March 22, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes
REGULAR MEETING – VILLAGE OF NORTHVILLE
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
The Village Board met Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Present: John Spaeth, Mayor
Steve Collins, Trustee
Sue Eckert, Trustee
John Markiewicz, Trustee
Sue Sedon, Trustee
Absent:
Wendy Reu, Village Clerk
Nathan Matthews, Treasurer
Dan Reidell, Highway Superintendent
Public Attendance: Kathleen Terwilliger, Janet Rudd
Mayor Spaeth called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Motion to approve the minutes of the February 15, 2022 Regular Meeting was made by Trustee Eckert, seconded by Trustee Sedon, and passed by voice vote as follows:
Aye: Trustee Collins, Trustee Eckert, Trustee Markiewicz, Trustee Sedon
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
Motion to approve the minutes of the March 14, 2022 Budget Workshop was made by Trustee Markiewicz, seconded by Trustee Sedon, and passed by voice vote as follows:
Aye: Trustee Collins, Trustee Eckert, Trustee Markiewicz, Trustee Sedon
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
PUBLIC ACCESS: There were no public requests to address the Board.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES:
Police – Trustee Collins reported that a Police Report was received for February. It was reported that 20 complaints were handled, one of which was criminal and 16 were non-criminal. There were 41 property checks completed during February along with 2 assists to other agencies. It was reported that 181-man hours were worked.
Officer Brian VanNostrand requested permission for members to attend the Blue Friday event in Wilton on April 29. Mayor Spaeth reported that Northville has been participating in the event since the passing of Officer Johnson. Trustee Sedon made a motion to allow the PD members to participate in Blue Friday in Wilton. The motion was seconded by Trustee Eckert and carried by voice vote as follows:
Aye: Trustee Collins, Trustee Eckert, Trustee Markiewicz, Trustee Sedon
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
Streets – The DPW report was read and is on file at the Clerk’s office. DPW Superintendent Reidell reported he was still working on getting commercial garbage pickup set up. He reported that the APA has new guidelines they will be implementing regarding salt reduction. He reported the Village tested brine application on the streets before the most recent snowstorm. Janet Rudd asked if brine would be less bothersome to pets. DPW Superintendent Reidell state that it would be and we would use quite a bit less road salt if we went with the brine mixture.
DPW Superintendent Reidell reported that the 2019 pickup is on schedule to be replaced. He also reported that a 30’x60’ skating rink was ordered.
DPW Superintendent Reidell gave an update on the Water Street culvert and indicated that the engineer was scheduled to look at it next week.
Water – It was reported that usage decreased from 1,952,000 gallons in February 2021 to 1,738,000 this year. Water testing and operations were normal. The annual drinking water quality report for 2021 was prepared.
It was reported that there were still two meters left in the Village that had not yet been converted to radio read meters.
Code Enforcement- The Code Officer’s report was filed. There were two inspections conducted in February.
Dog Control – Northing to report.
Joint Youth – The next meeting of the Commission is April 13th.
Park Use Requests – SVAN presented a request for the Summer Concert Series in the Park for Saturdays from July 2nd through August 27th. Trustee Eckert made a motion to approve the use of the Waterfront Park by SVAN on Saturdays during the summer as requested. The motion was seconded by Trustee Sedon and carried by voice vote as follows:
Aye: Trustee Collins, Trustee Eckert, Trustee Markiewicz, Trustee Sedon
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
Mayor Spaeth reported that SVAN also presented their annual request for funding toward the Summer Concert Series. SVAN was asking for the same donation as last year, $ 850.00. Trustee Markiewicz made a motion to approve SVAN’s funding request for $ 850.00. The motion was seconded by Trustee Sedon and carried by voice vote as follows:
Aye: Trustee Collins, Trustee Eckert, Trustee Markiewicz, Trustee Sedon
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
Marketing – Nothing new to report.
Tree Commission – No report
TRANSFERS
Treasurer Matthews requested the following transfers:
$10,000
From: A1930.4 Judgements & Claims – Contractual
To: A1325.1 Clerk/Treas. – Personal Services
$2,000
From: A1930.4 Contingent – Contractual
To: A6410.4 Publicity – Contractual
Trustee Markiewicz made a motion to approve the transfers as requested by Treasurer Matthews. The motion was seconded by Trustee Eckert and carried by voice vote as follows:
Aye: Trustee Collins, Trustee Eckert, Trustee Markiewicz, Trustee Sedon
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
PAYMENT OF BILLS
The monthly financial report was reviewed and bills to be paid from the General Fund in the amount of $ 44,370.86 and from the Water Fund in the amount of $ 4,643.17, were presented for payment. Motion to approve payment was made by Trustee Markiewicz, seconded by Trustee Sedon and carried by voice vote as follows:
Aye: Trustee Collins, Trustee Eckert, Trustee Markiewicz, Trustee Sedon
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
BUDGET – REVIEW OF TENTATIVE BUDGET
After review, Trustee Eckert made a motion to adopt the salary schedule presented in the Tentative budget. The motion was seconded by Trustee Collins and carried by voice vote as follows:
Aye: Trustee Collins, Trustee Eckert, Trustee Markiewicz, Trustee Sedon
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
Trustee Collins made a motion to move the Tentative budget to Proposed and to schedule a Public Hearing on April 12th at 6:30 p.m. The motion was seconded by Trustee Eckert and carried by voice vote as follows:
Aye: Trustee Collins, Trustee Eckert, Trustee Markiewicz, Trustee Sedon
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
OLD BUSINESS:
Mayor Spaeth gave an update on the lighting project. He reported that the lights were scheduled to be installed next week. He indicated the project should be completed in a week.
He also indicated that he and DPW Superintendent Reidell did a walkthrough in the park with the camera supplier. They explored best options to utilize the $ 20,000.00 grant that was received. Mayor Spaeth stated they were waiting for a quote to come back.
Mayor Spaeth reported as the Board decided at the previous meeting to move forward with selling the Village owned Third Street property, it was necessary to declare the property a non-necessity. Trustee Eckert made a motion to declare the Village owned property at 202 N. Third Street a non-necessity to the Village and to move forward with the sale of the property. The motion was seconded by Trustee Collins and carried by voice vote as follows:
DPW Superintendent Reidell presented a list of miscellaneous equipment the Village no longer uses and requested that the items be listed on Auctions International. Trustee Sedon made a motion to declare the miscellaneous items presented by DPW Superintendent Reidell as non-necessity to the Village and authorized listing on Auctions International. The motion was seconded by Trustee Collins and carried by voice vote as follows:
Aye: Trustee Collins, Trustee Eckert, Trustee Markiewicz, Trustee Sedon
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
NEW BUSINESS:
Mayor Spaeth presented a request from Laurie Gritsavage, regarding Garage Sale weekend. Mrs. Gritsavage indicated the group that organized the community garage sale last August was requesting to conduct it again this year, July 29th through 31st. He indicated they were requesting policemen and porta johns for the event. Trustee Eckert stated she would prefer garage sale weekend be held the first weekend in May as it had traditionally been conducted. She stated that people are accustomed to that date. Janet Rudd stated that she would be prefer it be held in May as well. The Clerk indicated she has received multiple calls in the office regarding the event being moved and requests to have it in May. Trustee Eckert stated it brings people to the community during a time when they might not normally come. She stated that many people do their spring cleaning and want to put items out for sale but don’t want to hold them through the summer. Kathleen Terwilliger stated she does not approve the event being moved to July either. It was suggested that we table the discussion and ask the residents that were requesting the event in July if they would consider moving it back to the original date in May. The Board agreed to table the request and reopen it during the next meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: There was no further comment from the Public.
Mayor Spaeth and Trustee Collins were presented with gifts from the Trustees and Village employees in appreciation of their years of service to the Village.
Mayor Spaeth congratulated Trustee Eckert, Kathleen Terwilliger, and Janet Rudd on their election to the Board, serving as Mayor and Trustees, respectively.
As part of his last meeting as Mayor, Mayor Spaeth gave a brief synopsis of the many projects the Board has taken on over the past eight years. He stated he wished to thank everyone for what they have done during his terms as Mayor. He discussed the Village and public interactions and involvement over the years. He thanked the public for their input during the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning update processes. He stated that this current Board has stepped up to meet the challenges presented and also acknowledged past Board members Deb Ellsworth, Matt Ginter and Pat Barnett for their work in the processes as well. He thanked Supervisor Groff for working together and forming more shared service opportunities between the Village and the Town.
Mayor Spaeth thanked the full-time employees of the Village. He stated the Highway department and the Water department go above and beyond for the Village and he, along with the residents, were very appreciative of the job they do.
Mayor Spaeth stated that Wendy and Nate are invaluable. He stated that he and Nate have worked together fairly well over his terms as Mayor to move the Village forward, and that he didn’t know what the Village would be without Wendy. He again thanked everyone and stated that he was very confident for the progress of the Village.
Trustee Eckert thanked Mayor Spaeth on behalf of the Board and stated that it was his hard work behind the scenes that led to the Village to the point we are at now.
Outgoing Trustee Collins echoed Mayor Spaeth’s comments and added that he was excited to see the progression of the current projects, citing the street light replacement, spillway walkway and potential dredging of the Little Lake.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business before the Board, motion was made to adjourn by Trustee Markiewicz, seconded by Trustee Collins and passed by voice vote with no one dissenting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Wendy L. Reu, Clerk
