City Council Meeting Agenda--January 13, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.

AGENDA

City of Staunton

101 W. Pearl Street

Monday, January 13, 2025

7:00 p.m.

I.          Call to Order (7:00-7:01)     

II.        Pledge of Allegiance (7:01-7:02)

III.       Roll Call Vote (7:02-7:04)

IV.       Consent Agenda (7:04-7:06)

Minutes

           Regular Meeting – 12/23/2024

Collector’s Report                                                                                     

                                                Staunton Police Department (Ordinance Violations)---$600.00

                                                Staunton Police Department (Finger Printing)--$10.00

                                                Staunton Police Department (Reports)--$10.00

                                                Prairietown Feed Service (Sievers Farm Income)--$7,864.97

                                                Staunton Super 8 Motel (Hotel/Motel Tax)--$1,738.12

                                                Ameren Illinois (Utility Tax)--$17,218.52

                                                Southwestern Electric Cooperative (Utility Tax)--$724.17

                                                State of Illinois (Business District Tax)--$34,030.40

                                                State of Illinois (Sales Tax)--$68,010.87

                       Applications  

                                     None

Monthly Report

                Distributed by the City Clerk’s Office

                        Claims

                                     January 13, 2025

                         Business Licenses Issued

                                     Republic Services (Trash Collector License)

                                    DC Waste & Recycling (Trash Collector License)

V.                Guests

Chris Pingolt recognition on his retirement

VI.             Correspondence (7:10-7:15)

Received an email from Tim Seelbach, on behalf of the Zion Lutheran Church’s Men’s Club, requesting to make the following streets one way on February 2, 2025 from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. for their annual Sausage Supper:

Wood Street from Henry to Spring Street

Union Street from Henry to Spring Street

Hoxsey Street from Spring to Panhorst

And to close Henry Street from Wood to Union Street

I received a letter of resignation/retirement from full time Street Department Employee Chris Pingolt on January 7, 2025.  In the letter, Chris stated his retirement date was December 31, 2024.

VII.        Treasurer’s Report (7:15-7:17)

VIII.       City Clerk’s Report (7:17-7:20)

Republic Services and DC Waste & Recycling have both renewed their trash hauling licenses for the calendar year 2025.  They are the only two licensed haulers at this time for the City of Staunton.

 IX.      Approval of Committee Reports and Motions (7:20-8:20)

Public Health & Safety – Manning (7:20-7:25)

Motion to approve request from Zion Lutheran Church’s Men’s Club to make the following streets one way for their annual Sausage Supper on February 2, 2025 from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.:

Wood Street froom Henry to Spring Street

Union Street from Henry to Spring Street

Hoxsey Street from Spring to Panhorst Street

And to close Henry Street from Wood to Union

            Park & Civic Improvement -  Tipler (7:25– 7:30)

            Motion to pay outstanding Real Estate Taxes on property located at 317 E. Fifth

            Street, Staunton, IL, in the amount of $1,208.58

            Motion to pay Invoice #891690 to Sandberg Phoenix for Profession Services

            Rendered regarding condemnation proceedings on property at 420 East 9th Street

            in the amount of $2,016.00

            Finance/Claims  – Tipler (7:30-7:35)

            Utilities / Water - Berg (7:35-7:40)

            Motion to pay Invoice #M240024 to Madison Communications for Damage

            Billing on the Albrecht Road water main extension in the amount of $1,288.05

             Motion to pay Partial Pay Estimate #1 from Haier Plumbing for Ward 3 Water

             System Improvements Project in the amount of $326,547.32

             Motion to pay Invoice for Payment #1 to PSC Engineering for Resident

             Engineering on the Ward 3 Water System Improvements Project in the amount of

              $17,500.00

              Motion to pay Invoice #2491 to A&A Drilling, Inc. for directional bores on the

               Herman Road and Albrecht Road water main extension projects in the amount of

               $6,480.00

             Street / Sewer – Machota (7:40-7:45)

            Public Grounds –  Machota (7:45-7:50)

            Tourism – Neuhaus - (7:50-7:55)

            Personnel – Dias (7:55-8:00)

            Annexation –  Manning (8:00-8:10)

            Special Committees – (8:10-8:15)

Judiciary – Manning - (8:15-8:20)

Motion to waive 1st reading of Ordinance #2268 An Ordinance Vacating An

Alley

Motion to approve Ordinance #2268 An Ordinance Vacating An Alley

Motion to waive 1st reading of Ordinance #2269 An Ordinance Authorizing For

The Purchase Of Certain Property

Motion to approve Ordinance #2269 An Ordinance Authorizing For The Purchase

Of Certain Property

Motion to approve Resolution #2025-01 Approving Renewal Of Cable Television

Franchise Agreement With Madison Communications

X.              Unfinished Business (8:20-8:25)

XI.             New Business (8:25-8:30)

XII.            Executive Session (8:30-8:50)

XIII.         Motions from Executive Session (8:50-9:00)

XIV.          Adjournment (9:00)    

Any item listed on this agenda, including any request made in correspondence to the City, may be considered and the subjected to a vote and final action.