City of Fairbury City Council met Jan. 16.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
1. Call to order – Mayor Slagel called the meeting to order.
2. Mayor Slagel directed the Clerk to call roll and the following members of Council answered present: Gary Norris, Charles Hoselton, Jon Kinate, Bruce Weber, Gerald Hoffman, Lynn Dameron and Bill Schmidgall.
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
4. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda – Motion by Kinate, second by Hoffman to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda:
A. Minutes from the , council meeting B. Voucher Invoice Register listing the bills C. Treasurer’s Cash Report (second meeting of the month) D. Check Register (second meeting of the month) E. None F. Overtime Report
Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
5. Mayor Slagel opened Public Comment and the following persons provided comments:
➢ NONE
6. Reports of Departments
→ Street Superintendent/Fire Chief Steidinger reported
• He will be out of town the week of January 21st → Sewer Superintendent Duncan – no report → Water Superintendent Ifft was absent → Chief of Police Travis – no report → City Superintendent Ashburn reported
• Matt Curl, majority owner of Fairbury Speedway, would like to meet with the City Council
• Scheduled an All-Committees meeting for Wednesday, January 30th @ 6 p.m. with Matt Curl
• Recognized and thanked the Street Department on a job well done collecting garbage in the snowy conditions and reminded City staff & officials that the Street Department does not plow driveway aprons → City Attorney Mason was absent
7. Reports of Aldermen
→ Alderman Norris – no report → Alderman Hoselton – no report → Alderman Kinate – no report → Alderman Weber – no report → Alderman Hoffman – no report → Alderman Dameron scheduled an executive session for the Police & Fire Committee on Wednesday, January 23rd @ 6 p.m. → Alderman Schmidgall – no report
8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda – NONE
9. Old Business – Discussion/Action Items - NONE
10. New Business – Discussion/Action Items
A. Motion by Dameron, second by Norris to appoint Michael Blackwell to the Planning Commission effective immediately. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
B. Motion by Kinate, second by Weber to approve pay request #6 to Vissering Construction in the amount of $1,371,014.06. Motion carried 7-0. Norris Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
C. Motion by Hoselton, second by Schmidgall to approve a request for Brad Duncan and Trevor Sinnett to attend the Illinois Wastewater Professionals Conference (IWPC) in Springfield, February 11-13, 2019, in the amount of $400 for registration and $282.50 for 2-night hotel accommodations. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
D. Motion by Norris, second by Weber to approve Resolution #2019-1-16 reappointing Tom Bull to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term of 5 years expiring on January 1, 2024. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
E. Consideration of a request to renew Fairbury’s 3 page spread in Discover Illinois for 2019 in the amount of $1,800 – FAILED FOR LACK OF A MOTION
F. Motion by Schmidgall, second by Norris to approve the purchase of a skid steer from Stoller International, Inc. in the amount of $45,500, divided between the departments with $20,000 from Street Dept., $15,500 from Wastewater Dept., $10,000 from Water Dept. and a set of forks in the amount of $800 to be paid for by the Street Department. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
G. Motion by Hoffman, second by Hoselton to approve a donation request from Show Bus Public Transportation in the amount of $750. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
H. Motion by Weber, second by Hoffman to approve a request from Brandy Pekarovich to host the annual Overdose Awareness Memorial Event and 5k in North Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
11. Other Items for Discussion & Information
This section includes items received after the required posting of 48 hours prior to the start of the meeting. ➢ NONE
12. Public Comment
➢ NONE
13. Motion by Weber at 6:57 p.m. to enter Executive Session, second by Schmidgall.
A. Litigation – Section 2(c)(11) – Pending, probable or imminent litigation. Probable or imminent litigation requires specific finding to that effect in closed session minutes.
Motion by Kinate at 7:15 p.m. to enter Open Session, second by Dameron.
Action from Executive Session
NONE
14. Adjournment – Motion by Schmidgall, second by Norris to adjourn @ 7:18 p.m.
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