May 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM - Village of Kenesaw - Board of Trustees Meeting
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1) Roll Call-Quorum Established:
Discussion:
Clerk Randall called Roll Call to establish a quorum: Chair Kroos, Assistant Chair Knuth, Trustee Sidders, Higel and Legg were present to form the quorum. Others present: Village Clerk/Treasurer-Jodi Randall, Village Superintendent-Glen Kuehn, SCEED Nuisance Officer Nikki Schwanz, KCDC board members Angela Keiser, Stephan Schnider. W Design Steve Wolford, Wasenek committee members Liam Parker, Alexis Fuller, and additional public residents.
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2) Call Meeting to Order:
Discussion:
Board Chair Sarah Kroos called the meeting to order at 7:33pm
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3) The Open Meetings Act is in the back of the room for anyone to read or refer to.
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4) Pledge of Allegiance
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5) Review - Approve/Deny: Minutes of the Regular Meeting on April 8th, 2025 and Special Meeting April 21,2025.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6) Review - Approve/Deny: Claims & Expenses for April 2025 as presented
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7) Review - Approve/Deny: Treasurer's Report for April 2025 as presented
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8) Standing Committee Reports:
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9) Special Board Reports:
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10) PUBLIC COMMENT: Comments are limited to 3-5 minutes per individual. No action will be taken on these topics.
Discussion:
Todd Ferguson shared his concern with the board about junk vehicles overtaking the corner lot of Smith and Ash. He said there are many that are unlicensed and inoperable and the board should enforce the ordinances in place for the obstruction of alleyways as well as parked vehicles.
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11) UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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12) Discussion- Kenesaw Pool Update
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13) Review - Approve/Deny: 2025 Pool Applications
Discussion:
Carrothers Construction should be on site at the end of the week. They will be working on the skimmers as well as the chemical room.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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14) Discussion: Auditorium/Village Office Updates
Discussion:
Steve Wolford from WDesign spoke to the board about the progress on demo at the Auditorium. Shared to the board that the studs that are upstairs are 1.5x2.5 smaller but they will more then likely just add to both sides.
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14)a) Discussion - Approve/Deny: Close sidewalk and parking stalls in front of the Auditorium for the duration of the remodel
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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14)b) Discussion-Design Committee for the Auditorium Remodel consisting of 2 KCDC members, 2 Board members, 2 KPS members, and Village Clerk.
Discussion:
KCDC members will be Neel & Stephan, KPS will have Brent & Christian, the Village Board will have Sarah & Dale as well as Clerk Randall
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14)c) Discussion-Notify businesses around the Auditorium about construction and what things look like going forward.
Discussion:
The board thinks that it will be a good idea to notify the surrounding businesses about the construction and the use of the Alley access during the remodel.
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14)d) Review - Approve/Deny:: National Flood Insurance Elevation Certificate
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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14)e) Review - Approve/Deny: Dry Floodplaining Certificate for Non-Residential Structures
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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14)f) Discussion - Approve/Deny: Funding for the Villages portion of the Auditorium
Discussion:
Board will proceed with a loan if the funding is not met
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14)g) Discussion - Approve/Deny: Park and Auditorium Security cameras
Discussion:
Need to look into cameras for the duration of the remodel of the park and the backside of the auditorium.
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15) NEW BUSINESS
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16) Discussion - Approve/Deny:2025 Nuisance Abatement Program – Declare Nuisances
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17) Discussion - Approve/Deny: 2025 Nuisance Abatement Program – Postponement Requests
Discussion:
No Postponements
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18) Discussion - Approve/Deny: Wasenek Days Preliminary Schedule
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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19) Review-Approve/Deny: Fireworks Application -- Big Time Boomers
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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20) Discussion - Approve/Deny: Clerk Randall to attend the 2025 Municipal Accounting & Finance Conference June 18th-20th
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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21) Department Reports:
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21)a) Utility & Maintenance:
Discussion:
Glen spoke to the board about the doors at the baseball restrooms already broke and that he would get with the company that worked on them to get them fixed. Also, the board denied paying for Caseys Hughes license to spray mosquitos.
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21)b) Clerk:
Discussion:
Spoke to the board about Mrs. Meyer from the school asking if we would participate in a Work Based Learning program through the school, allowing senior students to apply for a part-time position during the school year. Board would be on board but to clarify with our attorney that it would be ok.
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22) Adjournment:
Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 10th, 2025
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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