City of Mattoon City Council met July 5.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
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 of June 20, 2023.
2. Bills and Payroll for the last half of June, 2023.
3. Council Decision Request 2023-2385: Rescinding Council Decision Request 2023-2382, waiving the formal bidding requirement; and authorizing the purchase of 2024 Chevrolet E450 Traumahawk Ambulance from American Emergency Vehicles (AEV) in the amount of $281,746.11 and the mayor to sign the purchase order.
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.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Motion – Adopt Special Ordinance No. 2023-1861: Authorizing the purchase of 1.111 acres of real estate in the amount of $24,442 from Speer Re Holdings, L.L.C. and AJMA Holdings, L.L.C. for the Bike Trail/Hotel Connection Project; and authorizing the mayor and city clerk to sign the warranty deed. (Closson) 06-0-00562-001
2. Motion – Adopt Resolution No. 2023-3253: Approving the funding of Motor Fuel Tax funds in the amount of $275,296.42 for the milling and HMA resurfacing of the roads located on 14th Street, 6th Street and Melody Lane; and authorizing the city clerk to sign the document. (Phipps) 23- 00351-00-RS
3. Motion – Adopt Resolution No. 2023-3254: Authorizing the partnership with Rent Fun for the establishment of a self-service kayak rental system at Lake Mattoon and allocation of funds from the Revolving Loan Fund in the amount of $18,000. (Closson)
4. Motion – Adopt Resolution No. 2023-3255: Approving an updated Intergovernmental Agreement by and between the Illinois Office of the Comptroller and the City of Mattoon to allow access to the Comptroller’s Local Debt Recovery Program; and authorizing the mayor to sign the agreement. (Graven)
5. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2023-2386: Approving the cost proposal in the amount of $86,170 from Crawford, Murphy & Tilly (CMT) for the preparation of plans and specifications to replace the existing pump at the Lake Mattoon Raw Water Pump Station. (Closson)
6. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2023-2387: Promoting Dennis Cole to Assistant Public Works Superintendent with an annual salary of $67,000 effective July 6, 2023. (Phipps)
7. Motion – Adopt Ordinance No. 2023-5468: Adopting the amendments to Chapter 114: Liquor Control, Section 114.22 (F) of the Mattoon Code of Ordinances to increase the number of T-1 and T-2 Special Event licensing and to regulate fencing and operations of the events. (Hall)
8. Motion – Adopt Special Ordinance No. 2023-1862: Approving the petition for rezoning from R-1 Single-Family Residential to C-1 Neighborhood Commercial and granting a special use and a variance for the construction and operation of an Indoor Sports Facility with a Medical Walk-in Clinic. Petitioner: Mattoon Sports Complex, Inc. (Hall) 06-0-00587-001;06-0-00559-002
9. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2023-2388: Awarding the bid in the amount of $63,595 from Grant Western Abatement, Inc. for the City Hall Lead-Based Paint Remediation Project; and authorizing the mayor to sign the proposal. (Hall)
DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY CLERK
FINANCE
PUBLIC WORKS
FIRE
POLICE
ARTS AND TOURISM
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMENTS BY THE COUNCIL
Adjourn
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