Lincoln, Illinois
September 15, 2008
Minutes of a regular City Council Meeting held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Lincoln, IL, on Monday, September 15, 2008.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman called the regular City Council Meeting to order at 7:18 p.m. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll. There were ten Aldermen present (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs) and none absent. Also present were Department Heads Fire Chief Hulett, Deputy Police Chief Geriets, City Engineer Mr. Mathon, Safety & Building Officer Mr. Last, EMC Manager Mr. Kitzmiller, and Street and Alley Superintendent Mr. Jackson. Also present were City Treasurer Mr. Plotner, City Clerk Ms. Riggs, Mayor Davis-Kavelman, and City Attorney Mr. Bates.
Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Alderman Busby. Mayor Davis-Kavelman called for a moment of silence for the U. S. Constitution.
Presentation of Plaque and Resolution to Former Alderman Benny L. Huskins, Sr.
City Clerk Ms. Riggs read the Resolution. Alderman Rohlfs said I move to adopt the Resolution as read and Alderman Prather seconded it. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman said Mr. Huskins you’ve been here a long time, quite long. I guess it is befitting that you are a senior so you were also the senior ranking alderman here in our community. I did want to read this plaque to you that were are presenting tonight. It says “The City of Lincoln, Illinois in sincere appreciation presents this to Benny L. Huskins, Sr. in recognition of over 15 years of dedication as Alderman First Ward presented this 15th day of September, 2008 by Mayor Davis-Kavelman, City Council and employees.” We are also going to give you your name tag back. Thank you very much and we also wanted to give you a key to the city so thank you.
Mr. Huskins said I just want to say a couple of words. Thank you. I want to thank the people of Ward 1 especially for putting me in office four terms. I especially want to say thank to all the Aldermen I served with those that are here now and in my past and also the last three mayors and I’ll say them as I go backwards, Mayor Davis-Kavelman, Joan Ritter, and John Guzzardo. They taught me a lot and I hope I did a good job for everybody. I’m going to miss it I will be very honest with anybody but I did have some personal problems. I still have them and I’m trying to get them resolved. I know that Mr. Prather I got appreciate everything you’ve done for me because it’s been a rough last three years. You know that as well as I do but I have retired but I don’t know if I’ll ever come out of retirement and I’ll leave it at that. Thank you everybody.
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The Mayor then asked for the Presentation of Ordinances and Resolutions:
Proclamation for Vince Long (tabled 09/02/08)
Alderman Rohlfs made a motion to take off the table the Proclamation for Vince Long and Alderman Prather seconded it. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried. Mayor Davis-Kavelman read the Proclamation for Vince Long. Mayor Davis-Kavelman presented Mr. Long with the key to the city and proclaimed this date in Lincoln, Illinois Vince Long Day. The last thing I want to say is with best wishes for future successes and your continued journey improving our United States Veterans and Armed Forces quality of life with your important work of educating, advocating and communicating of importance of world impact of Freedom and what we as United States citizens withstand for God Bless America.
Mr. Long thanked Mayor Davis-Kavelman. He said you’re going to get a break I’ve got a little bit of a cold so I’m not going to be able to speak to long. He said that Mayor Davis-Kavelman was at his homecoming in Springfield and she told them that I was her Veteran’s Commissioner and that when I came to the meetings that I always had a lot of information to her, she said in fact when he comes in he’s full of it. That got a pretty good laugh out of the crowd. So far I’ve traveled right at close to about 8,000 miles since I took office. Out of state to the national convention I was in Texas last week I’m getting ready in the month of October alone I’ll be gone 15 days all around the state representing the VFW. Our main goal is membership and we are truly the first in defense of veterans as we were founded in 1899 and our main goal is veterans’ healthcare. We’re still fighting for the same thing today that we fought for then and we’re very successful at it with the passage of the GI bill for the 21st Century. Each year each commander picks a theme to work into his year and First in Defense of Veterans is mine. First in Defense is that was the motto of my aircraft carrier the four stall. Two other Lincolnites were on there with me Bill Sommers and Terry Howe. Many of you knew Terry, Terry passed away I believe a year or so ago he’s been gone. We were good friends through high school he was ahead of me also I dedicated my year and this is the hard part, give me a minute here to the 134 members of my crew that lost their life on 29th of July 1967 while on flight operations in the Gulf of Tok. You can Google 4 Stall and it can tell you the story. I feel very fortunate to even be here today and I dedicate my year in memory of those guys that didn’t come home with us and also on a happier note one of the guys that was on that crew a young man Lieutenant Commander 31 years old pilot in VA46 I just hope that he’s elected the next President of the United States.
Alderman Rohlfs said I move to adopt the Proclamation for Vince Long and Alderman Prather seconded it. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
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Mayor Davis-Kavelman gave a presentation of a picture from the Art and Balloon Festival to the Fire Department.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman handed out the new committee assignments. See attachment.
Proclamation for Betty Gehlbach
Alderman Rohlfs asked City Clerk Ms. Riggs to read the Proclamation. City Clerk Ms. Riggs read the Proclamation. Alderman Rohlfs said I move to adopt the Proclamation for Betty Gehlbach and Alderman Prather seconded it. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried. Mayor Davis-Kavelman said I thank her very much for all the years she served as Chairperson of that committee.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman asked for New Business:
Mayoral Appointment to the Lincoln Planning Commission (tabled on 9/2/08)
Mayor Davis-Kavelman said I guess we could go with first which would be her replacement as far as a position on the Lincoln Planning Commission and that I would like to ask to have Clifton Marble. Alderman Prather said I move to take this off the table and Alderman Anderson seconded it. Mayor Davis-Kavelman said at this time I’d like to present Mr. Clifton Marble a resident here on Minder Drive for the Lincoln Planning Commission to be a commissioner. Alderman Prather said I make a motion to approve your appointment and Alderman Anderson seconded it. Mayor Davis-Kavelman said Mr. Marble has been coming to quite a few of our meetings and showing quite an interest in our community and I think he would do a very good job and at this time I’d like to call for the question. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Mayoral Appointment of Chairman for the Lincoln Planning Commission
Mayor Davis-Kavelman said I need a mayoral appointment for the new Chairperson to be David Klug. David Klug has been with this Planning Commission for quite a while and he’s been serving as Vice Chair so we’d like to move him up.
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Mayoral Appointment of Chairman for the Lincoln Planning Commission
Alderman Prather said I’d make a motion to approve your appointment and Alderman Anderson seconded it. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were nine yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), one nay (Alderman Busby), and none absent; motion carried.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman called for the Presentation of the Minutes:
Alderman Anderson said I would move to approve the Regular Council meeting minutes of 09/02/08 and Alderman Neitzel seconded it. Mayor Davis-Kavelman asked if there was any discussion on the minutes. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman asked for the Presentation of Petitions:
Petition for the replacement of a sign at Zion Lutheran School by Richard “Ivan” Ray (tabled 8/4/08)
Alderman Rohlfs said to leave this on the table.
Petition for the placement of sign on city owned lot on the corner of Pekin and Kickapoo Streets by Carolyn Neal, Chairperson for Harvest of Talents
Alderman Tibbs said I move to approve the placement of the wooden sign bearing the date, time and location of the 25th Annual Harvest of Talents for World Hunger on the vacant lot owned by the City of Lincoln at the corner of Kickapoo and Pekin Streets the petition was submitted by Chairman Carolyn Neal and Alderman Henrichsmeyer seconded it. Mayor Davis-Kavelman asked if there was any discussion. Alderman Armbrust said how can we approve the sign for these folks although we know what it is and it’s temporary when we won’t approve one for the Zion School a sign is a sign. Mr. Bates said this one does not require a permit it’s a temporary sign. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
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Sidewalk petition at 529 Palmer Avenue by Donald E. Johnson (work to be done by owner and request reimbursement)
Alderman Hoinacki said I move to approve the sidewalk petition at 529 Palmer Avenue with the final dimensions to be at the discretion of the Street Superintendent with the work done by the owner and he also requests reimbursement and that is by Donald Johnson and Alderman Rohlfs seconded it. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Sidewalk petition at 132 11th Street by Douglas L. Rader (work to be done by and at the expense of the city)
Alderman Hoinacki said I move to approve the sidewalk petition for 132 11th Street with the final dimensions to be at the discretion of the Street Superintendent with the work to be done by and at the expense of the city by Douglas Rader and Alderman Prather seconded it. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Sidewalk Petition at 1505 Pulaski Street by Norma Anderson (work to be done by and at the expense of the city)
Alderman Hoinacki said I move to approve the sidewalk petition for 1505 Pulaski Street with the final dimensions to be at the discretion of the Street Superintendent work to be done by and at the city expense by Norma Anderson Rohlfs seconded it. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Petition to allow whitewashing of Wyatt Avenue form intersection of Kickapoo Street to high school on September 21, 2008 by Jackie McCray, Lincoln Community High School Football Booster Club
Alderman Armbrust said I move to accept the Petition to allow whitewashing of Wyatt Avenue form intersection of Kickapoo Street to the high school on September 21, 2008 by Jackie McCray, Lincoln Community High School Football Booster Club and Alderman Tibbs seconded it. Mayor Davis-Kavelman asked if there was any discussion. Alderman Rohlfs asked if that was the correct date because homecoming is the 26th I believe. City Clerk Ms. Riggs said they are doing it the Sunday before.
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Petition to allow whitewashing of Wyatt Avenue form intersection of Kickapoo Street to high school on September 21, 2008 by Jackie McCray, Lincoln Community High School Football Booster Club
City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman asked for the Presentation of Communications:
Mayor Davis-Kavelman said we have a Report from Executive Director Joel Smiley, Economic Development.
Mr. Smiley said Mayor and Council I promise to keep this real brief. The reason I’m presenting it tonight is I just wanted to give a couple of highlights of what we’re working on and also give you the opportunity to ask any questions. Real quickly I’ve been talking about score for a while score is the retired group of business executives it’s a national program the closest we have for our Region out of Springfield. We held a meeting here last week where we identified 7 business leaders who are retired and attended the meeting. It looks like several indicated their going to express an interest. They are in the application process right now and with a little luck October we will be launching the first score program here in Lincoln we’re very excited about that. We feel it’s going to give small businesses here a better chance to survive not to mention potential businesses that want to come into the community. Second we are currently looking into various areas in Lincoln right now for business incubator. I don’t want to go beyond that in terms of detail but hopefully over these next 6-9 months we will identify at least one location. We are also looking at least one other community outside of Lincoln for a secondary location as well. This is one of the big items that we’ve been talking about over the last six months. Huck’s had as I mentioned several months ago no communication with us well that has now changed. Unfortunately now it’s an economic development project. Their national site selector who is working to get the property marketed and so forth out of Indianapolis flew up here last week. I met with him for about two hours. We’re talking about potential uses when it can happen and kicking around some ideas and marketing gas well and something we’ll keep the Council that develops out there as well. CEDS update I don’t recall I think at the last meeting I had mentioned that we were working toward getting CEDS approved. CEDS was approved at the committee level during the month of October its going to it will need to go to each of the counties that are currently in the CEDS from there the next step in the process would mainly be for us to go into the communities look at priorities and then put together a document that would then have to be approved by the EDA out of Chicago and then from there once that whole process is finalized by hopefully January we will be able to go after some federal funding. Planning and site development meeting has been focusing in on infrastructure water and sewer. We want to encourage any Council members who have insight or ideas about water and sewer as we’re talking about planning for infrastructure for the next ten years let me know. You’re also welcome to come to the next planning and site development meeting.
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Joel Smiley
Mr. Smiley said we don’t have a date scheduled yet but we’ll let you know. Finally next week I am going to be attending since I’ve been here my first major recruiting trip for the first time ever our agency is going to be participating in the National Association of Manufacturing show. This is the largest manufacturing show in the country in fact it is international and it is at the Rosemont Horizon. This show is the granddaddy of them all and we’re going to be working with the Illinois Development Council’s booth and I will be actually working out of their booth as well. Our niche right now is to find start ups and start up opportunities and introducing them to the Enterprise Zone and TIF to any potential TIF’s and to look at why come to Lincoln and Logan County and also the prospect of the business incubator. I will give a written report to the Council and also I know that in discussion with Alderman Horn she’s been getting my weekly reports out to the rest of the Council. I want to make sure you guys are all informed of what we’re doing and is open to communication as best we can. With that I will ask if there are any questions.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman said thank you very much and good luck and look forward to that.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman said I did want to make two real quick announcements. Alderman Neitzel and her husband recently celebrated their 50th Anniversary so congratulations for that.
Alderman Neitzel said we kept it quiet I mean we really didn’t have big hoorah but we’re leaving October the 4th for the East Coast so we’ll be gone for 12 days and I’ll be back for the. I won’t be back for the October 6 meeting. That’s what we’ve done instead of the big hoorah.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman said I did want to mention there’s been some stuff said in paper about our website. We are working on that website. We’ve been diligently working on the website we have a committee that works on the website and we chose to go with free with high school students when they did this last year for us. The gentleman that did that from the high school is now serving in our armed forces for us and out of dedication and honor for him we kept it for a while. We do need to have it updated. We did realize that and we are working on that internally and as soon as we get it going we will have it ready for everyone to review.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman asked for the Presentation of Bids:
City Clerk Ms. Riggs said there were no Bids to come before the City Council.
The Mayor then asked for the Presentation of Ordinances and Resolutions:
Ordinance Placing a Moratorium on Sign and Billboard Permits in the City of Lincoln
Alderman Rohlfs asked City Clerk Ms. Riggs to read the Committee’s Report. City Clerk Ms. Riggs read the Committee’s Report. Alderman Rohlfs said I move to approve the Committee’s Report and Alderman Prather seconded it.
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Ordinance Placing a Moratorium on Sign and Billboard Permits in the City of Lincoln
There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried. Alderman Rohlfs said I move to waive the second reading and adopt the Ordinance on the moratorium for sign and billboard permits and Alderman Prather seconded it. Mayor Davis-Kavelman said is there any discussion on our billboard and sign moratorium.
Alderman Rohlfs said yes I have a few comments. After last week’s meeting and some of the information that was in the newspaper I would like to make the comment that I agree with Alderman Anderson the fact that this has been a very time consuming process much longer than I had anticipated it has taken quite a while and I think Mr. Long kind of averted to that when he was here a moment ago it has taken us a great deal of time there is not a sign ordinance for Lincoln and we are working on it diligently and I appreciate the committee’s input into this but again it has taken a while and I realize that. I had a discussion with Mr. Bates earlier today as far as what might move this along since it seems to be very slow and he and I agreed that perhaps Mr. Last and I need to get together and we need to write up something before we take this to the committee as a whole and perhaps that would move it along a lot faster than looking at a variety of ordinances and trying to pick and choose what we think is appropriate. I know that will take quite a while too but perhaps not as long as if we do this in committee and that we know what Mr. Last’s input will be.
Alderman Anderson said the only input that I have is that my opinion still hasn’t changed from last week. However, I would not be opposed to a continued moratorium on billboards but I cannot support a further moratorium on a sign.
Alderman Rohlfs asked Mr. Bates if he wanted to address our situation with trying to do. Mr. Bates said no.
Alderman Henrichsmeyer said I’m of the same mind as Alderman Anderson. I would support a moratorium on billboards if we could declare what that was in terms of size but not on signs it was going to be six months at this point and Zion cannot replace their sign and I don’t think that’s acceptable.
Mr. Bates said Alderman Rohlfs asked me this afternoon if there was a possibility to separate that and I guess the short answer to that is yes you could you could pass a moratorium on billboards and not on the signs. The whole reason we got into this project in the first place was because of billboards that were upsetting and a sign in particular it was bothersome to the city. If you lift the moratorium on signs you have only the ordinance in place that the city has right now and anybody that wants to apply for a sign under that can do so.
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Ordinance Placing a Moratorium on Sign and Billboard Permits in the City of Lincoln
Mr. Bates said there’s nothing that Mr. Last is going to be able to do that would prevent additional objectionable signs like exist on Keokuk at this time under the current ordinance so are some good well intentioned sign applications suffering the consequences of the possibility of some bad ones yes. Do I have a solution for that no. If you don’t extend the moratorium on the signs and someone comes in and wants a flashing sign that exists on Keokuk at this moment the current ordinance isn’t going to allow Mr. Last to stop that. That’s your call not mine but that’s what I responded to Alderman Rohlfs when she called me today.
Alderman Anderson said the other thing I could add to that is to make it perfectly clear that our intent would be with the new sign ordinance that we probably not include a grandfather clause and they would probably have to remove it if they put it up now. Mr. Bates said I’m not sure that’s legal. Alderman Prather said I don’t think so.
Alderman Anderson said well you don’t have to grandfather them in. If we put an ordinance in there’s nothing that says that we have to grandfather them in. You have to give them a certain period of time to be able to remove them or change them to make them acceptable but you do not have to grandfather them in.
Alderman Prather said how do you distinguish which ones you’re going to grandfather say we pass this thing and there’s 25 signs in town that don’t qualify now just because you don’t like this one. Alderman Anderson said it would be all of them or none you’re not going to pick and choose it is all or none.
Alderman Prather said then I couldn’t vote for that because we are classifying a certain particular one and maybe there’s some of these signs that are ok with us right now but once we get this ordinance drawn up we might not be qualified. I wouldn’t want to put that burden and cost on business people in the community at this time. I think we need to buckle down and get this thing done and that’s all we need to do.
Alderman Busby said I kind of feel like Alderman Anderson does with regard to the time that it has taken. I realize it’s a tough ordinance and you’re really starting out from scratch almost with the type of ordinance that we have in our books right now but I still think that three months is long enough to write any type of ordinance.
Mr. Bates said one other additional question or thought. The moratorium runs out today so if you defeat this ordinance the moratorium is going to be lifted on billboards also until a new ordinance could be drafted and voted upon you might place a moratorium on billboards. So there’s going to be at least a three week period where the moratorium will be lifted on the billboard as well.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman said the City Council can make an amendment.
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Ordinance Placing a Moratorium on Sign and Billboard Permits in the City of Lincoln
Mr. Bates said it’s written in a way that it’s the only one you can place (couldn’t hear).
City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were four yeas (Alderman Busby, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, and Alderman Rohlfs), six nays (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, and Alderman Tibbs), none absent; motion failed.
Mr. Bates said you have to process any permit that applications for signs and billboards starting tomorrow.
Resolution for Kankakee Street Railroad Crossing (Motor Fuel Tax)
Alderman Rohlfs said I move to adopt the Resolution for Kankakee Street Railroad Crossing using Motor Fuel Tax and Alderman Prather seconded it. Alderman Busby said amount of the dollars. Mayor Davis-Kavelman said yes a dollar amount. Mr. Mathon said $5,000.00. Alderman Rohlfs said $5,000.00 and Alderman Prather said $5,000.00. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
The Mayor then asked for the Presentation of Claims, Presentations, Reading, Reference and Reports Thereon:
Alderman Anderson made a motion by Roll Call to approve: Finance, Policy & Procedure, Streets & Alleys, Sewer Treatment Plant, Sewers & Drainage, Police, Ordinance and Zoning, Sidewalks, Forestry, Lighting, Fire/Water & ESDA, and Grounds, Buildings & Local Improvements Committees' Reports by roll call and Alderman Neitzel seconded it. Mayor Davis-Kavelman asked if there was any discussion on the claims. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman then asked for the Presentation of Official Reports:
City Clerk’s Report for August, 2008 was handed out at last week’s committee workshop.
City Treasurer Mr. Plotner gave an Oral Report for August, 2008.
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Mayor Davis-Kavelman asked for the Presentation of Special Reports:
The written reports by the department heads (Lincoln Police Department report for August 2008, Engineering Report for July 2008, Operation’s Report for the Sewerage Treatment Plant for August 2008, Summary of Building Permits for August 2008, Fire Department’s Report for August 2008, and Street Superintendent's Report for August 2008) are on file.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman asked for the Presentation of Unfinished Business:
City Clerk Ms. Riggs said there was no Unfinished Business to come before the City Council.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman asked for New Business:
Approval to install a crosswalk in front of Lincoln Junior High School
Alderman Horn said I move to approve to install a crosswalk in front of the Lincoln Junior High School and Alderman Prather seconded it. Mr. Jackson said I would just like to say if this is approved it’s not going to be an immediate deal because we’ve got to grind off the old parking lines and move parking around so it’s going to take some time. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Approval to go out for bids for street patching
Alderman Neitzel said I want to make a motion for the approval to go out for bids for street patching and Alderman Anderson seconded it. Mr. Bates said you probably ought to say where. Mr. Mathon said they are listed as various locations because there are about a dozen different locations. Mr. Bates said oh you mean it is multiple I thought it was just that one down on so it’s various locations. Mr. Mathon said correct. Alderman Prather said what about bid return date. Mr. Mathon said October 14th. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Approval for Street Superintendent to seek proposal for a used pickup for the Street Department at local dealers at a cost not to exceed $9,999.00
Alderman Armbrust said I move for the Approval for the Street Superintendent to seek proposal for a used pickup for the Street Department at local dealers at a cost not to exceed $9,999.00. Mr. Bates said before there is a second would you say to seek proposals are you wanting the Superintendent be authorized to buy a truck or seek proposals to bring back. Mr. Bates said I understood last week you wanted him to be able to buy it because you miss out on one if you have to bid. Alderman Armbrust said that would be my choice I was reading the paperwork my I withdraw. Mr. Bates said you may because it has not been seconded.
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Approval for Street Superintendent to seek proposal for a used pickup for the Street Department at local dealers at a cost not to exceed $9,999.00
Alderman Armbrust said thank you I withdraw my motion and I request approval for the Street Department to purchase a used pickup truck for the street department going through the local dealers at a cost not to exceed $9,999.00 and Alderman Tibbs seconded it. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Decision with respect to volunteers doing work for the City
Mr. Bates said Mr. Jackson brought it under it was a specific request that he has received from a group of volunteers that wanted to paint the garage on North Kickapoo and I don’t know what other work they approached you about doing. I don’t know if this is a general request or specific request.
Mr. Jackson said general they’ve got areas all through town the city garage, park benches, curbs, traffic lights, handrails but they know everything is on city right of way so that’s why they. Mayor Davis-Kavelman said is there a name with this volunteer group. Mr. Jackson said there were three of them one of them being the downtown beautification committee I’ve talked to Mrs. Vinyard and the other one I can’t remember the gentleman’s name the other was the Christian Church they’ve got 450 volunteers Todd Parmenter and that group.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman said is that the Together for Lincoln group.
Mr. Jackson said the other gentleman didn’t have a time frame he just wanted to do it throughout the year. He’s got a group of like 20 volunteers.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman said that first one is the City of Lincoln itself it’s our own beautification commission. Alderman Prather said Mayor my only concern I would have of course you have the liability concern but our locals are they going to be concerned that we’re having volunteers do work that we would pay otherwise to have our city employees do. Mayor Davis-Kavelman said that’s always a question. Alderman Anderson said I thought it came up last week that there was going to be checking to see what our current insurance company said about the liability issue. Ms. Riggs said I explored the possibility with our insurance carrier there was the discussion of having them sign waivers and our insurance carrier agreed with Mr. Bates that they’re only as good as the paper they’re written on basically if we give them the supplies, ladders and if we give them faulty equipment they get hurt. Alderman Prather said they essentially become city employees. Mr. Bates said and you give them direction. Alderman Rohlfs said if there are no directions given by the city or no equipment by the city then are we still liable. Mr. Bates said yes. Alderman Prather said I think you would want to give them some direction.
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Decision with respect to volunteers doing work for the City
Alderman Henrichsmeyer said do other communities do this. Ms. Riggs said they are still doing the work on city property.
Alderman Henrichsmeyer said do other communities do this I mean have volunteers or do they accept that liability. I mean ideally it would be nice but if we can’t do it that’s fine I’m just curious if other communities have volunteers do the work they just accept the liability or does anyone know.
Alderman Prather said I would move to table this until we can get more information and Alderman Henrichsmeyer seconded it. City Clerk Ms. Riggs called the roll call. There were seven yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, and Alderman Tibbs), three nays (Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, and Alderman Rohlfs), and none absent; motion carried.
Approval of tentative collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Firefighters – Local 3092 covering the period 5/1/2008 – 4/30/2011
Alderman Anderson said I would move that we approve the tentative collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Firefighters – Local 3092 covering the period 5/1/2008 – 4/30/2011 and Alderman Tibbs seconded it. Alderman Busby said the reason that I asked to ask Alderman Anderson to make the motion she was in negotiations with Mr. Bates. Mr. Bates said I think the local has already approved this. Mr. Roland said they had. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
Mayor Davis-Kavelman said we do have to get our photos taken.
Mr. Ben Roland said I just want to thank the representatives from the city. It was a long process and not an easy process but it was very respectful and very civil and we just want thank the Council for the vote and Mr. Bates, Mr. Blinn Bates, Alderman Anderson for working with us on the process and we’re happy for the conclusion.
Alderman Prather made a motion to adjourn and Alderman Anderson seconded it. There were ten yeas (Alderman Anderson, Alderman Armbrust, Alderman Busby, Alderman Henrichsmeyer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Neitzel, Alderman Prather, Alderman Rohlfs, and Alderman Tibbs), zero nays, and none absent; motion carried.
The City Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:26 p.m. Minutes as recorded in this document
Approved by a vote of the City
Respectfully Submitted By: Risa Riggs Council on 10/6/08 – Melanie J. Riggs
City of Lincoln