The Eureka City Council convened in regular session at the City Building on December 4, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Scott Punke called the meeting to order and led The Pledge of Allegiance and then directed the City Clerk to call the roll. Present were Aldermen Waters, Meares, Hangartner, Weidner, Hinnen, V. Punke, Eckert, and Chambliss. Also in attendance were Lynn Hinnen, Treasurer; Marilyn Walter, City Clerk; and Anne Sandvik, Acting City Administrator.
Moved by Hinnen, second by Meares, to approve the minutes of the November 20, 2006, regular meeting of the City Council. Passed on roll call vote with Hinnen, Meares, Waters, Hangartner, Weidner, V. Punke, Eckert, and Chambliss all voting Aye.
The Mayor asked for public comments on any action to be taken on Agenda items. There were none.
Moved by Weidner, second by Meares, to approve and pay the bills as the City’s obligation in the amount of $255,108.00. Passed on roll call vote with Weidner, Meares, Waters, Hangartner, Hinnen, V. Punke, Eckert, and Chambliss all voting Aye.
Moved by Weidner, second by Chambliss, to accept the recommendation from the Enterprise Committee to engineer the water projects listed on the attached document at an estimated construction cost of $217,500. Passed on roll call vote with Weidner, Chambliss, Waters, Meares, Hangartner, Hinnen, V. Punke, and Eckert all voting Aye.
Moved by Weidner, second by Hangartner, to accept the recommendation from the Enterprise Committee to engineer the sewer projects listed on the attached document at an estimated construction cost of $205,000. Passed on roll call vote with Weidner, Hangartner, Waters, Meares, Hinnen, V. Punke, Eckert, and Chambliss all voting Aye.
Moved by Weidner, second by Meares, to accept the recommendation from the Enterprise Committee to have A.J. Dowiatt engineer the water projects approved above by the council. Passed on roll call vote with Weidner, Meares, Waters, Hangartner, Hinnen, V. Punke, Eckert, and Chambliss all voting Aye.
Moved by Weidner, second by Meares, to accept the recommendation from the Enterprise Committee to have Austin Engineering, Inc. engineer the sewer projects approved above by the council. Passed on roll call vote with Weidner, Meares, Waters, Hangartner, Hinnen, V. Punke, Eckert, and Chambliss all voting Aye.
Moved by Weidner, second by Meares, to consider the recommendation from the Enterprise Committee to have Austin Engineering, Inc. engineer the proposed Henry Street lift station and sewer extension contingent on the College Committee’s acceptance and commitment of intent to carry on with the College Park Project. Chambliss expressed concern that the Council was being asked to accept this Project without any information. After discussion, Meares withdrew his second and Weidner withdrew his motion.
Moved by V. Punke, second by Chambliss, to table Item number 11 on the agenda regarding the Enterprise Committee’s recommendation for the engineering of the Henry Street lift station and sewer extension. Passed on roll call vote with V. Punke, Chambliss, Waters, Meares, Hangartner, Weidner, Hinnen, and Eckert all voting Aye.
Moved by Chambliss, second by Hinnen, to approve Ordinance 06-20 – An Ordinance providing for the amending of optional redemption provisions relating to $3,330,000 Revenue Bonds (Eureka College Project Series 1998B of the City of Eureka. The bonds will go from a floating rate to a fixed rate. Passed on roll call vote with Chambliss, Hinnen, Waters, Meares, Hangartner, Weidner, V. Punke, and Eckert all voting Aye.
Moved by Eckert, second by Meares, to consider the Annexation Petition, Annexation Agreement, and Ordinance 06-17 – An Ordinance annexing the 29 acres donated by William Honeg located on the West end of the Eureka Park property. Passed on roll call vote with Eckert, Meares, Waters, Hangartner, Weidner, Hinnen, V. Punke, and Chambliss all voting Aye.
Moved by Waters, second by Eckert, to accept the recommendation from the Public Safety Committee to approve Resolution R-06-10 – A Resolution authorizing the disposal of City property. This provides for the sale at $1.00 each of the unclaimed bicycles in the Found and Abandoned Inventory held by the Police Department to the Crittenton Center—a home for youth in Peoria. Passed on roll call vote with Waters, Eckert, Meares, Hangartner, Weidner, Hinnen, V. Punke, and Chambliss all voting Aye.
Moved by Waters, second by Hangartner, to accept the recommendation from the Public Safety Committee to approved Ordinance 06-19 – An Ordinance amending Title 10 – Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 10.46 “Skateboards, Roller Skates, and Roller Blades – 10.46.010 “Skateboard Prohibited Use,” with the addition of skateboards prohibited in the “100 block of North Meek Street.” This is due to the heavy traffic into the drive for CVS, the trucks entering the loading dock, and the traffic off of Rt. 24. Passed on roll call vote with Waters, Hangartner, Meares, Weidner, Hinnen, V. Punke, Eckert, and Chambliss all voting Aye. Signs will be posted.
Moved by Hinnen, second by Weidner, to move into Executive Session pursuant to State Statute 5/ILCS 120/2 (c) 21 to review closed session minutes pursuant to the requirement to review executive session minutes semi-annually for release to the public. Passed on roll call vote with Hinnen, Weidner, Waters, Meares, Hangartner, V. Punke, Eckert, and Chambliss all voting Aye.
Moved by Weidner, second by V. Punke, to reconvene from the Executive Session. Passed on roll call vote with Weidner, V. Punke, Waters, Meares, Hangartner, Hinnen, Eckert, and Chambliss all voting Aye.
After reconvening from Executive Session, roll call was taken with Waters, Meares, Hangartner, Weidner, Hinnen, V. Punke, Eckert, and Chambliss all present.
Let the record show release of executive session minutes was discussed in Executive Session. Moved by Eckert, second by V. Punke, that none of the closed session minutes on file can be released at this time. Passed on roll call vote with Eckert V. Punke, Weidner, Waters, Meares, Hangartner, Hinnen, , and Chambliss all voting Aye.
Committee Reports:
Chairman Meares of the Administration and Personnel Committee: This committee met on November 30. They are going to review the non-Union wage scales.
Chairman Weidner of the Enterprise Committee: This committee met tonight with the representatives of the College Park Project. They are now awaiting a response to the City’s latest offer for the sewer project.
Chairman Chambliss of the Maintenance Committee: City Hall as received a number of calls complimenting our Maintenance staff on the great job of snow and ice removal. Jim Lehman thanked the Council the good equipment they have to use.
Chairman Waters of the Public Safety Committee: Waters added a thank you to the police officers for their extra work during the snow storm. Chief Misener noted that only four snow route tickets were issued as compared to 30 last year on the first snow. The Explorer SUV’s were very helpful in getting around in the snow and ice.
Chairman Mayor Punke of the Liquor Committee: A meeting is scheduled for 4:30 on Thursday to review the food to alcohol sales of license holders in Eureka.
New Business: None
Public Comments: None
There being no further business to come before the Council the meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Marilyn Walter
City Clerk
