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Home My WebLink About01-07-1986 Council Minutes 350 A regular meeting of the Canton Ci~y Council was held on January 7th, 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, Sarff, Workman, May, Chapman. Absent: Alderman Bohler was ill and Alderman Falcone resigned. MINU3'ES OF I~ECEI~4BER 17 titi ~ MEETING , Correction on page 338 , the last paragraph, the last word should read 'January' not December. On page 339 top of the page the sentence reads...the Chamber of Commerce of Peoria, Canton, Quincy and etc., eliminate the word 'Peoria.' Motion by Alderman Zilly, second by Alderr_lan Workman, the minutes of December 17th be accepted and placed on file as corrected. Voice vote, motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CLIFF SAGASER - CITY ENGINEER. Bid letting on January 21st for the construction of Project 1 West Side Relief Sewer and Project 2 South Side Relief Sewer and Pumping Station. Six contractors have taken out specification sheets on the sewer project, Cliff said he has had complaints on a section of Canton Lake road going westerly. He suggested p~acing barricades at the east entrance to the boat dock and Sebree Road, at the end of that road. Another barricade South of the camping site on the East and T~est road that has access to the lake . Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman May, to direct the city engineer to place barricades at the lake road. Voice vote, motion carried. Cliff ine~ with Otis Michaels a specialist in soil and foundation work, and a consulting engineer firm. When Mr. Michaels went over the drawings of the dam he found a 1~ foot error in 1937 and again in 1940 where the spillway meets the old creek. What has happened, some 40 years ago after the dam was constructed, while the top of the dam hardened, making a type of arch over the core area, the core itself softened from minute erosion areas and eventually caved in. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Lake, Building & Grounds. Council Action None. Informational: Last year 309 boat licenses were sold, and out of that figure only 51 of those licenses were of the higher horsepower. The license sales totalled $6,272.00. Public Safety & Traffic. Council Action Motion by Alderman Workman, second by Alderman Chapman, the city accept $250 payment for the purchase of a mower belonging to the city and sold at auction, from the city engineer, and the city pay $250 to the city engineer for the purchase of a 1eve1 rod and Flue print machine. Roll call, AYES - Aldermen Chapman, Ma.y, Workman, Sarff, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 1 ABSENT 1 RESIGNED. Streets & Garbage. Council Action None. 351 CONTINUED JANUARY 7TH, 1986 Public Works - Water & Sewer. Council Action Motion by Alderman May, second by Alderman Chapman, to replace a chemical feeder at the water plant in the amount of $3,549. Roll call, AYES - Alderman Kovachevich, Zilly, Sarff, Workman, May, Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 1 ABSENT 1 RESIGNED. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR EDWARDS, Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Kovachevich, the appointments of Kevin Meade to the Zoning Board of Appe~.ls; and Mardelle Steck to the Betterment Commission be confirmed. Voice vote, rnotion carried. On January 9th a state health board meeting will be held in Chica~o for the Graham Hospital and the Health Care Retirement Corporation of America for a nursing care facility. Mayor Edwards is requestin~; that expenses ~ be paid for Cliff Sagaser City Engineer to attend this hearing for him. ~ Motion by Alderman Glorkman, second by Alderman Chapman, all expenses be paid for Cliff to attend this hearing. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen (U Chapman, May, Workman, Sarff, Zilly, Kovachevich, NAYS - None. Motion W carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 1 ABSENT 1 RESIGNED, ~ Mayor Edwards stated that $50,000 from the state has been approved in Q the Enterprise Zone funds, of which $30,000 will be loaned to B&K Specialty Casting. B&K Specialty Casting is experiencin~; financial probelms, and a meeting, is to be held in Springfield with DCCA, OLD BUSINESS: - ORDINANCE - GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO RICHARD STRENIlKEL AND PHYLLIS L. STREMMEL AT 109 EAST OAK STREET. Second reading, read by title~,~ Ll~~ion by Alderman May, second by Alderman Workman, the ordinance be plac ~ sage. Discussion. Alderman Zilly stated that the Planning & Zoning Commission did submit findings of fact, and all in attendance did not vote for all of the 8 findings. Roll call, AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Workman, May, Chapman, Ma.yor Edwards. NAYS - Alderman Zilly, Sarff, Motion carried. 5 AYES (Mayor voting) 2 NAYS 1 ABSENT 1 RESIGNED, Ordinance being ~~1093. ORDINANCE - AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTTNG THE T~2ANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE WORKING CASH FUND TO THE GENERAL CORPORATE FUND. Second reading, read by title. Motion by Alderman Kovachevich, second by Alc~erman Sarff, the ordinance be placed on its passage. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Workman, Sarff, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 1 ABSENT 1 RESIGNED. Ordinance being ~~1094. ORDINANCE - PROHIBTTING PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH AVENUE B BETWEFN THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF [~TEST MAPLE STREET AND THE [~TEST CURB LINE OF WEST HICKORY STREET. Seconc~ readin~;, read by title. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Kovachevich, the ordinance be returned to the Legal & Ordinance Committee. Discussion. Mayor Edwards asked why? Alderma.n Sarff said he had calls on it and would rath.er not ignore those calls he would rather send it to committee for more discussion. Voice vote, motion carried. ' ORDINANCE - APPROVING AND ADOPTING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE CTTY OF CANTON'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Second readin~, read by title, Motion by Alderman Zilly, second by Alderman Kovachevic,h, the ordinance be placed on its passage, Roll call, AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Sarff, Workman, May, Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 1 ABSENT 1 RESIGNED. Ordinance being ~k1095. NEW BUSINESS: RESOLUTION - TO LOCATE, CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN SAINTARY SEWER CROSSINGS UNDER ILLINOIS RT 9 AND 78. First reading, read by title. Motion by ~5~ CONTINUED JANUARY 7th, 1986 Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman May, the resolution be adopted. Discussion. Cliff Sagaser City Engineer said there will be another resolution similar to this in a few weeks. Roll call. AYES - Alder- men Chapman, May, Workznan, Sarff, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 1 ABSENT 1 RESIGNED. Resolution being ~~1130 . RESOLUTION - SUPPORTING A CORRIDOR FOR A FOUR LANE HIGHLaAY PROPOSED BY THE WESTERN ILLINOIS COALITION OF CHAMBERS OF CONIMERCE. First reading, read by title. Motion by Alderma.n Sarff, second by Alderman Workman, the resolution be adopted. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Sarff, Workman, May, Chapman. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 1 ABSENT 1 RESIGNED. Resolution being ~~1131. ORDINANCE - PROVIDING F(~R AND REOUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION OF LEVYING AN ANNUAL TAX AT THE RATE OF ,25% OF THE VALUE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING, 01'ERATING AND MAINTAINING A CULTURAL CENTER TO HOUSE THE CANTON MUSEUI~2. First reading, read by title. The petition was read as follows...To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois. We, the undersigned, represent ourselves. to be electors residing within the corporate limi~Cs of the City of Canton, Illinois petition the Canton City Council to take such steps as may be necessary to place the question of the levy and collection of a munici- pal "Cultural Center" tax in conformity with Division 45.1, Illinois Revised Statutes (1983) for, amon.g, other purposes, the establishment, acquisition, operation, or, maintenance of the Canton Museum, by refer- endum to the voters at the election to be held March 18, 1986. Alderman Kovachevich said the way he reads this, is that tihe amount to be levied? Jim Malmgren City Attorney said Alderman Kovachevich has raised a good point, probably the language of the question should be , changed slightly, Section 4 of this division says any municipality may levy a tax annually, not to exceed .25% of the value. The Sth line of the question on the ordinance should be amended to read... levy annual~ya tax of not to exceed .25% of the value. Pat Wright City Treasurer said this .25% is the same for our corporate levy . Jim Malmgren City Attorney said from the comments I've heard hear, I wonder if there isn't some misunderstanding of how this functions. The city has no authority to levy a tax to give the City Museum. All were allowed to do is levy a tax to acquire, operate, and maintain a cultural center. So all were doing is giving ourselves some rnoney to do this, We have no way of giving this money to the museum. Motion by Alderman May, second by Alderman Chapman, the rate be .O1%. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Kovachevich, rIAYS - Aldermen Workman, Sarff, Zilly, Mayor Edwards. Motion defeated. 3 AYES 5!~1AYS (Mayor voting) 1 ABSENT 1 RESIGNED. Mayor Edwards stated that if your going to quote a figure, it should be realistic. Motion by Alderman Sarff, secorid by Alderr.ian j~lorkman, suspension of the rules for the purpose of passing the ordinance. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Kovachevich, Zilly, Sarff, ~Jorkman, NAYS - Aldermen May, Chapman. Motion defeated. 4 AYES 2 NAYS 1 ABSENT 1 RESIGNED. Mayor Edwards suggested the ordinance lay over to the next council meet- ing. EXECUTIVE SESSION - IMMINENT, THREATENED/PENDING LITIGATION, Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Kovachevich, to go into execu- tive session. Roll call. AYES - Aldermen Chapman, May, Workman, Sarff, Zilly, Kovachevich. NAYS - None. Motion carried. 6 AYES 0 NAYS 1 ABSENT 1 RESIGNED. ~53 CONTINUED JANUARY 7th, 1986 This portion of the council meeting ended at 7:39 p.m. The executive minutes are on file for review in the office of the city clerk. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Alderman Sar~f, second by Alderman Chapman, to adjourn. Voice vote, motion carried. Council adjourned at 8:41 p.m. ~ ~ ~ W m Q ` CI CL APPROVED , +a%~~~~C~ MAY R