City Council

City of Edwardsville Council Proceedings August 04, 2015 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 Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer answered present on roll call. Aldermen Krause was excused. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present. Mayor Patton welcomed everyone in attendance and those viewing on Cable Channel 993 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 as follows: Approval of minutes of Council Meeting on July 21, 2015 Group Health Insurance Fund Report - $404,106.89 Roll Call on Consent Agenda: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Notice of Public Hearing on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. to consider a Montclaire Business Development District pursuant to 654 ILCS 5/11-74.3-1 was received for information and file. Citizens Commission presentation by Kristen Pfund as follows: After an Edwardsville Police Officer was arrested and accused of committing burglaries to local businesses while on duty, City Administrator Tim Harr asked a representative group of city residents to look into the operations of the Police Department and report to him on how the group saw the Police Department functioning. He was concerned that the Police Department had had a series of notorious events that were beyond the standards typically expected of the Police Department. While the normal functions of the criminal justice system were handling these events, public trust in the department had been brought to question and needed an immediate answer. A Citizens Commission that had unfettered access to the Department's policies, procedures, personnel and staff would spotlight issues that required immediate change. It was also expected that the Citizens Commission would exercise due diligence in their efforts as they were persons directly affected in the event this public safety component of city government was failing. The Citizens Commission has had formal and informal access to department personnel, policies and procedures, hiring practices and promotional practices. Confidential information on pending cases was not shared. The Citizens Commission has found that the trust and integrity we have come to expect of the Police Department continues today. The management of the Police Department is solid and the current Police Chief has a strong hand in maintaining the excellence of the Department. Commission members have comments and suggestions on how they see the Department progressing from this point and offer the following for city review and possible implementation: Suggestions to consider to further improve operations, morale, and professionalism. Police Officer Activities The Commission believes it would greatly benefit the community and Police Department if all sworn Police Officers were to get out of their cars more often during their shift and walk in the community and interact with citizens. By increasing contact with citizens you are establishing greater trust and communication within the community. Increase in continuing training Training as related to professional development is lacking. Responsibility for training is weighted extremely low in supervisory job descriptions. Trainings needs to be given a high priority. Communication: Decisions can be understood differently amongst ranks and shifts. Communication responsibilities should fall more to the supervisor to assess the policies and daily decisions that impact the subordinate. Feedback from the subordinate regarding the impact of policy and decisions on job performance needs to be encouraged by the immediate supervisor. Promotions The promotions process could be more valuable if the evaluations were more specific to the positions and duties performed, in addition a portion of the regular evaluation should include promotional readiness. When promotions are considered, field experiences and leadership skills do not seem to be weighted significantly compared to the current exam. Implementations of these findings depend upon the actions taken by everybody. (Chief, Officers, Patrol Officer, City Administration, City Council, Unions, and Citizens) Each group has their own agenda. Yet we all have a common bond, that of service to the Edwardsville Community. So, as implementation moves forward, all need to ask: “Are these decisions and actions in the best interest of the Edwardsville Community”? Implementation requires commitment. Everyone must make a personal decision to “make things better”. Only through personal actions that build trust and mutual respect can effective change occur. While we found opportunities for change and growth in the department. Overall, the committee was impressed with the professionalism and the acceptance of the internal charge to serve that is the basic purpose of the Edwardsville Police Department. Commission Members: Jean McGurk O’Brien, Bob Hulme, Paul Belobrajdic, Dan Corbetts, Diana Cuddeback, Robert Plummer, Kristen Pfund Council Recessed at 7:30 p.m. Council Returned at 7:40 p.m. Motion by Stamer, seconded by Stack, to approve a License to Conduct Raffle for St. Mary’s Catholic Church to begin selling chances on August 17, 2015 and ending on September 12, 2015. Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Stack, seconded by Butts, to approve a Class F Special Use Liquor License for Mike Shannon’s Grill for the Edwardsville Rotary Criterium” to be held on August 15, 2015. Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Stamer, seconded by Stack, to approve a Class F Special Use Liquor License for Recess Brewing, LLC for the Stephenson House fundraiser to be held at 409 S. Buchanan St., Edwardsville, Il 62025 on September 12, 2015. Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Stack, seconded by Butts, to approve a Resolution to Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement with Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Representing FOP Telecommunicators of the Edwardsville Police Department. Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Butts, seconded by Stack, to approve a Resolution to Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement with Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 397 of Edwardsville, Illinois and Vicinity on Behalf of the Employees of the City Clerk’s and Collector’s Offices Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. City Clerk Confirmed a poll of Council on July 27, 2015 to approve an Application for License to Conduct a Raffle for the Goshen Theatre Project with chances to be sold on July 28, 2015 through August 31, 2015. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, Motion Carried. Minutes of Finance Committee meeting on July 14, 2015 were received for information and file. Motion by Risavy, seconded by Stack, to approve Claims - $373,922.71. Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Risavy, seconded by Stack, to approve a Tourism Fund request for the “Edwardsville Arts Center” for funding the Edwardsville Art Fair to be held at City Park on September 25th thru September 27th, 2015 in the amount of $5,000.00 (½ of funds to be distributed at time of approval; ½ of funds distributed after accounting completion). Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room. Joint Meeting of Public Safety Committee and Public Safety Facilities Planning Committee will meet on Monday, August 10, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room. Minutes of Public Services Committee meeting on July 14, 2015 were received for information and file. Motion by Mallon, seconded by Stamer, to approve a Resolution Authorizing the Installation of Four (4) Small Cell Telecommunications Nodes and Related Equipment. Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Mallon, seconded by Risavy, to approve the Award of 4th Avenue Reconstruction Contract to Keller Construction, Inc. in the amount of $540,287.15. Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Public Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room. Minutes of Administrative & Community Service Committee meeting on July 16, 2015 were received for information and file. Motion by Louer, seconded by Butts, to approve an Ordinance Annexing Certain Territory to the City of Edwardsville, Illinois, Sharon N. Helms Trust, 7126 Goshen Road, PID 14-1-15-24-000-000-017 – Annexes an 81.45 acre tract on the south side of Goshen Road and East of the Ebbets Field subdivision. Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Louer, and seconded by Stamer, to approve an Ordinance Amending Chapter 118, Article II of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Edwardsville (Sewer) – Ordinance would repeal winter averaging of the sanitary sewer and bill sewer based off actual water usage year round (Held at ACS 07/16/15 to allow staff to provide estimated cost expenses for a second water meter (fka/deduct meter). Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Motion by Louer, seconded by Stack, Approval of Items forwarded for approval from Recreational, Arts and Special Events (RASE Board) from May 05, 2015 (Held at ACS 05/28/15): 1) Global Brew: Fall Beer Fest 10/17/15 – City Park Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Stack, Butts, Risavy, Mallon, Stamer and Louer voting aye. Motion Carried. Plan Commission Minutes of June 15, 2015 were received for information and file. Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes of May 26, 2015 were received for information and file. Administrative & Community Service Committee will meet on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room. Under New Business Mayor Patton informed the Council of the press release about the relocation of the township offices to the new Public Safety Facility. Discussions with the Township and the City to discuss ways to make the spaces work for both are expected next week. Council adjourned at 8:00 p.m. ____________________________________ Hal Patton, Mayor Attest: _____________________________________ Dennis W. McCracken, City Clerk/Collector