Village of Aviston Village Board met June 7.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The regular meeting of the President and Board of Trustees was held at 7:15 pm in the Village Hall. In attendance were Village President Mike Kampwerth, Village Clerk Jennifer Jansen, Village Treasurer Steve Goestenkors, Trustees Gary Litteken,
Kurt Schmitz, Kevin Eversgerd, Matt Kohnen, Curt Albers and Kim Peek. Employees present included Gary Rakers, Dave Trame, Mike Kuhl and Henry Bergmann(via conference call). Guests included Dana Heck, Mike Engel, Dale Haukap and Andrew Kampwerth.
1. GUESTS:
Dana Heck with Brotcke Well and Pump was present to review the results of the 5 test holes that were dug. Dana stated that it looks like the 5th hole would be the best option. Dana stated a good estimate for the well looks like about $175K. Dana will get a hard quote and the utilities committee will meet and review to move forward.
Andrew Kampwerth, ACIC member, was present to review information regarding the Vintage Hall, specifically the cable. The Board stated to get a quote from Charter on the sports packet for Vintage Hall and ACIC will take care of the park.
Matt Kohen mentioned that the Park District is looking to schedule a meeting between the ACIC, Park District and Village Board to go over all park related items.
Jenny is to check into a bigger dumpster for the Vintage Hall as the use has increased significantly.
It was suggested to have the summer help pressure wash all park buildings, as long as it’s cleared though Ron and Dennis first.
2. MINUTES:
Minutes of both May 5th meetings and the May 17th meeting. A motion to approve the minutes with an amendment to the second May 5th minutes, was made by Kurt Schmitz, second by Gary Litteken. Motion carried 6-0.
3. FINANCIAL REPORT:
Steve reviewed the financial report. Overall, the Village collected $180K and disbursed $124K for a total of $1.6 million in all funds.
GF - $13K noted in surplus funds. Collected $4K, with expenses being normal. WF – Revenue is as expected. Expenses are normal as well with the highest bill being from Pedrotti. $11K in surplus noted in this fund.
SF – Only large item noted in this operating expense. A surplus of $10K was noted in this fund. All other funds reported as normal receipts and expenditures.
A motion to approve the financial report and pay all bills was made by Curt Albers, second by Kevin Eversgerd. Motion carried 6-0.
4. POLICE REPORT:
-2nd Full-Time Officer – a motion to advertise for a full-time officer was made by Kevin Eversgerd, second by Kim Peek. Motion carried 6-0. Kevin will get the information to Jenny to advertise the position.
-Benevolent Organization – Mike Kuhl asked the Board to consider this again and the Board approved the request.
-Noise Ordinance – Mike stated that there is confusion on the noise ordinance when dealing with the park, residences, bars, etc. and would like to get something more uniform in place for ease of the officers.
5. PARK DISTRICT:
The Park District minutes were in everyone’s packet for review. It was stated they are redoing the bylaws. Dog Park is coming along nicely. Pappy is fixing the lights and discussed lights for a soccer/football field near Schumacher Road in the future.
6. VILLAGE CLERK:
A copy of the report was available in everyone’s packet for review.
Jenny reviewed a few of the items in detail and presented a hard copy of the updated ordinance book. This will be emailed out to all board members.
Jenny reviewed the current Vintage Hall fees and asked if the 2022 rental fees will be the same or increased as there are several residents already inquiring about booking dates. A motion to increase the rental fee from $75 to $100 was made by Kurt Schmitz, second by Curt Albers. Motion carried 6-0.
7. CURRENT PROJECTS:
-AMI – Kurt reviewed the current status on this. Hopefully some meters will be installed in June.
-Drainage Permit Ordinance – Matt Kohnen would like to get an overlay map for the committee to start reviewing and working with. A motion to approve this map was made by Kurt Schmitz, second by Kevin Eversgerd. Motion carried 6-0.
-Committee Reports – Curt Albers discussed Railroad Street deterioration near the fire house. Gary Rakers stated that this is on the list to be fixed.
-Village Hall Generator Plug – The quote from Rakers Electric for $2,998 was received. A motion to move forward with installation was made by Kevin Eversgerd, second by Kim Peek. Motion carried 6-0.
8. VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR REPORT:
-TIF – Kurt Schmitz stated that the letter for the extension has been signed and submitted but that he has not heard anything back at this time. Jenny did state that she forwarded a TIF application to George Hubbard.
-Property Maintenance – Public Property committee has been reviewing this and will continue to do so to come up with a plan on how to address this.
9. ZONING ADMINISTRATORS REPORT:
Zoning Board did not meet. The Board is down one member and would like to advertise to fill the spot.
10. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS REPORT:
-WW#4 – Being that all test holes are complete, the Frohn’s should be paid for that portion agreed upon. Kurt will get the letter together and mail out with a check for the amount specified in the contract.
-Concrete Forms – A quote on concrete forms was present. The cost for all forms was $3,500. A motion to approve this purchase was made by Kurt Schmitz, second by Curt Albers. Motion carried 6-0.
-Lift Station Dialers – A Pedrotti quote for $5,910 for new dialers was present for review. Gary stated that these need to be upgraded but wanted to show the cost before just purchasing. A motion to approve this purchase was made by Kurt Schmitz, second by Matt Kohnen. Motion carried 6-0.
Mike Kampwerth addressed the Village retaining a new attorney. Mike thanked Henry for all of his hard work over the past 8 years and for continuing to stay with the Village until a replacement was found.
11. NEW BUSINESS:
-Shirts – Jenny emailed out all shirt options and the Board decided to look further into the dry-fit polo. Jenny will contact Dawn for sample shirts.
-Rental Property Ordinance – The Public Property committee will meet again to go over this. The July meeting will begin with a tour of the water plant at 6pm
A motion to adjourn was made by Kevin Eversgerd, second by Kurt Schmitz. Motion carried 6- 0. Time was 9:08pm.
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