The city of West Frankfort Council met Dec. 27 to accept demolition bids.
Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the council:
"The City of West Frankfort City Council is located at 110 N Jefferson St, West Frankfort, IL 62896."
WEST FRANKFORT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2016
MAYOR JORDAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 10:00 A.M. REOUESTING A ROLL CALL. ALL COMMISSIONERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE ALONG WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK.
MAYOR JORDAN ASKED FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER 13, 2016 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. COMMISSIONER HARKINS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIMPSON. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED
MAYOR JORDAN NEXT ASKED FOR APPROVAL TO PAY CITY BILLS AND PAYROLL IN THE AMOUNT OF $297,634.56. COMMISSIONER SIMPSON MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED,
THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL TO ACCEPT BIDS FOR DEMOLITION OF PROPERTIES AND PROCEED WITH DEMOLITION THE MAYOR STATED AT 9:30 THIS MORNING WE HAD THE BID OPENING. WE HAD NINE BIDS ON FOURTEEN DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. LET'S GO THROUGH EACH PROPERTY.
A.) 307 W. 6 ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS THE LOWEST BIDDER
WAS JOPLIN SALVAGE $2,750.00. COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BLADES. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
B.) 306 N. TAFT STREET-BURBANK TRANSPORT | HAVE $2950.00 AS THE
LOWEST BID. COMMISSIONER SIMPSON MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HARKINS, ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED
C.) 108 W. 4 STREET-JOPLIN SALVAGE $2500.00 IS THE LOWEST BID.
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL
COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
D.) 103 W. LINDELL- JOPLIN SALVAGE $2750.00 WAS THE LOW BID.
COMMISSIONER HARKINS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIMPSON ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
E.) 404 E. 9- JOPLIN SALVAGE AT $2850.00 WAS THE LOW BID.
COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BLADES, ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
F.) 1102 E. 6- BURBANK TRANSPORT $1450.00 WAS THE LOW BID.
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HARKINS, ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
G.)1207 E. OAK-JOPLIN SALVAGE $2950.00 WAS THE LOW BID.
COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIMPSON ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
H.)801 E. SUMMERS- THERE ARE TWO TIED BIDS FROM GENERAL
SERVICES AND JOPLIN SALVAGE GENERAL SERVICES WAS OUR ONLY BID THE FIRST TIME AROUND WHEN THE BIDS GOT TABLED. COMMISSIONER SIMPSON MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HARKINS, ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
503 N. ADAMS- JOPLIN SALVAGE S900.00 WAS THE LOW BID. COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BLADES, ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
J.) 714 N. HORN-BURBANK TRANSPORT $2050.00 WAS THE LOW BID.
COMMISSIONER HARKINS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIMPSON ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
K.) 208 N. HORN-JOPLIN SALVAGE $3500.00 WAS THE LOW BID.
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
L.) 210 S. GARDNER-BURBANK TRANSPORT $2600.00 WAS THE LOW BID.
COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIMPSON. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
M.)512 S. MULBERRY-BURBANK TRANSPORT $1200.00 WAS THE LOW BID. COMMISSIONER SIMPSON MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HARKINS. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL OF FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT APPLICATION THE MAYOR STATED THIS IS AN APPLICATION FROM THE CLUBHOUSE GRILLE AT 805 W. MAN STREET. THEY ARE GOING TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE SIGN IN THE FRONT. THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR A FACADE GRANT TO HELP THEM WITH THE COST OF THAT. THE OWNER IS JOHN KOPEC AND THE TOTAL COST IS S224.28 AND WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 50% OF THAT S1012.14 ISOURCOST. COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BLADES. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
HIRING OF A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF WEST FRANKFORT. CHIEF IRWIN STATED THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUEST YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THE HIRING OF OUR APPLICANT JASON YUNKER. HE HAS WORKED AS A PART TIME POLICE OFFICER AND IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY USASA DISPATCHER HE SAT THROUGH A RATHER EXHAUSTING INTERVIEW
WITH MYSELF. I WOULD LIKE HIM TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION IN ADDITION HE IS THE NUMBER ONE CANDIDATE ON OUR HIRING LIST. WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THAT CONSIDERATION THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER HARKINS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIMPSON. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY OF WEST FRANKFORT. THE MAYOR STATED WE HAD THIS ON THE AGENDA ITEM ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND DIDN'T TAKE ANY ACTION ON IT. WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT BACKUP BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT THIS. WE BEGAN A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN HIRED SINCE HAS BEEN PLACED INTO THAT DEPARTMENT OUR CONTRACTS REFLECT THAT THEY ARE TO BE USED AS NEEDED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS. WE NEED TO ESTABLISH THE STRUCTURE OF THIS TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO CAN DECIDE WHO WILL WORK WHERE WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND WE WORK BETTER TOGETHER. I WANT TO THANK THE UNIONS FOR AGREEING AND SIGNING ONTO THIS TO CHANGE THE WORDING IN THEIR CONTRACTS TO SAY THAT WE CAN MOVE THEM BETWEEN THE THREE DEPARTMENTS AS NEEDED AS LONG AS THERE IS A REASON. THEY DO STAY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE UNIONS SO THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE MAKE ROGER STANLEY THE DIRECTOR HE HAS BASICALLY BEEN OPERATING WITHOUT A TITLE OF PUBLIC WORKS WHEN WE LOST OUR WATER SUPERINTENDENT WE ASKED ROGER TO STEP IN AND TAKE CARE OF WATER AND STREETS. ROGER WILL BE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IF THERE IS SOME DECISION TO BE MADE ON MANPOWER IT WILL BE HIS CALL WE AREN'T TRYING TO TAKE AWAY ANY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE WATER OR STREET DEPARTMENT IF THERE IS A DISAGREEMENT OR CONFLICT ABOUT MANPOWER THEN IT WILL BE UP TO THE COMMISSIONERS TO DECIDE. COMMISSIONER SIMPSON MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED WAGE REOPENER
REGARDING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 2402 TO COVER THE PERIOD OF MARCH 1, 2017 THROUGH FEBRUARY
28, 2018. THE MAYOR STATED WE MET WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION AND WHAT WE HAVE AGREED TO IS THE SAME WAGE INCREASE THAT THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE RECEIVED. THAT IS A $.25 CENT PER HOUR RAISE ON THE BASE AND THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE THAT THE CONTRACT WILL HAVE THIS IS FOR NEXT YEAR. COMMISSIONER SIMPSON MADE AI MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HARKINS, ROLL CALL VOTE: COMMISSIONERS SIMPSON, HARKINS, BLADES AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED
9. THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
EMPLOYMENT OF HARVEY BEHME & ASSOCIATES, P.C. FOR CONDEMNATION AND DEMOLITION OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS. THE MAYOR STATED THIS IS A GROUP OF TWO ATTORNEYS THAT WE ARE HIRING. WE HAVE BEEN MOVING ALONG WITH OUR DANGEROUS BUILDINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND DOWNTOWN AREA. WE HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE NEED TO TAKE SOME LEGAL ACTION. WE ARE SEEKING TO EMPLOY THESE ASSOCIATES TO HELP THE CITY GET ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ACCOMPLISHED THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. COMMISSIONER SIMPSON STATED THIS FIRM HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO HELP US IN THIS MATTER WHERE HE FELT WE WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY SEEKING OUTSIDE COUNCIL COMMISSIONER SIMPSON MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED
10.THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL TO PUBLISH 2017 MEETING DATES FOR
CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION, LAKE COMMITTEE, POLICE PENSION BOARD AND POLICE & FIRE MERIT BOARD THE MAYOR STATED THESE DATED ARE PUBLISHED IN YOUR BOOK AND UNLESS CHANGED THEY WILL BE THE DATES THAT THE PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HELD FOR EACH GROUP. WE DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT WITH THE LIGHTS PARADE AND COUNCIL MEETING THIS YEAR SO WE CAN HAVE ALL THE MEETINGS AT 7 P.M. ANGE DID BRING UP A GOOD POINT ALL OF OUR UNION CONTRACTS SAY THAT IF A HOLIDAY FALLS ON A SUNDAY THEY GET THE NEXT DAY OFF AND FIT FALLS ON A SATURDAY THEY GET THE FRIDAY OFF. SOWE WERE CLOSED FRIDAY AND MONDAY FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS STATED THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS IS A LITTLE MUCH ANYWAYS FOR PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL.MAYBE WE COULD DO THE 28
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INSTEAD? THE MAYOR STATED IF WE DO IT ON A WEDNESDAY. THINK WE WOULD NEED TO DO AT 1OA.M. SOIT DOESN'T CONFLICT WITH THE CHURCHES COMMISSIONER SIMPSON STATED WHY DON'T WE CHANGE IT TO THURSDAY DECEMBER 28, 2017 AT 7:00P.M. COMMISSIONER SIMPSON MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BLADES. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED.
THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL OF A CONTRACTOR'S PARTIAL PAY ESTIMATE #8 TO MIDWEST PETROLEUM & EXCAVATING INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $842,374.95 REGARDING THE SEWER TREATMENT PLANT RETROFIT PROJECT COMMISSIONER BLADES STATED WOULD LIKE TO THANK MATT TOSH AND CHARLES HUBBLE HE DOES A HECK OF A JOB COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD. COMMISSIONER BLADES MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIMPSON. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE. MOTION CARRIED.
12. THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL OF A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
BILL #8 FOR BROWN & ROBERTS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,532.90 REGARDING THE SEWER TREATMENT PLANT RETROFIT PROJECT. COMMISSIONER BLADES MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE. MOTION CARRIED
13. THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL OF A CONTRACTOR'S PARTIAL PAY
ESTIMATE #2 TO SKUTA CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $85,742.39 REGARDING THE TAFT STREET SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION PROJECT COMMISSIONER BLADES STATED WHERE ARE WE ON THAT CHARLES T CHARLES HUBBLE STATED IT IS A LITTLE SHAKY. THE MAYOR STATED WANT TO THANK BROWN & ROBERTS MATT TOSH HAS BEEN ON TOP OF T. TALKED TO HIM ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THEY HAVE RAN INTO SOME PROBLEMS WHERE WE HAD THE SINK HOLE AND THE GROUND COLLAPSED. THEY HAVE TAKEN SOME CORRECTIVE MEASURES ON THIS PROJECT SO WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT COMMISSIONER BLADES MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIMPSON. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE. MOTION CARRIED
14. THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL OF A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
BILL #2 FOR BROWN & ROBERTS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,351.23 REGARDING THE TAFT STREET SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION PROJECT. COMMISSIONER BLADES MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIMPSON. ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED
15. THE NEXT ITEM WAS APPROVAL OF PAY ESTIMATE #1 TO SIERRA BRAVO IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,903.55 REGARDING THE FACTORY OUTLET LOOP EXTENSION PROJECT. THE MAYOR STATED THEY HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK OUT THERE IT WILL PROBABLY BE A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE THEY GET BACK IN THERE BECAUSE OF THE RAIN AND COLD WEATHER. COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BLADES, ROLL CALL VOTE: ALL COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JORDAN VOTED TO APPROVE MOTION CARRIED
16. BUILDING AND SIGN PERMITS: NONE
17. AUDIENCE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS:
THE MAYOR STATED I DO HAVE SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT. THE MEETING THAT COMMISSIONER BLADES WAS ABSENT WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAKE PERMITS. ED IS OVER THE LAKE AND WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF THE STICKERS AT THE LAKE TO HALF PRICE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE OVER THE AGE OF 65 AND VETERANS. IF YOU ARE ACTIVE SERVICE THERE WOULD BE NO COST. WE CAN DO THAT FORMALLY AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING JUST WANTED ED TO GIVE HIS RECOMMENDATION IF WE LOWER THE PRICES TO THIS AND SOMEONE HAS ALREADY PAID FOR A STICKER WE CAN REFUND THEM THE CORRECT AMOUNT AT THEIR REQUEST. COMMISSIONER BLADES STATED ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP THE VETERANS OUT IS NUMBER ONE TO ME
THE MAYOR STATED ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION FOR ST. LOUIS STREET IS DONE. WANT TO THANK BROWN & ROBERTS AND JOHN TIPPY. THINK IT IS REMARKABLE THERE ARE 36 PIECES OF PROPERTY IN THAT AREA THAT WE HAVE OBTAINED THE RIGHT OF WAY. MIKE ROBERTS STATED RIGHT OF WAY IS COMPLETE AS FAR AS WE KNOW IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THEY HAVE A PRETTY LENGTHY PROCESS SO
THINK WE ARE DONE JUST DON'T HAVE ANY FINAL WORD.
18. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BE DISCUSSED, THE MEETING WAS
ADJOURNED ON A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HARKINS AT 11:02 A.M.
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