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A regular meeting of the Canton Citoyrt 4~AvenuehCantonJIllinois. 002 in the Council
Chambers at the Historic Depot 50 N
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPEN~TES CITY CLERK. FOLLOWED BY THE
INVOCATION GIVEN BY NANCY
Mayor Jerry Bohler asked for roll call Jo 6~e • ShoPess Mary Fll ghamlm Absent d,
Larry Sarff, Les Carl, Kevm Meade,
Aldermen Bob Molleck, Craig West.
MINUTES OF JUNE 18, 2002 MEETING. Motion and second by Aldermen
2002 be accepted and placed on file as
Hartford/Fillingham, the minutes of June 18,
printed. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Public Safety & Traffic.
Council Action
None.
Streets & Garbage.
Council Action
Motion and second by Aldermen Shores/Carl, to approve the request from White
Oaks Tap fora `Deer Garden' license for a fund raiser for Youth Acres on July 13th
from 1:00 to 11:00 p.m. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously.
Motion and second by Aldermen Shores/Meade, to accept the low bid from United
Paving Construction Company for the LAPP FY-03 Project M-5007 (016) in the
amount of $429,351.43. (The committee minutes reflect the bid was higher than
originally anticipated.) Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Fillingham, Shores, Meade, Carl,
Sarff, Hartford. NAYS -None. 6 AYES, 0 NAYS, 2 ABSENT. Motion carried.
Motion and second by Aldermen Shores/Hartford, to approve the purchase of a
rotary lift for the Street Department from Modal Marketing, Inc. in the amount of
$3,050 installed. Roll call. AYES o MAYS e2 ABSENT. Motion cla~Mdade, Shores,
Fillingham. NAYS -None. 6 AYES,
Lake, Buildings & Grounds.
Council Action
Motion and second by Aldermen CarUHartford, to approve $63,000 for asphalt
roads and parking lots at the Lake area, $2,000 for file to dry up the swamp, $2,500
for bathrooms, $10,000 for white rock, $1,000 to replace post/boat dock road and
parking lot, for a grand total of $78, NAYS None 116 AYES, 0 NAYS n2 IABSENT.
Shores, Meade, Carl, Sarff, Hartford.
Motion carried.
council members of a tour around the Lake area after the
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Carl, Meade, Shores, Fillingham. NAYS -None. 6 AYES, 0 NAYS, 2 ABSENT.
Motion carried.
Motion and second by Aldermen Meade/Carl, to approve the purchase of two Toro
Mowers at $14,400 each, for the Water & Wastewater Plants, and through the state
purchasing program. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Fillingham, Shores, Meade, Carl,
Sarff, Hartford. NAYS -None. 6 AYES, 0 NAYS, 2 ABSENT. Motion carried.
Motion and second by Aldermen Meade/Shores, to approve the purchase of vinyl
siding from Alexander Lumber (Canton) in the amount of $2,955.16 for the
Wastewater Treatment Plant main building and the two sheds at the Industrial
Park. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Hartford, Sarff, Carl, Meade, Shores, Fillingham.
NAYS -None. 6 AYES, 0 NAYS, 2 ABSENT. Motion carried.
Motion and second by Aldermen Meade/Hartford, to accept the low bid from
Seward Construction, Inc. for Phase 1 (b) storm building repair Project No. 234-
01129, in the amount of $263,697, contingent upon Ed Seward overseeing the
project. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Fillingham, Shores, Meade, Carl, Sarff, Hartford.
NAYS -None. 6 AYES, 0 NAYS, 2 ABSENT. Motion carried.
Motion and second by Aldermen Meade/Carl, to allow the Water Department to
purchase a billing module from LOCIS in the amount of $1,000 to inter phase with
Mid -America National Bank. (The committee minutes reflect...this will be through an
electronic debit that will offer more convenience to the Canton residents when paying
their bill. Mid-America National Bank will assist in promoting this service.) Roll call.
AYES -Aldermen Hartford, Sarff, Carl, Meade, Shores, Fillingham. NAYS -None. 6
AYES, 0 NAYS, 2 ABSENT. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR BOHLER. Mayor Bohler introduced Lt
Dean Putman to speak about an incident on June 21St. Dean mentioned that the Police
Department had received a call that a 18 month old Michael Davis fell into a pool face
down. Nine year old Keylee Kay Dugan rescued Michael and pulled him out of the pool,
got an adult to call emergency services. If she had not done what she did, Michael would
have drowned.
Mayor Bohler presented Keylee a plaque for her act of heroism towards another.
Mayor Bohler thanked the city employees participating in the first softball game. The
Police, Public Works and Fire Department employees participated. The police won the
trophy. Also, Mayor Bohler thanked those bringing the baked goods.
Mayor Bohler thanked the citizens for their donation to the Fireworks campaign.
Donations can still be made. Erich Thompson will provide the entertainment, he is a 25
year old singer.
Thanked Vicky Harper the Fulton County Treasurer as she contacted people in the area as
well as other areas for unclaimed funds from the state.
Mayor Bohler mentioned that he has received a request on, what can we do with yard
waste? Met with Clif O'Brien and he came up with a good idea. Clif mentioned using
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Meade, Carl, Sarff, Hartford. NAYS -Alderman Shores. 5 AYES, 1 NAY, 2 ABSENT.
Motion carried. Ordinance being #1730.
NEW BUSINESS:
ORDINANCE - PROVIDING FOR HANDICAP PARKING AT 162 EAST
CHESTNUT STREET. First reading, read by title.
ORDINANCE -APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING MAY 1, 2002, AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2003. First reading, read by
title. City Attorney Ron Weber commented that a public hearing will be held before the
regular scheduled council meeting, and Nancy Whites City Clerk will have copies made
available for those needing one. Anyone wanting to make comments can do so at that
time.
ADJOURNMENT. Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/Fillingham, to
adjourn. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. The regular scheduled meeting
adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
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Nancy Wh' s, City Clerk
APPROVED: ~~
Jerry . Bohler, Mayor
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