Jo-Carroll Depot LRA Board of Directors
Meeting Minutes
AUGUST 4, 2010
I. CALL TO
ORDER:
Chairman Bill McFadden called the board
meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at the Jo-Carroll
Depot LRA Conference Room,
II. ROLL CALL was answered
as follows: Present-
Absent-Steve
Keefer, Ed Olds and Bill Sparboe.
Absent: 3. LRA attorney and staff present: Phil Jensen and Jan Davis. Guests present: Tom Kamper (RVPR), Ole Pace
(RVPR), Scott Lombardo (NDRPC) and Jennifer Phillips (Speer Ent.)
III. Executive Session
A motion to
enter closed session at 3:03 p.m. as permitted for the following under:
5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) the appointment, employment, compensation,
discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body
or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a
complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal
counsel for the public body to determine its validity, and
5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6). The
setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body
was made by Bill
Wright, seconded by Paul Hartman. The motion carried by roll call vote as
follows: Don Crawford, Paul Hartman, Ron Smith,
Bill Wright and
Bill McFadden. Ayes: 5, Nays: 0
Guests were
excused.
A motion to return
to open session at 3:35 p.m. was made by Don Crawford, seconded by Bill Wright.
The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Don Crawford, Paul Hartman, Ron
Smith, Bill Wright and Bill McFadden. Ayes:
5, Nays: 0.
Guests
returned to open session.
IV. Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
V. AGENDA
ADDITIONS – None
VI. CONSENT
AGENDA
A. Minutes of
Board Meeting regular of July 7, 2010.
B. Minutes of
Executive session of July 7, 2010.
C. CD transfers
approved by Finance Committee, if any.
D. Bills over
$2,500 approved by Finance Committee, if any.
A motion to approve
the consent agenda was made by Bill Wright, seconded by Don Crawford. The motion carried by voice vote.
VII. OLD
BUSINESS
A. Committee Reports
1. Finance/Personnel
Committee
a. CD transfers – since committee
meeting, CD rates had changed. The Board
discussed the new rates.
A motion to
approve that CD#400769 currently held at THE National Bank be rolled over into
a 6 month CD at the current rate of 1.05% was made by Bill Wright, seconded by
Don Crawford. The motion carried by
voice vote.
b. Update on outstanding invoices –
Written request from Riverport Railroad to take over part of the Joel Ritchie
property and operate it as a sublease.
The request was reviewed by the Board and Attorney Phil Jensen.
A motion to
approve the assignment and option to purchase a portion of the Joel Ritchie
property by Riverport Railroad was made by Don Crawford, seconded by Paul
Hartman. The motion carried by voice
vote.
c. Update on
Executive Director – An update was given on Diane Komiskey’s condition.
2.
Infrastructure Committee
a. WWTP Operator’s contract
A motion to
renew
Mr. Ron Smith stated that the water and
sewer system long-range plan requested by
Attorney Phil Jensen gave an update on
his request to the Army to renegotiate the MOA.
He sent an email to Cindy Irwin, who has forwarded it up to the next
step. Phil asked her to provide him with
the name of the individual who we need to send a formal request for
renegotiation to. His email identified
the MOA of 2003, section that said we received the utility infrastructure and
identified the section that states any modifications must be in writing. He stated in his email that the costs we are
incurring or anticipate incurring to operate the utility could compromise our
mission of redevelopment. Therefore we
would like to renegotiate. He has not had any response yet.
3. Economic
Development Committee
a. Portions of 3B
A motion to
approve the sale, as shown on the Fehr Graham concept plan, of the Stables –
Lot 10 for $10,000.00; Lot 12 for $3,180.00; and Lots 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13,
14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 for $1.00 per lot (all lots are a part of Archeological
Sites 11CA1 and 11CA2) to Scott Lombardo.
b. Building
200
A motion to
approve the rental of Building 200 to Jesse Speer for $200 a month for the
period of one year, with the rental payments to be applied against the purchase
price of $25,000 pending a sale at the end of the lease. At that time and by approval of both Jesse
Speer and the LRA, a
10-month land
contract for $400 a month will be entered into with the balance of $18,600 due
May 30, 2012. If a sale agreement is not
approved by both Jesse Speer and the LRA at the end of the first year, all
rental monies are non refundable and will remain with the LRA was made by Don
Crawford, seconded by Bill Wright. The
motion carried by voice vote.
c. Parcel 3A – Discussions with the
developer tabled until the next Economic Development Committee meeting on August
17, 2010.
Cindy Irwin
(Army) arrived.
VIII. NEW
BUSINESS
A. Bills over $2,500 received since
committee met – None.
B. Lease or sale of property – No new
business.
C. Staff Reports
1.
Executive Director
a. Monthly report / issues update – No
report.
b. Bank
account balances/funds on hand - As of
July
31, 2010 the grand total of LRA money is $1,774,623.25.
2. Property Manager
a. Correspondence
– No report.
b. Property
Transfers – No report.
c. Employment reports – No report.
3. Bookkeeper
a. Cash Flow – July cash flow was as
follows: $7,183.17 income, $23,283.10 expenses indicating a difference of $16,099.93.
b. Budget Update – Eight months into
the budget year, revenue was $172,339.28 and $242,183 was budgeted, and expenditures
were $205,667.88 with $613,122 budgeted.
D. Board of Directors Report
1.
2. Foreign Trade Zone #271 -- Mr. Don
Crawford said there is no report.
3. Jo-Carroll Enterprise Zone – Mr. Don
Crawford said there is no report.
4.
Other director’s reports – none
E. Attorney’s Report
1. Progress on collection of judgment –
Attorney Phil
Jensen
reported that the first of three payments was received from
Mr.
Giokas.
2.
Recommendations – None
IX. OTHER REPORTS TO
THE BOARD
A. Commander’s Rep – Submitted written report. Cindy Irwin gave an update on our email
request to renegotiate the MOA. She will
provide Phil Jensen with the name of the individual to contact for sending a
formal request to renegotiate the MOA. Cindy
also reported that URS will be returning to Savanna to continue their work.
B.
C. US Fish & Wildlife Service – No one
present.
E.
Guests – No reports.
X. PUBLIC COMMENTS – Mr. Scott Lombardo asked questions about what he
must do next in regard to his purchase, including a change in zoning from B1 to
C1. Attorney Phil Jensen will be in
contact with Mr. Lombardo.
Jennifer Phillips asked when Speer Enterprises would
be able to take possession of Building 200.
Attorney Phil Jensen will be in contact with Jennifer Phillips.
XI. ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn was made at 4:35p.m. by Paul Hartman, seconded by Bill
Wright. The motion carried by voice
vote.
_________________________
Jan
Davis, LRA Board Secretary