Village of Dieterich Village Board met Feb. 3.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The Dieterich Village Board met in regular session on Monday, February 3, 2020 at 6:30 PM at Village Hall.
The meeting was called to order by President Brad Hardiek and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
The following Trustees were present: Carrie Galbraith; Mike French; Jeff White; Derick Stumeier and Bill Lane. Trustee Sean Pankau was absent. With five Trustees and President Hardiek in attendance, a quorum was declared to be present. Also at the meeting were Clerk Brittny Gipson, Engineer Lee Beckman and Dave Hartke.
A motion was made by Trustee M. French; seconded by Trustee J. White to approve the Omnibus agenda; approve the Minutes of the January 20, 2020 regular meeting; approve the Treasurer’s Report and approve Expenditures. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.
Mr. Dave Hartke was present to discuss the upcoming park pond project and the possibility of him being willing to allow the wet dirt removed from the bottom of the pond to be dumped on the nearby field that he farms. Dave also wanted the Board to know that he planned to cut a ditch along the east edge of his field, that was also the west edge of the new Hartke Subdivision. The ditch that was previously cut has been filled in during the construction of Hartke Subdivision homes.
Engineer Lee Beckman discussed the timing of the improvements to Liberty Park with the OSLAD grant project. The Board agreed that draining the pond and the pond rehabilitation work should not be started until after the 4th of July celebration.
Engineer Beckman reviewed the eight bids that were received for the water and sewer line infrastructure work for the new Dieterich Industrial Park East. Kieffer Brothers was the lowest bidder.
A motion was made by Trustee J. White; seconded by Trustee D. Stumeier to award the Dieterich Industrial Park East water and sewer infrastructure construction to Kieffer Brothers for $314,249.00. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.
Engineer Beckman discussed additional requirements that IDOT is now imposing for our ITEP 2016 project. Due to the new Pine Street school pick-up and drop-off lane that is being added, this triggers additional paperwork and approvals from the FHA, since a small portion of Liberty Park is being used for this new lane addition. Another public hearing is now being required for the easements that the Village is securing for the work along Section, Church, Pine and Park Street. Completing all of the newly added requirements in time for the April 2020 letting will be a challenge.
Clerk Gipson reviewed the status of the empty Village lot on South Main Street. After meeting with several different contractors and Engineer Beckman, it was agreed an overlay of any product on top of the old broken foundation would not give the long term results that we are expecting. It was agreed to seek bids to remove all of the old building footings and concrete floor. It was discussed that the village could fill in the area with soil and possibly sod or rock.
A motion was made by Trustee B. Lane; seconded by Trustee D. Stumeier to donate $150 towards the Small Town Easter event being held at Liberty Memorial Park on April 4th at 10:30 a.m. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.
During the comments portion, the Personnel Committee members agreed to meet before the next Board meeting on February 17th.
It was agreed by the Board there was no reason to go into Closed Executive Session as listed on the agenda.
At 8:35 PM a motion was made by Trustee M. French; seconded by Trustee D. Stumeier to adjourn the meeting. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.
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