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125 S. Center Street City of Collinsville Collinsville, IL 62234 Minutes - Final City Council Councilman Nancy Moss Councilman Jeff Kypta Councilman Jeff Stehman Councilman Cheryl Brombolich Mayor John Miller Interim City Manager Mitch Bair Corporate Counsel Steve Giacoletto City Clerk Kim Wasser Monday, April 11, 2016 7:30 PM Council Chambers A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER Mayor Miller called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. B. ROLL CALL Also present was Corporate Counsel Steve Giacoletto and City Clerk Kim Wasser. Present: 5 - Councilman Nancy Moss, Councilman Jeff Kypta, Councilman Jeff Stehman, Councilman Cheryl Brombolich, and Mayor John Miller Absent: 0 C. INVOCATION Delivered by Pastor Steve Gray of Discovery Family Church. D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE E. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITION/PRESENTATIONS F. BUSINESS PRIOR TO PUBLIC INPUT G. SPEAKERS FROM THE FLOOR Brett Swip of Extreme organization indicated they are determining on a weekly basis where to host their baseball games due to the poor conditions of the fields at the Collinsville Sports Complex. He spoke of recently hosting a tournament in Alton but is hopeful to be able to host upcoming tournaments at their home fields in Collinsville. Carol Presson indicated her daughter plays softball for Extreme. She mentioned deteriorating City of Collinsville Page 1 Printed on 6/20/2016 City Council Minutes - Final April 11, 2016 conditions of the sports complex and much needed maintenance. Jason Waligorski indicated his son plays for Extreme. He further explained that his family moved to Collinsville for its many amenities including the sports complex; however, due to the poor condition of the complex they have to travel to neighboring communities for home games. Alexa Becker, Director of Softball for Extreme, indicated she attended the tournament held in Alton. She also indicated this was the first Extreme hosted tournament held outside of their home fields in Collinsville. She spoke of the tournament and events. Pete Hoffman spoke of the Extreme organization as being builders of the community and wants to build Collinsville in a positive light. He spoke of the recent hosted tournament held in Alton instead of Collinsville and described it as being a bittersweet moment. He mentioned distributing welcome bags to participants that contained information about all that Alton has to offer. He indicated Extreme wants to promote such tourism for Collinsville. Bob DesPain spoke of his FOIA request regarding accessibility of training room. He mentioned a news article from 2011. Karen McReynolds asked Council to stop handing out TIF funds freely. She also spoke of Councilman Stehman's comments from the last meeting. She spoke of Councilman Brombolich. Mary Drumm spoke of Councilman Stehman's comments from last meeting. She spoke of the Mayor's comments regarding the Internet ordinance. She mentioned having a 7 member Council instead of 5. Phil Astrauskas read a quote from F.D.R. He spoke of expenses for moving a house and entrance signs. He spoke of former City Manager Scott Williams. He mentioned FOIA inquiries and Belleville News Democrat FOIA lawsuit. He also spoke of TIF expenditures and how funds are dispersed. Rob Dorman mentioned C.A.R.D. debt. He also mentioned attendance at the Council meetings. He gave a scenario of protecting your children from harm and associated that with the proposed TIF District. Don Koonce spoke of the history behind the D.D. Collins House and it's educational potential. He mentioned Uptown events and inquired of new event. He indicated all City residents should have access to free soil. H. COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS - MAYOR Mayor Miller spoke of a water main break that occurred on N. Center St. He thanked the crew for their efforts. He read a letter regarding property being cleared on Collinsville Rd. for new water treatment plant. He gave a brief overview of the new water treatment plant location. He thanked staff for their due diligence and efforts. City of Collinsville Page 2 Printed on 6/20/2016 City Council Minutes - Final April 11, 2016 I. COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS - COUNCIL MEMBERS None. J. COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS - CITY STAFF None. K. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Motion to Approve Payment of Bills for the Period Ending April 1, 2016 in the Amount of $461,748.81 Attachments: Agenda Item Report Board List 03-25-16 Board List 04-01-16 2. Motion to Approve Payroll for the Period Ending 3/25/16 in the Amount of $503,266.79 Attachments: Agenda Item Report BRD LST 03-25-16 3. Motion to Approve Minutes of the 3/28/16 Regular Meeting Attachments: Agenda Item Report 032816RegMtg.pdf 4. Resolution Appointing a Member to the Police Pension Board (Tamara Ammann) Attachments: Agenda Item Report Resolution Mayor Miller asked if the Council wished to pull any items prior to a Motion. No items were pulled. A motion was made by Councilman Moss, seconded by Councilman Kypta, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Moss, Kypta, Stehman, Brombolich, and Miller Nay: 0 Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 L. NEW BUSINESS 1. Resolution Establishing a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Consider a City of Collinsville Page 3 Printed on 6/20/2016 City Council Minutes - Final April 11, 2016 Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Plan and Project for the Proposed Southwest Corridors Redevelopment Project Area Attachments: Agenda Item Report Resolution Overview by Kim Wasser, City Clerk, who advised in keeping with Strategic Goal #4 and provisions of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, this resolution set the time and place for a public hearing regarding the proposed Southwest Corridors TIF District. The public hearing is set for 7:30 p.m. on June 13, 2016 and will be held as part of the regular City Council meeting. She indicated the proposed TIF District was previously discussed at a public meeting held on March 22, 2016. The TIF Plan, as prepared by PGAV, was distributed to Council and is on display at both City Hall counters and on the City's website. The Joint Review Board, consisting of representatives from each of the affected taxing districts, is slated for 10:00 a.m. on May 4, 2016. Councilman Moss commented that she would be voting against hosting the hearing as she does not support this TIF District plan at the present time. Councilman Kypta concurred. Councilman Stehman commented that he was in support of hosting the hearing in order to hear what the public has to say regarding the plan. Councilman Moss commented that she thought the public already spoke out against this redevelopment plan during the public meeting. A motion was made by Councilman Brombolich, seconded by Councilman Stehman to approve. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3 - Stehman, Brombolich, and Miller Nay: 2 - Moss, and Kypta Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 M. OLD BUSINESS 1. Resolution Supporting the Ability of Municipalities to Share Local Sales Tax Information with Outside Professionals Attachments: Agenda Item Report Resolution Talking Points A motion was made by Councilman Stehman, seconded by Councilman Kypta to remove item from being tabled. Councilman Brombolich inquired if there is additional or new information than previously given. Mayor Miller indicated there was. Motion carried by the following vote: Moss - Aye, Kypta - Aye, Stehman - Aye, Brombolich - Aye, Miller - Aye. Nay - None, Absent - None, Abstain - None. A previous motion was made on March 28, 2016 (last Council meeting) by Councilman Kypta, seconded by Councilman Brombolich to approve and allow discussion of resolution. City of Collinsville Page 4 Printed on 6/20/2016 City Council Minutes - Final April 11, 2016 City Clerk Wasser advised a detailed overview was previously done by Finance Director Tamara Ammann during the last Council meeting. City Clerk Wasser gave a brief overview and indicated Azavar Audit Solutions has asked the City to support Senate Bill 2933. This Bill will clarify that confidential sales tax information can be shared with outside consultants such as auditors, accountants, lawyers and other financial professionals. She indicated the Illinois Department of Revenue opposes legislation and has filed bills restricting the use of such sales tax data. Mayor Miller indicated he spoke with Brad Cole and Joe McCoy with the Illinois Municipal League (IML) regarding this issue. They indicated that third party auditors, such as Azavar, would not be privilege to this information. The IML has not yet taken a position on the ROTA-Share Information (Senate Bill 2933) but is under review. They indicated it may be beneficial for City's who use Azavar to support resolution. Councilman Stehman commented that he too spoke with representative from IML and concurred. Councilman Moss commented that she is in agreement. A motion was made by Councilman Kypta, seconded by Councilman Brombolich to approve. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Moss, Kypta, Stehman, Brombolich, and Miller Nay: 0 Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 N. CLOSED SESSION Mayor Miller asked for a motion to proceed into Closed Session to discuss in accordance with 5 ILCS 120/2(c): 1. Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline or performance of employees 3. The selection or performance of a person in a public office A motion was made by Councilman Brombolich, seconded by Councilman Stehman. to approve. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Moss, Kypta, Stehman, Brombolich, and Miller Nay: 0 Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 O. ANNOUNCEMENTS City of Collinsville Page 5 Printed on 6/20/2016 City Council Minutes - Final April 11, 2016 P. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Councilman Moss, seconded by Councilman Kypta to adjourn at 8:14 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Moss, Kypta, Stehman, Brombolich, and Miller Nay: 0 Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 City of Collinsville Page 6 Printed on 6/20/2016 City Council Minutes - Final April 11, 2016 ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL DURING SPEAKERS FROM THE FLOOR Below are the rules for input during City Council meetings as set out in Ordinance No. 4765 entitled “Ordinance Governing Speakers From the Floor During Meetings of the City Council and the Commission, Boards, and Sub-Bodies of Collinsville, Illinois”. Speakers may address the Council during the time designated as Speakers From the Floor on the agenda. RULE 1: Speakers shall be allowed only during “Speakers from the Floor,” or at any other time if requested by a member of the City Council. RULE 2: Input must relate to a matter under the authority of the City of Collinsville. RULE 3: Upon request by the meeting Chairman for speakers from the floor, a prospective speaker shall express the desire to speak, be recognized by the meeting Chairman, approach the designated podium, and state their name and general subject matter to which they will address the City Council. RULE 4: After establishing their identity, prospective speakers shall immediately address only the City Council. RULE 5: Each speaker is limited to four (4) minutes to address the City Council. No extensions will be granted and no time shall be compensated to the speaker resulting from interruptions by or discussion with the City Council, City Manager, or any other City officer or employee. RULE 6: Speakers shall address only the City Council collectively or its members individually. Speakers shall speak to issues and shall refrain from personal attacks on City appointed officials and employees. Speakers may not address issues related to pending litigation in which the City or its subsidiary bodies, officers, agents, employees, boards or commissions is a party. RULE 7: Speakers shall not be permitted to advertise, solicit, request, urge, summon, or cajole the City Council or the general public, except as otherwise provided for herein, with regard to any products, goods, services, information, gains, losses, advantages, consequences, or any other similar matter, notwithstanding that there may or may not be any pecuniary, monetary, financial or property gain, loss, or benefit to the speaker or any other person or entity. RULE 8: Speakers shall act and speak with decorum and conform to conventional social manners in speech, writing, dress, and behavior. The audience shall refrain from conduct that disrupts the meeting in any way such as clapping, booing, loud talking or outbursts. A speaker may be immediately terminated at the meeting Chairman’s discretion. RULE 9: Determination of breaches of this Ordinance shall be made by the meeting Chairman. The meeting Chairman customarily will warn the speaker or members of the audience of inappropriate behavior through one warning use of the gavel. Subsequent inappropriate behavior shall result in the immediate removal of the responsible parties at the discretion of the meeting Chairman. City of Collinsville Page 7 Printed on 6/20/2016