West Central Reporter

Taylorville City Council met Aug. 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the Council:

Invocation – Pastor Jerry Thorpe, Faith Community Center

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Alivia Kent Day Proclamation

OMNIBUS VOTE DESIGNATION – Approve:

Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting held August 7, 2017 Minutes of regular meeting held August 7, 2017

Minutes of Water/Environmental Committee Meeting held August 10, 2017

Minutes of the Ordinance Committee Meeting held August 17, 2017

Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting held August 17, 2017

Resolution – Resolution of Authorization, Support and Commitment of Funds for Economic Development Administration Public Works Grant Application

Resolution – A Resolution Adopting a Spending Limit Policy

Ordinance – Authorizing the City to Enter Into Certain Water Annexation Agreements

Ordinance – An Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Property and An Exchange Agreement

Ordinance – An Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of Personal Property Owned by the City of Taylorville (i.e. 30 analog pagers and chargers)

Ordinance – An Ordinance Adding Chapter 7 of the Title 6 of the Taylorville City Code (re: operation of golf carts in the City) and to approve the related Annual Golf Cart Application and Inspection Report forms as prepared by the City Attorney; and to authorize the Mayor to approve from time to time the appropriate signage for the operation of golf carts on designated roadways within the City, and the kind of reflective adhesive annual golf cart permit stickers

Motion to authorize and direct the Mayor to sign the Vendor Invoice #114523 for IL Project No. TAZ-4342 for Crawford, Murphy & Tilly for professional services rendered from 12/8/2013 to 06/30/2017 for a total of $1,353.00, and Vendor Invoice #114522 for IL Project TAZ-4342for CMT for professional services rendered from 3/7/2017 to 6/30/2017 for a total of $1,611.22, and to forward to IDOT for fund disbursement and approve payment upon receipt of funds from IDOT

Motion to approve change in Pay Request #6 for Petersburg Plumbing from amount previously approved of $124,875.62 to $269,199.46, along with $2,146.59 shortage from Pay Request #3 for total of $271,346.05 per documentation and check received from IEPA, pending lien waiver from Petersburg Plumbing in that amount

Motion to allow the City Treasurer to enter into an agreement with Incode for Disaster

Recovery Program at a cost not to exceed $3,000.00

Motion to enter into an agreement with CTI for Backup Monitoring and Maintenance, as well as Server Maintenance and Configuration at a cost to be determined

City Attorney Updates

Mayor Updates

COMMITTEE REPORTS Discussions and/or Motions to approve/adopt and/or deny and/or table and/or amend and/or refer to an appropriate Committee in whole or in part the matters regarding the following subject matters discussed at the Committee level:

Water/Environmental – Motion to authorize and direct the Mayor to sign Pay Request #1 from Plocher Construction in the amount of $315,000.00 for work on the New Water Treatment Plant and forward the request to the IEPA Low Interest Loan Program for disbursement and approve payment of same pending receipt of disbursement from the IEPA, this conditioned upon receipt of signed mechanics lien waivers in this amount and recommendation by the Project Engineer that the work has been satisfactorily performed

Motion to approve payment of invoices presented by Benton & Associates in the amount of $18,741.74 

Motion to direct the City Attorney to draft the necessary documents needed to transfer the Architectural Services Agreement from Oates Associates to Dickinson Hussman Architects 

Motion to direct the City Attorney to remove the reference to the Langleyville Public Water District and the Village of Kincaid from the proposed E.J. Water Agreement and to prepare a release agreement for Electronic GIS Mapping Data to be used in the establishment of service areas in the agreement

Ordinance – 

Motion to direct the City Attorney to make revisions as discussed at Committee level to the Proposed Ordinance, Application and Permit Forms regarding street legal golf carts 

Motion to authorize the Health and Building Officer to submit a sealed bid to the Christian County Treasurer’s Office for property located at 918 West Vandeveer with a dollar amount to be determined by the Mayor at his sole discretion, and if the bid is awarded to the City of Taylorville, the funds will come from the Demolition Line Item

Motion to change the date of September’s Finance and Ordinance Committee Meetings to Tuesday, September 9, 2017

Finance – 

Motion to contribute $5,000.00 to the Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce to help Promote the Chillifest with funds coming from the Hotel/Motel tax

Motion to contribute $5,000.00 to the Christian County Senior Citizens

Motion to authorize the Mayor, Water Committee Chairman, and the Water Superintendent to approve any change orders up to $10,000.00 per change order for the New Water Treatment Plant 

Motion to allow the City Engineer to perform drainage opinions relating to vacant tracts that are within the proposed Taylorville TIF Districts at a cost not to exceed $5,000.00 for both Districts 

Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented

Motion to approve and/or ratify payment of bills ($544,708.27)

• Per subparagraph (g) of 5 ILCS 120/2.06, this portion of the City Council Meeting is reserved for any person wishing to address the Council on any relevant subject matters concerning the City. The Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.) mandates NO action shall be taken on subject matters not listed on the agenda, but the Council may direct staff to address the topic or refer the subject matter to a future Council and/or Committee Meeting. If anyone wishes to address the Council, please provide your name and address, limit your comments or presentation to three (3) minutes, and avoid repetitious comments. Thank you.

ADJOURNMENT

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