Sesser City Council met October 12.
Here is the minutes provided by the Council:
The regular meeting of the Sesser City Council was held on Thursday, October 12, 2017. It was called to order by Mayor Ashmore at 6:32 pm. Prayer was led by Alan Miller from the Methodist Church. The pledge of allegiance was said. Mayor Ashmore asked for all Veterans to stand and appreciation was shown by applause. Mayor Ashmore thanked them for their service.
Mayor Ashmore asked Clerk Stacey to call the roll. Roll call was as follows:
Rodney Zettler—here, Dana Laur—here, Wayne Shannon—here, Rich Miller—here, Travis Zettler—here, David Bates—here.
A motion was made by Wayne Shannon and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the minutes from the regular September meeting. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #1
Mayor Ashmore explained the he spoke with Marion Lappin about the home at 402 West North Street and Marion decided he would not do the work himself and got two new bids. Bids were opened by Clerk Stacey and were as follows:
K-5 Enterprises--$5,600.00
Earth Services--$6,500.00
A motion was made to accept the lowest bid in the amount of $5,600.00 for K-5 Enterprises to tear down and haul off the shed at 402 West North Street by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #2
Mayor Ashmore presented the OSLAD Estimate #3 for payment from Brown and Roberts. A motion was made by Wayne Shannon and 2nd by David Bates to approve the OSLAD estimate #3 for $28,233.99 to be paid from Home Rule until reimbursement is received from IDNR. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #3
Mayor Ashmore presented the OSLAD estimate #4 for payment from Brown and Roberts. A motion was made by Rodney Zettler and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve payment of OSLAD estimate #4 for $66,069.40 to be paid out of Home Rule until reimbursement is received from IDNR. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #4
Mayor Ashmore presented change order #5 for the Tennis Court and Volleyball Court. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Wayne Shannon to approve change order #5 to decrease the amount by $6,514.08 due to less sidewalks being able to be put in due to utilities. All in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #5
Mayor Ashmore presented the Engineering services agreement for payment. A motion was made to approve the engineering agreement for payment of $6,742.80 to be paid from Home Rule until reimbursed from IDNR by Rodney Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #6--tabled
Agenda Item #7--tabled
Agenda Item #8
Mayor Ashmore explained the PSEBA (Public Safety Employee Benefits Act) ordinance to the council. A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller to approve ordinance #6- 2017 the PSEBA Ordinance (subject to corrections and proper citing of Pedersen). All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda #9--tabled
Agenda Item #10
Mayor Ashmore asked the council to approve the purchase of the HVAC system for the new food pantry area at city hall from Professional Heating and Air for $4,600.00. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Rich Wayne Shannon to purchase the HVAC system from Professional Heating and Air for the cost of $4,600.00 which includes a 12 year warranty. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Items #11
Mayor Ashmore explained the electrical bid from Loyd Electric for wiring the new Food Pantry area. A motion was made by Wayne Shannon and 2nd by Rich Miller to approve the electrical bid for the Food Pantry from Loyd Electric for $1,794.00. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item # 12
Mayor Ashmore explained the two properties that the city would like to purchase that were sold for back taxes.. A motion was made by David Bates and 2nd by Wayne Shannon to approve the purchase of the two properties at 304 South Cherry Street and 213 West Matthew Street for the purchase price of $6,500.00 from As Is Properties plus taxes owed on the properties using TIF funds. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #13
Mayor Ashmore explained the door issues at city hall. He presented recommended door installation by Odum’s Construction A motion was made by Rodney Zettler and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the new door installation project by Odum’s Construction for the price of $6,500.00 (minus tax that were included in the price) using Home Rule money. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #14—tabled
Agenda Item #15
Mayor Ashmore explained the purchase of solar street lights to be placed around the city. A motion was made by David Bates and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the purchase of 10 solar street lights from Power Trans Plus at the cost of $4,774.00. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Dana Laur to approve the bills as presented by the finance committee. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by David Bates to approve the treasurer’s report as presented. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made to approve the police report by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made to approve the code inspector’s report by Rich Miller and 2nd by David Bates. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Clerk Stacey informed the council that the city had received a Thank You letter from CASA for the donation to the golf tournament.
A motion to adjourn was made at 7:54 pm by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Dana Laur. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 8:11 pm
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