City Council
July 19, 2005
Mayor, Roy Strong, presiding.
The meeting was called to order with a pledge to the flag.
The clerk called the roll finding the following Aldermen present: Gilmour, Johnston, Mietzner, Orr, Plese and Hoppe.
Absent: Hermes
Alderman Orr made a motion and Alderman Hoppe seconded to Accept the Minutes of the July 5, 2005 meeting as written and have them placed on file. All yes. Motion passed.
Mayor’s Report:
Alderman Gilmour made a motion and Alderman Mietzner seconded to Appoint Robert Strong to fill the 2nd Ward Vacancy. All yes. Motion passed
City Clerk Johnston officially swore in Alderman Strong.
Citizen’s Comments: Alderman Orr reported that Catfish Days will start on Thursday July 21 through July 24. He thanked his Committee and stated that the Free Press publishes a free event schedule available around town.
Planning and Zoning Committee: The next scheduled meeting is Thursday, August 4 at 7 p.m.
Health/Safety/Building/Grounds
Committee: Nothing to report at
this time.
Water/Sewer/Streets/Alleys
Committee: Alderman Mietzner
made a motion and Alderman Gilmour seconded to Approve Resolution No.
2005-09 for Improvement by Wilmington Under the Illinois Highway Code. All yes. Motion passed.
Alderman Johnston
made a motion and Alderman Orr seconded to Accept the Snow Bird Water Fee
Policy Effective September 1, 2005. Johnston
no, all other yes. Motion passed.
Alderman Gilmour
stated that the Kankakee River Drive water main project was finished. The street will be repaved by the end of
this week.
Next scheduled meeting is Wednesday, August 10 at 5:30 pm
Police and ESDA Committee: Alderman Gilmour made a motion and Alderman Hoppe seconded to Approve Ordinance #05-07-19-01, an Ordinance Directing and Authorizing the Sale of Personal Property by the City of Wilmington. All yes. Motion passed.
The next meeting
will be Monday, July 8, at 5:30 p.m.
Finance/Administration/Land Acquisition Committee: Alderman Plese made a motion and Alderman Johnston
seconded To Approve the June Collector’s Report in the Amount of $140,506.73
and the July Payables in the amount of $237,666.33 All yes. Motion passed.
Alderman Plese made
a motion and Alderman Johnston seconded to Approve Ordinance #05-07-19-02,
an Ordinance Appropriating for all Corporate Purposes for the City of
Wilmington, Will County, Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2005
and ending April 30, 2006. All yes.
Motion passed.
Alderman Plese made
a motion and Alderman Johnston seconded to Approve Resolution No. 2005-10 to
Establish Garbage Collection Rates for Fiscal Year 2005-2006. All yes. Motion passed.
Alderman Plese made
a motion and Alderman Gilmour seconded to Approve Ordinance #05-07-19-03, an
Ordinance Amending Sewer Use Ordinances and User Charges. Orr, Mietzner, Hoppe, no. All others yes. Motion passed.
The Aldermen that
voted no stated that they disagreed with the water rate issued to Lakewood
Shores Homeowners Association and asked that this be brought to Committee.
Alderman Plese made
a motion and Alderman Johnston seconded to Approve the payment of $70,000 to
Broadway Construction Services as fourth payment for the 2003 CDBG Grant –
Kankakee River Drive Water Main Project. All yes. Motion passed.
Alderman Plese made
a motion and Alderman Orr seconded that the Letter of Credit for Kahler
Ridge – Phase I and II, be reduced from $1,080,000.00 to the amount of
$217,000.00 based on the City Engineer’s Recommendation. All yes. Motion
passed.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, August 16, at 6:30 p.m.
Ordinance and
License Committee: Nothing to
report at this time.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, August 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Personnel and
Insurance Committee: Nothing to
report at this time.
JADA: Nothing to report at this time.
City Administrator’s Report: Rob
Nelis is on vacation and will return on Monday.
Attorney’s Report: Nothing to report at this time.
Alderman Plese made a motion and Alderman Johnston seconded to Adjourn the Meeting at 7:29 p.m. All yes. Motion passed.
James C. Johnston
City Clerk