Metropolis City Council to vote on 2016-17 appropriation ordinance

By Wadi Reformado

Sep 13, 2016

Metropolis City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22.

Here is the agenda as provided by Metropolis:

City Council

AGENDA

Monday, September 22nd, 2016

7:00 PM

City Hall Council Chambers

1. Roll call

2. Pledge of Allegiance – please stand and remain standing through the prayer

3. Prayer

4. Approval of minutes

5. Citizen’s request

6. Mayor’s Report

Motion to accept/reject flu shots for all full time City Employees from Southern Seven Health Department for a fee of $35 each to be paid by the City in an effort to keep all City Employees flu free

Motion to accept/reject establishing the hours of 5 pm to 8 pm on Monday, October 31st for Trick or Treating

Motion to accept/reject road closure on Market Street between 8th Street and the alley between 7th and 8th for Friday, October 28th between the hours of 7 pm – 10 pm for the purpose of an Annual Metropolis Super Zombie Walk

Motion to approve appointment of Darryl Jones to the Metropolis Library Board (replacing Mr. Hobbs)

Motion to approve appointment of Brenda Carter to the Metropolis Library Board (replacing Mrs. Amos)

Motion to accept/reject leasing a copy machine for 60 months from Ricoh at $153.82 per month for Mapping/Zoning

7. Corporate Counsel Report

Update on Proposed Liberty Gas increase

Adopt a Motion approving demolition contract with Freeman Environmental Services Inc. in the amount of $233,656 and issuing a Notice to Proceed

Adopt an Ordinance Amending Title V, Public Works, Chapter 50, Electricity, Section 50.23, Reestablishing Electricity to Premises After Cutoff For Non-Payment of Electric Bill and Amending Title I, Chapter 10, Section 10.99(C) of the Code of Metropolis

Adopt an Ordinance Authorizing the Sale or Other Disposition of Personal Property of the City of Metropolis (police car)

Adopt an Ordinance Enacting and Adopting a Supplement to the Code of Ordinances for the City of Metropolis, and Declaring an Emergency

First Reading on an Ordinance Ratifying Collective Bargaining Agreement Between Illinois Operating Engineers Local 318 and City of Metropolis

First Reading on an Ordinance Establishing a Business Improvement Reimbursement Grant Policy and Program

8. Committee Reports

Finance Committee

Motion to suspend the rules and place an Ordinance to adopt the 2016 – 2017 Appropriations Ordinance

Motion to pass Ordinance 2016 - ____ (Annual Appropriations Ordinance for the Fiscal Year 2016 – 2017)

Water, Light and Street Committee (9.7.2016)

Motion to accept/reject hiring Brown & Roberts for consulting engineers at the Metropolis Airport

Motion to accept/reject Proposed Site Development Plan and Right-of-Way Crossing for Waterway Ag Liquid Bulk Storage

Motion to accept/reject Payment No. 6 Final Payment for the Interceptor Manhole Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $126,923.00 to Visu-Sewer

Motion to accept/reject Payment No. 3 for the Combined Sewer Separation Project No. 2 in the amount of $195,087.56 to ACIX

Parks & Recreation (9.7.2016)

Motion to accept/reject request from Massac Youth Sports Baseball/Softball to pour a sidewalk and concrete pad for picnic tables at the Sports Park between fields 2 & 3 at no cost to the City

Motion to accept/reject to proceed with the Spray Park

Motion to accept/reject proceeding with gooseneck pole end break away rim not to exceed $4,500.00 for the basketball goals at the tennis courts

Motion to accept/reject proceeding with American Roofing for the Community Center roof repairs

Metropolis Planning Commission (9.08.16)

Motion to accept/reject final plat of subdivision – Ingram Barge Company

Motion to accept/reject final plat of subdivision – Linwood Real Estate, LLC

Motion to accept/reject final plat of subdivision – The S.E.R.B Inc.

9. Department Heads

10. Old Business

11. New Business

12. Miscellaneous Reports

13. Financial Report