Mike Bruno, 1st Ward Alderman | City of Geneva
Mike Bruno, 1st Ward Alderman | City of Geneva
City of Geneva Committee of the Whole met May 19
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
Elected Officials Present: Mayor Burns, Ald. Bowring, Ald. Furnish, Ald. Kilburg, Ald. Kosirog, Ald. Malecki, Ald. Marks, Ald. Mayer, Ald. Paschke, Ald. Palmquist, Ald. Reinecke, Clerk Kellick.
Elected Officials Attending by Teleconference: None.
Elected Officials Absent: None.
Others Present: City Admin. Dawkins, Asst. City Admin. McCready, City Attny. Sandack, Supt. Holton, Supt. Van Gyseghem, Dir. Babica, Dir. Tymoszenko, Dep. Dean.
Others attending by video or teleconference: None.
Call to Order
Ald. Kosirog, serving as chair, called the meeting to order at 8:23 PM noting all council members were present.
Approve Committee of the Whole Minutes from April 21, 2025
Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Mayer.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote 10-0.
Items of Business
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing the Annual Purchase of Distribution Material and Supplies for FY2026 in the Budgeted Amount of $460,000.00 Through Sourcewell Contract 091422wes from WESCO.
Moved by Ald. Bowring, seconded by Ald. Paschke.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote 10-0.
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Fehr Graham in an Amount Not to Exceed $67,000.00 for Sanitary Collection System Services.
Moved by Ald. Mayer, seconded by Ald. Bowring.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote 10-0.
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with FehrGraham in an Amount Not to Exceed $55,900.00 for Kirk Road Water Tower Painting Engineering Services.
Moved by Ald. Bowring, seconded by Ald. Mayer.
On a question by Ald. Kilburg, Supt. Van Gyseghem explained that the bid tells what products will be used in the painting, and maintenance of the specs when the work is done. The painting of the Kirk Road tower is different from the Dodson tower based on sandblasting, but the majority of the specs are similar. He also advised that the tower on Kirk will take less time.
On a question by Mayer, Supt. Van Gyseghem noted that bidding will go out in late July and he expects that it will take 4-6 weeks to complete the project.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote 10-0.
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Two 2025 Ford Police Interceptor Pursuit Vehicles in an Amount Not to Exceed $123,348.64 Inclusive of Transfer, Purchase, and Installation of Equipment and Exterior Graphics through State of Illinois Purchase Program/Sutton Ford Inc.
Moved by Ald. Paschke, seconded by Ald. Bowring.
On a question by Ald. Mayer, Dep. Dean stated that the previous purchases were available within six months. It is estimated that it will now take six to seven months before the vehicles are on the streets.
On a question by Ald. Furnish, Dep. Dean stated that the last purchase of cars included two standard and two hybrid vehicles. There was considerable fuel mileage savings with the hybrids. There are different mechanical components for the repairs and maintenance of the hybrids so it is difficult to know at this time if the cost savings is significant.
On a question by Ald. Bowring, Dep. Dean stated that there has been positive feedback from the officers who have used the hybrid vehicles.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote 10-0.
Consider Draft Resolution Authorizing Adoption of the Updated City of Geneva Personnel Policy Manual.
Moved by Ald. Paschke, seconded by Ald. Bowring.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote 10-0.
Public Comment
None.
New Business
Ald. Kilburg reminded everyone that the forecast is predicting rain. He reminded residents to clear their gutters of helicopters from soft maples before heavy rains.
Adjournment
On a motion by Ald. Marks, the meeting was adjourned by unanimous voice vote at 8:40 PM.
https://www.geneva.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05192025-2533
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