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Home My WebLink About04-20-1982 Council Meeting Minutes 241 A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on April 20th, 1982 in Council Chambers. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENED THE MEETING, FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY MAYOR DONALD E. EDWARDS, Mayor Edwards asked for roll call at 6:30 P.M. Present: Aldermen Kovache- vich, Hammond, Savill , Sarff, Grant, Carl , Clarke, Horr, Absent: None, MINUTES OF APRIL 6TH MEETING. Motion by Alderman Grant, second by Alderman Clarke, the minutes of April 6th be approved and placed on file. Voice vote, motion carried. BILLS FOR MARCH, Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Savill , all bills be paid. Roll call , AYES: Aldermen Horr, Clarke, Carl , Grant, Sarff, Savill , Hammond, Kovachevich. NAYS: None. Motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Finance Council Action. None. a Q Informational : A budget meeting is scheduled for April 21st for those departments who have not been scheduled before. Negotiations, Grievance & Personnel Council Action, None. Community & Industrial Development Council Action, Motion by Alderman Clarke, second by Alderman Kovachevich, to increase the maximum income for the grant from $6,000.00 to $7,500.00 annually. Roll call . AYES: Aldermen Kovachevich, Hammond, Savill , Sarff, Grant, Carl , Clarke, Horr, NAYS: None. Motion carried. 8 ayes 0 nays O absent, Legal & Ordinance Council Action None, Informational : The committee recommended that parking be eliminated on the North side of Van Winkle Drive, REPORT FROM THE CITY ENGINEER, Cliff reported that council never had approved the actual streets for the Hud money, those streets are: 11th Avenue from Walnut Stret to Chestnut Street Walnut Street from 5th Avenue to 11th Avenue Oak Street from 9th Avenue to 11th Avenue 6th Avenue from Anderson Place to Walnut Street 8th Avenue from Anderson Place to Walnut Street 7th Avenue from Wallut Street to Pine Street 9th Avenue from Oak Street to Grant Place 7th Avenue from Linn Street to Ssm Scott Street Sam Scott Street from 4th Avenue to 5th Avenue Motion by Alderman Clarke, second by Alderman Grant to approve designated streets for HUD improvements, Voice vote, motion carried. The city engineer gave an update on the city's water problem from this past week-end. Many basements were taking in water. The city has been 242 CONTINUED APRIL 20th, 1982 checking out man-holes to find out if they were causing the problem. Some of them had some obstructions, but since all water had not gone down, it was difficult to tell . Several residents came to council and expressed their concern to this problem. Cliff could not pinpoint any one reason for the water problem. The city attorney read from the city code book as to sump pumps being hooked up to the city's sewer system, which is illegal , and the city engineer stated that the city should enforce it. Council agreed to enforcing the ordinance and Alderman Carl asked that the city engineer report back at the next council meeting a plan of action. Mayor Edwards asked that the committee of Public Works, Water & Sewer help him in setting up a plan to implement. A1dbrmanHo rr was excused from the meeting at 7:21 P.M. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR EDWARDS. The mayor reported that the city attorney, city treasurer, Alderman Horr, Alderman Sarff, and the mayor went to Springfield last week to a meeting where they discussed Tax Increment, Special Service Areas, Special Assesments, General Obligation Bonds. The County Board has fromed a committee to study the economic climate in Fulton County. Several meetings have been held, tomorrow the mayor will be meeting with the Western Illinois Mayor's Association, which was derived from the Wester Illinois Regional Council . Alderman Horr returned to the council chambers at 7:25 P.M. Motion by Alderman Horr, second by Alderman Sarff, the appointment of Lloyd Williams 1131 E. Locust Street, to replace James Elam on the Fire & Police Commission. Voice vote, motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: ORDINANCE - AMENDING(TITLEIZ,1 CHAPTERII , PUBLIC CAMPGROUNDS AT LAKE CANTON Second reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman Hammond, Isecond by Alder man Grant, the ordinance be placed on its passage. Roll call . AYES: Alder- men Horr, Clarke, Carl , Grant, Sarff, Savill , Hammond, Kovachevich. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 8 ayes 0 nays 0 absent. Ei- v"' 9)y-A. NEW BUSINESS: ORDINANCE - REPEALING ORDINANCE #539, BEING AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING PRO- CEDURE UNDER THE URBAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. First reading, read by title. City Attorney Jim Malmgren reported that this ordinance and the ordinance repealing ordinance #543; the resolution deter- ming the boundaries of the southeast neighborhood strategic area; and the resolution determining the necessity and appropriatness of acquiring certain real property. The first two ordinances repeal each of the two ordinances passed in 1976. And the second of these two ordinances specifically abolishes the conservation board. The city attorney stated that as far as he is aware the conservation board cannot condemn any property, do not create any blight- ed areas or conservation areas in the city. The blighted area that we do have was created independently and that is the downtown area and created indepen- dently of this legislation. Once you have done away with the conservation board then you may pass resolutions. Before condemnation is instituted, you would have to pass another ordinance. The second resoltuion lets the city to take preliminary steps,but no final action. Motion by Alderman Clarke, second by Alderman Hammond to suspend the rules. Disucssion. Alderman Sarff asked if there was any reason to speed things up? 243 CONTINUED APRIL 20TH, 1982 Jim Malmgren City Attorney stated not from a legal point of view. Roll call . AYES: Aldermen Hammond, Savill , Carl , Clarke. NAYS: Aldermen Kovachevich, Sarff, Grant, Horr. Motion defeated. 4 ayes 4 nays 0 absent. ORDINANCE - REPEALING ORDINANCE #543, BEING AN ORDINANCE DETERMING THE CREATION OF A CONSERVATION BOARD AND PROCEDURE UNDER THE URBAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. First reading, read by title. RESOLUTION - DETERMING AND ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SOUTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGIC AREA OF THE CITY OF CANTON HUD THREE YEAR COMPRE- HENSIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND FINDING THE SAME TO BE A "CONSERVATION AREA." Motion by Alderman Horr, second by Alderman Kovachevich, to lay over until next council meeting. Voice vote, motion carried. RESOLUTION - DETERMINING THE NECESSITY AND APPROPRIATNESS OF ACQUIRING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE REHABILITATION OR RE-DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGIC AREA AND DIRECTING THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY. Motion by Alderman Horr, second by Alderman Kov- aachevich, to lay over until next council meeting. Voice vote, motion carried. a Q RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND, TO THE POLICE PROTECTION FUND, THE FIRE PROTECTION FUND, THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND, AND TO THE DISASTER FUND: AND, AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF MONEY FROM THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Clarke, the resolution be adopted. Discussion. Roll call . AYES: Aldermen Horr, Clarke, Carl , Grant, Sarff, Savill , Hammond, Kovachevich. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 8 ayes 0 nays 0 absent. Resolution being #934. RESOLUTION - REQUESTING PERMISSION OF THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANS- PORTATION TO CLOSE ILLINOIS ROUTE 9 & 78 ON LOCUST STREET AT 1ST AVENUE IN THE CITY ON MAY 15TH, FROM 11 :45 P.M. TO 12:30 P.M. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman Grant, second by Alderman Savill , the resolution be adopted. Roll call . AYES: Aldermen Kovachevich, Hammond, Savill , Sarff, Grant, Carl , Clarke, Horr. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 8 ayes 0 nays 0 absent. Resolution being#935. EXECUTIVE SESSION - THREATENED, IMMINENT OR PENDING LITIGATION. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Sarff, to adjourn the open session for the purpose of going into executive session. Voice vote, motion carried. Executive session began at 7:52 P.M. Minutes of the executive session are on file in the office of the city clerk. AJOURNMENT. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Kovachevich, to adjourn. Voice vote, motion carried. Council adjourned at 8:27 P.M. CITY CLERK APPROVED. MAYOR