Editors Note: I have placed the following Havana City Council Meeting Minutes below (and all previous minutes) as received on 3/13/2009 8:01:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time and without any alterations, changes, additions, or deletions. In compliance with (5 ILCS 120/2.06) (from Ch. 102, par. 42.06), Sec. 2.06. Minutes. Ted Connolly

 
 

Meeting Minutes from February 3, 2009

 

The City Council met in Regular Session in the Council Chambers; Mayor Dale Roberts called the Council Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.; City Clerk Ruby Miller called the roll and the following Aldermen answered to their names: Jim Sarnes, Greg Cox, Harold Palmer, Charles Campbell, Jim Stroh, Brenda Stadsholt & Don Bryant.   Absent: Portia Brown.   A quorum was present. Attorney Blake Lindner was present. Meeting taped.

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was repeated by City Officials and Guests.

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TOPIC                         DISCUSSION                                                ACTION TAKEN

 

APPROVAL OF       Mayor Roberts asked for any              There being no additions or                 

MINUTES OF             additions or corrections to the                corrections, the minutes will

JANUARY 20, 2009            minutes of January 20, 2008.               stand as read.

 

FINANCE                   Mayor Roberts asked for any              Motion made by Campbell,

REPORT                     questions on the Finance                        seconded by Palmer, to approve

                                    Report.  Mayor Roberts             the Finance Report.

                                    asked for a motion to approve                        Voting Yes-Sarnes, Cox, Palmer,                                                   the Finance Report.                         Campbell, Stroh, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

CONSENT                  Mayor Roberts asked for                    Campbell made a motion, seconded

AGENDA                    a motion to approve the                  by Stroh, to approve the Consent

                                    Consent Agenda.                                 Agenda.

Voting Yes-Sarnes, Cox, Palmer,

Campbell, Stroh, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

MAYOR’S                  Mayor Roberts reported the                  None

REPORT                     H.G.Parkins Cemetery 2008

                                    account statement has been

                                    presented to the City.

 

                                    Mayor Roberts asked Gary                 None

                                    Davis to explain about the City’s

                                    water system.  Gary Davis

                                    explained that the hydraulics

                                    on the 3 water wells and 3 water

                                    towers in our system need to

                                    work together to ensure better

 

water quality as well as adequate

                                    fire flow from the system.  Our

                                    water mains are 6”, 8”, 10” and 12”

                                    and this all effects the fire flow of

                                    the system.  He said Farnsworth

                                    could do a hydraulic modeling of

                                    the system to ensure we have the

                                    results we are looking for.

 

                                                                                               

CITY CLERK’S            None                                                                None

 

CITY TREAS.’S            None                                                                None

REPORT                    

 

CITY ATTORNEY’S None                                                                        None   

REPORT                    

                                   

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

REPORT                     Terry Svob reported that the Illinois               None

                                      Municipal League Roadshow is going

                                    to be in Macomb and he would give

                                    everyone a copy if they would like to

                                    attend.

 

                                    Terry Svob also reported that the Rural

                                    Community Economic Development

                                    Council is having the 2009 conference

                                    in Peoria in March.  The City is entitled

                                    to up to  four registrations at the conference.

 

                                    Terry Svob said that the Pennsylvania firm

                                    has demolished part of the building at

                                    Intermet.  They are seeking NFR letters

                                    from the EPA on the property.  Two

                                    wells in the area of the plume must be

                                    put on City water according to the EPA.

                                    Mayor Roberts said to have Jewel & Larry

                                    look at it.

 

PUBLIC WORKS            Mayor Roberts reported that                             None

REPORT                     Jewel  Bucy was home with a

                                    furnace problem.

                                   

FINANCE &               Alderman Palmer asked for Council Motion made by Palmer, seconded

PURCHASING            approval of Resolution #01-09 by Cox, to approve Resolution #01-09

                                    for use of Motor Fuel Tax in 2009            for use of Motor Fuel Tax in 2009

                                    in the amount of $315,514.50 for.       for $315,514.50 for Broadway Eng. & Const..

Broadway Engineering and con-            Voting Yes-Sarnes, Cox, Palmer,

struction.  This is the City’s 20%.            Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

HEALTH &                 None                                                                None

SANITATION           

                                   

LICENSES, ORD. &            Alderman Cox stated that Committee             None

LEGAL                        met tonight and was briefed by City

                                    Attorney concerning pending litigation.

                                   

PERSONNEL             None                                                                None

                                                                                                           

PLANNING                Alderman Bryant reported the                              None

                                                                                                                        Committee met on 1/23 to review the

                                                                                                                        bike trail project.  The Planning Committee

                                                                                                                        will meet 2/5 at the Fire/Police Station

                                                                                                                        to review the bike trail project and the

                                                                                                                        Broadway project with Farnsworth

                                                                                                                        Engineering.  The Committee had met

                                                                                                                        earlier this evening to review three

                                                                                                                        different routes for the bike trail.

                                                                                                                       

 

PROPERTY &            Absent                                                                        None

ZONING                     .

 

PUBLIC SAFETY            None                                                                None

 

PUBLIC WORKS            Alderman Campbell reported that                 None

                                    we were having some problems with

                                    the garbage truck and the snow plow truck.

 

ADJOURNMENT       Mayor Roberts adjourned                                 None

the meeting at 7:50 p.m.

 

 

_____________________                                          _______________________________

Dale Roberts                                                                Ruby J. Miller/CMC

Mayor                                                                          City Clerk

 

GUESTS:

Ruth Anne Beaty                                                              

Kevin Noble                            

Terry Svob

Blake Lindner

Gary Davis

Tony Bassett

Pekin Reporter Amanda Jacobs

 

 

 

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