City of Le Roy City Council met Oct. 2.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Steve Dean at 7:00 PM at Le Roy City Hall, 207 S East Street, Le Roy. Council members present were Matt Steffen, Ron Legner, Patti Welander, Justin Morfey, Kyle Merkle, and Sarah Welte. Dawn Hanafin was seated at 7:01. Kelly Lay was absent.
Staff members present were Scott Bryant, Perry Mayer, Dan Lush, Dave Jenkins, and Anita Corso.
There were no comments from the public.
Included on the consent agenda were Regular Meeting Minutes from 9/18/2023, invoices from 9/18/2023 totaling $ 49,333.82, and payroll for the period of 9/22/2023 in the amount of $48,860.50.
The items in the consent agenda were voted on separately.
Motion was made by Matt and seconded by Justin for approval of the Council Meeting Minutes. Roll call: Matt Steffen-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Patti Welander-yes, Ron Legner-abstain, Justin Morfey-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstain.
Motion was made by Sarah and seconded by Kyle for approval of the invoices and payroll. Roll call: Matt Steffen-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Patti Welander-yes, Ron Legner- abstain, Justin Morfey-abstain, Kyle Merkle-yes, Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 5 yeas, 0 nays, 2 abstain.
Staff Reports: Perry reported the new chlorine analyzer installed in the south tower had some problems that have been fixed. Hydrant flushing is scheduled for mid-October.
Dan reported ditch work complete on Viola Drive including seeding. They move on to Pleasant valley for final ditch grading and seeding. Crack filling on Chestnut is scheduled for this week. The dumpster area is becoming a problem again. The new cameras are ready for installation.
Dave reported on the bid openings scheduled for Oct 12 for Refuse Service, Nov 2 for the Mowing Contract. Also a reminder flu shots for employees and council members will be at City Hall on 10/26/23 at 7:00 a.m.
Motion by Patti was seconded by Matt for approval of the 2023 Sanitary Sewer Improvements project apparent low Base Bid of $135,592.89 and Alternate Bids #1 totaling $20,937.00 and
Alternate Bid #2 totaling $87,669.05 from SNC Construction Inc. Discussion included a project overview and breakdown of the base and alternate bids. Roll call: Matt Steffen-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Patti Welander-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Justin Morfey-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
ORD NO. 23-10-01-51 AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY FROM R-2 RESIDENTIAL TO C-2 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL. Motion to approve by Patti was seconded by Sarah. Discussion included a review of the Zoning Board Meeting minutes and recommendation. Roll call: Matt Steffen-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Patti Welander-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Justin Morfey-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
In Old and New Business Patti asked if Haz-Mat trucks are allowed on residential streets. Dave said they use the truck route through Le Roy.
Dave said the Code Compliance Officer position is open and there is possibly an interested party. Justin mentioned IML has a list of retired code officers willing to work part time.
Dawn asked on the status of a possible water rebate from all the brown water earlier this summer. Mayor Dean and Dave agreed the Public Works and the Finance committees should meet to discuss the situation.
Sarah asked for an update on the property sale. Dave said it’s going forward.
Motion was made by Kyle and seconded by Dawn to adjourn the regular council meeting. Roll call: Ron Legner-yes, Justin Morfey-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Patti Welander-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:49 PM.
https://www.leroy.org/file/2543/2023%20reg%20mtg%20Oct%202.pdf
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