City of Mattoon City Council met April 17.
Here is the agenda as provided by the council:
6:30 pm Business Meeting
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Electronic Attendance
Consent Agenda:
Items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion. No separate discussion of these items will occur unless a Council Member requests the item to be removed from the Consent Agenda. If an item is removed from the Consent Agenda, it will be considered elsewhere on the agenda for this meeting. Prior to asking for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda, the Mayor will ask if anyone desires to remove an item from the Consent Agenda for public discussion.
1. Minutes of the Regular Meeting April 3, 2018.
2. Bills and Payroll for the first half of April, 2018.
Presentations, Petitions and Communications
This portion of the City Council meeting is reserved for persons who desire to address the Council. The Illinois Open Meetings Act mandates that the City Council may NOT take action on comments received on matters that have not been identified on this agenda, but the Council may direct staff to address the topic or refer the matter for action on the agenda for another meeting. Persons addressing the Council are requested to limit their presentations to three minutes and to avoid repetitious comments. We would ask you to state your name for the record as well as stand when speaking.
Public comments/presentations and non-agenda items
Presentation: Acknowledging the retirement of Fire Department Shift Captain Dennis Camfield after
more than 28 years of service with the City.
Presentation: Acknowledging the retirement of Fire Department Shift Captain Keith Orndorff after
more than 20 years of service with the City.
New Business
1. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2018-1836: Approving amendments to the budget for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2018. (Owen)
2. Motion – Adopt Special Ordinance No. 2018-1672: Adopting the budget for the fiscal year that begins May 1, 2018 and ends April 30, 2019. (Owen)
3. Motion – Adopt Resolution No. 2018-3015: Prescribing contributions required of Employees and Retirees who elect to participate in the group Health, group Medicare, and Life insurance plan of the municipality. (Owen)
4. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2018-1837: Approving the promotion of Captain Rex Barnes to Shift Captain and Engineer Michael Romine to Captain, effective April 3, 2018, due to the retirement of Shift Captain Camfield. (Hall)
5. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2018-1838: Awarding the 2018 Water Treatment Plant chemical bids to:
USALCO for Alum @ $0.1850 /pound
Hawkins for Ammonium Sulfate @ $0.2950 /pound
Brenntag for Ammonium Sulfate @ $0.2950/pound
Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. for Carbon Dioxide @ $0.0798 /pound
Polydyne for Cationic Polymer @ $0.4850 /pound
Brenntag for Chlorine @ $0.2450 /pound
Univar for Fluoride @ $0.3200 /pound
Hawkins for Permanganate @ $0.8650 /pound; and
Hawkins for Phosphate Blend @ $0.4900 /pound. (Cox)
6. Motion – Adopt Resolution No. 2018-3016: Approving Change Order #1 in the amount of $7,000 for the design fees associated with the Marshall Avenue Project from 9th Street to 14th Street; and authorizing the mayor to sign the Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement for Motor Fuel Tax Funds Addendum #1 with Upchurch & Associates. (14-00266-02-PV) (Graven)
7. Motion – Adopt Ordinance No. 2018-5405: Amending Section 35.01 Fees & Charges of the municipal code to update the Schedule of Fees charged by the municipality for liquor licenses, fireworks vendors, and cemetery niches. (Gover)
8. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2018-1839: Approving a $13,000 grant by the Tourism Advisory Committee from FY18/19 Hotel/Motel tax funds to the Mattoon Cobras for three softball tournaments (12th Annual Mother’s Day Tournament held May 11 -13, 2018; 2018 USSSA Schools Out Blowout to be held June 1-3, 2018; and 2018 USSSA State Tournament to be held June 15-17, 2018); and authorizing the mayor to sign the agreement. (Hall)
9. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2018-1840: Approving a $8,000 grant from Hotel/Motel Tax funds from FY18/19 to the Eastern Illinois University Athletic Department for the IHSA Boys and Girls State Track & Field Tournaments held at EIU on May 17-19, and 24-26, 2018; and authorizing the mayor to sign the agreement. (Hall)
10. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2018-1841: Approving a $2,275.00 grant from Hotel/Motel Tax funds from FY18/19 to the Eastern Illinois University Kinesiology & Sports Studies in support of the IHSA Girls Badminton Finals to be held at Eastern Illinois University on May 11-12, 2018; and authorizing the mayor to sign the agreement. (Hall)
11. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2018-1842: Awarding the bid of $194,586.87 from AJ Walker Construction for the replacement of the municipal parking lot located at NE corner 21st and Broadway Avenue. (Cox)
12. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2018-1843: Authorizing the purchase of one 2018 Chevrolet Impala Administrative Package in the amount of $23,279.00 from Miles Chevrolet in Decatur. (Gover)
13. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2018-1844: Authorizing the purchase of two 2018 Ford Utility Police Interceptor AWD squad vehicles in the amount of $57,200.00 from Morrow Brothers in Greenfield. (Gover)
Department Reports:
City Administrator/Community Development
City Attorney
City Clerk
Finance
Public Works
Fire
Police
Arts and Tourism
Comments by the Council
Recessed to closed session pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act for the purpose of the discussion of collective negotiating matters between the City of Mattoon and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees (5ILCS/20 (2)(C)(2)); the appointment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the City or legal counsel for the City. (5ILCS/20 (2)(C)(1)); and litigation is affecting the City and an action is probable or imminent (5ILCS/20 (2)(C)(11)). (Gover)
Reconvene
Adjourn
http://mattoon.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/citycouncil/041718.pdf
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