The February 24, 2003 meeting was called to order by Supervisor Anderson at 7:36 p.m. at the Community Center. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Clerk Johansen called the roll with Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Gillen, Judy, and Kupar present.
Approval of Minutes:
February 11, 2003: K. Judy moved the Board approve the minutes of the meeting of February 11, 2003. R. Manser seconded the motion. K. Judy moved the minutes be amended by changing the date of the February meeting from the 25th to the 24th under Planning Commission rezoning of Hupe; the statement in parenthesis under Act Upon Any Appropriate Motions or Resolutions as a Result of Executive Session Discussions be stricken; Manser and Judy be stricken under Adjournment as they had left by then. The amendment of the motion was seconded by D. Gillen. By voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Gillen, Judy, and Kupar voted aye on the amendment of the motion. By voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Gillen, Judy, and Kupar voted aye on the motion, as amended.
Planning Commission:
Rezoning of Hupe F to F-1: John Thornhill spoke for the Hupe rezoning. He stated George Gerkin recently acquired the Hupe farm. Frank and Martha Hupe live in the farm house. They designated the second parcel F-1 zoning. Originally it was 40.7 acres in Campton and Plato townships. Former attempts at sales failed because Development Director Bus wouldn’t allow five or six lots. This plan passed muster with staff. The zoning Board of appeals approved it. K. Judy asked where is access to easterly lot ? Thornhill said it’s a different use. It is still agricultural land. He owns the whole farm so he doesn’t need access. There is not a need for an easement because he owns all of it. If he sells the lot after a house is built on it he would have to grant an easement. R. Manser moved the Board approve the recommendation of the Plan Commission regarding the Hupe property. The motion was seconded by D. Gillen. On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Gillen, Judy, and Kupar voted aye. The motion passed.
New Business:
Review and Act Upon Funding for Elected Official Workshop: D. Gillen moved the Board approve $50.00 per elected official, up to a total of $300.00, to attend the TOI Spring Workshop. K. Judy seconded the motion. By voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Gillen, Judy, and Kupar voted aye. The motion passed.
Open Space:
Kane County Development – Corron Farm: Karen Miller with the Kane County Development Department spoke as a follow-up to her last presentation where she asked the Board to look at her Corron Farm site development plan and come up with any additions or alterations. She added a disclaimer at the bottom stating the placement of things is approximate and the actual placement will depend of topography, etc. Her changes are trails are parallel, she took two of them out, acreage is figured out, she moved the observation area, there are some text changes, and the Russell Prairie is now called the Meisner Prairie. She added the 1842 surveyor’s notes are being studied. What is our input? R. Manser stated he is impressed, pleased, and had no suggestions. D. Gillen and K. Judy stated they agreed. Karen Miller stated the Russell Prairie was renamed the Meisner Prairie because Mrs. Russell was a Meisner. County Board Representative Wojnicki asked how do you get horses across the wetland area ? By a bridge or a berm was the answer. K. Judy asked what is the status with the Forest Preserve property across the street ? They have closed on it was the answer. J. Kupar asked how many wetland acres are there ? Open Space Director Alles stated John Ryan is hoping to get 90 acres. We don’t know how many Army Corps will approve. It could be 70 to 90 acres. From our plan we are not allowed to make a wetland out of something that was not a wetland. Karen Miller stated she would take the map back to have a graphic artist make a final version, and she would have the text printed.
Executive Session – Personnel and Land Acquisition: R. Manser moved the Board go into Executive Session to consider personnel and land acquisition, and to include K. Alles, Township Open Space Director; J. Glas, Township Administrator; A. Rottmann, Township Assessor; K. Shepro, Attorney for Kane County; B. Wojnicki, County Board Representative; Open Space Committee members: S. Holtsford, M. Tyrrell, J. Shouba, J. Hines, A. Rottmann; and J. Boose, P. Griffin, J. Wills for B&B Enterprises. The motion was seconded by J. Kupar. K. Judy stated Plan Commission Chairman Bressler and Open Space Chairman Reed are unable to attend this meeting and therefore she objects to Executive Session for that reason. She asks to delay Executive Session until these Chairman can be present. A. Rottmann stated J. Boose changed his plans to be here, and a good part of the Open Space Committee is here, as well as a member of the Plan Commission. K. Judy stated the Board was told the developer was going to pull the Brauer property from the County Development Committee agenda in February and delay it for 30 days, but he did not. By voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser and Kupar voted aye. Trustees Gillen and Judy voted no. The motion passed at 7:50 p.m. D. Gillen moved Chuck Hanlon be added to the list of people to attend Executive Session. The motion was seconded by R. Manser. On a voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Gillen, Judy, and Kupar voted aye. The motion passed.
Act Upon Any Appropriate Motions or Resolutions as a Result of Executive Session Discussions:
Supervisor Anderson reconvened the regular session at 10:50 p.m. R. Manser moved to rescind an earlier motion to adopt the Planning Commissions’ recommendation to deny zoning approval for Fox Creek and retract the letter that was sent requiring three fourths majority vote from Kane County, and to send a letter to Kane County Development Department recommending approval of Fox Creek with these following recommendations and concerns: The motion was seconded by D. Gillen. D. Gillen moved to amend the motion to include the following recommendations and concerns:
The amendment of the motion was seconded by R. Manser. In a roll call on the amendment of the motion Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Gillen, and Kupar voted aye. Trustee Judy was absent. The amendment of the motion passed. In a roll call on the motion, as amended, Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Gillen, and Kupar voted aye. Trustee Judy was absent. The motion, as amended, passed. D. Gillen moved Kane County include in the Fox Creek PUD a limitation in future access on Johnson Ln. to the Brauer property by easement for two single family houses only. The motion was seconded by R. Manser. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Gillen, and Kupar voted aye. Trustee Judy was absent. The motion passed.
Regarding the Inland property J. Boose agreed it is 90 houses maximum. J. Boose agreed to develop 105 acres of Campton Township Open Space with a mutually agreed seed mixture, including development of the 40 acre seed conservation portion to COLT Grant specifications. R. Manser objected to the term Teeple site and preferred to use alternative site. J. Boose agreed to grading, a parking lot, and water and sewer at the alternative site. Whether the Township takes ownership of a portion of the lake was undetermined. All wetland credits on Township property go to Campton Township.
Regarding the Bergland property J. Boose agreed there will be a conservation easement on the 25 acre spray area. They will donate approximately 7 acres of the Kame property to the Kane County Forest Preserve. Regarding the developer donating the remaining 18 acres on the north end of the property to Campton Township, J. Boose stated wherever the irrigation area is, the Township gets the rest. Regarding Campton Township’s request that the Wasco Sanitary District agree not to condemn Judy Hine’s land, J. Boose said any agreement cannot bind a governmental body. K. Shepro agreed, but stated creative things can be done with the Wasco Sanitary Districts consent that would come to the same result. J. Boose said he would consider that.
R. Manser moved Campton Township continue to finalize a memorandum of understanding resolving the terms of acquisition of the Inland Property and the transfer of ownership of the Bergland property (Inland property) to Campton Township and/or Kane County Forest Preserve District. The motion was seconded by J. Kupar. On a roll call vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Gillen, and Kupar voted aye. Trustee Judy was absent. The motion passed.
Adjournment:
R. Manser moved the Board adjourn the meeting. J. Kupar seconded
the motion. By voice vote Supervisor Anderson and Trustees Manser, Gillen,
and Kupar voted aye. Trustee Judy was absent. The motion passed, and the
meeting adjourned at 11:10 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Richard Johansen
Clerk