June 14, 2022 at 8:00 PM - Village of Kenesaw - Board of Trustees Meeting

Discussion:  Chairman Kroos called the meeting to order at 8:03 p.m.  In attendance:  Trustee Higel, Trustee Ehly, Trustee Uden and Trustee Knuth.  Others present:  Village Superintendent- Jeff Edmondson, Village Clerk/Treasurer- Shelley Dick, Village Planning & Zoning-Henry Wilson,  Dustin Mayfield-Wasenek Committee, Jon Denkert-Kenesaw Motors, Residents- Bob Clark, Connie Valentine, Tonya and Mike Hanson.

Discussion:  Clerk Dick called Roll Call to establish a quorum: Chair Kroos, Trustee Higel, Trustee Ehly, Trustee Uden and Trustee Knuth were present to form the quorum.

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Discussion:  Chair Kroos opened the Public Hearing at 8:10 p.m.

Discussion:  Spare Lot LLC bid $12,000.00 for the property.

Discussion:  No questions or concerns from residents.

Discussion:  Chair Kroos closed Public Hearing at 8:11 p.m.

Discussion:  The board discussed with Mike and Tonya Hansen that several of them received concerns from residents about their asking price of $50,000.00 for the property.  Clerk Dick told the Hansen's that Phase I Assessment is underway by the NDEE and that will take 6-8 weeks, then Phase II Assessment will take 8-12 weeks.  Trustee Knuth and Clerk Dick explained that they were going to a Brownfields Project seminar the next day and the seminar would better explain the Brownfields aspect of the property.  The board explained that after the assessments are finished, they will have a better understanding of what will need to be done with the property and how much financially it will cost to deconstruct the site if purchased by the village.  The Hanson's stated that they would prefer the village to own the property but they do have other options available if necessary.  Tabled.

Discussion:  Bob Clark, resident and property owner affected by the vacation of the partial of Spruce St., explained to the board that after Grummert Surveying moved the pins to where they would be located after the vacation of the partial of Spruce St. that he was not satisfied with where the new property lines are.  He asked if the pins could be moved further south and the board explained to him that the three northern property owners would get from the middle of Spruce St north to their old property line and the other landowner would receive from the middle of Spruce St. and south to their old property line, essentially dividing the property equally between all property owners.  Bob stated that after the new pins were flagged, that some of his fence was past his property pins.  He doesn't want to lose his fence nor replace it.  Bob also expressed that he and another owner of an affected lot did not want to vacate the part of Spruce St. that affected their south property lines.  Clerk Dick suggested to the board to only vacate the partial of Potter in the original plan and the partial of Spruce St. until it meets Walcks' property line and leave the rest of Spruce St. as it is currently.  The board asked Clerk Dick to find out what the reprocutions are for the property owner that is currently planting a crop on said streets.  Tabled.

Discussion:  Dawn Miller, Adams County Highway Superintendent, wanted Clerk Dick to ask the board to meet her for a workshop to discuss the Interlocal agreement.  The board stated that they cannot make quorum decisions in a workshop, so she would have to come to a regular board meeting.  Tabled.

Discussion:  Dustin Mayfield detailed to the board what the Wasenek Committee had in mind for a fireworks display on the Friday of Wasenek Days, weather permitting.  He discussed with the board possible sites to discharge the fireworks and the board suggested the sand volleyball court or the shot put cement pad and to keep spectators behind the baseball fence for safety.  Clerk Dick explained that the village's insurance company, EMC, approved the fireworks display with a few minor details:  only Class C fireworks, a picture of the fireworks to be discharged and the exact date of the fireworks display.  There is a $250.00 premium expected by EMC to cover the fireworks display and the board agreed to pay the premium.

Discussion:  Clerk Dick asked the board if they would be willing to purchase drawstring bags that had a logo on them celebrating Kenesaw's 150th anniversary and ask for a free will donation to go towards New Christmas Decorations for the village.  The board suggested purchasing 2,500 bags of assorted colors out of the Youth Trust Funds.

Discussion:  The board discussed dates to have the pre-budget workshop and decided on July 28th at 7:00 p.m.

Discussion:  The board discussed the lack of residents licensing their dog(s) and dog(s) running at large.  They considered the safety issues this causes in the village if the dog(s) is not current on vaccinations and is not friendly to other animals or humans. The board asked Clerk Dick to construct a letter template to send to dog owners that have not licensed their dog(s).  Also asked her to construct a new Ordinance/Resolution that pertains to the requirement of residents licensing their dog(s) and the consequences of not licensing the dog(s) with the village and letting dog(s) run at large.  Tabled.

Discussion:  Clerk Dick told the board about an email she received from Connor Bader about his interest in purchasing the old siren and refurbishing it to give it to a town in need of one.  She explained to them that he stated he would purchase it for $350.00-$400.00 but did not have the equipment to take it down.  The board and Jeff, Village Superintendent, talked about how the siren could be taken down.  They asked Clerk Dick to contact SPPD to see if they would be willing to take it down since they were already in town working.  Tabled.

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