City of Litchfield City Council met Feb. 6.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
Call Meeting to Order
Pledge to Flag
Roll Call
Recognition of Visitors and Special Guests: MABAS recognition for 2019 Mississippi & Illinois River Flooding Response
Appointment:
Public Participation Applicant Comments
Other Business:
1. A motion to accept the minutes from the January 16, 2020 meeting.
2. ** 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.
New Business:
1. Wastewater Treatment – Dwayne Gerl – A motion to approve a third amendment to the agreement for treatment of Leachate with Envotech-Illinois LLC.
2. Administration – Woodrow Street – A motion to approve Barracuda Sentinel Phishing and Cyber Fraud Defense services through Zobrio for an amount not to exceed $1,663.20.
3. Building/Zoning – Ray Kellenberger – A motion to direct the City Attorney to begin the condemnation and demolition process on a residential structure located at 717 S. Franklin.
4. Building/Zoning – Ray Kellenberger – A motion to direct the City Attorney to begin the condemnation and demolition process on a residential structure located at 120 South Historic Old Route 66.
5. Lake – Dave Hollo – A motion to accept Pay Request #3 from Brewster Construction, Inc., in the amount of $129,168.46 for work completed with the Eagle Ridge Subdivision and authorize the City Clerk to issue a check.
6. Water – Dave Hollo – A motion to approve the paint contractor Tecorp’s pay request #3 in the amount of $17,084.70 for work completed on the north water tower and to authorize the City Clerk issue a check.
7. Economic Development – Ray Kellenberger – A motion to approve Pay Request #6 from Hudson Surety Company for $70,801.68 for work completed on the external water main for the Route 55 Industrial Park and authorize the City Clerk to issue a check.
8. Economic Development – Ray Kellenberger – A motion to accept Pay Request #3 from Kamalduski Excavating and Grading Inc., in the amount totalling $277,241.85 and authorize the City Clerk to issue a check.
9. Economic Development – Ray Kellenberger – A motion to approve an additional $38,000 for the Easement Acquisition Agreement with Ameren Illinois Company for the west side Industrial Park Expansion and authorize the Mayor to sign any agreement contingent upon legal counsel’s review and approval.
10. Economic Development – Ray Kellenberger – A motion to approve the Track Lease Agreement for storage of rail cars on the Dean Meier Litchfield Industrial Park Rail Spur with ABDW Logistics contingent upon a signed agreement between ABDW and
Respondek.
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. “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))
2. “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. A motion to approve the Labor contract with the Illinois FOP Labor Council, Police Patrolmen and Sargeants and the City of Litchfield for May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2023.
2. Other possible action to follow.
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