Village of Noble Village Council met July 10.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
The Village Council met on the above date at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order and present were Brad Kessler, Karen Totten, Tresa Hundley, Paul Summers, Gary Ulm, Janet Pflaum, Carol O’Dell and Ashley Pipher. Remote: Carl Klingler. Guest Bill Manuel.
Opened with silent prayer and followed by reciting Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion made by Ashley Pipher to approve June 26, 2023, minutes. Seconded by Paul Summers. All voting Aye.
Treasurer and Cash in Bank reports as of end of June were presented. Motion made by Carol O’Dell to approve the Treasurer’s Report as presented. Seconded by Ashley Pipher. All voting Aye.
The Noble Chowder will be held on August 12 in the Noble Park. During the Chowder the streets of N. Noble Ave (between Elm St. & Poplar St), WildCat St & 100 block of E. Elm St will be closed.
Noble Village wide Garage Sale will be held on August 19.
One bid was received for the construction of the new park restroom and a total estimated cost is $154,500.00. The Village received $96,000.00 from County ARPA funds and using the balance of the Village ARPA funds and Carrie Winter would leave approximately $41,000.00 to come up with. Trustee Klingler asked if there was any way to rebid because he knew of a local contractor that may be interested. Mayor Kessler said we have 60 days to accept or decline the current bid. Mayor Kessler will call Mike Bridges about rebidding. No action taken.
The Village Clerk informed the board that she was contacted by a representative from Republic and if the Village would like to renew/extend the current contract, prior to the existing contract ending it could do with the same term and conditions with a yearly increase of 2-3%. Once the contract ends the Village could be looking at a possible $3-4 monthly increase per customer and a CPI increase. The matter will be placed on the agenda for the next board meeting.
A refund for the remaining credit from the account with Cintas Uniform Company has been requested.
Nuisance case (144 W North Ave.) court date is tomorrow (July 11) and will be continued for 60 days.
The Village Clerk informed the Board that the poster display case at the park had been damaged, and Leroy had replaced the plex-glass.
Cleanup in the Village limits is scheduled for August 23.
Trustee Ulm mentioned the condition of the Bass (136 W. Locust St.) property that needs mowed and unable to contact the owner or her daughter. Also, there is a delinquent water bill owing for services provided at this residence. Mayor Kessler will try to call.
Trustee Ulm inquired about the status of oiling the streets and was told Mike Bridges wasn’t sure of when it would begin. Mayor Kessler will call Wednesday.
Trustee Ulm inquired about the status of replacing a culvert on E. South Ave. Mayor Kessler will check into it.
Trustee Ulm had been contacted and asked about guidelines for individuals setting up on personal property to sell ice cream. Village Clerk could not find anything specific unless it may fall under peddler/solicitor.
Mayor Kessler informed the Board that a grant is available for lagoon repairs and disposal of sludge but does require a payment of $2,500.00 for the permit prior to applying for the grant. The grant would cover 100% of construction and the Village would be responsible for Engineering and Administration fees. Mayor Kessler said the previous sewer sampling has been bad and the Village has received a letter from the IEPA. Motion made by Gary Ulm to approve the permit fee of $2,500.00 and to move forward with applying for the grant. Seconded by Carol O’Dell. Roll Call Vote Taken, All voting Aye. Mayor Kessler mentioned the EPA letter the Village received, and a response letter had been sent via email.
The Village 2023-2024 Appropriations Ordinance had been sent to the Village Auditors for review and heard today that they had some questions. The Appropriations will be presented at the next meeting.
Trustee Klingler suggested having an individual (Galen Price) haul in rock from the rock quarry. He thought instead of getting rock from local businesses, the rock quarry would be a savings for the Village. Bill Manuel commented that they (Village employees) could haul rock and be more of a savings. Other names were mentioned to haul rock. Mayor Kessler will make calls on Wednesday.
Trustee Klingler mentioned rental of tents for the chowder, and he had a source that would provide a tent at no charge. Village Clerk had already reserved 2 tents. Trustee Klingler will check into getting a 3rd tent and the size of the tent.
Motion made by Ashley Pipher to pay bills. Seconded by Carol O’Dell. All voting Aye.
Motion made by Carol O’Dell to adjourn the meeting at 7:34 p.m. Seconded by Ashley Pipher. All voting Aye.
The meeting adjourned until July 24, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Noble Village Hall.
https://www.nobleillinois.com/files/board/2023/minutes/Minutes-July-10-2023-unofficial.pdf
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