At a recent meeting, the Murphysboro City Council discussed roof-repair issues.
Below are the minutes from this meeting, as provided by the council.
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Murphysboro City Council Meeting
September 6, 2016
The Murphysboro, Illinois, City Council met in regular session, pursuant to its
ordinances, on the 6th day of September 2016. Mayor Stephens called the meeting
to order at 7:00 p.m. and Alderman Hughes led the council in prayer. Following the
invocation, Mayor Stephens led the council in the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Mayor Stephens then directed City Clerk Cottonaro to call the roll. The roll was
called with the following
Present:
Barb Hughes, Linda
Porter-Smith, Russell Brown, Herb Voss, Gary
McComb, Bill Pierson, Danny Bratton, John Erbes, Gloria Campos
Absent:
Tom Ridings
Motion: To approve the minutes of the August 23, 2016 council meeting. All
aldermen received a copy of the minutes, for their review, prior to the meeting.
Motion by Alderman Hughes
Second by Alderman Brown
Mayor called for a voice vote. All were in favor.
Motion Carried
Alderman Bratton questioned the $999 shown as a subscription expense. Chief
Hollo will explore and let the council know what the charge entailed.
Motion: To approve the accounts payable, register #653 through September 6,
2016, with the exception of $999 to First BankCard, accounts receivable
through September 6, 2016 and payroll through September 6, 2016. All
aldermen received a copy of the accounts payable, accounts receivable and
payroll for their review, prior to the meeting.
Motion by Alderman Bratton
Second by Alderman McComb
Mayor called for a voice vote. All were in favor.
Motion Carried
COMMITTEE/COMMISSION REPORTS
Alderman Bratton opened Budget & Finance Meeting.
Funds received from the Smysor Trust were discussed. We spent approximately
$3700 for concerts and $5200 for Lawless so we have approximately $16,000 left.
Mayor talked to Bert Ozburn regarding use of these funds. Mr. Ozburn will poll the
members and ask a few more questions o see what they do not want us to spend it
on. We need a new mosquito truck; the fogger is nine years old.
Joe Hoe of 1014 Marlinda addressed the council regarding picking up sticks on his
boulevard. He is disabled and was told we do not pick up sticks unless you are a
senior citizen. However, his 42 year old neighbor says he gets special treatment.
There are bushes over the sidewalks so he can’t walk his dog. His aldermen are
Voss or Pierson.
Alderman Brown opened the Building and Grounds Meeting.
Attorney Heller informed the council that Richard, Brian and a local citizen who is an
Ameren employee went through the Ameren franchise agreement and they pointed
out several items to be addressed. The next step is to send the agreement back to
Ameren for approval.
Roof at the Senior Citizens Center and the roof at the Daum Building were
discussed. There is a leak at the Senior Citizens Center and Tim fixed it temporarily.
However, there is also a leak on the north wall in the kitchen and it is bringing the
roof down-we need to do something with the roof. Senior Citizens has foam spray
on it. Sandra called one roofer and Alderman Bratton called one roofer regarding
the leak and they were told it is like looking for a needle in haystack to repair.
Repair man says we tear off the roof and put rubber on. Baume is looking at the
Daum Building roof. Mayor Stephens instructed Sandra to solicit roofers and see if
we can get an estimate to repair the roof. Alderman McComb inquired if we could
just fix it for a while. Clover had said there is something we could use to fix it
temporarily.
Motion: To approve soliciting qualified roofers regarding repair of the Senior
Citizens Building roof.
Motion by Alderman Hughes
Second by Alderman McComb
Mayor Stephens called for a voice vote. All were in favor.
Motion carried.
No public comment.
Alderman Bratton opened the Community Relations Committee Meeting.
Water drainage issues on North 16th Street and Roberta Drive were discussed.
What will it cost to fix? We need an approximate estimate as to what to do to fix the
issue and when. Harold Sheffer and Alderman McComb are meeting with a
contractor here Friday/Saturday to see about cleaning that out on the school
property. Discussed easements from some property owners. Prior cost was
$60,000 to clean out school property only. Mayor Stephens wants to proceed so
residents can see some improvements and when it is budget time we can budget.
Mayor Stephens has two 40’ poles we can have; however can we pick them up from
Pinckneyville. Darrin stated we have a low boy trailer to pick them up. Once they
are picked up then we would have installed.
Feed the Team will be Friday, October 21. Alderman Hughes will have a sign-up
sheet next time. You can help or donate dollars or both.
Harold Sheffer stated that the 7th Street Project is 75 to 80% done. This is the road
widening project for businesses along there.
Mayor Stephens stated he had been contacted by James Taylor regarding no
parking on the south side of Gartside Street. Mr. Taylor is disabled and needs to be
able to park there. He wants the no parking moved to the north side of the street.
He has a driveway and he does park in it. After discussion it was determined to
maintain consistency to leave the no parking where it is.
No public comments.
Alderman McComb opened the Public Improvement Committee Meeting.
Alderman McComb discussed landscape waste pickup/storage area fees. Mayor
Stephens does not have storage fee information put together in language to use. He
will get that information for the next meeting.
Discussions were held regarding improvement to the road leading to the wastewater
treatment plant. Darrin has pipe in to go under road to the pond. We are putting in a
culvert to drain the pond then we need to raise the road 7-8 feet. We will leave the
dirt we have and just put down grass seed. Harold Sheffer informed the council that
there is a way to use some of the dollars left from the loan for the road improvement.
After we do the demo there is some $100,000-$400,000 left over. Although we
cannot use the loan dollars to directly pay for the road improvement we are able to
use the loan to reimburse the city for what we’ve paid for and then we could use that
reimbursement to pay for the road. Mayor Stephens thinks we should do this.
No public comment.
Alderman Pierson opened the Public Works Committee Meeting.
Mayor Stephens discussed a new mosquito truck. This is a public health issue for
residents and a safety issue for employees. Alderman McComb stated we could
purchase a 2012 Colorado with 90,000 miles for $7,000. The truck is in good shape
and both Darrin and Tim had driven the truck and like it. We will hold a special
meeting Friday, September 9, 2016 at 2 pm. to discuss the purchase of this truck.
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Jim Stewart informed the council that we will have an extra generator. Both
Alderman Pierson and Jim think we should keep it and put it on a trailer so we have
a portable extra generator.
No public comment.
Alderman Brown opened the Public Safety Committee Meeting.
Mayor Stephens discussed the installation of fencing at the old Washington School
property. The City of Murphysboro owns this property, we bought it for $300. An
eight foot chain link fence is needed to keep people out of the debris. We could use
the money in the rehab fund to use for this until TIP dollar are available. How much
is the cost? Do we have a local fencing company? Ranger Fence is in the area and
we should solicit bids for an eight foot fence. Alderman Bratton asked Ed Heller to
check to see if it is okay to use the rehab money. Mr. Heller saw no problem with
that. Mayor Stephens instructed Eric to compile measurements and solicit bids.
Motion
:
To approve soliciting bids for an eight foot fence for the old
Washington School property.
Motion by Alderman McComb
Seconded by Alderman Brown
Alderman Brown called for a voice vote. All were in favor.
Motion Carried
Alderman Campos discussed 16th Street and Snyder Lane. She requested a
Children at Play sign.
Alderman Hughes opened the Personnel Committee Meeting.
FOP negotiations meeting scheduled for the 14th. Six applicants are interviewing on
Thursday for the police chief position.
No public Comment.
MAYOR’S REPORT
Mayor reminded the council the pre Apple Festival Clean-Up is Sunday, September
11th at 1 p.m.
The Wine Festival is September 10th from noon to 8 p.m. at Riverside and
Murphysboro Community Night Out is Tuesday October 4 from 5-7 pm. This will be
our last year to host the Community Night Out, this is the transition year.
Mayor Stephens requested to appoint John Erbes as Mayor Pro Tem.
Motion
:
To approve the appointment of John Erbes as Mayor Pro Tem.
Motion by Alderman McComb
Seconded by Alderman Pierson
Mayor Stephens called for a voice vote. All were in favor.
Motion Carried
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ALDERMEN ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS
Barb Hughes
Nothing.
Linda Porter-Smith
Calling everyone’s attention to the Art, Wine Blues Festival
posters. Spread the word. 16 artists and 7 wineries and
Music all for $10.
Russell Brown
Can we get Mark’s property cleaned up for Apple Festival?
Herb Voss
Nothing
Gary McComb
Nothing.
Bill Pierson
Nothing.
Danny Bratton
Do we need his trailer for Apple Festival. No we do not. We
will meet at 10:30 at Whiffle Boys for the Apple Festival
Parade.
John Erbes
Nothing
Gloria Campos
Nothing
DEPARTMENT HEAD ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS
Ed Heller
Nothing
Sandra Ripley
Nothing.
Harold Sheffer
Nothing
Steve Swafford
Nothing
Brian Hollo
The $999 is for a three year license for data base access and
information. Also he plans to have something on October 8th.
for his retirement.
Motion: To approve the accounts payable, register #653 through September 6,
2016 with the extra information provided.
Motion by Alderman McComb
Second by Alderman Campos
Mayor called for a voice vote. All were in favor.
Motion Carried
Eric Kennedy
Nothing
Darrin Mills
Nothing
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Jim Stewart
Nothing
Motion: To adjourn
Motion by Alderman Bratton
Second by Alderman McComb
Mayor Stephens called for a voice vote. All were in favor.
Motion Carried
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
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