COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday February 14, 2017 6:15 P.M.
Oregon Coliseum
124 N 4th Street
The Council of the City of Oregon met Tuesday February 14, 2017, 6:15 P.M. at the Oregon Coliseum 124 N 4th Street.
Present: Mayor Ken Williams
Commissioner Jim Barnes
Commissioner Terry Schuster
Commissioner Thomas E. Izer
Commissioner Kurt Wilson
Chief Darin DeHaan
City Clerk/Treasurer Charlene Ruthe
City Attorney Paul Chadwick
Chief Darin DeHaan started the pledge of allegiance.
Public Comment
Chris Corcoran, a resident of Mt. Morris, thinks that Commissioner Barnes’s meeting he had at the VFW was a conflict of interest. Chris thinks he should resign from the City Council. Mr. Barnes is representing a group of people that don’t want the Jail located at the corner of 6th Street and Jefferson Street.
Randy Holland, resides on N Daysville Road just outside of city limits, he is on a committee for Forward Oregon that has been working on placing more bicycle racks in the downtown. He has visited other communities and they have put a logo on the base of the rack. He thinks Blackhawk would be a good logo to use.
Commissioner Jim Barnes moved to approve the January 24, 2017 minutes, Seconded by Commissioner Thomas E. Izer.
Roll Call: Barnes, Izer, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Commissioner Terry Schuster moved to approve the payroll in the amount of
$45,558.42 and current warrants as listed:
AT&T, $171.39
Cintas, $155.14
Comcast, $149.40
ComEd, $2,737.70
DeKalb Implement, $2.63
Dynamic Horizons, $330.00
Dynamic Horizons, $162.50
Ecolab, $140.49
Ehmen, $916.79
Electric Pump, $2,365.27
Empty Pockets, $367.50
Envision Healthcare, Inc., $159.00
Euclid Managers, $1,760.89
Fearer, Nye, & Chadwick, $2,900.00
First Midwest Bank, $40,71.22
First National Bank, $738.70
First National Bank, $661.79
First National Bank, $738.70
Fischer’s, $337.97
Frontier, $417.55
Hach Company, $198.10
Hawkins, $660.25
Healthcare Service Corp., $14,611.61
Holland & Sons, $64.54
IEPA, $72,768.30
Julie, $1,841.32
KMK Media Group, $4,023.30
Kustom Signals, Inc., $327.10
McHenry Analytical water, $30.00
Mike Bowers, $43.49
Moring Disposal, $15,064.00
Moring Disposal, $57.30
Municipal Well & Pump, $10,105.00
NAPA, $36.80
NICOR, $307.47
NIU, $300.00
Ogle County Clerk & Recorder, $50.00
Ogle County Clerk & Recorder, $350.00
Oregon Auto Body, $2,064.10
Oregon Chamber of Commerce, $120.00
Oregon Snyder, $304.51
Oregon Snyder, $338.33
Oregon Super Valu, $52.95
Polland Water, $279.70
Polo Cooperative Assoc., $, 1,775.16
Postmaster, $470.00
Ray O’Herron Co., Inc., $669.39
Raynor Door Authority, $1.428.00
Roll Call News, $86.00
Sauk Valley Newspaper, $864.30
Scott Wallace, $123.29
Sirchie Finger Print Laboratories, $84.20
Skeeter Kell Sports, $165.00
Sun Life Financial, $377.76
Teska Assoc., $82.50
Village of Progress, $889.60
Water Solutions Unlimited, Inc., $1,936.00
Willett, Hofmann & Assoc., $3,831.70
Willett, Hofmann & Assoc., $8,473.45
Seconded by Commissioner Kurt Wilson.
Roll Call: Barnes, Izer, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Three TIF District Ordinances were present for first reading.
2017-100 Redevelopment Plan & Projects
2017-101 Designating the Development Area
2017-102 Adopting TIF Allocation Financing
They will be voted on them at the February 28th meeting.
Mayor Ken Williams moved to approve appointing Samantha Anderson to the Economic Community Development Commission, Seconded by Commissioner Thomas E. Izer.
Roll Call: Barnes, Izer, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Mayor Ken Williams moved to approve appointing Rebecca Hazzard to the Economic Community Development Commission, Seconded by Commissioner Thomas E. Izer.
Discussion: Commissioner Barnes doesn’t have a problem with her, just feels she should live in Ogle County. Mayor Ken Williams mention that she has purchased Remax Realty, so she is a business owner in the community.
Roll Call: Izer, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. Nays: Barnes.
Chief Darin DeHaan informed the City Council of the Ordinance Violations that his department has addressed. Also, Officer Mattas is half way through his training.
Commissioner Terry Schuster announced that this Friday night 6:30 pm, Oregon Together along with Hoppers Poppers will be having a movie night at the Coliseum. Also, a Chocolate Walk will be March 9th from 4:30pm to 7:00 pm. Thirty-eight businesses so far will be involved.
Mayor Ken Williams has been meeting with Commissioners and Department heads to update the Capital Improvements projects.
Ogle County will be bringing a request to the Plan Commission next week to vacant 6th Street from Washington to Jefferson Street to build a new jail with a sally port attached. Cork Buck, the City Engineer, has been researching the utilities in the area and what effect it will have on the traffic flow if closed. Ogle County will be paying for the studies. A Public Hearing will take place in March; however, that date has not been determined yet.
Commissioner Jim Barnes moved to adjourn the meeting, Seconded by Commissioner Kurt Wilson.
Roll Call: Barnes, Izer, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Adjourn: 6:36 PM
ATTEST: ______
Ken Williams, Mayor
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Charlene Ruthe, City Clerk