City of Mt. Vernon City Council met May 2.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Roll Call
5. Presentation of Journals for the April 18, 2022 regular City Council Meeting, April 13, 2022 City Council Workshop Meeting.
6. Visitors/Citizen Request/Addresses from the Audience.
Public Forum Rules of Participation
Participants wishing to address the City Council on matters listed on the agenda or on any other matter directly relevant to the business of the City of Mt. Vernon shall do so during the Public Participation portion of the agenda. Each person wishing to speak during the Public Participation portion shall sign a Speaker’s List at the meeting prior to the start of the meeting providing his/her name and the topic to be discussed. Speakers will be recognized by the Mayor in the order the speaker’s name appears on the Speaker’s List. Public participation portion of the meeting shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person. All participants are expected to exercise common courtesy and follow any rules of order established or announced by the Mayor and/or City Council.
7. Approval of Consolidated Vouchers for Accounts Payable.
8. BIDS & QUOTES
9. CITY MANAGER
9-A Request permission to seek bids for the demolition of 10 properties 9-B Request permission to seek bids for easement clearing
9-C Request permission to seek bids for sealing various City parking lots 9-D Request permission to seek bids for 2022-2023 street materials
9-E Request permission to seek bids for engineering of storm water projects
9-F Street Closure Request – Jordan Street between 11th and 12th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of the month from May 2022 thru October 2022 for monthly Cruise in with the Elks
9-G Street Closure Request – 10th Street between Newby to Bell, 7th to Forrest/Dawson Park on Saturday June 18,2022 from 11to 1 p.m. for Juneteenth Parade
10. CITY ATTORNEY
10-A Second reading of an ordinance to raise Sewer rates by 5%.
10-B Resolution approving agreement between the City of Mt. Vernon and Local 738 International Association of Firefighters May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2026
10-C Resolution to extend the contract with Republic Services and the City an additional two weeks, commencing May 1,2022 and expiring May 17, 2022
10-D First reading of an ordinance to increase the Garbage Service rate
11. MAYOR
11-A Reappointment of Kevin Sargent and Trent Page to 911 Board 11-B Reappointment of Mary Ellen Bechtel to Fire Pension Board
11-C Reappointment of Sheila Jolly-Scrivner and Mike Carbonaro to the Mt. Vernon tourism Advisory Board
11-D Reappointment of Mary Ellen Bechtel, Angela Moore, and Jamie Storey to the Minority Affairs and Human Relations Commission
12. CITY COUNCIL
13. VISITORS/CITIZEN REQUEST/ADDRESS FROM THE AUDIENCE
14. EXECUTIVE SESSION
15. ADJOURNMENT
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