The Silvis City Council met Oct. 18 to purchase new computers for the police department.
Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the council:
SILVIS CITY COUNCIL
18 October 2016 – 6:30 p.m.
1) Pledge of Allegiance
2) Roll Call
3) Proclamations:
4) Guest Speaker: Joe Terronez/Andrea Gryp
5) Public Comment:
6) CONSENT AGENDA BY OMNIBUS VOTE:
(All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by a single motion and subsequent roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless an Alderman so requests; in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after approval of the Consent Agenda.)
A) Finance
Motion to approve consulting fees to Pappas O’Connor not to exceed $3,000
B) Parks Building & Grounds
Motion to approve paying Townsend Engineering Fees for Structural Engineering at a cost not to exceed $25,000 for Hero Street Memorial Park.
C) Approve payrolls for 13 October 2016 in the amount of $106,943.19
D) Approve Minutes from 4 October 2016 Regular Meetings and Committee of the Whole
E) Approve all bills bearing proper signatures.
F) Resolution: 2016-54-R resolution to allow City Inspector Tom Lupinski to attend training in Kansas City from 18 October through October 21st at a cost not to exceed $1,500.
7) Approve any items removed from the Consent Agenda
8) Special Non-Consent:
A) Finance
Motion to purchase computers for the new Police Department at a cost of $11,662.02
B) Economic Development
Item 1) Ordinance 2016-53 Terminate TIF III
Motion to adopt Ordinance 2016-53 an ordinance terminating TIF III
Item 2) Enterprise Zone expansion
Motion to adopt Ordinance 2015-55-A amending the new Enterprise Zone application
C) Public Works
The cost of the installation or extension of the sewer at Deer Valley and Wells Development will be paid wholly from monies of the City of Silvis, state grants, or loans federal loans or grants or any combination thereof.
The City of Silvis is not given money, reimbursed or paid, either in whole or in part, by another person (except State Grants or loans or federal grants or loans;
This will include a certified copy of the budget item or the board or council minutes which authorize the construction of this project with only local funds.
Motion to install the extension of the sewer for Deer Valley and the Wells Development to be wholly paid with local funds from the City of Silvis.
9) Mayor's Report:
10) Attorney's Report
11) City Administrator's Report
12) City Treasurer’s Report
13) City Engineer's Report
14) City Clerk's Report
15) Call for adjournment from Regular Meeting
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
16) Call Committee of the Whole to Order & Roll Call
17) Comments from the Audience
18) Agenda items for discussion:
A) Parks, Building & Grounds
Item 1) Hero Street Memorial Park
Discuss Plans for Hero Street Memorial Park
Motion to place plans for Hero Street Memorial Park on the 1 November 2016
B) Economic Development
Item 1) Planters on 1st Avenue
Discuss Planters on 1st Avenue
Motion to place the purchase of 10 planters for 1st Avenue at a cost of $5,000 with that cost to be split with Main Street and the City of Silvis on the 1 November 206 agenda for approval.
19) Staff Reports:
A) Fire Department
B) Inspections Department
C) Police Department
D) Public Works & Parks
20) Comments from the Alderpersons
21) Executive/Closed Session *** if needed
22) Adjournment