Village of Fox Lake Village Board Met Nov. 10.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
This meeting is held in accordance with State of Illinois Executive Order 2020-07 Section 6, held in said Village and County in the State of Illinois at 6:30 p.m., held via Zoom conference. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Schmit. The following official business was transacted:
1. Call to Order
Roll Call
Present Mayor Schmit; Village Attorney Howard Teegen; Trustees: Jensen, Stochl, Konwent, Koske, Marr and Moore.
Staff also in attendance via Zoom conference: Anne Marrin, Laura Linehan, Donovan Day, Ryan Kelly, Jimmy Lee Jr. and Kealan Noonan.
2. Approval of Minutes
Trustee Konwent made a motion to approve the Village Board Meeting Minutes for October 27th, 2020 as presented, seconded by Trustee Moore.
New guidelines state that all votes must be taken via roll call vote in order to record all individual responses.
A roll call vote was taken as follows:
Trustee Jensen Aye
Trustee Stochl Aye
Trustee Konwent Aye
Trustee Marr Aye
Trustee Moore Aye
Trustee Koske Aye
Motion Carried
3. Approval of the Warrant
Trustee Koske made a motion to approve the Expenditures/Warrants/Transfers for November 10th, 2020 in the amount of $1,073,910.90, Seconded by Trustee Konwent.
Anne reminded the Board of a $133K final payout to Berger for the Bridge Lift Station as part of the Phase 1 Interconnect Project.
A roll call vote was taken as follows:
Trustee Jensen Aye
Trustee Stochl Aye
Trustee Konwent Aye
Trustee Marr Aye
Trustee Moore Aye
Trustee Koske Aye
Motion Carried
4. Special Business (Appointments, Swearing In Ceremonies, Proclamations) A. Recognition of Fred Loffredo, 36 Years of Service to the Village of Fox Lake and the Fox Lake Police Pension Board
Mayor Schmit recognized and thanked Fred Loffredo for his years of dedication and service to the Village, especially his efforts on the Police Pension Board.
5. Village President’s Report
A. Covid Update
Mayor expects Tier 2 Mitigations by end of the week. Suggested gatherings will decrease from 25 to 10 people. Outdoor seating will be down to 6. Covid rates are going up tremendously. There continues to be good news about treatments but it will be months until one is available. Trustee Marr mentioned meetings Mayor has had with the Governor. There has been specific calling out of closing of bars and restaurants, however, gaming stays open. Trustee Marr asked if there was a logic discussed behind making that decision. Mayor said the reason gaming establishments remain open is due to gaming machines being isolated with one individual using each machine, and a mask is mandated at all times. Food and beverages at gaming establishments are not allowed.
Mayor Schmit said it’s a no-win situation. No matter what decisions are made; they will be called into question.
6. Village Administrator’s Report
A. Comcast Franchise
Anne Marrin said the Comcast Franchise Agreement is up on January 10, 2021. There will be a public hearing on November 24th about renewing the agreement. Passage will be done at the December 8th Village Board Meeting.
B. Liability Insurance Renewal Proposal
It is time for the yearly Liability Insurance renewal. Last year, the Village reached out to over 11 carriers. This year, the Village went out to the same carriers and decided to renew with Alliant. This year, they are giving Covid discount in the amount of $22K. There will be a slight increase due to coverage of the Police drone that purchased earlier this year. Overall, there is a 1.14% decrease. Total program cost will be $443,460. This will appear on the November 24th Village Board Agenda.
7. Village Attorney Report
There is none.
8. Village Treasurer’s Report
There is none.
9. Preliminary Audience Comments (on Agenda Items Only)
There are none.
10. Motion to Recess to Committee of the Whole Meeting
Trustee Konwent made a motion to recess to the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Trustee Jensen.
A roll call vote was taken as follows:
Trustee Jensen Aye
Trustee Stochl Aye
Trustee Konwent Aye
Trustee Marr Aye
Trustee Moore Aye
Trustee Koske Aye
Motion Carried
A. Strategic Planning Team Reports
1. Strategic Planning Team Reports Attached
Trustee Moore said the social media Turkey Hunt is exciting and getting good feedback. As she was riding her bike the other day, she noticed the additional lights at Millennium Park which look great.
Trustee Moore also complimented Community Development and how quickly the responded to updated state Covid mitigation and posting social media communication about what establishments are open for carry out.
Donovan Day thanked Laura Linehan for helping with the social media posts.
11. New Business
A. Resolution 2020-R-57: A Resolution Authorizing Change Order No. 6 on the Fox Lake Interconnect Project
This change order came from looking for the water main under Route 12. $20K has been agreed upon for outstanding claims.
B. Resolution 2020-R-58: A Resolution Approving a Proposal from Concentric Integration to Provide SCADA support Services for the Northwest Regional Water Reclamation Facility This is the maintenance service agreement for the SCADA system. Agreement allows for maintenance, updates and emergency repairs. It will also give Ryan Kelly the authority to call for service when needed. Ryan said this is one of highest rated companies around. Many components are at the end of their useful lives and the Village can get more years out of them with the appropriate maintenance.
12. Old Business
There is none.
13. Motion to Adjourn from Committee of the Whole and Reconvene Village Board Meeting Trustee Konwent made a motion to adjourn from Committee of the Whole and reconvene Village Board Meeting, seconded by Trustee Marr. All were in favor. Motion carried.
A roll call vote was taken as follows:
Trustee Jensen Aye
Trustee Stochl Aye
Trustee Konwent Aye
Trustee Marr Aye
Trustee Moore Aye
Trustee Koske Aye
Motion Carried
14. Items to be Removed from Consent Agenda
There are none.
15. Consent Agenda
All items listed on the Consent Agenda are routine by the Village Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Trustee so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered under the Approval of Exceptions.
A. Resolutions
1. Resolution 2020-R-57: A Resolution Authorizing Change Order No. 6 on the Fox Lake Interconnect Project
2. Resolution 2020-R-58: A Resolution Approving a Proposal from Concentric Integration to Provide SCADA support Services for the Northwest Regional Water Reclamation Facility
B. Ordinances
There are none.
C. Motions
There are none.
Trustee Jensen made a motion to move that items, Resolutions A 1-2 be established as the Consent Agenda for this meeting by unanimous vote, seconded by Trustee Konwent.
A roll call vote was taken as follows:
Trustee Jensen Aye
Trustee Stochl Aye
Trustee Konwent Aye
Trustee Marr Aye
Trustee Moore Aye
Trustee Koske Aye
Motion Carried
Trustee Konwent made a motion that the consent agenda as established by the prior motion be passed, seconded by Trustee Jensen.
A roll call vote was taken as follows:
Trustee Jensen Aye
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