CITY OF LINCOLN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

DECEMBER 15, 2014

FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 2014 TAX LEVY

1.   Call to Order

2.   Roll Call

3.   Pledge of Allegiance

4.   Public Participation

      A.  Annual presentation of 2014 Citizen of the Year Awards for each Ward

      B.  Update from Lincoln Futbol Club

        C.  Presentation of audit FY 13/14 by Lori Milosevich from Estes, Bridgewater Ogden

5.   Consent Agenda By Omnibus Vote

All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and/or non-controversial and will be approved by one motion. If any one wishes to have a separate vote on any item, it will be pulled from the Consent Agenda and voted on separately.

1. Payment of Bills

2. Approve minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting on November 12, 2014 and the Regular City Council Meeting on December 1, 2014

3. Approval of CEO Sponsorship in the amount of $1,000.00 annually for three years

4. Approval of 2014-2015 Snow and Ice Control Policy

5. Approval of pay requests #1, #2, change order #2 and engineering services for the Pulaski Street project from Illinois Civil Contractors (ICCI) and Farnsworth Group in the amount not to exceed $543,844.43

   6.   Ordinances and Resolutions

               A.  Resolution abating the tax levy for the year 2014 for debt service on the G.O. Bond (Alternate Revenue Source) in the amount of $2,285,000.00

   B.  Resolution abating the tax levy for the year 2014 for debt service on the

   G.O.Bond (Alternate Revenue Source) in the amount of $5,285,000.00

              C.  Ordinance approving Tax Levy for tax year 2014

              D.  Ordinance creating the position of Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police

   7.   Bids 

         8.   Reports

           A.  City Treasurer Report for November 2014

               B.  City Clerk Report for November 2014

               C.  Department Head Reports for November 2014

   9.   New Business/Communications

   A.   Agreement to approve EG Channel programming transfer to Lincoln College (tabled 10/20/14)

   B.   Authorize the execution of the Access and Remediation agreement with ComEd and Nicor for Third Street facility

   C.   Approval of pay request #7 from Stark Pay Request in an amount not to exceed $116,868.55 with release of funds to follow completion of waiver of liability agreement

   10.   Announcements

           A.  Recognition of Alderman Tom O’Donohue

   11.   Possible Executive Session

   12.   Adjournment

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