Village of Fisher Board of Trustees met Feb. 9.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The Regular Board of Trustees meeting was held on 9 February 2023 at 6:19 p.m. at the Community Center. Roll call: Brown-absent, Deer-present, Estes-present, Ponton-present, Seidelman-present, Spaulding-present, Bayler-present.
Motion by Seidelman, 2nd by Ponton to approve the agenda. Voice Vote: all yes. Motion carried.
Motion by Ponton, 2nd by Spaulding to approve minutes with corrections from the prior meetings. Voice vote: all yes. Motion carried.
The floor was open for a public hearing on Lot A Block 3 of J.H. Linebargers. There was discussion about the road remaining private, the need for parking, and use by the garbage trucks. There was a motion by Trustee Deer with a second by Trustee Ponton to continue the hearing until 6:00 pm on March 9, 2023. Motion carried.
Public Comment: Nothing.
Village Presidents Report: President Bayler is working on upcoming MFT projects. Pavlov is hoping to get the fiber optic project completed by year end. President Bayler will have an engineering proposal for the Sangamon bridge soon.
Motion by Estes, 2nd by Seidelman to approve payments of claims and accounts from the General Fund. Roll call vote: Deer-yes, Estes-yes, Ponton-yes, Seidelman-yes, Spaulding-yes. Motion carried.
Committee Reports
Finance & TIF: Nothing.
Public Works: Brief report was given.
Judiciary: Chief Bein presented his report and gave a brief update on the hiring process. There are no qualified applications at this time.
Parks & Recreation: Trustee Seidelman gave an update on the Park. IDNR has approved the playground. Trustee Spaulding discussed treatments available to dissuade geese.
OLD BUSINESS:
Nothing.
NEW BUSINESS:
Motion by Ponton, 2nd by Deer to approve the amendment to Donohue Agreement for Engineering Services for Third Street Resurfacing not to exceed $73,700.00. Roll call vote: Estes-yes, Ponton-yes, Seidelman-yes, Spaulding-yes, Deer-yes. Motion carried.
Motion by Deer, 2nd by Ponton to approve Glad’s for the removal of lights for the Softball Field in the amount of $1500.00. Roll call vote: Ponton-yes, Seidelman-yes, Spaulding-yes, Deer-yes, Estes-yes. Motion carried.
Motion by Estes, 2nd by Ponton to approve the bid from Cross Construction for the Third Street Resurfacing project in the amount of $640,798.34. Roll call vote: Seidelman-abstain, Spaulding-abstain, Deer-yes, Estes-yes, Ponton-yes. Motion carried.
No media was present.
Motion by Deer, 2nd by Spaulding to adjourn. Voice vote: all yes. Motion carried. Time: 7:04 p.m.
https://fisher.il.us/file/425/February%209%20Regular%20Board%20meeting.pdf