Peoria Standard

City of Marquette Heights City Council Met March 22.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

The City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M by Mayor Bradford.

ROLL CALL

Aldermen present for Roll Call: Alderman Little, Naugle, Amundson, Neuhaus and Neumann.

Also present were Clerk Steele, Treasurer Harris, Public Works Director Brown, Police Chief Merritt, Fire Chief Fortier, Office Manager Minson and Attorney Herman were also present.

REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS

Mayor

Mayor Bradford read, in part, and signed a proclamation for Autism Awareness Month.

Clerk

Bridging tier will allow meetings to return to Council Chambers with the April Committee Meeting on April 5th.

Treasurer

Treasure Harris thanked Deputy Treasurer Minson for her hard work gathering all the invoices for the audit.

Attorney

Executive Session will be held to discuss FOP.

Attorney Herman stated that in the event that a position within the City Council is not filled protocol will first be to appoint from those already elected to the Council.

Communication

None

Citizens Wishing to Address the Council

Mr. and Mrs. Sammis, LaSalle property owners, addressed the status of their build. Zoning to residential will be next step and securing an address for the property. Office Manager Minson will work with Pekin Post Office to find out process for address. Zoning meeting will be held on April 12th prior to Council Meeting. Sewer is on wrong side of the road. The Sammis’ are working on solutions with the City and Contractors.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES:

Water and Sewer – Alderman Amundson

Working on updating valves at water plant.

IEPA will issue a 70-day permit for work on the Water Tower. More updates to come.

Law Enforcement – Alderman Little

Executive Session will be held to discuss personnel.

New radios on the agenda from Motorola for 6 radios, carriers, and batteries, 3 will be inceptor capable.

Streets – Alderman Neumann

A posting has been put on indeed to gain applicants for open positions. Justin will work with Tony to review.

Public Buildings / Parks – Alderman Naugle

Tony is taking the chemical sprayer exam on March 24th.

A part-time person has been hired to focus on building cleaning.

Arbor Day proclamation will be made next month. There will be a ceremony held on April 30th to plant trees. Tony has been working with the Librarian on having the Schools, Boy and Girl Scouts help with the planting.

Fire – Alderman Neuhaus

New truck has been lettered.

Breathing air compressor is out of service. Unit is older and might continue to fail and time goes.

Planning – Alderman Crum

Budget has been completed and will be added to the next agenda for final approval.

CONSENT AGENDA:

Approve March 8, 2021 Regular Council Meeting Minutes.

Approve Bi-Monthly expenditures in the amount of $140,202.81.

Approve Squad 21-1 Loan payment of $757.36 to Better Banks.

APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA:

Alderman Little made motion, seconded by Alderman Amundson to approve the Consent Agenda in its entirety. Roll Call Vote: All ayes. Nays: None. Motion passed.

NEW BUSINESS:

Alderman Little made motion, seconded by Alderman Neumann, to approve payment to Central Illinois Police Training Center in the amount of $630.00, for annual membership dues.

Alderman Little made motion, seconded by Alderman Crum to approve payment to Federal Signal Corporation in the amount of $5,810.00, for outfitting of squad 21-1.

Alderman Little made motion, seconded by Alderman Crum to approve payment to Motorola Solutions in the amount of $13,980.19, for 6 new Starcom radios.

Alderman Little made motion, seconded by Alderman Amundson to approve payment to WatchGuard Video, not to exceed $11,500.00, for in-car and bodycam integrated flash drive system.

Alderman Little made motion, seconded by Alderman Neumann to approve payment to Pulse in the amount of $800.00, for installation of cameras, 4 per vehicle.

Alderman Naugle made motion, seconded by Alderman Little to approve payment to Matagorda Island Inc in the amount of $8,170.00, for replacement of railroad ties at the bottom of LaSalle hill.

Alderman Amundson made motion, seconded by Alderman Crum to approve payment to Cahoy Group in the amount of $7,466.00, for Well 6 column pipe replacement.

Alderman Amundson made motion, seconded by Alderman Little to approve payment to AQ-Matic in the amount of $737.76, for Water Treatment Plant Brine Valve Replacement.

Alderman Neumann made motion, seconded by Alderman Little to approve payment, not to exceed $3,000.00, to LaHood Construction for 2021 concrete materials.

Alderman Neumann made motion, seconded by Alderman Neuhaus to approve payment to Laser Electric in the amount of $1,567.77 for traffic light repair and inspection at Rt 29 & LaSalle. IDOT to reimburse portion.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS PERTAINING TO THE CITY

.ADJOURNMENT

Alderman Little made motion, seconded by Alderman Neuhaus to enter Executive Session of the City Council Meeting at 7:45pm.

Alderman Little made motion, seconded by Alderman Neumann to adjourn the regular City Council Meeting at 8:32pm. Roll Call Vote: All ayes. Nays: none. Motion passed.

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