City of Litchfield Council met Nov. 1.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
Mayor Steven Dougherty called the Regular Meeting to order on November 1, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Present on roll call were Alderpersons Dwayne Gerl, Marilyn Sisson, Dave Hollo, Mark Brown, Kassidy Paine, Tim Wright, Woodrow Street, and Ray Kellenberger.
Public Participation Comments: Chuck Napier addressed the Council regarding the rules and regulations for the lake lots and challenge this creates for those that have no road access.
Other Business:
Alderman Brown made a motion, seconded by Alderman Gerl to accept the minutes ofthe October 18, 2018 meeting. The.Mayor directed a roll call vote.
Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Alderman Wright made a motion, seconded by Alderman Gerl to direct the City Clerk to transfer funds from the city sales tax to the City' s general fund to issue checks and authorize to pay the bills. The Mayor directed a roll call vote. Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Old Business:
None.
New Business:
Economic Development: Alderman Kellenberger made a motion, seconded by Alderman Hollo to approve a proposal from the Litchfield National Bank( LNB) on behalf of LNB, First National Bank of Litchfield, Bank
Trust Company and Litchfield Community Savings for the west side industrial park project for 6, 000,000 to finance the infrastructure and public improvements and authorize the bond counsel to begin the process. The Mayor directed a roll call vote. Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Alderman Kellenberger made a motion, seconded by Alderman Wright to approve an engagement letter with Hart, Southworth & Witsman for services ofbond counsel for locally issued general obligation bonds for an amount not to exceed $20,000 and to authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement. The Mayor directed a roll call vote. Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Alderman Kellenberger made a motion, seconded by Alderman Street to approve the City of Litchfield Project Wesley Water Main Extension West of I-55 ( EDA Bid Pkg 1) to Legends Underground Utilities for a contract amount of$831, 510 and authorize the Mayor to sign the documents. The Mayor directed a roll call vote. Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger
Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Alderman Kellenberger made a motion, seconded by Alderman Gerl to approve the assignment of the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) loan with J& B Partners to Litchfield National Bank as part of the City RLF Closeout and authorize the Mayor to sign the documents. The Mayor directed a roll call vote.
Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger
Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Alderman Kellenberger made a motion, seconded by Alderman Street to approve the assignment ofthe Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) loan with Lily Pad Learning Center to Litchfield National Bank as part ofthe City RLF Closeout and authorize the Mayor to sign the documents. The Mayor directed a roll call vote. Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Administration: Tom Franzen, the City' s Risk Assessment Manager, reviewed the upcoming insurance renewals, and cyber security quotes for the Council. Alderman Street made a motion, seconded by Alderman Gerl to approve the Insurance Renewals for December 1, 2018 to December 1, 2019 from ICRMT for commercial general liability, fleet, umbrella, various professional liabilities and workers compensation coverages and inland marine overview that renews January 1, 2019, as presented by the City' s Risk Assessment Manager Tom Franzen, authorize the Mayor to sign the renewals and the City Clerk to issue a check, secure cyber security coverage from Beazley with a 2 million limit and authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to select the property insurance
coverages. The Mayor directed a roll call vote. Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger
Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Water: Discussion was held regarding a request from Kaho Public Water District to allow connection to the City' s 12" water main to be installed at County Line Road as part of the west side development and to approve a design build for HSC, LLC to do the construction. Kaho would be responsible for maintenance of the meter, connection point, and the line after their meter. Water Superintendent Ray Weller explained that this would provide additional revenue for the water fund, and that there was a potential to service water to several additional communities in the future. Alderman Hollo made a motion, seconded by Alderman Kellenberger to proceed with an agreement with the Kaho Public Water District. The Mayor directed a roll call vote. Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Streets: Alderwoman Paine made a motion, seconded by Alderman Brown to approve the replacement of telephone lines to the lift station alarms to a satellite transmitter from Mac' s Fire & Safety Inc., for an amount not to exceed $3, 360 annually for the current lift station monitoring. The Mayor directed a roll call vote.
Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Executive Session: Alderman Street made a motion, seconded by Alderwoman Sisson to Enter into Executive Session, as allowed under the Illinois Open Meetings Act, as found in Chapter 5 ofthe Illinois Compiled Statutes, Section 120, to address these certain and restricted items:
Discussion of minutes of meeting lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06. ( 5ILCS 120/2(2)( C)( 21)
The Mayor directed a roll call vote. Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Executive Session was entered into at 7: 16 p.m.
Alderman Wright made a motion, seconded by Alderman Brown to return to open session at 7:24 p.m. The Mayor directed a roll call vote. Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger
Naye: None.
Motion carried.
New Business:
Alderman Street made a motion, seconded by Alderman Kellenberger to authorize the City Clerk to release the minutes from the following Executive Sessions: November 2, 2017, November 16, 2017, December 7, 2017, December 21, 2017, January 18, 2018, February 1, 2018, February 15, 2018, and March 1, 2018. The Mayor directed a roll call vote. Aye: Gerl, Sisson, Hollo, Brown, Paine, Wright, Street, Kellenberger
Naye: None.
Motion carried.
Having no further business, Alderman Gerl made a motion, seconded by Alderman Kellenberger to adjourn the regular meeting of the Litchfield City Council.
The Mayor called for a voice vote, motion carried, and the regular meeting adjourned at 7: 27 p.m.
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