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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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