February 19, 2013 – Regular Meeting in Tampico Village Hall
Mayor Kristine L. Hill called the above meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Commissioners Al Wildman, Bruce Hill, Mary Jo Sigel and Carlos “Butch” McNinch were present. Police Officer Brian Oostenryk and Art Spencer were also present. Village Clerk Kathy Leathers recorded the written minutes.
Minutes of the February 5, 2013 Regular Meeting were approved after a change to page two (2), paragraph six (6). Commissioner Mary Jo Sigel attended the P-L-T School District board meeting with Mayor Hill. Her name had been inadvertently omitted from the minutes.
There were no remarks from guests.
Clerk Leathers told council members there were no new CDAP grant or IEPA loan draw down requests at this time. She told them work is proceeding and will continue in the next few weeks. The next phase of the W. Market Lift Station Project will be installing and connecting the new electrical service supply.
Commissioner Sigel told council members she has sent all the information regarding a downtown building, including pictures of the damaged roof, to Rod Coplan, who is acting on the Village’s behalf in getting the building’s owner to repair and maintain the building before it causes more damage to other connected buildings. Sigel stated Coplan will contact the building’s owner on the Village’s behalf.
Approving the new ordinance amending the Village’s Zoning Ordinance was postponed since Clerk Leathers did not receive direction on the time needed between the public hearing of the Zoning Board and Village Council approval from Village Attorney, William Shirk.
Clerk Leathers gave council members rough drafts of the General Corporate Fund income and expenses to review before starting to create their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. She hopes to have a similar rough draft for the other village funds at the next meeting.
Commissioner Hill reported he has been able to access the surplus property website through the State of Illinois. It is his understanding there have been several issues with the website itself. He hopes to be able to start looking into things the village could use. He advised several departments who are members of the program have not complied with regulations after purchasing items. His contact, Tracy, within the program advised the website was shut down for awhile due to those noncompliant municipalities. Sigel asked Hill if he thought the village would be able to get the computers he said he needed. Hill advised, the village’s contact at LESO is helping him navigate the process.
Commissioner Sigel asked if there has been any news about the school. Mayor Hill advised she has not heard anything recently but assumes it will have to be a public process.
Commissioner Hill reported to the council a meeting recently held in the Village Hall. Police Chiefs from Erie, Lyndon and Ashton along with the Mayor of Ashton, Mayor Hill and Commissioner Hill met to review municipal codes from each community. Commissioner Hill advised the meeting was a chance to improve things in their respective communities. Mayor Hill advised it was good to see what other communities do for their residents.
On a motion by Commissioner Wildman, second by Commissioner McNinch, bills were approved as presented. “Yes” votes were Wildman, Hill, Sigel, McNinch and Mayor Hill. The motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 7:29 PM. The next regular meeting will be March 5, 2013 at 7:00 PM in Tampico Village Hall.
Kathy A. Leathers ___________________
Clerk
Kristine L. Hill_________________
Mayor
MINUTES APPROVED THIS _5th__ DAY OF ___March________, 2013
**These minutes are not official until signed, dated and sealed by the Tampico Village Clerk**
