Sangamon Sun

Village of Chatham Village Board met Dec. 13 

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

A. Call to Order

Village President Dave Kimsey called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.

1. Moment of Silence

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

Present: Village Trustee Tim Nice; Village Trustee Carl Try; Village Trustee Meredith Ferguson; Village Trustee Kristen Chiaro; Village Trustee Brett Gerger; Village Trustee John Fletcher; Village President Dave Kimsey

Absent: No one

Others Present: Village Manager Pat McCarthy; Village Attorney Laken Smaha; Village Chief Financial Officer Kayla Dierkes; Police Chief Vern Foli; Village Clerk Dan Holden

4. Public Announcements:

There were no public comments but there was a visit from “Santa Claus”.

5. Public Comments Agenda Topics: There were no comments on Agenda Topics

B. Old Business

There was no Old Business discussed at this meeting.

C. New Business

1. AN ORDINANCE 22-49 SETTING VILLAGE BOARD MEETING DATES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023

A motion was made by Trustee Chiaro to bring Ordinance 22-49 to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Ferguson. By a 6-0-0-0 vote the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Gerger – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes.

2. AN ORDINANCE 22-50 LEVYING TAXES FOR ALL CORPORATE PURPOSES FOR THE VILLAGE OF CHATHAM, SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON THE 1ST DAY OF MAY, A.D., 2022, AND ENDING ON THE 30TH DAY OF APRIL, A.D., 2023.

A motion was made by Trustee Chiaro to bring Ordinance 22-50 to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Fletcher. By a 6-0-0-0 vote the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Gerger – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes.

3. A RESOLUTION 69-22 ABATING THE DIRECT ANNUAL REAL ESTATE TAX IN THE AMOUNT OF $335,074.00 FOR THE YEAR 2022 LEVIED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 14-04 AND AMENDED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 19-37

A motion was made by Trustee Try to bring Resolution 69-22 to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Nice. By a 6-0-0-0 vote the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Gerger – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes.

4. AN ORDINANCE 22-51 ACCEPTING THE LOW QUOTE FOR A TRUCK TO BE USED BY THE STREET DEPARTMENT

A motion was made by Trustee Fletcher to bring Ordinance 22-51 to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Ferguson. By a 5-0-0-1 vote the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Nice – abstain; Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Gerger – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes.

5. AN ORDINANCE 22-52 AMENDING THE VILLAGE LIQUOR CODE PERTAINING TO THE NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING R-2G LIQUOR LICENSES

A motion was made by Trustee Nice to bring Ordinance 22-52 to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Chiaro. By a 6-0-0-0 vote the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Gerger – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes.

6. AN ORDINANCE 22-53 ACCEPTING THE LOW BID FOR A 6’ STATIONARY, 16’ TILT DECK TRAILER TO BE USED BY THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT

A motion was made by Trustee Try to bring Ordinance 22-53 to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Chiaro. By a 6-0-0-0 vote the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Gerger – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes.

D. Consent Agenda

1. Warrants Resolution 70-22

2. Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022 Regular Board Minutes

A motion was made by Trustee Ferguson to bring the Consent Agenda to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Gerger. By a 6-0-0-0 vote the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Gerger – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes.

E. Public Comments Village Business:

1. Public Comments Village Business:

Gabriela Montes and Manuel Rico addressed the Village Board regarding their application for an R2 Liquor License that had been assigned to the recently closed Sun Thai restaurant. Village President Kimsey noted that the application process is underway and that an Ordinance will be at the next Village Board meeting to debate and approve or reject.

As there was time left in the Regular Board Meeting, Jim Michael with CMT Engineering gave his update at this point in the meeting.

-MFT patching has been completed on Plumber Blvd. The concreate work on Gordon Drive was completed but the asphalt overlay was not able to be started/completed due to weather conditions that were not able to be met due to the temperature. This project will be completed in the spring of 2023

-New traffic light controllers at Walnut and Park and at Walnut and Gordon have been updated and completed.

-CMT assisted with the electric line permitting along Rt. 4.

-Working on the oversight of the process for the start of construction of the next section of Manor Hill II.

-CMT has been working the Dustin Patterson regarding parking at South Park in an effort to maximize and add parking spots.

-Pond project – 75% of the design is completed. The big question is what to do with 335,000 yards of dirt. The Village thinks there might be a viable source to take the dirt which would be a cost benefit to the project.

-There was a sewer collapse issue off of Bens Drive (north of Walnut – West of Gordon) in a residential backyard. There was a large sink hole that needs to be addressed.

F. Next Scheduled of Meeting

1. Village Board 6:00 PM Municipal Hall December 27th, 2022

G. Closed Session

1. Personnel under 2(c)(1)

2. Collective Negotiating Matter (2)(c)(2)

3. Litigation under 2(c)(11)

4. Setting the price for sale of public property (2)(c)(6).

5. Review of Closed Session Minutes 2(c)(21)

6. The executive session will be pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) “The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.”

H. Closing

1. Adjournment

A motion was made by Trustee Try to adjourn the Regular Village Board meeting. This motion was seconded by Trustee Nice. By an affirmative voice vote of the members present, the motion passed, and the meeting adjourned at 6:19 pm.

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