Macon Reporter

City of Maroa City Council met Sept. 23.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

Meeting called to order by Clerk Edwards at 6:30 pm. Roll call taken by Clerk Edwards, Alderwoman Estep & Bogle, Alderman Grider, West, Administrator Ted Agee and Mayor Meador are present. Clerk Edwards and Treasurer Modro-Peters are present. Alderman Jackson & Wilkey are absent.

Clerk Edwards leads the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Previous Meeting Minutes 

Clerk Edwards presents the meeting minutes, both open and closed, to the council. Mayor Meador asks if everyone had a chance to look at the minutes. Grider makes a motion to accept the August 26, 2019 meeting minutes, seconded by West. All council members present vote aye, motion carried.

Clerk Edwards asks for a motion to accept the closed meeting minutes. Estep makes a motion to accept the closed meeting minutes for August 26, 2019, seconded by Bogle. All council members present vote aye, motion carried.

Police Report 

Chief Gaddy is present. Chief Gaddy presents his monthly report to the council and updated ordinance violations list.

Attorney Report 

Attorney Jankowicz is present.

Attorney Jankowicz discusses the status of the old Coastal building. B & B Glass are coming to put in windows, asphalt drive will be done. Concrete is to be poured to ADA standards,

Attorney Jankowicz discusses the trailer park, Received back many of the notifications that were sent out. By the next meeting hopes to have them all returned and will move forward.

Attorney Jankowicz discusses the Tombaugh property, there are summons out for service.

Engineer's Report 

Ron Legner, Engineer is not present.

Administrator Report Ted Agee, Administrator is present, and he presents and discusses his report.

Sidewalk projects are completed.

Grant engineering agreement Ordinance 2019/09/23-1 is tabled until next month.

Update the on the old water plant demo.

Intergovernmental agreement with the City of Clinton has been signed and Edwards will cut a check and the leaf vacuum will be picked up.

Discussed pricing for tree to increase the height.

Wilkey & Agee to meet with company to discuss street lighting on Main Street on October 30, 2019.

Zoning/Public Works 

Mike Hoffman, Superintendent, is not present.

Ameren has completed the work needed and the 50 amp will be put in for the festival.

Old Business

New Business Meador states that the Football Boosters requested fireworks for the games after each touchdown. Consent was given individually by cell phone and Meador would just like it in the open session that council gave consent to waive the 15-day notice that was to be given. Council members present give consent. Edwards issued the permit for the 4 home games only.

Edwards discusses monies taken at the window, did council want to post notice that we will no longer take bills larger than $20 due to the counterfeit monies that are going around. It is hard to niake change at times too. Gaddy states that the markers do not work. Estep states that UV lights are working at the bank, she found 2 bills that were not real, Gaddy & Estep state that they were made very well, Estep states that the bank will make change for non-customers as well. Meador states to find out the cost of a machine. Tabled for next month.

Meador appoints Lane Fredrickson to the Zoning Board for a term to be determined. Bogle makes a motion to appoint Lane Fredrickson to the Zoning Board for a term to be determined, seconded by Estep.

All council members present vote aye, motion carried.

Citizen Comments 

Johnnie Leach state the MYL had a successful season but doesn't feel like the City is backing them anymore. Leach said the Wilkey called the MYL and asked to take over the festival. Meador states that he will attend the next MYL meeting.

Mark Behrends asks who gets credit for all the nice fall decorations around town, Meador states that we have a committee and decided that we want to have a competition around town to see which business decorated the best. Behrends as if that was an appropriate use of Business District Funds. Meador states that he checked, and it is an approved expense.

Janet Broadhacker states that she requested a stop sign over a year ago and wants to know what happened with it. It is at the intersection at Ash and Jackson St. Wants to know the status of the sign. When the bus stops there it is hard to get by.

Committee reports 

West discussed resource officer at Maroa Campus and Forsyth Campus. Meador states that the only thing that we have as a fact is that the School Board will pay 50% of cost, Maroa will pay 25% and Forsyth will pay 25% of the cost of a resource officer, The rest has not been worked out. Meador asks for council consent to pay 25% of the cost for a resource officer. Council gives consent to sit down and with all parties and get the details worked out with a committee.

Jankowicz asks if the county will relinquish control to have the officer in the school, and Meador states that Forsyth is in the works now to get that worked out with the new contract.

West states that the Auxiliary prograin is still ongoing.

Meador states that the Business District has been successful. We have the façade program and it is going well. Meador is going to have another meeting in mid-October with businesses to see how to help the businesses get a grant to help with billboard expenses, mailers or some type of advertising. It would be some type of matching grant with a cap. Meador asks for council consent to have the luncheon; all council members present give consent.

Bills 

Clerk Edwards presents the bills to the council. Mayor Meador asks if everyone has looked at the bills. Edwards states that she has one addition, it is for Record & Jankowicz for $1,549, Jankowicz apologizes for the late submission due to an illness in the office. Bogle asks Edwards if the mileage is for meeting, Edwards states that it is for errands ran for the City. West asks what is a scaletron, Edwards states it is something that Mike needs for the waterworks. Agee states it is the chlorine scale. West makes a motion to pay the bills with the additions, seconded by Bogle. All council members present vote aye, motion carried.

Closed Session

Adjourn 

Mayor Meador asks if there is a motion to adjourn, Bogle makes a motion to adjourn at 7:26 pin, seconded by Estep. All council members present vote aye, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:26 pm.

https://maroaillinois.gov/file/659/9.23.2019%20Meeting%20Minutes.pdf