City of Plano City Council Met Feb. 8.
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. The Mayor led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll Call:
Steve DeBolt Present John Fawver Absent Ben Eaton Present Jamal Williams Absent Tommy Johns Present Barb Nadeau Present Scott Mulliner Present Mike Rennels Present There was a quorum.
MINUTES:
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Johns, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on January 25, 2021.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Nadeau, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Eaton
Voting “Nay”:
Absent: Williams, Fawver
Motion passed.
AGENDA:
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Mulliner, to approve the agenda for the regular meeting of February 8, 2021 as amended. The agenda was amended by moving Closed Session to the end of the COW agenda.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Nadeau, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Eaton
Voting “Nay”:
Absent: Williams, Fawver
Motion passed.
WARRANTS:
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman DeBolt, to accept the report of the Finance Committee and that orders are drawn on the Treasury to pay per warrant list dated January 28, 2021 in the amount of $ 118,103.95.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Nadeau, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Eaton
Voting “Nay”:
Absent: Williams, Fawver
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, 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 February 8, 2021 in the amount of $ 173,414.16.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Nadeau, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Eaton
Voting “Nay”:
Absent: Williams, Fawver
Motion passed.
WAGE REPORT: None
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS:
Guests and members of the press were welcomed by Mayor Hausler.
CITIZEN’S COMMENTS:
Michelle Walz and Joe Salsbery commented on the issues with the fence on their property. Alderman Eaton spoke about the fence issue at the Salsbery property. He also stated that there are other issues not being addressed.
Mr. Mike Skinner spoke regarding a petition that was filed with Kendall County Department of Planning, Building & Zoning by Larry Nelson requesting the expansion of the operations on Creek Rd. Mr. Skinner thinks it is a good idea but a bad location. He is concerned with noise and traffic.
Mr. Larry Nelson spoke about the petition he had filed with the Kendall County Department of Planning, Building & Zoning and stated that a Special Use ordinance has already been granted he is requesting expanding the operation allowed to the east side of Creek Rd.
Due to the property being within 1 ½ miles of the City limits the City Plan Commission will call a special meeting to discuss issues that may affect the City residents.
MAYOR’S REPORT: Bob Hausler
Mayor Hausler reported on Metra updates. The project is moving forward, there will be some virtual meetings in the future. The Mayor also thanked the Public Works and Water Departments for their work with snow and ice removal and water main breaks. He also thanked the first responders, nurses and volunteers working on the mass vaccinations at the YHS.
PLANO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Deana Lanham - Absent
CITY ATTORNEY: Tom Grant
Resolution R2021-2 - Banking
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Nadeau to approve a banking resolution adding Arbitrage Management Group/American Deposit Management Co.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Nadeau, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Eaton
Voting “Nay”:
Absent: Williams, Fawver
Motion passed.
CITY CLERK: Kathleen Miller – Nothing to report
CITY TREASURER: Zoila Gomez
The City will be making some banking changes (moving monies to other accounts) for better interest. $1,000,000.00 of the water tower painting account at Harris Bank will move to Arbitrage Management Group/American Deposit Management Co., the Motor Fuel Tax account at Midland Bank will move from a checking account to an insured cash sweep account, the Road & Bridge account at Heartland Bank from a checking account to a money market account, the OPEB Trust Fund account at First National Bank will move to Harris Bank and $500,000.00 of Sewer funds at First National Bank will move to Harris Bank.
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Mulliner, to approve the renewal of the Health, Dental and Life insurance policies. The Health insurance premium went down 4.35%; there was no change in the premium for the other two policies.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Nadeau, Johns, Mulliner, Rennels, DeBolt, Eaton
Voting “Nay”:
Absent: Williams, Fawver
Motion passed.
The December 31, 2020 Treasurer’s report was in the amount of $ 7,783,621.20 and was distributed in the meeting packets. The total disbursements for December 2020 were in the amount of $ 1,009,347.30. The original budget worksheets and meeting schedule for FY ’22 was distributed in the meeting packets. Revenue, expense and tax reports were distributed in mailboxes on February 5, 2021. POLICE CHIEF’S REPORT: Chief Whowell
Chief Whowell informed the Council that printers were installed in squads for testing on E Citations. The training will be March 1st and he hopes to roll out electronic printing shortly after. Sgt. Baxa attended a traffic crash investigation training at the aurora Police Department and obtained various updates to the Illinois Vehicle Code to pass on to the staff. The Plano Police Department has been assisting the Yorkville Police Department at the mass vaccination clinics in Yorkville.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER: Nate Bullard
Nate thanked the Mayor for the comments he made thanking the Public Works Departments and thanked the Police Department for assisting with vehicles parked on the streets during snow fall. The 3 main breaks have been repaired.
BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING: Tom Karpus – Nothing to report
Tom commented on Public Works working on the main break by his house.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: The aldermen commented on how well the mass vaccination process at Yorkville went and thanked Public Works for their work with snow, ice and main breaks.
ADMINISTRATIVE/HEALTH & SAFETY: Alderman Mulliner
Alderman Mulliner called a meeting for February 18, 2021 at 6:00 PM to discuss the transient business ordinance and laptops.
BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND ZONING: Alderman DeBolt
Alderman DeBolt had a meeting February 4, 2021 and discussed the Reliable and Mechanical contracts.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Alderman Rennels
Alderman Rennels called a meeting for February 18, 2021 at 6:30 PM.
FINANCE: Alderman Fawver - Absent
Alderman Eaton called a meeting for February 22, 2021 at 5:30 pm.
PARKS: Alderman Johns
Alderman Johns had a meeting February 4, 2021 at 5:30 pm to discuss disc golf, summer help and the dog park. A food truck will be discussed at a later time.
PERSONNEL & INSURANCE: Alderman Williams – Absent – Nothing to report
SPECIAL EVENTS: Alderman Nadeau
Alderman Nadeau had a meeting on February 4, 2021 and discussed Holiday lighting, this will be discussed further at the COW meeting this evening. Alderman Nadeau provided documentation from other holiday decoration companies and some other quotes. Temple Display is the best price for the decorations that will fit with what we have previously purchased as far as size and quality.
STREETS & UTILITIES: Alderman Eaton
Alderman Eaton called a meeting for February 24, 2021 at 6:30 PM.
CITIZEN’S COMMENTS: NONE
CLOSED SESSION: NONE
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman DeBolt, to adjourn. A unanimous “Aye” voice vote was heard. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 7:19 pm.
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