Mt. Vernon City Council met February 20.
Here is the agenda provided by the Council:
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Roll Call
5. Presentation of Journals for the February 5, 2018 Regular City Council Meeting.
6. Visitors/Citizen Request/Addresses from the Audience.
Public Forum Rules of Participation
Participants wishing to address the City Council on matters listed on the agenda or on any other matter directly relevant to the business of the City of Mt. Vernon shall do so during the Public Participation portion of the agenda. Each person wishing to speak during the Public Participation portion shall sign a Speaker's List at the meeting prior to the start of the meeting providing his/her name and the topic to be discussed. Speakers will be recognized by the Mayor in the order the speaker's name appears on the Speaker's List. Public participation portion of the meeting shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person. All participants are expected to exercise common courtesy and follow any rules of order established or announced by the Mayor and/or City Council.
7. Approval of Consolidated Vouchers for Accounts Payable.
8. Bids & Quotes
9. City Manager
9-A Request Permission to Waive Bidding Requirements for Supervisory Control and Data Acquistion System (SCADA) and Telemetry for Water Tanks.
10. City Attorney
10-A Ordinance Approving the rezoning of property at 11675 N. IL Hwy 37 from R-2; Medium Density Residential to I-1; Light Industrial. Petitioning Party: Mt. Vernon Elevator Co.
10-B First Reading of an Ordinance Revising Article 21, Article 21.125, Article 21.126, Article 21.127, Article 21.128 relating to sign regulations.
10-C Resolution Approving agreement with Tyler Technologies for services related to Credit Card payments.
10-D Resolution Accepting a Professional Services Proposal from Round Table Design Inc. regarding IEPA Planning Services for the IEPA Revolving Loan Fund for the Opdyke Water Tower.
10-E Resolution Accepting a Professional Services Proposal from Round Table Design Inc., regarding Engineering Services related to a Precast Box Culvert for the Ambassador Road Bridge Replacement Project.
10-F Resolution Increasing the Water Rate to Village of Woodlawn, Village of Bluford, Dix-Kell Water Commission, Village of Belle Rive, Village of
Waltonville, and Northeast Water Company to comply with notice requirements of the municipal corporations agreements.
11. Mayor
11-A Appointment of Clarence Mays (appointment ending on 4/30/2022 and Linola Spann (appointment ending on 4/30/2021 to the Police and Fire Commission.
11-B Appointment of Kris Chamness to the Downtown TIF Advisory Committee.
11-C Reappointment of Aletta Lawrence to the Minority Affairs and Human Relations Commission.
12. City Council
13. Visitors/Citizen Request/Address From The Audience
14. Executive Session
15. Adjournment
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