City of Flora City Council met Sept. 6.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
OPENING CEREMONIES
At 4:30 p.m., Mayor Rick Slaughter called the Regular Council Meeting of the City of Flora to order and City Clerk Becky Burgess called roll. Present were Mayor Rick Slaughter, Commissioner Mike Genthe, Commissioner Phil Wiley, Commissioner Linda Spicer and Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher.
Others in attendance were City Attorney Bob Coble, City Administrator Mike Stanford, Chief of Police Guye Durre, City Clerk Becky Burgess, City Treasurer Jeremy Henderson, Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart, Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles, two guests and three media representatives.
Mayor Rick Slaughter led the Pledge of Allegiance and Commissioner Phil Wiley offered the Invocation.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Lee Beckham, Milano & Grunloh Engineer, gave a brief update to Council on the Unsewered Community Grant, the DCEO Grant and the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) Grant that he is currently developing.
Galen Bowen, Clay County Hospital representative, addressed City Council regarding an event they want to hold at Charley Brown Park.
A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL TO USE CHARLEY BROWN PARK ON OCTOBER 8, 2022 FOR THEIR EVENT, CCH CANCER AWARENESS BLOCK PARTY, WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SPICER; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WILEY.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR THE SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF FLORA WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER FEHRENBACHER; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WILEY.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
CONSENT AGENDA
The following items were listed under the Consent Agenda:
• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 15, 2022
• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 31, 2022
• APPROVE REQUEST FROM CHUCKIN' ACES DISC GOLF CLUB TO USE CHARLEY BROWN PARK ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 FOR A DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT
A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER GENTHE; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SPICER.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
Commissioner Phil Wiley gave a shoutout to all involved in the activities that are going on within the community, and he announced the upcoming Rotary Cemetery Tours and Ford Town USA scheduled for later this month.
Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher commented on the success of "Junktique Days" that was held over the weekend at Charley Brown Park. He also noted that the park was full of campers and it was good to see everyone enjoying the park.
City Administrator Mike Stanford presented the following:
A MOTION TO PASS A RESOLUTION OF FUNDING SUPPORT FOR THE ILLINOIS TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM CYCLE 15-2022 GRANT PROJECT WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER GENTHE; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FEHRENBACHER.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY OF FLORA, ILLINOIS BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN, AND STREETSCAPE PLAN WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WILEY; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SPICER.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
A MOTION TO PASS A RESOLUTION FOR MAINTENANCE UNDER THE ILLINOIS HIGHWAY CODE (IDOT) MFT FUNDS FOR STREET STRIPING IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,000.00 WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WILEY; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SPICER.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
A MOTION TO PASS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE NO. III-C (PURCHASING OF GOODS AND SERVICES) WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SPICER; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FEHRENBACHER.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
A MOTION TO PASS ORDINANCE NO. 22-3223, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 3, SECTIONS 2(G) REGARDING UTILITY RATES WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WILEY; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GENTHE.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
A MOTION TO PASS ORDINANCE NO. 22-3224, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A TAX INCREMENT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH FLORA COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #35 WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SPICER; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FEHRENBACHER.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
City Clerk Becky Burgess requested approval of minutes.
A MOTION TO APPROVE CLOSED SESSION MINUTES OF AUGUST 15, 2022, WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WILEY; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SPICER.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
City Treasurer Jeremy Henderson made the following requests:
A MOTION TO APPROVE CLOSING THE NAL PARKING LOT GRANT CHECKING ACCOUNT WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WILEY; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SPICER.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
A MOTION TO APPROVE CLOSING THE HOUSING REHAB GRANT CHECKING ACCOUNT WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WILEY; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FEHRENBACHER.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
A MOTION TO APPROVE CLOSING THE DOWNSTATE STABILIZATION GRANT CHECKING ACCOUNT WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SPICER; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WILEY.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
A MOTION TO APPROVE CLOSING THE UTILITY GRANT CHECKING ACCOUNT WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WILEY; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FEHRENBACHER.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
A MOTION TO APPROVE OPENING A DOWNTOWN CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAM CHECKING ACCOUNT WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SPICER; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GENTHE.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
A MOTION TO APPROVE OPENING A TIF - U.S. 50 CORRIDOR CHECKING ACCOUNT WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WILEY; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GENTHE.
Vote: Yes - Slaughter, Genthe, Wiley, Spicer, Fehrenbacher
No - None
Abstain - None; Absent - None
ADJOURN
At approximately 4:47 p.m., with no further business to discuss, Mayor Slaughter requested a motion to adjourn.
COMMISSIONER SPICER MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FEHRENBACHER. COUNCIL MEMBERS CONCURRED AND MAYOR SLAUGHTER DECLARED SAID MEETING ADJOURNED.
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