Village of Dunlap Village Board met March 14.
Here is the minutes as provided by the board:
President of the board, Jack Fennell called the regular meeting of the Village Board of
Trustees to order at 7:00p.m. Trustees present were Colleen Slane, Jack Esterdahl,
Aaron Barrington and Bob Anderson.
Colleen Slane made a motion to accept the minutes from the February 14, 2018 regular
meeting. Aaron Barrington seconded the motion. Roll call vote- all approved. Motion
carried.
Bills
The bills were reviewed as follows:
AAA Northgate Inc. 238.00
Ameren Illinois 1,759.49
Better Banks 972.11
Bobcat of Peoria Inc. 177.93
BP Business Solutions 1,111.74
Core & Main LP 652.94
Dearborn National Life Insurance Co. 170.10
Dick Johnson Farm Enterprises 600.00
Dwight Johnson 145.00
EB Buildings & Lumber Co. 613.55
Frontier 203.67
Health Care Service Corporation 4,275.80
Illinois American Water 13,468.19
J.D. Belcher Electric 1,100.00
Locis 1,308.00
Mediacom 54.99
Menard's 145.18
Miller, Hall & Triggs 1,111.20
PDC Laboratories Lab 341.00
Peoria County Sheriff 1,672.09
Physician Mutual 277.60
Power Net Global 17.85
Pro Automotive Inc. 177.50
Stellar Systems Inc. 267.50
Verizon Wireless 137.09
Wigand Disposal 89.06
Wigand Disposal Company 7,697.43
Christina R Dean 505.00
Dale E. Bishop 6,186.60
Dwight D. Johnson 810.00
Jason D. McGinnis 2,768.06
John G. Fennell, Jr. 440.00
Marcus J. Loser 4,049.07
Miranda S. Donahoo-Simpson 1,239.00
Tracy N Korger 450.00
EFPTS 4,047.54
IDOR 764.14
IMRF 2,384.36
State Disbursement Unit 1,911.50
A motion was made by Aaron Barrington to pay the bills as presented. Jack Esterdahl
seconded the motion. Roll call vote- all approved. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report
Dwight Johnson reported a normal month of spending, and on budget. Some residents
have chosen to pay the waste management bill for the year, so the revenue numbers
are a little high but will even out throughout the year. A motion was made by Jack
Esterdahl to accept the treasurer’s report, and Colleen Slane seconded the motion. Roll
call vote- all approved. Motion carried.
Individual Communication
Matthew Kauffman, with Cypress Creek Renewables, addressed the board regarding
his company’s interest in developing land for a solar farm. The land is located just
outside the village boundaries, and has been pre-annexed. Looking for a letter of
support from the board. Jack Fennell told him that the board will hold an open forum for
information dissemination, as well as questions from the public. More information to
follow.
Committee Reports
Colleen Slane- Carson Potts is organizing a 5K run on June 30th to benefit the Dunlap
Athletic Boosters
Jack Esterdahl- Mr. Esterdahl will be attending a meeting on Friday, March 16th with
Dale and Marcus to hear the proposals from the U of I extension students.
Jack Fennell- Mr. Fennell would like to invest in new generators for pump stations.
Bob Anderson- The Zoning Board is finalizing signage ordinance tonight. There will be a
Public Hearing associated with its adoption coming soon. The Zoning Board may hold a
special meeting to adopt the ordinance.
Dwight Johnson- The census seminars are coming up for the 2020 census. The Grant
seminar last month was very informative. Mr. Johnson is asking for each trustee to
supply 3 strengths and 3 weaknesses of the Village.
Mr. Johnson is taking inputs for the FY 18/19 budget. The village has a scheduled
payment of $40K to IDOT. Jack Fennell reiterated the need for new generators at the
Copperfield lift station. Additionally, Mr. Fennell would like to address the isolation
issues of some of Dunlap’s elderly and low-income residents. He would like to see more
of a LYFT and Über presence in the village. Aaron Barrington would like to investigate
handicap/all-persons accessibility for the park. Colleen Slane expressed the need to
revamp the website. Bob Anderson added that the library was looking at drawing in
people from the bike trail, possibly with rental bikes.
Jack Esterdahl- Mr. Esterdahl attended a meeting with Peoria County Highway
Department, Tom Grimm, and Dale Bishop and discussed the need to address the
crosswalk for Dunlap Valley Middle School.
Mr. Bishop received a phone call from a resident in Augustus Estates, a gated
neighborhood. She would like to participate in the community garage sale and set up a
table at the park.
Mr. Esterdahl reviewed the plan for #323days from business participation to the
presentation of the plaque at the high school.
Aaron Barrington made a motion to adjourn. Jack Esterdahl seconded the motion. Roll
call vote- all approved. Motion carried
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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