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Home My WebLink About01-21-1986 Council Minutes 54 A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on January 21, 1986 in Council Chambers. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENED THE MEETING, FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY MAYOR DON EDWARDS. Mayor Edwards asked for roll call at 6:30 p.m. Present: Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Sarff, Workman, Bohler, May, and Chapman. Absent: None. Mayor Edwards made the appointment of Harry G. Steck as the replacement of Alderman Peter Falcone. Alderman Sarff made a motion to accept the appoint- ment of Harry Steck as Alderman, Ward 2. Second was made by Alderman Kovachevich. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen Chapman, May, Bohler, Workman, Sarff, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 7 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT Alderman Steck was sworn in by the Clerk, and took his seat at the council table. The Mayor gave a profile of Alderman Steck to council members. The Mayor said he was the only man to come forward for the vacancy. Harry has run for office two times and is very active in the City. He and his wife, Carol, live on New Salem Drive, and have two children. Alderman Steck will take Alderman Falcone's place on the same committees that Pete was on. MINUTES OF JANUARY 7TH MEETING. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Workman to place the minutes on file. Voice vote, motion carried. BILLS. Alderman Kovachevich said a bill for Svob Enterprises should be added in the amount of $866.42, and also a bill for approximately $1200.00 for the Special Service Area. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Bohler to approve the bills with the additions mentioned to be paid. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, Workman, Bohler, May, Chapman. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT COMMUNICATIONS FROM CLIFF SAGASER - CITY ENGINEER. Cliff informed Council that we met today with officials from the Department of Transportation, Division of Water Resources regarding the $300,000. grant we are to receive. We dis- cussed what procedures we will be using, and they will send us a letter with a contract that we will be initiating. One important factor regarding this project is that the work can be done in house, if needed. We will employ a consulting engineer to help us, and this money can be used for that. We will make borings in the dam and take recommendations from the consulting engineer, as well as myself, and present to you a method of solving the problem. The intake tower will not be constructed until this is done, and then after solving this first problem, we'll build the intake tower. Alderman Sarff asked if we would have to bid for a consulting engineer? Cliff said engineers do not bid for work. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Legal & Ordinance. Council Action. Motion by Alderman Bohler, second by Alderman Zilly to get bids for the demolition of a house on West Maple Street. Voice vote, motion carried. Finance. Council Action. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Sarff, to pay Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly $150,000, on the bills owed by the City to them. Pat Wright said the exact bill turned in was for $187,000. She questioned how some of it was figured on the design of the West Side Plant because it's based on construction costs. She would like to have it explained in more detail before we actually make out the check. Cliff said he felt we should pay the $150,000. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen Chapman, May, Bohler, Workman, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman May to purchase a chair for the dispatcher at the police department, not to exceed $290.00. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, Workman, Bohler, May, Chapman. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT 35~ CONTINUED JANUARY 21, 1986 Community ~ Industrial Development. Council Action. None. Informational: Alderman Zilly told Council we have sent in our application to the Ford Foundation for a grant to the Enterprise Zone. Negotiations, Grievance & Personnel. Council Action. None. Informational: Alderman Sarff said we are in the process of reviewing the job descriptions. So far we have gone over the Fire Department the first night, and we will be continuing those on a dep~rtmental basis. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR EDWARDS. Mayor Edwards appointed Sherwin Gilpin to the Betterment Commission. Motion by Alderman Zilly, second by Alderman May to accept the appointment. Voice vote, motion carried. ~ Mayor Edwards announced that after a good many phone calls and help from many ~ sources, a decision had been made regarding funding for & K Foundry. At 4:00 p.m. I received a call from Mark Killion who is an aid to Mike Woelffer W at DCCA. He said the governor will release a statement granting the B& K m Foundry financing for Canton. There will be $2~0,000. given to the City of Q Canton in a grant that will be reloaned to B& K Foundry. During the final days of working out this agreement, both Dave Dorgan and myself ok'd placing $30,000. of the $50,000. that we are receiving through the graces of our legislators for the Enterprise Zone Loan Fund. I would like to have the Council concur with this committment, so that we car~ cantinue to work out this agree- ment. This means the City of Canton has already committed ~100,000, from our HHS Fund, and now we commit $30,000. more from our DCCA Grant for Enterprise Zone Fund. We would be in for $130,000., the state would be in for $250,000. and local banks would be in for $165,000. I would like to ask Council to concur with this $30,000, committment. Jim Malmgren advised that it should be in principal and subject to the agreement. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Bohler to concur with the $30,000. loan. The Mayor sai~ this would bring our revolving loan fund somew~iere around $800,000. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen Chapman, May, Bohler, Workman, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT OLD BUSINESS: ORDINANCE - GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO RALPH T. BOYD AND VERA L. BOYD TO CARRY ON A HOME OCCUPATION AT 510 WEST OLIVE STREET, CANTON, ILLINOIS. Second reading, read by title. The Mayor recommends passage of this ordinance. Motion by Alderman Bohler, second by Alderman Workman to place the ordinance on its passage. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen Kovachevich, Steck, Sarff, Workman, Bohler, May, Chapman. NAYS: Alderman Zilly. Motion carried. 7 AYES 1 NAY 0 ABSENT. OrdinancE being #1096. Discussion. It was recommended by the Mayor to require written findings of fact to accompany recommendations ~f Planning & Zoning. We need to clarify the language of the Home Occupations, Special Use Ordinance. Motion by Alderman Workman, second by Alderman Steck to send this ordinance to Legal & Ordinance Committee with attention being paid to the clause of goocis being sold on the property. Voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Alderman Zilly, second by Alderman Chapman to require written findings of fact from Planning & Zoning to be dealt with on an individual basis on home occupations, special use permits. Voice vote, motion carried. ORDINANCE - PROHIl3ITING PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH AVENUE B QETWEEN THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF WEST MAPLE STREET AND THE WEST CURS LINE OF WEST HICKORY STREET, Second reading, read by title. Alderman Bohler had a petition from a resident of this area to all~w parking from 6:00 a.m. to 6:~J0 p.m. Motion by Alderman Bohler, second by Alderman Workman to amend this ordinance `o allow parking from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on South Avenue B from 50' of the railroad to Oak Street. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen Chapman, May, Bohler, Workman, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT 35~ CONTINUED JANUARY 21, 1986 Motion by Alderman May, second by Alderman Chapman to send the amended ordinance back to Street and Alley Committee. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen May, Chapman. NAYS: Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, Workman, Bohler. Motion failed. 2~YES, 6 NAYS, 0 ABSENT Motion by Alderman Zilly, second by Alderman Workman to place this ordinance as amended on its passage. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen Chapman, Bohler, Workman, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS: Alderman May. Motion carried. 7 AYES, 1 NAY, 0 ABSENT. Ordinance being #1097. ORDINANCE - PROVIDING FOR AND REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION OF LEUYING AN ANNUAL TAX AT THE RATE OF .25% OF THE VALUE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING A CULTURAL CENTER TO HOUSE THE CANTON MUSEUM. Second reading, read by title. The Mayor recommends this ordinance be sent back to Legal & Ordinance for determination of the percent of value. Motion by Alderman Workman, second by Alderman Sarff to send this ordinance back to committee. Voice vote, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: BIDS - PROJECT #1, WEST SIDE RELIEF SEWER; PROJECT #2, SOUTH SIDE RELIEF SEWER AND PUMPING STATION. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Workman for the Clerk to open bids. Voice vote, motion carried. Clerk opened the bids, and they were read by Cliff Sagaser, City Engineer and Ted LaBelle of Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly. PROJECT #1 Bids were as follows: Colclasure, Inc. of Lexington, I1. $ 797,942.00 Hillyer Excavating of Macomb, I1. 701,090.00 Normoyle-Berg & Asso. of Rock Island, I1. 935,911.50 Ingledue Excavating of Macomb, I1. 719,493.00 (did not bid Proj. #2) Petersburg Plumbing of Petersburg, I1. 1,014,942.20 Brink Construction of Quincy, I1. 783,048.14 Caldwell Engineering of Jacksonville, I1. 824,898.50 Otto Baum & Sons of Morton, I1. 850,518.15 Wiegand & Storrer, Inc. of East Peoria 773,622.50 PROJECT #2 Bids were as follows: (if awarded both, deduct) Colclasure, Inc. $1,576.245.50 $24,000. Hillyer Excavating 1,377,905.00 Normoyle-Berg & Asso. 1,857,388.00 4% Petersburg Plumbing 1,849,781.81 30,000. Brink Construction 1,593,098.34 85,000. Caldwell Engineering 1,638,472.08 37,000. Otto Baum & Sons 1,635,039.42 10,000. Wiegand & Storrer, Inc. 1,496,892.85 G. A. Rich & Sons of Deercreek, I1. 1,747,742.11 (did not bid Proj. #1) Motion by Alderman May, second by Alderman Sarff to refer these bids to the Finance Committee. Voice vote, motion carried. ORDINANCE - GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO THE FULTON COUNTY REHABILITATION CENTER EXCLUSIVE TO COMMON ADDRESS OF 625 SOUTH FIFTH AVENUE, CANTON, ILLINOIS, First reading, read by title. ORDINANCE - AMEN DING TITLE 5 OF THE CANTON MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING THERETO THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER 9 RELATING TO THE INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTORS IN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES. First reading, read by title. The Mayor stated this ordinance is in conjunction with a program of the Salvation Army. Smoke detectors have been ordered by them and they will be in next week. The Mayor recommends suspension of the rules for passage of this ordinance. Motion by Alderman Mlay, second by Alderman Workman for suspension of the rules. Discussion followed. ~ 5'7 CONTINUED JANUARY 21, 1986 Alderman Sarff feels this ordinance would be unenforceble. Alderman Steck feels we need an awareness program instead of the ordinance. The Mayor said this is like an awareness program along with an ordinance. Alderman Steck asked if the city is responsible? Jim Malmgren said the potential always exists. Presently, Jim does not feel we would be liable. This would be legislated for public health and safety. Bob DeRenzy, Fire Chief, said he had received several calls about this. He said everyone has been for the ordinance. Roll call (for suspension of rules). AYES: Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Workman, Bohler, May, Chapman. NAYS: Alderman Sarff. Motion carried. 7 AYES, 1 NAY, 0 ABSENT Motion by Alderman Workman, second by Alderman Zilly to place the ordinance on its passage. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen Chapman, May, Bohler, Workman, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS: Aldermen Sarff, Steck. Motion carried. 6 AYES, 2 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Ordinance being #1098. RESOLUTION - TO LOCATE, CONSTRUCT, AND MAINTAIN A 24 INCH SANITARY SEWER LINE ~ ACROSS ILLINOIS ROUTE 9, SBI ROUTE 9, SECTION 41RS, STATION 103 IN FULTON COUNTY. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman ~ Workman, the resolution be adopted. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen Kovachevich, (V Zilly, Steck, Sarff, Workman, Bohler, May, Chapman. NAYS: None. Motion carried. W 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Resolution being #1132. ~ ORDINANCE - APPROVING a CONTRACT FOR SALE OF LAND FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT. Q First reading, read by title. Jim Malmgren said that ~ince this is a tax increment area, we will have to go through a procedure similar to what we did with the Vic and Barb Mason building. You have an ordinance without an agreement at this time, but this will allow us to get it published on time. You will have the agreement in your mailboxes in a few days. RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE ACCRUAL OF SICK DAYS BY FULL-TIME, NON-PROBATIONARY CITY EMPLOYEES NOT COVERED BY A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Sarff, the resolution be adopted. Roll call. AYES: Aldermen Chapman, May, Bohler, Workman, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Resolution being #1133. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Alderman Zilly, second by Alderman May, to adjourn. Voice vote, motion carried. Council adjourned at 8:12 p.m. . , CLERK ~ ~ c~r-x---~~2 APPROVED. ~~L MAYOR