NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
FOR THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

A public hearing to approve a proposed Property Tax Levy increase for the City of Litchfield, a municipal corporation, for 2010 will be held at City Hall, 120 East Ryder Street, Litchfield, Illinois at 5:45 p.m. on October 28, 2010.



City of Litchfield Committee Meetings October 28, 2010
6:00 pm
City Hall

(Please put all cell phones and pagers on silent mode or turn off. Thank you)


AGENDA


ADMINISTRATION – HAROLD ELLINGER

1. Approve Surplus Resolution – A motion to approve a Resolution for Participation in the State of Illinois Federal Surplus Property Program.***

2. Approve Resolution – A motion to approve a Resolution for the adoption of the Montgomery County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan.***

3. Approve Audit – A motion to approve the 2010 Audit, as presented at October 4th City Council Meeting.***

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – PAT TIMMONS

1. No Agenda Items.

FINANCE – PAT TIMMONS

1. Transfer Funds and to Pay Bills – A motion to direct the City Clerk to transfer funds from the City Sales Tax to the City’s General Fund and to issue checks and the authorization to pay the bills. These amounts will be given to the City Council at the November 2, 2010 meeting.***

FIRE & AMBULANCE – GARY WISE

1. Increase Ambulance Rates – A motion to approve an Ordinance Increasing Ambulance Rates.***

2. Purchase Fire Hose – A motion to approve the purchase of ten (10) sections of 1 3/4” fire hose from Mac’s Fire and Safety at a cost not to exceed $1,150.***

PLANNING, ZONING & BUILDING – MARILYN SISSON

1. Place Cap on Demolition Permit Fee – A motion to approve Modifying Ordinance # 3285 Demolition Permit Fees by Placing a Cap of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) on Demolition Projects that Exceed twenty thousand square feet (20,000 sf).***

2. Zoning Change – A motion to adopt an Ordinance to allow a zoning change from the current zoning of Single Family Residential (S-1) to a zoning of General Commercial
(C-2) for the purpose of operating a funeral home on the property with a street address of 700 South State Street and a legal description of Lot One (1), Lot Two (2), Lot Nine (9), Lot Ten (10), Lot Eleven (11), Block E, Berry Addition, situated in the City of Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois.***

POLICE – GARY WISE

1. No Agenda Items.

TOURISM – GARY LAW

1. Lake Yaeger Signage – A motion to approve the production of a new Lake Lou Yaeger sign for $1,600 and to request that the City Clerk issue a deposet check for $750 to Jerry Dever Signs.***

BUILDING AND GROUNDS – ROBERT OSTENDORF

1. No Agenda Items.

LAKE – GARY LAW

1. No Agenda Items.

STREETS AND DRAINAGE – GENE CAILEY

1. Resurfacing of State Street & Street Lights – A motion to approve a construction management contract with Crawford, Bunte and Brammeier not to exceed $9,000 for a $275,000 repair project for State Street, from Union Avenue north to Ferdon Street and two new camera/motion controlled traffic signals on Union Avenue at State Street and Jefferson Street.***

WATER AND SEWER – BILL DEES

1. Water Treatment Plant Demolition – A motion to approve pay request #7 in the amount of $10,860.75 to S&S Excavating & Demolition, Inc. for work completed on the Water Treatment Plant Demolition.***

2. Walnut Street Pumping Station – A motion to approve Final Payment Request of $500 to Dan Heise Plumbing & Heating for work completed on the Walnut Street Pumping Station.***

3. Litchfield Lake Dam Inspection – A motion to approve Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., to do a dam inspection during November, 2010 for $4,500. (CM&T Engineer Ted LaBelle to outline project)***

4. Request for Reimbursement for Work Completed on Water Plant – A motion to approve a reduction in retainage for the water treatment plant construction contract with Leander Construction Inc., not to exceed $150,000 with the City Clerk preparing a two party check for Leander Construction, Inc., and Chicago Bridge and Iron. The final number will be provided at the Thursday evening Finance Committee meeting.





*** Items to be Consented