Village of Princeville Minutes of the Regular Meeting  

April 18, 2006.
7:30PM
Princeville Village Hall

The Princeville Village Board met on the above date at the Village Hall. President Stahl called the meeting to order with the following members answering roll: Sutherland, Rickey, Troutman, Koller and Barrington. Trustee Rasmussen and Village Clerk Rasmussen were absent.

Police Reports: Deputy Breitbarth went over police reports for the Village. He stated that tickets will be issued the next time the noise ordinance is violated. Some residents have been warned. Also kids have been drinking behind the water plant. The new fencing will help to stop this practice. Kevin left shortly after his report.

Jon Anderson, Hoerr Construction: Mr. Anderson presented a program on trenchless rehabbing for sewers. It’s a new process that his company is starting to use in this area. Established sewer lines are relined with a specially coated lining. The process is faster, more economical and less evasive. The village will be looking into this process.

Transfer of Funds: Motion made by Koller and seconded by Rickey to approve the transfer of $21,100.13 from MFT to the appropriate funds. Roll call. All ayes. Motion carried. The MFT transfers were provided by Steve Blust. Motion made by Barrington and seconded by Koller to transfer $33,245.00 from TIF 1 to the sewer fund. Roll call. Rickey and Troutman abstained. President Stahl, Sutherland, Koller and Barrington were ayes. Motion carried. This project was sewer replacement on Walnut Ave. Motion made by Sutherland and seconded by Barrington to transfer $4,386.00 from TIF 1 to the general fund. Roll call. Rickey and Troutman abstained. President Stahl, Sutherland, Koller and Barrington were ayes. Motion carried. This money was for the new heating & cooling system for the hall. Motion made by Barrington and seconded by Koller to transfer $1,368.87 from TIF 1 to the general fund. Roll call. Rickey and Troutman abstained. President Stahl, Sutherland, Koller and Barrington were ayes. Motion carried. This money was for new sidewalk work on Town Ave.

Pay Bill: Motion made by Barrington and seconded by Sutherland to pay Tracy Kear (he works for Tom Wooden) in the amount of $450.00 from TIF 1 fund to pay for the installation of a new replacement door & attic windows on the south side of the hall. Roll call. Rickey and Troutman abstained. President Stahl, Sutherland, Koller and Barrington were ayes. Motion carried.

Building Permits: Motion made by Koller and seconded by Rickey to approve the following building permits:
• Gary Ballard – New home Lot 19 at Brockway Hills
• Roger Feucht – Install above ground pool & deck
• Aaron Barrington – Room addition
• Marcus Butterfield – Storage shed
• Bruce Stoller – 18 x 20 garage & remove old shed

Roll call. Barrington abstained. Sutherland, Rickey, Troutman and Koller were ayes. Motion carried.

Committee Reports - Aquatic Center Committee: Motion made by Troutman and seconded by Koller to hire Slab Jackers to raise cement areas around the kiddie pool and the girl’s restroom entrance at the cost of $650.00. Roll call. All ayes. Motion carried. Cracks need to be filled with caulking, sealer is needed on the bathroom floors and the t-pool steps need slip resistance. Don Baer provided an estimate for these improvements of $3500.00. At the joints the cement edges need to be rounded off. The committee hopes to have the bathroom floor sealed and the steps fixed before the pool opens.
The t-pool & kiddie pool are flaking badly. Neutralizer has not been used before painting after they are pressure washed. Jeff hopes to have the pool filled and ready for swimming by May 17 (pool opening on Memorial Weekend). He has worked with John to get it cleaned up. Motion made by Troutman and seconded by Barrington to purchase and set-up a refrigerator to be used at the pool from Morrissey’s in Wyoming at the cost of $350.00. Roll call. All ayes. Motion carried. Jeff said Sam’s price for a refrigerator was $349.00. Orientation for the pool is April 27. There are 15 guards hired so far. Heather Robinson will be working as pool manager until July 5 then Tim Noonen will take over.

Committee Reports – TIF 1 Projects Committee: The group has been meeting with Steve Klein. An ordinance regarding the revitalization of the business area should be ready for approval at the May 1 meeting. Steve is also working on a brochure regarding TIF 1 funds that are available.

Committee Reports – East Evans Street Replacement/Curb, Gutter & Sidewalk: Sid and Chad have been meeting with Steve Blust, Village engineer, about this project. Steve’s engineer’s estimate for the project is $35,000 for sidewalk, $210,000 for street construction/curb and gutter and $25,000 for construction inspection. Motion made by Koller and seconded by Barrington to proceed with the East Evans Street Project. Roll call. Rickey and Troutman abstained. President Stahl, Sutherland, Koller and Barrington were ayes. Motion carried. The project will improve the area, add parking places by the Ag shop and the sidewalk will make walking to the high school much safer. It will be funded by TIF 1.

Culvert Repair: The culvert on North Street close to the cemetery needs to be repaired. Chad will look into a liner or replacing it.

IDOT: President Stahl received a letter from the Illinois Department of Transportation. They will be milling and resurfacing 4.3 miles of roadway from east of the viaduct on Rt. 90/91 to Santa Fe Ave. Motion made by Koller and seconded by Barrington to look into the cost of milling and resurfacing East Main Street. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried. The project would be TIF 1 eligible and possibly could be done at the same time.

Sewer Rate: The finance committee will meet to discuss adjusting the sewer rate. The rate was increased two years ago. It jumped then from $1.30 to $1.50 per 1000 gallons of water used. A 35 cent increase might be possible.

Fence Ordinance: Laurie Judd in looking into an ordinance regarding fences for private pools, inground and above. The property committee has been looking into this issue.

Tank: Deputy Breitbarth returned. An abandoned fuel tank had been set on fire by the post office. We will look into getting it moved.

Motion made by Rickey and seconded by Troutman to adjourn the meeting at 9:30 pm.

Sue Hofer
Village Treasurer