City of West Frankfort City Council met March 13.
Here is the minutes provided by the Council:
1. Mayor Jordan Called The Meeting To Order At 6:00 p.m. Requesting A Roll Call. All Commissioners Were In Attendance, Along With The City Attorney And City Clerk.
2. Mayor Jordan Asked For Approval Of The Minutes From The February 27, 2018 Council Meeting. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Chambers. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
3. Mayor Jordan Next Asked For Approval To Pay City Bills And Payroll In The Amount Of $213,280.73. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Chambers. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
4. The Next Item Was Approval Of A Resolution Of Support Regarding An Application To The State Of Illinois For A Community Development Block Grant. The Mayor Stated We Had A Public Hearing At 5:30pm In Which We Discussed The Grant And Application. Mike Roberts Stated The Existing Revolving Fund Is Being Abolished And They Are Making Those Funds Available And The City Has Chosen To Put Those Funds Toward Sidewalk Improvements And Handicap Accessibility In Those Areas. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
5. The Next Item Was Approval To Engage Brown And Roberts To Prepare A Grant Application For Funding Of Phase 1 Of The Interchange Exchange Implementation Program. The Mayor Stated The City Made A Commitment Many Years Ago To Fund An Access Justification Report To Address The 1-57 Interchange And That Has Been Completed. The Next Phase To That Would Be To Have A Phase I Development Engineering Out There To Determine How The Project Would Continue As Far As Engineering The Roadway And Onsite Preparation That Can Cost Up To Or Over A Million Dollars. We Are Asking Council Permission To Engage Brown And Roberts To Prepare A Grant Application To Try And Receive Funding For This Project. Commissioner Chambers Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
6. The Next Item Was Approval Of A Proposed New Collective Bargaining Agreement Between The City And Laborers Local 773/Water Maintenance Department To Cover The Period Of March 1, 2018 Through February 28, 2019. Commissioner Blades Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Chambers. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
7. The Next Item Was Approval Of A Proposed New Collective Bargaining Agreement Between The City And Laborers Local 773/Street Department To Cover The Period Of March 1, 2018 Through February 28, 2019. Commissioner Chambers Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Blades. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
8. The Next Item Was Discussion, With Possible Action, Regarding Of An Offer For Purchase Of A Lot Deemed As Surplus Property. The Mayor Stated We Have Two Offers The First Offer Is For Lot At 711 E 4th Street From Joseph Arview Iii Who Lives At 709 E 4th Street. He Has Offered The City $500.00 To Purchase This Lot. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Chambers. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
A.) The Next Request Was For The Lot At 806 S. Mcclelland Street. The Bid For The Lot Was For $800.00 From Daniel And Elizabeth Burroughs. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Chambers. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
9. The Next Item Was Approval Of An Ordinance Amending The Appeal Procedure For Non-Owner Occupied Housing Ordinance. The Mayor Stated This Has Been In Effect For Over Three Years. What We Are Doing In Amending The Appeal Process That Is In Place Now Where The Appeal Has A Step That They Go To The Planning Commission. The New Appeal Process Would Be That They Come To The City Council To Make The Determination. Commissioner Chambers Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
10. The Next Item Was Approval Of An Ordinance Amending General Penalty Provisions Of The Municipal Code. The Mayor Stated This Is Going To Increase The Amount Of Fines That Can Be Levied Up To $750.00. The City Shall Punish By Fine Of Not Less Than $100 And Not To Exceed $750.00 That Is The Changes In This General Provision. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
11. The Next Item Was Approval Of A Resolution Authorizing Settlement Claims For $2,750.00 And $1,610.00. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Blades. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
12. The Next Item Was Approval For Payment Of An Invoice From
Ul Llc In The Amount Of $2,347.80 Regarding Aerial Inspection For The Fire Department. The Mayor Stated The Is An Annual Requirement For Inspection. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
13. The Next Item Was Approval For Payment Of An Invoice From Fast Truck & Trailer In The Amount Of $2,110.16 Regarding Brake Repair On The International Dump Truck For The Street Department. Commissioner Chambers Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Blades. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
14. Officer Reports:
Chief Allen Read The Fire Department's Report.
Chief Irwin Read The Police Department's Report.
Ed Hammonds Read The Code Department's Report.
15.Building And Sign Permits:
16. Mayors Report:
On Main Street At The 200 Block There Are A Group Of Three Store Fronts That Were Bankrupt And Are Now Under The Possession Of The Whittington Bank. It Is An Estimated $18,000.00 To Purchase Those Or They Will Go Back To The Person Who Owned Them And Went Bankrupt. If There Is Any Interest On The City's Part Of Purchasing Those Buildings They Would Accept An $18,000.00 Commitment From Us To Own Those. The Addresses Are 200 E. Main, 202 E. Main, 204 E. Main, 102 S. Emma & 104 S. Emma. If The City Is Interested In Those We Would Need To Do Some Inspection To See What Kind Of Shape They Are In. Commissioner Chambers Stated We Should Probably Buy Them. The Mayor Stated I Understand Someone Was Interested In A Building That Was In The Middle Of The Block. I Just Wanted To Make The Council Aware That These Buildings Are Available And If We Don't Take Action On Them They Will Be Sold Back. If There Is An Interest In These Buildings We Can Ask The Bank For More Time To Look Into This. Commissioner Chambers Stated The Less Buildings That Are Owned In This Manner On Main Street The Better. If We Can Intervene At All My Vote Would Be Yes. The Mayor Stated We Will Give The Bank A Call And Ask For More Time To Look Into This.
17.Commissioners Reports:
Commissioner Harkins Stated The Police And Fire Department Are Doing Good As Usual.
Commissioner Simpson Stated I Am Glad We Are Having Earlier Meetings With The Sun Still Shining.
Commissioner Chambers Stated We Had A Really Good Meeting Today On Something Very Exciting. We Are Working On A Project In Town That Will Benefit The Downtown And Will Be Very Tourist Friendly. It Is Exciting And Hopefully We Will Have Some Details To Share By The Next Council Meeting.
18. Audience Questions Or Comments:
Were There Any Places That Were Found That The City Could Take Action As Far As Clearing A Ditch Regarding The Flooding? Commissioner Chambers Stated We Are Still Working On Trying To Get Some Things. The Engineers Have Been Out Looking At Poplar Street, Old Marion Road And Roger Has Been A Bunch Of Places. It Is Just A Matter Of Figuring Out How To Fix It For Everybody. It Is A Work In Progress.
What Is Going On At The Motorcycle Building Up In The Heights? The Motorcycles Don't Bother Me At All But The Other Night There Was A Situation Where I Was Behind A Car And The Bikes Pulled Out And The Person In Front Of Me Hit Their Breaks And Some Others Chased Them Down The Road. They Have All Kinds Of Stuff Outside The Building And Smokers And I Was Just Wondering What Was Going On There. My Concern Is The Way They Are Parking And Driving. The Mayor Stated It Is A Business They Are A Motorcycle Sales And Repair Shop. They Are In A Commercial Property And If There Is Something That Is Going On Up There That Needs To Be Addressed We Can Talk To The Codes Officer. The Codes Officer Stated They Have Fundraisers And Parties And They Cook A Lot.
19. With No Further Business To Be Discussed, The Meeting Was Adjourned On A Motion By Commissioner Harkins At 6:32 p.m.
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