City of Plano City Council Met May 24.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
The regular meeting of the Plano City Council was called to order by Mayor Michael Rennels in the Council Room at City Hall. 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
There was a quorum.
MINUTES:
A motion was made by Alderman Nadeau, seconded by Alderman Williams, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on May 10, 2021. A unanimous “Aye” voice vote was heard. The motion passed.
AGENDA:
A motion was made by Alderman Fawver, seconded by Alderman Johns, to approve the agenda for the regular meeting of May 24, 2021 as amended. The agenda was amended by changing the amount of the May 24, 2021 vendor run from $136,969.80 to $ 135,719.80. A unanimous “Aye” voice vote was heard. The motion passed.
WARRANTS:
A motion was made by Alderman Fawver, seconded by Alderman Williams, to accept the report of the Finance Committee and that orders are drawn on the Treasury to pay per warrant list dated May 24, 2021 in the amount of $135,719.80.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
WAGE REPORT:
A motion was made by Alderman Fawver, seconded by Alderman Williams, to approve the FY ’21 April wage report in the amount of $ 442,515.61.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS:
Guests and members of the press were welcomed by Mayor Rennels.
MAYOR’S REPORT: Michael Rennels
Mayor Rennels was contacted by a couple that use the Amtrak station, they complemented Kay Mulliner, on how much she helps out the people using the service. The Mayor commends Kay on her work. A motion was made by Alderman Nadeau, seconded by Alderman Fawver, to approve the appointment of Mark Swoboda to fill the vacant Ward 1 Alderman position, term expires May 2023.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
Attorney Thomas swore in the new Alderman.
A motion was made by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Eaton, to approve the Mayor to sign a certificate of hire for a new Police Officer.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Alderman Mulliner, seconded by Alderman Nadeau, to approve the appointment of Brian Kahl to the Police & Fire Commission, term expires May 2024.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Nadeau, to approve the appointment of Cyril Salvant II to the Plan Commission, term expires May 2024.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Alderman Mulliner, seconded by Alderman DeBolt, to approve the re appointment of Ed Carter to the Plan Commission, term expires May 2026.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Alderman Nadeau, seconded by Alderman Mulliner, to approve the re appointment of Richard “Dick” Anderson to the Police Pension Board, term expires May 2023.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
CITIZEN’S COMMENTS: None
PLANO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: No one present
CITY ATTORNEY: William Thomas
Ordinance #2021-8 Increase Class G-1
A motion was made by Alderman DeBolt, seconded by Alderman Mulliner, to approve an ordinance amending Title 3 Chapter 2 section 3-2-7 of the code of ordinance of the City of Plano number of Class G-1 liquor licenses from 4 to 5.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”: Fawver, Williams
Absent:
Motion passed.
Ordinance #2021-9 Increase Class E
A motion was made by Alderman Swoboda, seconded by Alderman Williams, to approve an ordinance amending Title 3 Chapter 2 Section 3-2-7 of the code of ordinances of the City of Plano number of Class E liquor licenses from 4 to 5.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
Ordinance #2021-10 Decrease Class E-1
A motion was made by Alderman Mulliner, seconded by Alderman Eaton, to approve an ordinance amending Title 3 Chapter 2 Section 3-2-7 of the code of ordinances of the City of Plano number of Class E-1 liquor licenses from 1 to zero.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
Resolution R2021-7 of participation by elected official in IMRF
A motion was made by Alderman Fawver, seconded by Alderman Eaton, to approve a resolution relating to participation by elected officials in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
Resolution R2021-8 IDOT resolution for improvement
A motion was made by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Eaton, to approve a resolution for improvement under the Illinois Highway Code. (Lew St.)
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
CITY CLERK: Kathleen Miller
Sales and related taxes for February 2021 were $ 175,207.60; this is up $48,360.77 from the same time last year.
MFT for March 2021; current unobligated balance $ 1,478,198.02
CITY TREASURER: Zoila Gomez
The revenue, expense and tax reports for FY ’21 April were distributed in mailboxes on May 14, 2021. The April 2021 Treasurer’s report was in the amount of $ 8,199,859.89
Disbursements for April 2021 were in the amount of $ 479,612.16
Lauterbach & Amen will be at City Hall for the FY ’21 audit on July 12th through the 16th.
POLICE CHIEF’S REPORT: Chief Whowell
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Nadeau, to approve the purchase of 2 (two) new Ford SUV’s from Gjovik Ford in an amount not to exceed $ 66,000.00.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
The Police Department attended the Police Memorial Ceremony at the Kendall County Courthouse on May 19th to honor those officers who died in the line of duty that worked within Kendall County. Officer Brant is now the Illinois Special Olympics representative for the Plano PD. Some of our officers will be running in the torch run fundraiser for Special Olympics and we will be having a leg run through Plano on June 16th from Waubonsee College to Rt. 47.
With summer approaching: please make sure your vehicles are locked when not in use, lock the doors to your resident and when traveling be aware of small children playing and adhere to speed limits. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER: D. Boyer, J. Beyer, R. Klatt
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Fawver, to approve a proposal from Hamilton Engineers for a Risk and Resilience program in an amount not to exceed $ 13,500.00.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Nadeau, to approve a master services agreement with Deuchler for the GIS system in an amount not to exceed $ 40,000.00.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman DeBolt, to approve an increase to Brummel Farms for tree and brush dumping from $ 4,000.00 to $ 6,000.00 annually.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Alderman Eaton, seconded by Alderman Nadeau, to approve a professional services agreement for Non MFT 2021 road improvements project with HR Green in an amount not to exceed $ 39,904.87.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
Approve payment to Michelle Walz for sewer cleanup was moved back to committee.
BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING: Tom Karpus
North St. from Center to Hugh will be closed. The library is replacing their roof top unit.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATIVE/HEALTH & SAFETY: Alderman Mulliner – Nothing to report
BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND ZONING: Alderman DeBolt
A meeting was called for June 9, 2021 at 6:00 pm to discuss adjudication process, burnt structures and building permit questions.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Alderman Fawver
Alderman Fawver will call a meeting later this evening.
FINANCE: Alderman Swoboda
The next regular meeting will be on June 14, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.
PARKS: Alderman Johns
The committee had a meeting on May 12, 2021. They discussed Foli Park disc golf, Lathrop Park equipment, the dog park, baseball leagues, cross country meets and old/new business. Alderman Johns thanked Mayor Rennels for moving up the date to open the splash pad and thanked the City crew for getting it up and running for the season. On new business they discussed a dirt bike park. Old business, Alderman Johns updated the Council on mowing.
PERSONNEL & INSURANCE: Alderman Williams
A motion was made by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Fawver, to approve an increase for Yvonne Hill from $ 15.81 to $ 18.00 per hour.
Roll Call:
Voting “Aye”: Fawver, Williams, Johns, Mulliner, Nadeau, DeBolt, Eaton, Swoboda
Voting “Nay”:
Absent:
Motion passed.
Alderman Williams called a meeting for June 9, 2021 at 5:30 pm to discuss non-union wage increases, Barb Duffy increase and merit raise policy.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Alderman Nadeau – Nothing to report
STREETS & UTILITIES: Alderman Eaton
Alderman Eaton had a committee meeting on May 12, 2021. They will be having another meeting on May 26, 2021.
CITIZEN’S COMMENTS:
Joe Salesbury congratulated Mayor Rennels, City Attorney Thomas and new Alderman, Mark Swoboda for their elections/appointment to their positions. He also asked what the typical turnaround time for sewer clean-up payments were. He thinks the dirt bike park is a good idea and asked about recreational vehicles on City Streets.
CLOSED SESSION: NONE
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Alderman Fawver, seconded by Alderman Williams, to adjourn. A unanimous “Aye” voice vote was heard. The motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 6:54 pm.
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