City Council Meeting Agenda--April 28, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.

AGENDA

City of Staunton

101 W. Pearl St.

Monday, April 28, 2025

7:00 p.m.

I.          Call to Order (7:00-7:01)     

II.        Pledge of Allegiance (7:01-7:02)

III.       Roll Call Vote (7:02-7:04)

IV.       Consent Agenda (7:04-7:06)

Minutes

           Regular Meeting – 04/14/2025

Collector’s Report

                          Staunton Police Department (Ordinance Violations)--$600.00

                          Staunton Police Department (Reports)--$30.00

                          Madison Communications (Franchise Tax)--$2,380.40

                          Southwestern Electric Cooperative (Utility Tax)--$1,016.22

                          Macoupin County Treasurer (Final Distribution Real Estate Taxes)--$33,139.18

                          Macoupin County Treasurer (Final Distribution Library Real Estate Taxes)--$4,084.98

                          Macoupin County Treasurer (Final Distribution Downtown TIF Taxes)--$2,415.84

                          Macoupin County Treasurer (Final Distribution Interstate TIF Taxes)--$1,590.11

                           Staunton Super 8 Motel (Hotel/Motel Tax)--$2,090.69

                Applications 

            None

               Claims

                                April 28, 2025

               Business Licenses Issued

                               None

V.           Guests

VI.         Correspondence (7:10-7:15)

VII.       Treasurer’s Report (7:15-7:17)

VIII.     City Clerk’s Report (7:17-7:20)

If you haven’t already done so, please complete the Economic Interest Statement Forms as soon as possible and submit them on line or give me your completed forms.  County Clerk Pete Duncan is requesting to have them all submitted by May 1, 2025.

I have received the official Abstract of Votes for the City of Staunton from the April 1,

            2025 Consolidated Election.  A total of 350 voters requested and received ballots for the

            Election.

IX.       Approval of Committee Reports and Motions (7:20-8:20)

Public Health & Safety – Manning (7:20-7:25)

            Park & Civic Improvement - Tipler (7:25– 7:30)

            Motion to pay Invoice #914630 to Sandberg Phoenix for Professional Services

            Rendered for condemnation proceedings regarding property at 420 East 9th Street

            in the amount of $2,137.60

            Finance/Claims  – Tipler (7:30-7:35)

            Utilities / Water - Berg (7:35-7:40)

            Street / Sewer – Machota (7:40-7:45)

Motion to approve “Acceptance of Proposal to Furnish Materials and Approval of

Award” from Beelman Logistics for road maintenance (CM-13 Trap Rock) in the amount of $67,455.00

           Motion to approve “Acceptance of Proposal to Furnish Materials and Approval of

           Award” from Beelman Logistics for road maintenance (CA-6 and CA-7) in the

           amount of $16,880.00

            Motion to approve “Acceptance of Proposal to Furnish Materials and Approval of

Award” from Illiana Construction Company for road maintenance (HFRS-2 and Seal Coat Aggregate) in the amount of $99,867.50

Motion to pay Invoice #130087 to Fehr Graham Engineering & Envinronmental

For Design, Bidding and Construction Services rendered on the North Street Lift Station & Force Main Project in the amount of $52,000.00.  This will be paid from Budget Line Item 52.43.898.0.

            Public Grounds – Machota (7:45-7:50)

            Tourism – Neuhaus - (7:50-7:55)

            Personnel – Dias (7:55-8:00)

Motion to hire Kayla Matthews and D’Mario Trice as Full Time Police Officers, per recommendation by the Staunton Police Commission after recent interviews

Motion to hire Brennan Hartnett as Full Time Street Department Employee, following recent interviews

Motion to approve a 3 percent pay increase to non-union City of Staunton employees, effective May 1, 2025

Consideration and potential approval or modification of a request for a repayment plan related to police academy expense reimbursement

            Annexation –  Manning (8:00-8:10)

            Special Committees – (8:10-8:15)

            Judiciary – Manning - (8:15-8:20)

Motion to approve Ordinance #2283 Amending Chapter 6, To Include Article VI Of The City Code Establishing Minimum Size Requirement For New Houses Within The City Of Staunton

Motion to approve Ordinance #2284 Granting A Zoning Amendment For Real Property Located At 507 East 7th Street And 503 East 7th Street, Staunton, Illinois

Motion to approve Ordinance #2286 An Ordinance Making Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Beginning May 1, 2025 And Ending April 30, 2026

1st reading of Ordinance #2287 An Ordinance Approving A Pre-Annexation Agreement With Kyle & Ashley Masinelli Regarding Property Located At 2920 Bono Road, Staunton, IL But Not Physically Annexing The Property To The City’s Corporate Boundaries At This Time

1st reading of Ordinance #2288 An Ordinance Approving A Pre-Annexation Agreement With Tina Newman Regarding Property Located At 1719 #7 Mine Lane, Staunton, IL But Not Physically Annexing The Property To The City’s Corporate Boundaries At This Time

1st reading of Ordinance #2289 An Ordinance Approving A Pre-Annexation Agreement With Vicki A., Kenneth Dale & Dustin Andrew Lewis Knott Regarding Property Located At 20557 Old Route 66, Staunton, IL But Not Physically Annexing The Property To The City’s Corporate Boundaries At This Time

X.                Unfinished Business (8:20-8:25)

XI.             New Business (8:25-8:30)

  Opening of sealed bid(s) for property at 317 East Fifth Street in Staunton, IL

XII.            Executive Session (8:30-8:50)

XIII.          Motions from Executive Session (8:50-9:00)

XIV.          Adjournment (9:00)    

Any item listed on this agenda, including any request made in correspondence to the City, may be considered and the subjected to a vote and final action.