MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MAY 17, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Steve Dean with all the council members present at roll call. Staff members present were Steve Reynolds, Gordon Beck, Corey Edgington, Dave Jenkins, Scott Bryant, Jeff Clawson and Sue Marcum.
Included on the consent agenda were the City Council minutes from April 26, 2010 and invoices payable dated May 3, 2010 in the total amount of $196,181.88 and May 17, 2010 in the total amount of $92,530.05. Motion was made by T.A. and seconded by Dawn T. to approve the consent agenda. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-abstain, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, Dawn Thompson-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays and 1 abstain.
Motion was made by John and seconded by Boyd to approve the quote received from Midwest Equipment in the amount of $4,464.63 for installing a generator, and an additional $1,000 for the installation of the gas service at the south siren. Total cost not to exceed $5,500. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, Dawn Thompson-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 8 yeas, 0 nays.
Motion was made by Shirley and seconded by Boyd to allow the glass which was extracted from the building at 108-110 N. Chestnut Street prior to demolition to be placed on loan with the Historical Museum by the City of Le Roy. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, Dawn Thompson-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 8 yeas, 0 nays.
Motion was made by Dawn T. and second was given by T.A. to hire Bob Rychlicki of Kane & McKenna to give a presentation at the Tif Forum at a cost of $400. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-no, Julie Duncan-no, Dawn Thompson-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 2 nays.
The council was provided a copy of the proposed commercial property maintenance ordinance. Staff was directed to add language to the body of the ordinance specifying the regulations are for commercial zoned property only and then proceed to schedule a hearing with the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Minutes of the meeting held on 05/17/10 continued.
Mayor Dean requested the council to approve his committee appointments and other city appointments for the fiscal year May 2010 – April 2011 as listed (attachment to the minutes). Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-no, Julie Duncan-no, Dawn Thompson-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 2 nays.
Motion was made by Dawn H. and seconded by T.A. to approve the agreement with Striegel Knobloch & Company to perform the fiscal year 2009-2010 annual audit for the City of Le Roy at a cost not to exceed $11,500. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-no, Dawn Thompson-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 1 nay.
Staff reported to the council that several of the filter canisters at the water plant need to be replaced and the manufacturer has discontinued making them. The company wants the city to convert to a different style unit which would be a total cost of approximately $200,000 to $250,000. Staff reported that if the city could find 20 new canisters to purchase at a cost of $2,400 each, it would delay the conversion for a few years. Motion was made by John and second was given by Dawn T. to approve the purchase of 20 filter canisters for the water treatment plant at the purchase price of $2,400 each. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, Dawn Thompson-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 8 yeas,
0 nays.
Motion was made by Dawn T. and seconded by Shirley to enter executive session at 8:15 P.M. to discuss 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) 1, Personnel. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, Dawn Thompson-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 8 yeas, 0 nays.
The executive session ended at 9:10 P.M.
Motion was made by Boyd and seconded by Nancy to adjourn the regular session of the city council and enter the scheduled work session at 9:11 P.M.. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, Dawn Thompson-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 8 yeas, 0 nays.
Sue Marcum,
City Clerk