AGENDA

MACOMB CITY COUNCIL

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008

MACOMB CITY HALL

7:00 P.M.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC HEARING TO ANNEX CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 23 IN EMMET TOWNSHIP OWNED BY ERIC AND SHELIA JOHNSON

PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY GHADA SAMAAN ON BEHALF OF THE GHADA COMPANY DBA THE ISLANDS FOR A CLASS R PLUS SS PLUS OL LIQUOR LICENSE AT 518 WEST JACKSON STREET

CONSENT AGENDA

1.  Minutes of the Macomb City Council meeting held on Monday, September 15, 2008 and Committee of the Whole meetings held on Monday, September 22, 2008 and September 29, 2008.

2.  Approve claims and accounts submitted on September 29, 2008.

3.  Department Reports: Police Department

4.  Accept and place on file Treasurer’s Report for August 2008.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.  Consideration of an ordinance to authorize the rezoning of the property located at 400 Block of North Dudley and North Madison Streets from R-4 Multiple Family Dwelling Residential District to M-1 Light Manufacturing District.

2.  Consideration to authorize advertising for the Depot Platform improvements.

3.  Other unfinished business.

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NEW BUSINESS

1.  Consideration of a resolution to authorize the City to donate to Habitat for Humanity for McDonough County certain real estate owned by the City of Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, consisting of one vacant lot located at 1416 East Pierce Street.

2.  Consideration of an ordinance annexing certain territory located in McDonough County, Illinois and located in the South East Quarter of Section 23 in Emmet Township, McDonough County, Illinois.

3.  An ordinance to create a special event liquor license for the McDonough District Hospital Annual Festival of Trees Gala.

4.  Consideration of an ordinance to create a Class R plus SS plus OL liquor license for the Ghada Company d/ba/ The Islands.

5.  Consideration of an ordinance to authorize the sale of certain City surplus property.

6.  Consideration to defer implementing the out-of-town water surcharge increase until November 1, 2008.

7.  Consideration to authorize Change Order #1 for the Northeast water main project.

8.  Consideration to authorize the hiring of one Public Works employees.

9.  Consideration to authorize Western Illinois Regional Council to submit an application for the PEERS Phase 5 Railroad Safety Grant.

10.  Consideration of an intergovernmental agreement with Macomb Community Unit School District 185 for the proposed extension and new TIF areas.

11.  Consideration to approve the Historic Preservation Commission: Marla Vizdal, Lowell Lueck, Keel Clemens, Randy Powell, Dennis Danowski, Marty Fischer, Bob Anstine.

12.  Other new business.

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COMMITTEE REPORTS

ALDERMANIC REPORTS

MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS

Appoint Angie Barker from Spoon River College and Brian Davenport from Illinois Department of Human Services to the McDonough County Public Transportation Committee

Appoint Beau Ingledue to the Macomb Fire and Police Commission

EXECUTIVE SESSION

To consider information relative to:

a) Appointment, employment compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of an employee of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, pursuant to Sec. 2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act.

b)The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, pursuant to Sec. 2(c)(5) of the Open Meetings Act.

c)Pending or probable litigation, pursuant to Sec. 2(c)(11) of the Open Meetings Act.

COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT