COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

Lincoln City Hall, Council Chambers

700 Broadway Street | Lincoln, Illinois

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

The Committee of the Whole Meeting of the City Council of Lincoln was called to order by Mayor Tracy Welch at 6:01 p.m., with proper notice given. City Clerk Peggy Bateman called roll.

Present:

Alderwoman Robin McClallen, Ward 1

Alderman Steve Parrott, Ward 1

Alderman David Sanders, Ward 2

Alderman Sam Downs, Ward 2

Alderman Kevin Bateman, Ward 3

Alderwoman Wanda Lee Rohlfs, Ward 3

Alderman Craig Eimer, Ward 4

Alderwoman Rhonda O’Donoghue, Ward 4

Staff Present:

Peggy Bateman, City Clerk

Chuck Conzo, City Treasurer

John Hoblit, City Attorney

Walt Landers, Streets Superintendent

Wes Woodhall, Building and Safety Officer

Ty Johnson, Fire Chief

Joe Meister, Police Chief

Andrew Bowns, Veolia Water, Project Manager

Presiding:

Mayor Tracy Welch

Public Comment:

There is no one present for public comment. 

Engineering Services Crawford, Murphy & Tilley Work Order No. 10.

This is for the engineering services for the 2024 sidewalk project in an amount of $33,000.00.

This item will be placed on the regular agenda.

Ordinance adopting Amendment #2 to Appropriation Ordinance City of Lincoln May 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024.

Amendments are included in the packet. 

This item will be placed on the regular agenda.

Ordinance adopting Appropriation for FY 2024/2025

There was an error in the Street Dept. line for repairs.  It should be $55,000.00

ARPA funds for projects not completed, were carried over.

Chicago Street building demo is included. 

This item will be placed on the regular agenda.

Establishing a limit for Video Gaming Licenses

The City is down to 200 video gaming licenses from 240.  Other towns the same size, possibly a bit larger, have half the amount of licenses.  The liquor commission has stopped approving new gaming licenses.  They would like to set a limit of 175 licenses for the City.  The mayor is asking to codify this limit. 

This item will be placed on the regular agenda. 

Mayor Welch moved on to other items on the agenda.

Announcements:

• Special thanks to the Street Department crew for the help during the beam removal project at the Courthouse.
• Veterans Homes #6 & #7 will begin in Atlanta
• Ribbon cutting this Saturday at Barn Boutique.
• Hoblit is requesting an item be added to the agenda regarding amending a name change in an amendment. This item will be placed on the regular agenda.
• The public notice in the paper states the public hearing should begin at 7pm. The Council agreed to change it to 6:30pm.  

Adjournment:

There being no further discussion to come before the City Council of Lincoln, Alderman Downs motioned to adjourn, seconded by Alderwoman O’Donoghue. All were in favor. Mayor Welch adjourned the meeting at 7:01 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted By:

Charity Hutchison, Recording Secretary