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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-16-07 City Council Meeting Minutes A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on January 16, 2007 th in Council Chambers, 50 North 4 Avenue, Canton, Illinois. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENED THE MEETING, FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY NANCY WHITES, CITY CLERK. Mayor Heinze asked for roll call at 6:30 p.m. Present – Aldermen Joe Berardi, Jim Hartford, Craig West, Larry Sarff, Kevin Meade, Les Carl, Eric Schenck, Sonya Lewis. Absent – None. BILLS. Motion and second by Aldermen Meade/Sarff, all bills presented for payment be approved. Roll call. AYES – Aldermen Lewis, Schenck, Carl, Meade, Sarff, West, Hartford, Berardi. NAYS – None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, O ABSENT. Motion carried. TREASURER’S REPORT. Motion and second by Aldermen Sarff/Lewis, the Treasurer’s Report be accepted as presented. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. BUDGET REPORT. Motion and second by Aldermen West/Sarff, to accept the Budget Report as presented. Discussion. Kathy Luker thanked the department heads for keeping their budgets on target. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 2, 2007. Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/West, the minutes of January 2, 2007 be accepted and placed on file. The motion carried by voice vote, and was unanimous. MINUTES OF CLERCIAL COMMITTEE JANUARY 9, 2007. Motion and second by Aldermen Carl/Sarff, the minutes of January 9, 2007 Clerical Committee meeting be accepted and placed on file as amended. (The amendment is on page 9, last paragraph. Motion by Alderman Schenck was listed and he is not a member of the committee. The motion should read by Aldermen Meade/Carl.) The motion carried by voice vote, and was unanimous. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Finance. Council Action Payment #6 from Leander Construction for the Kilroy Pumping Station in the amount of $153,197.33.Motion and second by Aldermen Carl/Berardi, to approve the pay request of #6 from Leander Construction for Kilroy Pumping Station in the amount of $153,197.33. Roll call. AYES – Aldermen Berardi, Hartford, West, Sarff, Meade, Carl, Schenck, Lewis. NAYS – None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, O ABSENT. Motion carried. Payment #1 Laverdiere Sewershed in the amount of $77,000.85. Motion and second by Aldermen Carl/Berardi, to approve pay request #1 from Laverdiere for the Sewershed in the amount of $77,000.85. Roll call. AYES – Aldermen Lewis, Schenck, Carl, Meade, Sarff, West, Hartford, Berardi. NAYS – None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Motion carried. Dry Suit Purchase of 2, from Deep Blue Adventure. Motion and second by Aldermen Carl/Hartford, to approve the purchase of 2 Dry Suits from Deep Blue Adventure in the amount of $2,950.00. Roll call. AYES – Aldermen Berardi, Hartford, West, Meade, Carl, Schenck, Lewis. NAYS – Alderman Sarff. 7 AYES, 1 NAY, 0 ABSENT. Motion carried. Hotel/Motel Tax request for Marketing Plan. Alderman Carl said this was discussed and voted on at committee to deny the request. Vaccum Tanker Truck repair for wastewater treatment plant. Motion and second by Aldermen Carl/Schenck, to repair the Vaccum Tanker Truck at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the amount of $2,513.00. Discussion. Joe Carruthers the Wastewater Treatment Supt. mentioned that in June 2003 this same truck was to be rebuilt for $3,000.00. Decided then to repair at a cost of $740.00. Joe apologized for not having the paper work on this before the meeting. Roll call. AYES – Aldermen Lewis, Schenck, Carl, Meade, Sarff, West, Hartford, Berardi. NAYS – None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Motion carried. Legal & Ordinance. Council Action None. Informational. Alderman Berardi mentioned that Don Inmon had owned of 5 Sister Trailer Court, now the owner is Charles Belleney, and he named it West View Estates. The city found out Don Inmon was hauling in and out trailers, and the quick work of city attorney Chrissie Peterson, and city staff they stopped him. Chrissie Peterson also complimented the animal control officer Dustin Pollitt and fireman Dan Neptune for their time they put in on this. Alderman Berardi mentioned there were twenty (20) violations with stipulations that were noted. Community & Industrial Development. Council Action None. Negotiations, Grievance & Personnel. Council Action None. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR HEINZE – None. OLD BUSINESS: RESOLUTION – APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR PIPELINE CROSSING WITH KEOKUK JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Motion Second reading, read by title. and second by Aldermen Hartford/Meade, the resolution be adopted. Discussion. Mayor Heinze mentioned that the original cost was $500.00 and the city was able to get reduced to $1.00 for five (5) years. The motion carried by voice vote, and was unanimous. Resolution being #3781. NEW BUSINESS: RESOLUTION – CONCERNING THE SALE OF SURPLUS REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT 102 EAST ELM STREET. CANTON, ILLINOIS, (65 ILCS 5/11-76-2). Motion First reading, read by title. and second by Aldermen West/Sarff, the resolution be adopted. Roll call. AYES – Aldermen Berardi, Hartford, West, Sarff, Meade, Carl, Schenck, Lewis. NAYS – None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS 0 ABSENT. Motion carried. Resolution being #3782. ORDINANCE – PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 65 ILCS 5/5 et.seq. OF THE ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES DIRECTING THAT THE QUESTION “SHALL THE CITY OF CANTON, ILLINOIS ADOPT THE MANAGERIAL FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT?” BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR DETERMINATION BY THE CITIZENS OF CANTON, ILLINOIS AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION. First reading, read by title. EXECUTIVE SESSION - NEGOTIATIONS, GRIEVANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE – TO DISCUSS ALL UNION NEGOTIATIONS AND EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE. Motion and second by Aldermen Sarff/West, to go into executive session to discuss employee discipline. (There is no new information available for the discussion of all union negotiations.) Roll call. AYES – Aldermen Lewis, Schenck, Carl, Meade, Sarff, West, Hartford, Berardi. NAYS – None. 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT. Motion carried. The regular scheduled council meeting convened into executive session at 6:45 p.m. The executive session reconvened into open session at 7:10 p.m. Motion Adjournment. and second by Aldermen Hartford/Berardi, to adjourn. The motion carried by voice vote, and was unanimous. The regular scheduled council meeting adjourned at 7:11 p.m. ______________________________, Nancy Whites, City Clerk APPROVED: _______________________________, Rodney W. Heinze, Mayor .