1. 2. 3. The January 8, 2008 Board meeting was called to order by Supervisor Anderson at 7:40 p.m. at the Community Center. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Clerk Johansen called the roll with Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar and Boissonnas present. Trustees Judy and Stutesman were absent.
4. Reports:
Sheriff – Wasco Substation Community Policing – Lt. Kramer: Lt. Kramer gave the crime report stating there were 709 reports for the year 2007. Highest were criminal damage to property and domestics. There were 179 car crashes in Campton Township for the year. Most were along Route 64, and along Burlington Road. There were 879 traffic tickets issued, many of them on Route 64 and on Burlington Road. About half were warning tickets, otherwise most were for speeding. Most ticketing was on roads where the most accidents occur like Route 64 and Burlington Road. The Sheriff has a jurisdictional reduction in Campton Township due to the creation of Campton Hills. There are only four subdivisions left in the township for the Kane County Sheriff. Because of this the Sheriff had only 30 calls in the whole township last month.
Highway Commissioner – Sam Gallucci: Commissioner Gallucci stated due to cooperation between the Village of Campton Hills and the Highway Department we secured a grant to improve Anderson Road from Route 38 to Route 64. Their grant is $62,000.00 and we will match that for a total of $124,000.00. We will repave, rebuild the shoulders, restripe, and improve the intersections at Beith and Campton Hills Roads. This will be done by June 30, 2009. The road crew plowed and salted in Campton Township, Village of Campton Hills, and Campton Hills in Plato Township on December 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 31, and January 1st and 2nd. The road crew continued to repair potholes with cold patch throughout Campton Township and the Village of Campton Hills, swept intersections in Campton Township and the Village of Campton Hills, checked all Stop signs in Campton Township and the Village of Campton Hills on a weekly basis and replaced damaged or missing ones, cut and chipped up trees throughout Campton Township and the Village of Campton Hills that were downed due to storm damage, did road patrol throughout Campton Township and the Village of Campton Hills looking for standing water, drainage problems, pot holes, and checking culvert permits, replaced batteries on flashing Stop sign on Brown Road for safety concerns, and continued maintenance on township vehicles and equipment.
Assessor – Alan D. Rottmann: Assessor Rottmann stated we are done with the assessment appeal process. Eleven were filed. We are gearing up for the 2008 assessment year.
Solid Waste District - Greg VanZandt: Absent.
Staff Update on Open Space – Jack Shouba: Open Space Botanist Shouba stated we closed on three easements in the Harley Woods in December and should close on another before long. We completed the process for a $750,000 grant we were awarded by the state for the Harley Woods. The funds have arrived. During 2007 we completed work on our Corron Farm restoration grant and we have received all but $11,000 of the $58,000 that was approved. The paperwork has been sent in for the remaining $11,000. We still have no word on our C2000 grant application for 2007 for the Harley Woods. We are preparing to submit grant applications for 2008 for Harley Woods, the Brown Road property, and conservation easements. The monthly volunteer workday at Corron Farm will be next Saturday morning January 12th from 9:00 a.m. to noon. We plan to have a bonfire and burn accumulated brush, so even if it is cold we will have a good time. We have no plan for development of the Brown Road property, which does not even have a name yet. Staff would like direction from the Board on how to proceed. This property is by the Great Western Trail. Should staff put together ideas for discussion? Would you like to gather community input first? Or would you like a professional planner? We received an e-mail from the Windings Homeowners Association in regard to conservation of their common natural areas. Often homeowners associations have little funds, and large turnover of members, so we were pleased to receive the Windings mission statement of what they are doing to preserve their natural environment. They are using a sprinkler system to preserve trees, erosion control for ravines, they obtained a grant to stabilize the Fearson Creak bed, and they are reducing mowing along the creek in order to allow deeper roots to be established. Lets encourage other homeowner associations to follow this example. Administrator Glas asked what about direction and community input for the Brown Road property? C. Boissonnas stated let’s form a committee. There are prairie plants there we want to preserve. J. Shouba stated let’s plant at least five acres of prairie plants. It does back up to the Great Western Trail. N. Anderson stated we will form a committee.
Village of Campton Hills – Patsy Smith: Village President Smith stated they met with a representative of the Census Bureau to plan a special census that will result in more revenue for the Village because it will show more residents here now then there were in the year 2000. She has applications for anyone that wants to be a special census taker. The pay is $13.00 to $15.00 per hour. You need to be available to work 20 hours per week minimum. If you know anyone who wants a temporary part time job have them contact the Village. The Campton Township Republican Party will have a candidate forum here tomorrow night for the people that are running for Village offices. This will be a good chance to meet the candidates. Two new businesses will be added to Wasco. The Norton Lake land development has come back. The Wasco Sanitary District (WSD) says it has capacity to sell. The entrance and exit issues from Fox Mill and Norton Lakes have been resolved. The Village of Campton Hills is requesting information from the Wasco Sanitary District to be sure there is enough capacity to handle the proposed Norton Lakes. J. Kupar asked what did they do to the system to get extra capacity? They didn’t have it before. Answer was they need 3.5 pe per home when they first do the development. When the development is done they recalculate based on actual use and adjust the pe. Plan Commission Chairman Morgan stated when Tab Construction was doing their project at Burlington and Route 64, they had no extra capacity. P. Smith stated the Village needs to establish whether the capacity is there in order to know whether the development can hook up to WSD. J. Kupar stated when Prairie Lakes was approved we were told WSD’s capacity was used up. Per Louise McKay, she gets calls from residents about tanker trucks being filled up with water to be sold from the Fox Mill well. Per P. Smith, when she spoke to Paul Shouk at Kane County he seemed to be more interested in quality of water then about capacity of the Wasco Sanitary District. She stated she will bring Chief Anderson’s report next month.
Village of Campton Hills Police – Greg Anderson: Absent.
Supervisor – Neal Anderson: Supervisor Anderson stated happy new year to all. The $750,000 grant check for the Harley Woods is good news. Thank you to the volunteers. Our next work day is this Saturday. Jack says regarding the weather, snow is fine.
5. Approval of Minutes:
a. Public Hearing Minutes December 11th, 2007, 7:00 p.m. – J. Kupar moved the Board approve the Public Hearing minutes of December 11, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. C. Boissonnas seconded the motion. In a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, and Boissonnas voted aye. Trustees Stutesman and Judy were absent. The motion passed.
b. Public Hearing Minutes December 11th , 2007, 7:15 p.m. - C. Boissonnas moved the Board approve the Public Hearing minutes of December 11th , 2007, at 7:15 p.m. J. Kupar seconded the motion. In a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar and Boissonnas voted aye. Trustees Stutesman and Judy were absent. The motion passed.
c. Board Meeting December 11th, 2007 – J. Kupar moved the Board approve the minutes of the meeting of December 11, 2007. C. Boissonnas seconded the motion. In a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar and Boissonnas voted aye. Trustees Stutesman and Judy were absent. The motion passed.
6. Citizens Comments: A. Rottmann stated the Kane County Clerk announced today is the last regular day to register to vote, but grace voter registration will last until January 21st ,if you go to the Kane County Clerk’s office to register. Also, you will have to vote at the same time you grace register if you want to vote in the February primary.
7. Planning Commission:
a. Stonefield Subdivision: Jim Morgan, Plan Commission Chairman, stated he did not get notification from the County about Stonefield, so the Plan Commission did not meet to consider it, but Plan Commission members Rottmann, Pree, Williams, and himself are here now. This has already been through the concept and preliminary stages and the only problem we had with it was screening and landscaping issues. Even though this area is categorized as agricultural, the County wants to move ahead with this development. Swanberg Road and buffering are issues Chuck Hanlon, land planner for the developer will explain. Per Chuck Hanlon, this is 81 units on 225 acres. The Regional Planning Commission recommended changing the Counties land use plan for this development from agricultural to rural residential but the Development Committee did not take that position. They decided rather then make piecemeal changes, to wait for the time for global change. Lots are deeply recessed from Swanberg Road. Regarding Poynor Park which is across the street, the same engineering firm did both projects and the entrances mirror each other. Landscaping is done all along the western edge of the development between the homes and Swanberg Road. J. Morgan stated the Plan Commission comments will be forwarded including types of plants recommended. J. Shouba stated he wanted to shift plants to a more appropriate placement. J. Morgan said to discuss conservation easements. C. Hanlon stated there is an easement as an encumbrance on some lots to protect trees and plants. Originally it is the Homeowners Association that has the easement to enforce. The zoning meeting is tonight and then it goes to the development committee in a month. J. Morgan stated we are pleased with what the land planner came up with. Highway Commissioner Gallucci asked if the developer is going to contribute to improving Swanberg Road. Answer was yes and he is also going to contribute to the Campton Township water study. Commissioner Gallucci stated he did not want construction traffic on Swanberg Road because it is not in good shape. C. Hanlon stated then we will use a construction entrance off Silver Glen Road. J. Kupar stated he met with B&B land developers and they agreed to pay $8,500 for a water study of the effect this development will have on the water table. They were very cooperative. P. Smith stated residents near this development are concerned about traffic speed and are asking for a traffic calming island on Nancy Lane. J. Morgan stated we changed this area to rural residential on the Campton Township Land Use Plan. C. Boissonnas asked what are the things that will minimize the impact on the environment from this development? Answer was 42% of the land is in open space and the lots are acre and one third. J. Kupar moved the Board encourage the rezoning of the property making up the proposed Stonefield subdivision from F – District Farming to PUD – Planned Unit Development including addressing the concerns about the rear of lots 28, 29, and 30 by screening them. The motion was seconded by N. Anderson. In a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustee Kupar voted aye. Trustee Boissonnas voted no. Trustees Stutesman and Judy were absent. Clerk Johansen stated a new state law requires three yes votes to pass a motion on a five member board, and therefore, even though this vote is two yes and one no, with two absent the motion fails. J. Kupar stated we could put plants in retention ponds that would improve water quality before it is absorbed. Plants that will absorb impurities would protect the water table. C. Boissonnas stated if we make recommendations that are not binding what’s the point? T. Williams stated at this point in the process it would be inappropriate to introduce new requirements. J. Morgan stated I do send a separate letter and I will include these recommendations. J. Kupar stated a compromise that wouldn’t be costly would be treatment wetlands. C. Hanlon stated Jack Shouba has already stated he will send us a letter of suggested plants that protect the water table from runoff. J. Kupar moved the Board encourages the rezoning of the property making up the proposed Stonefield subdivision from F – District Farming to PUD – Planned Unit Development including screening the rear of lots 28, 29, and 30, and the addition of a conservation easement on lots 28,29, and 30, and encourages investigation and implementation of treatment wetlands for stormwater runoff. The motion was seconded by C. Boissonnas. In a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar and Boissonnas voted aye. Trustees Stutesman and Judy were absent. The motion passed.
8. Old Business – Presentation and Discussion for Action: None.
9. New Business – Presentation and Discussion for Action:
a. Review and Act Upon Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Campton Hills and Campton Township: Administrator Glas stated we are not ready. The two attorneys haven’t completed the document. J. Kupar moved the Board table acting upon the intergovernmental agreement between the Village of Campton Hills and Campton Township. C. Boissonnas seconded the motion. In a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar and Boissonnas voted aye. Trustees Stutesman and Judy were absent. The motion passed.
10. Claims and Demands for Payment:
a. Town Fund: J. Kupar moved the Board approve the claims and demands on the Town Fund. C. Boissonnas seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar and Boissonnas voted aye. Trustees Stutesman and Judy were absent. The motion passed.
b. Open Space Fund: C. Boissonnas 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 and Boissonnas voted aye. Trustees Stutesman and Judy were absent. The motion passed.
c. Park and Recreational Fund: None.
11. Executive Session –Land Acquisition and Review Executive Session Minutes: Supervisor Anderson stated there is nothing for land acquisition. Does the Clerk want to review Executive Session minutes? Clerk Johansen stated since there is only one set of Executive Session minutes to approve now, and no Executive Session tonight, there will be only one set of Executive Session minutes next time. We can leave that for next session.
12. New Business – Approve Executive Session Minutes: None.
13. Adjournment: J. Kupar moved the Board adjourn the meeting. C. Boissonnas seconded the motion. In a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar and Boissonnas voted aye. Trustees Stutesman and Judy were absent. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Richard Johansen
Clerk