City of Metropolis City Council met Sept. 28.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
The regular meeting of the City Council, City of Metropolis, Illinois was held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 28TH, 2020, in Council Chambers of City Hall at 106 West 5th Street, Metropolis, Illinois. Upon roll call the following Aldermen were present: Alderman Jeremy Holley, Chad Lewis, Don Canada, John Taylor and Darryl Neill, Al Wagner, Mike Hall, Chuck Short, City Clerk Jan Adams, Mayor William McDaniel, Corporate Counsel Rick Abell and concerned citizens of Metropolis.
ROLL CALL:
Canada Present Neill Present
Hall Present Short Present
Holley Present Taylor Present
Lewis Present Wagner Present
Moved by Alderman Mike Hall and second by Alderman Don Canada to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 9-14-2020 as presented;
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
MAYOR’S REPORT:
Guy Brown submitted the only bid to purchase the property located at 515 East 7th Street in the amount of $200.
The Mayor reminder everyone again the importance of filling out the Census.
The Cancer Color Fun Run that is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23rd, 2020 has been cancelled
Moved by Alderman Mike Hall and second by Alderman Jeremy Holley to accept flu shots for full time employees from Southern Seven Health Department at a cost of $40 per employee (scheduled for Tuesday, October 13th from 9 am until 11 am) and cost to be covered by City;
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
Moved by Alderman Chad Lewis and second by Alderman Al Wagner to accept Pay Application No. 4 for the City Pool Improvements in the amount of $43,650.00;
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
Moved by Alderman Chuck Short and second by Alderman Al Wagner to accept ratifying the purchase of a 2016 Kubota from Ricks Auto Sales in the amount of $25,500.00;
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
Moved by Alderman Darryl Neill and second by Alderman Jeremy Holley to accept observing Halloween on Saturday, October 31st and establishing the hours form 5pm-8 pm with SAFETY Suggestions to follow;
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
Fall Clean Up Week will be the week of October 19th thru 23rd. The Mayor announced Clean Up Week will be one week each quarter beginning 2021 rather than 2 weeks twice a year.
COPRPORATE COUNSEL:
Corporate Counsel stated Mr. Brown owns the corner property next door to 515 and plans to tear down both houses and put a manufactured home. Moved by Alderman Mike Hall and second by Alderman Don Canada to Adopt an Ordinance Authorizing Sale of Municipally Owned Real Estate 515 East 7th Street; 2020-25
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
Mayor Yea
There have been several questions and complaints on the utility bills. COVID has shutdown so many business and events that our electric rates are going up some, those costs are what it takes to get power into the city by the substations and power plants. The fixed costs are spread out over usage and demand; both impacted by COVID. Our schools, nursing homes and Harrah’s have been shutdown or on lockdown for several months so the demand went way down, resulting in our per capita cost going up. We average that over a rolling three months so it is filtering its way through now. We compared some of the bills to last year around the same time and they are slightly higher. More people are at home due to COVID using more electricity which is having an effect on the bills as well. Next month we should see lower utility bills.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE:
Moved by Alderman Chuck Short and second by Alderman Jeremy Holley to Adopt an Ordinance Amending Title VII, Traffic Code, Chapter 71, Traffic Schedules, Schedules II, Speed Regulations of the Code of Metropolis; 2020-26
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
WATER, LIGHT AND STREET:
The motion to accept the purchase of fencing for the Splash Pad submitted by Jones Fencing of Paducah was TABLED and will be brought back at the next
Council Meeting;
Moved by Alderman Mike Hall and second by Alderman Chad Lewis to accept proceeding on the Water Treatment Plant Filter Improvement projects loan;
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
Moved by Alderman Mike Hall and second by Alderman Darryl Neill to accept authorizing HMG to proceed on the street repairs regarding a resolution for the 2021 MFT program;
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
Moved by Alderman Mike Hall and second by Alderman Darryl Neill to accept the purchase of an influent Pump # 3 Impeller from xylem in the amount of 43,624.00 (low quote) for the WWTP;
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
NEW BUSINESS:
Alderman Chad Lewis stated he gets several calls on the schedule for picking up debris. The route was changed a few years ago during budget cuts to be as resourceful and efficient with the trucks and manpower. Each ward has two full weeks of pick-up with this schedule. Ward 1 and 3 will be cleaned on weeks 1 and 3 of each month, Ward 2 and 4 cleaned on weeks 2 and 4 of each month. When we have 5 weeks in a month, they will make a sweep of all wards.
FINANCIAL REPORT:
Moved by Alderman Jeremy Holley and second by Alderman Chad Lewis to approve the Finance Report be received and approved and that the orders be drawn on the Treasurer for the different amounts mentioned therein and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to make necessary arrangements for payment of current Salaries, Payroll and Contract bills;
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
Moved by Alderman Jeremy Holley and second by Alderman Al Wagner to approve the Finance Report be received and approved and that the orders be drawn on the Treasurer for the different amounts mentioned therein and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to make necessary arrangements for payment of miscellaneous bills:
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
Moved by Alderman Darryl Neill and second by Alderman Jeremy Holley to adjourn: 7:45
MOTION CARRIED:
Canada Yea Neill Yea
Hall Yea Short Yea
Holley Yea Taylor Yea
Lewis Yea Wagner Yea
https://www.metropolisil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-OCT-A-city-council-minutes.pdf
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