City of Mc Leansboro City Council met March 12.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Mayor Deitz called the regular meeting of the McLeansboro City Council to order. Roll call: Jim Mason, Tom Maulding, Mike Stanart, Don Cox, Mark Beck, Richard Lasswell: Present.
Attorneys David Garavalia and Tom Malkovich were in attendance.
Mr. Cox made the MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF February 12, 2019, second Mr. Lasswell. Roll call: Cox, Lasswell, Mason, Beck, Maulding, Stanart. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed
Mr. Stanart made the MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COLLECTOR’S AND TREASURER’S REPORTS AS PRESENTED, second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Stanart, Cox, Beck, Lasswell, Mason, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.
Mr. Lasswell made the MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS AND TRANSFERS, second Mr. Beck. Roll call: Lasswell, Beck, Stanart, Mason, Cox, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.
For Public Comments there were 22 members of the public present. During Comments Jerry Prince announced May 11 and Sept 7 as the next dates for the Fox Hollow Downhill Derby; Daniel Bradley from Ten Mile Baptist Church identified March 28 & 29 as their next youth community clean-up dates and asked the Council to assist them with project ideas; Susanna Mills presented members of the local Girl Scouts and Mayor Deitz proclaimed March 10-15 as National Girl Scout Week in the City of McLeansboro and noted that March 12 was the 107th anniversary of the founding of Girl Scouts; Police Chief Dave Filkins recognized local businesses and individuals who have sponsored safety programs for local children and youth, and presented Certificates of Merit from the National Child Safety Council; Mayor Deitz announced the upcoming Public Town Hall on April 1 at the High School Commons where Sen. Fowler, Rep. Windhorst, and Rep. Severin will be addressing issues important to our region, Mayor Deitz also reminded everyone of the General Consolidated Election on April 2 and encouraged everyone to get out the vote; Rodney Campbell stated the Lake McLeansboro Cabin project was still waiting for appropriate weather to begin work; Dale Biggerstaff commented on the information gathering taking place by the Hamilton County Rural Water District on the costs of an emergency interconnect between them and the City, and expressed his concern with a bill currently moving through the State Senate which changes the current understanding of who is responsible for the water line on the customer’s side of a water meter. There were no other public comments.
Rod Martin, engineer with Shawnee Professional Services, gave an update to the Council regarding construction of the new water. He stated IEPA and EPA reviews of the plan had been approved and that the USDA is currently reviewing front-end documents. Bidding is expected to begin in May with work possibly beginning as early as June of this year. Martin introduced Mark Epperson, loan officer with Peoples’ National Bank, who once again stated his bank’s willingness to serve as the intermediate funding source for the City to begin the new water tower project while it waits for the approved USDA loan payments. A USDA review of the proposed intermediate loan was completed recently and he requested action be taken at the April meeting of the City Council. Epperson explained that any banking costs for the intermediate loan were already provided for in the USDA loan agreement.
Pat Stevens, Zoning Administrator, requested action on the purchase of a property as well as authority to bid on three properties at the upcoming Hamilton County tax sale as was discussed at the February meeting. She reported on the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting held on March 11, and the decision of the ZBA to allow Jerrod McGill to repair an existing mobile home located at 511 East Hull and restore utility services.
Mr. Beck made the MOTION TO PURCHASE 609 EAST O’HENRY STREET (PARCEL NO. 08-10-454-007) FOR DEMOLITION IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($1675.00), second Mr. Maulding. Roll call: Beck, Maulding, Mason, Lasswell, Stanart, Cox. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.
Mr. Stanart made the MOTION TO AUTHORIZE PAT STEVENS TO BID ON THREE PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF MCLEANSBORO AT THE HAMILTON COUNTY TAX SALE, second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Stanart, Cox, Mason, Lasswell, Beck, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.
Mr. Stanart made the MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AND AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO INSPECT THE MOBILE HOME LOCATED AT 511 EAST HULL STREET AND NOTIFY THE OWNER OF A TIME BY WHICH ALL WORK IS TO BE COMPLETED, second Mr. Lasswell. Roll call: Stanart, Lasswell, Mason, Beck, Cox, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.
Mr. Beck made the MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE TIF REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENT OF ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FOUR CENTS ($137.74) TO BILL WUEBBLES D/B/A BILL WUEBBELS REPAIR & SALES LOCATED AT 505 WEST MARKET STREET, second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Beck, Cox, Mason, Lasswell, Stanart, Maulding.
Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.
Mr. Lasswell made the MOTION TO TABLE A TIF REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST BY DON AND ANN BURKE FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 405 WEST ST. CHARLES STREET, second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Lasswell, Cox, Mason, Beck, Stanart, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.
Mr. Beck made the MOTION TO APPROVE A TIF AGREEMENT WITH JERROD AND LOIS VAUPLE D/B/A VAUPEL HOME FURNISHINGS LOCATED AT 105 EAST MAIN STREET, second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Beck, Cox, Mason, Lasswell, Stanart, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.
Mr. Lasswell made the MOTION TO TABLE DISCUSSION ON AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOR CENTRAL DISPATCH, second Mr. Stanart. Roll call: Lasswell, Stanart, Mason, Beck, Cox, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.
Mr. Stanart made the MOTION TO PURCHASE A 2020 DIGGER DERRICK TRUCK AT THE COST OF TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX DOLLARS, second Mr. Maulding. Roll call: Stanart, Maulding, Mason, Lasswell, Beck, Cox. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.
Mr. Mason made the MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COLLECTOR TO WRITE OFF BAD DEBT OWED TO THE CITY FROM OUTSTANDING UTILITY BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVEN THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED SIX DOLLARS AND SIXTEEN CENTS ($7106.16), second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Mason, Cox, Lasswell, Beck, Stanart, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.
At 7:09 P.M. Mr. Mason made the MOTION TO ADJOURN, second Mr. Cox. A voice vote was taken. Motion passed without dissent.
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