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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-20-1986 Council Minutes 23 A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on ' May 20th 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 MAY 6 MEETING. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second ' by Alderman May, the minutes of May 6th be accepted and placed on file. Voice vote, motion carried. ' BILL~ FOR APRIL. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Zilly, all bills properly approved be paid. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES ' 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. O COMMUNICATIONS FROM DAVID LEEZER - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ~ D~REC~OR AND BUD~ET ADMINI3TRATOR. Th~ fire and police ~ chiefs brought in proposals that would update the phone = system for their departments. Over a 10 year period it ~ would save approximately $30,000. The committee instructed ' Q Dave to check out the same proposal for updating the phone system in city hall. Will be meeting with another phone representative this week, and a third representative next week. Once all scope of cost are in Dave said he would be bringing it up for review. The advertisement the City of Canton had in "Plant Sites & Parks," was a joint effort advertisement with the Fulton ' County Economic Development Corporation/Spoon River Marketing office. The total cost was $800 and was split in half. In the advertising index we were listed as Spoon River Illinois. My displeasure was voiced with a representative of "Plant Sites & Parks." I received a letter from an official of Farmers Home Administration. Some years back the city had a housing rehabilitation project. Some homes received grants, some received loans to rebuild a project. One home in particular received over $7,900 in rehabilitated services. They cannot pay back the money and a lien was placed on the property. This has happened on a couple of homes . The Farmers Home Administration has acquired this $7,900 rehabilitated service home. They are asking the city to release their lien for $500. The house will be listed at $5,500. Farmers Home will be losing over $20,000. Motion by Alderman Zilly, second by Alderman Kovachevich, to release the lien for $500 on property located at 342 E. Locust. Discussion. Alderman Sarff asked if there is any way we can get more money? David Leezer said no, as its been a past practice. And ' its a take it or leave it situation. Roll call. AYES ~ - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly. NAYS - Aldermen Steck, Sarff, May, Chapman. Motion defeated. 2 AYES 4 NAYS 2 ABSENT. 24 CONTINUED May 20, 1986 Mayor Edwards reported that a call came from State Representative Tom Homer on Friday of last week, the governor 's office needed a clarification if the city will offer free ground? We did not establish the fact in our proposal, as we don't have the money to purchase land we may not need. Mayor Edwards said he went ahead and committed the city, and offered free ground for a prison. I'll do all I can to see that more than the city pays for it. I'll ask the county since we've had county wide support. We have contacted MSD for property and they have assured us the ground will be available on a long term pay. They also stated they have a policy where they can't give land away. I want the council to back up the free ground offer. We have $46,000 from the Enterprise Loan Fund to use as a down payment. Motion by Alderman May, second by Alderman Chapman, to approve the availability of free ground to DOC for a correctional facility in Canton. Discussion. Alderman : Chapman asked if the price could be made for public record? Mayor Edwards said the price would be on appraised value. We could be purchasing as much as 80 to 100 acres. Mayor Edwards said the price could vary from $150,000 to $225,000. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. COMMUNYCATO~S FR~M C~IF~ SAGASER - CITY H1~iG~. Cliff said he had received a letter from IDOT saying that the balance of $225, 000 for repairs to the dam and Water Intake Structure at Canton Lake has been released and is available for expenditure under terms of the agreement dated March 3rd, 1986 between the City of Canton and IDOT. There's been a weeks delay in the report from the consulting engineer. We won't receive that report until the week . of June 6th because the computer of the sub contractor has broke down and delayed their report to Daily & Associates. TCI Cable Television representative told the council that they will be doing maintenance work in the city tomorrow. They will be repairing the main trunk line, which will be going on most of the summer. The hours cable will be off is during prime time viewing during the day. PUBLIC HEARING - FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR IPR INC. AND TAKING FINAL ACTION ON A REQUESt - 7:00 P.M. , Mayor Edwards asked the audience for comments on the operation of IPR Inc. No comments were made from the audience. IPR was asked for comments. No comments were made by IPR. Council gave no comments. 25 , CONTINUED May 20, 1986 Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman May, to adjourn ' the public hearing and return to regular session. Voice vote, motion carried. Council reconvened in regular session at 7:01 p.m. COMMITTEE REPORTS: ! Finance. ' Council Action Motion by Alderman Kovachevich second by Alderman Sarff, to approve the MFT program in the amount of $248,343 as ' presented. Discussion. Alderman Kovachevich said that on E. Locust between 5th and 8th Avenue be added to the MFT program for sand seal. Cliff Sagaser City Engineer ~ said it would cost $7,050. ~ Cliff said he wanted something done with Park Court. The ~ cost would be $5,820. (Breakdown -$4,500 for sand seal = service, $1,320 for new concrete used in curbs, with the (n city crews pouring the concrete. Which would be 6 inches a wide and 6 inches deep). The motion to approve the MFT program be amended to add E. Locust Street from 5th to 8th Avenue at a cost of $7, 050 and Park Court at a cost of $5,820. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May, Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Voting on the motion as amended. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, KovaChevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Zilly, ~ to approve the bills of Daily & Associates in the amount of $3,784.94 and a bill of Whitney & Associates in the amount of $6,052.39 and be sent to IDOT for payment. Another bill from Daily & Associates in the amount of $2,039.34 (which council had set a limit of $2,000) only $2,000 of that bill be paid from the Water Department Fund. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May, Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion caried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Zilly to approve the change order on the sewer project at llth Avenue and the railroad crossing at a reduction of $1,913. The second change order is an increase in the contract to the problems encountered Tnlest of the railroad on Sam Scott, because of an old mine shaft. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alderman Zilly, to accept the addition of adding"White Court to lst Avenue sidewalk replacement at a cost of $3,000 in the downtown project. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May, Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Legal & Ordinance. Council Action None. 2f~ CONTINUED May 20, 1986 Negotiations, Grievance & Personnel. Council Action Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Kovachevich, to pay fireman Jim Smith 18~ accured sick days as Jim was granted a disability pension from the Fireman's Pension Board. Discussion. The city clerk asked why does council have to approve the paying of 18~ days sick when the union contract already allows it? Alderman Sarff said the committee had received the request from Jim Smith and acted on the request. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Steck the request of Jim Smith for 5 weeks vacation be denied as he was off on Workman's Compensation and all vacation time has been paid. Discussion. Mayor Edwards said he was paid by the city while off on Workman's Compensation and went thru the cycle of payment. Roll call. AYES Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May, Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Kovachevich, Randy Motsinger be retained as Electrical Inspector and placed on the city payroll. Discussion. Randy had resigned his full-time position with the Water Department, but has . to be on the payroll to be covered by liability insurance for this part-time position. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - Alderman May. Motion carried. 5 AYES 1 NAY 2 ABSENT. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. Council Action Motion by Alderman Zilly, second by Alderman Sarff, to reject the bid from John Poloney for the sale of property located at 559 E. Elm, at the bid price of $555. And rebid at a later date. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May. NAYS - Alderman Chapman. Motion carried. 5 AYES 1 NAY 2 ABSENT. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR EDWARDS. Mayor Edwards said there will be a sale of light bulbs by the Boy Scouts thru out the city. The mayor said he had already given his approval. Mayor Edwards asked Jim Malmgren City Attorney to attend a meeting on the Mausoleum. Jim Malmgren reported that there's been three meetings so far. The mausoleum in Greenwood Cemetery and the ground it sets on i s not owned by the city as far as we can find out. It was owned by a not-for-profit organization in the late 1920's. i 2~ CONTINUED May 20, 1986 , The organization fell into disuse and basically nothing , has been done to the Mausoleum subsequent to that time by the organization itself. The Mausoleum is now to a point where something has to be done. We've engaged in discussion and gone out of our way to make it very clear that were not in anyway intending to buy the city into these discussions. The discussions at this point have narrowed down to a request by the corporation that the city assume responsibility for the , care and upkeep for that Mausoleum in the future. We've indicated that the only way we would consider this is,it would first be put in a proper state of repair. And secondly the Mausoleum itself and the ground it sits on be deeded to the city and actually then be owned by the O city. There are a number of unused vaults in the building ~ that we would be in a position that we could turn around ~ and sale. = Persons who would be interested in this would want I'm m sure for the city to agree that we would provide care and Q perpetuity for those intern in the Mausoleum. The discussion is to the point where a committee could be appointed. The Mausoleum Association has a number of things to do before we can act. I would expect they will hold a new election of officers, so will know who were dealing with. At some point in time we will need the association to pass a resolution. And we would need the association to pass a resolution approving a deed of conveyance to the city. The repairs seem somewhere in the area of $6,000. My understanding is that the association would be willing to pay the repairs out of money on hand. Mayor Edwards referred the Mausoleum to the Legal & Ordinance Committee and appointed an Ad-Hoc Committee of those now serving on the Cemetery Board of Harold Wilson, Pat Wherland and Robert Anderson. Sometime ago we decided the lots that have not been paid at Lake Canton will be taken away from the lease holders. One such lot has been given back, lot #11 on the Northshore. The Chamber of Commerce was talking about downtown buildings again today. And Mayor Edwards said he wanted to keep the Legal & Ordinance Committe pushing on the condition of these buildings. Cliff Sagaser City Engineer will do some research of other communities on what they do about unslightly and burned out buildings. OLD BUSINESS: i Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman May to pay ~ expenses for Jim Malmgren City Attorney to go to Chicago to talk to MSD officials on purchasing the necessary ground for DOC so they can establish a correctional facility. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. 2~ CONTINUED Ma~ f9$6 NEW BUSINES: RESOLUTION - APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF IPR INC. FOR APPROVAL'~F SITE LOCATION. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman Zilly, second by Alderman Sarff, the resolution be adopted. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May, Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Resolution being #1157. RESOLUTION - INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE PARK DISTRICT. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Kovachevich, the resolution be adopted. Discussion. Jim Malmgren City Attorney stated the committee had approved a draft earlier, and new additions have been added. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. Resolution being #1158. Aqreement being #477. ORDINANCE - PROHIBITING PARKING OF TRAILERS, MOTOR HOMES, AND ANY NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS, ALLEYS AND WAYS. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Steck to bait rodents at what is being used as an open dump on West Locust Street and the bill reviewed before coming to council for payment. Cliff Sagaser City Engineer said the bill should be less than $200 to bait the rodents. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Steck, Sarff, May, Chapman. : NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 2 ABSENT. EXECUTIVE SESSION - IMMINENT/THREATENED, PENDING LITIGATION. E Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Kovachevich to go into executive session. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Sarff, Steck, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. Mayor Edwards asked that his wife and daughter be allowed to stay in the room. No one objected. Council recessed the regular scheduled portion of the Council meeting at 7:29 p.m. The executive minutes are on file for review in the office of the city clerk. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Alderman Chapman, second by Alderman May to adjourn. Voice vote, motion carried. Council adjourned at 7:53 p.m. ~ ~ ~ CIT CLERK , _ l ~ APPROVED~ . ~ ~ MAYOR