Mayor John L. Dunkirk called the Regular Meeting to order September 7, 2004 at 7:00 P.M. Present on roll call were Bob Bertolis, Greg Beiermann, Fred Jones, David Schwab, Harold Lankutis, William Cornman, Gene Cailey and William Dees. Absent: None.

A motion was made by Bertolis seconded by Lankutis to approve the following items on the consent agenda: Minutes of the August 5, 2004 Regular Meeting, Minutes of the August 9, 2004 Adjourned Meeting, the Police Dept Report for August showing fines collected of $8,177.73, 163 citations issued to 115 individuals, 26 accidents handled, 57 hours worked by the Auxiliary, 9 dogs picked up, $45.00 in dog fines paid, $55.00 in parking fines paid, 2745 incident calls received with 128 incident calls completed, 86 warning tickets issued, 3 verbal warnings issued, 89 racial profiling web entries, 4 code hearings and 52 ordinance violation notices issued, the Fire Dept Report for August showing 7 full alarms, 14 still alarms, 1 rescue call and 116 ambulance calls, the Building Inspector’s Report for August showing 12 permits issued with a BOCA value of $276,037.00 and fees collected of $1,018.58, the Water Plant Report for August showing 37,390,000 gallons treated with a daily average of 1,496,000 gallons, EMC August Report, CMT August Report, the City Clerk Report for August showing Gross Cash Receipts of $1,654,160.94, Net Cash Receipts (excluding fund transfers) of $1,256,409.87, Net Cash Disbursements (excluding fund transfers and including payroll) of $765,406.31, August Payrolls $278,585.67 and Water Revenue for August of $93,095.56, a motion to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to issue warrants totaling $1,163,157.38, County Ambulance Report showing Accounts Receivable at the end of July at $361,538.55, the City Ambulance Report for August showing Revenue of $140,799.37, Disbursements of $35,523.08 and an Operating Income of $105,276.29, Fire Protection Applications from Kent and Tanya Hoppe, Mark and Rose Sypherd and Rodger Weaver, appointments of the following people to the Tourism Advisory Board: Mark Stieren, Rod Hall, Mike Fleming and Jenna McGraw, a motion to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 3072 accepting the Dedication of Public Improvement in Route 66 Crossing Subdivision, First Addition and resubdivision of Lot 24, a motion to approve the first reading of an Ordinance amending the fence ordinance to allow dog runs without a fence permit, a motion to approve the first reading of an Ordinance allowing a Special Use Permit for a Home Occupation at 116 South Lincoln Street, a motion to approve the Hart Addition Minor Subdivision, a motion to extend the contract with Renner Consulting Services through November, 2004 at a rate of $1,600.00 per month, a motion to adopt a "Notice of Intent" to adopt an Ordinance to Lease City Property to the American Legion, a motion to approve the reprinting of the Shoal Creek Conservation Area brochure by The George Press Inc for a cost not to exceed $1,642.00, a motion to approve a change order for Bruce Unterbrink Construction in the amount of $501.53 for the Police Department Renovation Project, a motion to authorize the repair of two destratifiers at a cost not to exceed $5,900.00 with the work to be done by E.C. Baker & Sons, a motion to purchase a new computer from WAM Computers for a cost not to exceed $1,335.00, a motion to waive the building permit fees and the sewer tap fees for the second phase of the Freedom Place Subdivision, a motion to approve the first reading of an Ordinance granting a Special Use Permit to conduct a commercial business in an Industrial Zoned District (Ponder Equipment), a motion to approve the sale of lots 12 & 13 (9.02 acres) of the Route 66 Industrial Park to Ponder Equipment, Inc at a cost of $5,000.00 per acre with a total cost of $45,100.00, a motion to approve the installation of street lights by Illinois Power on the Route 66 Industrial Park Skyview Drive, a motion to approve the installation of three culverts for entrance ways as outlined in the covenants of the Route 66 Industrial Park for lots 12 & 13, and a motion to approve the landscaping of a tree buffer to the south of lots 12 & 13 in the Route 66 Industrial Park. On roll call voting aye were Bertolis, Beiermann, Jones, Schwab, Lankutis, Cornman, Cailey and Dees. Naye: None. Motion carried.

The Lankutis Oversight Committee has nothing further to report.

The committee recommends that we approve the second reading of Ordinance No 3073 granting a special use permit to conduct a commercial business in an industrial zoned district under The Zoning Ordinance known as Ordinance #2831. On roll call voting aye were Beiermann, Jones, Schwab, Lankutis, Cornman, Cailey, Dees and Bertolis. Naye: None. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Cornman seconded by Jones that we approve the first reading of an Ordinance setting the salaries of officials to be elected in April 2005. On roll call voting aye to increase alderman pay to $4,000.00 annually was Lankutis. Naye: Jones, Schwab, Cornman, Cailey, Dees, Bertolis and Beiermann. That line item failed. On roll call voting aye to increase the City Clerk’s pay to $18,000.00 annually were Schwab, Lankutis, Cailey, Dees, Beiermann and Jones. Naye: Cornman and Bertolis. That line item passed. The line item on the Mayor’s salary was left open until the City Attorney can advise the Council if a salary can be named if the position is changed to full time after the mayor is elected or if it must remain part-time for the entire term. A decision will be given before the second reading of the Ordinance at the adjourned meeting.

After discussing the recodification changes for over 2 hours a motion was made by Beiermann seconded by Cailey to adjourn at 10:14 P.M. until September 21, 2004 at 5:30 P.M. Motion carried.

Approved,

Attest: John L. Dunkirk Jr.

Marilyn S Hartke Mayor

City Clerk