City of Batavia Committee of the Whole met Oct. 20.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
5. Consent Agenda
(The Consent Agenda is made up of items recommended by city staff that requires recommendation to the full City Council by the COW. This agenda is placed as a separate item on the COW agenda. The items on the Consent Agenda are usually minor items, already budgeted, standard non-policy activities or outgrowths of earlier meetings and are voted on as a “package” in the interest of saving time on non-controversial issues. However, any council member may, by simple request, have an item removed and placed on the “regular” agenda.)
Motion: To recommend approval of the Consent Agenda as presented
Maker: Chanzit
Second: Knopp
Roll Call Vote: Aye: Chanzit, Baerren, Wolff, O’Brien, Callahan, Meitzler, Malay, Cerone, McFadden, Miller, Russotto, Beck, Knopp
Nay:
13-0 Vote, 1 Absent, Motion carried
6. Approval: Approval of Request from Suncast Corporation to Install a 1,230 KW Photovoltaic System at their 1801 Suncast Lane Facility (GH 10-16-20) PU
Chair Wolff asked for information on the added load from the last expansion and the net loss or net gain after they have done their expansion. O’Brien stated he would like the ordinance written so that the City would not be paying for power and no credits to be given for future power. Malay stated that he likes having a cap on what could be bought back. Malay stated he would also like to know the information on the net gain or loss.
Motion: To recommend approval of Request from Suncast Corporation to Install a 1,230 KW Photovoltaic System at their 1801 Suncast Lane Facility
Maker: Beck
Second: Malay
Roll Call Vote: Aye: Beck, Chanzit, Baerren, O’Brien, Malay, McFadden, Miller, Russotto
Nay: Knopp, Wolff, Callahan, Meitzler, Cerone
8-5 Vote, 1 Absent, Motion carried.
O’Brien stated that this will be voted on at the next Council meeting and Holm will bring to the Council the information that has been requested and have in the ordinance the written part we want to change. Holm stated that he could get the information on Suncast’s load and he would bring the ordinance language back to the COW so that the ordinance language is changed before this is approved. There was no objection from the Committee. Malay asked what Suncast’s load has been for the past five years. Holm stated that he would ask what the added load was from the last expansion.
7. Ordinance 20-62: Surplus Police Vehicle (SM 9/18/20) GS
Motion: To recommend approval of Ordinance 20-62: Surplus Police Vehicle
Maker: Wolff
Second: Russotto
Roll Call Vote: Aye: Wolff, O’Brien, Callahan, Meitzler, Malay, Cerone, McFadden, Miller, Russotto, Beck, Knopp, Chanzit, Baerren
Nay:
13-0 Vote, 1 Absent, Motion carried.
8. Resolution 20-113-R: Authorizing the Execution of a One-Year Renewable Contract for Victim and Crisis Services with the Association for Individual Development: AID (SM 9/18/20) GS
Motion: To recommend approval of Resolution 20-113-R: Authorizing the Execution of a One-Year Renewable Contract for Victim and Crisis Services with the Association for Individual Development: AID
Maker: Chanzit
Second: Malay
Roll Call Vote: Aye: Chanzit, Baerren, Wolff, O’Brien, Callahan, Meitzler, Malay, Cerone, McFadden, Miller, Russotto, Beck, Knopp
Nay:
13-0 Vote, 1 Absent, Motion carried.
9. Resolution 20-114-R: Authorizing the Execution of a One-Year Renewable Contract with Drendel & Jansons Law Group to Provide Local Prosecutor Services (SM 9/18/20) GS
Motion: To recommend approval of Resolution 20-114-R: Authorizing the Execution of a One-Year Renewable Contract with Drendel & Jansons Law Group to Provide Local Prosecutor Services
Maker: Chanzit
Second: Knopp
Roll Call Vote: Aye: Chanzit, Baerren, Wolff, O’Brien, Callahan, Meitzler, Malay, Cerone, McFadden, Miller, Russotto, Beck, Knopp
Nay:
13-0 Vote, 1 Absent, Motion carried.
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