Village of Princeville

Minutes of the Regular Meeting

Tuesday, September 6, 2005. 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, Rasmussen, Troutman, Koller and Barrington being present. Trustee Rickey was absent. A quorum was present. Notice of the agenda were delivered and timely received. Staff present was Sec./ Treasurer, Sue Hofer and Supt. Of Public Works, Chad Gardner was absent.

Minutes of previous meetings:

Motion by Troutman to accept the minutes of the August meetings and place on file, second by Barrington. Voice vote, all ayes, no nays. Motion passed.

Treasurer’s report:

Motion by Sutherland to accept the treasurers report as presented and place on file, second by Rasmussen. Voice vote, all ayes, no nays. Motion passed.

Paying of the bills:

Motion by Rasmussen and second by Troutman to pay the bills as presented. Roll call vote, Sutherland, Rasmussen, Troutman, Koller and Barrington voting Aye. No Nays. Motion passed. Trustee Rickey absent.

Sewer feasibility study:

Steve Blust of Bruner, Cooper and Zuck, Inc. engineers presented the board with an engineering study on a future sewer line to serve North Town St. and TIF II subdivision area. No action taken.

Altitude Valve at the North water tower:

Motion by Koller, second by Troutman, to proceed with the installation of the altitude valve at the North water tower on No. Town St., by EFI Engineering (Engineering Fluids, Inc.). The packaged unit cost of $30,000.00 and with installation the total cost of $50,000.00. Roll call vote, Sutherland, Rasmussen, Troutman, Koller and Barrington voting Aye. No Nays. Motion passed. Trustee Rickey Absent.

Bid advertisement, sidewalk on North Town Ave.:

Motion by Troutman, second by Rasmussen, to advertise for 740 lineal feet of 4 foot wide sidewalk from the existing sidewalk to the daycare center. The bid opening to be at the September 20, 2005 meeting. The sidewalk spec’s may be picked up at the village hall.

Roll call vote, Sutherland, Rasmussen, Troutman, Koller and Barrington all voting Aye. No Nays. Motion passed. Trustee Rickey Absent.

Dedication of Illinois State Route 91:

Resolution number 05R-0503 that Illinois State Route 91 is dedicated to the memory of

ROBERT JAMES HEGWOOD. Dated this sixth day of September, 2005.

Police report:

Peoria County Deputy Breitbarth reported that a couple of arrest were made following a fight; a car was vandalized and since the construction has been completed at the schools no open doors have been found.

Consideration of donation:

Motion by Sutherland, second by Koller, to donate $300.00 to Rural Peoria County Council on Aging, Inc. Roll call vote, Sutherland, Rasmussen, Troutman, Koller and Barrington all voting Aye. No Nays. Motion passed. Trustee Rickey Absent.

Northeast sewer plant driveway blacktop bid:

Discussion about blacktop being needed at the sewer plant driveway due to water washing away the driveway and land erosion by storm water flowing thru the ditch and culvert. This is delayed until the next meeting for a final decision.

Committee reports:

Pool committee, Troutman reports that the pool closed on Saturday September 3, 2005 for the year. The leftover candy will be used by the fire department for Halloween and the soda drinks have been returned for credit. There is some maintenance work that needs to be done before cold weather and winterizing.

Property committee, Rasmussen reported that the vehicle/junk letters and mailed receipts have gone to the village attorney for prosecution.

Revised bid spec’s for the village hall and pump house will be advertised with the bid opening to be at the October 3, 2005 board meeting.

Motion by Barrington and second by Troutman, to approve the revised village hall and pump house spec’s was made. Roll call vote, Sutherland, Rasmussen, Troutman, Koller and Barrington voting Aye. No Nays. Motion passed. Trustee Rickey Absent.

The street committee has decided the “Yield Right of Way” sign at Santa Fe and South Streets is adequate traffic control.

Building Permits:

Building permit request as follows;

Dave Hansen 115 S Cottage Grove Above Grd. Swim Pool

Jeff Klein 340 S Cottage Grove Enlarge Window

Motion by Rasmussen, second by Troutman, to issue the requested building permits. Roll call vote, Sutherland, Rasmussen, Troutman, Koller and Barrington all voting Aye. No Nays. Motion passed. Trustee Rickey absent.

Supt. of Public Works report:

Russ Hyde worked all night cleaning the RO system and replacing water system filters as needed. The aerator pumps at the sewer plant are all running now.

Other business:

The VFW has asked to have a fund raiser at the 2006 Heritage Days, a Bull Riding Ride, which is controlled by remote. Rasmussen will check if the carnival company will agree, since the contract for rides has already been signed. The Bull Ride must have there own proof of insurance and approval by the PCA.

The owner of the East end gas station may want to re-open his facility in the near future.

There has been no communications with the school district and they have not returned a signed agreement for the TIF I, as required.

Adjournment:

Motion by Koller, second by Troutman, to adjourn the meeting at 9:55 PM, meeting adjourned by Village President Stahl.

Milton Rasmussen
Village Clerk