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5:45 pm July 20, 2010
PUBLIC HEARING was held
pursuant to notice previously given
concerning the proposed appropriations
ordinance. Treasurer Connie Tate
stated that said ordinance was on
display in her office and that no one
had come in to ask about it or make
comment. Public hearing adjourned
at 5:53 PM.
UNOFFICIAL MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 20, 2010
6:00
PM
Mayor Mark Bolander
presiding.
Present: Scott
Bloomberg, Harold Bolander, Jeff Ford,
Larry Brooks, David Brown, Larry Short,
Rick Lindemann
Absent: Bob
Reisner
Also present:
Attorney Max Tedford, Treasurer Connie
Tate, Clerk Jean Ghast
Meeting opened with
Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, led by
Alderman Brown.
One addition was made
to the agenda, in that Norlyn Bartens
had requested to address the council.
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Bolander, to
adopt the agenda as amended.
Ayes: Bloomberg,
Bolander, Ford, Brooks, Brown, Short,
Lindemann
Nays: None
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Bolander, to
approve the minutes of the regular
meeting of July 6, 2010.
Ayes: Bolander,
Ford, Brooks, Brown, Short, Lindemann,
Bloomberg
Nays: None
Motion was made by
Brooks, seconded by Bloomberg, to
approve payment of the bills and
accounts payable.
Ayes: Ford,
Brooks, Brown, Short, Lindemann,
Bloomberg, Bolander
Nays: None
Norlyn Bartens began
his comments by first thanking the
council for the donation the city had
made a few months ago to the soccer
program. He then requested that
the council consider making a portion of
Eaton Street in the area of the soccer
fields a "no parking" zone during the
months of September, October and first
part of November for safety reasons.
It was suggested that he talk with Bob
Reisner, Chairman of the Street
Committee, and Joe Stoops, Head of the
Street Department.
OLD BUSINESS:
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Bolander, to pass
resolution No. 10-9 to adopt the city of
Newton 2010 comprehensive plan.
Ayes: Brooks,
Brown, Lindemann, Bloomberg, Bolander,
Ford
Nays: Short
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Ford, to approve
pay estimate No. 1 due Kieffer Bros.
Construction, Inc. in the amount of
$34,752.90 for repair of the highway
next to the Peoples State Bank.
Ayes: Brown,
Short, Lindemann, Bloomberg, Bolander,
Ford, Brooks
Nays: None
Motion was made by
Brooks, seconded by Ford, to pass
ordinance No. 10-14, the appropriations
ordinance.
Ayes: Short,
Lindemann, Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford,
Brooks, Brown
Nays: None
Shannon Woodard, of
Connor & Connor Engineers, presented pay
estimate No. 1 due Kieffer Bros.
Construction Co., Inc. on the water
treatment plant project in the amount of
$28,980.00.
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Bolander, to
approve payment of said pay estimate No.
1 due Kieffer Bros. Construction in the
amount of $28,980.00
Ayes: Lindemann,
Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford, Brooks,
Brown, Short
Nays: None
Woodard next presented
invoices for amounts due Connor & Connor
on the water treatment plant project
totaling $89,653.78.
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Ford, to approve
payment of $89,653.78 to Connor & Connor
Engineers.
Ayes: Bloomberg,
Bolander, Ford, Brooks, Brown, Short,
Lindemann
Nays: None
John Stone, of Connor
& Connor Engineers, presented an
amendment to the agreement previously
entered into between the City and
Department of Transportation for the
resurfacing of Route 33. Stone
explained that since the bids came in
lower than expected that there is
additional money to be spent and we need
to amend the agreement in order to
authorize the funds for resurfacing
South Van Buren Street.
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Lindemann, to
authorize Mayor Bolander to execute the
amendment #1 to the joint agreement
between the city and I.D.O.T. for the
resurfacing projects.
Ayes: Bolander,
Ford, Brooks, Brown, Short, Lindemann,
Bloomberg
Nays: None
NEW BUSINESS:
Alderman Bloomberg
stated that representatives from the
city had met last week with I.D.O.T., at
which time they learned of grant money
which is available for for which "Eagle
Trails" would qualify. The grant
is for $750,000 but we would need to do
some engineering assessments. He
said Milano & Grunloh will write the
engineering part of the grant
applications and a structural engineer
will do a cost estimate for repairing
and/or replacing the steel bridge over
the Embarras River. Bloomberg
suggested that the city should try to
get the grant.
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Ford, to pass
resolution No. 10-10 entitled
"Resolution to Apply for 2010 Illinois
Transportation Enhancement Program
Grant".
Ayes: Ford,
Brooks, Brown, Short, Lindemann,
Bloomberg, Bolander
Nays: None
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Brooks, to accept
the proposal of IE Consultants, Inc. to
provide general cost estimates
concerning the old river bridge at a
cost of $420.00.
Ayes: Brooks,
Brown, Short, Lindemann, Bloomberg,
Bolander, Ford
Nays: None
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Bolander, to
enter into an agreement with Milano &
Grunloh Engineers to assist with the
ITEP grant application at a cost of
$750.00.
Ayes: Brown,
Short, Lindemann, Bloomberg, Bolander,
Ford, Brooks
Nays: None
Alderman Brooks
reported that the Finance Committee had
reviewed the application which had been
received for T.I.F. funds.
Motion was made by
Brooks, seconded by Ford, that the
following allocations be made:
West Side Lounge $1200; Dr. Saliba for
improvements to a city alley $10,800;
Farley Insurance $2500; St. Thomas
Church $5000; Simple Rewards $2500; and
Personal Service Realty $2500.
Ayes: Lindemann,
Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford, Brooks, Brown
Nays: Short
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Alderman Brooks
reported the Finance Committee had met.
They discussed the billing for utility
use within the different city
departments. They reviewed T.I.F.
applications, discussed the Laborers'
National Pension Fund, insurance for the
city pool, and applying for the ITEP
grant.
STATEMENTS:
Alderman Ford reported
the Electric Department has some
materials coming in for the industrial
park, and they have been replacing some
transformers in the substation.
Alderman Bolander
commented that the weeds at the Richards
Firestone property need to be taken care
of. This will be referred to the
Police Department.
Mayor Bolander stated
that he had received a newsletter from
SCIRP&DC. One of the items
mentioned in the letter was the housing
rehabilitation grant which the city of
Newton is receiving, and it also
mentioned that Newton and Salem be
congratulated for their newly-opened
aquatic centers.
The next regular
meeting of the council will be on August
3, 2010.
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Brooks, to go out
of regular session and into closed
session for the purpose of discussing
litigation and personnel pursuant to the
Open Meetings Act pertaining to those
areas of discussion.
Ayes: Brown,
Short, Lindemann, Bloomberg, Bolander,
Ford, Brooks
Nays: None
Regular session
suspended at 6:50 PM.
Motion was made by
Lindemann, seconded by Bolander, to go
out of closed session and back into open
session.
Ayes: Short,
Lindemann, Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford,
Brooks, Brown
Nays: None
Regular session
resumed at 7:10 PM.
Mayor Bolander
announced that during closed session the
council discussed litigation and
personnel.
Motion was made by
Bloomberg, seconded by Ford, that the
meeting be adjourned.
Ayes: Lindemann,
Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford, Brooks,
Brown, Short
Nays: None
Meeting adjourned at
7:25 PM.
Respectfully
submitted, Jean Ghast, Newton City Clerk
OFFICIAL MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING OF July 6 2010
6:00 PM
Mayor Mark Bolander presiding.
Present: Scott Bloomberg, Harold
Bolander, Jeff Ford, Larry Brooks, David
Brown, Bob Reisner, Larry Short, Rick
Lindemann
Absent: None
Also present: Attorney Max
Tedford, Treasurer Connie Tate, Clerk
Jean Ghast
Meeting opened with Pledge of Allegiance
to the flag, led by Alderman Brooks.
The council was advised that Gene Rabuck
would not be addressing them during
public comments.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Bolander, to adopt the agenda as
amended.
Ayes: Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford,
Brooks, Brown, Reisner, Short, Lindemann
Nays: None
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Ford, to approve the minutes of the
regular meeting of June 15, 2010.
Ayes: Bolander, Ford, Brooks,
Brown, Reisner, Short, Lindemann,
Bloomberg
Nays: None
Donald Muhs addressed the council
concerning an accident he was involved
in last February, and informed the
council that in his opinion the matter
was not properly handled by the
investigating officer. Mayor
Bolander assured him that the matter
would be looked into and someone would
report back to him.
OLD BUSINESS:
Attorney Tedford stated that the council
had previously passed an ordinance to
authorize the city to borrow money from
the Peoples State Bank to finance the
new water plant, but the bank's attorney
requested that the ordinance be revised
to be more specific on the amount and
terms of the loan; thus, he had prepared
the revised ordinance.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Brooks, to pass revised ordinance No.
10-13.
Ayes: Ford, Brooks, Brown,
Reisner, Short, Lindemann, Bloomberg,
Bolander
Nays: None
Motion was made by Ford, seconded by
Bolander, to approve pay estimate No. 6
due Henkels & McCoy in the amount of
$95,026.95 for electrical work done for
the city.
Ayes: Brooks, Brown, Reisner,
Short, Lindemann, Bloomberg, Bolander,
Ford
Nays: None
Motion was made by Lindemann, seconded
by Bloomberg, to approve the invoice of
Connor & Connor, Inc. in the amount of
$89,650.00 for design on the new water
plant.
Ayes: Brown, Reisner, Short,
Lindemann, Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford,
Brooks
Nays: None
NEW BUSINESS:
Alderman stated the Personnel Committee
was recommending that the Department
Heads receive an hourly wage increase of
35¢ an hour, that being the same as the
non-police union employees had received,
for the current fiscal year, retroactive
to May 1, 2010.
Motion was made by Bolander, seconded by
Ford, that Department Heads receive a
wage increase of 35¢ an hour for the
current fiscal year, retroactive to May
1, 2010.
Ayes: Reisner, Short, Lindemann,
Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford, Brooks, Brown
Nays: None
Alderman Reisner stated there had been
suggestions that Washington Street have
additional street signs to honor Carolyn
Domineck. He checked into the cost
of signs which would designate "Miss D
Avenue" and they would be $19 each.
Motion was made by Reisner, seconded by
Brown, that we purchase 10 signs at a
cost of $19 each, to be posted on
Washington Street to honor Miss D.
Ayes: Short, Lindemann, Bloomberg,
Bolander, Ford, Brooks, Brown, Reisner
Nays: None
Alderman Brooks stated that the auditors
had suggested that the city pass a
resolution to the effect that equipment
having a value over $5000 be
capitalized.
Motion was made by Brooks, seconded by
Lindemann, to pass resolution No. 10-8
entitled "Capitalization Policy".
Ayes: Lindemann, Bloomberg,
Bolander, Ford, Brooks, Brown, Reisner,
Short
Nays: None
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Alderman Bolander, reported the
Personnel Committee had met to discuss a
wage increase for Department Heads.
Alderman Brooks reported the Finance
Committee had met. They discussed
appropriations, capitalization of
equipment, reviewed ordinance No. 10-13,
and also discussed the Route 130 and 33
projects.
Alderman Brooks also reported the
Insurance Committee had met with a
representative from IMLRMA. They
discussed loss control, safety practices
and light duty.
Mayor Bolander reported on a meeting of
the EMA Committee. A discussion
was held concerning the inoperative
warning siren next to city hall.
They will check with the States Attorney
on doing away with the siren and
allowing someone else to purchase it.
The siren system has been replaced with
the Alert Now Emergency Notification
System. EMA volunteers assisted
with the Strawberry Fest and the Jasper
County fair. They also attended an
Air Evac class sponsored by the
ambulance service. Discussion was
held on the EOC grant the Jasper County
EMA has secured in the amount of
$140,135. A 1-channel repeater
system with 4 receivers will be
purchased at a cost of $100,000.
The Jasper County Emergency Operations
Plan is due for review this year and is
almost ready for submission. The
Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator
will be attending the 2010 IEMA
Conference in Springfield in September.
Alderman Bloomberg reported the
Cooperative ED Committee had met.
Two representatives from St. Anthony
Hospital addressed the group, reporting
on the progress being made to provide a
Center for Advanced Imaging and the
funding for that. They also
stressed the importance of having fiber
optics in our community. The
committee received the monthly update
from Ken Larimore on various projects in
our community. The St. Thomas
Church will have an auction on July 17,
dedication mass on July 18 and open
house for the public on August 1.
STATEMENTS:
Alderman Reisner reported work is being
done to repair the bump by the Peoples
State Bank and should be completed in
two days. He also reported that
the county and township will be hauling
away the dirt at the park, after which
the contractor will come back to level
the area.
Alderman Brown stated he was very
pleased with the way the pool is going
and that a tremendous amount of people
from out of town are coming here to
enjoy the pool.
Alderman Brooks said he would call a
meeting of the Finance Committee for
July 12 at 5:30 PM.
Attorney Tedford advised the council
that Gene Rabuck had been given 90 days
to make repairs to his rental property
and had done nothing. At a
subsequent court hearing on July 1 the
court entered an order granting him 45
days to demolish the property and 21
days to remove the debris.
Purchase order was presented on behalf
of the Electric Department for the
purchase of a switchgear assembly for
the new water plant from H.D. Supply of
Mattoon in the amount of $51,283.00.
Motion was made by Ford, seconded by
Lindemann, to approve said purchase
order.
Ayes: Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford,
Brooks, Brown, Reisner, Short, Lindemann
Nays: None
Mayor Bolander called attention to the
annual Illinois Municipal League
conference scheduled for September 23-25
in Chicago. This will be preceded
by a TIF meeting to be held on September
22. Mayor Bolander also gave an
update on some other grant funds the
city will be receiving.
Attorney Tedford informed the council
that notice condemning the properties at
906 and 908 W. Washington Street had
been sent and the owner has asked for a
60 day extension. It was the
consensus of the council that this
demolition should be done before school
starts, and our attorney will convey
that information to the owner.
Tedford also stated that the owner of
property at 801 Lincoln Street had asked
for 30 days to tear down and remove that
property and Tedford suggested that he
be given the 30 day extension.
The next regular meeting of the council
will be on July 20, 2010.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Bolander, to go out of regular
session and into closed session for the
purpose of discussing litigation and
personnel, pursuant to the Open Meetings
Act as it pertains to those areas of
discussion.
Ayes: Bolander, Ford, Brooks,
Brown, Reisner, Short, Lindemann,
Bloomberg
Nays: None
(Regular session suspended at 7:10 PM)
Motion was made by Lindemann, seconded
by Bolander, to go out of closed session
and back into open session.
Ayes: Ford, Brooks, Brown,
Reisner, Short, Lindemann, Bloomberg,
Bolander
Nays: None
(Regular session resumed at 7:25 PM.
Mayor Bolander announced that during
closed session the council discussed
litigation and personnel.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Ford, that the meeting be adjourned.
Ayes: Brooks, Brown, Reisner,
Short, Lindemann, Bloomberg, Bolander,
Ford
Nays: None
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted, Jean Ghast, City
Clerk
OFFICIAL MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 15, 2010
6:00 pm
Mayor Mark Bolander presiding.
Present: Scott Bloomberg, Harold
Bolander, Jeff Ford, Larry Short, Rick
Lindemann
Absent: Larry Brooks, David Brown,
Bob Reisner
Also present: Attorney Kyle
Stevens, Treasurer Connie Tate, Clerk
Jean Ghast
Meeting opened with Pledge of Allegiance
to the flag, led by Alderman Ford.
Mayor Bolander asked that an amendment
be made to the agenda to include under
"New Business" Item (D) the additional
wording "and Corporal position".
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Lindemann, to adopt the agenda as
amended.
Ayes: Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford, Short,
Lindemann
Nays: None
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Bolander, to approve the minutes of
the regular meeting of June 1, 2010.
Ayes: Bolander, Ford, Lindemann,
Mayor Bolander, Bloomberg
Nays: None
Abstain: Lindemann
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Lindemann, to approve payment of the
bills and accounts payable.
Ayes: Ford, Short, Lindemann,
Bloomberg, Bolander
Nays: None
OLD BUSINESS:
Mayor Bolander explained that he had
already signed Change Order #7 on the
aquatic center but it was put on the
agenda for the council to take official
action on approving it. He further
explained that there was no adjustment
made to the dollar amount of the
contract, but the contractor was asking
for an additional 30 days to complete
the work due to the weather.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Bolander, to approve Change Order # 7
on the aquatic center.
Ayes: Short, Lindemann, Bloomberg,
Bolander, Ford
Nays: None
Alderman Lindemann reported bids had
been received and opened for paving the
parking lot at the Street Department
building, but all bids received were
much higher than expected. Motion
was made by Lindemann, seconded by
Bloomberg, that all the bids be
rejected.
Ayes: Lindemann, Bloomberg,
Bolander, Ford, Short
Nays: None
Alderman Lindemann reported that bid
opening was held for the annual street
maintenance program. Charles
Heuerman Trucking Co. submitted the low
bid of $10,668.40 for Aggregate CA-16
stone; Charles Heuerman Trucking Co.
also submitted the low bid for Aggregate
CA-6 in the amount of $3870.00;
Lee Kintner & Sons submitted a bid of
$41,147.0 for Bituminous Seal Coat.
Motion was made by Lindemann, seconded
by Ford, to accept the bids submitted by
Charles Heuerman Trucking Co. for the
CA-6 and CA-16 aggregate, and the bid of
Lee Kintner & Sons for the seal coat.
Ayes: Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford,
Short, Lindemann
Nays: None
NEW BUSINESS:
The council next considered a request
for reimbursement of dumpster rental for
the house which was taken down and
removed at 504 E. Decatur Street.
Alderman Short said he did not think the
reimbursement ordinance provided for
reimbursement unless the building had
been declared dangerous and dilapidated.
Alderman Bloomberg replied that he had
signed a demolition order to have the
building demolished and removed.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Ford, that the city reimburse the
owner in the amount of $2500 for
dumpster rental.
Ayes: Bolander, Ford, Lindemann,
Mayor Bolander, Bloomberg
Nays: Short
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Ford, to reimburse the property owner
$2425.00 for dumpster rental in
demolishing and removing the house at
301 Liberty Street.
Ayes; Ford, Lindemann, Mayor
Bolander, Bloomberg, Bolander
Nays: Short
Alderman Lindemann reported the Water
Committee had met and conducted
interviews for part-time workers at the
water treatment plant.
Motion was made by Lindemann, seconded
by Bloomberg, to hire Glenn Wilson and
Jared Wagner as part-time temporary
workers at the water treatment plant.
Ayes: Short, Lindemann, Bloomberg,
Bolander, Ford
Nays: None
Alderman Ford reported the Police
Committee had met, during which time
they interviewed four highly qualified
gentlemen to fill the positions of
Sergeant and Corporal within the Police
Department.
Motion was made by Ford, seconded by
Bolander, to recommend that Jeremy
Haycraft fill the position of Sergeant
and Josh Douthit fill the position of
Corporal within the department.
Ayes: Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford,
Lindemann, Mayor Bolander
Nays: Short
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Alderman Bloomberg reported the
Cooperative Economic Development
Committee had met and were given a tour
of the Rex Vault Service facility.
Ken Larimore gave an update on various
projects in the community. Trisha
Mason has completed the city's
comprehensive plan. Ribbon-cutting
was held for the aquatic center on
Saturday with good coverage by the
media. Jo Beth Geier was there and
talked about fund-raising efforts being
made by Friends of St. Anthony's
Hospital to assist in making the
hospital a center for advanced imaging.
Melissa Weber reported the Strawberry
fest was a great success. Mark
Hartrich updated the group on the new
church construction. There will be
an auction on July 17 and the dedication
mass on July 18.
Alderman Lindemann reported the Water
Committee had held two meetings for the
purpose of reviewing applications for
employment and subsequently interviewing
three applicants. They also
discussed water service on the west edge
of the city.
Alderman Bloomberg reported the Street
and Alleys Committee had met to discuss
the bid received for paving the parking
lot at the street department building,
and decided to reject all the bids.
Alderman Ford reported the Police
committee had met to interview
applicants for the Sergeant position.
They also discussed nuisances which
exist at 306 Lafayette St., 511 Sycamore
St., 806 Fairground St. and 507 Ste.
Marie Street.
STATEMENTS:
Alderman Lindemann stated the pool
opening went over very well and they had
a ground-breaking for the new water
plant.
Alderman Ford commented that this past
weekend has been an exciting weekend for
our community. There was a good
turnout for the Relay for Life and the
pool opening and ground-breaking for the
water plant were well attended.
Alderman Bolander and Bloomberg
concurred that the new water park will
attract families to our area and the
Relay for Life was great exposure for
our community.
Treasurer Tate told the council she had
received another donation to go toward
the pool, and she had heard a lot of
good comments about the pool.
Mayor Bolander read an e-mail he had
received from Fred Walker of SCIRP&DC
indicating it sounds good on our
receiving a housing rehabilitation
grant.
Mayor Bolander stated that apparently we
have some residents who are waiting
until after dark to burn trash in their
back yards. Such activity is a
violation of a city ordinance and the
police will be seeking out where these
violations are occurring.
Mayor Bolander said we have applied for
three different grants to make energy
efficiency improvements through DCEO.
The next regular meeting of the council
will be on July 6, 2010. There
will be a meeting of the Personnel
Committee on June 21 at 5:30 PM; a
meeting of the Insurance Committee on
June 23 at 8:30 AM; and a meeting of the
Cooperative Economic Development
Committee on July 6 at 1:15 PM in the
County Annex.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Lindemann, to go out of regular
session and into closed session for the
purpose of discussing litigation and
personnel, pursuant to the Open Meetings
Act pertaining to those areas of
discussion.
Ayes: Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford,
Short, Lindemann
Nays: None
Regular session suspended at 6:30 PM.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Bolander, to go out of closed session
and back into regular session.
Ayes: Bolander, Ford, Short,
Lindemann, Bloomberg
Nays: None
Regular session resumed at 6:45 PM.
Mayor Bolander announced that during
closed session the council discussed
litigation and personnel.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Ford, that the meeting be adjourned.
Ayes: Ford, Short, Lindemann,
Bloomberg, Bolander
Nays: None
Meeting adjourned at 6:50 PM.
Respectfully submitted, Jean Ghast,
Newton City Clerk
OFFICIAL MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 1, 2010
6:00 pm
Mayor Mark Bolander presiding.
Present: Scott Bloomberg, Harold
Bolander, Jeff Ford, Larry Brooks, Bob
Reisner, Larry Short
Absent: David Brown, Rick
Lindemann
Also present: Attorney Max Tedford,
Treasurer Connie Tate, Clerk Jean Ghast
Meeting opened with Pledge of Allegiance
to the flag, led by Alderman Bolander.
The following amendments were made to
the agenda: under "Old Business"
Item (H) is being deleted; Scheduled
Committee Meetings should include a
meeting of the Water Committee on June
10 at 5:30 PM and another meeting of the
Water Committee on June 14 at 6:00 PM.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Bolander, to adopt the agenda as
amended.
Ayes: Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford,
Brooks, Reisner, Short
Nays: None
Motion was made by Reisner, seconded by
Ford, to approve the minutes of the
regular meeting of May 18, 2010.
Ayes: Bolander, Ford, Brooks,
Reisner, Short, Bloomberg
Nays: None
OLD BUSINESS:
Mayor Bolander stated there had been a
bid opening concerning repair of the
bump in the road by the Peoples State
Bank where the water main was broken.
One bid was submitted by Kieffer Bros.
Construction, Inc. in the amount of
$36,708.00. HMG, Inc., electric
engineers on the project, recommended
that the city award the project to
Kieffer Bros. inasmuch as their bid was
within 2% of the engineers' estimate.
Motion was made by Ford, seconded by
Brooks, to accept the bid submitted by
Kieffer Bros. Construction in the amount
of $36,708.00 for repair of the bump by
the Peoples State Bank.
Ayes: Ford, Brooks, Reisner,
Short, Bloomberg, Bolander
Nays: None
Shannon Woodard, of Connor & Connor
Engineers, stated that we had been
waiting for the funding agency to sign
off on the right-of-way for the new
water plant and he was finally told to
go ahead.
Motion was made By Reisner, seconded by
Bloomberg, to enter into an agreement
with Kieffer Bros. Construction, Inc.
for construction of the new water
treatment plant in the amount of
$2,698,548.50.
Ayes: Brooks, Reisner, Short,
Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford
Nays: None
Shannon said the agreement with Kieffer
Bros. is for a period of 9 months, and
he told Kieffer Bros. to get a sign made
and they will set a date for a
ground-breaking ceremony.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Ford, to issue a Notice to Proceed to
Kieffer Bros. Construction, Inc.
contingent upon completion of the
pre-construction conference.
Ayes: Reisner, Short, Bloomberg,
Bolander, Ford, Brooks
Nays: None
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Bolander, to pass Ordinance No. 10-13
to authorize the borrowing of money from
the Peoples State Bank, Newton, Illinois
to finance the city of Newton's new
water treatment plant.
Ayes: Short, Bloomberg, Bolander,
Ford, Brooks, Reisner
Nays: None
Alderman Bloomberg reported the city had
received several bids for mowing the
city's properties, and Jasper Services
submitted the most comprehensive bid.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Reisner, to accept the bid of Jasper
Services in the amount of $2010.00 with
various discounts when applicable.
Ayes: Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford,
Brooks, Reisner, Short
Nays: None
Alderman Bloomberg also reported that
one bid had been received for digging
graves in the city's cemetery.
Yager Backhoe Service submitted a bid of
$285.00.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Bolander, to accept the bid of Yager
Backhoe Service in the amount of $285
for digging graves in the cemetery.
Ayes: Bolander, Ford, Brooks,
Reisner, Short, Bloomberg
Nays: None
Alderman Ford stated a Change Order No.
1 had been prepared to have Henkels &
McCoy do additional work on the
electrical system upgrade for the city
in the amount of $141,315.00.
Motion was made by Ford, seconded by
Brooks, to approve said Change Order No.
1.
Ayes: Ford, Brooks, Reisner,
Short, Bloomberg, Bolander
Nays: None
John Stone, of Connor & Connor
Engineers, reported a bid opening will
be held on June 10 at 10 AM for the
Street Department parking lot. He
also reported that the money for
resurfacing Route 33 came in and they
will be setting that up for a
pre-construction conference with Howell
Asphalt.
NEW BUSINESS:
Mayor Bolander said there is an
individual interested in purchasing the
old broom factory building and taxing
bodies in the county are being asked if
they would be willing to abate their
share of the back taxes. The
prospective buyer has agreed to pay the
taxes for 2010 and forward, and the
city's share of the back taxes would
amount to approximately $2000, which we
would never be able to collect anyway.
Motion was made by Brooks, seconded by
Reisner, that the city abate its share
of the back taxes on the old broom
factory property, contingent on the
property being sold.
Ayes: Brooks, Reisner, Short,
Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford
Nays: None
Motion was made by Brooks, seconded by
Reisner, to pass Ordinance No. 10-10 to
adopt the prevailing wage in effect for
Jasper County as of June 1, 2010.
Ayes: Reisner, Bloomberg, Bolander,
Ford, Brooks
Nays: Short
Motion was made by Reisner, seconded by
Bolander, to pass Ordinance No. 10-11 to
vacate an alley 12 feet wide running
north and south lying between Lots 9 and
10 in Block 7 of Bowen's Addition to the
City of Newton, Illinois.
Ayes: Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford,
Brooks, Reisner, Short
Nays: None
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Bolander, to pass Ordinance No. 10-12
to amend the zoning map of the zoning
code by changing the zone district
classification of Lots 136 and 137 of
Picquet's Addition to the City of
Newton, from SR-1 to B-1.
Ayes: Bolander, Ford, Brooks,
Reisner, Short, Bloomberg
Nays: None
Motion was made by Reisner, seconded by
Bloomberg, to authorize our city
engineers to proceed with preliminary
efforts to work toward closing of the
Maple Street railroad crossing.
Ayes: Ford, Brooks, Reisner,
Short, Bloomberg, Bolander
Nays: None
Alderman Ford stated the city had
concluded its negotiations with the city
union. Motion was made by Ford,
seconded by Brooks, to accept the
Collective Bargaining Agreement between
the City of Newton and the non-Police
Union.
Ayes: Brooks, Reisner, Short,
Bloomberg, Bolander, Ford
Nays: None
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Alderman Bloomberg reported the city's
Economic Development Committee had met.
Larry Casey and Dick Grogg were there to
discuss potential development of the
city's lot south of the St. Pierre Oil
Company as a tourism/welcome center, and
they were told the city would lease that
property to the Tourism Council.
Alderman Ford reported the Electric
Committee had met. They discussed
the biodiesel plant and the current line
improvement project. Metering is
on line for both substations. The
city will apply for grants dealing with
energy efficiency and conservation block
which will be awarded through DCEO.
Alderman Brooks reported the Finance
Committee had met to discuss
appropriations. They also
discussed the clothing allowance for
non-police city employees and the fact
that there needs to be a cap on the
allowance. Paying fines at city
hall was also discussed.
Alderman Bloomberg reported the Parks &
Cemetery Committee had met. They
received progress reports on the pool
activities. Tentative opening of
the pool is set for June 12 at 11 AM.
They discussed the bids received for
mowing and grave digging.
STATEMENTS:
Alderman Reisner stated he attended the
ground-breaking for the biodiesel plant
earlier in the day. He added that
they are still looking for a few more
investors.
Alderman Ford stated Chief Swick is once
again going to apply for a COPS grant.
We had applied last year but didn't get
it.
Treasurer Connie Tate stated that the
auditors were here last week.
There will be a meeting of the Finance
Committee sometime soon to go over a few
things.
Purchase order was presented on behalf
of the wastewater treatment facility for
the purchase of pipe and materials from
Midwest Municipal Supply in the amount
of $3055.71 for repair of the Second
Street lift station.
Motion was made by Reisner, seconded by
Brooks, to approve said purchase order.
Ayes: Reisner, Short, Bloomberg,
Bolander, Ford, Brooks
Nays: None
Mayor Bolander reminded the council that
the comprehensive plan luncheon is set
for June 10 at 11:45 AM at the K. C.
Hall. The luncheon is free and
anyone intending to go should notify
Alice in the Clerk's office.
The next regular meeting of the council
will be on June 15, 2010. There
will be a meeting of the Cooperative ED
Committee on June 8 at 1:15 PM at Rex
Vault Service; a meeting of the Water
Committee on June 10 at 5:30 PM; a
meeting of the Police Committee on June
14 at 5:30, followed by a meeting of the
Water Committee.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Bolander, to go out of regular
session and into executive session for
the purpose of discussing litigation and
personnel, pursuant to the Open Meetings
Act pertaining to those areas of
discussion.
Ayes: Short, Bloomberg, Bolander,
Ford, Brooks, Reisner
Nays: None
Regular session suspended at 7:10 PM.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Ford, to go out of closed session and
back into regular session.
Ayes: Bloomberg, Bolander,
Ford,Brooks, Reisner, Short
Nays: None
Regular session resumed at 7:35 PM.
Mayor Bolander announced that during
closed session the council discussed
litigation and personnel.
Attorney Tedford informed the council
that the Chief of Police and Building
Inspector have identified ten properties
that are in violation of the property
maintenance code or are dangerous and
dilapidated. Those properties are
located at 906 and 908 W. Washington
Street, 304 S. Walnut Street, 801
Lincoln Street, 204 W. Decatur Street,
503 Sycamore Street, 504 W. Curtis, 506
W. Curtis Street, 300 S. Lafayette
Street, 304 S. Lafayette Street, and 303
S. Jackson Street. Tedford stated
he would be pursuing litigation against
those properties if it is warranted.
Motion was made by Bloomberg, seconded
by Ford, that the meeting be adjourned.
Ayes Bolander, Ford, Brooks,
Reisnder, Short, Bloobmerg
Nays: None
Meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM.
Respectfully submitted, Jean Ghast,
Newton City Clerk
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