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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-06-05 City Council Meeting Minutes A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on July 6, 2005, in the Council th Chambers at the Historic Depot, 50 North 4 Avenue, Canton, Illinois. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENED THE MEETING FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY NANCY WHITES, CITY CLERK. Mayor Heinze asked for roll call at 6:30 p.m. Present – Aldermen Jim Hartford, Joe Berardi, Craig West, Les Carl, Kevin Meade, Rick Reed, Eric Schenck. Absent – Alderman Larry Sarff. MINUTES OF JUNE 17, 2005 COUNCIL MEETING. Motion and second by Aldermen West/Hartford, the minutes of June 17, 2005 be accepted and placed on file. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Public Safety & Traffic. Council Action Motion and second by Aldermen Schenck/Hartford, to approve the purchase of cell phones for the City of Canton from Nextel in the amount of $594.43 per month. Discussion. Alderman Berardi asked questions about the cost of the phones and how many the city would be buying? Mayor Heinze mentioned he had met with each department head to discuss the advantages. The city would be purchasing 18 phones plus one for the Economic Development Director when one is hired. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Schenck, Reed, Meade, Carl, West, Berardi, Hartford. NAYS - None. 7 AYES, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. Streets & Garbage. Council Action None. Lake, Buildings & Grounds. Council Action None. Informational. Alderman Reed mentioned that Lake Patrol would be checking to make sure the boats have stickers at the Canton Lake area. Public Works, Water & Sewer. Council Action Motion and second by Aldermen West/Berardi, the appointment of Maurer Stutz Inc. to a 3 year contract with the City of Canton, and recommended by the mayor, be confirmed. Roll call. AYES – Aldermen Hartford, Berardi, West, Carl, Meade, Reed, Schenck. NAYS – None. 7 AYES, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT. Motion carried. Motion and second by Aldermen Berardi/Reed, to purchase plaques for Billy’s Tap, Basement Dewatering, Official Time Out for improvements to their businesses buildings. Discussion. Alderman West said the city should not be buying plaques for businesses, that should be the Chamber of Commerce. Alderman Berardi said he did not disagree. Mayor Heinze asked what amount should be spent? Alderman Berardi suggested up to $50.00. Alderman Meade said he wants to know the cost and commends the businesses as this is impressive for the community. Motion and second withdrawn. Sent to Community & Industrial Development Committee. 1 Council meeting July 6, 2005 Alderman Berardi asked for Larrilyn Hoops who lives in the area of a dirt bike race track to speak as she received a ticket. She is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, CADC committee, and a business owner for 12 years. This area is in Ward 1 and she has become a victim. Mayor Heinze used the gavel and then commented, this is out of order, as this is a Council meeting. Alderman Berardi asked if this was not a public forum? Mayor Heinze answered it was. Alderman Berardi said anyone should be able to speak. Mayor Heinze, this is situation where someone wants to come here to do an evaluation of the police department. This is not an emergency and will not be heard tonight. Alderman Berardi said if you don’t want her to speak tonight she can come to my committee meeting. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR HEINZE. Mayor Heinze commented that the fire works this year was the best, and he heard that from a lot of people. Citizens called and wanted to volunteer. They were Tammy Reed for the parade, Jack Hall and Jim Nelson wanted to help raise funds for the fire works display, and they all did a really nice job. Police Chief Donald Edwards mentioned there has been a concern for improving the security of the City Hall building. At issue is the need to maintain secure areas while still allowing the public access, particularly to City Hall, during normal business hours. The present system is inadequate to meet the needs of today. The Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) of which the city is a member, recently announced grants for funds supplied by Homeland Security. One of these grants was for “target hardening”. Don said he applied for the City and received a grant in the amount of $28,920.00 to improve the security of the building. There is not requirement for matching funds from the City. The project is to upgrade the locks on about 20 doors utilizing a computerized access control system and proximity readers. Each employee and, if need be, visitors will be issued a card or key fob to allow them access to predetermined areas. Also the system can be programmed to unlock doors at particular times, i.e., normal business hours, to allow the public access. There will also be a feature to allow a person in the communications center to manually override the system and secure the building in the case of threat. Don is requesting to be permitted to develop specifications and put this project out for bids. Mayor Heinze asked if this is an emergency? Don said yes, as it needs to be done before the end of the year and it’s a lengthy process. Motion and second by Aldermen Carl/Hartford, to allow Police Chief Don Edwards to seek bids for alarm system for the City Building. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: ORDINANCE – REDEFINING THE SPENDING AUTHORITY OF THE MAYOR AND DEPARTMENT HEADS OF THE CITY OF CANTON. First reading, read by title. ORDINANCE – AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE WORKING CASH FUND TO HE HEALTH CARE FUND, AND DIRECTING THE CITY TREASURER TO MAKE TRANSFERS AS HEREIN SET FORTH. First reading, read by title. Alderman Schenck asked what is 2 Council meeting July 6, 2005 this? City Treasurer Kathy Luker mentioned that years ago $150,000 was done. Then came the need now for $390,000 to try to catch up. This will help but won’t take away the deficient in the Health Care Fund. The funds do have to be paid back into the Working Cash Fund. ORDINANCE – AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FOR ALL CORPORATE PURPOSES OF THE CITY OF CANTON, FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING MAY 1, 2005, AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2006. First reading, read by title. ADJOURNMENT. Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/Reed, to adjourn. Voice vote, motion carried. The regular scheduled council meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. ______________________________ Nancy Whites, City Clerk APPROVED:__________________________________ Rodney W. Heinze, Mayor 3