Editors Note: I have placed the following Havana City Council Meeting Minutes below (and all previous minutes) as received on September 30, 2009 at 12:38:28 P.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 August 18, 2009

 

The City Council met in Regular Session in the Council Chambers; In Mayor Dale Roberts absence, City Attorney Blake Lindner asked for a Motion from the floor to appoint a Temporary Chairperson.  Motion made by Portia Brown, seconded by Don Bryant, to appoint Alderman Jim Sarnes as Temporary Chairperson.  Voting Yes-Brown, Cox, Palmer, Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt &Bryant.  Voting No-None.  Abstain-Sarnes.  Temporary Chairperson Jim Sarnes called the 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, Portia Brown, Greg Cox, Harold Palmer, Jim Stroh, Charles Campbell, Brenda Stadsholt & Don Bryant.   Absent: None.   A quorum was present. Meeting taped.  Attorney Blake Lindner was in attendance.

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

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TOPIC                         DISCUSSION                                                ACTION TAKEN

 

APPROVAL                Temp. Chair. Sarnes asked if there            There being none, the minutes

MINUTES                   were any additions or corrections            were approved as written.

AUGUST 4, 2009    to the minutes of AUGUST 4, 2009.  

 

TREASURER’S          Temp. Chair. Sarnes asked for a            Motion made by Campbell, seconded

REPORT                     motion to approve the Treasurer’s            by Palmer to approve the Treasurer’s

                                    Report for JULY.                                 Report for JULY 2009.

                                                                                                Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

                                   

FINANCE                   Temp. Chair. Sarnes asked for            Motion made by Cox, seconded

REPORT                     a motion to approve the Finance            by Palmer, to approve the Finance

                                    Report.                                                 Report.

                                                                                                Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

MAYOR’S                  Temp. Chair. Sarnes asked Gary             None

REPORT                     Davis to give an update on engineering.

                                                Gary Davis reviewed the City’s

                                    position on Broadway, Bike Trail,

                                    and the Long Term Control Plan

                                    for the sewers and storm water.

                                   

 

 

 

CITY CLERK’S            City Clerk reminded Council             None   

REPORT                     of the IML Conference in Chicago.

                                   

City Clerk told Council of the

                                    IDNR Flood Map meeting to be

                                    held at the VFW on 9/9/09.

                                   

CITY TREASURER’S  None                                                           None

REPORT                    

 

CITY ATTORNEY'S            None                                                    None   

REPORT                    

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

REPORT                     Absent                                                 None

                                                                                               

PUBLIC WORKS            Jewel Bucy reported on the fine             None

REPORT                     job the Public Works Dept. did

                                    cleaning up after the 8/4/09

                                    windstorm.  We had some

                                    volunteers help us.  Hired

                                    Hodgson’s to help on the

                                    North end.

 

                                    Jewel Bucy reported that Alderman            None

                                    Campbell found an outfit to come

                                    chip up all the branches and trees

                                    for no fee.  B & B Bedding from

                                    Oskaloosa, Iowa.  They sell mulch.

                                     

FINANCE &               None                                                    None               

PURCHASING        

                                   

HEALTH &                 None                                                    None

SANITATION

 

LICENSES, ORD.   None                                                    None

& LEGAL                   

                                    Alderman Cox reported he would   None

                                    set a Committee of Whole meeting

                                    to review the changed ordinances.

                                   

 

 

 

 

PERSONNEL               Alderwoman Stadsholt reported            None

                                    Committee met tonight with

                                    Chief Kevin Noble to review.

                                    Will meet with Jewel Bucy on

                                    9/15/09 to review.

                                   

PLANNING                Alderman Bryant reported the            None

                                    Safe Routes to School grant

                                    was not granted to Havana.

 

                                    Bryant told Council he put a form            None

                                    in mailboxes for 5 & 10 year

                                    planning for the City’s projects.

 

                                    Bryant told Council that IDOT is            None

                                    requesting additional handicapped

                                    access at intersection sidewalks be

a part of the Broadway project

                                   

                                    Bryant told Council that the storm            None

                                    sewer that drains the Business

                                    Park has a couple of sink holes.

                                    Gary Davis has talked to Anderson

                                    Concrete regarding the pipe and

                                    will be writing a letter to them.

                                                                       

PROPERTY &             Alderwoman Brown reported that            None

ZONING                     Committee needs to meet to discuss

                                    the Riverside Club/Senior Citizen

                                    building.

 

PUBLIC SAFETY            Alderman Sarnes presented a                   Motion made by Cox, seconded by

                                    request from Mason District             Brown, to approve the Mason District

                                    Hospital Auxiliary to reserve             Hospital Auxiliary’s request to use the

                                    some parking spaces for cake                        requested parking spaces during

                                    delivery at the Oktoberfest.                 Oktoberfest.

                                    This year they need two spaces            Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                    in front of the Cup & Saucer building Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                    and two spaces where they set up        Voting No-None

                                    the MDH Cakewalk booth.

 

PUBLIC WORKS            Alderman Campbell requested            Motion made by Campbell, seconded by

                                    approval of the request from                 Bryant, to approve Charles Collins’ request

                                    Charles Collins, 420 E. Jefferson,            to cut the curb at 420 E. Jefferson, to make

                                    to cut the curb to make his driveway          his driveway easier to access.

                                    easier to enter.  Discussion.                   Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,                                                                                                             Stroh, Campbell,  Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

                                   

ADJOURNMENT       Temp. Chair. Sarnes adjourned             None

the meeting at 7:45 p.m.

 

_____________________                                          _______________________________

Dale Roberts                                                                Ruby J. Miller/CMC

Mayor                                                                          City Clerk

 

GUESTS:

Terry Svob                   Ruth Anne Beaty            John Kachanuk        

Gary Davis                   Wendy Martin              Kevin Noble

Jewel Bucy                   Blake Lindner

 
 

 

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