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City Council Meeting Minutes--January 8, 2018

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE STAUNTON CITY COUNCIL, HELD IN THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING, 914 NORTH EASTON ST., STAUNTON, ILLINOIS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018

I. CALL TO ORDER:

Mayor Craig Neuhaus called the Staunton City Council Meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, January 8, 2018

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

Mayor Craig Neuhaus led the Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.

III. ROLL CALL:

City Clerk Stiegemeier called roll with the following persons

ATTENDING: Councilmembers Maria Bodner, Rich Garde, Ray Scroggins, Bill Boster, Chad Plenske, Ryan Pritchett, Jeff Scanzoni, Mayor Craig Neuhaus, City Clerk Dennis Stiegemeier, City Treasurer Cindy Pirok, City Attorney Phil Lading, Police Chief Jeff Doerr and Public Works Director Mike Kuethe.

ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE: Alderman Rick Johnson

IV. CONSENT AGENDA

Bodner moved, seconded by Scanzoni to approve Consent Agenda with the following items:

Minutes

Regular Meeting – 12/26/2017

Collector’s Report

M&M Srvice Co. (Sievers Farm Income)--$9,107.40

Staunton Township (Tourism Donation)--$2,500.00

Staunton Township (Overpayment from County on Taxes / Road & Bridge)--$22,696.00

Staunton Police Department (Ordinance Violations)--$100.00

Staunton Police Department (Reports)--$5.00

Staunton Super 8 Motel (Hotel / Motel Tax)--$1,658.78

Applications

Claims

January 8, 2018

Business Licenses Issued

Flowers Sanitation Service (Trash Collector License)

Robert “Bob” Sanders Waste System (Trash Collector License)

Republic Services (Trash Collector License)

Friends of Community Hospital of Staunton (Raffle License)

Roll Call Vote

AYES: Garde, Johnson, Scroggins, Boster, Plenske, Pritchett, Scanzoni, Bodner.

NAYS: None.

ABSENT: None.

Motion declared carried.

V. GUESTS

VI. CORRESPONDENCE

Received a note from Zion Lutheran Church requesting to make the following streets one way on Sunday February 11, 2018, from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. for their annual

Sausage Supper:

Hoxsey Street from Henry to Panhorst

Panhorst Street from Hoxsey to Wood

Wood Street from Panhorst to Henry

VII. TREASURER’S REPORT

VIII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY -

Motion by Bodner, seconded by Pritchett to approve request from Zion Lutheran Church to make the following streets one way for their annual Sausage Supper on Sunday, February 11, 2018, from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.:

Hoxsey Street from Henry to Panhorst

Panhorst Street from Hoxsey to Wood

Wood Street from Panhorst to Henry

Ayes: Johnson, Scroggins, Boster, Plenske, Pritchett, Scanzoni, Bodner, Garde.

Nayes: None. Absent: None. Motion carried.

PARK & CIVIC IMPROVEMENT –

Nothing to report.

FINANCE–

Motion by Pritchett, seconded by Scanzoni to pay Invoice dated December 19, 2017 to John H. Crawford & Associates for Design Engineering Work completed on the Gensing Creek Drainage Project in the amount of $20,000.00. Ayes: Scroggins, Boster, Plenske, Pritchett, Scanzoni, Bodner, Garde. Nayes: Johnson. Absent: None. Motion carried 7 Ayes; 1 Naye.

UTILITIES-

Motion by Boster, seconded by Garde to renew Maintenance Quote from Esri, Inc. for software maintenance in the amount of $400.00, with a start date of March 1, 2018 and an end date of February 28, 2019. This will be split evenly between street, sewer and water. Ayes: Boster, Plenske, Pritchett, Scanzoni, Bodner, Garde, Johnson, Scroggins. Nayes: None. Absent: None. Motion carried.