City of Quincy City Council met Nov. 15

By Philip Gonzales

Dec 8, 2021

City of Quincy City Council met Nov. 15.

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

The regular meeting of the City Council was held this day at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Michael A. Troup presiding. The following members were physically present:

Ald. Fletcher, Entrup, Bergman, Bauer, Freiburg, Farha, Sassen, Rein, Mast, Reis, Uzelac, Holtschlag. 12. Absent: Ald. Mays, Awerkamp. 2

Ald. Entrup moved the absent Aldermen be allowed the usual compensation for this meeting. Motion carried. The minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council held November 8, 2021, were approved as printed on a motion of Ald. Entrup. Motion carried.

Legal Counsel: Assistant Corporation Counsel Bruce Alford.

PUBLIC FORUM

Dorothy Hankins, requested to table the fix or flatten resolution concerning 525 S. 6th until she had enough time to secure the building.

Matt Boudreau, 2802 Broadway, spoke concerning the Alcoholic Liquor Dealer/Amusement ordinance, giving suggestions on fees to charge. He had a handout for the council.

The City Clerk presented and read the following:

REPORTS OF TRAFFIC COMMISSION

Recommending the referral to lower the speed limit on Crestview Drive to 25 mph be granted. Ald. Freiburg moved the report be received and concurred in and an ordinance drafted. Motion carried. Recommending the referral to install a mid-block crossing on 8th Street between Maine and Hampshire Streets be denied.

Ald. Holtschlag moved the report be received and concurred in. Motion carried.

Recommending approval of the referral to remove parking on the north side of York Street between 6th and 7th Streets be granted. The first “No Parking” zone will begin at the center of 6th Street and commence east a distance of one hundred thirty (130) feet. A second “No Parking” zone will begin two hundred seventy-five feet (275) east of the center of 6th Street and extend east a distance of seventy-five (75) feet.

Ald. Uzelac moved the report be received and concurred in and an ordinance drafted. Motion carried. Recommending approval of the referral to implement a School Speed Zone for St. Francis School located at 1700 College Avenue. The School Speed Zone will begin at the alley on North 17th Street between Oak Street and College Avenue and extend north along 17th Street to Elm Street.

Ald. Bauer moved the report be received and concurred in and an ordinance drafted. Motion carried.

FIRE PENSION ACTUARIAL VALUATION

TAX LEVY REPORT AS OF 5/1/2021

POLICE PENSION ACTUARIAL VALUATION

TAX LEVY REPORT AS OF 5/1/2021

Ald. Farha moved the reports be received and filed. Motion carried.

SALES TAX REPORT

The report of the Illinois Department of Revenue showing sales tax collected for the month of August, 2021, in the amount of $974,725.26 was ordered received and filed on a motion of Ald. Farha. Motion carried.

HOME RULE SALES TAX REPORT

The report of the city’s 1-1/2% home rule sales tax collected for the month of August, 2021 in the amount of $930,910.54 was ordered received and filed on a motion of Ald. Farha. Motion carried.

MAYORS APPOINTMENTS

By Mayor Michael A. Troup making the appointments of Bruce Guthrie as the Quincy Area Chamber member serving on the Quincy Next Development Commission and Emily Lombardi, Director of Economic Development, the District appointee to the Quincy Next Development Commission.

Ald. Reis moved the appointments be confirmed. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy is the owner and operator of the Quincy Regional Airport; and,

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy has accepted and executed a grant with the FAA and the State of Illinois Department of Transportation for reconstruction of part of runway 4/22 and removal of runway 18/36; and,

WHEREAS, Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly, Inc. (CMT) was selected in accordance with state and federal procurement requirements to provide engineering and planning services for airport projects; and,

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy wishes to enter into an agreement with CMT for phase two construction engineering services of said project; and,

WHEREAS, the total contract cost is not to exceed $565,450; and,

WHEREAS, in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, this cost will be 100% funded by the United States Department of Transportation with no State or local share required; and,

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy will act as the pass through for all the state and federal funds; and, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF QUINCY, IN ADAMS COUNTY, ILLINOIS, as follows:

1. The Aeronautics Committee and the Airport Director recommend that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute and attest, respectively, all agreements and other standard documents associated with the awarding of this project and proceed with the project; and,

2. The Comptroller and the Airport Director recommend to the Mayor and City Council that the Comptroller and Airport Director be authorized to pay pass through funding to all vendors involved in this project.

Sandra Shore

Airport Director

Ald. Rein moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Sassen, and on the roll call the following vote resulted: Ayes: Ald. Sassen, Rein, Mast, Reis, Uzelac, Fletcher, Entrup, Bergman, Bauer, Freiburg, Farha. 11. Abstain: Ald. Holtschlag. 1. Absent: Ald. Mays, Awerkamp. 2. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy is obligated to fund the Police and Fire Pensions under Illinois Pension Code Article 3 Section 125 and Article 4, Section 118; and,

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy has contracted with private actuary Lauterbach & Amen to provide the pension actuar ial valuations and GASB disclosures for audit reporting for fiscal year ending April 30, 2021; and,

WHEREAS, the State of Illinois Department of Insurance has also provided the pension actuarial valuations for fiscal year ending April 30, 2021; and,

WHEREAS, each valuation has produced the actuarial determined accrued liability, value of assets, unfunded accrued liability, and the annual recommended contribution as well as the statutory minimum contribution as prescribed by the Illi nois Pension Code; and

WHEREAS, the pension contribution for fiscal year beginning May 1, 2022, ending April 30, 2023, is only partially funded by the 2021 property tax levy; and,

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy recognizes the need to fund the pensions at or above the highest statutory minimum level to ensure adequate funding for future growth while also maintaining a stable property tax rate; now, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Council authorize pension funding for the fiscal year begin ning May 1, 2022, and ending April 30, 2023, for the Fire Pension at $4,237,165 and for the Police Pension at $3,798,349.

Sheri Ray

City Comptroller

Ald. Farha moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Sassen, and on the roll call each of the 12 Aldermen voted yea, with 2 absent. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, An Act to provide procedures for public notice and hearing on tax and levy increases, approved and ef fective July 29, 1981, and known and cited as “The Truth in Taxation Act” (35 ILCS 200/18-55 et seq.), as amended, (the “Act”), requires taxing districts, including the City of Quincy, to disclose by publication and hold a public hearing on their intention to adopt an aggregate levy in amounts more than 105% of the property taxes extended or estimated to be extended, including any amount abated by the taxing district prior to such extension, upon the levy of the preceding year; and

WHEREAS, Section 18-60 of the Act requires the corporate authority of each taxing district, not less than twenty (20) days prior to the adoption of its aggregate levy (the “Levy”), to determine the amounts of money, exclusive of any portion of that Levy attributable to the cost of conducting any election required by the general election law (“Election Costs”), es timated to be necessary to be raised by taxation for that year upon the taxable property in its district; and

WHEREAS, if the estimate of the corporate authority required to be made as provided in Section 18-65 of the Act is more than 105% of the amount extended or estimated to be extended, including any amount abated by the corporate au thority prior to such extension, upon the levy of the preceding year, exclusive of Election Costs, Section 18-70 of the Act requires the corporate authority to give public notice of and hold a public hearing on its intent to adopt a levy which is more than 105% of the extensions, including any amount abated, exclusive of Election Costs, for the preceding year.

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Quincy has estimated, based upon the most recently ascertainable infor mation, that the amount necessary to be raised by taxation for the real estate tax year of 2021 is not more than 105% of the amount extended or estimated to be extended upon the levy of the preceding real estate tax year of 2020, exclusive of election costs.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF QUINCY as follows: SECTION 1. ESTIMATED LEVY: The City Council hereby determines that the amounts of money, exclusive of con ducting an election required by the general election law, estimated to be raised by taxation upon the taxable property of the district for real estate tax year of 2021 is $5,940,269 which is also proposed “aggregate levy” of the City for such year (that is, corporate and special purpose monies).

SECTION 2. NO HEARING SCHEDULED: In view of the determination of the estimated aggregate levy of 103.67% of the preceding levy, it is not necessary to schedule, give notice of or hold a public hearing on the intent of the City Council to adopt a levy.

SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE: This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage. Ald. Farha moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Sassen, and on the roll call each of the 12 Aldermen voted yea, with 2 absent. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy provides trash removal services for city residents; and

WHEREAS, the city recently requested proposals for the purchase of 96 gallon roll-out trash carts for the Garbage Tote Program; and

WHEREAS, the proposal from Cascade Engineering, Inc. of Grand Rapids, Michigan, meets the proposal require ments; and

WHEREAS, the Central Services Department requires the purchase of three hundred (300) trash carts at a cost of $49.75 per cart; and

WHEREAS, the residential roll-out trash carts have been accounted for in the current fiscal year 2022 Central Services Operating Budget; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Central Services Director and the Central Services Committee recommend to the Mayor and City Council that the low quote from Cascade Engineering, Inc. of Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the purchase of roll-out trash carts in the amount of $14,925.00 be accepted.

Kevin McClean

Central Services Director

Ald. Sassen moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Entrup, and on the roll call each of the 12 Aldermen voted yea, with 2 absent. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Central Services Department is in need of a replacement dump truck with a V-box spreader; and

WHEREAS, the truck will be used in the Concrete Division, used when filling potholes, and for parking lot snow removal at the Airport and at all city-owned parking lots; and

WHEREAS, the dump truck is a 2022 F-450 4x4 with a purchase price of $82,435 and meets our requirements; and

WHEREAS, funding for the purchase of this truck is available in the Central Services Vehicle Replacement Fund; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Central Services Director and the Central Services Committee recommend to the Mayor and City Council that the purchase of the dump truck from Knapheide Truck Equipment in the amount of $82,435 be accepted.

Kevin McClean

Central Services Director

Ald. Sassen moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Holtschlag, and on the roll call each of the 12 Aldermen voted yea, with 2 absent. Motion carried.

CITY OF QUINCY COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF FIX OR FLATTEN PROGRAM

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy is committed to improving the quality of life of its residents and elimination of blight; and

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy has established a program to address unsafe and dangerous buildings; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Development annually prepares a list of unsafe properties, and seeks authorization to demolish, repair, enclose and/or remediate, pursuant to City of Quincy Ordinance 9196; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Inspection & Enforcement has reviewed building conditions of twelve (12) substandard structures and determined that said structures constitute a hazard to the public health, safety and welfare; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Development proposes a new list of dangerous and unsafe properties for 2021.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:

That the Department of Planning and Development shall take all necessary action, including commencing of proceedings under Division 21 (Unsafe Property) of Article XI (Corporate Powers and Functions) of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-1-1 et. seq) to demolish, repair, enclose or remediate the list of buildings, attached as “Resolution Exhibit 1.”

This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, as provided by law.

PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF QUINCY, ADAMS COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN REGULAR AND PUBLIC SESSION THIS 15TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2021.

APPROVED:

Michael A. Troup, Mayor

ATTEST:

Laura Oakman, City Clerk

Ald. Bergman moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Entrup, and on the roll call each of the 12 Aldermen voted yea, with 2 absent. Motion carried.

ORDINANCE

Adoption of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending Title VII (Traffic Code) Of Chapter 82 (Parking Schedules) Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy Of 2015 (No Stopping or Standing on the south side of Locust Street between 4th and 5th Streets).

Ald. Fletcher moved the adoption of the ordinance, seconded by Ald. Entrup, and on a roll call each of the 12 Aldermen voted yea, with 2 absent.