Minutes of a regular City Council Meeting held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Lincoln, IL, on Monday, April 4, 2016.

Mayor Neitzel called the regular City Council Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 

City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll.  There were seven Aldermen present (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Mourning, Alderman Parrott,  and Alderman Welch) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs). Also present were Street & Alley Superintendent Mr. Landers, City Safety and Building Superintendent Mr. Lebegue, American Water Mr. Ferguson, Fire Chief Miller, and Police Chief Adams.  Also present were Mayor Neitzel, City Treasurer Mr. Conzo, City Attorney Mr. Bates, City Administrator Mr. Johnson, City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach, and Recording Secretary Mrs. Riggs.

Mayor Neitzel let the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Awards presentation by the Police Department with guest speaker:

Police Chief Adams said that Sergeant Sherren and Corporal Johnson were called out on an emergency call. When they arrived on the scene, they found Mr. Fish was non responsive and used an AED to shock Mr. Fish’s heart.  Mr. Fish thanked the officers for their work and stated that he was grateful to the officers.  Police Chief Adams handed out awards to Sergeant Robert Sherren, Corporal Maurice Johnson, Officer Sean Pettit and Officer Ryan Sullivan. 

Police Chief Adams recognized Christy Fruge as Officer of the Year Award.  Alderman Bauer thanked Mrs. Fruge for her work in the schools as the Dare Officer. 

Police Chief Adams recognized Matt Comstock for his work as an investigator and the many hours that he works. 

Mayor Neitzel thanked Police Chief Adams for his officers and their work in the community.   

Presentation by Steve Smith, Farnsworth Group, Inc. regarding Electric Aggregation:

Mr. Steve Smith said he has been involved in Lincoln/Logan County for over 29 years. He is with the Farnsworth Group and also helps communities with their electric aggregation. 

Mr. Mark Pruitt said his background is an analysis.  Retail choice: Ameren or licensed retail electric suppliers.  If a customer does not elect to use the aggregation, then they are placed with Ameren.  Aggregation is handled by retail suppliers.  The city is not under any obligation.  Consumers have the option to opt out from the aggregation or they can check to see if they can get a better rate.  There is no “volume discount” to get cheaper electricity.  The savings for the City of Lincoln was approximately $60,000.00.  The company that was providing service paid the fee to ICCAN. The current market is being investigated at this point.  There are talks about refunds due to the MISO Capacity Auction.  He recommended to solicit pricing for June 2016 – May 2017.  The only charge that ICCAN has charged was the $1,800.00 with the first contract. 

Mr. Smith said the past aggregation decisions saved money for the people of Lincoln.  He felt that after the last aggregation the pricing did not save the citizens any money so they felt they should send the customers back to Ameren.  Timing is everything with aggregation.  They felt that a one year contract would be better than a longer contract. He was glad the City of Lincoln let them speak tonight. 

Public Participation:

Mr. Rainforth was present to address the Council to understand the Lincoln Civic Foundation.  He is very excited about the 3^rd Friday events. 

Mr. Johnson said that City Attorney Mr. Blinn Bates did not write the Articles of Organization.  The By-Laws have not been approved. 

Mr. Rainforth wanted to know the platform differences between the Logan County Alliance and the Lincoln Civic Foundation.  Mr. Johnson said there is no compensation to anyone that is on the board of the Lincoln Civic Foundation. 

Mr. Rainforth asked the City Council to look over this document before they vote on it.  He was also concerned the new Foundation would not be rock solid.  

Mayor Neitzel called for the Consent Agenda by Omnibus Vote:

Payment of Bills

Request to permit the closing of various streets for “Pigs & Swigs” from 4:00 pm on Thursday, June 2, 2016 until 12:00 pm on Sunday, June 5, 2016

Request to permit the closing of various streets for “Art in the Park” from 7:00 am on Friday, July 22, 2016 until 7:00 pm on Sunday, July 24, 2016

Alderman Horn moved to approve the Consent Agenda as read and Alderman Hoinacki seconded it. City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll call.  There were seven ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Mourning, and Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.

Ordinances and Resolutions:

There were no Ordinances or Resolutions to come before the City Council

Bids:

Approval of bid from O’Shea Builders for construction of the new City Street Garage in an amount not to exceed $4,232,855.00

Alderman Bauer moved to approve the bid from O’Shea Builders for construction of the new City Street Garage in an amount not to exceed $4,232,855.00 and Alderman Mourning seconded it.  City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll call.  There were seven ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Mourning, and Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.       

Reports:

There were no reports to come before the City Council.

New Business/Communications:

Authorization for artists Jason Hoffman and Moses Pinkerton to proceed with installation of art project at the corner of Kickapoo and Pekin Streets and to reimburse their material and consumable costs in an amount not to exceed $2,200.00 (tabled 3/21/16)

Alderman Bauer asked to leave this on the table.

Approval of request from Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County for construction of plumbing and sewers as part of the Mill Restoration project in an amount not to exceed $12,000.00, to be expended upon completion of the work and prior to April 30, 2019

Alderman Welch moved to approve the request from Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County for construction of plumbing and sewers as part of the Mill Restoration project in an amount not to exceed $12,000.00, to be expended upon completion of the work and prior to April 30, 2019 and Alderman Bauer seconded it.  Alderman Welch moved to amend his motion upon to approve item B upon the successful execution of a Funding Agreement with the funds to come from the Hotel/Motel tax line item in Fiscal Year 2017 and Alderman Bauer seconded it.  City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll call.  There were seven ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Mourning, and Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.

Approval of Change Order #1 for additional design work for the New City Street Garage to the Farnsworth Group in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00

Alderman Mourning moved to approve the Change Order #1 for additional design work for the New City Street Garage to the Farnsworth Group in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00 and Alderman Horn seconded it.  City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll call.  There were six ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Mourning, and Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch), one nay (Alderman Hoefle) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.

Approval of the revised Intergovernmental Agreement with Logan County and West Lincoln Township for the Fifth Street Road Project

Alderman Bauer moved to approve the revised Intergovernmental Agreement with Logan County and West Lincoln Township for the Fifth Street Road Project and Alderman Welch seconded it.  City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll call.  There were seven ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Mourning, and Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.

Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with IDOT for construction of the Depot

Alderman Bauer moved to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with IDOT for construction of the Depot and Alderman Hoinacki seconded it.  City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll call.  There were seven ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Mourning, and Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.

Authorize the execution of the Master Service Agreement and Hosted and Subscription Services Addendum with Accela in an amount not to exceed $103,130.00

Alderman Mourning moved to authorize the execution of the Master Service Agreement and Hosted and Subscription Services Addendum with Accela in an amount not to exceed $103,130.00 and Alderman Welch seconded it.  City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll call.  There were seven ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Mourning, and Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.

Announcements:

Mayor Neitzel said the Woods Foundation Villa would like to have a road closure on Friday, April 8, 2016 in the 300 block of Main Street but did not get this in before the agenda was sent out.  This will be voted on at the next voting session.  Everyone agreed to the closure. 

Executive Session

Alderman Horn moved to go into Executive Session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) purchase or lease real estate and Alderman Parrott seconded it.  City Clerk Mrs. Gehlbach called the roll call.  There were seven ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Mourning, and Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:48 p.m.

The meeting returned to regular session at 10:02 p.m.  City Recording Secretary Mrs. Riggs called the roll call.  There were seven present (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Mourning, and Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.

Alderman Hoinacki moved to adjourn the meeting and Alderman Horn seconded it. City Recording Secretary Mrs. Riggs called the roll call.  There were seven ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Horn, Alderman Mourning, and Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch) and one absent (Alderman Tibbs); motion carried.

The City Council Meeting was adjourned at 10:03 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted By:

Risa Riggs

Recording Secretary