VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday, December 20, 2007

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: 6 - Trustees Eric Geurts, Jacob Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen, George Singley and Michelle Westerhouse.

Absent: 0

Also Present: President Margaret Campbell, Attorney Mark McGrath	Treasurer Carrie Jassman

2.	PUBLIC CONCERNS:

A.	David and Elizabeth Ballinger of 317 W. Boundary were present to request that

the Board of Trustees allow them to pay the past due balance of their water bill at the time of closing of their property which is for sale at this time. Ballinger did

give the name of Randy Long with DML Real estate as the owner of the property

Ballinger is buying the property contract for deed. It was the consensus of the

board to deny the request at this time given the amount of the bill and prior

payment history.

Trustee Nydra Owen moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts, to proceed with the

lein against the property.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen, Singley &

Westerhouse.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Truth in Taxation Hearing was held at 7:10pm. No one present for hearing.

C.	Trustee Natasha Owen spoke of a drainage concern on Armstrong St. at the alleyway. Street Superintendent Micheal Boitnott states the only way to remove

the water from this area is to cut the sides of the alleyway and that can not be

done at this time because of a curb stop that is in that location.

D.	Jim Cummings, an economic consultant from Washington, IL, was present to speak about the proposed Business Development District. If implimented, any

business located within the specified area, may collect an extra 1% sales tax that

will be returned to the Village by the State of Illinois. This money can then be

used in the specified areas to maintain sidewalks, roads, etc.

It was the consensus of the Board to allow Attorney McGrath, Clerk Streenz and

Mr. Cummings to meet and gather information on which areas within the Village

would be considered for the Business Development District and give a report

at the January meeting.

** Trustee Westerhouse left the meeting at 7:30pm**

E.	Steve Myers with Farnsworth was present to wish the Board of Trustees Happy

Holidays and to answer any questions they may have. When asked, Myers

stated that he will notify the Village of the date for the new Economic Survey that

will be sent out the residence of Stanford to determine an income level of our

residents. Once this is established, the Village may be eligable for grants for

the sewer system.

3.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Natasha Owen, to approve the Minutes

for November 2007 meeting.

All in favor.

4.	TREASURER'S REPORT:

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Natasha Owen, to approve the

Treasurer's Report as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen & Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Westerhouse.

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

5.	FINANCIAL REPORT:

Trustee Singley moved, seconded Trustee Guerts, to approve the Financial Report as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen & Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Westerhouse.

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

6.	MONTHLY DISBURSAL:

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Singley, to approve the disbursal as

presented and authorize the Treasurer to pay the bills.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen & Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Westerhouse.

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

7.	COMMITTEE REPORTS:

A.	Streets:

Trustee Nydra Owen moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts, to declare the

2002 Crown Victoria Squad Car and the 89 1-ton snow plow as surplus and to be

sold by the staff of the Village.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen & Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Westerhouse.

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

Trustee Guerts moved, seconded by Trustee Nydra Owen, to advertise the sale

of surplus property in the Olympia Review and the Pantagraph as seal bids with

the right to raise price after opening at 6:30 pm on January 17, 2008. Inspection

can be made by appointment with the Village Hall.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen & Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Westerhouse.

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Drainage:

No report at this time.

C.	Water:

No report at this time.

D.	Health, Beautification & Welfare:

No report at this time.

E.	Community Development:

Trustee Natasha Owen reported that the information from the Census Bureau has come in.

F.	Police:

No report at this time.

G.	Legal:

1.	Chief Copeland and Building Inspector Boitnott reported on the property

located at 310 N. Kathleen in that every thing has been fixed by landlord

or new tenant and there are no problems. They believe the previous

complaints may have been misrepresented because of a dispute with the

landlord.

** Trustee Westerhouse returned to the Board Meeting at 8:30 pm **

2.	Trustee Knobloch moved, seconded by Trustee Westerhouse, to have

B & W Tree service cut down the dead tree located at 511 W. North St.

not to exceed $1,300.

It was also the consensus of the Board to allow Stirsman to advise of a

payment plan to the Village for the removal of the tree by the next board

meeting.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen,

Singley & Westerhouse.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

3.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Natasha Owen, to adopt

Ordinance 07-07: an ordinance for supplemental budget and

Appropriations for the village of stanford.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen,

Singley & Westerhouse.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

4.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Singley, to adopt

Ord 08-07: an ordinance for the levy and assessment of taxes for

The corporate purposes of the village of stanford, mclean county,

Illinois for the fiscal year of may 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen,

Singley & Westerhouse.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

2.	NEW BUSINESS:

A.	Trustee Nydra Owen moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts, to adopt

Ord 06-07: an ordinance amending the village of stanford municipal

Code to provide amendments relating to peddlers, itinerant and

Solicitors.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES:6 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen,

Singley & Westerhouse.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Trustee Singley moved, seconded by Trustee Natasha Owen, to approve

the Zoning Board of Appeals recommendation to rezone 429 - 431 W.

Main St. as multi-family residence.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen,

Singley & Westerhouse.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

** Trustee Singley left for work at 9:05pm**

C.	Trustee Natasha Owen moved, seconded by Trustee Nydra Owen, to

table any further discussion of Board's expenditure limit until the January

meeting.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen &

Westerhouse.

NAYS:0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Singley.

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

D	Trustee Natasha Owen moved, seconded by Trustee Westerhouse,

to set a $50 flower policy for Board Trustees, Zoning Trustees & Village

Employees for births, deaths, health, etc and authorize the clerk or

President to make orders and authorize Clerk Streenz to send condolence flowers to Joe Gaither, Kathy Cahill & Michelle Westerhouse.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen &

Westerhouse.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Singley.

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

E.	Trustee Nydra Owen moved, seconded by Natasha Owen, to approve

a $200 Christmas bonus for Clerk Streenz.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen &

Westerhouse.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Singley.

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

F.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Natasha Owen, to authorize

Treasurer Jassman to attend grant seminars when advised of up coming

events.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen &

Westerhouse.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Singley.

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

G.	Trustee Knobloch moved, seconded by Trustee Westerhouse, to approve

a matching Christmas bonus of $200 for Chief Copeland.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Geurts, Knobloch, Natasha Owen, Nydra Owen &

Westerhouse.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Singley.

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

9.	MOTION TO ADJOURN @ 9:25PM

There being no further business to discuss, Trustee Nydra Owen moved to adjourn.

ALL IN FAVOR

Kara M. Streenz

Village Clerk/Collector