City Council
April 5, 2005
The meeting was called to order with a pledge to the flag.
The clerk called the roll finding the following Aldermen present: Brown, Strong, Kasalko, Gilmour, Hermes, Plese, Cox and Melhorn.
Absent
Alderman Brown made a motion and Alderman Plese seconded to Accept the Minutes of the March 15, 2005 meeting as written and have them placed on file. All yes. Motion passed.
Mayor’s Report: Mayor McGann introduced Mike Cripe, President of the Wilmington Rotary Club. In honor of the Rotary’s 100th Anniversary, The Wilmington Rotary is sponsoring the Downtown Light Project. The Rotary held several meetings with the civic organizations in town and now has a commitment for 8 lights. Each donor would receive a plaque to be placed on the light fixture to recognize their donation. The Council expressed their appreciation of the Rotary for taking on this project. Mr. Cripe was asking if the City could donate the cost (approximately $16,000.) of the light installation. Alderman Cox suggested that Mr. Cripe address the Finance Committee so the costs could be considered in the upcoming budget. He agreed to do so.
Citizen’s Comments: Mr. Charles Stamm addressed the Council. He stated that he was the grandfather of the
little boy that recently fell out of the apartment building window on First
Street. He said his grandson was fine
but he wanted to make the Council aware of this hazard and that he was going to
pursue the matter further. Since the
Apartment is a Section 8 Government Subsidized building the City is not liable
but the City Building Inspector will do an on-site review.
Treasurer’s Report: Nothing to report at this time.
Planning and Zoning Committee: Mayor McGann reported on the Special Planning & Zoning meeting
held March 30 on Prairie Farms. Plat Approval, R-1 Zoning, and Variation on
lots 1-8 were all approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Attorney
Meeks and Mr. DeLahr were in attendance to represent the Developer Paul
Dresden. Attorney Meeks addressed the Council. He stated that he has taken
issue with the manner in which the annexation agreement has been handled. He also stated that he was told there was an
informal poll taken by the Council on the issue of stopping the annexation
process until the Water’s Edge Recapture issue was resolved. He stated some Federal cases in which this
was not a legal way to address this since they were two different issues. Attorney
Meeks felt this was an actionable offense.
He asked the Council to request that the City Attorney move forward on
the annexation agreement. The City Administrator pointed out that since he has
been here things had been proceeding in a timely fashion in regards to the
annexation agreement. City Attorney Eric Hanson stated that he felt that the
issues were interrelated and that the City Administrator and the City Attorney
will continue to move forward with both of these issues as they see
appropriate. The Council stated they
will take their direction from the City Attorney and the City Administrator.
Alderman Hermes made a motion and Alderman Brown seconded That the Letter of Credit for the Kahler
Ridge Subdivision, Phase 1 be Reduced from $943,156.51 to the Amount of
$64,303.25. All yes. Motion passed.
Alderman Plese made a motion and Alderman Gilmour seconded That the Letter of Credit for the O’Brien’s
Subdivision, First Addition be Reduced from $234,239.80 to the Amount of
$162,752.92 and To Extend the Letter of Credit to May 10, 2006. All yes.
Motion passed.
The next scheduled meeting is Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m.
Police Commission: Nothing to
report at this time.
DRC: Alderman Cox thanked Bill Roland for cleaning up Claire’s Corner Park.
Health/Safety/Building/Grounds
Committee: Nothing to report at
this time.
Water/Sewer/Streets/Alleys
Committee: Nothing to report at
this time.
Next scheduled meeting is Wednesday, April 13 at 5:30 pm
Police and ESDA
Committee: The next meeting will be Monday, April 11, at
5:30 p.m.
Finance/Administration/Land Acquisition Committee: Nothing to report at this time.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m.
Ordinance and
License Committee: Nothing to
report at this time.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 12 at 5:30 p.m.
Personnel and
Insurance Committee: Alderman Kasalko
made a motion and Alderman Brown seconded to Accept the City of Wilmington’s
Health Insurance Plan – Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance Plan – PPO 42312 and
HMO BAEHO2. All yes. Motion passed.
JADA: Nothing to report at this time.
City Administrator’s Report:
Nothing to report at this time.
Attorney’s Report: Nothing to report at this time.
Alderman Brown made a motion and Alderman Hermes seconded to Adjourn the Meeting at 7:50 p.m. All yes. Motion passed.
James C. Johnston
City Clerk