1. 2. 3. The February 14, 2006 Board meeting was called to order by Supervisor Anderson at 7:38 p.m. at the Community Center. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Clerk Johansen called the roll with Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy present.
4. Reports:
Sheriff – Deputy Johnson: Absent.
Highway Commissioner – Sam Gallucci: Commissioner Gallucci stated the road crew plowed and salted on four snow occasions; repaired damaged mailboxes on Hidden Oaks, Brown, Woodgate and Brundige Roads; Redwood, Campton Crossing and Farrier Point Lanes; Hunters Hill and Campton Meadows Drives; repaired lawn and driveways in various places due to snowplow damage; picked up garbage along numerous roadways; cut and chipped trees due to storm damage; checked all Stop signs in township on a weekly basis and replaced damaged or missing ones; installed Unlawful to Pass Stopped School Bus From Either Direction sign on Walt Whitman Rd. in Fox Mill; put cement sealer down in Building B and completed construction in woodshop of Building A at the Road District; continued to repair potholes with cold patch; swept intersections on a weekly basis; and continued maintenance on township vehicles and equipment. The road crew replaced stolen street signs on Harley Road, Route 64, and High Point. We are using a different type of installation that includes heavier metal on signs that are frequently stolen. For the 2006 road resurfacing season Denker Road from Silver Glen to Bolcum Road will be completely ground down to its sub-base and be rebuilt and resurfaced with a 2 inch overlay of asphalt. The following roads will be sealed with an emulsified rejuvenator seal coat of chemically engineered asphalt pavement sealer that is specifically formulated for country roads: Anderson Road from Route 64 to Route 38, Brown Road from Old LaFox to Route 64, Campton Hills Road all the way from Anderson Road to the St. Charles township line, Swanberg Road from Empire to Silver Glen Road, Town Hall Road from Route 64 to Beith Road, Beith Road from Route 38 to Dillonfield Drive, Bolcum Road from Burlington Road to the St. Charles township line, Dillonfield Drive, Fox Mill Blvd., Carl Sandberg Road, Margaret Mitchell Street, North and South Robert Frost, Longfellow Court and Place, Louisa May Alcott Lane, Lowell Place, Samuel Clemens and Jack London Drives, Booth Tarkington Street, William Cullen Bryant, School Road, Furber and Warren Coves, Fox Wood Lane, Farrier Point, Hunters Lane, north West Woods Drive, west Hunters Hill Drive, Forest Trails, Oak Hill Drive, Roberts Lane, Abby Glen and Barlow Drives, Wayne Road, Lantry, Dorsey, and Grady Courts, Mulhern Drive, Colt Lane, McGonagle Court, Old Burlington Road, Abby Glen and Cambridge Courts. The result is an emulsified seal coat that restores vital components to asphalt pavements lost during the aging and oxidation process. The Gilsonite seal provides long lasting 4 to 6 years of anti-oxidative protection that dries to an absolute black color. This will cover a total of 25 miles to be sealed of the total 121 miles the Township Highway District must maintain. This new process will save Township money because the 2 inch overlay that was $53,000 per mile, increased to $107,000 per mile. The new “slurry” process costs $6,500 per mile compared to the $107,000 per mile of the old process and it greatly increases road life. Kane County has contacted us about the new process. They will go over to that too.
Assessor – Alan D. Rottmann: Assessor Rottmann stated we received the mobile process license for the portable property assessment management system, and have loaded it into the laptop. This is a big improvement for field work. He is training staff now.
Solid Waste District – Greg VanZandt: Nothing.
Supervisor – Neal Anderson: Supervisor Anderson stated he made a statement to the Kane County Board regarding the Campton Hills incorporation and the proposed Elgin annexation of property in Campton Township. He asked Clerk Johansen to report on what the Kane County Board did about proposed legislation in Springfield regarding the incorporation of Campton Hills. Clerk Johansen stated the Kane County Board passed a resolution this morning in regard to proposed legislation in Springfield that deals with the incorporation of Campton Hills. Their resolution was faxed this afternoon to the committee in Springfield that was considering the legislation. The Kane County Board resolution opposed the Springfield legislation that would allow residents to opt out of the incorporation. Second, it opposed legislation that would allow the State of Illinois to determine whether the proposed town can support itself financially. Upon receipt of the resolution from the Kane County Board the legislative committee in Springfield killed the proposed legislation. N. Anderson stated the Township Newsletter is coming out in March. Our OSLAD grant for Poynor Park is approved. We will put together a committee to work on Poynor. Jack Shouba stated we have new conservation easements on the DeBeir and Anderson properties on Campton Hills Road. We now have a permanent rural view shed from the soccer fields at Peck Road all the way to west of LaFox Road on the south side of Campton Hills Road. A tile study is being done on Mongerson II on the south side of Route 38. Due to a $400,000 OSLAD grant for the Headwaters we were able to have our grand opening last year. It’s a great view. The drought last year requires us to replant so the horse trails will not be open this year. On Corron Farm we are in the second year of our grant so we have removed drain tiles and brush. We just got a $57,000 grant for prairie restoration. For volunteer work it’s best to get there at 9.00 a.m. on Saturday. The big news is we have just been awarded a $400,000 OSLAD grant for Poynor Park. We will get started on phase one: grading, picnic shelter, trails, etc. We have a preliminary concept plan to start. It is time to get bids from engineers. Devin Moose stated he volunteers to work on the park committee. It’s great to see how we have come together on the plan. Christian Boissonnas asked what is the heavy machinery at the Headwaters? Answer was it is for wetland mitigation. They are removing drain tiles to prepare the wetland. County Board Representative Barb Wojnicki stated some of the heavy equipment is to implement the $400,000 grant from Kane County for storm water management.
5. Approval of Minutes:
a. Board Meeting January 10, 2006: T. Stutesman moved the minutes of the Board meeting of January 10, 2006 be approved. J. Kupar seconded the motion. On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
b. Special Board Meeting January 26, 2006: T. Stutesman moved the Board approve the minutes of the Special Board Meeting of January 26, 2006. J. Kupar seconded the motion. In a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
6. Citizens’ Comments: Bryan Blanco asked regarding the July and August minutes of 2005, he saw an ad hoc committee created for athletic field scheduling. What happened with that? Answer was it didn’t go anywhere because the teams were not interested. They decided they would take care of their own scheduling. Josh Stockinger introduced himself. He is the new reporter with the Daily Herald.
7. Planning Commission:
a. White Oak Woods Rezoning Request from F to PUD – CKB Properties, Inc.: Plan Commission Chairman Jim Morgan stated White Oak Woods is a rezoning request from F (farming) to PUD, on Denker Road. The developer wants to divide seven acres into four residential lots. This is consistent with land use in the area. The Plan Commission voted unanimously to encourage the White Oaks Woods rezoning request. T. Stutesman moved the Board adopt the Plan Commission recommendation to encourage the White Oak Woods rezoning request. K. Judy seconded the motion. On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
b. Proposed Concept Plan for Stonefield Subdivision – B&B Enterprises: Plan Commission Chairman Jim Morgan stated this is 224 acre property that is zoned F (farming) and is designated Agricultural Land Use in both the County and Campton Township Land Use Plans. It is proposed PUD with density greater then Countryside Estate land use but less then Rural Residential land use. It is in the Lily Lake 1.5 mile planning jurisdiction and the developer plans to respect their minimum lot size requirement. The Plan Commission is updating our written plan and discussing whether the area along Empire Road east of Swanberg Road should be changed to Rural Residential Land Use designation. A critical input to this discussion is the opinion of the Regional Plan Commission. At this time there is not enough information for the Campton Township Plan Commission to encourage or discourage this subdivision. If the plan proceeds to the Preliminary Plan stage the Campton Township Plan Commission will be prepared to make a firm decision on this proposal. There is no opposition for now.
8. New Business – Presentation and Discussion for Action:
a. Review and Act Upon Set Public Hearing Date for Town Budget Ordinance 06-1T April 6, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.: J. Kupar moved the Board set the hearing date for the Campton Township General Town Fund Budget and Appropriation Ordinance No. 06-1T for April 6, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. T. Stutesman seconded the motion. In a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
b. Review and Act Upon Set Public Hearing Date for Road District Budget Ordinance 06-1R for April 6, 2006 at 7:15 p.m.: J. Kupar moved the Board set the hearing date for the Campton Township Road and Bridge Fund Budget and Appropriation Ordinance No. 06-1R for April 6, 2006 at 7:15 p.m. T. Stutesman seconded the motion. In a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
9. Old Business – Presentation and Discussion for Action: None.
10. Claims and Demands for Payment:
a. Town Fund: J. Kupar moved the Board approve the claims and demands on the Town Fund. T. Stutesman seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
b. Open Space Fund: T. Stutesman moved the Board approve the claims and demands on the Open Space Fund. J. Kupar seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
c. Park and Recreational Fund: None.
11. Executive Session – Land Acquisition; Review Whether to Open Executive Session Written and Audio Tape Minutes, and Review Whether to Destroy Audio Tape Minutes Older then 18 Months: A. Koppenhofer moved the Board go into Executive Session for Land Acquisition and to review whether to open executive session written and audio tape minutes, and to review whether to destroy audio tape minutes older then 18 months. The motion was seconded by T. Stutesman. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed and Executive Session began at 8:40 p.m.
12. Act on Whether to Open Executive Session Written and Audio Tape Minutes, and Act on Whether to Destroy Audio Tape Minutes Over 18 Months Old: Supervisor Anderson reconvened the regular session. J. Kupar moved the Board finds the need for confidentiality still exists for the closed Executive Session minutes, and that audio tape minutes older then 18 months are to be destroyed. The motion was seconded by T. Stutesman. In a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
13. Adjournment: K. Judy moved the Board adjourn the meeting. T. Stutesman seconded the motion. In a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Richard Johansen
Clerk