Lincoln, Illinois

October 18, 2010

Minutes of a regular City Council Meeting held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Lincoln,

IL, on Monday, October 18, 2010.

Mayor Snyder called the regular City Council Meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. City Clerk Mrs.

Martinek called the roll. There were nine Aldermen present (Alderman Anderson, Alderman

Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman

Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, and Alderman Wilmert) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs).

Department Heads present were Police Chief Greenslate, Safety and Building Officer Mr.

Lebegue, Street Superintendent Mr. Jackson, Fire Chief Hulett, and City Engineer Mr. Mathon.

Also present were City Clerk Mrs. Martinek, Mayor Snyder, City Attorney Mr. Bates, City

Treasurer Mr. Conzo, and Recording Secretary Mrs. Riggs.

Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Alderman Neitzel.

Public Participation:

Mayor Snyder read a letter from George and Kara Lee Johnson.

Mrs. Wanda Rohlfs, Director of Main Street Lincoln gave a handout to everyone and gave the

Council an update on the activities of Main Street Lincoln.

Mayor Snyder called for the Consent Agenda by Omnibus Vote:

Approve Minutes of the September 28, 2010 Committee as a Whole meeting, and the October 4,

2010 Regular City Council Meeting

Approve payment of bills

Alderman Anderson moved to approve the Consent Agenda as listed and outlined on the agenda

and Alderman Horn seconded it. Mayor Snyder asked if there was any discussion. City Clerk

Mrs. Martinek called the roll call. There were nine yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman

Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman

Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman

Tibbs); motion carried.

Approval of any items removed from the Consent Agenda

There were no items removed from the Consent Agenda.

Ordinances and Resolutions

Resolution #2010-229 Creating a Stop Intersection at North Madison Street and Short Tenth

Street

Alderman O’Donohue made a motion to approve the Resolution #2010-229 Creating a Stop

Intersection at North Madison Street and Short Tenth Street and Alderman Hoinacki seconded it.

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Resolution #2010-229 Creating a Stop Intersection at North Madison Street and Short Tenth

Street

Mayor Snyder asked if there was any discussion. He said this was in response to a petition that

we talked about at the workshop meeting concerning the safety of the children around the Ray

White Park area.

City Clerk Mrs. Martinek called the roll call. There were nine yeas (Alderman Anderson,

Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn,

Alderman Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent

(Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.

Petitions

Petition by Douglas Ebelherr for a curb break at 340 20th Street

Alderman Neitzel made a motion to approve the petition by Douglas Ebelherr for a curb

cut at 340 20th Street and Alderman Bacon seconded it. Mayor Snyder asked if there was

any discussion on this. City Clerk Mrs. Martinek called the roll call. There were nine yeas

(Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman

Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, and Alderman Wilmert),

zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.

Petition by Betsy Ulrich to construct a sidewalk at 400 N. Chicago Street

Alderman Armbrust made a motion to table and Alderman Anderson seconded it. City Clerk

Mrs. Martinek called the roll call. There were nine yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman

Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman

Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman

Tibbs); motion carried.

Official Reports:

City Clerk’s Report for September, 2010 is on file.

City Treasurer Mr. Conzo gave an oral report of the Treasurer’s Report for September, 2010 and

it is on file also.

Special Reports:

The written reports from Department Heads are on file.

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Unfinished Business:

Petition by Gene Baker for curb and gutter replacement from corner of Clinton and Chicago

Street down East Clinton Street to alley (tabled 5/17/10)

Alderman Neitzel said she was going to leave it on the table.

Update on Annual Illinois Municipal League Conference (tabled 10/4/10)

Alderman Neitzel made a motion to remove from the table and Alderman Horn seconded it. City

Clerk Mrs. Martinek called the roll call. There were nine yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman

Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman

Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman

Tibbs); motion carried.

Mayor Snyder asked those that attended the conference to give an update from the Conference.

Alderman Horn mentioned the meetings that some that she went to were Community Analytics –

economic development, ADA compliance, Mutual Aid and childhood obesity. Alderman Busby

said he went to Legislative initiatives and they talked mostly about the state debt. Alderman

Hoinacki said one meeting that he went to was Public and Private Partnerships. Alderman

Neitzel said she went to several also but a few were we are never too small for people problems,

Historic Preservation, childhood obesity, and low speed vehicles. Alderman O’Donohue said

some that he went to were Foreclosures, abandoned property, and code enforcement issues,

Conflict of Interest, and met individually with Illinois City County Management Associations

(promote City Management or City Administrator), and met with Illinois Municipality League (a

risk management association). Mr. Bates said he had attended the all day City Attorney session

and mentioned the foreclosure issue and the problem we have is money to do it. Mr. Conzo said

he attended the Treasurer’s meetings and the sate will have new reporting requirement.

Mayor Snyder said he attended bike trails, officials overseeing disasters, Grant writing/loans,

facilitated complying with ADA and agreed with Alderman O’Donohue about having an

administrative person.

New Business/Communications:

State Bank of Lincoln statement of conditions is on file.

Extension of current lease agreement with the Logan County Board for space at the Safety

Complex

Alderman Wilmert said he just wanted to bring their attention to the addendum to the safety

complex lease and Alderman Tibbs had wanted him to bring it up tonight and vote for approval.

He thought they were still waiting on some dates by the City Attorney.

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Extension of current lease agreement with the Logan County Board for space at the Safety

Complex

Mr. Bates said he did not have the dates and did not have a copy of the actual governmental

agreement there are two blanks where that needs to be filled in. Mayor Snyder said they would

need a motion to approve this with the insertion of the dates. Mr. Bates said the amount is on

page 2 and the Mayor had gotten back to him and it equates to a monthly amount of $2,438.71

payable November 1, December 1 and January 1. Alderman Wilmert said he would like to go

ahead and move that the addendum to the Safety Complex agreement be approved pending the

insertion of the correct dates and lease amount as per the City Attorney and Alderman Anderson

seconded it. Mayor Snyder said again this is so the lease will expire at the end of this month

and this is for a three month extension to let us decide what we want to do going forward and

provides if we don’t reach any type of agreement within the three month extension it becomes a

month to month.

Mr. Bates said he wanted to point out that this is a fixed three month extension so we know what

we have it for November, December and January and it says it is a month to month after that.

What a month to month means is they can give us 30 days to vacate if we don't come to terms

and I would hope that would not be the case. That is what a month to month lease means. It kind

of helps us get something done in the next three months.

Mayor Snyder asked if there was any further discussion or questions. City Clerk Mrs. Martinek

called the roll call. There were nine yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman

Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman

O’Donohue, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion

carried.

Establish Trick or Treat Hours for 2010 Halloween

Mayor Snyder asked Police Chief Greenslate to make a recommendation to set the hours. Police

Chief Greenslate said his recommendation is for Trick or Treating to be held on October 31,

2010 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and again as always make sure you inspect your children's

candy. Alderman Neitzel made a motion to approve the hours and Alderman Anderson seconded

it. City Clerk Mrs. Martinek called the roll call. There were nine yeas (Alderman Anderson,

Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn,

Alderman Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent

(Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.

Public Announcements

Mayor Snyder said they had received the economic development master plan.

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Police Chief Greenslate said they had an ad running for the lateral transfer hires but there are no

positions available. Qualifications are they must have three years of full time law enforcement

employment and must have a current Illinois Law Enforcement Certificate. He was clarifying

they do not have positions available at this time but are building the list in case the need arises.

Mr. Bates asked if that was three years of experience in Illinois. Police Chief Greenslate said

he would have to go through the State Code. Mr. Bates said he looked at that and could not tell.

Police Chief Greenslate said it might be something he might have to call the Illinois Training

and Standards Board to find out if it could be out of state. Mr. Bates asked if the Fire and Police

Commission adopted that and amend the rules. Police Chief Greenslate said yes. Mr. Bates

asked if they published the rules and amend it and all that. Police Chief Greenslate said Mrs.

Riggs. Mr. Bates said they have to publish in the paper that they amended the rules. Police

Chief Greenslate said the Fire and Police Commission rules that was all taken care of. Mrs.

Riggs said she didn't know about the publication because she doesn't take care of that part.

Mr. Bates said they are not effective until they are published and someone needs to read the

rules. You have to publish the rules that are amended. There is a rule in the rules on how to

amend it.

Police Chief Greenslate said he would look into that but they would still take the applications.

Women’s Club members present at the meeting were Carol Schwandz and Sue Beaver. They

were grateful for the Christmas ornament designation of their building for this year. They will

have a discussion during their meeting about the history of their building.

Alderman Horn made a motion to go into Executive Session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) employee

hiring and Alderman Anderson seconded it. City Clerk Mrs. Martinek called the roll call. There

were nine yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby,

Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, and Alderman

Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried. The meeting adjourned

to Executive Session at 8:05 p.m. Mayor Snyder said there would be no further action after this.

The meeting returned to regular Session at 8:16 p.m. City Clerk Mrs. Martinek called

the roll call. There were nine yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman

Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman

O’Donohue, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion

carried. Also present were Fire Chief Hulett, Mayor Snyder, City Attorney Mr. Bates, City Clerk

Mrs. Martinek, City Treasurer Mr. Conzo, and Recording Secretary Mrs. Riggs.

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Alderman Neitzel made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Alderman Anderson seconded

the motion. There were nine yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman

Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman

O’Donohue, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion

carried.

The City Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:16 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted By:

Risa Riggs

Recording Secretary