City Council

Village of Tilton Board Meeting June 18, 2020 6:00 pm Mayor Phillips calls the meeting order and roll call was taken. Trustee’s Barrett, Cornett, Finley, Sheets, Washkowiak and Wear are present. Trustee Sheets made a Motion to accept the minutes of May 21, 2020. Trustee Washkowiak seconded it. All six Trustees presents voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Sheets made a motion to accept the budget report and pay the bills plus other bills over $1500.00 as shown below. Trustee Washkowiak seconded it. All six Trustees present voted yea: Motion carried. VERMILION AUTO CORPORATION $8541.00 FOR MAY CLEAN UP BILL FROM THE DUMP SO FAR IS $10970.35 $6500.00 FOR FIREWORKS TO NOSTALGIA PYROTECHNICS $8000.00 TO ERH FOR MONTHLY SERVICES RIVER CITY ROOFING $6100.00 FOR CONCESSION STAND ARC ELECTRIC FOR NEW LED'S IN TILTON CITY HALL $1675.00 FEHR GRAHAM $87361.50 FOR SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS FEHR GRAHAM $2454 FOR G STREET FEHR GRAHAM $1604.50 FOR ILLINOIS JOBS NOW PROJECT MIDWEST ASPHALT $11550 FOR 2ND STREET MILES CHEVROLET FOR NEW TAHOE FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE $38747 RAHN EQUIPMENT $7719.95 FOR NEW MOWER STOPSTICK FOR NEW STOPSTICKS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT $2863 PAID OUT OF POLICE FUND STRYKER FOR NEW LUCAS DEVICE $15565.62 CN CUSTOM STEEL WORK FOR GARAGE DOOR OPENERS AT $1580.00 Trustee Sheets made a Motion for a Resolution, Resolution Number R20200618 to authorize Fehr Graham and Associates, LLC to prepare a second IEPA loan for improvements to the wastewater treatment plant and collection system for signature and submittal by the Village. Trustee Washkowiak seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Wear made a motion for a Fair Housing Resolution, Resolution Number R20200618A for the IEPA Grant Application. Trustee Washkowiak seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Wear made a motion for Resolution R20200618B - resolution committing local funds for G street improvements from 5th St to Emerson St. Trustee Washkowiak seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Sheets made a Motion for a Resolution, Resolution Number R20200618C to allow the Mayor to sign any document pertaining to the WWTP Grant Application needed for the deadline of June 30. Trustee Washkowiak seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Sheets made a motion to hire Josh Brown as a full-time officer Trustee Washkowiak Seconded the Motion. Trustee Cornett voted nay and Trustee’s Barrett, Finley, Sheets, Washkowiak and Trustee Wear voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Washkowiak made a Motion to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Danville for a fireworks display. The Village will pay $7500.00 and so will the City of Danville. Trustee Finley seconded the Motion. Trustee Cornett voted nay and Trustee’s Barrett, Finley, Sheets, Washkowiak and Trustee Wear voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Cornett made a motion to appoint Cassidy Warrick as Deputy Clerk. Trustee Washkowiak seconded the motion. Trustee Wear voted nay and Trustee’s Barrett, Finley, Sheets, Washkowiak and Trustee Cornett voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Washkowiak made a motion to give a one-time grant to TruGrit Fitness of $150,000.00 for a TIF Agreement. The grant will be given to TruGrit once construction of the building is complete. Trustee Sheets seconded he motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Sheets made a motion to create a new TIF District. Consultants Moran Economic Development and Attorney Ken Beth will assist in setting this up. Trustee Washkowiak seconded the motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Wear made a motion to upgrade our NPDES Permit to increase the capacity of the plant. Trustee Sheets Seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Wear made a motion to allocate $135,000.00 to the Motor Fuel Tax Program. Fehr Graham will be administering our MFT Program. Trustee Sheets Seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Wear made a motion to solicit seal coat bids for Keegan to 16th Street and King Street, 16th Street to 14th Street-see map for more details. Trustee Washkowiak seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee sheets made a motion to solicit bids for seal coating King Street to Keegan Street on Route 1 through the Motor Fuel Tax Program. Trustee Washkowiak seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Sheets made a motion to solicit bids for the property North of Dollar General in Tilton. Only businesses may bid for the property and the Village reserves the right to refuse any and all bids based on the best interest of the Village. Trustee Finley seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Sheets made a motion to close IDOT MFT Section 00027-Greenwood and 14th Street. Trustee Washkowiak seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Washkowiak made a motion to appoint Greg Phillips daytime dog catcher for $350.00 per month. Trustee Sheets seconded the Motion. Motion carried. Trustee Sheets made a motion to have Joe Gleisner vacate the alley located by 715 Ferndale. Trustee Cornett seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Trustee Finley made a motion to give Business Stabilization Grants in the amounts shown below totaling $65000.00. Trustee Wear seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried. Better Days Distillery Inc. $5,000 Green Jade Chinese Restaurant $5,000 Imagine Salon $5,000 Lupita's Family Restaurant $5,000 Paw A Day $2,500 R & R Travel $5,000 Rich's Family Restaurant $5,000 Robin's Bar $5,000 RR Fitness $5,000 Southgate Salon $5,000 Midwest Auto Dealers (Toyota) $0 True Grit $5,000 Vermilion Auto Corp $0 Danville Institute $5,000 Burger King $2,500 Saloon by the Rail $5,000 Trustee Sheets made a motion to adjourn. Trustee Washkowiak seconded the Motion. All six Trustees present voted yea. Motion carried.