McLean County Times

City of LeRoy City Council met Oct. 1.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM at Le Roy City Hall, 207 S. East Street by Mayor Dean with all council members present at roll call.

Staff members present were Chief Williamson, Officer King, Dean Buhrke, Treasurer Brad Frankovich, Dave Jenkins and Vicki Moreland.

Jim Soeldner, Representative of the Mc Lean County Board spoke about upcoming events including the second annual Behavioral Health Community Forum October 8 as well as the ninth annual “Coats for Kids” coat drive October 27 at the Le Roy Fire Department.

Included on the consent agenda were meeting minutes from September 17, 2018, invoices from October 1, 2018 in the amount of $20,556.85 and payroll expenses from September 28, 2018 in the amount of $39,058.32. Motion was made by Glenn and seconded by Hilary for approval of the consent agenda. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Rick Kline-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Brad Poindexter-abstain, Glenn Reinhart-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Hilary Neal-yes, Greg Steffen- yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstain.

Chief Williamson presented Officer Robert King with a nomination to receive the Le Roy Police Department award for Meritorious Service.

Dave reported that Dean Buhrke and Ron Tackett were in the process of installing a water main at the three lots in Falcon Ridge 5th Addition. He reported that storm water improvements and water main relocation would result in road closure at the curve on East Washington Street, east of Wilson. Scott will door tag residents ahead of time to make them aware of the road closure which could last two weeks, weather permitting.

Motion was made by Dawn and seconded by Brad for Approval of the SRO School Intergovernmental Agreement. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Rick Kline-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Brad Poindexter-yes, Glenn Reinhart-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Hilary Neal-yes, Greg Steffen-yes. Motion carried 8 yeas, 0 nays.

Motion was made by Greg and seconded by Kyle for Approval of “Trick-Or-Treat” hours from 5:30 PM until 8:00 PM on Wednesday, October 31 within the City of Le Roy.

Motion was made by Dawn and seconded by Hilary for Approval of the Façade Improvement Grant request from Dr. David Hansen, Advanced Chiropractic Clinic at 205 E. Center Street of

$2,500 upon completion/paid receipts. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Rick Kline-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Brad Poindexter-yes, Glenn Reinhart-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Hilary Neal-yes, Greg Steffen-yes. Motion carried 8 yeas, 0 nays.

Motion was made by Rick and seconded by Brad for Approval of the Façade Improvement Grant request from Justin Morfey, Alcohol Detection Systems Facility at 122 E. Chestnut Street of $2,500 upon completion/paid receipts confirmation. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Rick Kline-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Brad Poindexter-yes, Glenn Reinhart-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Hilary Neal-yes, Greg Steffen-yes. Motion carried 8 yeas, 0 nays.

The council discussed their desire to receive more information from Façade Improvement applicants. Their concern is that the improvements need to be to the Façade along the designated Streets. Dave will draft letters to the applicants requesting a breakdown of planned expenses.

In Old and New Business Greg asked about the status of the well drilling project. Dave plans to contact Mr. Kelly of Brotcke Well & Pump about speaking to the council regarding the well drilling process.

Greg also asked about the status of the Railroad property. Dave has not received information regarding the status or timeline for completion.

Rick asked about the status of the New PD renovation. Dave stated that the doors are in and HVAC was completed. Ceiling grid is in place and the floor is ready to be set.

Mayor Dean informed the council of the project that the students from the Le Roy Prepatory School are planning at Bowman Park to include renovating an existing tennis court to two pickle ball courts and raising money to purchase a handicap accessible swing.

Motion was made by Hilary and seconded by Brad to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:46 PM.

http://www.leroy.org/file/1820/minutes%20100118.pdf