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O’FALLON CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
October 4, 2004
The meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m. by Mayor Gary Graham, who led “The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag” along with Boy Scout Troop, Den 2 who was present at the meeting as they are working on their citizenship badge.
Philip Goodwin, City Clerk, called the roll: David Horton, present; Nila Grogan, present; Ed True, present; Becky Henry, present; Rick Reckamp, present; Jerry Mouser, present; Tom Bequette, present; Allen Medford, present; Michael Bennett, present; Dennis Renner, present; Jason Boone, present; Ned Drolet, present; John West, present; Jerry Albrecht, excused. A quorum was declared present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion was made by J. Mouser and seconded by D. Renner to approve the minutes of the September 20th meeting. All ayes. Motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING: None scheduled.
RESIDENTS: No one came forward.
REPORTS
Clerk: Phil Goodwin announced that he had a request from the O’Fallon/Fairview Heights Lions Club to conduct a roadblock on Friday, October 8th from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. and Saturday, October 9th from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the intersections of State/Lincoln and State/Smiley. Motion made by D. Renner and seconded by J. Mouser to approve the request. ROLL CALL: D. Horton, aye; N. Grogan, aye; B. Henry, aye; E. True, aye; R. Reckamp, aye; J. Mouser, aye; T. Bequette aye; A. Medford, no; J. Boone, aye; M. Bennett, aye; D. Renner, aye; N. Drolet, no; J. West, aye. Motion carried. D. Horton inquired whether the club also solicited in Fairview Heights. Mayor Graham asked if the clerk’s office could inquire further.
Mayor: Mayor Graham read a proclamation declaring October 3 – October 9, 2004 as Fire Prevention Week and reminding citizens to “Test your smoke alarms” and presented it to Fire Chief Brent Saunders.
Mayor Graham introduced Fire Chief Brent Saunders and Capt. Jerry Brewer who bestowed the Pizza Hut award for their support of the fire department’s fire prevention efforts in the community. Captain Brewer said that they discovered the program about three years ago and three times a month they randomly pick a house that is having a pizza delivered. If the household has a working smoke detector, the pizza is delivered free. Local manager Rachel Levo, area manager, Charlie Kingsly, and regional manager, Jen Weber accepted the plaque.
Mayor Graham discussed whether the preference of holding committee meetings on the 2nd and 4th Monday starting in November 2004 was amicable to the aldermen. M. Bennett prefers a committee of the whole with one agenda. Mayor Graham asked for a roll call to determine their preference. J. Boone suggested that the meetings with the most community interaction should be held later in the evening. N. Drolet made a motion and seconded by J. West to hold the committee meetings on the 2nd and 4th Monday starting in November 2004. ROLL CALL: D. Horton, no; N. Grogan, aye; B. Henry, aye; E. True, aye; R. Reckamp, no; J. Mouser, aye; T. Bequette aye; A. Medford, aye; J. Boone, aye; M. Bennett, aye; D. Renner, no; N. Drolet, aye; J. West, aye. Ayes – 10; Nos - 3. Motion carried.
RESOLUTIONS
R. Reckamp questioned whether we only received one bid for the Public Safety public address system. J. Betten answered that this bid was a continuation of work that Hursey had already done in the building.
He also asked for clarification on the Kuhlman survey. D. Sullivan answered that they are considering doing an aerial survey vs. a traditional ground survey, but it is included in the cost.
Motion was made by J. Mouser and seconded by N. Grogan consider the resolution items 1, 2, 3, and 4 under the omnibus rule. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion was made by J. Mouser and seconded by E. True to approve resolution items 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Mayor Graham read the following items aloud:
ITEM 1 – Resolution for the Adoption of the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
ITEM 2 – Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Agreement with Hursey Telecom for the purpose of Purchasing a Public Address System for the Community Room at the Public Safety Facility in the amount of $8,722.25
ITEM 3 – Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Agreement with Kuhlman Design Group for the North Seven Hills Road Water Tower Property Survey in the amount of $17,970.00
ITEM 4 – Resolution Approving and Accepting a Subdivision of Land to be known as the Minor Subdivision, Lot 10 and Outlot 1, Amended Plat of Central Park Plaza, 1st Addition, 1st Amendment (Candlewood Suites, Lot 10B)
ROLL CALL: D. Horton, aye; N. Grogan, aye; B. Henry, aye; E. True, aye; R. Reckamp, aye; J. Mouser, aye; T. Bequette aye; A. Medford, aye; J. Boone, aye; M. Bennett, aye; D. Renner, aye; N. Drolet, aye; J. West, aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
ORDINANCES
1st Readings
Motion was made by A. Medford and seconded by N. Drolet to place on 1st Reading
Ordinance Amending Chapter 77, Schedule II, Yield Intersections and Schedule III, Stop Through Intersections regarding Edward, Anne, Marilyn, Park, Fourth and Oak. ROLL CALL: D. Horton, aye; N. Grogan, aye; B. Henry, aye; E. True, aye; R. Reckamp, aye; J. Mouser, aye; T. Bequette aye; A. Medford, aye; J. Boone, aye; M. Bennett, aye; D. Renner, aye; N. Drolet, aye; J. West, aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion was made by J. Mouser and seconded by D. Renner to place on 1st Reading
Ordinance Approving the Final Plat of the Stone Briar Subdivision, Phase 1.
R. Reckamp questioned D. Sullivan about the drainage issue. D. Sullivan stated that there is an issue with the drainage easement on the Stone Briar property, and the staff requested a letter from Stone Briar stating that both engineers were in agreement. Steve Judisek of Hoelscher Engineering delivered a letter at that point and stated that Hoelscher Engineering and TWM for Chesapeake were in agreement with Stone Briar grading and placement of the drainage swale. D. Sullivan commented that the letter was the documentation that they had requested.
ROLL CALL: D. Horton, aye; N. Grogan, aye; B. Henry, aye; E. True, aye; R. Reckamp, aye; J. Mouser, aye; T. Bequette aye; A. Medford, aye; J. Boone, aye; M. Bennett, aye; D. Renner, aye; N. Drolet, aye; J. West, aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion was made by J. Mouser and seconded by J. West to place on 1st Reading
Ordinance Approving the Final Plat of the Windermere Ridge Subdivision, Phase 2.
N. Drolet commented that he was not satisfied with the length of the cul-de-sac. He stated that there should be a “No Outlet” sign placed off of Milburn School Road.
R. Reckamp agreed that he also had problems with the length because of access issues. J. Mouser said that the cul-de-sac had to be that long because of the topography. T. Shekell said that the length was identical as what was approved on the preliminary plat.
ROLL CALL: D. Horton, aye; N. Grogan, aye; B. Henry, aye; E. True, aye; R. Reckamp, no; J. Mouser, aye; T. Bequette aye; A. Medford, aye; J. Boone, no; M. Bennett, aye; D. Renner, aye; N. Drolet, no; J. West, aye. Ayes – 10, Nos - 3. Motion carried.
2nd Readings
Motion was made by J. Mouser and seconded by N. Grogan to place on 2nd Reading, the Ordinance Approving the Final Plat of the Windsor Creek – 1st Phase Subdivision.
ROLL CALL: D. Horton, aye; N. Grogan, aye; B. Henry, aye; E. True, aye; R. Reckamp, aye; J. Mouser, aye; T. Bequette aye; A. Medford, aye; J. Boone, aye; M. Bennett, aye; D. Renner, aye; N. Drolet, aye; J. West, aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
STANDING COMMITTEES
Community Development: J. Mouser stated the committee met on September 21st and a copy of the minutes is in the packet. J. Mouser said the next meeting is scheduled for tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.
Public Works: Motion by A. Medford and seconded by D. Renner to approve the purchase of six pickup trucks from Schmitt Chevrolet of O’Fallon for $13,153 each. ROLL CALL: D. Horton, aye; N. Grogan, aye; B. Henry, aye; E. True, aye; R. Reckamp, aye; J. Mouser, aye; T. Bequette aye; A. Medford, aye; J. Boone, aye; M. Bennett, aye; D. Renner, aye; N. Drolet, aye; J. West, aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
A. Medford stated that the next meeting is cancelled.
Safety: E. True said that the committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, October 11th at 7:30 p.m.
Finance/Administration: J. West stated that they met before the meeting to consider Warrant #73. Motion was made by J. West and seconded by R. Reckamp to approve
Warrant #73 in the amount of $1,158,015.19. ROLL CALL: D. Horton, aye; N. Grogan, aye; B. Henry, aye; E. True, aye; R. Reckamp, aye; J. Mouser, aye; T. Bequette aye; A. Medford, aye; J. Boone, aye; M. Bennett, aye; D. Renner, aye; N. Drolet, aye; J. West, aye. All ayes. Motion carried. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 7th at 5:30 p.m.
Mayor Graham introduced Eagle Scout, Justin Guzman who attended the meeting as part of his citizenship badge. J. Boone commented that Justin’s father, Lt. Colonel Guzman is serving in the Marine Corps in Kuwait.
Mayor Graham met with representatives of www.stop158.org today who presented him with a petition signed by 1200 people who are opposed to the new corridor. He said that the petitions are available for the Council and explained that it was a State project, and the Council is ensuring that we are a part of the process to ensure that we have access to that corridor.
Executive Session: Motion by J. Mouser and seconded by D. Renner to go into executive session at 7:43 p.m. to discuss real estate purchase. ROLL CALL: D. Horton, aye; N. Grogan, aye; B. Henry, aye; E. True, aye; R. Reckamp, aye; J. Mouser, aye; T. Bequette aye; A. Medford, aye; J. Boone, aye; M. Bennett, aye; D. Renner, aye; N. Drolet, aye; J. West, aye. All ayes. Motion carried. Council came out of executive session at 8:05 p.m. with no action taken.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by D. Renner and seconded by J. Mouser to adjourn. All ayes. Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
Philip A. Goodwin, City Clerk
Minutes taken by
Maryanne Fair, Deputy City Clerk
Proper notice having been duly given
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