City Council

City of Edwardsville City Council Proceedings May 20, 2014 The regularly scheduled meeting of the Edwardsville City Council was held at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers with Mayor Patton presiding. Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause answered present on roll call. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present. Mayor Patton welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked if any citizen wished to address the Council. No one came forward. Motion by Stamer, seconded by Risavy, to approve the Consent Agenda. Mayor Patton read Consent Agenda items as follows: Approval of minutes of Council Meeting on May 5, 2014 (Sine Die) and May 6, 2014 Activity and Financial Reports: A. Reports of Elected and Appointed Officials: a) City Clerk/Collector – Monthly Financial Report (electronic distribution) b) City Clerk/Collector – Monthly Activity Report c) City Treasurer – Monthly Financial Report d) Police – Monthly Activity Report e) Fire Chief – Monthly Activity Report (Fire and EMS Services) f) Public Works Director – Building, Electrical and Plumbing Permits g) City Treasurer Quarterly Investment Report B. Circuit Clerk’s Report Group Health Insurance Fund Report - $394,618.58 Executive Session – Personnel (2) Executive Session – Real Estate Roll Call on Consent Agenda: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Recognition of George Edwards was made by Mayor Patton. Debbie Caulk offered Landmark Presentations to: 1) Wahl House, Gary & Benna Denue, 215 Commercial Street 2) Woodlawn Cemetery, 1400 St. Louis Street Motion by Stack, seconded by Butts, to approve the Appointment of Anna Harris to the Plan Commission. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Butts, seconded by Stack, to approve the Appointment of Megan Riechmann to the Plan Commission. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Stack, seconded by Louer, to approve the Appointment of Cara Lane to the Historic Preservation Commission. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Stack, seconded by Stamer, to approve a Class E Special Event Liquor License for the City of Edwardsville, Parks & Recreation Department’s annual McGauley Softball Tournament to be held from July 11th through July 13th, 2014. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Stamer, seconded by Stack, to approve a Class F Special Event Liquor License for the City of Edwardsville, Parks & Recreation Department’s annual McGauley Softball Tournament to be held from July 11th through July 13th, 2014. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. A Proclamation Recognizing Motorcycle Awareness Month was received for information and file. Council Meeting recessed at 7:35 p.m. and returned to Open Session at 7:40 p.m. Minutes of Finance Committee meeting on April 30, 2014 were received for information and file. Motion by Butts, seconded by Stack, to approve Claims in the amount of $548,749.52 (Regular) and $36,096.04 (Library) for a total of $584,845.56. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room. Public Safety Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room. Minutes of the Public Services Committee meeting on April 29, 2014 was received for information and file. Motion by Stamer, seconded by Butts, Approval of an Agreement for Resident Engineering Services with Jim McAdams. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Stamer, seconded by Risavy, Approval to Award the 2013 MFT Sidewalk Contract to Bruce Concrete Construction in the amount of $99,858.44. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Stamer, seconded by Risavy, Approval to Award the Grand Avenue Reconstruction to Kamadulski Excavating and Grading, Inc. in the amount of $1,092,892.15. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Public Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room. Minutes of Administrative & Community Service Committee meeting on May 1, 2014 were received for information and file. Motion by Louer, seconded by Risavy, to approve An Ordinance Amending Chapter 114 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Edwardsville (Designation of Stop Intersections – Governor’s Way Phase 1 and 2 (Establishes location of stop intersections for Governors Way Subdivision). Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Louer, seconded by Krause, to approve An Ordinance Amending Chapter 94 – Signs(Wind Banner Signs)(Allow use of wind banner signs as promotional signage and limits promotional signage to 28 days within a calendar year). Roll Call: Four Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Butts, Risavy and Krause voting aye. Three Nays, with Aldermen Stamer, Stack and Mallon voting nay. Motion Carried. Motion by Louer, seconded by Stack, to approve An Ordinance Amending Chapter 54 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Edwardsville (Historic Preservation)(Reduces membership from between 11 – 15 members to between 8 – 11 members and eliminates the position of treasurer). Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Louer, seconded by Stack, to approve Edison’s as Domestic Beer Vendor and Global Brew as the Craft Beer Vendor for Route 66 Festival. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Stamer, Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon and Krause voting aye. Motion Carried. Ordinance Amending Section 1250 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Edwardsville (Lot Coverage and Utilization) previously known as a Small Lot Overlay District (revised version implementing a Small Lot Overlay Review Committee) (First Reading occurred at City Council on 2/4/2014; Second Reading at ACS occurred on 2/13/14; Item withdrawn from 2/18/14 Council agenda for further review by ACS) Allows single family residence construction on lots between 40’ – 49’11” wide containing between 5,000 – 7,499 sq. ft. was filed for second reading. Administrative & Community Service Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room. Council recessed and went into Executive Session at 8:00 p.m. Council reconvened into Open Session at 9:35 p.m. Motion by Stack, seconded by Krause, to approve non-contract employee wage increases effective May 1, 2014. Roll Call: Five Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Butts, Risavy and Krause voting aye. Two Nays, with Aldermen Stamer and Mallon voting nay. Motion Carried. Council adjourned. _____________________________ Hal Patton, Mayor Attest: ______________________________________ Dennis W. McCracken, City Clerk/Collector