City of Hillsboro City Council met April 4.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm.
Roll call was taken and those present were Mayor Downs and Commissioners Wright, Butler, Gregory and Ward.
The "Pledge of Allegiance" was recited.
Minutes of the previous meeting were approved.
Commissioners' reports:
Commissioner Butler read his report for public properties and streets and they will be included in the minutes.
Commissioner Gregory had nothing to report.
Commissioner Wright read her report and it will be included in the minutes.
Commissioner Ward had nothing to report
Mayor Downs followed Commissioner Wrights report and said if your gutters are underground and may leak it will add to what's going into the plant. Downs asked if transponders would go into the Huber Dr. homes and Wright said Angela was working on them. Downs said Commissioner Butler and himself went to a meeting to discuss the sidewalks around the square and has discussed with Attorney Sherer about an intergovernmental agreement so the City can pay the County instead of splitting everything up. Downs said the easements for Mechanic St. were delivered to them. Downs reminded everyone to put their trashcans back and away from the road and to not blow grass and leaves into the street.
Community Planner Sarah McConnell read her report and it will be included in the minutes.
The City Engineer Jeremy Connor said the MFT for oil & chip is awaiting IDOT signatures and the OSLAD grant for Central Park is ongoing. Connor said Mechanic St. is still ongoing and the courthouse square concrete replacement is about 95% ready.
There were no public comments.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner Butler to adopt Ordinance No. 1758 an ordinance approving and authorizing execution of an agreement to purchase 469 Taylorville Rd. (PIN #16-01-153-006). Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Gregory and seconded by Commissioner Butler to adopt Resolution No. 2023-02 a resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement for participation in the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner Butler to approve the walk/run for mental health to be held on Saturday, May 28th. The motion was tabled until further questions could be answered. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Ward and seconded by Commissioner Wright to approve the Hillsboro Farmers Market (1st & 3rd Saturdays), Harvest Market (10/7/23) and Storybook Christmas (11/25/23) for Imagine Hillsboro. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner Ward to approve a request from the Old Settlers Committee to help with the cost of electrical work on Main St. for Old Settlers. There was no action taken on the motion.
Motion was made by Commissioner Ward and seconded by Commissioner Wright to approve a Façade Improvement Grant for Jacob Fleming for work to be done at 218 S. Main St. in Hillsboro. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Ward and seconded by Commissioner Wright to approve a Façade Improvement Grant for Sheldon & Sons, Inc. for work to be done at 213 S. Main St. in Hillsboro. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner Ward to approve a Façade Improvement Grant for Connie Childers for work to be done at 101 S. Main St. in Hillsboro. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Butler and seconded by Commissioner Ward to approve purchasing a dump truck from Victory Lane Ford for a cost of $74,077.00. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Butler and seconded by Commissioner Wright to approve the RFQ from Hurst & Rosche for Fairground Ave. in Hillsboro. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Butler and seconded by Commissioner Wright to approve purchasing two mowers from Sloan Implement after trade for a cost of $13,625.79. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner to approve the year 6 budget for the WWTP & WTP from Woodard & Curran. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner Butler to approve purchasing sampling and data collection equipment for lake and watershed monitoring for a cost of $14,148.00. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner Ward to approve earmarking the remainder of ARPA funds for the Helston Pl. sewer project. It was suggested to earmark the remainder to lead service lines and there was no action taken.
Motion was made by Commissioner Ward and seconded by Commissioner Wright to approve renewing the $300,000.00 line of credit with Bank of Hillsboro. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Butler and seconded by Commissioner Gregory to open bids for the sale of 1115 S. Main St. in Hillsboro. First bid was from Jeff Eickhoff for $1,000.00 and the second bid was from Bill Carlye for $1,050.00. The City accepted the bid from Bill Caryle. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Butler and seconded by Commissioner Gregory to open bids for the sale of 1116 S. Main St. in Hillsboro. There was one bid from Adam Anderson for $11.00. The City accepted the bid from Adam Anderson. Motion carried 5-0.
Discussion was started by Mayor Downs on the energy grant and Mayor Downs asked everyone to be thinking about what the grant could be used on and it will be brought back to the meeting in May.
Motion to Adjourn was made at 8:11 pm by Commissioner Ward and seconded by Commissioner Gregory. Motion carried 5-0.
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