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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-05-1986 Council Minutes 9~ CONTINUED October 21st, 1986 ' OLD BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: ORDINANCE - PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF PUBLIC BENEFIT TAX FUNDS IN THE PAYMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN JONES PARK. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman Workman, second by Alderman Steck, to suspend the rules for passage of the ordinance. Roll ' call. AYES - Aldermen Zilly, Steck, Sarff, Workman, Bohler, May, Chapman. NAYS - Alderman Kovachevich. Motion carried. 7 AYES 1 NAY 0 ABSENT. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Chapman, to place O the ordinance on its passage as amended to add the additional cost of 1 barrel of sealer for sidewalks at a cost of $346. Roll ~ call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Bohler, Workman, Sarff, ~ Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 8 ! = AYES 0 NAYS 0 ABSENT. Ordinance being #1118. m ORDINANCE - REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FOR THE OPERATION Q OF A PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO. First reading, read by title. ; The Clerical meeting was changed to November lOth due to Veterans Day on November llth. EXECUTIVE SESSION -IMMINENT, THREATENED/PENDING LITIGATION. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Bohler, to go into executive session. Voice vote, motion carried. This portion of the council meeting recessed at 8:07 p.m. The executive minutes are on file for review. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Chapman, to adjourn. Voice vote, motion carried. Council adjourned at 8:30 p.m. ~ f ' . CITY CL KK APPROU~RD : ~ MAYOR 98 A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on November 5th, 1986 in Council Chambers. ; PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENED THE MEETING FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY CITY CLERK NANCY WHITES. Mayor Edwards asked for roll call at 6:30 p.m. Present: Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May, Chapman. Absent: Aldermen Workman, Bohler. MINUTES OF OCTOBER 21st MEETING. Corrections to be added on Page 95 under the Legal & Ordinance Committee, the last paragraph the word "base" should read "cover." The sentence would read...items available are 25 bicycles, a cover for a fiberglass lift station, snow plow, car, and miscellaneous items. On page 97 the word "Mechanical" should read "Clerical." Motion by Alderman Steck, second by Alderman Sarff, the minutes as amended be accepted and placed on file. Voice vote, motion carried. - COMMUNICATIONS FROM DAVID LEEZER - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND BUDGET ADMINISTRATOR. Officials from DCCA will be in Canton on November 14 to monitor two of the CDAP contracts, Radio Shack, and CIC, which will be a general monitoring visit. , DCCA has issued a one year Enterprise Zone report of the 46 Enterprise Zones that are currently in Illinois. A written request has been sent to the Canton Park District and the School District in regards to our tax abatement ordinance to see if they would bring up those questions and adopt the ordinance for the Enterprise Zone Tax Abatements. Those would correspond then with the city, county, township, and the Spoon River College District. If the park district and the school district pass these ordinances every taxing body within the Enterprise Zone ,area will have passed tax abatement ordinances. The council had approved an extension two weeks ago to IPRI on their loan payments to the city, which was extended till today. They are not doing any business yet since they closed down, they have 6 employees working to modify the dryer system. Did not receive a clear answer as to when those modifications would be complete. The amount of $41,000 that is owned to the city in terms of RDLF and CDPA, the RDLA payment is due on December lst. The city has to pay the Department of Agriculture on December 31st. Those having outstanding loans to the city must pay by December lst. David reported that IPRI is in arrears of some $48,000. The interest rate on the city's payment is 70, IPRI pays 9~, which is set by federal mandates. Mayor Edwards said that IPRI has another investor and he would not recommend an extension of payment going beyond the next council meeting. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Chapman, to postpone payment of IPRI to the city until November 18th and for IPRI officials to attend the meeting and to submit a written report at that time. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. 99 CONTINUED NOVEMBER 5, 1986 COMMUNICATIONS FROM CLIFF SAGASER - CITY ENGINEER. Ray McKinney and Cliff Sagaser will be meeting with the IDOT ! officials and the city's consulting engineers Crawford, ' Murphy & Tilly, to review the report on the dam project. ' In that report we submitted several items which we indicated we would like to include in the project that was planned originally and to meet with them to finalize which of those extra items their going to allow us to spend money on. This is a change order of Project 1 for the West Side Relief Sewer, this work they want to do would have been for Project 5. Hillyer Excavating submitted prices on the items that were not in the original proposal. This work would have been on Project 5 that we authorized them to proceed. There O have been some changes and to make you aware of them, and get authorization based on these changes. This is basically ~ Project 5 that has been converted over to Project 1 as per ' ~ our instructions. The work that was on Project 5 in the = north half of the community is a sewer that's on Sycamore m Terrace. Project 5 has some man hole rehabilitation that a we may do ourselves. The rest of Project 5 is a sewer , extension and replacement down south of Hickory Street and crossing Hickory in the area immediately west of Main Street. ' There is some cost for work that is not normal to the project as Project One exist. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Steck, to approve the change order subject to the meeting that is to be held tomorrow. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May,Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Cliff Sagaser wanted permission to extend the repairs to ' the decorative sidewalk on East Elm Street as there are many jobs needing to be completed before winter comes. Mayor Edwards said it would not take much time to tear out that portion of sidewalk that needs repaired. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Kovachevich, if time and weather permits to replace the decorative sidewalk on East Elm Street this fall. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Public Safety & Traffic. Council Action None. Street & Garbage Council Action None. Lake, Building & Grounds Council Action ' None. Informational: A public informational meeting will be held on November lOth, 1986 at 7:00 p.m. at Wallace Park. The resource planning committee for the Canton Lake Watershed has been working for the past eight months on evaluating some of the resource problems in the water shed of Canton Lake. _ ~oo CONTINUED November 5th, 1986 Public Works, Water & Sewer. Council Action Motion by Alderman May, second by Alderman Chapman, permission granted to repair a 3 hp. air compressor for the Water Department totaling $415. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion caried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. A petition requesting a street be blacktopped in the 1100 block of South Avenue A between West Tamarack and West Beech be placed on file. Voice vote, motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR EDWARDS. The Liquor Commission met recently and approved a class F tavern license for Jack Wilcoxen at 144 East Elm Street, to be called the Old Fish Market. Motion by Alderman May, second by Alderman Steck, the Class F tavern license for Jack Wilcoxen at 144 East Elm be issued. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May, Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. EDC sent a letter asking for the second year's contribution of $3,655. Mayor Edwards sent this request to the Finance Committee. Mayor Edwards stated that Canton is a town that's had Fire & Police protection as well as other services for many many years. City's were formed years ago to provide that type of services. I don't think the citizens will stand for something less than the basic city services. Were going to have to make some very tough decisions in the next few months, and your probably going to be looking at adding on a Utility Tax or a Wheel Sticker Tax. The State Law mandates that we can not operate on a deficit. So we can not continue to operate as we are. Cable TV representatives briefed the council on all upcoming changes in the system. Their planning on rebuilding the system throughout the city. When completed the improvements to the system will be channel changes, converter changes, more channels by 3, better signals coming into the home, clearer pictures. Some easements will have to be acquired to make all of these changes. Mayor Edwards asked the Cable company to improve our access availability for our local broadcasting. They said they would be glad to check this possibility out tomorrow. Mayor Edwards asked that an Executive Session be aa~ded to the agenda for discussion of Personnel. The council verbally agreed to it. OLD BUSINESS: ORDINANCE - AN ORDINANCE REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT 505 E. LOCUST STREET. Second reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman May, the ordinance be placed on its passage as amended. Discussion. Mayor Edwards reported that the language has been changed in the legal description. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May, Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Ordinance being #1119. 101 CONTINUED November 5th, 1986 NEW BUSINESS: ORDINANCE - AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 5 AND AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 10 RELATING TO HANDICAP PARRING. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman May, second by Alderman Zilly, the ordinance be referred to the Legal & Ordinance committee. Voice vote, motion carried. ORDINANCE - GOVERNING THE USE OF WEAPONS AND FIREARMS. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman May, second by Alderman Zilly, the ordinance be referred to the Legal & Ordinance committee. Voice vote, motion carried. ORDINANCE - AUTHORIZING, DIRECTING AND SETTING THE DATE AND TIME FOR THE SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman May, second by Alderman Steck, the O suspension of the rules for the purpose of passage of the ~ ordinance. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly. NAYS - Alderman Kovachevich. Motion carried. u, 5 AYES 1 NAY 2 ABSENT. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman May „ the m ordinance be placed on its passage. Roll call. AYES - Q Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May, Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Ord #1120. ORDINANCE - ABATING 60$ OF THE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA TAX PREVIOUSLY LEVIED BY THE CITY IN SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NO. SIX FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING MAY 1, 1986 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 1987 BY ORDINANCE NO. 1116. First reading, read by title. EXECUTIVE SESSION - PERSONNEL. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman May, to go into executive session. Voice vote, motion carried. This portion of the council meeting recessed at 7:45 p.m. The executive minutes are on file in the office of the city clerk for review. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Steck, to adjourn. Voice vote, motion carried. Council adjourned at 8:45 p.m. / CITY CLERK APPROVED.~ ~ ~ MAYOR 102 A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on November 18th, 1986 in Council Chambers. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENED THE MEETING FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY MAYOR DONALD E. EDWARDS. Mayor Edwards asked for roll call at 6:30 p.m. Present: Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, Workman, Bohler, May, Chapman. Absent: None. BILLS FOR OCTOBER. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Steck, all bills be paid including a bill from Whitney & Associates from the Street Dept. in the amount of $399 and a bill from Fulton County Abstract from the Community Development office in the amount of $31. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Bohler, Workman, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. Employee of the month for October is Tracie Skaggs. She was given a plaque and recognized by council for her honor. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CLIFF SAGASER - A proposal will be brought before council for the painting of the two water tanks. An estimate of cost and proposal to accept bids for the painting of and complete stripeing of both tanks for the inside and outside of each tank which will be the procedure. The inside of the tanks have never been painted. Cliff feels the low cost is $125,000 and the high cost is $150,000. By taken bids on both, there's a possibility of being able to get both done at this price if were fortunate. The bids will be let at four increments so we can award any one. Change Order #1 for Project 1 of the sewer project for additional work on main street has been negotiated by Cliff and the price is now $66,286.40. The city auction was held November 15th, and the city collected $689. McMillen & Wife auctioneers were to be paid for their services, but instead offered their auctioneering services for free, Cliff expressed his appreciation to them. We are still withholding $5,110.92 on the sidewalk project as a 5~ retainer which is normally done this way until the contractor completes his work, and he has. Council needs to decide to pay this back or hold for another 30 days. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DAVID LEEZER - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND BUDGET ADMINISTRATOR. The Loan Committee had a presentation made to them from representatives of Phillips & Associates/Active English. The city loaned Phillips & Associates $75,000 for two years for the development of Active English and a industrial computer system called °'System George." They have completed Phase 1 and payments have been coming in on time. They are requesting an additional $29,600 for Phase 11 which is for "Marketing Inventory and Working Capitol." Bill Phillips thanked the council for having confidence and belief in their company. We ask for your consideration on this loan. Bil then made a presentation of a video tape of "System George.° The Loan Committee recommended a loan of $29,600 to Phillips & Associates pending approval from the federal government.