Carbondale Reporter

Carterville City Council met June 27.

Here is the minutes provided by the Council:

The meeting was held in the Council Chambers with Mayor Bradley M. Robinson presiding. He called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Bradley M. Robinson Mayor Present 

Khristina Hollister City Clerk Present 

Michele A. Edwards Deputy City Clerk Present 

Mark Carney City Treasurer Absent

John Allsopp Alderman/Ward 3 Present 

Doug Brinkley Alderman/Ward 3 Present 

William Edwards Alderman/Ward 1 Present P

hyllis Emery Alderman/Ward 4 Present 

Tom Gentry Alderman/Ward 1 Present 

Mike Helfrich Alderman/Ward 2 Present 

Tom Liebenrood Alderman/Ward 4 Present 

Curt Oetjen Alderman/Ward 2 Present

The Mayor declared a quorum present.

Others present were: Retia Watson, Secretary/Bookkeeper; and Janice McConnaughy, Human Resources Specialist.

The Mayor asked for comments from the audience with no response.

The Mayor introduced the Appropriation Ordinance for approval. The Appropriation Ordinance hearing was held at 6:45 p.m. prior to this meeting.

Motion 1: Emery moved and Oetjen seconded to approve ORDINANCE NO. 1421-17. AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR THE CORPORATE PURPOSE OF THE CITY OF CARTERVILLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, A.D., 2017 AND ENDING ON THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH, A.D., 2018. A roll call vote was taken, and all present voted yea. The Mayor declared the motion carried.

The next item on the agenda is a new contract with the Rend Lake Conservancy District for our water supply. This contract has been negotiated for the last several weeks and the purpose of this new contract is to get approval to run a new water supply line under Sycamore Road going south across the Sizemore property and into our existing pump house. Rend Lake has agreed to contribute $65,000.00 to this project. Initially, the new Rend Lake Conservancy contract required a 40 foot easement and that we would have to pay $3.00 per foot for these easements. They finally agreed that they would allow 20 foot easements and we could obtain them in whatever manner was available to us. Rend Lake is going to construct an interconnect with the line that services Crainville so that, if there is another leak before this new line is constructed, we can connect with Crainville for water supply until testing is completed and will not have to issue a boil order. Rend Lake also requested that we have additional water storage and they finally agreed to give us ten years to obtain additional storage. Rend Lake asked that we get their approval before making any extensions and finally agreed that we do not have to get their permission to extend service. The contract is for forty years. The Water and Sewer Board has reviewed this new contract and two of the three members has reported to the Mayor that they are in agreement. Rend Lake will credit our water account $65,000.00.

Motion 2: Oetjen moved and Helfrich seconded to approve the new forty year contract with the Rend Lake Conservancy District [providing a $65,000.00 credit in our water bill for the purpose of constructing a new water main and an interconnect with the Crainville Water Department]. A roll call vote was taken, and all present voted yea. The Mayor declared the motion carried.

The Vancil abandonment of a 10 foot utility easement in Wildwood Arbor Estates was explained by the Mayor.

Motion 3: Liebenrood moved and Allsopp seconded to approve Ordinance No. 1422- 17, AN ORDINANCE TO ABANDON A 10 FOOT WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF LOT 103 IN WILDWOOD ARBOR ESTATES FIFTH ADDITION REPLAT. A roll call vote was taken, and all present voted yea. The Mayor declared the motion carried.

The Mayor indicated that the Finance and Economic Development Committee met last night and made recommendations for Citizen Advisory Members to committees. Jennifer Spence is already serving the City on the Williamson County Tourism Bureau and Jason Williams requested the Park committee and this could possibly be a conflict as he is the head of the soccer organization in town.

Motion 4: Oetjen moved and Helfrich seconded to approve the following Citizen Advisory Members to committees:

Kevin Chapman – Streets and Sidewalks Teresa Ingram – Parks and Cemetery James Koonce - Public Safety and Insurance Rod Sievers – Finance, Economic Development and Operations A roll call vote was taken, and all present voted yea. The Mayor declared the motion carried.

The two additional applicants were Jennifer Spence, who is already serving for the City on the Williamson County Tourism Board, and Jason Williams who asked for Park Committee and it was felt this would be a conflict of interest since he is over the Soccer Program.

Oetjen asked that the bill to Crawford and Associates for resident engineering on the storm sewer collapse on South Division Street be tabled until the next Street Committee meeting and Council meetings and for discussion with the Public Works Director and the engineer.

Motion 5: Oetjen moved and Brinkley seconded to adjourn. All voted yea and the Mayor dismissed the meeting at 7:24 p.m.

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