Village Minutes 07.01.2026

VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES Wednesday, July 1, 2026 1) CALL TO ORDER at 6:01 pm ROLL CALL: K. HANDRICK-Present, M. AHRENS-Present, K. SORENSON-Present, K. PAUL-Present, B. PARLIER-Present, J. LAWRENCE-Present, A. CABRERA-Absent 2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3) RECOGNITION OF VISITORS a) Virtual Meeting Guidelines This meeting will be recorded and available upon request b) Public Participation at Government Meetings Virtual Attendance: Casey Krautkramer – Record Review 4) INTRODUCTION FROM ANDY WUETHRICH – CANDIDATE FOR 86TH ASSEMBLY Representative Wuethrich could not make it to attend meeting. No introduction from him. 5) APPROVAL OF JUNE 3, 2026 VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES MOTION – Approve June 3, 2026 Village Board Meeting Minutes Motion made by Paul second by Sorenson. Motion passed by voice vote. 6) REVIEW OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS a) GPM Southeast, LLC Operator Licenses i) Terri Mouw ii) Judy Ann Whitston Both applicants turned in required paperwork and passed background checks. Recommended for approval. MOTION – Approve Operator Licenses for Terri Mouw and Judy Ann Whitston Motion made by Parlier second by Ahrens. Motion passed by voice vote. b) Ben Leffel – Renewal for Home Bar & Grill Ben turned in required paperwork and passed background check. Recommended for approval. MOTION – Approve Operator License for Ben Leffel Motion made by Paul second by Parlier. Motion made by voice vote. c) Temporary Picnic License – Alois Dreikosen American Legion Post 469 – Fundays i) Operator Licenses – Anton Wiesman, Duane Handrick, Jeffrey Smith, William Buttke All required paperwork was turned in for the Picnic License and Operator Licenses. All Operators passed background checks. Recommended all for approval. MOTION – Approve Temporary Picnic License and All Operator Licenses for Alois Dreikosen American Legion Post 469 Fundays Event Motion made by Ahrens second by Parlier. Motion passed by voice vote. d) Class B Liquor License – The Blume Barn Moved to after Item 8a. Administrator Cherek confirmed the Application for a Class B Liquor License was received and both applicants, Alex Blume & Dana Blume, passed background checks. He stated the Village has at least 1 more Liquor License in their quota that can be approved. He recommends approval of the Class B License. MOTION – Approve the Class B Liquor License for The Blume Barn Motion made by Sorenson second by Paul. Motion passed by voice vote. 7) UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Monthly Permits Issued Cherek noted he approved 3 building permits, 1 sign permit – Menzner Hardwoods – N. Business Pkwy, 1 special event permit – The Kingdom of Wonders Circus, and has 1 utility permit with Frontier under review. Cassie Lang Village Clerk / Deputy Treasurer b) Discussion on N. Business Parkway Cherek stated he has been receiving calls about the posted speed limit of 25 mph being too low for that stretch of road. He believed it was agreed to be 35 mph, however the Police Department had the Street Department post the speed limit at 25 mph. Cherek, the Village Engineer – Vierbicher, and the Fire/EMS Department all feel 35 would be an adequate posted speed. He brought the item to the Board to discuss and to make an official decision on the posted speed limit. MOTION – Approve N Business Parkway posted speed limit of 35 mph Motion made by Sorenson second by Parlier. Motion passed by voice vote. Cherek further gave an update on the storm water issue that has been occurring on N Business Pkwy. Drain tile was installed on the north side of the ditch last month but the issue still occurred. On June 29 th a portion of the road was dug to the east side of manhole for additional drain tile installation. Cherek feels this will help the storm water issue; however, it comes at a price of about $15,000-20,000 to repair the dug-up patch of blacktop and curb. The Board requested Cherek speak with the Engineer about covering costs of the repair as they were aware of the potential issue and claimed it would be fine in the engineering process. c) Discuss and Approve Replacement of Village At-Large Joint Review Board Member Cherek informed that Board that at the 2025 Joint Review Board meeting, Village at-large member, Thomas Vetter, voiced interest in leaving the Board after many years of service. Cherek informed the Village Board that retired Village clerk, Luanne Wiesman, is willing to step in and fill that vacancy. Cherek recommends Wiesman. MOTION – Approve Luanne Wiesman as Joint Review Board Public Member Motion made by Paul second by Ahrens. Motion passed by voice vote. 8) NEW BUSINESS a) Review and Possible Action on Draft Conditional Use Permit for Alex & Dana Blume, dba. The Blume Barn Moved to after Item 6c. Cherek presented the Board with a Conditional Use Permit needed in order for the Blume Barn to operate their Private Event/Reception Hall in the C-1, General Commercial, zoning. It outlines conditions of their operation such as no parking on County Road B, lighting to not interfere with surrounding neighbors or traffic travelling on County Road B, campers are allowed but must be removed from premises within 24 hours of the event, must be adequate number of bathrooms to accommodate event size. The Conditional Use Permit was approved by the Plan Commission on June 23, 2026. MOTION – Approve Condition Use Permit for The Blume Barn Motion made by Paul second by Sorenson. Motion passed by voice vote. 9) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustees questioned the following bill payments: Check 49616 – Dodson Auto II – paved alley behind Pizza Market Check 49653 – VisuSewer – Cure in Place Piping pay request 2 MOTION – Approve Payment of Bills Motion made by Ahrens second by Sorenson. Motion passed by voice vote. 10) RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES None to discuss 11) FUTURE SCHEDULED MEETINGS: a) Special Joint Village/School Board Meeting – Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – 6:00 pm b) Special Joint Village Board/Utility Commission Meeting – Monday, July 20, 2026 – 4:00 pm c) Regular Village Board Meeting – Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – 6:00 pm d) Special Village Board – As Needed 12) ADJOURNMENT