Village of Princeville
Minutes of the Regular Meeting

Monday, March 6, 2006                            7:30PM                   
Princeville Village Hall

The Princeville Village Board met at the above date and place.
The meeting was called to order by President Stahl at 7:30 PM with the following members answering roll call; Sutherland, Rickey, Rasmussen, Troutman and Koller being present. A quorum was present. Trustee Barrington was absent. Notice of the meeting and agenda was sent and received in a timely manner. Staff present were Sec./Treasurer Hofer, Supt. Of Public Works  Gardner, Deputy Breitbarth and Village Clerk Rasmussen.

Police report:
Deputy Breitbarth reported some missing items had been returned; A traffic ticket was issued; Motor Vehicle Accidents occurred at Spring and Santa Fe Ave, and Spring at Cottage Grove intersections; investigation of someone on the roof of the bank building; Criminal damage to property at a tavern; and an arrest for aggravated battery and criminal damage to property had occurred.

Approval of minutes:
Motion by Rasmussen and second by Troutman to approve the minutes of the February meetings. Voice vote. Motion passed. Minutes placed on file.

Treasurers report:
Motion by Troutman with a second by Sutherland to accept the treasurer’s report and place on file. Voice vote. Motion passed.

Paying of the bills:
Motion by Sutherland with a second by Rickey to pay the bills as presented. Roll call vote. Sutherland, Rickey, Rasmussen, Troutman and Koller voting aye. No nays. Barrington absent. Motion passed.

PCA Committee:
The PCA committee reported the Downtown Business Betterment committee is looking for new businesses to come to town. A Grant writing assistance has been offered thru EDC staffing and Heartland group and the applications for 2005 were located for the IDOT projects.

Illinois Continuum of Care:
President Stahl believes that we need to be informed and involved, working with the homeless in the area. Discussion; the area pastoral association will be kept abreast of this program as well as the village. There is to be more to come in the near future, as per Mike Simms, an area facilitator from the City of Peoria.
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Committee reports:
TIF Committee will be holding a TIF Projects Committee meeting on Thursday March 17th 2006 at 7:00PM at the village hall. This is an informational meeting by the board and not for the public input; however the public may attend for their information.
Property Committee reports that of the 23 letters sent in the mail about the abandon/junk cars, all but 8 vehicle owners have taken care of the problem, one asked for an extension which was granted, 5 had to be hand delivered by Deputy Breitbarth.
Pool Committee has contacted the past years lifeguards and the Pool manager will be here part of the year and training an assistant manager to take over when she leaves in mid summer. The cleaning will be done by village employees, some volunteer help and painting completed before opening.

Village Hall south door replacement:
The entrance door to the south meeting room is in extremely bad condition and will be replaced as well as the attic windows on the north and south of the building. A Motion by Rasmussen with a second by Troutman to replace the door and windows at a cost not to exceed $2000.00. Roll call vote. Sutherland, Rickey, Rasmussen, Troutman and Koller all voting aye. No nays. Motion passed. Barrington absent.

Building permits:
Dennis Carton                        20601 Larson Lane                  New Construction
Dan Heinz                            Lot 37&½ 38 Ostrom Mead.      New Construction

Supt. Public Works report:
They replaced the high pressure pump in the north pump house, the old pump was beyond repair. A sewer pump had twisted a shaft off . The signs are to be put on the new truck. The Carton water line on Woertz Rd. will need a meter pit. The Acid tank at the water treatment plant had vandals in the tank again.

Other business:
Motion Koller and second by Rickey to reimburse Chad Gardner for use of his own cell phone back to Jan. 2006 at a rate of $70.00 per month. Roll call vote. Sutherland, Rickey, Rasmussen, Troutman and Koller voting aye. No nays. Motion passed. Barrington absent.

Adjourn:
Motion by Troutman to adjourn the meeting, second by Rickey. President Stahl adjourned the meeting at 8:35 PM.

Milton Rasmussen
Princeville Village Clerk