City of Plano City Council Met Dec. 14.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
The regular meeting of the Plano City Council was called to order by Mayor Robert A. Hausler. This was a WebEx meeting. The Mayor led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll Call:
Steve DeBolt Present John Fawver Present
Ben Eaton Present Jamal Williams Present
Tommy Johns Present Barb Nadeau Present
Scott Mulliner Present Mike Rennels Present
There was a quorum.
MINUTES:
A motion was made by Alderman Rennels, seconded by Alderman Eaton, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on November 23, 2020.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
AGENDA:
A motion was made by Alderman Nadeau, seconded by Alderman Eaton, to approve the agenda for the regular meeting of December 14, 2020.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
WARRANTS:
A motion was made by Alderman Fawver, seconded by Alderman Eaton, to accept the report of the Finance Committee and that orders are drawn on the Treasury to pay per warrant list dated November 30, 2020 in the amount of $ 120,848.99.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Alderman Fawver, seconded by Alderman Nadeau, to accept the report of the Finance Committee and that orders are drawn on the Treasury to pay per warrant list dated December 14, 2020 in the amount of $ 482,374.32.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
WAGE REPORT:
A motion was made by Alderman Fawver, seconded by Alderman Williams, to approve the FY ’21 September wage report in the amount of $ 289,792.76.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Alderman Fawver, seconded by Alderman Williams, to approve the FY ‘21 October wage report in the amount of $ 433,641.88.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS:
Guests and members of the press were welcomed by Mayor Hausler.
Mr. Brad Porter, Lauterbach & Amen, LLP gave a presentation of the FY ’20 audit
CITIZEN’S COMMENTS: None
MAYOR’S REPORT: Bob Hausler
The Mayor informed the Council of the increase in our IMIC insurance policies and thinks we should look into other options for next year. The Mayor called a Special Meeting for December 21, 2020 at 6:00 PM.
PLANO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Deana Lanham - Absent
CITY ATTORNEY: Tom Grant
Ordinance #2020-24 Tax Levy
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Nadeau, to approve an Ordinance for the Tax Levy.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: DeBolt, Johns, Fawver, Nadeau, Williams, Mulliner, Rennels, Eaton, Mayor
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
Ordinance #2020-25 Amend liquor code
A motion was made by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Rennels, to approve an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of Title 3 of the Plano City Code entitled “Liquor Control”. Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
Resolution R2020-23 – Partial abatement SSA 1 and 2
A motion was made by Alderman Fawver, seconded by Alderman Eaton, to approve a resolution for a partial abatement of $15,750,000.00 City of Plano, Kendall County, Illinois Special Service Areas No. 1 & 2 special tax refunding bond, Series 2014.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
Resolution R2020-24 – Partial abatement SSA 3 and 4
A motion was made by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Eaton, to approve a resolution for a partial abatement of $20,000,000.00 City of Plano, Kendall County, Illinois Special Service Areas No. 3 & 4 special tax refunding bond Series 2015 (Lakewood Springs Project)
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
Resolution R2020-25 – Partial abatement SSA 5
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Fawver, to approve a resolution for a partial abatement of $9,500,000.00 City of Plano, Kendall County, Illinois Special service area No. 5 special tax bond series 2006 (Lakewood Springs Club project).
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”: Mulliner
Absent:
Motion passed.
Resolution R2020-26 – Abatement SSA 6
A motion was made by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman DeBolt, to approve a resolution for $ 9,500,000.00 City of Plano, Kendall County, Illinois Special Service area No. 6 Special Tax Bond Series 2007 (Lakewood springs club Unit 7A project)
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
Resolution R2020-27 G.O. bond abatement
A motion was made by Alderman Mulliner, seconded by Alderman Nadeau, to approve a resolution for a $3,080,000.00 City of Plano, Kendall County, Illinois General Obligation refunding bonds (Alternate revenue source), Series 2016.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
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CITY CLERK: Kathleen Miller
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Williams, to approve the regular meetings for Council, Plan Commission, Police commission and Plan Commission submittal dates for 2021. Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Mulliner, to approve the 2021 Holiday Schedule for the City of Plano.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Nadeau, Eaton, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt
Voting “Nay”: Williams, Fawver
Absent:
Motion passed.
The Sales and related taxes for September 2020 were 4 149,673.52; this is down $18,036.17 from the same time last year.
MFT allotment and transactions for October, 2020; current unobligated balance is $1,261,984.93
CITY TREASURER: Zoila Gomez
A motion was made by Alderman Mulliner, seconded by Alderman Nadeau, to approve the FY ’20 audit as presented by Lauterbach & Amen, LLP.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams
Voting “Nay”: Eaton
Absent:
Motion passed.
The Treasurer’s report for October 31, 2020 in the amount of $ 8,485,532.76 was distributed in the packets.
Disbursements for October, 2020 were in the amount of $ 916,465.10.
Revenue, expense and tax reports were distributed in mailboxes on December 11, 2020.
POLICE CHIEF’S REPORT: Chief Whowell
The Chief informed the Council that the PD is finished with their CPR training. He thanked everybody for their work and participation in the Rockin’ Christmas parade and meal distributions. He also wished everybody a Happy and Safe Holiday.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER: Nate Bullard – absent – Nothing to report
BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING: Tom Karpus - Nothing to report
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATIVE/HEALTH & SAFETY: Alderman Mulliner
Alderman Mulliner had a Webex meeting on December 9, 2020 at 6:00 pm to discuss transient business, laptops and wild animal control. The committee will review the EAP at their next meeting.
BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND ZONING: Alderman DeBolt
Alderman DeBolt has a meeting scheduled for December 16, 2020 to discuss a fence issue on South Ben St., Mechanical contract renewal, rental registration and the Reliable Contract renewal.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Alderman Rennels
Alderman Rennels had a WebEx meeting on December 2, 2020 at 6:00 pm, they discussed Economic Development fees and reviewed the CGI banner program.
FINANCE: Alderman Fawver
The committee approved the vendor runs this evening. A meeting was called for January 11, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
PARKS: Alderman Johns – Nothing to report.
PERSONNEL & INSURANCE: Alderman Williams
Alderman Williams had a WebEx meeting on December 9, 2020 at 5:30 pm to discuss insurance, pay increase requests, wage increases and new/old business. A meeting was called for December 17, 2020 at 6:00 pm to discuss wages.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Alderman Nadeau
Alderman Nadeau thanked everybody who participated and helped with the Rockin’ Christmas parade, holiday lights and monetary contributions. She also asked everybody to put Rockin’ Christmas 2021 in their calendars for the weekend of December 3, 2021.
STREETS & UTILITIES: Alderman Eaton
Alderman Eaton called a meeting for December 17, 2020 at 6:30 PM.
CITIZEN’S COMMENTS:
Jenny Jackson asked for copies of the abatement resolutions.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Williams, to adjourn. Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Nadeau, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Williams, Eaton
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 7:06 pm.
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