Committee of the Whole

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES DEC. 14, 2015 Present: Mayor Burns, Ald. Bruno, Burghart, Cummings, Kilburg, Marks, Radecki, Simonian, Singer Absent: Ald. Maladra, Seno Staff Present: McKittrick, Dawkins, Babica, Tymoszenko, VanGyseghem 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairwoman Burghart called the meeting to order at 7pm noting that Ald. Maladra and Seno were absent. 2. APPROVE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES FROM NOVEBMER 16, 2015 AND REGULAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2015. Moved by Ald. Bruno, second by Ald. Marks V/V: 8-0 Motion carried. 3. ITEMS OF BUSINESS a. Review of Economic Incentive Policy as Adopted in November 2014. Moved by Ald. Marks, second by Ald. Bruno to Reaffirm the Incentive Policy as originally approved in 2014. V/V: 8-0 Motion carried. b. Recommend Approval of Certificate of Completion for Park Place Electrical Installations. Moved by Ald. Radecki, second by Ald. Bruno V/V: 8-0 Motion carried. c. Recommend Approval of Certificate of Acceptance for Prairie Ridge Electrical Installations. Moved by Ald. Marks, second by Ald. Singer V/V: 8-0 Motion carried. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES – DEC. 14, 2015 1 d. Recommend Draft Resolution Authorizing Bid Award and Contract to Midwest Well Services/Municipal Well & Pump in an Amount Not to Exceed $131,415.00 for Well No. 6 Rehabilitation. Moved by Ald. Marks, second by Ald. Singer Michael Lingl and Michael Harn with the Indiana-Illinois-Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting voiced their opposition to the recommendation to hire Midwest Well Services/Municipal Well & Pump based on prior practices within different communities. Harn presented documents for review related to the previous projects they claim were unsatisfactory in other communities (see Exhibit A). Ald. Cummings asked if they were protesting this contract because of union issues to which Lingl stated no. Craig Allen, a representative with Municipal, was present and provided background on the accusations that the III-FFC had raised. Ald. Bruno asked city staff if they were confident with the contractor to do satisfactory work. Supt. VanGyseghem and Dir. Babica both confirmed they would not have brought the recommendation forward if they were not confident with them. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: 7 Nays: 1 (Burghart) Motion carried. e. Recommend Authorization to Solicit Request for Qualifications to Secure Storm Water Utility Consultant for Possible Future Implementation of Storm Water/Drainage Utility. Moved by Ald. Singer, second by Ald. Bruno V/V: 8-0 Motion carried. f. Recommend Resolution No. 2015-114 Authorizing Execution of a Four (4)-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the City of Geneva and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 196 (IBEW). Moved by Ald. Cummings, second by Ald. Marks Ald. Simonian stated that he would not support the proposed agreement noting that it was not in the City’s best interest in a time of fiscal uncertainty with the State budget impasse and further stated that salary increases should be tied to the Consumer Price Index. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: 6 Nays: 2 (Simonian, Marks) Motion carried. g. Recommend Draft Resolution Authorizing Execution of PACE Subsidy Agreement Effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 Subject to FY2016-17 Budget Approval. Moved by Ald. Singer, second by Ald. Marks COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES – DEC. 14, 2015 2  After a request by Ald. Radecki for more details on the city’s costs related to this program, the item was deferred to Dec. 21, 2015 for a vote. 4. NEW BUSINESS Ald. Simonian offered condolences to Joe Stanton on the recent passing of his mother. 5. ADJOURNMENT On a motion by Ald. Simonian, second by Ald. Singer, the meeting was adjourned by unanimous voice vote at 8:37 pm. -Prepared by Recording Secretary Fornari COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES – DEC. 14, 2015 3