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Village of South Holland President and Board of Trustees met Jan. 21.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

Administrative Staff Present: Mr. Shawn Staples, Police Chief; Mr. Bryant Krizik, representing Mr. Brian Kolosh, Fire Chief; Mr. Frank Knittle, Director Community Development; Mr. Ed Stewart, Director Recreational Services; Mr. George Gunkel, Director Public Works; Mr. Tim Lapp, Village Attorney; Mr. John Hilsen, Village Engineer; Mr. J Wynsma, Village Administrator; Ms. Pat Mahon, Deputy Village Administrator; Mr. John Watson, Director of Economic Development; Ms. Beth Herman, Village Treasurer; Will Neibert, Assistant to the Village Administrator

Absent: Mr. Brian Kolosh, Fire Chief

President De Graff called the meeting to order and Clerk Penman called the roll.

Present: Trustees Larry De Young, Vickie Perkins, Cindy Nylen, John Russell and Andrew Johnson

Absent with Notice: Trustee Prince Reed

Pastor Phillip Tarver of United Faith Center Ministries opened our meeting with prayer. President De Graff thanked Pastor Tarver.

Minutes

Trustee Nylen moved that the reading of the Minutes of the December 16, 2019 meeting be dispensed with, copies thereof having been distributed to each trustee, and the Minutes as presented be approved. Trustee DeYoung seconded the motion.

Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees Nylen, De Young, Perkins, Russell and Johnson Nays: None

Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff

Resident Comments

Mr. Ike Williams, 17325 Volbrecht, had a variety of questions. Mr. Williams asked about the number of police officers who do not reside in the village. Chief Staples shared that it was approximately 50%. He asked whether there were any programs for high school kids interested in law enforcement. Chief Staples provided a few details about the South Holland Police Academy. He asked whether the Village would consider investing in police cameras, first in the cud-da-sacs, later in other areas. Similarly, he asked whether the Village would consider checking residents’ interest in a doorbell cameras program, such as the Ring. He asked about water inspection and fire extinguishers. President De Graff shared that our water is tested twice a month. His last question was about auto repair in home garages. President De Graff explained that residents can’t legally operate a business out of their garages, but they can work on their own cars. President De Graff noted that his questions were very good questions, but there are also long histories in each explanation, which we can discuss with him each in detail after the meeting. For instance, we are one of the strongest communities on residency requirements and we still have residency laws, but through labor union negotiations and fairness to hiring, there are very few communities that have complete residency. The police chief can provide more information on police residency requirements and security camera. Our deputy fire chief is here and he can speak more about the fire extinguishers. Regarding water testing, our director of public works can provide more information. President De Graff thanked Mr. Williams for his questions and his participation this evening.

Engineer’s Report

Mr. Hilsen had no report this evening.

Attorney’s Report

Mr. Lapp had two items this evening. The first item was Ordinance 2020-2, Authorizing the Sale of

Personal Property. Trustee Johnson moved to adopt the Ordinance as presented. Trustee Russell seconded the motion.

Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees Johnson, Russell, De Young, Perkins and Nylen Nays: None

Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff

The second item was Ordinance 2020-4, Amending Appendix A, Zoning, Specification D – Industrial Uses, Limited Industrial Uses. Trustee De Young moved to adopt the Ordinance as presented. Trustee Perkins seconded the motion.

Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees De Young, Perkins Nylen, Russell and Johnson Nays: None

Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff

Trustee De Young noted the importance of this as it relates to police and fire protection. President De Graff added that there are potential disasters that can occur if there are residences in industrial areas where they are not adequately protected.

Community Development

Trustee De Young moved for approval of two sets of building permits. The first set, from year 2019 but approved in 2020, were Building Permits between Nos. 19-1341 – 19-1422, representing a value of $54,000 in community investments. Trustee Perkins seconded the motion.

Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees De Young, Perkins, Nylen, Russell and Johnson Nays: None

Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff

The second set were Building Permits between Nos. 20-0001 – 20-0021 as presented, representing a value of $95,000 in community investments. Trustee Perkins seconded the motion. Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees De Young, Perkins, Nylen, Russell and Johnson

Nays: None

Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff

Parks and Recreation

Trustee Perkins reported that South Holland Recreational Services will be hosting our Mother/ Son Valentine party on Friday February 7th for children 3 to 12 years of age at 6:30pm. The night will feature dinner, dancing, games, and a chocolate fountain. Advanced registration is required. Tickets are $30 per couple and $10 for each additional child.

Community Coordination

Trustee Nylen had no report this evening.

Finance

Trustee Russell moved for Approval of payments of vouchers as listed on Registers No. 996 and 997 for $3,358,773.40 covering day-to-day operations, vendor payments and salaries. Trustee Johnson seconded the motion.

Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees Russell, Johnson, De Young, Perkins and Nylen Nays: None

Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff

Public Safety

Trustee Johnson had no report this evening.

Public Works

No report was given in Trustee Reed’s absence.

President De Graff asked if there were any additional business.

There being no additional business to come before the President and Board of Trustees, Trustee Nylen moved that this meeting adjourn. Trustee Perkins seconded the motion. Ayes all on the roll. Meeting adjourned. Next regular meeting of the President and the Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, February 3, 2020, at 8:00 PM, in the Council Room of the Municipal Building, County of Cook, South Holland, Illinois.

http://www.southholland.org/Board/Minutes/2020/2020-01-21.pdf