The November 11, 2003 Board meeting was called to order by Supervisor Anderson at
7:35 p.m., at the Community Center.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.  Clerk Johansen called the roll with Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar present.  Trustee Gillen was absent. 

Reports:

     Highway Commissioner – Sam Gallucci:  Commissioner Gallucci stated this years brush pick up was completed.  Next year there will be three pick ups, and he will put out a newsletter to explain the details on how, and when pick ups occur.  The County gave the Township a one time gift of leaf bags.  We passed out 400 of these for free, and still have some left.  Waste Management charges $2.50 per bag to pick up, with a ten bag minimum.  Some of these bags are being dumped on Township roads.  N. Anderson asked can the leaf bags go through the chipper?  Answer is no because they dull the blades which cost a large amount to sharpen.  We delivered wood chips to residents that requested it. We are gearing up for winter by taking the trucks through the test lanes.  We took delivery of 1,200 pounds of salt and put a door on the salt shed to keep salt from melting in rain.  The door was painted by the road crew.  R. Manser asked is that enough salt?  Answer was no, he has 3,000 pounds on order with the County.  We are required to use 70% of what we order by law.  J. Kupar asked do you have a liquid spray system for ice removal?  Answer is we use chloride when salt stops working at 10 degrees above zero.  He limits it to that because of rust to cars and damage to roads.  Checked all stop signs in the Township.  Two stop signs and three road signs were taken and replaced, and one pole was knocked down.  We are replacing the old steel sign posts with wood break away ones, in case a car hits them.  The road crew chipped up fallen trees on Hawkeye Dr. and Beith Rd. due to wind damage, swept all intersections in the Township on a weekly basis, picked up garbage in Township ditches, did the yearly check of all road drains in the Township, and continued maintenance of Township vehicles and equipment.  Commissioner Gallucci completed final acceptance of Fox Mill Units 9 and 11 roads. 

     Assessor – Alan D. Rottmann:  Assessor Rottmann stated the assessment rolls have been certified to the County and he will begin the appeal process for anyone who thinks he has been over assessed. 

     Open Space Committee – Judy Hines:  Open Space Committee Chairperson Hines stated the Poyner property is ready to close, and the Corron study is back and we need to go over it.  K. Judy stated there are high school students shadowing her on the Open Space Committee for academic credit.  The students introduced themselves.  They are:  Stephanie Murphy, Rachael Eliasek, Liz Manser, John Buchga, and Mat Loula.  Jack Shouba stated he is still collecting native seed. 

     Park and Recreation Committee – Jim Giase:  Written minutes of the October 3^rd. meeting of the Park and Recreation Committee were submitted. 

     Supervisor – Neal Anderson:  Supervisor Anderson stated we are working on the Poyner contract for 120 acres of Open Space that will have active recreation.  This will be ball fields and prairie in the northwest quadrant.  We have also transferred $750,000 in grant funds to the Blackberry Headwaters property.

Approval of Minutes:

     Board Meeting October 14, 2003:   R. Manser moved the Board approve the minutes of the meeting of October 14, 2003.  K. Judy seconded the motion.  K. Judy asked the Clerk to correct a typo as follows:  change “disgression” to “discretion” under Sheriff’s report.  The Clerk stated he would.  In a voice vote on the motion Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion passed. 

     Board Meeting October 31, 2003:  R. Manser moved the Board approve the minutes of the meeting of October 31, 2003.  J. Kupar seconded the motion.  On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion passed.

Citizens Comments:  Clerk Johansen stated he received a letter from Township Attorney Noble stating the new requirements for recording Executive Session minutes that were recently passed by the State Legislature.  They are to continue written minutes, also use an audio recording of Executive Sessions beginning in January 2004, retain the audio recording for 18 months, then destroy the audio recording only after the Board approves the written minutes and approves the destruction of the audio recording.  The Board is still required to review written Executive Session minutes every six months and release them if confidentiality is no longer required.  The Clerk keeps custody of the audio recordings.  Second, the Clerk stated he read in the newspaper last weekend that four Revolutionary War veterans are buried in Kane County.  Two of these are buried in Campton Township.  Abner Powers, who died in 1852, is buried in Lily Lake Cemetery just  north of the Campton Township Road District garage under the obelisk tombstone, which is the highest marker in the cemetery.  William Bennett, who died in 1846, is buried in Tucker Cemetery which is on the west side of Corron Road south of Silver Glen Road.   On Corron road the entry point to this small cemetery now goes through a development.  Following this road you come to a picket fence in a treed area, which is the small cemetery.

Planning Commission:

a.      Fox Creek Adjustment to PUD:  Chuck Hanlon, speaking for the developer, stated the builder backed out of this proposal.  K. Judy stated lets approve it anyway in case he reinstates.  K. Judy moved the Board adopt the Plan Commissions recommendation to approve the major adjustment to Fox Creek.  The motion was seconded by J. Kupar.  On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion passed. 

b.     Corron Estates:  Planning Commissioner Johansen stated the Plan Commission believes the 2020 Plan calls for 40% open space in all developments in the critical growth area, and this plan offers only 29% open space.  Ken Shepro stated that may apply to PUD zoning, but this is estate zoning which has larger lots allowing better water recharge, etc.  B. Wojnicki stated he came in with E-3 zoning which is desirable.  J. Kupar stated we want to encourage E-3 zoning.  R. Manser moved the Board pass along the comments of the Plan Commission and encourage E-3 zoning.  The motion was seconded by J. Kupar.  K. Judy moved to amend the motion by adopting the Plan Commission recommendation except for the fact they discouraged it.  The amendment failed for lack of a second.  N. Anderson moved to amend the motion to say the Board encourages this development to go forward.  The amendment was seconded by J. Kupar.  In a voice  vote on the amendment of the motion Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Judy voted no.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The amendment of the motion passed.  In a voice vote on the motion, as amended, Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Judy voted no.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion, as amended, passed. 

New Business:  Presentation and Discussion for Action:

a.      Review and Act Upon Hiring Attorney to Review Employee Handbook:  R. Manser          moved the Board approve an expenditure not to exceed $1000.00 to hire the law firm of Wessels and Pausch to review Campton Township’s proposed employee handbook.  The motion was seconded by J. Kupar.  On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion passed.

b.     Review and Act Upon Park and Recreation Proposed Projects for Drainage, Field Construction, and Trail Repair:  Per Township Administrator Glas, we have land cash funds to do this.  K. Judy asked how much are we spending.  This would cost $10,080.00 per Township C.P.A. McKay.  K. Judy stated the idea was for the leagues to maintain the part of the parks they use.  Are we going to have to spend this each year?  Administrator Glas stated the leagues will grade, stripe, and fertilize.  We get money from developers that is set aside to improve parks.  N. Anderson stated this request came from the Park and Recreation Committee.  Administrator Glas stated we can get the fence up while the ground is hard.  We gave $2000.00 a year to each league when we started.  When the park came along the leagues started putting in money to play there.  R. Manser asked is there any of this we need to do tonight?  Administrator Glas stated this is the only unfinished field.  The others are finished per N. Anderson.  R. Manser moved the Board table the Park and Recreation Committee proposed projects.  The motion was seconded by K. Judy.  On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion passed. 

c.      Review and Act Upon Designation of Wetland Mitigation Site:  N. Anderson stated we are not able to do wetland mitigation on Corron because of Illinois Department of Natural Resources grant requirements.  R. Manser stated let’s have Township Attorney Noble respond to their cancellation by expressing regret.  J. Kupar asked how much did we spend?  Administrator Glas stated it only cost staff time.  We should argue we did not apply for other funding because we thought this would go forward.  N. Anderson stated let’s have staff send a letter to them.  K. Judy moved the Board change the designation of the wetland mitigation site from Corron to the Headwaters Conservation Area.  R. Manser seconded the motion.  On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion passed. 

Bank Statements:  R. Manser moved the Board approve the bank statements.  J. Kupar seconded the motion.  On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion passed. 

Claims and Demands for Payment:

a.      Town Fund:  R. Manser moved the Board approve the claims and demands on the Town     Fund.  J. Kupar seconded the motion.  K. Judy asked are we half way through the budget year?  Per Township C.P.A. McKay, it looks good.  On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion passed.

b.     Open Space Fund:  R. Manser moved the Board approve the claims and demands on the Open Space Fund.  J. Kupar seconded the motion.  K. Judy asked regarding the earnest money on Poyner, are there other costs listed here?  Survey, Title, and phase I are ordered per Administrator Glas.  K. Judy asked who takes Bill Davis’s place.  N. Anderson stated it is Dan Lobbes.  K. Judy asked what is the overhead door?  C.P.A. McKay stated that is on the Highway Commissioners claims and demands.  It is for the salt shed.  On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion passed. 

c.      Park and Recreational Fund:  None.

Executive Session – Land Acquisition and Personnel Issues:  R. Manser moved the Board go into Executive Session for Land Acquisition and Personnel Issues.  The motion was seconded by J. Kupar.  On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion passed and the Board went into Executive Session at 9:03 p.m. 

Adjournment:  Supervisor Anderson reconvened the regular meeting at 10:51 p.m.  R. Manser moved the Board adjourn.  J. Kupar seconded the motion.  On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Judy, and Kupar voted aye.  Trustee Gillen was absent.  The motion passed the Board adjourned at 10:52 p.m. 

                                                                             Respectfully Submitted,

                                                                             Richard Johansen

                                                                             Clerk