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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
HELD AUGUST 7, 2006
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Acting Mayor
Dave McClelland with all council members present at roll call except Dawn Thompson.
Staff members present were Gordon Beck, Russ Morrow, Steve Reynolds, Katie Miller
and Sue Marcum.
Minutes of the regular council meeting held on July 17, 2006, were approved
on a motion made by Jerry, second was given by Gary. Roll call: John Haney-yes,
Gary Koerner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes, Jerry Henson-yes, Butch Cook-yes, Shirley
Chancellor-yes, Dave McClelland-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Minutes of the August 3rd, 2006 Public Hearings held by the Zoning Board of
Appeals were approved on the motion made by Butch, second given by Gary. Roll
call: John Haney-yes, Gary Koerner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes, Jerry Henson-yes,
Butch Cook-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Dave McClelland-yes. Motion carried
7 yeas, 0 nays.
Ordinance No. 06-08-01-51, An ordinance approving a Special
Permitted Use and a Variation of side yard setbacks of the Municipal Code, Le
Roy, Illinois (Russ Baur, Automated Agri Systems, 508 N. Hemlock) was passed
on a motion given by Gary, second to the motion was given by Jerry. Roll call:
John Haney-yes, Gary Koerner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes, Jerry Henson-yes, Butch
Cook-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Dave McClelland-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas,
0 nays.
The second Zoning Board of Appeals hearing was for Scott Lopez, 202 Mockingbird
Lane. Specifically the request was for building height requirement of 15 feet
and total floor space requirement of 1000 square feet to allow for the construction
of a detached garage with a height of 16 feet and a total floor space of 1260
square feet. The action of the Zoning Board of Appeals was to recommend to deny
both variance requests. Motion was made by John, second was given by Gary to
approve the Zoning Board of Appeal’s recommendation to deny both variance
requests. Roll call: John Haney-yes, Gary Koerner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes, Jerry
Henson-yes, Butch Cook-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Dave McClelland-yes. Motion
carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Council received a copy of the tabulation of bids received for the MFT 2006
Overlay Project. The two bids were Rowe Construction Company, $68,407.00, and
H. J. Eppec & Co., $61,414.25. Perry Lewis recommended approval of the bid
received from H. J. Eppec & Co. Motion was made by Butch second was given
by T. A. to approve the bid from H. J. Eppec & Co. in the total amount of
$61,414.25. Roll call: John Haney-yes, Gary Koerner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes,
Jerry Henson-yes, Butch Cook-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Dave McClelland-yes.
Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Minutes of the council meeting held 08/07/2006 continued.
Perry told the council the plan for widening Center Street north of the high
school would increase the current driving width by no less than 3 feet. Perry
was directed to request alternate bids for concrete versus asphalt for this
project. The council agreed that Perry should proceed to present this plan to
the school.
Listed invoices in the total amount of $35,509.08 were approved for payment
on a motion made by Jerry, second was given by John. Roll call: John Haney-yes,
Gary Koerner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes, Jerry Henson-yes, Butch Cook-yes, Shirley
Chancellor-yes, Dave McClelland-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Motion was made by John, second was given by Jerry authorizing Patrick Engineering
Inc. to perform the services as detailed in the Proposal dated July 18, 2006.
The authorized budget is $41,900 and is not to be exceeded without prior authorization
by the City of Le Roy. Roll call: John Haney-yes, Gary Koerner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes,
Jerry Henson-yes, Butch Cook-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Dave McClelland-yes.
Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
John requested staff to research the total amount to date paid to Patrick Engineering
Inc. for landfill closure expenses. He also asked is Patrick Engineering could
provide a time schedule of the total project and what our current status is
in regard to this time schedule.
Acting Mayor Dave McClelland read a Proclamation for the Le Roy Park District
proclaiming Saturday, August 12, 2006 to be designated as “Le Roy Park
District Education and Fundraising Day.”
Motion was made by Gary, second was given by Butch to adjourn the regular council
meeting at 8:45 P.M. Roll call: John Haney-yes, Gary Koerner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes,
Jerry Henson-yes, Butch Cook-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Dave McClelland-yes.
Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Sue Marcum,
City Clerk