COMMITTEE:          Water/Sewer/Street & Alleys

 

DATE:                        March 14, 2007

 

TIME:                        5:30 p.m.

 

MEMBERS

PRESENT:                 Hermes, Strong, Gilmour, Combes

 

ABSENT:                   Orr

 

NON-MEMBERS

PRESENT:                 Mayor Roy Strong, City Administrator John McIntyre, Public Works Superintendent Gary Van Duyne, Asst. City Administrator Sheryl Puracchio, Building Inspector Don Friddle, Deer Ridge residents Beth Tryon, Hank Beyer, Melanie Messenger

 

DISCUSSION:           Minutes

 

ACTION:                   Alderman Hermes made a motion and Alderman Combes seconded to Open the meeting at 5:30 p.m. All yes. Motion passed.

 

                                    Alderman Strong made a motion and Alderman Hermes seconded to Approve the minutes the January 10, 2007 meeting and have them placed on file.  All yes. Motion passed.

 

DISCUSSION:           T-Mobile Contract

 

ACTION:                   McIntyre stated that T-Mobile wanted to reduce their contract agreement.  The committee asked why they would want to enter into that discussion since the contract is a new one and directed McIntyre to turn down the request.

 

DISCUSSION:           Deer Ridge

                                                           

ACTION:                   The residents were asking what the next step was in the road improvement process.  The committee directed McIntyre to meet with them to talk about SSA’s.  Committee agreed that their road improvement project could be dovetailed with the City’s road improvements.

 

DISCUSSION:           Walinski Property on Debbie & Vista

                                                           

ACTION:                   Committee stated that McIntyre had been directed to handle this at the last meeting and asked him to follow through with it.

 

DISCUSSION:           Water Tower

                                                           

ACTION:                   Scheduled to be dismantled 3rd or 4th week of this month.

 

DISCUSSION:           Selection of streets and sidewalks

                                                           

ACTION:                   Van Duyne requested that Aldermen get him a list of improvement areas to him.  He also stated that the city needed to repair some alley ways this year.  The committee agreed and will get him a list of streets. Some suggestions were S. Joliet St, two other streets were on a list to be repaired by a developer or in a long range MFT project

 

DISCUSSION:           Budget Items

                                                           

ACTION:                   The roof at the old city hall building, pipe through the ditch on Debbie Lane.

                                    Puracchio stated the city needs to do a feasibility study on the buildings the city owns.  Monies need to be allocated for their maintenance or the buildings need to be sold.

                                   

DISCUSSION:           Adjournment

 

ACTION:                   Alderman Hermes made a motion and Alderman Orr seconded to Close the meeting at 6:15 p.m.  All yes. Motion passed.