McLean County Property Committee met July 2.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
The Property Committee of the McLean County Board met at 4:45 p.m. in Room 404 of the Government Center Building, 115 E. Washington Street, Bloomington, Illinois.
Members Present: Chairman Josh Barnett and Member Logan Smith in person, Members Jacob Beard, Elizabeth Johnston, and William Friedrich via remote attendance
Members Absent: Members Lyndsay Bloomfield and Gerald Thompson
Other Members Present: None
Staff Present: Camille Rodriguez, County Administrator; Cassy Taylor, Assistant County Administrator; Ms. Cathy Dreyer, Assistant County Administrator, Jessica Woods, First Assistant State’s Attorney – Civil Division (via remote attendance); and Ms. Julie Morlock, Recording Secretary;
Department Heads/ Elected Officials Present: Mr. Tim Daugherty, Facilities Management (via remote attendance); Mr. Michael Steffa, Director Parks and Recreation Department (via remote attendance)
Others Present:
Chairman Barnett called the meeting to order at 4:45 p.m. and declared a quorum.
Chairman Barnett presented the minutes from the June 4, 2020 regular meeting of the Property Committee for approval.
Motion by Smith/Friedrich to approve the June 4, 2020 regular meeting minutes of the Property Committee.
Motion carried.
Chairman Barnett confirmed there were no members of the public to appear before the Committee.
Mr. Michael Steffa, Parks and Recreation Department Director presented an update to the Committee on the sewage treatment plant project. He stated they have been able to resolve the issue enough to be able to operate at the park. Ms. Johnston asked about numbers of campers and boat rentals, etc. Mr. Steffa indicated all areas have been extremely busy except for the beach that is still closed. He stated boat rental including the pontoon has been busy even during the week and every weekend the camp sites have been at full capacity. He stated he would provide financial figures for the August meeting. Chairman Barnett asked if there were additional questions, hearing none he thanked Mr. Steffa and his staff for all their work.
Mr. Tim Daugherty, Facilities Department Director presented his monthly report to the Committee including reports on status of projects in each of the buildings. He also indicated he was interviewing for an open Maintenance Worker position. Mr. Daugherty indicated they had just received an email on the Museum project and asked if Ms. Rodriguez had an update on that. Ms. Rodriguez confirmed they had received an email with contract documents from Scharnett & Associate and would be passing along to legal for review. Chairman Barnett asked if there were any questions, hearing none, he thanked him.
Ms. Rodriguez presented her positions filled report. She indicated they hoped to provide more information on recruitment and other human resource information.
Ms. Rodriguez indicated regularly work on the nursing home was moving forward and Farnsworth was helping to get out RFP to get work completed. Mr. Barnett asked her to confirm these were items mentioned last Fall. Ms. Rodriguez confirmed and indicated these were updates were noted in a regular review.
Ms. Rodriguez also mentioned they were looking at parking arms at the 200 W. Front Street building. She indicated many people park there when they are going to the Law and Justice Center so there are not spaces for customers to park including families with children such as those using WIC, dental office, etc. She indicated people there are business will have their ticket validated. Mr. Beard asked if they would also be looking at the configuration of the lot to make sure we are getting the most parking spaces in the lot. Ms. Rodriguez confirmed that would be considered. Chairman Barnett asked if there were any other questions, hearing none, he thanked her.
Chairman Barnett asked if there were any other matters to come before the Committee; hearing none, he moved to payment of the bills
Chairman Barnett presented the bills from the Auditor with a Prepaid Total and Fund total amount of $233,602.33.
Motion by Friedrich/Johnston to approve payments of bills from the Auditor in the amount of $233,602.33.
Motion Carried
Chairman Barnett stated there was no other business to come before Committee and adjourned the meeting at 5:15 p.m.
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