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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-25-1991 Mechanical Mechanical Committee City Council Chambers June 25, 1991 6:30 P.M. Members Present: Harry Steck, Dave Barnett, Dick Coay Others Present: Don Edwards, Clif O'Brien, Gary Orwig, Ray McKinney, Mike Elam, Chris Spears, Will Taggart, Ross Gardiner, Gladys Young, Don Hopper Public Safety & Traffic Committee Harry Steck, Chairman The first item on the agenda was the fire report. Bob DeRenzy stated the report was self-explanatory. No action was necessary by the Committee. The police report was next. Mike Elam informed the Committee there have been some changes in the report. No action was necessary by the Committee on the report. The ESDA report was next. Howard Williams presented the report. He stated there were no items for Committee action. Harry Steck informed the Committee there will be a John Keats fund walk for AIDS on September 14th. The committee forming the walk is looking for a secretary and a place to use as an office. Howard Williams has offered the ESDA room which has its own phone. Harry stated that the first choice is the Health Department. He stated that if there is a need for an alternate place, it would be brought back to the next meeting. Howard informed the Committee that the resolution passed on June 18th for the parade has been received and approved by the Illinois Department of Transportation. No further action was taken by the Committee and the Public Safety and Traffic Committee was adjourned. Streets and Garbage Committee Richard Coay, Chairman The first item on the agenda was a street light request. It was noted that Mr. DeMott of North Avenue H had requested the light in front of his house. He is located on the east side between West Locust Street and Old West Locust Street. Mayor Edwards stated that Mr. DeNbtt was not able to attend the meeting. He has experienced several flat tires and vandalism. Discussion followed concerning the location of the lights in this area and the city's policy. Mayor Edwards stated that this may be a matter where two or three of the neighbors should get together and get a security light for the area. A motion was made by Dick Coay and seconded by Harry Steck to deny the request for the street light. Voice vote. Motion carried. Landscape disposal was discussed next. Harry Steck stated that he had gotten several calls on the matter and experienced first hand a problem with dumping landscape waste. He stated that he had a load of trash and one bag of leaves. When arriving at the landfill, he was told that they would not accept his load due to the possibility of contamination eventhough the leaves were segregated from the balance of the load. Harry stated that along Fourth Avenue, there are bags of grass clippings and leaves. He asked that the city look at providing a drop off point for landscape waste. Discussion continued on the problems which would be encountered. Clif O'Brien stated that the areas were dumping is now occurring could be posted to prohibit the dumping. Committee agreed that this may be a deterrent. No additional action was taken by the Committee on the problem at this time. Property owned by the Assembly of God Church was discussed next. Mayor Edwards stated that he had received several complaints concerning dust from cars traveling on the church parking lot from Stonegate to Argonne. He instructed the Street Department to barricade the area at Argonne to prevent through traffic. Mayor Edwards stated that the church is interested in dedicating the right of way (60 feet) to the city. The question is, does the city want to accept this unimproved street. The city could accept the area and oil and chip the area between Argonne and Stonegate for traffic, or accept a dedication of Argonne extended. Discussion. Mayor Edwards asked Harry Steck to talk with the church to see if they would still be interested in dedicating 60 feet of right of way to the city for a through street. Harry agreed. No further action was taken at this time. The Committee discussed the area which will be widened due to Walmart and if turn lanes will be provided for the adjoining businesses. The turn lanes will not be provided as far south as Slaights or Marlee Drive, however, Mayor Edwards stated that he thought the area would end up with a four lane highway in the future north of town, which would be a state project. No action was necessary on this item. No further business was discussed and the Streets and Garbage Committee was adjourned. 2 Lake, Buildings & Grounds Committee David Barnett, Chairman The first item on the agenda was generators. Dave stated that this item was requested by Ray McKinney and Will Taggart to be tabled to the next meeting. Committee agreed. The lake patrol boat was next. Dave stated that Ray McKinney had asked that this item be tabled to the next meeting as well. Committee agreed. The ad-hoc committee was discussed next. Dave stated that the last time the lake ad-hoc committee met was in November 1988 when it presented its recommendations to the Committee concerning the lake and related areas. Dave asked if the ad-hoc committee should be a permanent committee or not. Discussion followed on the meaning of ad-hoc. No official action was taken except the consensus of the Committee members present was that a permanent ad-hoc committee was not necessary. The lake lot leases were discussed next. Mayor Edwards stated that there are problems with the motorcycle club. There were tracks from the leased area to the Zink farm property. The city was specific during discussion of a lease that the club would not be allowed on the farm property. Mayor Edwards stated that some of the areas in the area of the lake may be of no value to the city and the city may want to look at selling some of the land. He also stated that some lots adjacent to the lake have buildings that have been built without the benefit of a lease. Chris Spears stated that he is still waiting to hear on the Clean Lakes program. If the city is awarded a grant, it is a 50/50 grant with the city's portion being approximately $50,000. He stated that selling some of the land could provide the city with its portion of the project. Discussion. No action was taken by the Committee on these items. The sidewalk bids were next on the agenda. Mike Smith, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Tony Rolando addressed the Committee concerning a plan for the uptown sidewalks. Tony explained that the plan consists of 21 trees on three sides of the square, conduit running under the sidewalk for future lighting and brick trim at the corners. Mayor Edwards stated that he felt the city should go ahead and accept the low bid for the South Main Street area. He also stated that he had talked with the low bidder, Ed Pollitt, concerning planters. 40"x40"x30" tall planters can be purchased for $235 each. On the possibility of trees, vinyl barrels can be used or concrete wells placed in the sidewalk. This would hold the sand back and the dirt in for the trees. On the matter of brick trim at the corners, Mayor Edwards stated that Galesburg has started to replace some of the area due to a problem with the grouting not staying up to the top of the brick. Since these are to be handicap accessible, this could pose a problem. Discussion followed concerning using paper barrels for the trees and using a brick like impression for the corners with 3 '~1/ colored mortar. A motion was made by Dave Coay and seconded by Harry Steck recommending to the City Council the acceptance of the portion of the bid for the South Main Street area sidewalk. Voice vote. Motion carried. Discussion followed on the addition of conduit to provide for future decorative lighting and whether the bases for the lights should be set. A motion was made by Harry Steck recommending to the City Council the acceptance of the concept with the addition of the trees, conduit for lighting and decorative areas at the corners of the walks. Voice vote. Motion carried. The Committee discussed the possibility of two way traffic in front of Spurgeons. Two questions were discussed: Who will be served by two way traffic, and what traffic problems will occur with the two way traffic. Mayor Edwards suggested that Mike Elam look at the area concerning traffic and possibly Bob Anderson from an engineering stance. No further business was discussed and the Lake, Buildings and Grounds Committee was adjourned. Public Works - Water and Sewer Committee Jim May, Chairman In the absence of Alderman May, Alderman Barnett presided over the meeting. The first item was the discussion of the extension of the water main on Myrtle Street. Mr. Giebelhausen addressed the Committee. He presently owns lot 7 in section 7 of Village Square. He stated that approximately 300 feet of main extension is necessary to accommodate lots 6, 7, 8, and 9. There presently is an 8" main on Myrtle Street. Mr. Geibelhausen proposed to run a 4" main from the 8" main to accommodate the four lots. He stated that he had sent a letter to the administrator of the lots but has yet to receive a reply. Discussion followed. The Committee discussed the area and the possibility of further development in the immediate area. Mayor Edwards stated that the city put in the line on East Walnut Street and assessed the properties which would be served. When asked when the city could construct the line, Clif O'Brien stated that it could be next spring. He could put the line in tomorrow if the Committee wanted, but he had planned to finish the sludge removal this summer. Mayor Edwards stated that this extension would require an EPA permit, which could take 12 weeks, so next spring or possibly late fall would be the time this could be done. A motion was made by Harry Steck recommending to the City Council the approval of the concept to install the water line in the 1500 block of East Myrtle and a lien be placed on the properties not participating. Seconded by Dick Coay. Voice vote. Motion carried. 4 Skid loader bids were next. The secretary opened the bids with the results being on attached bid sheets. The bids were referred to staff for review with a recommendation to be brought to the next City Council meeting. Gary Orwig addressed the Committee concerning the east side plant. He stated that he had talked with Bob Anderson concerning the upkeep of the plant. He informed Gary that the sandblasting and painting of the plant would be approximately $20,000 plus 10~'/o fee for the specifications etc. Gary stated that this was budgeted and could take two to three months to complete. Discussion followed. A motion was made by Dave Barnett and seconded by Dick Coay to recommend this item to the City Council for consideration. Voice vote. Motion carried. Mayor Edwards informed the Committee of a problem with the chips plant, G.J. Recovery, at the enterprise park. He stated that he had sent a letter to them on May 30th concerning the sewer plant receiving chips through the sewer system. The letter asked them to solve the problem and provided 48 hours or be disconnected from the system. Gary again found a problem and a letter dated June 24th was sent to the company. This has not solved the problem. Gary Orwig stated that since last night and the morning, approximately 1 1/2 barrels of chips have come through the system. This is not a total - there is no way to determine how many of the chips are getting into the digester. Mayor Edwards stated that since the city has spent approximately $150,000 in cleaning the digesters, we do not want the chips in there. Discussion. A motion was made by Harry Steck to send city crews out to the chips plant and shut the business down until the problem is solved. Seconded by Dick Coay. Voice vote. Motion carried. At this time a motion was made by Harry Steck to convene in executive session for the purpose of personnel. Seconded by Dave Barnett. Voice vote. Motion carried. Executive session minutes are on file for review. The Committee adjourned the executive session and reconvened in open session. No further business was discussed and the Public Works - Water and Sewer Committee was adjourned. Kayma Duncan - Committee Secretary 5