City of Elgin Committee of the Whole met Sept. 23.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings – September 9, 2020
Items also on Council Agenda
A. Renewal of Liability, Crime and Workers’ Compensation Insurance Programs for the Period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 ($981,034)
Objective: Protect the City’s financial resources and provide liability, crime and workers’ compensation insurance.
Special Presentations and Reports
All items listed in section “Special Presentations and Reports” are for informational purposes only. As such, the city council is not expected to take action at this time on any item listed below.
B. Kimball Street Dam Considerations Involving Its Removal
Art Malm, professional engineer and “Friends of the Fox River” member, will be presenting information on environmental benefits derived from removing the Kimball Street Dam. Elgin water director and professional engineer, Eric Weiss, will be providing information on potential modifications to the Leo Nelson Riverside Water Treatment Plant that will be prompted by the dam’s removal.
Initiatives and Other Items
C. Engineering Services Agreement with Strand Associates Inc. for Treatment Facility Engineering Services ($82,000)
Objective: Provide the City with engineering services to evaluate, design and provide construction services related to facility improvements at various Utility Department facilities including the Leo Nelson Riverside and Airlite Water Treatment Plants.
D. Engineering Services Agreement with HR Green Inc. for the Development of a City-Wide Structure Inventory ($33,932)
Objective: Use existing GIS data and field observations to identify, locate and catalog structures located within City limits to form the basis of future structure inspection and condition analysis that will minimize the chance of sudden structure failures.
E. Ordinance Prohibiting the Use of Groundwater as a Potable Water Supply within a Defined Area of the City of Elgin Near the Intersection of Big Timber Road and North McLean Boulevard (No cost)
Objective: Complete a corrective action plan for the environmental remediation of the property at 1570 Big Timber Road.
F. Highway Authority Agreement and Supplemental Agreement with Speedway LLC Regarding 1570 Big Timber Road and Public Right-of-Way Adjacent to Big Timber Road and North McLean Boulevard (No cost)
Objective: Complete a corrective action plan for the environmental remediation of the property at 1570 Big Timber Road.
G. Agreement with School District U-46 for Continuation of School Resource Officers ($505,242)
Objective: Provide a police presence within schools to promote student and staff safety and security.
H. Economic Incentive Agreement with Thomas Engineering (No Outflow of Funds)
Objective: Establish an economic development incentive agreement inducing the relocation of a corporate headquarters from Hoffman Estates with approximately 75 full-time jobs.
I. Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin Two-Year Purchase of Service Agreement ($165,000 annually)
Objective: Contract with the Downtown Neighborhood Association to provide economic development services, including assistance to small businesses, for two years.
Executive Session
J. Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of Specific Employees of the Public Body - Exempt Under Section 120/2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act
Announcements from Council
Announcements from Staff
Adjournment
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