CITY OF KANKAKEE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 3, 2008
7:00 P.M.
MAYOR GREEN: I’d
like to call the meeting to order please.
I’d like to ask Major Jerry O’Neil from the Salvation Army to come up
and open our meeting with a prayer.
MAJOR O’NEIL: Mayor,
members of the City Council, thanks for the privilege of coming tonight. Let us pray.
Gracious Heavenly Father, we thank You for the privilege of being in
Your presence tonight. We just pray Your
blessing upon this meeting, upon our administration, upon our City. We think about our firefighters and our
police and our emergency personnel. We
just pray that You would keep them safe each and every day as they keep us
safe. Bless this evening, bless
our country on the eve of this election night. Thank You so much for the wonderful
privileges that we enjoy as American citizens.
I pray that we would all exercise our rights and our privileges tomorrow
to get out and vote and I just pray that
You would continue to watch over our country.
Guide and direct us and guide the business of this meeting tonight as we
look at the interests of the City. In
the precious name of Jesus we pray. Amen
MAYOR GREEN: Now,
I’d like to ask Aaron, Ryan and Darrell if they’d lead us in the Pledge? The flag is over here.
AARON, RYAN, DARRELL AND ALL: Pledge of Allegiance
MAYOR GREEN: Thank
you. Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
PRESENT: Brown;
Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Hearn; Linneman;
Diersen; Jones; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Schwade;
Coleman (2)
MAYOR GREEN: Department
Heads.
CLERK DUMAS:
PRESENT: Kinkade; Young; Spice; Bohlen; Power; Leshen;
Simms; Tyson; Shaw; Nolan; Gordon; Fuerst (12)
ABSENT: Doyle (1)
MAYOR GREEN: Thank
you. You have the minutes of the October
20, 2008, meeting. I need a motion to
approve.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Any
changes, amendments to the minutes as recorded?
Hearing none, I move they be approved as recorded.
ALDERMAN HEARN: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Hearn to approve the minutes of the
October 20, 2008, meeting. All in favor,
AYE. Opposed, same sign.
MOTION TO APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF
OCTOBER 20, 2008
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Next, we have Petitions. We have first an Ordinance to vacate a public
alley located within the 900 block of Cobb Boulevard within the City of
Kankakee. Is there a motion to Suspend
the Rules?
ALDERMAN JONES: I’ll
make that motion.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Jones. Is there a second?
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Jones, second by Alderman Hunter to Suspend the Rules that would interfere with the passage of this
Ordinance. Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Hearn; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Schwade; Coleman (2)
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Is there a motion to put this
Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass?
ALDERMAN JONES:
Motion to put this
Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second
it, Your Honor.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Jones, seconded by Alderman Hunter to put this Ordinance on its
Final Passage and Pass. Any
questions? Alderman Baron.
ALDERMAN BARON: This,
ah, this appears to be a platted alley in the middle of a block.
MAYOR GREEN: That
is correct.
ALDERMAN BARON: It’s
not used as an alley.
MAYOR GREEN: No.
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: If
you think of a street, there’s a veer in the street.
ALDERMAN BARON: All
right.
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: I
don’t know why the alley is platted that way.
ALDERMAN BARON: All
right, but this is.....I mean....it’s part of........
MAYOR GREEN: It’s
part of the two lots with the agreement between the two neighbors. They’re willing to take over the ownership of
this property. Any other questions? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Hearn; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Schwade; Coleman (2)
PB08-13: AN
ORDINANCE TO VACATE A PUBLIC ALLEY LOCATED WITHIN
THE 900 BLOCK
OF COBB BOULEVARD WITHIN THE CITY OF KANKAKEE
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Ah, next, is
Communications. A is for information
only. I’d like to ask Chief Young if he’d
come forward. Tonight, we’re going to
give the Medal of Honor to Captain Phil Perkins and Medal of Valor to
Firefighter Chris Salazar. And, let me
just say, this really is a dream of former Chief Guimond of the City of
Kankakee Fire Department. He started planning
this only 40 years ago. And, tonight we’re
officially going to take action and approve that. So, I think, Chief, ah, we’re glad to have
you here and we’re glad. We thank you
for what you did.
CHIEF RONALD YOUNG: Before
we get to that, can I change the agenda with your permission, Your Honor?
MAYOR GREEN: Sure.
CHIEF RONALD YOUNG: Your
Honor, City Council, citizens and my fellow firefighters, last month, October
24, two firefighters, Firefighter Guy Maisonneuve and Firefighter Don Fordahl
received the New Horizons Award from the Illinois Fire Inspectors
Association. I’d like those two
gentlemen to come forward please. I’ll
describe what the New Horizons Award is and Captain Casagrande who nominated
them for the award. The New Horizons
Award is an award that is given by the
Illinois Fire Inspectors Association which is a statewide organization. The New Horizons Award is an award for the
new public educator who is actively getting involved in making a difference in
his or her department’s public education efforts. This person found or developed a new program
or made an existing program better by their dedication and attention to
details. This person must have at
least.......have less than three years in public fire and life safety education. We nominated Firefighters Maisonneuve and
Fordahl for two distinct programs that
they developed and actually delivered throughout our community. The first program was a puppet show in which
a puppet interacts with a firefighter geared towards those children
pre-kindergarten through first grade.
And, we delivered that throughout the schools. It was very successful in getting the fire
safety and life safety message out as well as getting kids comfortable with
seeing firefighters. The second program that
they developed was our obstacle course.
And, this obstacle course was set up so that, it’s geared toward kids of
all ages as well as their parents. And,
it has different stations within it.
Different fire safety and life safety issues are addressed such as
dialing 9-1-1, getting low in the smoke, actually using the extinguisher and
putting out a fake fire, if you will.
But we brought that to Bears Camp and it was quite a hit and these two
gentlemen went ahead and developed all that and delivered that. And, for that, they received the New Horizons
Award. And, I’d like to read what their
certificate says. Given by the
Illinois Fire Inspectors Association.
New Horizons Award presented to Firefighter Guy Maisonneuve and
Firefighter Don Fordahl of the Kankakee Fire Department for your outstanding
attention to detail and commitment and actively making a difference in your
department’s public education program.
Dated this 24th day of October, 2008. Thanks, guys. Now, I’d like to have Assistant Chief Richard
Guimond come forward, retired. Forty
years ago, the man who stands in front of me here, started a program and tried
to push a program through and that was to develop the Medal of Honor and Medal
of Valor for the Fire Department. I
actually have those original medals that they had for demos and they wanted to
get those individualized for our department, but it never got through. Whatever roadblock came up, it kept coming
up. After being appointed Fire Chief,
and getting a visit from Assistant Chief Guimond, we made it one of our
priorities to establish an awards and recognition program that would honor our
people when they do things that are extraordinary out in our community. If it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t be here
tonight. This is an historic event
because we’ve never had a Medal of Honor or a Medal of Valor. We wouldn’t have had it without him, we
wouldn’t have had it without Captain Mike Casagrande who’s in charge of our
Awards and Recognition Committee, a group that got together and started finding
these awards and actually developed and picked out these medals, these
certificates as well as these trophies for the people that we’re going to award
them tonight. And, they deserve a great
round of applause for their efforts. I
do appreciate it. I’d like to read to
you the definition of the Medal of Honor and the Medal of Valor. The Medal of Honor may be awarded for a
conspicuous act of valor and heroism by a Fire Department member who has
performed an act of rescue or attempted rescue under conditions of extreme or
unusual personal risk. The Medal of
Valor may be awarded to those who performed exceptional skills with personal
risk by a Fire Department member who has demonstrated unusual character requiring
initiative or ability worthy of special recognition. And, tonight we’re going to make those
two awards here tonight. And, actually
give these gentlemen their Medals of Honor as well as the pins that they
can put on their uniform. I’d like to
share with you........I’d like to call up Captain Perkins and Firefighter
Salazar. I’d like to read to you a
brief narrative of why they’re receiving
these awards tonight. On November 20,
2007, at 1700 hours, Car 6, Ambulance 1 and Engine 5 were dispatched by KAN-COM
M for a person in the river between Fourth and Fifth Avenue in Kankakee. While in route, KAN-COMM notified fire
personnel they would be assisting police with an individual who attempted to
elude a D.U.I. arrest and was now in the water.
Captain Perkins parked his vehicle at the end of Fifth Avenue and went
to assess the situation. Under low light
conditions and water temperatures in the low forties, he observed the victim
about 30 yards out in the river. Other
rescuers were trying to get the victim to grab a rope or swim towards the
shore. Captain Perkins saw the victim go
under the water several times, each time a little longer, appearing to rapidly
lose his ability to surface. The victim
had stopped trying to swim or reach the shore; he appeared too weak and barely
able to raise his head above water to breathe.
Captain Perkins saw the victim slip underwater and made a decision to
attempt a rescue. Captain Perkins waded
into the water until it became too deep and then swam out to the victim. Once he reached the victim, he told him to
let him pull him to shore. The victim
was too weak to do anything else. As
Captain Perkins swam to shore, he entered a channel and started to fatigue
quickly. He was having a difficult time
keeping both the victim’s head and himself above water and called for
assistance. Individuals from the shore
continued attempting to throw ropes to Captain Perkins, but each time fell
short of their mark. Finally, a rope
landed close enough for Captain Perkins to reach, but it was difficult for him
to keep hold of it. During this time,
Firefighter Salazar entered the water and swam
out to Captain Perkins.
Firefighter Salazar was able to assist Captain Perkins and the victim to
shore. The victim was treated for
hypothermia and transported to Provena St. Mary’s Hospital. Captain Perkins and Firefighter Salazar
performed a rescue under conditions of extreme and unusual personal risk. Although additional fire department resources
were responding, the victim would not have survived until their arrival. Captain Perkins and Firefighter Salazar’s
courage and belief that they could prevail under these conditions prevented the
loss of life. We at the Kankakee Fire
Department honor them for their actions.
The Medal of Honor and the Medal of Valor.
ASSISTANT CHIEF GUIMOND: I’m speechless. Chief
Young, I want to thank you for this opportunity for presenting the first awards
for the Kankakee Fire Department for bravery under your leadership. To start off with Captain. Beautiful badge–just beautiful. It is with great pride and honor that I
present this Medal of Honor to you Captain Phil Perkins for a job well
done.
CAPTAIN PERKINS: Thank
you, Chief.
ASSISTANT CHIEF GUIMOND: You’re welcome. Another
beautiful badge. Medal of Valor.
Beautiful blue and silver. It is also
with honor and great pride that I present this to you for your dedication for
the Kankakee Fire Department.
FIREFIGHTER SALAZAR: Thank
you.
ASSISTANT CHIEF GUIMOND: You’re welcome.
CHIEF RONALD YOUNG: Thank
you very much. We won’t keep you any
longer.
MAYOR GREEN: Chief
Guimond, I do want to thank you for coming up tonight. I’m sorry that government only took 40 years
to get this done. But, sometimes we move
rather slowly.
ASSISTANT CHIEF GUIMOND: In years past, we got awards from the various Fire Chiefs, but
it was always in a plaque form, nothing like a medal that you could wear on
your uniform.
MAYOR GREEN: We
appreciate you being here tonight. And,
without your perseverance, this probably never would have happened. I’m extremely proud of these two firemen, I’m
extremely proud of all of our firemen.
But, these two, for what they did, I’m not sure anybody standing or
sitting in this room tonight would do what they did. But, they did it and they saved a life. So, thank you very much. We’ll move onto Standing Committees. Planning and Code.
ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: The
information was given in the packet.
MAYOR GREEN: Public
Works.
ALDERMAN BROWN: Information
contained in the packet.
MAYOR GREEN: Okay. Report of Officers and Approval of Bills.
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS: I
move to approve the Report of Officers–I know.
I move to approve the Report of Officers, place the money into the
proper accounts and pay the bills in amount of $2,076,524.00. You’re on.
ALDERMAN CIACCIO: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Ciaccio to approve the Report of
Officers, place the money in the proper accounts, pay our bills in the amount
$2,076,524.00. Any questions on any
individual bill?
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Inspired
Development. Refresh my memory on this
one.
MAYOR GREEN: Inspired
Development is one of our partners in sales tax sharing.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Okay. Just trying to remember.
MAYOR GREEN: Any
other questions? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Hearn; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Schwade; Coleman (2)
REPORTS OF OFFICERS APPROVAL OF BILLS - $2,076,524.00
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. There is no Unfinished
Business. We’ll move into New
Business. The first item is the Change
Order No. 2. This is for the Public
Safety building. The amount is
$123,684.67. Does anyone have any
questions on the Change Order?
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Move
to approve.
ALDERMAN HEARN: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman–who seconded it?
CLERK DUMAS: Hearn.
MAYOR GREEN: Alderman
Hearn. Any questions? Alderman Diersen.
ALDERMAN DIERSEN: Can
you just refresh me and let me know again how this is being paid? The entire project?
MAYOR GREEN: It’s
being paid out of the bond proceeds and the grant monies that we have received
on this project. It’s not out of the
General Fund.
ALDERMAN DIERSEN: What
is the bond........the grant amount to?
MAYOR GREEN: Well,
it’s all a part of the grant that we received for the Administration Building,
for the lighting on East Court Street and then we sold bonds last year to pay
these projects in total. Any other
questions? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Hearn; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Schwade; Coleman (2)
CHANGE ORDER NO. 2R FROM HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT AND
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $123,684.67 FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING REMODELING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Next, is Item B which is the
Recommendation to Accept the Real Estate Contract for the sale of 290 S.
Chicago Avenue in the amount of $115,000.00.
Is there a motion?
ALDERMAN BROWN: Motion
to approve.
ALDERMAN COX: Second.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: So
noted.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Brown, seconded by Alderman Cox.
Questions? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Hearn (I’ve lost track here somewhere. What’s this for? I know I’ve known in the past, but I can’t
remember.
MAYOR
GREEN: This is the property we rehabbed
at 290 S. Chicago. We’ve had it for
sale. We’ve now received a contract to
sell that property and we’re recommending that we sell it for the $115,000.00
price. ALDERMAN HEARN: That’s very good.); Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Schwade; Coleman (1)
RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE REAL ESTATE CONTRACT FOR
$115,000.00
FOR 290 SOUTH CHICAGO AVENUE
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Next, and if I need help here,
I think Pete Schiel is in the audience.
This is a Recommendation to Award the Bid for the Technology Part of the
Fourth Floor of the Public Library. We
have split it into three different bids.
I think if you go through it, if you’ve got any particular questions,
Pete will be happy to answer them for you.
We need a motion in order to discuss it.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: I
would so move.
ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: I’ll
second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Epstein to award the bids. Any questions? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Hearn; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Schwade; Coleman (2)
RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE BID OF PART 2 AND PART 3
TO TOP
SHELF TECHNOLOGY ($45,575.00); PART 5 TO TELEPLUS
INCORPORATED
($37,515.00); PART 1 AND VOICEMAIL TO RUDER ELECTRIC
($38,936.50) FOR
THE KANKAKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY’S FOURTH FLOOR
TECHNOLOGICAL NEEDS
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Next, is the recommendation of
the administration to award a grant for the incentive to the Unipar project in
Eastgate Industrial Park. That is a
project between the City, the County, Unipar, Workforce Development and that is
moving the production facilities of Esselte from their current plant which they
were going to close in its entirety to the buildings that Unipar owns in
Eastgate Industrial Park. What this
does, this conserves 25 jobs that were at Esselte. Those people will move from there over to
Unipar. The biggest–one of the biggest
impacts, or factors, is that it will conserve 165 jobs at Unipar that were
handled by developmentally disabled individuals in our community. There are 165 of those jobs, so the total is
190. And, I believe that that number
will probably be even a little bit greater than that. This is a project and Tom Clark is here from
Unipar tonight. If you have any specific
questions, but this is moving the production over there. They will produce some 82.5 million file
folders that many of our children and grandchildren are going to use as they go
to school every day. Ah, and, by putting
this together, we’re asking that we grant them $150,000.00. That will come out of our Eastgate Industrial
TIF fund. The County of Kankakee also
provided them some money, and I can’t remember the exact amount. Tom, would you help me there?
TOM CLARK: Certainly,
Mr. Mayor. The County has provided
$900,000.00 of working capital to sustain this project. We have also received assistance from the
Esselte Corporation. So, as the Mayor
indicated quite clearly, this is indeed a fine example of public-private
partnership.
MAYOR GREEN: And,
our money will be used for equipment and capital purchases. It’s not a working capital loan.
TOM CLARK: That
is correct, Mr. Mayor. The funds from
the City of Kankakee will assist in retrofitting our warehousing facility. That involves replacement of new lighting,
energy efficient lighting, new ventilation to provide for dust generated by
die-cut machines in the manufacture of file folders and a new information
technology and telephone system to allow us to work more closely and more
effectively with the Esselte Corporation.
MAYOR GREEN: And,
this is one of those projects that’s a win-win for everybody. Without it, and I publicly want to give Tom
an awful lot of credit for putting this project together because it does
conserve those jobs in our community and if you ever have the opportunity to go
out there and see what they do at this facility, it’s absolutely
outstanding. And, ah, this is one of
those things, I think this is the right way to spend government’s money.
TOM CLARK: If
I may, Mr. Mayor, and I ask for your understanding, I would also like to extend
thanks to the Mayor and to Alderman Brown and Alderman Hunter. They have been very, very critical in making
this project a reality. Quite frankly,
when we received the news that Esselte was closing, the news had been
long-anticipated, but certainly not welcome.
What that closure would have meant is that our 165 adult developmentally
disabled clients would not have work.
One of my first phone calls was to the Mayor asking is this
possible? Is there a way we can do
this? Can we craft a public-private
partnership that will bring Esselte to the table, that leverage dollars, that
will indistinguishable private investment representing the majority of
dollars to this project and make it happen?
And, I’m pleased to report that this morning at 8:10 A.M., to be
precise, the first file folders rolled off the line at Eastgate Industrial
Parkway. The first former Esselte
employees reported to work and we are under way on the producing of our first
year of 82.5 million file folders. Thank
you.
MAYOR GREEN: Thank
you, Tom. So, I need a motion to approve
this grant.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Mayor,
it’s an honor and a privilege to support the administration and County and
Unipar in providing $150,000.00 to assist in this project.
ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Brown to allow a grant of $150,000.00
to be paid from the Tax Increment Financing District in the Eastgate Industrial
Park for this project. Questions? Alderman Epstein.
ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: What
are the range of salaries of some of these employees?
MAYOR GREEN: Tom.
TOM CLARK: The
operating employees would have a salary range of $11.00 an hour to as high as
$22.00 an hour. The employees that come
from–the Unipar employees–will be paid a salary range approximating minimum
wage. Under the laws of this nation,
developmental disabled individuals can be compensated at less than minimum wage
provided sufficient proof is offered that the productivity level would not be
equivalent to that of a non-disabled person.
But, I can say that the vast majority of our employees would be a minimum
wage or above.
MAYOR GREEN: Any
other questions? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Williams; Ciaccio;
Swanson; Hearn; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Cox (11)
ABSTAIN: Baron (I’m going to abstain. I have a potential conflict of interest.) (1)
ABSENT: Schwade; Coleman (2)
GRANT APPLICATION FOR UNIPAR DEVELOPMENT IN EASTGATE
INDUSTRIAL PARK
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Next, is an Ordinance amending
Chapter 4, Section 4-17 of the Municipal Code of the City of Kankakee. It’s a time change for the sale of alcoholic
beverages in a retail establishment.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: You’re
not thinking of temperance?
MAYOR GREEN: No,
I’m not. Just a time change for....
ALDERMAN HUNTER: From
11:00 to 10:00 A.M.
MAYOR GREEN: That’s
correct.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: You
want to Suspend the Rules?
MAYOR GREEN: Yes.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Motion
to Suspend the Rules that would interfere with consideration of passage of this
Ordinance at this time.
ALDERMAN JONES:
Second it.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Jones to Suspend the Rules that would
interfere with the passage of this Ordinance.
Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Hearn; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Schwade; Coleman (2)
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Is there a motion to put this
Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass?
ALDERMAN HUNTER: I
so move.
ALDERMAN JONES:
Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Jones to put this Ordinance on its
Final Passage and Pass. Any
questions? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio;
Swanson; Hearn; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Cox (11)
NAY: Epstein (1)
ABSENT: Schwade; Coleman (2)
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4-17 OF THE
MUNICIPAL
CODE OF THE CITY OF KANKAKEE
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. There are no Appointments
tonight. Under Motions and Resolutions,
we have the Authorization for the Intervention in the Pending Appeal of the
Valspar Corporation property tax. That’s
the one we share with the Kankakee School District and we’re asking for your
permission to enter into that appeal with them.
ALDERMAN COX: So
moved.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Cox. Is there a second?
ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Second
by Alderman Brown. Any questions? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Hearn; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Schwade; Coleman (2)
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INTERVENTION IN THE PENDING
APPEAL OF
VALSPAR CORPORATION
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Any comments or any questions
from the Aldermen? Alderman Jones.
ALDERMAN JONES:
Ah, Mayor, ah, Thursday
morning I called Police Chief , ah, Kinkade up, ah, asking for donation of, ah,
two bicycles for the little girl’s benefit Saturday evening for the, ah, bone
marrow transplant and I was able to get the bicycles. My son polished ‘em up. They
were able to get, ah, $75.00 for the Mongoose and the little girl’s
Huffy bicycle brought in $60.00. The
whole fundraiser over the weekend raised about $20,000.00 for the girl’s bone
marrow transplant.
MAYOR GREEN: Great.
ALDERMAN JONES:
I thought it was a
success and I wanted to thank the City for the donations and Mr. Linneman for
the donation that he gave. He gave a
seat for the bicycle and a couple other things to donate for the raffles.
MAYOR GREEN: Good.
ALDERMAN JONES:
I just wanted to thank
everybody. Thank you.
MAYOR GREEN: Thank
you. Any other comments or
questions? We have no reason for an
Executive Session. I’ll entertain a
motion to adjourn.
ALDERMAN HEARN: So
moved.
ALDERMAN SWANSON: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Alderman
Hearn, seconded by Alderman Swanson. We
stand adjourned.
MOTION TO ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL MEETING