South Central Reporter

City of Litchfield City Council met June 6.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

Call Meeting to Order

Pledge to Flag

Roll Call

Recognition of Visitors and Special Guests

Mayor’s Report

Appointments: Swearing in of Kody Golike and Cody Durbin as Firefighters

Public Participation:

Other Business:

1. A motion to accept the minutes from the May 16, 2024 meeting.

2. A motion to direct the City Clerk to transfer funds from the city salestax to the City’s general fund to issue checks and authorize to pay the bills and process payroll.

Old Business

No Old Business.

New Business:

1. Economic Development - Ray Kellenberger - Grants update from Lee Beckman with MG Engineers.

2. Economic Development - Ray Kellenberger – A Resolution to authorize the Assignment of a Lease Agreement for Eagle Ridge Lots 23 & 24.

3. Streets - Dwayne Gerl - A motion to award 2024 Paving Improvements bids as follows: Street #1 (Chestnut Street) to Rooters Asphalt for $179,200, Street #2 (Columbia Street) to Rooters Asphalt for $134,200, and to reject all bids for Street #3 (Jackson Street).

4. Streets - Dwayne Gerl – A motion to approve a Resolution for an Engineering Agreement with Milano & Grunloh Engineering for $34,797.00 for design engineering and $26,098.00 for construction engineering for sidewalk installation.

5. Streets - Dwayne Gerl - A motion to approve final Pay Request #4 from Kamadulski Excavating Co. for the amount of $255,839.91 for work done on Sargent St.

6. Streets - Dwayne Gerl - A motion to approve emergency repair on a 2012 International 7400 SFA 4X2 dump truck from Rush Truck Center for an amount not to exceed $13,379.40.

7. Building & Zoning - Ray Kellenberger - A motion to approve an Ordinance to amend Appendix B of the Municipal Code to allow tattoo parlors as a special use within the C 2 district.

8. Building & Zoning - Ray Kellenberger - A motion to approve an Ordinance approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a development agreement for a project in TIF #1 with SSP Entertainment LLC for 4 1406 W. Ferdon Street (PIN# 10-32-300-032) and other actions related thereto.

9. Wastewater Treatment - Jake Fleming - A motion to approve the purchase of a Hach AS950 effluent all weather auto-sampler for the Wastewater Treatment Facility from USA Bluebook at a cost not to exceed $10,676.03.

10. Lake - Robbin Huffman - A motion to approve an Ordinance declaring a 2005 Suncatcher 228 FC, HILL ID # GEN70810E809 as surplus and to authorize its sale or disposal.

11. Lake - Robbin Huffman - A motion to award a bid for a lake patrol boat to Hank’s Sales & Service for an amount not to exceed $68,298.68.

12. Lake - Robbin Huffman – A motion to amend a scrivener’s error in Resolution #2024-2 to update the Beach House Manager’s Salary to $17.50 per hour.

13. Police - Marilyn Sisson - A motion to reject bids for the purchase of nine mobile data computers.

14. Police - Marilyn Sisson – A motion to approve a Resolution to waive bids for the purchase of nine Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 laptops from CDS Office Technologies for an amount not to exceed $34,000.

15. Police - Marilyn Sisson – A motion to approve an Ordinance for the surplus and trade in of four Police Department vehicles.

16. Police - Marilyn Sisson - A motion to reject bids for the purchase of Police Department vehicles.

17. Police - Marilyn Sisson - A motion to approve a Resolution to waive bids for the purchase of two Dodge Pursuit Sedans and one Dodge Durango Pursuit SUV from Victory Lane for an amount not to exceed $113,000.

18. Police – Marilyn Sisson – A motion to approve a Resolution rejecting all bids for upfitting three police vehicles.

19. Police - Marilyn Sisson – A motion to approve a Resolution authorizing the waiving of normal and customary bidding procedures for the purpose of upfitting products and services for three police vehicles.

20. Water - Jake Fleming - A motion for Johnson Controls to do further repairs to the security and fire alarm systems for an amount not to exceed $39,670.

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. “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)

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

New Business:

1. A motion to approve the Executive Session minutes from the April 18, 2024 meeting.

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