City of Geneseo City Council met April 13.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
The Regular Council of the City of Geneseo was called to order at 6:00 PM, in the Council Chambers, with the following members present:
COUNCIL
PRESENT:
Council Bob James, Council Brett Barnhart, Council Craig Arnold, Council Douglas Crow, Mayor Sean Johnson, Council Martin Rothschild, and Council Keith Kennett
COUNCIL ABSENT: Council Robert Wachtel and Council Paula Simosky
STAFF PRESENT:
Director of Finance Jamie Matthews, City Admin JoAnn Hollenkamp, HR/Deputy Clerk Brandon Maeglin, Director of IT Garrett Griswold, Deputy Chief of Police Kondon Karzin, Chief of Police Casey Disterhoft, Attorney Margaret Kostopulos, and Director of Public Works Chad VandeWoestyne
PUBLIC PRESENT:
1 INVOCATION
2 Pledge of Allegiance
3 Roll Call
Meeting start - 6:03pm
4 Chamber of Commerce Report
Chamber Director Sullivan gave the Chamber of Commerce update.
5 City Engineering Report
Loren Rains introduced himself as the new city engineering contact. The ash street lift station project is currently waiting on safety equipment to arrive so that the project may proceed. Trees have been dropped for the northeast drainage project and the project should get started on May 1st. Street overlay projects will begin during the first week of May.
6 Public Comment - Agenda Items
City Ordinance allows members of the Public to speak and give input up to 3 minutes during Public Comment, there can be no debate or action by the City Council at this time. You may email your comments to cadministrator@cityofgeneseo.com or text to 309-944- 0915.
Paul Cane expressed his interest in the Geneseo creek study and questioned whether the city's current retention ponds were working properly.
7 Mayor's Comments
The Mayor noted that a cemetery committee is being implemented and will be chaired by Alderman Wachtel and Alderman Rothschild.
7.1. Proclamation - April is Fair Housing Month
7.2. This week is National Telecommunicator's Week!
7.3. Next week is Administrative Assistants Week!
8 City Council Comments
None.
9 City Administrator's Comments
None.
10 Finance Director Comments
10.1. Treasurer's Report, Budget Book, and Capital Asset Reports as Submitted. Brett Barnhart moved, seconded by Craig Arnold, Motion to approve the Treasurer's Report, Budget Book and Capital Asset Reports as submitted.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Brett Barnhart SECONDER: Craig Arnold AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
Items requested to be removed from consent agenda.
None.
12 Consent Agenda
12.1. Approval of previous City Council Minutes
12.2. Approval of previous Committee of the Whole Minutes
12.3. Approval of previous Special City Council meeting
12.4. Omnibus method
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Martin Rothschild, Motion to approve using the omnibus method and to approve items 12.1 - 12.4
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Martin Rothschild |
| AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett
ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
13.1. Police Department Annual Report
Presented by Deputy Police Chief - Gene Karzin
13.2. Geneseo Creek Study - Presented by IMEG
The Mayor noted that Council and Staff should review and consider all the options presented by IMEG tonight and then come back and discuss the best options for moving forward.
13.3. Consideration of Resolution R-21-03 A resolution allowing the City to issue non-referendum general obligation alternate bonds. In the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $4,200,000 to finance the costs of a portion of the unfunded accrued actuarial liability of the City’s Police Pension Plan. Brett Barnhart moved, seconded by Craig Arnold, Motion to approve Resolution R-21-03 A resolution allowing the City to issue non-referendum general obligation alternate bonds.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Brett Barnhart SECONDER: Craig Arnold AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
14.1. Approval of City bills
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Bob James, Motion to approve the City Bills as presented.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Bob James AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
City Ordinance allows members of the Public to speak and give input up to 3 minutes during Public Comment, there can be no debate or action by the City Council at this time. You may email your comments to cadministrator@cityofgeneseo.com or text to 309-944- 0915.
Paul Cane complimented the electric department for their attention to detail on many projects around town.
16 Executive Session
5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal council for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.
5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules of one or more classes of employees.
5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3) The selection of a person to fill a public office, as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public office, when the public body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a public office, when the public body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance.
5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.
5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6) The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.
5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) 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.
5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21) 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.
16.1. Move into Executive Session
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Bob James, Motion to move into executive session per: 5ILCS 120/2(c)(1), (2), (5), (11), and (21).
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Bob James AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Sean Johnson, and Martin Rothschild ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
17.1. Return to open session
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Keith Kennett, Motion to return to open session.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Keith Kennett AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
18.1. 5ILCS 120/2(C)(1) Planning Commission Appointments
Martin Rothschild moved, seconded by Craig Arnold, Motion to recommend the appointments of Morgan Thurman and Julia McAvoy to the planning commission.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Martin Rothschild SECONDER: Craig Arnold AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
Brett Barnhart moved, seconded by Craig Arnold, Motion to approve the CityEmployee Recovery Plan.
| SECONDER: Craig Arnold
AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Keith Kennett, Motion to proceed with sales contract in the amount of $10,000; buyer to pay all closing costs.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Keith Kennett AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Brett Barnhart, Motion to approve
Resolutions R-21-07 and R-21-08.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Brett Barnhart AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Martin Rothschild, Motion to advise IMLRMA to settle the Preston case for $10,000.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Martin Rothschild AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
Resolution R--21-06 Release of Executive Session Minutes.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Brett Barnhart AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
7:46pm
19.1. Move to close the meeting
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Martin Rothschild, Motion to Adjourn
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Martin Rothschild AYES: Bob James, Brett Barnhart, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, and Keith Kennett ABSENT: Robert Wachtel and Paula Simosky |
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