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Board tables annexation-agreement amendment after developer pays fee in lieu
Summary
Village staff told the board McHugh Builders paid a fee in lieu for Lot 93 in Hannaford Farm, triggering a proposed amendment to the annexation agreement. The board tabled Ordinance 11A to allow further votes and confirm voting thresholds.
At its meeting, the Village Board considered an amendment to the annexation agreement for Lot 93 in Hannaford Farm after staff said McHugh Builders paid a fee in lieu of development obligations. The board opened a public hearing, heard staff explanation, and then voted to table Ordinance 11A until the next meeting to allow additional members to participate.
The matter matters because the payment in lieu would allow the village to release the property owner from certain future obligations under the original annexation agreement. A staff member told the board, "The village has received the file load payment for Lot 93 in Hannaford Farm. It's part of the process. Once we receive the file load payment, we have to amend the annexation agreement to release the owner of any future obligations." The staff member also said the first step was a public hearing.
Board discussion focused on the procedural next steps and the legal voting threshold. Village attorney "Attorney Garrigan" reviewed practice for annexation votes, saying, "I believe, typically, it's been a majority of the, the 3 quarter body including the president who needed 5 0 7 past for annexation hearings." In response, trustees moved to table the ordinance to the next meeting so the president and additional trustees could vote.
A motion to table Ordinance 11A was made, with a first from "Trustee Women" and a second from "Trustee Special." The motion to table was approved (tabled until the next meeting); specific roll-call vote tallies were not fully recorded in the transcript excerpt provided. Staff indicated the amended annexation agreement would return for further consideration and formal action at the next meeting.
No policy substance of the annexation amendment (for example, exact obligations released or new conditions) was debated in the excerpted discussion; the discussion and vote centered on procedure and sufficient trustee participation.
The board expects to take up the amended annexation agreement at its next regular meeting so members who did not participate tonight can cast votes.
