Village of Freeburg Public Property Committee met May 10.
Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:
The meeting of the Public Property Committee was called to order at 6:29 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, in the Municipal Center by Chairman Ray Matchett. Members present were Chairman Ray Matchett, Trustee Denise Albers, Trustee Dean Pruett, Trustee Matt Trout, Mayor Seth Speiser, Village Clerk Jerry Menard (absent), Trustee Mike Blaies, Trustee Lisa Meehling, Public Works Director John Tolan, Village Administrator Tony Funderburg (absent), and Office Manager Julie Polson. Guest present: Janet Baechle,
POOL: A. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Pool/St. Clair County Parks Grant: Public Works Director John Tolan is working on the slide, cleaning and preparing the pool for opening. We are going to fill the pool over the Weekend. The MEPRD grant has been submitted. We will get the diving board structure taken care of.
B. New Business:
1. Carl A. Barton PTO Donation Request: Trustee Matt Trout motioned to approve a 10-day pool pass for the Carl A. Barton PTO Spring Carnival and Trustee Dean Pruett seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.
Streets: A. Old Business: 1. Approval of April 12, 2017 Minutes: Trustee Matt Trout motioned to approve the April 12, 2017 minutes and Trustee Denise Albers seconded the motion, All yea, the motion carried.
2. MFT/Ditch on N. Main: John said the MFT bids for oil and prime were approved. John said since the MFT was bid as a lump sum for both, JTC is protesting the bid. We cannot go to the board for approval until that is settled. With regard to the ditch on Main St., John has watched it the past couple of weeks during the heavy rains and it is flowing really well. He is not interested in installing any type of culvert in there. He would rather clean it out and riprap part of it. He believes our money would be better spent elsewhere.
3. Drainage Problem Areas/Stormwater Run-Off: John said we checked a lot of areas and only had an issue on Cemetery Rd. We had a resident take some trees down and they clogged the ditch up. He had Bob and Matt clear that area Sunday. Trustee Pruett asked if we should charge the resident since We had to pay overtime for that work done. John advised that is an area we will Work on Over the Summer.
John commented that we had a resident complain about sewage coming out by old sewer plant. We really need to recommend to the new development not to push the sewer to Kessler road, and would rather have them go through Timberwolf.
4. E. Apple issues: On hold for now,
5. Hill Mine Road Repair: On hold until the new board is seated. He is looking to do this in July/August.
6. Customer Issues: John said with the new sewer machine, they got a lot of leaves out of ditches and culverts. He stated this really helped with the drainage.
B. New Business:
1. Lighthouse Learning Center Request to Use Park on May 19, 2017 for Graduation: Trustee Matt Trout motioned to approve Lighthouse Learning Center's Request to use the Village Park for their graduation ceremonies on May 19, 2017 and Trustee Denise Albers seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.
Chairman Ray Matchett announced Teeny Tot Preschool would like to close Belleville Street for their family picnic on May 26th. Trustee Dean Pruett motioned to approve Teeny Tot Preschool's request to close Belleville Street for their family picnic on May 26th and Trustee Matt Trout seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.
Trustee Albers gave John a list of concerns to discuss with DOT. The first concern is a sign for people traveling west on E. Apple Street at the Regions light. There needs to be a left turn on yield sign. There is also a request to get the speed limit reduced to 45 mph to the Industrial Park. Lastly, at the lane merge on Rt. 15 into town, can there be arrows added to show the merge. John stated the Fire Department approached him about doing some work on Main Street along the side of their building. They asked if we would do something regarding the draining, possibly a surface drain/box culvert. John said it's a great idea and coincides with our work in that intersection. John met with Hans and TWM, and TWM is putting together a MFT packet for that. John said the Fire Department will help with the engineering costs.
John gave out the costs we paid our local businesses for auto repair work: Green Mill - $1800; Jim's Auto - $2500; Micks - $6300; and Affordable-S4OOO. John has started spraying for mosquitos three days a week and will go up to four in June.
C. General Concerns: None,
D. Public Anticipation: None,
E. Adjourn: Trustee Matt Trout motioned to adjourn the meeting at 6:51 p.m. and Trustee Dean Pruett seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.
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