South Central Reporter

City of Litchfield City Council met Aug. 1.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

Call Meeting to Order

Pledge to Flag

Roll Call

Recognition of Visitors and Special Guests:

Appointment: Britney Murphy to Tourism Board. Term to expire May 2020.

Public Participation Applicant Comments

Other Business:

1. A motion to accept the minutes from the July 18, 2019 meeting.

2. A motion to accept the Special Meeting minutes from the July 25, 2019 meeting.

3. ** to be passed only at the first monthly City Council meeting. A motion 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.

Old Business:

New Business:

1. Streets – Kassidy Paine – A motion to approve services by Cummins Sales and Service, Fenton, MO for building the control system on the stand-by generator at the Route 66 Industrial Park in the amount of $3,089.17 and authorize the City Clerk to issue payment when complete.

2. Streets – Kassidy Paine – A motion to accept the final payment request from Charles E. Mahoney Co., in the amount of $115,199.21 and authorize the City Clerk to issue a check contingent upon IDOT approval.

3. Streets – Kassidy Paine – A motion to approve an engineering proposal from Martin Engineering for $90,819.61 for the reconstruction (including storm drainage work) of North Monroe, from Sallee Street to the dead end and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.

4. Streets – Kassidy Paine – A motion to accept the reconstruction of Sargent Street contingent on the completion of IDOT’s punchlist.

5. Streets – Kassidy Paine – A motion to approve an engineering proposal from Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, not to exceed $62,000, for the reconstruction of North Illinois, between Ryder Street and IL Route 16, and to authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.

6. Tourism – Marilyn Sisson – A motion to approve a Resolution of Support and Commitment of Local Funds for the Marketing Partnership Program grant application for the 2019-2020 grant cycle.

7. Tourism – Marilyn Sisson – A motion to approve a resolution to support the Tourism Attraction Program 2019-2020 grant applications and to commit local funds.

8. Building and Grounds – Mark Brown – A motion to accept a quote to repair the brick landscape wall at Library Park from Dobrinich & Johns Brick for a total of $11,485.

9. Lake – Dave Hollo – A motion to approve the purchase of six (6) emotion spitfire kayaks from Competitive Edge Products Inc., for $2,319.96 and to authorize the City Clerk to issue payment to complete the purchase.

10. Lake – Dave Hollo – A motion to approve the advertisement for construction bids for the Eagle Ridge Subdivision.

11. Lake – Dave Hollo – A motion to accept a proposal from Crawford, Murphy & Tilly (CMT) for the amount not to exceed $89,700 for services regarding the Lake Yaeger Watershed Implementation Project/319 Grant and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.

12. Sewer – Dwayne Gerl – A motion to approve the purchase of a portable sampler from Isco GLS for an amount not to exceed $2,671.50 for the Wastewater Treatment Facility and to authorize the City Clerk to issue a check upon satisfactory delivery.

13. City Clerk – Dwayne Gerl – A motion to enter into a 60-month lease and equipment maintenance agreement with Watts Copy Systems Inc., and to authorize the Mayor to sign the document.

14. Fire – Woodrow Street – A motion to approve the purchase of three (3) 4G Verizon Cellular Modems for use on Fire Department Ambulances at a cost of $723 each for a total cost not to exceed $2,169.

15. Fire – Woodrow Street – A motion to amend Ordinance 3551 declaring Fire Department Apparatus, a 1995 Ford 2,000-gallon Tender bearing VIN/Registration 1FDRF80C1SVA51 and a 1997 Navistar E-One Squad bearing VIN/Registration 1HTSDADR7VH445516, as surplus and to authorize their disposal by a fire apparatus broker rather than public auction.

16. Administration – Woodrow Street – A motion to amend the 2019 Regular Meeting of the City Council meeting date for September to September 17th rather than September 19th.

Executive Session

A Motion to Enter into Executive Session, as allowed under the Illinois Open Meetings Act, as found in Chapter 5 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Section 120, to address these certain and restricted items:

1. “The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body.” (5ILCS 120/2(2)(C)(1).

2. “Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.” (5ILCS 120/2(C)(2))

3. “The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.” (5ILCS 120/2(2)(6)

4. “Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.” (5ILCS 120/2(2)(C)(11)

New Business:

1. Possible business to follow.

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