City of Mattoon City Council will meet on Tuesday, July 21.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
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 July 7, 2020 and Special Meeting July 10, 2020
2. Bills and Payroll for the first half of July, 2020
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 also ask you to state your name and address for the record as well as stand when speaking.
Presentation: Laura Ferry – First Mid Insurance & Michael White – Activate Clincs
NEW BUSINESS
1. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2020-2058: Approving payment in the amount of $37,500.00 for the annual NPDES permit fees for the operation of the Waste Water Treatment Plant. (Cox)
2. Motion – Adopt Special Ordinance No. 2020-1745: Granting a Special Use Permit at 422 Progress Drive for the purpose of constructing a solar farm. Progress Solar, L.L.C. – Petitioner (Gover)
3. Motion – Adopt Special Ordinance No. 2020-1746: Granting a Special Use Permit at 1021 N. 33rd Street for the purpose of constructing a solar farm. Serenity Solar, L.L.C. and Marilyn Degler McClean – Petitioners (Gover)
4. Motion – Adopt Resolution No. 2020-3098: Approving the continuance of a Local State of Emergency (Coronavirus COVID-19). (Gover)
DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
CITY ADMINISTRATOR/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY CLERK
FINANCE
PUBLIC WORKS
FIRE
POLICE
ARTS AND TOURISM
COMMENTS BY THE COUNCIL
Recess 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 120 (2)(C)(2)); litigation which is affecting the City and an action is probable or imminent (5ILCS 120 (2)(C)(11)); and the minutes of meetings lawfully closed for purposes of the semi-annual review as mandated by Section 2.06 (5 ILCS 120(2)(c)(21)).
Reconvene
5. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2020-2059: Authorizing the release of minutes appropriate for disclosure from closed sessions of the City Council and destruction of disclosed executive session minute audio recordings through December 2018. (Gover)
Adjourn
July 21, 2020 Virtual Meeting Details
At no sooner than 6:20 p.m., visit the Cisco WebEx meeting site by clicking the link below.
https://bit.ly/MattoonCC200721
Meeting number: 126 695 1814
Password: 20819
Join by telephone by dialing 415-655-0001 and use access code 126 695 1814.
Participants should be muted when initially connected to the meeting. If you wish to be heard during the public comment portion of the meeting, or wish to comment during the discussion period on an open motion, you need to send your comments in advance to the City Clerk’s office.
Your comments will be read into the record, or you will be called upon to speak at the appropriate time. Contact the City Clerk’s office before 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting by calling 235-5654 or by sending an e-mail to cityclerk@mattoonillinois.org. NOTE: All those speaking during the meeting must first identify themselves by providing their full name for the record.
https://mattoon.illinois.gov/download/city-council-meeting-2020-07-21/
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