Harrisburg City Council met Dec. 6.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
The Harrisburg City Council met on December 6, 2018 at 6:00 pm in the Council Room of City Hall Harrisburg, Illinois.
Mayor John McPeek presided over the meeting with Commissioners Beth Montfort, Natalie Miller, Richard Harper and Mike Weirauch answering roll call.
Pastor Paul Taylor from the Land Street Church of God led the group in prayer and the pledge.
Mayor McPeek:
Extended his and the City’s sympathy to the family for the recent passing of Coach Bob Dallas.
Commissioner Harper made a motion to approve the following items under the Consent Agenda:
1. Regular Meeting Minutes of November 22, 2018.
2. Special Meeting Minutes of November 28, 2018.
3. Accept the Saline County Circuit Clerk Court Fees in the amount of $3,404.29.
4. Bill from Brown & Roberts for NPDES Permit Renewal in the amount of $921.90.
5. Bill from Brown & Roberts for 2018 MFT Program in the amount of $10,630.80 to be taken out of MFT.
6. Illinois Municipal League for Annual dues in the amount of $1,000.00 to be taken out of Council Contingency.
7. Harrisburg Lake:
Request to Relinquish:
First Addition, Block 1, Lot 22 - Rick Cantwell and Julie Threet Cantwell
Petition to Lease:
Kent and Jean Burns - First Addition, Block 1, Lot 22
Commissioner Weirauch seconded. By roll call vote, all voted yes. Motion carried.
Chief Gunning stated the City was holding an insurance check for the house fire at 817 South McKinley. He stated the house had been demolished and asked Council to approve releasing the check to the owner. Commissioner Harper moved to release the insurance check for 817 South McKinley to Joan Mahan. Commissioner Miller seconded. By roll call vote, all voted yes. Motion carried.
Jim Brown of Brown & Roberts stated he had prepared a map (attached) that now was complete regarding the issue of flooding on South McKinley. He stated the map showed the existing storm sewers and their sizes. He stated there were a couple of restrictions in the system but he had not done any field work or hydraulic analysis. He indicated the red X identifies the individual who had flooding. He explained the system discharged into the west Harrisburg drainage ditch at the southeast corner of Taylor Field which was a limitation to the whole system. He stated when that ditch was extremely full, the water has nowhere to go. He stated if Council wanted to get into the issue, he would need elevations of all the inlets as well as hydraulic analysis based on the tributary area. He stated that McKinley Street, although further south, went into the system and all the parking lot and the new additional parking lot at the High School also went into the system. He wanted Council to know that the whole system may be undersized. He stated that, if Council wanted to take it to Phase II, there would probably be $3,000.00 worth of work just to get an idea on the cost and how to solve the problem.
Commissioner Weirauch asked if the ditch could be widened and Brown stated there was not a lot of room to work with. Brown stated the whole system was very complex. Commissioner Harper stated Council would have to have the study done in order to find out what could be done. Commissioner Harper moved to authorize Brown & Roberts to perform a Phase II study evaluation of the South McKinley Street drainage system. Commissioner Weirauch seconded. By roll call vote, all voted yes. Motion carried.
Brown asked Council to consider the email from Sam Al-Basha from IEMA regarding the Pankey Branch Detention Basin funding for Phase II. Brown stated he believed that newly appointed Al-Basha did not get the funding application turned in for building the impoundment out on Rt. 13 East that has been discussed for a long time. Brown stated the funding is expiring and Al-Basha can’t get it into FEMA before the time expires so he was encouraging the City to seek funding under another grant cycle. Brown stated he did not know the availability of money or how the applications were being ranked. Brown stated it will take quite an effort to get the application in on time. He stated the design is done, the permits to build have been obtained and there is a basis for a package, so the next Phase III would be getting the money. He stated it was supposed to have happened prior to now. He stated it would take a lot of work to satisfy Al-Basha. Commissioner Harper moved to attempt to seek funding for Phase III of the Pankey Branch Detention Basin. Commissioner Weirauch seconded. By roll call vote, all voted yes. Motion carried.
Mayor McPeek moved to approve the 2019 City Council meeting schedule as found in the packet with the notation there will be no meeting on July 4, 2019. Commissioner Miller seconded. By roll call vote, all voted yes. Motion carried.
Commissioner Montfort reminded everyone about the Lights Parade on December 13 at 6:00 pm.
Commissioner Montfort stated Bill Ghent and Randy Patton had donated two houses for Fire Department training.
Commissioner Montfort stated this Saturday would be Shop-With-A-Cop.
Commissioner Montfort congratulated Officer Michael Riden for being appointed the interim Chief.
Commissioner Harper moved to remove the current freeze on the current Chief and Superintendents’ salary and to award all currently employed non-union, non-contractual employees a 40¢ per hour increase retroactive to May 1, 2018. Commissioner Weirauch seconded. By roll call vote, all voted yes. Motion carried.
Commissioner Harper asked Donnie Wall from the Fire Pension Board to present their tax levy request. Wall read the attached letter. Commissioner Harper moved to pass Ordinance 1767 for the 2019/2010 Tax Levy. Commissioner Miller seconded. By roll call vote, all voted yes. Motion carried.
Mayor McPeek stated the tree lighting at the museum on the past Tuesday went very well.
Commissioner Harper moved to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss Personnel. By roll call vote, Commissioners Montfort, Harper and Weirauch and Mayor McPeek voted yes. Commissioner Miller voted no. Motion carried.
Adjourn 6:23 pm. Reconvened: 6:54 pm.
Mayor John McPeek presided over the reconvened meeting with Commissioners Beth Montfort, Natalie Miller, Richard Harper and Mike Weirauch answering roll call.
Mayor McPeek stated there was no action to be taken on Personnel.
Commissioner Harper moved the meeting be adjourned. Commissioner Weirauch seconded. By roll call vote, all voted yes. Motion carried.
Adjourned: 6:55 pm.
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