February 9, 2021 at 8:00 PM - Village of Kenesaw - Board of Trustees Meeting

Discussion:  Chairman Kroos called the meeting to order at 8:11 pm

Discussion:  Notice of OMAL was given by Chairman Kroos and noted as being posted on the south wall of the meeting room.  

Discussion:  Clerk Kiefer provided that they had requested examples of electronic device policies and agreements from other municpalites as well as the school and the hospital in an effort to research important information that would need to be included in such a document.  The pertinant information for our policy as it pertains to the Village of Kenesaw was then placed in the document provided to the board for review.  
There was discussion from Chariman Kroos and Trustee Ehly regarding some of the verbage with regard to care and security of the devices.  It was requested that the policy include the wording of  "all Village electronic portable devices to include but are not limited to: cell phones, and portable computers,  must be kept in a secure location, and protected from extreme conditions such as cold and heat."
It was also requested that this policy be included as part of the employee handbook and the Trustee packets. 
 

Discussion:  Trustee Knuth presented a couple of proposed changes/additions to the Village current ordinances with regard to dangerous dogs.   He noted that he had researched other cities ordinances with regard to the subject and felt that it might better serve the Village of Kenesaw to make some changes to what they currently have.  Clerk Kiefer presented that the information that Trustee Knuth has proposed has been sent to the Village attorney but as of the meeting, there had not be response or direction from the attorney on the use of the proposed additions.  

Discussion:  Clerk Kiefer presented a proposed draft conditional use permit that would be specific for the use of the agenda item regarding the keeping of pigeons.  Clerk Kiefer noted that the permit draft had been forwarded to the Village attorney and that the clerks office was still waiting for a response regarding legal language and approval.  Trustee Ehly noted that she felt the language of the permit was well structured and did not see changes needed however felt that the board should Table any action until there had been approval on the form by the attorney.  Clerk Kiefer noted that she had requested of the attorney to advise on both the structure and language of the drafted permit, but also the Village ordinance as it pertains specifically to the ability to issue conditional use permits in such cases.  Trustee Kroos did request that to the language of the permit, that a time frame for how long the permit was valid be added. 
There was also a question that was raised regarding whether or not neighbors within a specific radius to the proposed housing of the pigeons should need to be notified and sign off on such a request.   The board discussed that the way the permit language was structured that they felt that the board would be in a position to make necessary changes should the need arise.  Mr. Volzke spoke to questions that the board and clerk had regarding the number of pigeons and the breeding of pigeons.

Discussion:  Trustee Kroos presented to the board that she had a brief discussion with Dwayne Bosen regarding a joint agreement for use of the Senior Center for village office purposes.  She reported that Dwayne will be talking with the other Senior Center Board members and will be back in touch with Trustee Kroos or the Village Board, hopefully before the March meeting.  It was discussed by other board members that they feel that the board needs to work on making decision for moving forward with a possible city office location soon.  
Item will be Tabled till March meeting hoping that information from the Senior Center will be obtained by then,

Discussion:  Chairman Kroos presented a letter from the Village of Kenesaw Health and Sanitation Committee for review and approval by the Village Board of Trustees.  The letter established the recommendation to the board that the property at 606 N 5th Street be declared a nuisance property and unfit for occupancy under Village ordinance. (please refer to letter for specific ordinance siting).  Clerk Kiefer noted that Superintendent Edmondson had provided some insight from a League of Municipalities meeting that indicated that the local health district might be able to assist in the health and sanitation concerns.  Clerk Kiefer noted that Deputy Clerk Kasl had been in contact with the local health district and said they stated there was nothing they could do to help the Village beyond the current action already being taken by the city.  Edmondson provided more information regarding contact information at the League of Municipalities that might better be able to get the health department involved.  The board requested that the clerk's office follow up with the LONM and see if there is anything they can do to help in the situation, but felt that they need to still move forward with scheduling a public hearing on this issue.