City of Geneva City Council met Aug. 21.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
Elected Officials Present: Mayor Burns, Ald. Bowring, Ald. Bruno, Ald. Hruby, Ald. Kilburg, Ald. Kosirog, Ald. Maladra, Ald. Marks, Ald. Mayer, Ald. Paschke, Ald. Swanson, Clerk Kellick.
Elected Officials Attending by Teleconference: None.
Elected Officials Absent: None.
Others Present: City Admin. Dawkins, Asst. City Admin. Ben McCready, City Attny. Sandack, Supt. Van Gyseghem, Dir. Babica, Dir. Tymoszenko.
Others attending by video or teleconference: None.
Call to Order
Council member Brad Kosirog, serving as chair, called the meeting to order at 7:39 PM noting all council members were present.
Recommend Suspending the Rules to Permit Alderperson Kosirog to Chair this Meeting and to Vote on All Action Items on this Agenda. Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Mayer.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Approve Special Committee of the Whole Minutes from July 24, 2023, Special Committee of the Whole Minutes from August 7, 2023 and Regular Committee of the Whole Minutes from August 7, 2023.
Moved by Ald. Paschke, seconded by Ald. Bowring.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Items of Business
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of the 2023-2024 Employee Benefit Program Plan Renewal.
Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Paschke.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing A Contract with DPS Equipment Services, Inc. in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $164,450 Inclusive of Potential Change Orders for Wastewater Treatment Plant Primary Clarifier Skimmers. Moved by Ald. Paschke, seconded by Ald. Bowring.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Contract with Martam Construction for a Total Not to Exceed $1,490,482.65 Inclusive of Potential Change Orders for IL Route 25 and North Bennett Avenue Water Main Replacement.
Moved by Ald. Bowring, seconded by Ald. Bruno.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Contract with CDM Smith in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,899,719.00 for Phase II Improvements at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Moved by Ald. Bowring, seconded by Ald. Paschke.
Ald. Mayer stated that she toured the plant and that it is vital to the health of the City. She commented that she supports the proposal but noted that the administrative building was built in 1923 by a woman and because of this, she wants to give credit to her for it and note its significance. Mayor Burns stated that Dan Dominick of the Wastewater Treatment Plant gave a presentation about the building a few years ago and that the presentation is still on the City’s website. The builder was Juanita Martin whose father began work on the building and who took over the project when he passed
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Renewal of the Transportation and Balancing Agreement with NICOR for the Geneva Generation Facility.
Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Bruno.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Customer Work Agreement with ComEd in the Amount of $323,829.47 for the Construction of Metering and Take-Off Structures for the Kautz Road Substation.
Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing Execution of Alternate Services for Solid Waste and Recycling Contract with LRS Services.
Moved by Ald. Bowring, seconded by Ald. Bruno
Ald. Bruno commented that the price seems steep for a Sunday waste collection but because of the community calls regarding a need for a Sunday collection, he accepts it.
On a question from Ald. Bowring, Admin. Dawkins stated that both the Sunday collection and the battery collection are for the same period but that if Ald. Bowring wanted to amend the motion, she could.
Ald. Bowring, who made the original motion, provided a friendly amendment to separate and approve of the battery disposal through the end of the contract period, and to approve of the Sunday collections from September through December 2023, to be re-considered by the City Council if so desired for approval of Sunday pickup next year from April through December.
On a question from Ald. Kilburg, Dir. Babica stated that the City contract provides that garbage pickup will not occur before 7 AM. Dir. Babica on another question from Ald. Kilburg stated that he could request that Sunday pickup be in the morning. He noted that the contract provides guidance and collection times for the City’s recognized special events.
On a question from Ald. Hruby, Dir. Babica noted that the battery amount of two 35-gallon carts weekly was a typo and that 70-gallons to recycle per month was correct. Ald. Hruby encouraged residents to utilize rechargeable batteries.
MOTION CARRIED as amended by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Consider Draft Resolution Adopting Rules for Electronic Attendance at Public Meetings.
Moved by Ald. Bowring, seconded by Ald. Marks.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Consider Draft Ordinance Amending Title 1 (Administrative), Chapter 5 (City Council), Section 3 (Committees) and Section 5 (Meeting Rules and Procedures) of the Geneva City Code.
Moved by Ald. Bowring, seconded by Ald. Paschke.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Public Comment
None.
New Business
None.
Closed Session on the Purchase or Lease of Real Property for the Use of the Public Body 5 ILCS 120/2(c)5; the Setting of a Price for Sale or Lease of Property Owned by the Public Body 5 ILCS 120/2(c)7; and Pending Litigation 5 ILCS 120/2(c)11.
Moved by Ald. Paschke, seconded by Ald. Mayer to go into closed session at 8:10 PM.
Roll call:
AYES: 10 (Bowring, Bruno, Hruby, Kilburg, Kosirog, Maladra, Marks, Mayer, Paschke, Swanson)
ABSENT: 0
NAYS: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Paschke to enter into open session at 8:40 PM.
MOTION CARRIED unanimously by voice vote of those present 10-0.
Adjournment
On a motion by Ald. Marks, the meeting was adjourned by unanimous voice vote at 8:41 PM.
https://www.geneva.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_08212023-2203
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