Litchfield City Council
City Hall
November 2, 2010
7:00 p.m.

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Call Meeting to Order
Pledge to Flag
Roll Call
Recognition of Guests and Visitors:
Appointments:
Consent Agenda
Reading of Minutes
Report of Departments and City Clerk
Authorization to Transfer Funds and to Pay Bills

Other Items as Assigned:

1. A motion to approve a Resolution for Participation in the State of Illinois Federal Surplus Property Program.
2. A motion to approve a Resolution for the adoption of the Montgomery County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan.
3. A motion to approve an Ordinance Increasing Ambulance Rates. (1st Reading)
4. 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.
5. 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). (1st Reading)
6. 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. (1st Reading)
7. 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 deposit check for $750 to Jerry Dever Signs.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. A motion to approve Final Payment Request of $500 to Dan Heise Plumbing & Heating for work completed on the Walnut Street Pumping Station.
11. A motion to approve Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., to inspect Litchfield Lake Dam during November, 2010 for $4,500.
12. A motion to approve an Ordinance for placement of stop sign on North Jackson Street at Golden Street, in both north and southbound directions of travel. (2nd Reading)
13. A motion to approve the 2010 Audit, as presented at October 4th City Council Meeting.

Old Business

1. 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, contingent upon receiving final lien of waiver.
2. A motion to table trash collection concept until July 6, 2011.
3. A motion to approve “An Ordinance ascertaining the total amount budgeted for all corporate purposes legally made and to be collected from the Tax Levy of this Fiscal Year, beginning on the 1st Day of May, 2010, ending on the 30th Day of April, 2011, and levying a tax for the same on all Montgomery County, Illinois, as the same is assessed and equalized for State and County purposes for the current year. (2nd Reading)
4. A motion to approve an Ordinance for Exchange of Real Estate. (Rainmaker Campground). (2nd Reading)
5. 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. (2nd Reading)
6. 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). (2nd Reading)

New Business

1. A motion to approve a local share requirement not to exceed $10,350 for a $263,621.10 modernization project for the traffic control systems for Corvette Drive, Ohren Lane, U.S. Route 66 and Historic Old Route 66. The City share will come from its YE 2012 Budget.