City of Freeport Board of Fire & Police Commission met Sept. 16.
Here is the agenda provided by the commission:
Call to Order
Call the Roll
Pledge of Allegiance led by Alderperson Borneman
1. Approval of Agenda ............................................................................................................ Voice Vote
2. Approval of Minutes from Council Meeting on September 3, 2019 ...................................Voice Vote
3. Public Comments – Agenda Items (limited to 3 minutes per person)
4. Consent Agenda ............................................................................................................... Roll Call Vote
All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after approval of the Consent Agenda. View consent agenda
A. Approve and place on file:
1) Police Pension Fund Minutes – January to April 2019
2) Firefighters Pension Fund Minutes – January to April 2019
3) Library Board Minutes – March to July 2019
4) Building Permit Report – August 2019
5) Fire Department Report – August 2019
6) Financial Reports: General Fund, Library Fund, Water Fund, Sanitary Sewer Fund, Storm Sewer Fund – August 31, 2019
7) Cash and Investments Report – August 31, 2019
B. Approval of Finance Bills Payable (Register #223, #224, and unnumbered Register - invoices to be approved for registers dated August 29 through September 11 2019) --- $564,404.32
C. Approval of Payroll for pay period ending August 31, 2019 --- $437,013.93 with fringe benefit payments in the amount of $127,092.55 for a total of $564,106.48.
If applicable – Items removed from Consent Agenda
5. Proclamation: Fire Prevention Week – October 3-9, 2019 Presented by Mayor Miller
6. Presentation of Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Reports: GASB 74/75 and GASB 67/68 and Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB)Report for FY 2019 Presented by Bob Reitz, Lauterbach & Amen
7. Appointment: Deputy City Clerk Rhea Cameron as Designated Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act Officer
ORDINANCES – SECOND READING
8. 2nd READING OF ORDINANCE #2019-49: An Ordinance of the City of Freeport, Illinois Providing for the Regulation and Inspection of Elevators View Memo At the September 3, 2019, Council meeting, Alderperson Brashaw moved and Alderperson Busker seconded to move this Ordinance forward for approval at the next regular Council meeting and the matter was automatically laid over to tonight’s meeting. Presented by Director of Community & Economic Development Zupkoff
ORDINANCES – FIRST READING
...................................... Request Suspension of Rules
9. 1st READING OF ORDINANCE #2019-51:An Ordinance of the City of Freeport, Illinois Amending Part Eight- Business Regulations and Taxation Code, Title Four – Taxation, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Freeport to Create a New Chapter 900 to be Entitled “Municipal Cannabis Retailers’ Occupation Tax” Presented by Attorney Szeto and City Manager Crow
10. 1st READING OF ORDINANCE #2019-52: An Ordinance of the City of Freeport, Illinois Approving Stop= Sign at Shawnee and Arcade View Memo Presented by Public Works Director Carr
11. 1st READING OF ORDINANCE #2019-53: An Ordinance of the City of Freeport Approving Lease of City Parking Lot to Newell Presented by City Manager Crow
12. 1st READING OF ORDINANCE #2019-54: An Ordinance Granting a Variance from Requirements of Section 1250.01(B)(20) Pertaining to Maximum Size of Ground Mounted Solar Arrays in a Residential District for Property Located at 2340 Marvin Lane Freeport, Illinois View Memo and View Application Presented by Director Zupkoff
13. 1st READING OF ORDINANCE #2019-55: An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit to Allow a Ground- Mounted Solar Array in an R-3 Residential District at 2340 Marvin Lane, Freeport, Illinois View Memo and View Application Presented by Director Zupkoff
RESOLUTION
14. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #R-2019-48: Resolution of the City of Freeport, Illinois Setting the Date and Hours for Trick or Treating in the City for 2019 Presented by Manager Crow
15. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #R-2019-49: Resolution of the City of Freeport, Illinois Authorizing and Approving a Redevelopment and Loan Agreement between the City of Freeport and 218 Property Management and Development, LLC (Wagner House) View Memo Presented by Manager Crow
16. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #R-2019-50: Resolution of the City of Freeport, Illinois Committing to a Twenty-Five Percent Match from General Funds of the City with Regards to a Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Presented by Assistant to City Manager Hinds
APPROVAL OF BIDS
17. Approval of Bids: Bid Opening on September 6, 2019 – Surplus Equipment Presented by Public Works Director Carr
18. Approval of Bids: Bid Opening on September 12, 2019 – Old City Hall Wall Renovations View Memo Presented by Public Works Director Carr
OTHER
19. Approval of Proposal for Re-Paving Newell Parking Lot Presented by Director of Public Works Carr
20. Approval of Proposal from Thayer to Switch Freeport Art Museum to LED Lighting Presented by City Manager Crow
21. Approval of Vendor of Cloud-Based Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Presented by Director of Utility Operations Tom Kopanski
22. Reports of Department Heads
23. City Manager’s Report
24. Mayor’s Report
25. Council Announcements/New Business
26. Public Comments – Agenda or Non-Agenda Items (limited to 3 minutes per person)
27. Executive Session (Closed Session).
• Pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.
• Pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.
28. Adjournment
The City of Freeport, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests that persons with disabilities who require certain accommodations to allow them to observe and/or participate in the meeting(s), or have questions about the accessibility of the meeting(s) or facilities, should contact Human Resources at 815-235-2065 promptly to allow the City to make reasonable accommodations.
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