Lincoln, Illinois

July 24, 2012

Minutes of an Adjourned City Council Meeting held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Lincoln, IL, on Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

Mayor Snyder called the Adjourned City Council Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll. There were nine Aldermen present (Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, Alderman Tibbs, and Alderman Wilmert) and one absent (Alderman Anderson). Also present were Fire Chief Miller, City Engineer Mr. Mathon, Safety and Building Officer Mr. Lebegue, EMC/American Water Manager Mr. Palmer, and Police Chief Greenslate. Also present were City Treasurer Mr. Conzo, City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach, City Attorney Mr. Blinn Bates, Mayor Snyder, and Recording Secretary Mrs. Riggs.

New Business/Communications:

Authorization for participation in Council Meeting via video conference

Alderman O'Donohue moved to remove from the agenda and Alderman Neitzel seconded it. City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll. There were nine yeas (Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, Alderman Tibbs, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Anderson); motion carried.

Ordinances and Resolutions

Ordinance 2012-748 Permitting Video Gaming complying with the Illinois Video Gaming Act within the City Limits of the City of Lincoln

Alderman O'Donohue moved to accept the Committee's Report and Alderman Tibbs seconded it. There were nine yeas (Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, and Alderman O’Donohue, Alderman Tibbs, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Anderson); motion carried. Alderman O'Donohue moved to approve Ordinance 2012-748 Permitting Video Gaming complying with the Illinois Video Gaming Act within the City Limits of the City of Lincoln and Alderman Tibbs seconded it. Alderman Neitzel said on her behalf that they were extending what was already in place with video gambling in Lincoln, IL and has lived here all her life and is for the business of Lincoln and always has been. Alderman Neitzel said she had been in business herself for thirty (30) years and the people of Lincoln have had time to come up here and say we've got a problem in Lincoln but they have not done that. Alderman Neitzel said if that was their feeling they should have been up here before the City had this on video gambling and that she will be voting for it.

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Ordinance 2012-748 Permitting Video Gaming complying with the Illinois Video Gaming Act within the City Limits of the City of Lincoln

Alderman Wilmert said as Alderman for Ward 2, speaking for himself that have brought this to the table will support them and not necessarily of the opinion this is not going to be some kind of revenue boost or fix some problem but was also not of the opinion that the character of Lincoln is going to be irrevocably changed for the worst but for him it was more of an issue of liberty, private property and rule of law and we have a series of businesses that are seeking to conduct legal activity on their on private property without infringing on the liberty of others and to that end he supports them.

Alderman Horn agreed with Alderman Wilmert that we have a lot of the businesses in their ward and thought they needed to support them and that it was not their job to run their business and agreed with, she thought it was Shawn Taylor that said if people don't use the gambling machine they won't be there but nobody is forced to use them.

Alderman Tibbs said about a year ago she was criticized to the good and the bad because she had gone out on her own and contacted the businesses that do have the video gaming. She was in favor of it and would be voting for.

Alderman Busby said he would be voting for it and the reason is they have had those machines for years and if there is anyone in the audience that doesn't think they are getting paid off right now you are living in a wonderland.

Alderman Armbrust said he would be supporting this but would not get money from him because he does not gamble but if there was a motorcycle dealership in town he would probably be on their porch.

Mayor Snyder said he wanted to make a few comments. When your leader of your organization is not charged to seek out and endorse the most popular choice but is charged to chart the best course, in your case the best choice for this community and thought clearly this was a course charting vote here this evening. He confessed that he talks about them all the time when he is out in other communities and tells them that he is blessed to have a good Council and the reason he said that was because they can agree to disagree about things but at the end of the day he knows that this Council does what they feel is best for the community. He thought they had vast differences on that opinion at this point and he firmly believed that the best choice for our community to stay far away from video gambling but the Council has the right to vote their conscious.

City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll. There were eight yeas (Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, Alderman Tibbs, and Alderman Wilmert), one nay (Alderman Hoinacki), and one absent (Alderman Anderson); motion carried.

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A short break was taken to set up video presentation

New Business/Communications:

Approval of annexation of five acre parcel to the City of Lincoln, Ordinance 2012-749

Video presentation by Linda Fulkerson with Brinshore Development, LLC.

Alderman O'Donohue moved to accept Ordinance 2012-749 Committee's Report and Alderman Hoinacki seconded it.   There were nine yeas (Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, and Alderman O’Donohue, Alderman Tibbs, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Anderson); motion carried. Alderman O'Donohue moved to approve the ordinance annexing certain real estate in the City of Lincoln, Logan County Illinois Ordinance No. 2012-749 and Alderman Hoinacki seconded it. City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll. There were nine yeas (Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, Alderman Tibbs, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Anderson); motion carried.

Ordinance 2012-747 Appropriations FY 2012/2013

Alderman O'Donohue moved to accept the Committee's Report on Ordinance 2012-747 Appropriations FY 2012/2013 and Alderman Hoinacki seconded it. There were nine yeas (Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, Alderman Tibbs, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Anderson); motion carried. Alderman O'Donohue moved to approve Ordinance 2012-747 Appropriations for the City of Lincoln, Logan County, FY 2012/13 and Alderman Hoinacki seconded it.

City Treasurer Mr. Conzo said this was talked about at the last session and wanted to reiterate that this appropriation differs from the working budget and the working budget is what they want to spend or what the City hopes to spend for the year. The appropriation is to provide what they need to spend in the event of something unforeseen or additional expense above what we anticipate in the budget. It is also contingent upon receiving the revenue needed in order to meet those appropriations and is a very different document. Mr. Conzo wanted to recognize the work done by by Alderman Anderson as the Finance Chairman, even though she wasn't present this evening for the preparation for this year's document.

City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll. There were nine yeas (Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman O’Donohue, Alderman Tibbs, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Anderson); motion carried.

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Alderman Busby moved to adjourn the meeting and Alderman Neitzel seconded it. There were nine yeas (Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Bacon, Alderman Busby, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, and Alderman O’Donohue, Alderman Tibbs, and Alderman Wilmert), zero nays, and one absent (Alderman Anderson); motion carried.

The City Council Meeting was adjourned at 7:42p.m.

Respectfully Submitted By:

Risa Riggs

Recording Secretary