City Council

MINUTES OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 21, 2010 The regular meeting of the Pontiac City Council was held on Monday, June 21, 2010 in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Russell called to order the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. The City Clerk was directed to call roll, and the following members of the Council were present: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. Absent: Myers CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Russell stated that there were five items on the consent agenda. He asked if there was a need to have any item removed for later discussion. Hearing none, motion made by Gabor, second by Mabrey that the items on the consent agenda be approved as presented. A. Motion by Gabor, second by Mabrey to approve the minutes of the June7, 2010 meeting as written. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. B. Motion by Gabor, second by Mabrey to approve payment of bills totaling $15,285.58 from the TIF I fund. On a roll call vote, motion carried 8-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Gabor and Mabrey. Abstain vote recorded: Panno C. Motion by Gabor, second by Mabrey to approve payment of bills totaling $194,083.10 from all other funds. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. D. Motion by Gabor, seconded by Mabrey refer to Planning & Zoning Board a special use permit filed by Lynn Mennenga. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. E. Motion by Gabor, second by Mabrey to approve a raffle license as requested by IAA Foundation. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. REGULAR AGENDA A. Ordinance 2010-O-017 Motion by Kallas, second by Gabor to approve Ordinance 2010-O-017, an ordinance increasing the fines of overtime parking in the limited parking zones as written. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. B. Resolution 2010-R-006 - Library Maintenance Levy Motion by Gabor, second by Schickel to approve Resolution 2010-R-006, Library Maintenance Levy as written. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. C. 4th of July Fireworks Funding Motion by Hall, second by Swartz to approve $3,000.00 to be given to the P.R.O.U.D. organization to help fund the Pontiac Fireworks for the 4th of July celebration. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. D. Ordinance 2010-O-018 Prevailing Wage Motion by Eckhoff, second by Swartz to approve Ordinance 2010-O-018 Prevailing Wage ordinance as written. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. E. Bid Authorization - Sewer Rehab Project Motion by Gardner, second by Kallas to approve the solicitation of bids once the City knows the funding for the Sewer project as been approved by the EPA. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9- 0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. F. Request for Proposals - Street Lighting Courthouse Motion by Eckhoff, second by Schickel to approve seeking for proposals for the work of street lighting adjacent to the courthouse and approve th typ of light poles to be used at a cost of $1,775 per post. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. G. Facade Grant - 207 W. Madison Street Motion by Kallas, second by Eckhoff to approve the Facade grant for 207 W. Madison Street not to exceed $11,778.50, with the expectation of the County helping towards the project. TIF monies will be used and Alderman Gabor will abstain from voting due to conflict. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall and Mabrey. Abstain votes recorded: Panno and Gabor. H. Rent Subsidy Request Motion by Kallas, second by Gardner to approve the rent subsidy request from Karen Schultz for a retain operation at 216 N. Main Street. The City will pay 100% the 1st three months, 75%, the second three months, 50% the next three, and 25% the last three months. TIF money will be used. On a roll call vote, motion carried 8-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Gabor and Mabrey. Abstain vote recorded: Panno I. Authorization to Solicit Price Quotations - Asbestos Removal Motion by Gardner, second by Eckhoff to solicit price quotations for the asbestos removal of the buildings that will be removed in the block south of the courthouse for the new parking area. TIF funds will be used. On a roll call vote, motion carried 8-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Gabor and Mabrey. Abstain vote recorded: Panno J. Designate Amtrak Parking Motion by Swartz, second by Eckhoff to approve the designation of parking for Amtrak riders on the East side of the 200 block of N. Vermillion Street, across from the Amtrak Station. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. K. Sidewalk Improvements 1. Motion by Eckhoff, second by Schickel to approve adding a new sidewalk on Ladd Street, west side, from Madison to Washington, and then from the south side of the river bridge to the intersection of Reynolds and Ladd Street at an estimated cost of $7.000.00. TIF money will be used. On a roll call vote, motion carried 8-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Gabor and Mabrey. Abstain vote recorded: Panno 2. Motion by Mabrey, second by Swartz to approve the engineering costs of a sidewalk on Rt 116 with IDOT approval at an estimated cost of $7500.00 to Farnsworth Group. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. L. No Smoking Rec Plex Motion by Swartz, second by Panno to proceed with a plan to designate a nonsmoking area at the Rec Plex. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. M. City Engineer Tabled until a future meeting Mayor Comments The Mayor announced that the City will follow the same policy as last year with regards to attending the IML Conference in Chicago due to the economy. City Council Comments Alderman Kallas thanked Dave Lopeman and his staff with their work on the City nuisance complaints of property. Administrator Comments None Public Comments Ellie Alexander with the Tourism Bureau told the Council about the continued bus groups coming to Pontiac, the journalists form the UK and the Cruise night. Executive Session Motion by Gardner, second by Schickel to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss Personnel, Litigation and Land Acquisition. No action is expected to be taken. On a roll call vote, motion carried 9-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Hall, Panno, Gabor and Mabrey. Adjournment With no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned Respectfully submitted, Sharon L. Dunham City Clerk