CITY OF LINCOLN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

MAY 19, 2014

7:00 P.M.

1.   Call to Order

2.   Roll Call

3.   Pledge of Allegiance

4.   Swearing in of Police Chief Ken Greenslate

5.   Public Participation

6.   Consent Agenda By Omnibus Vote

All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and/or non-controversial and will be approved by one motion.  If any one wishes to have a separate vote on any item, it will be pulled from the Consent Agenda and voted on separately.

A.  Payment of Bills

B.  Approve minutes of the October 21, 2013, April 7, 2014, April 21, 2014 and May 5, 2014 Regular City Council Meetings and April 7, 2014 Public Hearing Meeting

C.   Petition from Logan County Farm Bureau to close McLean St. from Pulaski St. to Post Office driveway for “Taste of Logan County Agriculture” on June 22, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

      7.   Ordinances and Resolutions

A.  Ordinance adding a new “pour” liquor license classification to the City Code

B.   Ordinance clarifying special uses in the R-1, C-1 and C-2 Districts

C.   Ordinance adding a special use in the R-2 District within the City to allow display and sale of monuments under mortuary special use

D.  Resolution authorizing the sale of City property to Union Pacific Railroad in the amount of $18,500.00

E.   Resolution authorizing the sale of City property to Union Pacific Railroad in the amount of $1,500.00

F.   Amendment to Appropriation Ordinance for FY 2013-2014

      8.   Bids

A.   Approval of bids from Eugene Mehan as primary contractor and Complete Lawn Care as secondary contractor for 2014 for mowing of properties in violation of the City Code

B.   Approval of bid from Illinois Civil Contractors, Inc. for the Pulaski and Kickapoo Streets downtown streetscape work with a change order to adjust the project scope to fit within the approved budget

9.   Unfinished Business

 10.   Reports

         A.   City Treasurer Report for April 2014

B.   Annual Pension Fund Reports for FY 2013-2014 from the Police and Fire Pension Funds

         C.   City Clerk Report for April 2014

         D.   Department Head Reports for April 2014

    11.    New Business/Communications

A.  Approval of one year contract with Edward Schoenbaum for position of Code Hearing Officer

B.   Approval of change order on heat scarification and microsurfacing contract

C.   Approval of contract with Logan County for Animal Control for the period from June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015 in the amount of $40,793.04

D.  Advice and consent to the appointment of Deputy Police Chief

 12.   Announcements

 13.   Executive Session

         A.   Personnel

 14.   Adjournment

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