reported on the police department activities for October.

5.	TREASURER'S QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT

Trustee Wallarab moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approve the Treasurer's Quarterly

Investment Report - 3rd Quarter.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

6.	TREASURER'S REPORT

Trustee Wallarab moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty to approve the Treasurer's Report for October 2005.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

7.	FINANCIAL REPORT

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Wallarab to accept the financial report for October as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

8.	MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS APPROVAL

A.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Wendland to approve the purchase of new flags.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	The amount of $119.00 to the Illinois Municipal League was added to the list of Bills to be Approved by Treasurer, Phyllis Fitch.

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to approve the listed disbursements and authorize the Treasurer to pay them.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

9.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approve the minutes of the October 20, 2005 regular meeting and the October 25, 2005 special meeting as presented. Motion carried.

10.	COMMITTEE REPORTS

A.	Trustee Geurts reported for Streets. Mark McGrath recommended waiting to hear back from the State's Attorney before posting signs concerning excessive engine braking noise.

B.	Trustee Beaty reported for Drainage.

C.	Trustee Sharp reported for Water.

D.	Trustee Wallarab reported for Health, Beautification and Welfare. We need to purchase several plastic stars for the Christmas trees. Nikki will look for new stars in sale flyers in the coming year.

E.	Trustee Wendland reported for Community Development.

F.	Police Committee: Chief Copeland presented a copy of the Allin Township Intergovernmental Agreement. Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to authorize the President and Clerk to sign the agreement.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried

11.	LEGAL

A.	There will be a hearing at the December 15, 2005 board meeting to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the Village of Stanford

B.	Mark will look into question on use of farmland recently purchased - single family use vs. commercial as requested by Trustee Sharp. Mark mentioned possibly adding an ordinance regarding the use of farmland.

C.	Mark recommended selling the railroad property to the Owens and requested the board receive a copy of the agreement at the next board meeting. Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approve the selling of the railroad

property.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried

D.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to approve Ordinance 07-05, an ordinance AUTHORIZING AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO FOR THE ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY KYRA HOUSTON.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried

E.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to approve Ordinance 08-05, an ordinance AUTHORIZING ANNEXATION TO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE VILLAGE OF STANFORD, MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROPERTY OWNED BY KYRA HOUSTON.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried

F.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to approve Ordinance 09-05, an ordinance authorizing the annexation to the corporate limits of the village of stanford, mclean county, illinois the property owned by the village of stanford.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried

G.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approve Ordinance 10-05, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried

I.	Attorney McGrath recommended making an emergency motion to set a Truth in Taxation hearing at the December board meeting. Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to set a Truth in Taxation hearing at the December 15, 2005 board meeting.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried

12.	NEW BUSINESS

A.	The board members discussed increasing the board stipend back to the original amounts. It was decided to table the discussion until the January meeting.

B.	It was decided to table the discussion of increasing the clerk/collector's salary until the December meeting.

13.	ADJOURNMENT @ 8:40 PM

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

Becky Gilroy

Village Clerk