Jacksonville City Council met Nov. 8.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
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Mayor Andy Ezard called the Jacksonville City Council Meeting to order at 6:46 p.m. The meeting was publicly announced by posting and by written notice to the local newspaper and radio stations.
ROLL CALL: The following answered present: Aldermen Mike Bartlett, Alison Rubin de Celis, Darcella Speed, Mike Wankel, Mary Watts, Eren Williams; Mayor Andy Ezard; Assistant City Attorney Jeff Soltermann; Deputy City Clerk Angela Salyer. Absent from the meeting were Aldermen Don Cook, Kent Hannant, Lori Large Oldenettel, Aaron Scott; City Attorney Dan Beard; City Clerk Skip Bradshaw. A quorum was declared.
MINUTES: No discussion.
PETITIONS: No discussion.
COMMUNICATIONS: No discussion.
CLAIMS: Motion was made by Watts, seconded by Wankel, to pay claims when funds are available. By voice vote, motion carried.
MAYOR’S REPORT:
1. Appointment of Doris Robinson to the Jacksonville Library Board of Trustees, term expires October 1, 2024. Motion was made by Bartlett, seconded by Speed, to accept the Mayor’s appointment.
ROLL CALL: 6 Yeas; 0 Nays; 4 Absent (Cook, Hannant, Oldenettel, Scott)
Motion carried 6-0-4.
2. Reappointment of Lisa Haley and Kevin Eckhoff to the Jacksonville Library Board of Trustees, term expires October 1, 2024. Motion was made by Watts, seconded by Rubin de Celis, to accept the Mayor’s reappointments.
ROLL CALL: 6 Yeas; 0 Nays; 4 Absent (Cook, Hannant, Oldenettel, Scott)
Motion carried 6-0-4.
CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT: No discussion.
CITY CLERK’S REPORT:
1. Community Development Department Report – October 31, 2021
2. City Clerk’s Cash Receipts Report – October 31, 2021
3. City Clerk’s General Fund – Budget Report – October 31, 2021
Summary of Minutes
4. City Clerk’s General Fund – Revenue Analysis Report – October 31, 2021
5. Resolution approving extension of agreement with Aramark Uniform Services for uniforms and janitorial supplies. Motion was made by Watts, seconded by Rubin de Celis, to accept the resolution. Asst. CA Soltermann read the resolution as proposed.
2021-R-113 Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, that a Resolution APPROVING RENEWAL OF SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS, AND ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES (Term: November 1, 2021 through November , 2024), is hereby approved.
Mayor Ezard asked for discussion and there was none.
ROLL CALL: 6 Yeas; 0 Nays; 4 Absent (Cook, Hannant, Oldenettel, Scott)
Motion carried 6-0-4.
PUBLIC COMMENT: No discussion.
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA: (Items addressed under the Consent Agenda are routine or are brought forward at the direction of the Council and are enacted with one motion. If discussions were desired, that item would be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately under the Committee Reports.)
FINANCE/IT/PERSONNEL:
2021-R-114 Resolution AUTHORIZING VARIOUS PAYMENTS FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS - $4,196.20
(Hutchison Engineering - $446.20; Hutchison Engineering - $3,750)
2021-R-115 Resolution AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR SERVICES RENDERED - $3,126.75
(Bellatti, Fay, Bellatti & Beard, LLP - $2,049.75 (City Attorney); Bellatti, Fay, Bellatti & Beard, LLP - $1,077 (Administrative Adjudication – Asst. City Attorney)
PARKS & LAKES: No discussion.
PLANNING & PUBLIC WORKS:
2021-R-116 Resolution AUTHORIZING ENGINEERING PROPOSAL WITH HUTCHISON ENGINEERING, INC. RE: MISCELLANEOUS ON-CALL SERVICES AS DIRECTED BY THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
PUBLIC PROTECTION: No discussion.
SPECIAL STUDIES: No discussion.
UTILITY:
2021-R-117 Resolution AUTHORIZING VARIOUS PAYMENTS FROM THE WATERWORKS & SEWERAGE PROJECTS FUND FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS – $279,355.74
(Benton & Associates, Inc. - $950; Benton & Associates, Inc. - $341.25; Benton & Associates, Inc. - $68,169; Benton & Associates, Inc. - $1,073.52; Benton & Associates, Inc. - $10,976.31; LW ROULAND TRUCKING SERVICE - $140,363.41; Henson Robinson Company - $43,470; ECC - $9,941.25; Layne Christensen Company - $2,800; Dimond Bros - $1,271)
2021-R-118 Resolution APPROVING CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER #1 WITH L.W. ROULAND TRUCKING SERVICE, INC. RE: WALNUT STREET SETTLING REPAIR PROJECT – (Reflects a net increase of $13,236.14 to the contract price, total contract price is increased to $140,363.41)
Motion was made by Wankel, seconded by Bartlett, to accept the Consent Agenda. Mayor Ezard asked for discussion or if there were any items to be pulled from the Consent Agenda for further discussion and there were none.
ROLL CALL: 6 Yeas; 0 Nays; 4 Absent (Cook, Hannant, Oldenettel, Scott) Motion carried 6-0-4.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FINANCE/IT/PERSONNEL: No discussion.
PARKS & LAKES: No discussion.
PLANNING & PUBLIC WORKS: No discussion.
PUBLIC PROTECTION: No discussion.
SPECIAL STUDIES: No discussion.
UTILITY: No discussion.
OLD BUSINESS: No discussion.
NEW BUSINESS: Mayor Ezard thanked Dr. Woods for his presentation on supplementing food supplies for Jacksonville residents.
Mayor Ezard will ensure that the City will work as a whole to ensure incidents like the shooting on Prairie Street do not happen in the future.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further discussion motion was made by Wankel, seconded by Speed, to adjourn the meeting at 6:38 p.m.
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