City Council
Meeting date:
Monday, March 21, 2016
O’FALLON CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
March 21, 2016
The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Gary Graham who led the Council in “The Pledge of Allegiance.”
Philip Goodwin, City Clerk, called the roll: Gene McCoskey, present; Richie Meile, present; Jerry Albrecht, present; Robert Kueker, present; Jerry Mouser, present; Kevin Hagarty, present; Herb Roach, present; Matthew Smallheer, present; Michael Bennett, present; Courtney Marsh, present; Ray Holden, present; Ned Drolet, present; David Cozad, present; Harlan Gerrish, present. A quorum was declared present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mayor Graham asked for approval of the minutes. Motion was made by J. Mouser and seconded by K. Hagarty to approve the minutes of March 7, 2016. All ayes. Motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING – Mayor Graham opened the Public Hearing at 7:01 p.m. concerning an aannexation agreement with Michael and Laurie Phillips for approximately 1.297 acres located at 10537 Rieder Road, Lebanon. Mayor Graham called three times for public input, but no one came forward. The public hearing was closed at 7:02 p.m.
RESIDENTS: Mayor Graham asked if anyone wished to come forward to speak to the Council.
Charlie Pitts came forward to remind everyone that the school has a meeting Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Fulton Jr. High School on the proposed sales tax bond issue and whether the public approves placing it on the ballot next year.
REPORTS:
Clerk’s Report: P. Goodwin read the following requests:
1. Request from the Rotary Clubs in O’Fallon to conduct a raffle from April 7th – October 29, 2016 for a Chevrolet LTZ truck and other prizes
2. Request from the Dania Shrine Club to conduct a raffle from April 1 – April 30, 2016 for a wheelbarrow of alcohol, electronic devices and various donated items
3. Request from O’Fallon Moose Lodge 2608 to conduct a raffle from March 22 – April 30, 2016 for packages of meat
4. Request from Four Hearts Foundation, Inc. to conduct a raffle for a Split the Pot raffle on April 2, 2016
5. Request from the Women of the Moose 2281 to conduct a raffle on April 10, 2016 for a St. Louis Blues blanket
6. Request from the St. Clair County Extension & Educational Foundation to conduct a raffle for gardening supplies from May 1 – June 4, 2016
Motion by M. Bennett and seconded by J. Mouser to approve the requests. All ayes. Motion carried.
Mayor’s Report: Mayor Graham announced that this month’s Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors will hold their meeting at the Casino Queen in East St. Louis on Thursday, March 24th.
RESOLUTIONS: Mayor Graham asked for a motion for the resolutions on the agenda.
Motion by J. Albrecht and seconded by H. Gerrish to approve Item 1, a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign an annexation agreement with Michael and Laurie Phillips for 10537 Rieder Road.
ROLL CALL: McCoskey, aye; Meile, aye; Albrecht, aye; Kueker, aye; Mouser, aye; Hagarty, aye; Roach, aye; Smallheer, aye; Bennett, aye; Marsh, aye; Holden, aye; Drolet, aye; Cozad, aye; Gerrish, aye. Ayes – 14; Nos – 0. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by J. Albrecht and seconded by J. Mouser to approve Item 2, a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Shiloh to provide radio communication and computer-aided dispatch for the law enforcement asset of the Village of Shiloh Police Department.
ROLL CALL: McCoskey, aye; Meile, aye; Albrecht, aye; Kueker, aye; Mouser, aye; Hagarty, aye; Roach, aye; Smallheer, aye; Bennett, aye; Marsh, aye; Holden, aye; Drolet, aye; Cozad, aye; Gerrish, aye. Ayes – 14; Nos – 0. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by J. Albrecht and seconded by J. Mouser to approve Item 3, a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Board of Education of O’Fallon Township High School District 203 that allows the City to establish a School Resource Officer Program as a joint cooperative effort for both the school district’s Smiley Street Campus and Milburn School Road campus.
ROLL CALL: McCoskey, aye; Meile, aye; Albrecht, aye; Kueker, aye; Mouser, aye; Hagarty, aye; Roach, aye; Smallheer, aye; Bennett, aye; Marsh, aye; Holden, aye; Drolet, aye; Cozad, aye; Gerrish, aye. Ayes – 14; Nos – 0. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by J. Albrecht and seconded by J. Mouser to approve Item 4, a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Information Technologies, Inc. (ITI) to deliver CAD, RMS, JMS and Mobile services.
ROLL CALL: McCoskey, aye; Meile, aye; Albrecht, aye; Kueker, aye; Mouser, aye; Hagarty, aye; Roach, aye; Smallheer, aye; Bennett, aye; Marsh, aye; Holden, aye; Drolet, aye; Cozad, aye; Gerrish, aye. Ayes – 14; Nos – 0. All ayes. Motion carried.
ORDINANCES:
1st Reading – No first reading ordinances.
2nd Reading –
Motion by J. Albrecht and seconded by J. Mouser to approve Item 5, an Ordinance amending Ord. 623, Zoning, development known as “CR Holland Commercial Real Estate Office” located at 718 West Highway 50.
ROLL CALL: McCoskey, aye; Meile, aye; Albrecht, aye; Kueker, aye; Mouser, aye; Hagarty, aye; Roach, aye; Smallheer, aye; Bennett, aye; Marsh, aye; Holden, aye; Drolet, aye; Cozad, aye; Gerrish, aye. Ayes – 14; Nos – 0. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by J. Albrecht and seconded by M. Bennett to approve Item 6, an Ordinance approving the transfer of Volume Cap in connection with private activity issues and related matters.
ROLL CALL: McCoskey, aye; Meile, aye; Albrecht, aye; Kueker, aye; Mouser, aye; Hagarty, aye; Roach, aye; Smallheer, aye; Bennett, aye; Marsh, aye; Holden, aye; Drolet, aye; Cozad, aye; Gerrish, aye. Ayes – 14; Nos – 0. All ayes. Motion carried.
STANDING COMMITTEES –
Community Development: Motion by J. Albrecht and seconded by J. Mouser to approve the Special Event requests for the following:
a) Motion to approve the Special Event request from O’Fallon Parks & Recreation Summer Camp Campaign to erect signs from March 22 – May 2, 2016
b) Motion to approve the Special Event request from Happy Day Tropical Sno to operate from 600 Southview Plaza and 6000 Old Collinsville Road from April 2016 through October 2016, with conditions
All ayes. Motion carried. J. Albrecht announced they will meet next Monday at 6:00 p.m. at the Public Safety Building.
Public Works: G. McCoskey stated the next meeting is March 28th at 7:00 p.m. at the Public Safety Building.
Public Safety: C. Marsh said they will meet April 11th at 5:00 p.m. at the Public Safety Building.
Finance/Administration: M. Bennett said Four Hearts Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides spay and neuter services. He mentioned that former alderman, Dennis Renner, is progressing from a health issue and is at Barnes Rehab.
He added they will meet next Monday at 5:00 p.m. to discuss the budget.
Motion by M. Bennett and seconded M. Smallheer to approve Warrant #346 in the amount of $809,733.38.
ROLL CALL: McCoskey, aye; Meile, aye; Albrecht, aye; Kueker, aye; Mouser, aye; Hagarty, aye; Roach, aye; Smallheer, aye; Bennett, aye; Marsh, aye; Holden, aye; Drolet, aye; Cozad, aye; Gerrish, aye. Ayes – 14; Nos – 0. All ayes. Motion carried.
Parks and Environment: R. Holden said they will meet next month.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mayor Graham said the Council would go into closed session to discuss establishing a sale price for real estate. Motion by J. Mouser and seconded by K. Hagarty to go into closed session.
ROLL CALL: McCoskey, aye; Meile, aye; Albrecht, aye; Kueker, aye; Mouser, aye; Hagarty, aye; Roach, aye; Smallheer, aye; Bennett, aye; Marsh, aye; Holden, aye; Drolet, aye; Cozad, aye; Gerrish, aye. Ayes – 14; Nos – 0. All ayes. Motion carried.
The Council went into closed session at 7:16 p.m. and returned at 7:30 p.m.
Motion by M. Bennett and seconded by R. Kueker to allow the Mayor to negotiate with a prospective buyer for the purchase price of the old City Hall agreed upon by the Council.
ROLL CALL: McCoskey, aye; Meile, aye; Albrecht, aye; Kueker, aye; Mouser, aye; Hagarty, aye; Roach, aye; Smallheer, aye; Bennett, aye; Marsh, aye; Holden, aye; Drolet, aye; Cozad, aye; Gerrish, aye. Ayes – 14; Nos – 0. All ayes. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion by R. Kueker and seconded by C. Marsh to adjourn. All ayes. Motion carried.
K. Hagarty mentioned that J. Mouser and he are holding a Ward 3 Town Hall on April 19th. John West will be there to do a presentation on property tax.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
Submitted by,
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Philip A. Goodwin
City Clerk
Minutes recorded by
Maryanne Fair, Deputy City Clerk
Proper notice having been duly given