February 10, 2009                                                                  Regular Meeting

Mayor Franks called the February meeting to order with Sturtewagen, Gustafson, DeRycke, and Fulton present. Also present at the meeting were Don Sierens and John Roegiers.

Minutes
Sturtewagen, seconded by Gustafson, made a motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.

Monthly Bills
Gustafson, seconded by DeRycke, made a motion to pay the monthly bills. Motion carried. Under discussion was a bill from Martin Equipment of Iowa for work on the new backhoe. Fulton will research to find out if the bill is covered by warranty.

Police Report
Board members received a written report from Tim Wise showing 2 citations and 10 warnings for the month.

Economic Development Report
There was no Economic Development Report.

Update from Shive-Hattery
Land acquisition remains in negotiations on the Melvin Saad property and James Wildemuth Estate property. It appears that an agreement has been reached with Mr. Saad. A letter from his lawyer, signed by Mr. Saad, had been received. Verbally an agreement with the James Wildemuth estate has been made, pending monies spent toward farming that ground in the spring being added to the amount. The bid date will tentatively be April 24, 2009, with completion of the road in Spring of 2010.

Update on new concession stand
Construction has begun. DeDecker’s Hardware and Dierick’s Electric have been called to be ready once the shell is built.

Old Dump Truck
Board members discussed what to do with the old red dump truck. Fulton and Franks already had offers from people who wanted to buy the truck. The Hatzer-Nordstrom Spring Consignment Sale is approaching. It was decided to sell the truck to Mike Nordstrom for $1500.00.

Ordinance 313
An ordinance to amend the zoning ordinance of the Village of Annawan for a Planned Unit Development was prepared by Attorney Scott Smith and presented to board members. Voting on the ordinance was tabled to next month’s meeting due to the length of the ordinance and the absence of board members.

Extended Warranty for New Dump Truck
Board members discussed the need for an extended warranty. More information is needed about the current warranty before a decision can be made. No action was taken.  It will be on the agenda for the March meeting.

Zoning Change
A request for a zoning change from agriculture to industrial had been made by Patriot Renewable Fuels. Attorney Scott Smith has been made aware of the request.

Building Maintenance
Jerry Van Damme will be called to repair the leaky ceiling in the village board meeting room.

Adjourn
There being no further business, Gustafson, seconded by Sturtewagen made a motion to adjourn. Motion carried.

Julie DeSplinter

Village Clerk