Minutes of a regular public meeting of the Township Board of Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois, held at the Community Center, in said Township at 7:30 p.m., on the 14th day of June 2005.
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The meeting was called to order by the Supervisor, and upon the roll being called, Neal Anderson, the Supervisor, and the following Trustees of the Township Board, all being physically present at said location, answered present: John Kupar, Andrea Koppenhofer, Tom Stutesman, Kathleen Judy.
The following Trustees were absent: None.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
4. Reports:
Sheriff-Deputy Johnson: Deputy Johnson stated there was a fatal auto accident at Route 64 and Anderson Road. A lot of mailboxes were damaged by vandals in Split Rail Subdivision. The Sheriff’s Night Out will be on August 2nd. from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Wasco sub- station. Sheriff’s Divisions for the public to meet will include the bomb squad, swat team, canine, and the Sheriff’s helicopter. Regarding hazardous parking on Old LaFox Road by the ball fields, the Sheriff was giving warning tickets before. Now they are giving parking tickets to keep the road safe during ball games. There have been a number of minor break-ins. Lock your car. Keep garage doors closed. J. Kupar asked how to keep All Terrain Vehicles (A.T.V.’s), off of the Headwaters Property. Answer was the Forest Preserve handles this. See if you can figure out which house the A.T.V. is coming from and the Deputy will go talk to the parents.
Highway Commissioner – Sam Gallucci: Commissioner Gallucci stated eleven trees came down from storm damage in the last three weeks. They were chipped up and wood chips were distributed to residents who requested them. Brush pick up was finished on the south side of Route 64 on May 13th. There were five failed culverts in the last two weeks. Three new culverts were installed on Mary Ct., and one each on Harvest Ln. and Beith Rd. There is no charge for this. Seven drainage projects were completed that include digging, installing matting, rip/raping, drain tiles, and landscaping. This was done on Crestwood, Bridle Creek, Mary and Hazelwood Drives, and on Caribou Trail, Mary Court, and Wooley Road. Trees were removed or trimmed for safety concerns on Campton Hills and Pine Hills Roads, and Woodland Drive. Grading and leveling of gravel was done on Garfield Rd., and gravel recovery was done on Anderson and Beith Roads. All road ditches were mowed, garbage was picked up along numerous roadways, and intersections were swept on a weekly basis. Potholes were repaired with cold patch, and maintenance continued on Township vehicles and equipment. All stop signs were checked on a weekly basis and damaged or missing ones were replaced. A stop sign and post was taken at Campton Hills and Town Hall Roads. This is a key intersection and it had to be replaced immediately. Many mailboxes were destroyed by vandals in Split Rail Subdivision.
Assessor – Alan D. Rottmann: Assessor Rottmann stated there will be no major reassessments this year. He is working on new construction. He will turn in the books to the County in August.
Solid Waste District – Swear in Mark Gordon: Solid Waste Trustee Dave Phillips spoke for the District. A. Koppenhofer asked why yard waste stickers were not available at Jewel and Meyer. Answer was they are available at Jewel and the Corner Store. The District will try to expand to other locations. Clerk Johansen swore in Mark Gordon as a new member of the Solid Waste District.
Park and Recreation Committee – Jim Giase: No report this month.
Supervisor – Neal Anderson: Supervisor Anderson stated we sold our Open Space bonds today. We got a great rate. Standard and Poors raised our rating from A+ to AA- which reduced the cost of our bonds by $150,000.00. The insurance for our bond issue came in better then expected saving us $12,000.00. The Conservation Foundation presented its award to Campton Township for passing the Open Space referendum. The Girl Scouts recognized Campton Township for their use of the Community Center. Our Township botanist, Jack Shouba, was recognized with a nice article in the Kane County Chronicle about his history and work for the Township on Open Space and grant writing. We are working with Tom Huddleston on the drain tiles on the Corron Farm.
5. Approval of Minutes:
a. Board Meeting May 10, 2005: J. Kupar moved the Board approve the minutes of the meeting of May 10, 2005. K. Judy seconded the motion. On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar and Judy voted aye. Trustees Koppenhofer and Stutesman abstained because this is their first meeting and they were not seated at the last meeting. The motion passed.
6. Citizens Comments: Devin Moose asked what is the progress on Poynor Park? Answer was we ordered soil borings and a topo map. D. Moose stated everyone he spoke to about Poynor Park thought the process was open, a compromise reached, and they are anxious to implement it. He asked the Board to move forward on Poynor Park. Bryan Blanco stated there are stakes between Silver Glen and Empire Roads. What is going on there. Answer was they may be doing soil borings for the Inland property. Kane County Board Representative Barb Wojnicki stated the State’s Attorney is working on a nuisance ordinance that may be helpful regarding J. Kupar’s question regarding A.T.V.’s. Patsy Smith of Preserve Campton stated the Elgin Planning Commission will make a decision regarding the proposed rezoning and annexation at it’s 11th hearing which will be June 21st. The Elgin City Council will look at it in July. Preserve Campton has Cougars tickets for a fundraiser on August 15th.
7. Planning Commission:
a. Review and Act Upon Proposed Oak Shadows – Adjustment to Lot 7: Jim Urhausen spoke for developer Pete Rosi. The well will be cased down to the St. Peter formation. They will use mechanical septics for the eight lot subdivision. There will be a homeowners association with 70 pages of covenants that include language by Dick Young. Lot seven is divided by Weeping Beech Lane and has a 5000 square foot building with it’s own septic. They are asking for a major change in a PUD which is to divide the 3 ½ acre lot seven into two lots of 1 ¾ acres each. They will use a raised filter bed mechanical septic system on the northern lot because of the unsuitability of the soils there for a conventional septic system. Todd Williams of the Plan Commission stated this is a 32 acre development including a man made lake. The Plan Commission recommended unanimously to encourage. K. Judy moved the Board accept the Plan Commission recommendation to encourage the resubdivision of lot 7 in the Oak Shadows PUD. J. Kupar seconded the motion. On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
b. Review and Act Upon Proposed Rezoning of “Beith House” property: John Thornhill spoke for the owners stating they want to split the 3.48 acre lot, that includes the historic Beith House, into two lots of 1.95 and 1.53 acres respectively, so that they can build a second house on the new lot. Beith House has been in the family since 1861. One of the brothers lives there now. They want to landmark the property, but want to split the lot first, and build the second house before they do this. K. Judy moved the Board accept the Plan Commission recommendation to encourage the rezoning of the Beith property from F-Farming to two F-1 Rural Residential lots. T. Stutesman seconded the motion. On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
c. Informal Review of Tab Construction Proposal – Wasco Area: Tracy Burnidge of Tab Construction requested comments from the Plan Commission and Township Board regarding a 3 ½ acre parcel he has under contract with Chris Collins that is currently zoned farming. He wants to create an office, business park PUD. He doesn’t ask for access to Burlington Road. He could connect a stub road with Bolcum Road through the Dempsey development if it occurs. K. Judy asked what did the Wasco Sanitary District say? Answer was they will give us 8 PE. We only need 6 PE. These are two one story buildings of three units each with 90 parking spaces. Todd Williams of the Plan Commission stated there are pluses and minuses. Pluses are that this appears to be a productive use for an awkwardly shaped parcel, and it would bring professional services to the commercial center of the Township. Minuses include they are asking for three times the square footage that our plan calls for, the proposed businesses are unlikely to bring significant tax revenue to the Township, and access to this property on Wasco Road crosses the Great Western Trail bringing a substantial increase in traffic to the trail, and to Route 64. There is a need to address traffic issues across Route 64.
8. New Business – Presentation and Discussion for Action:
a. $495,000 Taxable G.O. Bonds, Series 2005A: Dave Phillips of Speer Financial, Inc. stated there were three bids on the $495,000 Series 2005A bonds. The low bid was 4.43% which saves the Township $25,000 in interest cost.
a. Accept bid: John Kupar moved the Board accept the bid of Old Second Bancorp of Aurora, Illinois at an interest rate of 4.43 % for the Campton Township $495,000 General Obligation Bonds, Taxable Series 2005A. Andrea Koppenhofer seconded the motion. In a roll call vote on the motion, Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
b. Adopt Bond Ordinance Amended Open Space Plan II:
The Supervisor announced that the next item for consideration on the agenda was the issuance of the Township’s general obligation open space bonds and that the Township Board would first consider the adoption of a resolution authorizing the sale of the Taxable Series 2005A Bonds, and the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.
Whereupon Neal Anderson presented and Dave Phillips explained a resolution which was before the Township Board in words and figures as follows:
A Resolution authorizing the sale of $495,000 General Obligation Bonds, Taxable Series 2005A, of Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois, and the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds.
Trustee John Kupar moved and Trustee Tom Stutesman seconded the motion that said Resolution as presented and read by the Township Clerk be adopted.
After a full discussion thereof, in the presence of a quorum at all times, including a public recital of the nature of the matter being considered and such other information as would advise the public of the business being conducted, the Supervisor directed that the roll be called for a vote upon the motion to adopt said Resolution as read.
Upon the roll being called, the following members of the Township Board voted:
AYE: Neal Anderson, John Kupar, Andrea Koppenhofer, Tom Stutesman, Kathleen Judy
NAY: None
Whereupon the Supervisor declared the motion carried and said Resolution adopted, approved and signed the same in open meeting and directed the Township Clerk to record the same in the records of the Township Board of Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois, which was done.
b. $9,995,000 G.O. Bonds, Series 2005B: Dave Phillips of Speer Financial, Inc. stated both the $9,995,000 2005B tax exempt and the $495,000 2005A taxable bond issues sold with a AA- rating. Supervisor Anderson spoke with the rating people on the phone for an hour and they upgraded our rating from A+ to AA- which saves the Township 10 basis points which is $150,000 in reduced borrowing cost to the Township on the two issues. We received six bids for the 2005B issue.
a. Accept bid: Kathleen Judy moved the Board accept the bid of Griffin, Kubik, Stephens, & Thompson, Inc. at an interest rate of 3.8969 % for the Campton Township $9,995,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005B. John Kupar seconded the motion. In a roll call vote on the motion, Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
b. Adopt Bond Ordinance Amended Open Space Plan II:
The Supervisor announced that the next item for consideration on the agenda was the issuance of the Township’s general obligation open space bonds and that the Township Board would consider the adoption of a resolution authorizing the sale of the Series 2005B (tax-exempt) Bonds, and the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.
Whereupon Neal Anderson presented and Dave Phillips explained a resolution which was before the Township Board in words and figures as follows:
A Resolution authorizing the sale of $9,995,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005B, of Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois, and the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds.
Trustee Kathleen Judy moved and Trustee Tom Stutesman seconded the motion that said Resolution as presented and read by the Township Clerk be adopted.
After a full discussion thereof, in the presence of a quorum at all times, including a public recital of the nature of the matter being considered and such other information as would advise the public of the business being conducted, the Supervisor directed that the roll be called for a vote upon the motion to adopt said Resolution as read.
Upon the roll being called, the following members of the Township Board voted:
aye: Neal Anderson, John Kupar,
Andrea Koppenhofer, Tom Stutesman, Kathleen Judy
Nay: None
Whereupon the Supervisor declared the motion carried and said Resolution
adopted, approved and signed the same in open meeting and directed the Township
Clerk to record the same in the records of the Township Board of Campton
Township, Kane County, Illinois, which was done.
c. Review and Act Upon Burlington Road Study – Sharon O’Brien: Sharon O’Brien spoke in regard to a KDOT traffic study of Burlington Road from Route 64 to Route 47. She outlined five concerns in a letter about the methods of the study and its recommendations. S. O’Brien stated her request that the Board support the concerns stated in her letter, and for a Board member, and Highway Commissioner Gallucci, attend a meeting she arranged with Kane County Board Chairperson Karen McConnaughay. Trustee Koppenhofer stated she would attend the meeting with Sharon O’Brien, Highway Commissioner Gallucci and Kane County Board Chairperson Karen McConnaughay. K. Judy moved the Board accept Sharon O’Brien’s letter and KDOT study to reference by the minutes. J. Kupar seconded the motion. On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
d. Review and Act Upon Engineering for Sidewalks along Old LaFox Road from Fox Creek to Route 64 – Pat Griffin: Pat Griffin spoke for B&B Developers regarding their agreement to provide an escrow to build sidewalks in Wasco. We need easements from the property owners to build the sidewalks. He estimates $15,000.00 cost for 1000 feet of sidewalk. It’s agreeable to extend the time of the agreement for 90 to 120 days longer. On the west side there are five homeowners. On the east side there are three owners for the easements. If the bids come in at more then $15,000.00, B&B Developers would want to bid on it. He will send a memo stating 120 days is agreeable.
e. Review and Act Upon Award of Bid for Paving the Driveway at the Community Park off Brown Road: J. Kupar moved the Board approve the bid of Evans & Son Blacktop Inc. for paving the driveway at the Community Park, subject to their obtaining a bid bond, and if they are unable to obtain the bid bond, the contract will go the next lowest bidder, Schroeder Asphalt Services. The motion was seconded by K. Judy. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
f. Review and Act Upon Distribution of Wetland Funds – Revenue Accounts: J. Kupar moved the Board distribute revenue from the Wetland Bank at 25% to the Township General Fund and 75% to the Open Space Maintenance Fund. 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.
g. Review and Act Upon Resolution Establishing A Capitalization Policy for Campton Township and Campton Township Road District: K. Judy moved the Board of Trustees of Campton Township and the Highway Commissioner of Campton Township Road District resolve to establish a capitalization policy for Campton Township and the Campton Township Road District. The motion was seconded by A. Koppenhofer. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The Resolution passed.
h. Review and Act Upon Town Prevailing Wage Ordinance 05-2T: K. Judy moved the Board adopt Campton Township Ordinance NO. 05-2T. J. Kupar seconded the motion. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The Ordinance passed.
i. Review and Act Upon Road District Prevailing Wage Ordinance 05-2R: K. Judy moved the Board adopt Campton Township Road and Bridge District Ordinance NO. 05-2R. J. Kupar seconded the motion. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The Ordinance passed.
j. Review and Act Upon IDNR-DOC3 Form for Grant Acquisition 3-20A: A. Koppenhofer moved the Board table approving IDNR-DOC3 form for Grant Acquisition 3-20A. K. Judy seconded the motion. A. Koppenhofer moved the Board amend the motion to state we pursue the grant in the event Mayor Kreczmer gives his blessing in writing in the next two weeks. The amendment was seconded by K. Judy. In a voice vote on the amendment of the motion, Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The amendment of the motion passed. In a voice vote on the motion, as amended, Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion, as amended, passed.
k. Review and Act Upon IDNR-DOC6 Form for Grant Acquisition 3-20A: No motion made. Agenda item fails.
l. Review and Act Upon IDNR-Federal Debarment Form for Grant 3-20A: No motion made. Agenda item fails.
m. Review and Act Upon Re-appointment of Jack Berry to Solid Waste District: J. Kupar moved the Board re-appoint Jack Berry to the Solid Waste District. T. Stutesman seconded the motion. On 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: Board’s direction is staff pursue IDNR-DOC3 Poynor OSLAD grant as previously approved by the Board.
10. Claims and Demands for Payment:
a. Town Fund: J. Kupar moved the Board approve the claims and demands on the Town Fund. A. Koppenhofer seconded the motion. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
b. Open Space Fund: J. Kupar moved the Board approve the claims and demands on the Open Space Fund. A. Koppenhofer seconded the motion. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
c. Park and Recreational Fund: J. Kupar moved the Board approve the claims and demands on the Park and Recreational Fund. T. Stutesman seconded the motion. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
11. Executive Session – Land Acquisition: K. Judy moved the Board go into Executive Session for the purpose of land acquisition and include Township Administrator Glas, Conservation Foundation representative Dan Lobbes, and Township botanist Jack Shouba. The motion was seconded by J. Kupar. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
12. Review and Act Upon Granting Authority for Supervisor to Enter into Contract for Property #4-4: Supervisor Anderson reconvened the regular session at 11:06 p.m. J. Kupar moved the Board grant authority to the Supervisor to enter into a contract for property # 4 – 4. T. Stutesman seconded the motion. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
13. Review and Act Upon Granting Authority for Supervisor to Prepare Contract for Property #1-3: J. Kupar moved the Board grant authority to the Supervisor to prepare a contract for property #1 – 3. T. Stutesman seconded the motion. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed.
14. Adjournment: J. Kupar moved the Board adjourn the meeting. T. Stutesman seconded the motion. On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Kupar, Koppenhofer, Stutesman, and Judy voted aye. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 11:18 p.m.