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Home My WebLink About02-18-03 Canton City Council269 A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on February 18, 2003 in the Council Chambers at the Historic Depot, 50 North 4~" Avenue, Canton, Illinois. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENED THE MEETING, FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY CITY CLERK NANCY WHITES. Mayor Bohler asked for roll call at 6:30 p.m. Present -Aldermen Bob Molleck, Jim Hartford, Larry Sarff, Craig West, Les Carl, Kevin Meade, Jo Anne Shores, and Mary Fillingham. Absent -None. rr.. MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 4TH, 2003 MEETING. Motion and second by Aldermen Molleck/Hartford, the minutes of February 4`", 2003 be accepted and placed on file. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. BILLS FOR JANUARY. Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/Sarff, all bills properly approved be paid. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Fillingham, Shores, Meade, Carl, West, Sarff, Hartford, Molleck. NAYS -None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS. Finance. Council Action Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/Sarff, to allow the purchase of a pipe locator from National Water Works, in the amount of $3,200. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Molleck, Hartford, Sarff, West, Carl, Meade, Shores, Fillingham. NAYS -None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Motion carried. Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/Fillingham, to approve of the purchase of a Dnya-Fog Typhoon 1 Ultra Low Volume Applicator for $8,000; and pesticides of Pyethrin for $10,000, and Larvicides for $4,000, for mosquito abatement. Discussion. Alderman Carl asked if this issue could be referred back to committee, as Alderman Carl said he wants to do more investigation. Mayor Bohler mentioned that Clif has met with the state and county health departments, and 2 employees have had training, 2 more will have training, and Clif has done a lot of research. Clif O'Brien said, what I have said, at the committee meeting last week stands. What we can do is house cleaning. Alderman Carl said, someone told him, its just the opposite of what Clif has said, as spraying is not that good. Clif said he has talked with Dr. Novak from the Illinois Public Health and believes he knows what is needed to rid the town of mosquitoes. Mayor Bohler stated that other towns are spraying, and they did not go into this without investigating it first. Alderman Hartford said, this is very important that we get started on this right away. Alderman Sarff asked Clif if this could wait for 2 weeks, and Clif said it could. Alderman Hartford/Fillingham motion and second withdrawn. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. Motion and second by Aldermen Meade/Shores, to send the consideration of mosquito abatement to the Public Safety Committee. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/West, to approve of the fmal pay request of #13 from Leander Construction on the Filter Project in the amount of $5,000.00. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Fillingham, Shores, Meade, Carl, West, Sarff, Hartford, w.f..tt....l. ATAVQ i.r,...,. a nv~~ nArnvc !1 A~Q~ATT ra,,.;,.~,..,....,o,i,,,,~.,,.,,..,,~1~, 270 City Council meeting 2-18-03 Council Action None. Negotiations, Grievance & Personnel. Council Action None. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR BOHLER. Colin Edwards from Maurer Stutz spoke to the council about change order #2 from River City for the demolition of the Drow Building, and also, pay request #2 from River City on the demolition of the Drow Building. And retainage of 10% ($7,190.19) of the total amount of work completed through January 16, 2003, should be withheld. Colin said the demolition went fairly well. In the process of finishing up the wall, Clif O'Brien, Colin Edwards and David Maurer observed structure problems. The area of the common wall between the roof joists and the roof line is in very poor condition. The wall structure at this location is unstable due to loose mortar (having the consistency of dust), from a foot to 18 inches below the roof line. The contractor on the project had asked for an opinion. It was determined this is above and beyond the contract, and does need to be done or there will be potential problems. Also additional water proofmg, and more cleanup than was anticipated was done. The change order will increase the Contract Price $18,831.66 and will have to have extension of the Contract Time to March 22, 2003 as revised completion date. And a reasonable time frame completion of grading work with a date of April 17, 2003. The grading work is due to weather conditions. The $18,831.66 to the contract is for the following...sand & gravel $425.81; laborer and few supplies $701.85; removing brick, adding mortar, tuckpointing, waterproofing $16,414.00; removing plaster and wallpaper, materials and labor $1,290.00. Motion and second by Aldermen Sarff/Molleck, to approve of a change order #2 in the amount of $18,831.66 to River City Demolition for the Drow Building demolition. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Molleck, Hartford, Sarff, West, Carl, Meade, Shores, Fillingham. NAYS -None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Motion carried unanimously. Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/Sarff, to approve of pay request #2 in the amount of $21,570.57 to River City Demolition for the Drow Building demolition. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Fillingham, Shores, Meade, Carl, West, Sarff, Hartford, Molleck. NAYS -None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Motion carried unanimously. Motion and second by Aldermen Meade/Molleck, the appointment of Matt Johann as a paid on-call firefighter be confirmed. Discussion. Fire Chief John Stanko said this makes the on-call positions up to authorized strength. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Molleck, Hartford, Sarff, West, Carl, Meade, Shores, Fillingham. NAYS -None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Motion carried. Mayor Bohler commented that effective immediately there is a temporary halt on all promotions, hiring, and purchases of non-emergency vehicles. Last week was informed the City of Canton will receive $300,000 less in funding from the State. The City is not .« ~«.. «,..,.1 a«,... L.1.. ,.+ ~1.~ ,....o.,0..4 t:.r.o MAF~An .~..r1 c.annr.~ ~c~ S l~nrman T-r~rtfnr~/(~'arl 271 City Council meeting 2-18-03 Mayor Bohler thanked the Public Works department on the recent snow removal, and commended them for the great job. Citizens can contact their aldermen if they felt they have been missed. Alderman Meade said there is a lot of snow pilled up in front of the city building. Clif said the snow will be removed tomorrow. OLD BUSINESS: ORDINANCE -AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE WORKING CASH FUND TO THE HEALTH CARE FUND, AND DIRECTING THE CITY TREASURER TO MAKE TRANSFERS AS HEREIN SET FORTH. Second reading, read by title. Motion and second by Aldermen Sarff/Hartford, the ordinance be placed on its passage. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Fillingham, Shores, Meade, Carl, West, Sarff, Hartford, Molleck. NAYS -None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Motion carried. Ordinance #1749. NEW BUSINESS: Alderman Meade mentioned the "Midwest Living Magazine" this month has a picture of the `Palm Cafe' of Canton. This is nice to see our town listed. EXECUTIVE SESSION -NEGOTIATIONS, GRIEVANCE & PERSONNEL - POLICE CONTRACT. Motion Hartford/West, to go into executive session to discuss negotiations of the Police Contract. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Molleck, Hartford, Sarff, West, Carl, Meade, Shores, Fillingham. NAYS -None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Motion carried. The regular scheduled Council meeting reconvened into executive session at 6:59 p.m. The Executive Session minutes of Negotiations are not video taped nor minutes taken, as this is not required by law. ADJOURNMENT. Motion and second by Aldermen Molleck/Hartford, to adjourn. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. The regular scheduled council meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m. f ~{ , . ancy W rtes, City Clerk _----~ APPROVED: ', er M. Bohler, Mayor 272 A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on April 2, 2003 in the Council Chambers at the Historic Depot, 50 North 5`h Avenue, Canton, Illinois. (The regular meeting night was April 1, but due to election of Aldermen in all four wards, the meeting was changed to Apri12.) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENED THE MEETING FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY NANCY WHITES, CITY CLERK. Mayor Bohler, asked for roll call at 6:30 p.m. Present -Aldermen Bob Molleck, Jim Hartford, Larry Sarff, Les Carl, Kevin Meade, JoAnne Shores, & Mary Fillingham. Absent -None. MINUTES OF MARCH 18TH, 2003 MEETING. Motion and second by Aldermen Molleck/Hartford, the minutes of March 18`", 2003 be accepted and placed on file. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. COMMITTEE REPORTS. Public Safety & Traffic. Council Action None. Streets & Garbage. Council Action Motion and second by Aldermen Shores/Meade, to accept the low bid submitted by A.E.H. Construction Inc. for the Main Street & Elm Street intersection in the amount of $79,779.86 of MFT funds, and recommended by Maurer Stutz Inc. Discussion. Mayor Bohler commented that some people think the city can use MFT funds for any personal use out of the general fund. The MFT funds is stated to be used on street repairs only. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Fillingham, Shores, Meade, Carl, West, Sarff, Hartford, Molleck. NAYS -None. Motion carried. Lake, Buildings & Grounds. Council Action None. Public Works, Water & Sewer. Council Action Motion and second by Aldermen Meade/Carl, to authorize payment to Sewer Construction Inc. on Phase #1 Storm Building in the amount of $66,354.50. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Molleck, Hartford, Sarff, West, Carl, Meade, Shores, Fillingham. NAYS - None. 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