City of Anna City Council Met April 20.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
The Anna City Council met in regular session at Anna City Hall at 5:01 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Steve Hartline. The roll call went as follows: Present were Commissioner Michael Bigler, Commissioner Kathy Bryan, Commissioner Martha Ann Webb and Mayor Steve Hartline. Commissioner Bryan Miller was absent
A motion was made by Commissioner Bryan and seconded by Commissioner Webb that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE THE APRIL 7, 2021 ANNA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION MINUTES AS THE OFFICIAL MINUTES OF SAID MEETING. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. Nay- none. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
City Administrator Dori Bigler presented the following project updates to the council: (1) The DCEO Grant Agreement for the flooding on Rt. 146 agreement was received on April 13, 2021. Clarida-Ziegler will send the project out for bid once they receive the sign off from the State Historical Preservation Office. (2) Earth Day is April 22nd and Kaylee Davis has organized a clean-up day on April 24th. The city will be providing gloves & trash bags for the event. Waiver's will be obtained by all volunteers. (3) The Union County CEO group visited City Hall this week and Fire Lieutenant Jessica Roberts gave an amazing presentation. (4) John Wingate presented a letter regarding organizing disc golf tournaments each quarter with the City of Anna and the Village of Cobden. The city is organizing a tournament during the Annabelle Festival. (5) Chad Kuebler the owner of 201 George presented a letter with a timeline and list of improvement being done to the property for consideration of a lien waiver. The utilities were turned on April 14th. (6) The property at 109 Casey was deeded over to the city by Tasha Mealer. There are currently people squatting in the home and they have been given notice to vacate. Once the city is able to get into the home it will be assessed to see if it can be sold or demolished. (7) Wellness Group Pharms turned in a check for their building permit but it has not been deposited. It is still undetermined if the council is going to waive the fee. (8) At the February 2, 2021 the council discussed Deputy City Clerk Tina Sadler's vacation time. A letter has been drafted for Mayor Hartline to sign allowing her time to roll over to the next fiscal year. (9) Pumpkin Town is going to be in the Anna City Park this year. It will run from Colorfest weekend until Halloween. (10) The city is working on getting a design and quotes to update the entrance sign to the Anna Business Park. The sign would allow spots for each business located in the park. (11) City Administrator Dori Bigler followed up with Shawnee Mass Transit District regarding their grant for a Union County Depot. Shawnee MTD is still interested in locating in the Anna Business Park and in the near future we will be meeting to discuss lots and layouts.
A motion was made by Commissioner Webb and seconded by Commissioner Bryan that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE TO PAY ALL APPROVED BILLS. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. Nay- none. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried
A motion was made by Commissioner Bigler and seconded by Commissioner Bryan that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE A GAS TAP FOR BRIAN MEYER AT 3055 STATE RT 146 E. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. Nay- none. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
Resolution 2021-04; Regulating the Sale of Merchandise by Peddlers on City Streets, Alleys, Parking Lots & Public Ways was tabled.
A motion was made by Commissioner Webb and seconded by Commissioner Bryan that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2021-05; 2021-2022 ANNUAL BUDGET WITH ONE UPDATE TO THE MOTOR FUEL TAX BUDGET, GENERAL LEDGER NUMBER 10-00 853 MFT STREET PROJECT WILL BE UPDATED FROM $290,500.00 TO $325.500.00, MAKING THE TOTAL EXPENSE BUDGET FOR FUND 10 EQUAL TO $385,000.00. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. Nay- none. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
Discussion was held regarding the property at 154 E. Vienna St. Mayor Hartline asked Eugenia Nichols to address the council. She stated that she spoke with City Administrator Bigler regarding the Public Nuisance that was being placed on her family's property at 154 E. Vienna St. Ms. Nichols stated they would make every effort to get the property up to code. Mayor Hartline stated that the city is trying to improve the appearance of our town, Commissioner Bryan questioned the process and if the council had to pass the resolution or could they allow the owners a chance to remedy the problem. Commissioner Webb questioned if the council could table the resolution. Mayor Hartline stated no. City Attorney John Foley stated a notice will be sent to all parties that have an interest in the property based on a title search.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bigler and seconded by Commissioner Bryan that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2021-13; DECLARING THE PROPERTY AT 154 E. VIENNA STREET TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE & AUTHORIZING CITY OFFICIALS TO ABATE THE SAME. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, and Mayor Hartline voted yea. Commissioner Webb voted nay. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bigler and seconded by Commissioner Bryan that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2021-14: AUTHORIZING & APPROVING AN AGREEMENT TO EMPLOY TIM SMITH AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. Nay- none. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
Resolution 2021-15; Authorizing & Approving an Agreement to Employ Danyelle Dodd as the Anna City Treasurer/Deputy City Clerk was tabled.
Resolution 2021-16; 2021-2022 Part-time Salaries was tabled.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bigler and seconded by Commissioner Webb that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2021-06: PROHIBITING SMOKING & USE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AT THE ANNA CITY PARK. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. Nay- none. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bryan and seconded by Commissioner Bigler that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2021-17; DECLARING THE PROPERTY AT 502 S. MAIN STREET TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE & AUTHORIZING
CITY OFFICIALS TO ABATE THE SAME. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, and Mayor Hartline voted yea. Commissioner Webb voted nay. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
Discussion was held regarding Motor Fuel Tax projects. City Administrator Bigler explained that quotes were collected for the repair of Dogwalk Road. One quote was under the threshold for going out for bid but the contractor was not IDOT Certified and could not be used for an MFT project. In order to fix the road correctly, the low temperatures need to be 60 or above. This project will be grouped in our 2021 MFT projects and bid in May 2021.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bryan and seconded by Commissioner Webb that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2021-18; MFT IMPROVEMENT FUNDING AUTHORIZATION. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. None-nay. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bryan and seconded by Commissioner Webb that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2021-19; ENGINEERING AGREEMENT MFT/CLARIDA-ZIEGLER. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. None-nay. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bryan and seconded by Commissioner Bigler that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE PAY ESTIMATE #2 TO MOTT EXCAVATING IN THE AMOUNT OF $9672.50. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. None-nay. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bryan and seconded by Commissioner Webb that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2021-20; UTILIZE IL CODIFICATION SERVICES TO CODIFY & PUBLISH A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF ANNA. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. None-nay. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
A motion was made by Commissioner Webb and seconded by Commissioner Bryan that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE A FENCING PERMIT FOR LEAH STANLEY AT 625 S. MAIN STREET. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. None-nay. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bigler and seconded by Commissioner Bryan that it be RESOLVED TO APPROVE A FENCING PERMIT FOR SARA GUIJON AT 145 TURNER AVE.. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. None-nay. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
Commissioner Webb questioned if the Kiwanis was donating new swings to the playground in the city park. Public Work Manager Gary Dahmer stated that Brad Donna had contacted him about a year ago and asked if the Kiwanis could donate a few baby swings. Public Work Manager Dahmer stated he was going to coordinate a time with the Kiwanis to put them up and would let the council know the date and time.
A motion was made by Commissioner Webb and seconded by Commissioner Bigler that it be RESOLVED THAT THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE ANNA CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 20, 2021 BE ADJOURNED AT 6:13 PM. A vote was taken upon the motion with the following results Commissioner Bigler, Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Webb and Mayor Hartline voted yea. Nay- none. Mayor Hartline declared the motion carried.
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