CITY OF KANKAKEE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
7:00 P.M.
MAYOR GREEN: I’d
like to ask the meeting to come to order, please. I’d like to ask Reverend David Robinson from
the Genesis Community Ministry to come up and open our meeting with a prayer.
REVEREND ROBINSON: Thank
you, Mayor. Let us bow our heads. The Psalm that says, I will lift up mine
eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. Father, we thank You for this promise in
Your word and we pause tonight to say thank You, Lord, for all that You have
done. We bring all the members of this
Council before You this evening. All the
chairs that are filled with the citizens of Kankakee. We pray Your blessing upon them and we pray a
special blessing upon our Mayor as he prepares to go into retirement. And, we also pray, dear God, for those who
are seeking to fill his office. We pray
that whoever is elected, that they will bring glory and honor to Your name and
uplift our City and make it a better place to live. We also would like to remember Reverend
Wilson and what he has contributed over the years to this great City. We pray for his wife and his family, ongoing
blessing upon their lives as they seek to emulate his lifestyle. We ask these mercies through Christ
Jesus. And, all the people said, Amen.
MAYOR GREEN: Now,
I’d like to ask the students from Millie Proegler School to come up and lead us
in our Pledge. The flag’s back
here. You can come on up here if you
want to take pictures, ‘cause they’re going to be looking this way. Okay, go ahead.
MILLIE PROEGLER SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ALL: Pledge of Allegiance.
MAYOR GREEN: All
right. Way to go, guys. They want to take some pictures. You’ve got to look over that way. Thank you very much. Good job!
Thank you. Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
PRESENT: Brown;
Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Linneman;
Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
MAYOR GREEN: Department
Heads.
CLERK DUMAS:
PRESENT: Kinkade; Young; Dear; Bohlen; Simms; Tyson;
Shaw; Nolan; Gordon; (9)
ABSENT: Spice;
Power; Leshen; Bertrand (4)
MAYOR GREEN: Thank
you. You have the minutes. We have two sets of minutes to approve. If it’s okay with the Council, we’ll approve
both in one motion. The first are the
minutes of the January 20, 2009, meeting and the second set of minutes are the
February 2, 2009, meeting. Is there a
motion to approve?
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Mayor
Green, hearing no objections from my colleagues, I move they be approved as
recorded.
MAYOR GREEN: Is
there a second?
ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Brown to approve the minutes of the
January 20, 2009, meeting and also the February 2, 2009, meeting. All in favor, AYE. Opposed, same sign.
MOTION TO APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 20, 2009
MOTION TO APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. At the discretion of the Chair,
I’d like to skip to Resolutions right now.
And, I’d like to ask Alderman Hunter to make a motion and read the
Resolution for Reverend Elmer Wilson.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Okay. Ah, Mrs. Wilson, could you and your family
please come up while I read the Resolution?
Mrs. Wilson and family, would you please come up while I read this
Resolution? RESOLUTION NO. 2009- 02
HONORING
AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF REVEREND ELMER WILSON WHEREAS, Reverend Elmer Wilson has
graciously and diligently contributed to the quality of the community of
Kankakee through his participation in organizations, activities, and years of
dedicated service, both as a politician –but, more importantly, probably as a public servant– and civil
rights leader; and WHEREAS, Reverend
Wilson was born January 7, 1933, to Lee and Gertrude Wilson in Kankakee,
Illinois, and became a trailblazer in many ways in this community. He was the first black policeman in Kankakee,
first chairman of the ARBEZ Coalition
(“Zebra” spelled backward) in the early 1970’s, chairman of the Kankakeeland
Community Action Program in the mid 1970’s, and coordinator of the Kankakee
Chapter of Operation PUSH in the late 1970’s; and WHEREAS, serving as associate pastor of Greater New Hope
Baptist Church, a Kankakee County Board member, and a Kankakee School Board
member, Reverend Wilson was instrumental in trying to bring people together
into a community cohesiveness; and WHEREAS, Reverend Wilson knew and valued the importance of an
education and completed his own Bachelor of Arts degree from Governors State
University in 1974, at the age of forty; and WHEREAS, continuing his tireless
service to Kankakee during the 1980’s, Reverend Wilson was actively involved
with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation and in 2000 served as
president. At the same time he served as
president of the Local ATU 1745 Union of First Student bus drivers; and WHEREAS, Reverend Wilson’s membership on the
Kankakee School Board is well remembered by all of his colleagues: Kankakee School Board President Jerry Shapiro
said Wilson cared very deeply about children and was known for frequently
visiting classrooms. “If he thought the
child was at risk, he would be blunt with tough love, but also encouraging and
hopeful.” Fellow Kankakee County Board
member Sam Nicholos remembers that “he was … well liked and pragmatic…His
support or dissent for a particular issue had nothing to do with politics and
everything to do with what he thought was right”; and WHEREAS, Reverend Wilson left this earthly
world on November 28, 2007. Left behind
to cherish his memory are his wife, Lorraine James-Wilson; two daughters,
Rebecca Wilson of Momence, Illinois, and Roberta Wilson of Chicago, Illinois; three
stepchildren: Kevin (Laura) Dixon of
Virginia; Deborah Pitts; and James (Lynn) Dixon, both of Kankakee; numerous
grandchildren; and many cousins and friends; and THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by Mayor Donald E.
Green and the City Council of the City of Kankakee, Illinois, to recognize and
honor Reverend Elmer Wilson for his many years of unselfish and loyal
contributions to the community, and in memory of his love for all of humanity,
by an honorary designation of the 300 block of North Dearborn Avenue as “Reverend
Elmer Wilson Avenue.” Adopted this 17th day of February, 2009.
Donald E. Green, Mayor, Attested to
by Anjanita Dumas, City Clerk.
Therefore, Mayor, I move that we approve this Resolution.
MAYOR GREEN: Is
there a second?
ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Brown.
All in favor, AYE. Opposed, same
sign.
RESOLUTION HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF
REVEREND ELMER WILSON
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Congratulations. Thank you.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: We
would like to present this Resolution to you and the honorary street sign.
MRS. WILSON: I’d
just like to take this opportunity to thank the Mayor and all of the Aldermen
and everyone who, ah, what........everybody who had anything to do with doing
this for my husband. I really appreciate
it. I really felt that he deserves it
and, ah, just thank you very much.
MAYOR GREEN: Thank
you. Thank you. We’ll go back to our agenda. Petitions.
The first one we have is an application by Pirhl Developers requesting a
map amendment to rezone the property commonly known as 190-210 S. Gordon Avenue
from I-1 Light Industrial to R-3 Multiple-Family Residential to Develop an
Independent Senior Assisted Multiple-family Development. The first thing we have to do is accept the
Findings and Recommendations of the Planning Board. Is there a motion?
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Mayor
Green, I move we accept the Findings and Recommendations of the Planning Board.
ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Brown to accept the Findings and
Recommendations of the Planning Board.
All in favor, AYE. Opposed, same
sign.
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PB09-01: AN
APPLICATION BY PIRHL DEVELOPERS REQUESTING A MAP
AMENDMENT TO REZONE THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS
190-210
SOUTH GORDON AVENUE FROM I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO R-3
MULTI-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO DEVELOP AN INDEPENDENT SENIOR
ASSISTED
MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Next, is an Ordinance Approving
a Map Amendment to Rezone the Property Commonly Known as 190-210 S. Gordon
Avenue From I-1 Light Industrial to R-3 Multiple-Family Residential to Develop
an Independent Senior Assisted Multiple-Family Development. Is there a motion?
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Mayor
Green, I move that we Suspend the Rules that would interfere with the
consideration and passage of this Ordinance at this time.
ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, second by Alderman Brown 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; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Is there a motion to put this
Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass?
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Mayor
Green, this is a much needed project. I
think, David, this project is in excess of $7,000,000 and it’ll create scores
of jobs for that particular area. It
will provide quality housing for our seniors which are needed. That is something that was articulated, I
think, even at the debate the other night between the two Republican
candidates. And, we think that it would
be an asset for that part of the town and the business leaders around that
particular area are supportive of this as well, too. Therefore, I move this Ordinance be placed on
its Final Passage and Pass.
ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Brown to place this Ordinance on its
Final Passage and Pass. Any questions on
the Ordinance? Any questions on the
Ordinance? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
ORDINANCE APPROVING A MAP AMENDMENT TO REZONE THE
PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 190 -210 SOUTH GORDON
AVENUE FROM I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO R-3 MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL TO DEVELOP AN INDEPENDENT SENIOR ASSISTED
MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Next, is the approval of a
Resolution Authorizing the Placement of Two Wind Farm Turbines within 1.5 Miles
of the City of Kankakee’s Municipal Boundaries.
Is there a motion?
ALDERMAN SCHWADE: Where
is it at?
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: Actually,
I learned...........there was a Public Hearing at 5:00 P.M. tonight and there
were some people present. It’s
located.......the two that are in........within in the mile-and-a-half limits
are located in Otto Township, just southwest of Cognis–the Adams Farm. Basically, they’re about 400 Feet tall. They’re one per indistinguishable
acres. They’re 41, I believe, and 44 to
be located in Otto Township and there are 47 to be located in Pilot
Township. Also goes into Ford County and
Livingston County I believe, also.
ALDERMAN SWANSON: I
make a motion.
MAYOR GREEN: Is
there a second?
ALDERMAN HUNTER: I
second it, Your Honor.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Swanson, seconded by Alderman Hunter to approve the Resolution
Authorizing the Placement of Two Wind Farm Turbines Within 1.5 Miles of the
City of Kankakee’s Municipal Boundaries.
Any questions? Alderman Schwade.
ALDERMAN SCHWADE: Some
people have complained about the noise of these. Is that a problem? Like how close are the houses? I’m really sorry I didn’t know about it.
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: No,
there’s a representative here. I thought
I saw them walk in–from Vision Energy.
Yeah, I’m sorry.
MARK GERSHON: Good
evening. Mark Gershon with DLA Piper
representing Vision Energy on this project.
Illinois actually has one of the toughest set of sound standards in the
entire country. They measure sound in
various different decibel levels and–actually various frequency levels and
these wind farms will satisfy all Illinois requirements at every home in the
area. We’ve done sound studies that take
into account the surrounding homes that are there. They’ve been placed with that in mind.
ALDERMAN SCHWADE: Thank
you.
MAYOR GREEN: Alderman
Diersen.
ALDERMAN DIERSEN: People
living around there, what has their comment been?
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: There
were no objectors at the hearing tonight.
There will be another hearing for the Kankakee County Planning and
Zoning...........Zoning Board of Appeals tomorrow night and that’s..........that’s
actually in Herscher I think. Is that
right?
MARK GERSHON: Right,
it’ll be at the Herscher Legion Hall.
MAYOR GREEN: Yes.
ALDERMAN DIERSEN: I
had heard that a problem with these is with birds. Now, I don’t know just what that problem is,
but this is something that I have heard.
MARK GERSHON: Sure,
sure.
ALDERMAN DIERSEN: Is
it killing birds? Or, ah........
MARK GERSHON: We,
actually, as part of the project, hired an environmental consultant who went
out and studied........you look at bird migration patterns, where they
are. What happened in the earlier days
of wind farms where you had much smaller wind turbines turning a much higher
level of speed. These are larger
turbines. They move much, much more
slowly. But, because of the concern, we
do do a study and that study is reviewed by every County. The two Counties who’ve reviewed it so far
have approved the project unanimously.
So.......we do address exactly that issue and make sure it’s not a
problem. What they’re looking for is
where you are in relation to migration patters and whether or not that impacts
it. Our studies have shown that we have
no adverse effect.
MAYOR GREEN: Any
other questions? Roll call.
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: Thank
you, Mark.
MAYOR GREEN: Thank
you very much.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PLACEMENT OF
TWO
WIND FARM TURBINES WITHIN 1.5 MILES OF THE CITY OF
KANKAKEE’S
MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES
MARK GERSHON: Thank
you very much.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Thank you. Next, under Communications, we have a
presentation tonight of the Greater Kankakee Airport Master Plan. It’ll be by Mike VanMill who’s the President
and Corporate Executive Officer of the Economic Alliance of Kankakee
County. Our representative on that
Committee was Alderman Swanson and Alderman Hearn when he was still living and
so, Mike, the Floor is yours.
MIKE VANMILL: Thank
you. Ah, Danita, do we have enough
copies to pass around? Mayor Green, City
Council members, on behalf of the Airport Task Force Committee, it gives me
great honor and pleasure to submit for your review and consideration tonight
the final draft of the Airport Master Plan.
The Plan is a culmination of approximately nine months of work by the
Task Force which finally approved this plan in December of 2008. As Mayor Green indicated, the composition of
this Task Force included two members of the City of Kankakee, the County and
the Airport Authority. The members
again, were Ken, and due to his unfortunate and untimely death, Danita took his
place. Loretto Cowhig, who is Chairman
of the Planning Commission for the City, myself as representative of the
County. The other County representative
was Jeff Jarvis who is also a resident of the study area. And, the airport authority was represented by
George Hawker and Jason Licon who is the manager of the airport. When we looked at this project, there were a
number of reasons why we believed that the timing was right to evaluate the
growth and development potential of the airport area. We had a number of findings that went to
that. First of all, there was no one
plan in the County of Kankakee or the City of Kankakee that we believe
adequately addressed all the aspects of development in this area. Two, the recent extension of the Municipal
Utilities to the area, including water and sewer made the area more favorable
for growth and development. The
development of the Correctional facility and the high standard of its ascetic
appeal gave us some sense of what we should look at for development in the area
in the future. The commercial growth
around the 308 interchange and what we could perceive as future growth in that
area and along the 45........52/45 corridor.
What we found is that the zoning, both in the County and the City, was
inadequate and the land use regulations were inadequate and that with what was
in place right now could potentially include uses that would hinder the growth
of the potential of the airport. And,
finally, what we found is never has the long-term plans for the airport
development been incorporated in a comprehensive approach to the development of
the south side of the City of Kankakee.
So, taking all those things in consideration, we believe the timing was
right to take a look at this plan. The
Task Force met for the first time in February of 2008 and at that time
developed a strategy for what we wanted to do and the guidelines for consultant
selection. Ah, we went through a
consultant selection process and we.......and the Task Force selected the firm
of Crawford, Murphy and Tilly to head up this study. And, ah, that CMT for short is also the
airport’s engineering and master plan consultants for them and they have been
that for a long time. In addition to
CMT, we had the land use consulting firm of Camiros from Chicago to help us with
the land use portion of this plan and also we had in that team, Eric Candada,
who is with Blane, Candada and is a highly respected economic development
planner for the Chicagoland area. The
Task Force gave the direction to the consulting team to review four basic
elements that is outlined in the plan.
First, land use, and as you can see by the diagram that’s in front of
you, we looked at what we would see as a potential for growth and development
for the next 20 years in the airport area.
And, I’ll back up and indicate, also, what is the scope of the
area? Because that’s very important when
you start looking at land use planning.
As you can see by the map, the airport is centrally located in the
middle of the planning area. We had
decided that we would look approximately one mile on all sides of the
airport. The boundary on the north is
River Road. The boundary on the east is
the river. The boundary on the south is
Otto Road and the boundary on the west side is I-57 and the railroad
tracks. So that seemed to be, for our
purposes, a reasonable area for which we could concentrate our efforts. When we looked at going further out, it
just.....it became very cumbersome to try to do the land use planning and look
at policies that went in a broader direction.
So, basically, there are four elements in which we looked at, as I
said. Land use and we looked at
industrial, commercial, airport related and residential. We had, looking at the next 20 years, we
perceive that most of the land is going to stay agriculture and, in fact, that
is one of the uses that has really no hindrance to the future growth and
expansion of the airport so that was a good thing. We looked at the transportation network and
it’s very important to understand that if the.........if runways are expanded,
if the growth and activity of the airport continues, we could see possibly the
closing of the airport road and the possibility of needing additional roadways
to the south so that we can continue to keep transportation network flowing
adequately. We have an economic
development strategy and it’s outlined very thoroughly in this air.....in this
report. It talks about how we should go
about identifying the types of industries that make the most sense in this
area. And, what we can do to bring them
here. And, so, those are strategies as
the Alliance and as the Economic Development representatives of the City of
Kankakee, we can partner and we can ensure that those things get done. And, then finally there are specific
development and ascetic regulations and I think that’s very important because
that takes it to another level of planning.
But, these ascetic regulations and these development regulations will
ensure growth as in a form and fashion appropriate for the area and it does ensure
certain uses and structures aren’t built that would inhibit the airport’s
future growth. So, I think that was very
important and you’ll see as you review this, that we’ve spent a lot of time on
looking at what the ascetics should be in the area, how high buildings should
be, what kind of usage should be around the airport and so on and so
forth. We conducted two public hearings
as a result of putting this plan together.
We held one in October and we held one in November. We identified, ah, and sent out notices to
every property owner in this area, from residential to the farmers to the
corporate, ah, property owners in the area.
We had over 200 participants at our public hearings and, in fact, and
something that I’ve never seen at a public hearing. After our presentation at the second one, we
actually got an applause, which doesn’t happen very often. We were shocked. Anyway, so we took the recommendations–you
can see that there are some comments in the back from the residents in the
area........or property owners in the area as to what they were considering
were concerns to them and we took that into consideration and that’s what we
came up with–the adoption in December.
So, at this time, Mayor, I am providing it for their review and
consideration.
MAYOR GREEN: Alderman
Williams.
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS: Mike,
with this, ah, with this plan that you all have drafted up, are you looking to
annex more land for the airport? And,
are you looking at hardening up the runways that are there already for larger
capacity planes?
MIKE VANMILL: Alderman,
that would be.......that would be ideal.
Ah, obviously, larger planes cannot land frequently on this....on the
airport at the present time because the thickness of the runway isn’t
adequate. Ah, what we had.......when we
were talking with residents in the area, we mentioned to them that there really
isn’t anything right now on the ground ready for any growth and development
that would necessitate expansion of the runways or the airport, but if there
was a specific user that would come to the area and need the expansion of the
runways and have the runways fortified so that larger planes could get on, that
would be the impetus for that type of thing.
But, at the present time, we don’t have necessarily, something that
would necessitate that.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: No
shovel ready plans.
MIKE VANMILL: Nope,
no shovel ready stuff.
MAYOR GREEN: Question,
Mike. Just for my own information. When you were doing this economic study, I
assume you took into consideration the possibility of a third major airport
north of us. Did you talk about the
impact it would have economically on this airport?
MIKE VANMILL: Well,
that’s a good question. Ah, really, you
know, I think most of our discussions had to be...........was whether the
airport does come or not, this is what we plan for this airport. Regardless of what direction that goes, and
you know, more and more, I’m leaning towards that, you know, we’re going to see
this airport become a major economic engine for this area in the future. And, I’m seeing, you know, just my gut
feeling, I don’t have any facts to really back it up, but it seems like that
Peotone airport’s getting further and further out in the distance and there’s
greater opportunity here and we want to be in a position to be able to capture
that.
MAYOR GREEN: Okay. I’m sort of gonna’ give a follow up answer,
maybe to you Alderman Williams. Right
now, of course, the airport is in the City limits of Kankakee. Any growth around that airport, we would have
to adhere to our border agreements that we have with the two neighboring
communities which would be Chebanse and the Village of Sammons Point because
we, as a City Council, have already taken that action, so that’s somewhat
defined. But, what, I think, Mr. VanMill’s
saying is what we have done over the past ten to fifteen years in getting the
necessary utilities out there, it is making this airport a viable entity for
economic development and I think that’s why the administration at that time
decided this was the ideal time to work with the County and with the Airport
Authority to come up with some kind of a document that deals with the future
growth of that area. And, that’s really
what this is. Really, I think what
action we need to take tonight is just to take this document, accept it and
place it on file. Alderman Diersen.
ALDERMAN DIERSEN: Can
I ask.........the area there defined there in blue, is that all property owned
by the airport at the present time?
MIKE VANMILL: No,
it’s not. And, that’s a good
question. As you can see, it is area
that’s within their long term master plan.
And, what is interesting to us as we went through this project and as I
mentioned in my preliminary comments, never have we been able to impose that on
a map and start planning around it. And,
that’s what made this a very special project for us, is that we’ve been able to
incorporate some of the long range planning that the Airport Authority has put
in place and incorporate that with what the City would like to see and go
forward.
MAYOR GREEN: Okay,
I’ll entertain a motion.
ALDERMAN SWANSON: So
moved.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Swanson. Is there a second?
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Second
by Alderman Hunter. All in favor,
AYE. Opposed, same sign.
GREATER KANKAKEE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN
OF THE ECONOMIC ALLIANCE OF KANKAKEE COUNTY
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Thank you, Mike, very much.
MIKE VANMILL: Thank
you.
MAYOR GREEN: Ah,
next under Communications, we have a thank you note from the Hearn family for
things that we did for Ken during his services.
C and D which are just items of information from AT&T for their
cable and Comcast. What we need, we have
a recommendation to accept the route for the annual downtown Kankakee parade on
September 5, 2009. We need a motion.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: I
move to accept or approve items 7 E and F.
ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: I’ll
second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Epstein to approve items E and F. All in favor, AYE. Opposed, same sign.
RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE ROUTE FOR THE ANNUAL
DOWNTOWN
KANKAKEE PARADE ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2009
WILL-GRUNDY COUNTIES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL
AND KANKAKEE/IROQUOIS COUNTIES BUILDINGS TRADES OF THE
AFL-CIO
ARE REQUESTING PERMISSION TO HOST THEIR ANNUAL “DAD’S
DAY” TAG
DAY ON SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2009
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. I’m next on the agenda. I owe the City Council a State of the City
message. I’m going to give that
tonight. And, it’s my privilege to do
that. For the past 16 years I have had
the privilege of serving as the Mayor of this City. It has been my honor to serve in that
capacity and to work with a City Council that is dedicated to serving the
citizens of Kankakee in order to build a better place to live, work and raise
our families. I am here tonight to report what we have accomplished over the
past year as well as to recap what has been the accomplished by this administration
over the past sixteen years. First and foremost I want to talk about the
financial condition of this City: where we were in 1993 compared to where we
are in February of 2009. In 1993 I
inherited a City that was in a perilous financial condition: running an annual
deficit of $1,700,000 and issuing tax anticipation warrants. Sixteen years later that City will end fiscal
year April 30, 2008, with surplus balances of approximately $2,500,000. We also, for the first time in the history of
this City, have a bond rating of “A” and for the eleventh consecutive year we
have received an “excellence in financial reporting” from the office of the
Government Finance Officers Association for our City’s comprehensive financial
report. Over the past 16 years, we have
issued approximately $50,000,000 in bonds, which have been used for the
rebuilding of roads, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, paved alleys, bridges, storm
sewers, sanitary sewers and the infrastructure necessary for the development of
Exit 308. The majority of these bonds
will be paid off in the years 2011 to
2013. The careful planning done by this
City Council and administration has allowed us to expand the City’s boundaries
by almost 40%. We have rebuilt the
downtown, the railroad depot, the east side, and West Court Street while at the
same time completing extensive work in all seven wards of the City of
Kankakee. Two of our most recent
projects are the renovation of the old public library into the new Administration
Building and the former City Hall into a new Public Safety Building, both with
the most modern and up to date “green technologies” that are available. This City is alive and well. No one has to turn out the lights. In 1993, we had one of the worst years for
violent crimes in this City’s history.
In that year we recorded some 26 violent crimes (murders). Today, I can report that in the year of 2008
we had a decrease of 8.2% in the total crime index from the previous year
2007. These numbers reflect the lowest
crime rate in the City since the 1970’s, some 38 years ago. This index includes the crimes of murder,
criminal sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault/battery, theft, auto theft
and arson. What these statistics show is
a 78% drop in violent crimes since 1993.
Last year we had one murder, which is still one too many, but we are
continuing to work with our Police Department and members of this community to
bring that number to zero. We must
continue to work with our neighborhood groups, which were formed by this
administration, the Police Department and the Aldermen in each ward to solve
the problems and address the perception of public safety in each area of this
community. This administration has been
innovative by organizing Citizen Police Academies including some especially for
senior citizens and the Hispanic community and maintaining a visible presence
in neighborhoods and the schools. We
have also worked cooperatively with neighboring police agencies to solve the
problems in our metropolitan area.
Building a safe community takes the cooperation of all. In 2008, we restored the Fire Department to a
full compliment of 57 fire-fighters to make us adequately staffed for the first
time since 1985. This was accomplished
by Chief Young applying for a grant which enabled us to increase our staffing
and put a second ambulance into service to better serve the community. The Chief also was successful working with
our consultant to receive a grant from the Federal Government for $495,000, which
has allowed the city to purchase two new fire engines for a total cost of
$495,000 in City funds, which brings our department up to date on its equipment
replacement schedule. Also, in 2008, we
recorded the lowest number of hours in 23 years of combined time off due to
on-duty injuries and non-duty illnesses.
The Fire Department also continued its program of sponsoring Citizens
Fire Academies, which helps to acquaint the citizens of Kankakee with the
duties of the department and how much it costs to maintain an on call, paid,
full time department. Many times we think only of fire and police, but the
Department of Public Works works every day of the year to keep our City
clean. They plow the snow, patch the
roads, pick up the leaves and grass, work to keep our alleys clean, and use
street sweepers to wash and clean the streets and the alleys in this City. They also pick up the trees and debris after
the storms, patching the pot holes created by severe winter weather, and yet
they have time to put up our Christmas decorations during the holidays and
flags on our patriotic days. They do an
outstanding job day after day with a small workforce and with the help of
community service workers. In our
Planning and Building Department we issued 839 rental licenses, 1,579 building
permits plus several permits for commercial development in downtown and at Exit
308. This department has also been
proactive on vacant homes. At the
beginning of the year we had 150 homes on the demolition list, but with the
help of Public Works, we now have 86 on that list. Of those, 26 have been demolished, but 38 are
in the process of being rehabbed. With
the help of Larry Nolan in the Community Development Agency, we have
accomplished the following: In our Small
Rental Program we have completed six units this past year. In our Home Program we completed eleven
single family units that were rehabbed.
In our Single Family Owner Occupied, we have rehabbed five homes. In our Lead Abatement Program, 97 units have
been completed. In our Block Grant–CDA
Block Grant Program–237 people were served.
And in our HUD Dollar Program, we bought two units over the past year
and put those back into the market. And,
in the First Time Homebuyers Program, six families have been served. Contrary
to what some individuals in this community are taking credit for instituting,
it was this administration that was the first to enroll with Joe Martin and
Diversity, Inc., as our City’s Fair Housing Agency. As the matter of fact, one of our staff
members is the current president of that group.
We have also sponsored the Hispanic/Latino Heritage luncheon, the Black
History luncheon which was today and it was an outstanding program, and
established the Mayor’s Office of Special Events. The City is now the cosponsor of the fishing
derby, Music Fest at the depot, the City parade, and the Fall Safety
Festival. Incidentally, this
administration along with the Kankakee Municipal Utility was the driving force
behind the restoration of the Depot and the park with the help of Kankakee
Development Corporation. Contrary to
claims of some, this project was not spearheaded by any one particular
individual. I would be remiss if I did
not talk about the Library and its impact on the community. Think of this, in 2008, 124,000 items were
checked out of our library: 1,800 library cards were issued or renewed: 160,500
people came thru our doors. Our public
programs held in conjunction with the Friends of the Library, which
incidentally tonight, Bob Love is at the library putting on a program as we are
here in a meeting, had an attendance of 3,900 people, 5,500 children in our
community were served by the children’s department. Somewhere between 200 to 300 kids and their
parents attended family reading nights, and we had 34,900 public sessions on
our computers. In addition, our online
statistics showed 19,800 downloads of our audio and video content. We are now in the process of opening the 4th
floor addition to the library, which is being called the Luminarium. It will consist of a 200 plus seat auditorium
and will boast a state of the art sound system, pod cast recording equipment,
and a stage. Additionally, a new
computer training classroom and “Studio 201” will provide space for the
high-tech activities of our ongoing grant support of “Project Next Generation.” All of these things I have touched on tonight
have been accomplished in the last 16 years.
There are others that I have not even mentioned in this, like the bus
system, wi fi. None of these would have
been possible without the help and support of this City Council, the employees
of this City, and the citizens who supported these programs and projects. I have been very fortunate to have led this
City, but without everyone’s working together we would have not made this kind
of progress. Thank you for all you
have done and continue to do to make our community one we can all be proud to
call our home. Thank you. Thank you.
We’ll move on to Standing Committees.
Public Safety.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: It’s
self-explanatory.
MAYOR GREEN: License
and Franchise.
ALDERMAN SWANSON: The
minutes will be available at the next meeting.
MAYOR GREEN: Okay,
thank you. Budget. I know we’ve got several items we need to
take care of.
ALDERMAN BARON: Right,
several items there. The first is the
acceptance of a nearly $160,000 federal
grant to install fire sprinkler systems in the living quarters of all of the
City’s fire stations. That requires an
affirmative vote of the Council and acceptance, so I would move that we would
accept the Federal grant for the fire sprinkler systems in the living quarters
of the City’s fire stations in the amount of $160,000.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second
that, Your Honor.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter to accept the grant from the
Federal government in the amount of $160,000 to sprinkler all of the sleeping
facilities for the Fire Department. Any
questions? Our match on that is
10%. We will have to come up with
$16,000. That’s in our budget, so we’re
able to do that. Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
MOTION TO ACCEPT THE
GRANT OF $160,000FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO
SPRINKLER ALL OF THE SLEEPING FACILITIES
FOR
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries.
ALDERMAN BARON: The
cab has become detached from the truck frame for truck #, unit # S-30 in the
Public Works Department. Public Works
administration has recommended that we replace that with a truck where the cab
and the truck frame are attached. So, we
are recommending that the........the administration is recommending that we go
out to bid for a replacement truck. The
estimated cost is approximately $113,000.
And, that will include the cost of the equipment–dump truck, salt
spreader and plow. So, I’d make a motion
that we go out to bid for a replacement truck meeting those specifications.
ALDERMAN BROWN: I
would gladly second that motion.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Brown.
Any questions? When we go out for
bid, we’ll do it on the State bid.
Correct?
ALDERMAN BARON: That’
correct.
MAYOR GREEN: Any
questions? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
MOTION THAT WE GO OUT TO BID FOR A REPLACEMENT TRUCK
FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries.
ALDERMAN BARON: The
only other item that we’re requesting approval tonight has to do with the
property tax abatement and levy schedule.
When we issue bonds, some of the bonds are never intended.........it’s
never intended that we’re going to be repaying some of the bonds with General
Fund Revenue, with property tax revenue.
Specifically, that the TIF Districts, although they may be General
Obligation Bonds, they’re going to be paid with TIF funding. There are also two bonds, series 2001A and
2003A that have the same intention. When
we issued those bonds, there was never an intention that General Funds would be
used to pay that. Every year, we have to
abate the levy for those bonds that we don’t intend to get reimbursed........or
we don’t intend to pay with General Fund money.
So, we’re asking that we approve the property tax abatement and levy
schedule to take those bonds off of the debt levy..........off of the debt
levy.
MAYOR GREEN: You’ll
find that document in Resolutions in the back.
It’s Resolution #2009 and whatever number the Clerk assigns to it. But, there is the Resolution with the
abatements on the back of that page.
That’s the motion that I assume the Alderman is making for the abatement
of those taxes.
ALDERMAN BARON: I
got ahead of myself, but that was one of the.....we did recommend that we would
do that. But, I would so move.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter to abate those property
taxes. Any questions? Any questions? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO CERTIFY THE
ABATEMENT
OF BOND LEVIES FOR BONDS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED UNDER THE
CITY’S
FULL FAITH AND CREDIT (GENERAL OBLIGATION) AND TO
AUTHORIZE
THE CITY CLERK TO DELIVER THE CERTIFICATIONS TO THE
CLERK OF
KANKAKEE COUNTY
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries.
ALDERMAN BARON: That’s.......that’s
all we’re asking for approval on.
The.......we did have a spirited and participatory discussion on the
Neighborhood Reinvestment Incentive Ordinance which was covered by
all.......all different perspectives were covered in that. Many of you were there that aren’t even a member
of the committee. We’re not asking for
anything tonight, but, ah, some ideas came out of that. Alderman Hunter made the suggestion that of
the total fund for the $2,500 fund, that 75% of that be for homes where the
traditional 10% down would be placed.
25% would be FHA/VA. That’s being
worked out. Now, we’ll have an Ordinance
to present next meeting, but as I said, we discussed at that meeting and those
of you that attended were rewarded by participating in that discussion and
those that weren’t, there’s a continuing invitation to attend any and all
Budget Committee meetings. Thank you.
MAYOR GREEN: Okay,
thank you Dennis. Next we’ll move onto
Report of Officers.
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS: I
move to approve the Report of Officers, place the money into the proper account
and pay the bills in the amount of $316,794.13.
ALDERMAN CIACCIO: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Williams, second by Alderman Ciaccio to approve the Report of Officers,
place the money in the proper accounts and pay the bills in the amount of
$316,794.13. Any questions on any of the
individual bills? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
REPORT OF OFFICERS APPROVAL OF BILLS - $316,794.13
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Next, under Unfinished
Business, we have the Ordinance for the Vacant Buildings. Are we ready to take action on that tonight? Or, do you want it held off the agenda?
ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: Mr.
Bohlen has made changes to the Ordinance indistinguishable of the
Realtors that were present at the last meeting.
I believe he incorporated those changes.
He also reduced, ah, some of the fees that the City had previously
charged although we did not go quite as low as the Realtors had asked us to,
but we did take into account their concerns so we have reduced our fees and we
have incorporated all of the other changes that they had asked for. So, I would move that we place this for the
Second Reading at this time.
MAYOR GREEN: Is
there a second?
ALDERMAN SCHWADE: I
second it.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Epstein, seconded by Alderman Schwade to place this Ordinance on
its Second Reading. Questions? Yes, Alderman.
ALDERMAN COX: I
feel that fines are too heavy in this state of economy and, ah, I cannot vote
for it. Thank you.
MAYOR GREEN: Can
I ask a question, Alderman? Do you
have.........do you have a number in mind that you’re........that you think we
should look at?
ALDERMAN COX: No,
I don’t.
MAYOR GREEN: Okay. Any other comments? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Swanson;
Linneman; Diersen; Schwade (8)
NAY: Williams; Ciaccio; Jones; Cox (4)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
SECOND READING
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 1X, SECTIONS
8-36 ET. SEQ.
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF KANKAKEE,
ILLINOIS BY ADDING
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE VACANT BUILDINGS
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Next, is the Ordinance for
establishing a Cable/Video Service Provider Fee.
ALDERMAN SWANSON: Mayor.
MAYOR GREEN: Yes.
ALDERMAN SWANSON: We
actually discussed this with the AT&T rep at our License and Franchise
meeting and if........I would actually like to go ahead tonight and pass this
Ordinance.
MAYOR GREEN: You
were comfortable.........and the committee was?
ALDERMAN SWANSON: Yes,
they suggested that they came before the Board tonight to go ahead with the
passage of the Ordinance.
MAYOR GREEN: Okay. Are you making that a motion?
ALDERMAN SWANSON: Yes.
MAYOR GREEN: Do
you want to Suspend the Rules?
ALDERMAN SWANSON:
Yes.
MAYOR GREEN: A
motion by Alderman Swanson to Suspend the Rules. Is there a second?
ALDERMAN JONES:
Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Second
by Alderman Jones. Roll call.
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: I
think we both...........this would be Second Reading.
MAYOR GREEN: Oh,
that’s right. It is Second Reading. I apologize.
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: First
Reading last time.
MAYOR GREEN: So
you’re putting it on Second Reading?
ALDERMAN SWANSON: Yes. Well, that’s what I thought we were going to
do tonight.
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: It
was First Reading last meeting. It’s
Second Reading at this meeting.
ALDERMAN SWANSON: I
would like to put this Ordinance on its Second Reading.
ALDERMAN JONES:
Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Same
for the maker of the motion. Motion by
Alderman Swanson, seconded by Alderman Jones to place this Ordinance on its
Second Reading. Any questions? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams (Originally
Passed); Ciaccio; Swanson; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
PASS: Williams (Changed to Aye)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
SECOND READING
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CABLE/VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDER
FEE
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Next, for Second Reading is the
Ordinance Establishing Cable/Video Service Provider Fee and Peg Access Support
Fee. Do you want to place this on Second
Reading?
ALDERMAN SWANSON: I
will place the Ordinance on the Second Reading.
ALDERMAN JONES:
Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Swanson, seconded by Alderman Jones to place the Ordinance
Establishing a Peg Access Support Fee.
Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
SECOND READING
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CABLE/VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDER
FEE AND
PEG ACCESS SUPPORT FEE
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. The last item under Unfinished
Business is the Neighborhood Reinvestment Incentive Ordinance. What is........
ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: We’re
going to act on that at the first meeting in March.
MAYOR GREEN: Okay. The Chair will withdraw it then. Next, ah, New Business. There’s an Ordinance that was passed out
tonight. It’s an issue I talked with
Aldermen Diersen about just this evening.
One of the issues that we have, I’ll get calls from the various
departments saying, what are our insurance requirements if we have someone
coming in to perform work for the City.
We didn’t have a standard Ordinance in place that defined that. So, I asked City Corporation Counsel to
prepare a document. We have it here
tonight. We’re not asking you to take
any action on it. We’re going to refer
it to the Ordinance Committee so we can review it and then come back to the
City Council with a recommendation. Fair
enough?
ALDERMAN DIERSEN: You
don’t want to put this on First Reading tonight?
MAYOR GREEN: Why
don’t we wait until we define the document completely, okay? Yes, Alderman.
ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: Can
you just give me an example of who this might affect?
MAYOR GREEN: Well,
for instance, ah, there’s some work going on at the library where they’re installing
some furniture. What are the liability
limits that we’re going to require that vendor when they come in to do work on
City property? Ah, we’re trying to be
cognizant of the view that everyone can’t carry the same limits that the City
of Kankakee does for its liability coverage because you may have a small
provider and not a large company that may be doing it. We were trying to come up with something that
would–one size that would fit all. And,
what we’re looking at is to say, We’re asking you to provide liability
insurance, property damage insurance, workers’ compensation and an umbrella
policy in X limits and we’re using $1,000,000 I believe, here. And, name the City of Kankakee as an
additional insured. That makes them the
primary carrier. In that instance, our
insurance would then be secondary. I don’t
think we can ask a.........I think the City’s limit........our limit of
liability, for instance, our umbrella is $10,000,000. We can’t ask a small provider to do
that. He couldn’t afford to buy it. Ah, and so, what we’re trying to do, is to
come up with an Ordinance that really works for everybody and try and define
that Ordinance, who needs to provide that to the City. So, this is our first forté at it. Okay.
Motions and Resolutions. We need
a motion to approve the Resolution for Black History Month. Does someone want to make that motion?
ALDERMAN HUNTER: I
so move.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter. Is there a second?
ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Second
by Alderman Brown. All in favor,
AYE. Opposed, same sign.
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE ANNUAL
CITY OF KANKAKEE BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM
MAYOR GREEN: We
did Elmer Wilson already. Next, is the,
ah, the Riverfront Trail and we need to approve that.
ALDERMAN BARON: I
would so move.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter.
Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESOLUTION
FOR IMPROVEMENT BY MUNICIPALITY UNDER THE ILLINOIS HIGHWAY CODE
IN THE AMOUNT OF $850.00 FOR THE CITY OF KANKAKEE
RIVERFRONT
TRAIL, PHASE I, SECTION 06-00001-00-BT, TEI JOB NO.
E07093
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. We’ve already done the
Resolution for the Abatement of Taxes.
Next, would be the........to accept the Highway Permit Resolution for
815 S. McMullen Drive in Kankakee.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Swanson. Is there a
second?
ALDERMAN DIERSEN: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Second
by Alderman Diersen. Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams;
Ciaccio; Swanson; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (12)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE HIGHWAY PERMIT AND
RESOLUTION
FOR 815 SOUTH MCMULLEN DRIVE PROJECT, TEI NO. E07149
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Are there any Comments or
Questions from the Alderman? If not, I
need a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss Personnel and Pending
Litigation.
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: Probable
Litigation.
MAYOR GREEN: Probable
Litigation, excuse me.
ALDERMAN HUNTER: So
moved.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Hunter. Is there a second?
ALDERMAN SCHWADE: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Second
by Alderman Schwade. All in favor,
AYE. Opposed, same sign.
MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. Chief Young will you stay,
please?
8:02
P.M.
8:23
P.M.
MAYOR GREEN: Is
there a motion by the City Council on action?
Alderman Diersen.
ALDERMAN DIERSEN: I
will make that motion since I only have two months more to serve. But I don’t know just how to word
it. So, if it can be worded for me?
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: The
motion is to authorize Corporation Counsel to institute a law suit.......or to
file a law suit against the Kankakee Fire Pension Board regarding a recent
retroactive pension that was awarded.
ALDERMAN DIERSEN: I
couldn’t have said it better.
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: Thank
you.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Diersen. Is there a second?
ALDERMAN COX: Second.
MAYOR GREEN: Second
by Alderman Cox. Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio;
Swanson; Linneman; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (11)
ABSTAIN: Epstein
(1)
ABSENT: Coleman (1)
MOTION AUTHORIZING CORPORATION COUNSEL TO FILE A LAW
SUIT
AGAINST THE KANKAKEE FIRE PENSION BOARD REGARDING A
RECENT
AWARD OF A RETROACTIVE PENSION
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
carries. I’ll entertain a motion to
adjourn.
ALDERMAN SWANSON: So
moved.
ALDERMAN SCHWADE: I
second.
MAYOR GREEN: Motion
by Alderman Swanson, seconded by Alderman Schwade. We stand adjourned.
MOTION TO ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
8:25 P.M.