City Of West Frankfort City Council Met July 12.
Here Are The Minutes Provided By The Council:
1. Mayor Jordan Called The Meeting To Order At 6:00 P.M. Requesting A Roll Call. All Commissioners Were In Attendance Except; Commissioner Warren. The City Attorney And City Clerk Were Also Present.
2. Mayor Jordan Asked For Approval Of The Minutes From The June 28th, 2022 Council Meeting. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
3. The Next Item Was Approval To Pay City Bills And Payroll In The Amount Of $161,092.77. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Stanley. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
4. The Next Item Was Approval Of A Resolution To Hire Jacob Gass As A Full Time Public Works Employee. The Mayor Stated We Held Interviews With The Public Works Superintendents And Commissioners And This Was Their Selection. Commissioner Stanley Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
5. The Next Item Was Discussion, With Possible Action, Regarding Offers To Purchase Real Estate Property Which Has Been Deemed As Surplus.
The First Property Was At 1310 E. Clark. We Had Two Bidders, The First Was From Karen & Mike Bonner For $1,000.00 The Second Was From Martha Mandrell For $2,000.00. The Council Agreed To Take The High Bid From Mandrell. Commissioner Stanley Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
The Second Property Was At 712 S. Douglas. We Had One Bid, Received From Karl Fustin For $1,300.00. He Lives Next Door To This Property And He Has Been Waiting For This To Become Available. Commissioner Stanley Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
6. The Next Item Was Approval Of A Resolution Regarding A Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Agreement With Mb Hometown Properties Located In The City Of West Frankfort, Illinois For Burke's Outlet Store. The Mayor Stated I Think The Moreland Family Is Great And Have Done A Lot For West Frankfort. John Moreland Was In The Audience And Told Us That Burke's Outlet Will Handle Clothing, Kids Clothing, Shoes For The Whole Family, Home Goods, Etc. If You Think About It, There Is No Clothing Stores Near By Us To Shop At. We Think This Is A Perfect Fit For West Frankfort. This Will Be Going In Next To Ollie's. And Will Employee Between 40-50 Employees. We Also Have A Signed Contract And Will Have A Retail Milwaukee Tools Store Coming To The Old Dollar Tree Location. Mr. Moreland Stated The Best Part Is Once These Are All Moved In The Mall Will Be Completely Full. The Milwaukee Tool Projected Opening Date Will Be September, And The Burke's Outlet Opening By Sometime In November. The Mayor Stated We Are Giving Them A One Time Tif Agreement Of $100,000 For The Remodel Of The Store Next To Ollie's To Get It Ready For Burke's, Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Stanley. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
7. The Next Item Was Approval Of A Resolution Regarding A Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Agreement With Mb Hometown Properties Located In The City Of West Frankfort, Illinois For Their Corporate Headquarters For McDonalds. The Mayor Stated The Morelands Have Purchased The Old City Hall. We Told Them We Would Fix And Replace A Few Things Including The Window That Is Broken Out In The Front Of The Property, The Roof Around Certain Areas Was Leaking And We Need To Do Something With The Bathrooms. The Purchase Price Was $122,400.00, There Is $43,000.00 Worth Of Remodeling That We Are Going To Cover. The Total Tif Agreement Will Be For $165,900.00. This Is Going To Be A Very Nice Corporate Office For Them
Ce It Is All Finished. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve, Motion Carried.
8. The Next Item Was Discussion, With Possible Action, Regarding The Advertising To Obtain Bids For The Demolition Of Certain Properties. The Properties Are Located At 410 E. Elm, 1810 E. Poplar, And 613 N. Jefferson. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Stanley. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
9. The Next Item Was Discussion. With Possible Action. Of An Estimate From Holcomb Foundation Engineering To Complete Soil Borings And Report For The STP Effluent Disinfection Project In The Estimated Amount Of $2,470.00. Matt Tosh Stated This Is A Mandated Upgrade By The EPA. Commissioner Stanley Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve, Motion Carried.
10. The Next Item Was Discussion, With Possible Action For The Approval Of Brown & Roberts, Inc. To Start Planning For The Cleaning Of The STP Stormwater Lagoon. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
11. The Next Item Was Discussion, With Possible Action, For Approval Of Brown & Roberts, Inc. To Start Planning And Enter Into An Engineering Agreement For Sanitary Sewer Collection System Rehabilitation - 2022 Improvements. Commissioner Stanley Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
12. The Next Item Was Approval Of Brown & Roberts, Inc. To Complete The Phosphorus Reports As Required By The City's STP NPDES Permit. Commissioner Stanley Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
13. The Next Item Was Discussion, With Possible Action, For Approval Of An Engineering Agreement With Brown & Roberts, Inc. For The Country Club Road Sanitary Sewer Extension (Blazing Trails Bbq). The Mayor Stated Our Sewer Line Ends About 400 Feet To Get Back Over To The Highway. He Is In The City Limits And He Needs A Sewer Line. Commissioner Stanley Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
14. The Next Item Was Discussion, With Possible Action, For Approval Of The IEPA Loan Application For The City Of West Frankfort – Water System Meter Replacement Phase II. Projects. Mr. Tosh Stated We Bid Phase 1 And We Have A Contractor For It So We Just Need To Proceed With This To Receive EPA Funding For Phase Ii. Commissioner Stanley Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
15. The Next Item Was Discussion, With Possible Action, For Approval Of The IEPA Loan Application For The City Of West Frankfort – Water System Meter Replacement Phase III Projects. Mr. Tosh Stated This Is The Same Thing, Same Paperwork As Above. They Have Upped The Grant Sealing For This Year. There Is A Possibility You Can Get That Phase Funded With A Bipass Period Which Is Six Months After Phase II. Commissioner Stanley Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
16. The Next Item Was Approval To Pay Eda Award 0601-06132 - Contract 2 - Pay Estimate 9 To Samron Midwest Contracting, Inc. In The Amount Of $180,890.93. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Stanley. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
17. The Next Item Was Approval To Pay Eda Award 06-01-06131 – Contract 3- Pay Estimate 3 To E.T. Simonds Construction Co. In The Amount Of $18,230.36. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Stanley. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
18. The Next Item Was Approval To Pay An Invoice From Brown & Roberts, Inc. In The Amount Of $5,170.45 Regarding Mall Infrastructure Imp Contract 3. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
19. The Next Item Was Approval To Pay An Invoice From Brown & Roberts, Inc. In The Amount Of $32,319.11 Regarding Mall Infrastructure Improvements Contract 2. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Stanley. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
20. The Next Item Was Approval To Pay An Invoice From Brown & Roberts, Inc. In The Amount Of $10,147.44 Regarding 157 & Il Rt 149 Interchange Modification Phase 1 Engineering, Invoice #26. Commissioner Stanley Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
21. The Next Item Was Approval To Pay An Invoice From Illinois Environmental Protection Agency In The Amount Of $17,500.00 Regarding The Annual NPDES Fee For The Sewer Department. Commissioner Stanley Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
22. The Next Item Was Approval To Pay An Invoice From A&W Plumbing In The Amount Of $3,638.83 Regarding Repairs At The WFBI. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
23. The Next Item Was Approval To Pay An Invoice From F.E. Moran, Inc. Fire Protection, In The Amount Of $2,410.00 Regarding The Installation Of Sprinklers At The WF Mall, Suite 111. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Stanley. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
24. The Next Item Was Approval To Pay An Invoice From Derksen Bros. Ag In The Amount Of $18,863.00 Regarding Land Application Of Sludge For The Sewer Dept. Commissioner Simpson Made A Motion For Approval, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
25. Officer's Report ~ Fire Report For The Month Of June 2022. Chief Sailliez Was Not Present. It Was Reported By Commissioner Harkins That They Had 168-Ambulance Calls, 10 Rubbish/Illegal Fires, 1 Brush/Field Fires, 6 Motor Vehicle Accidents, 1 Vehicle Fire, 10 Fire Emergency; (Gas Leaks, Power Lines Down), 3 Structure Fires And 2 Smoke Scares, 5-Automatic Fire Alarms, 3 Ambulance Calls Turned Over To Mutual Due To No Third Ambulance. For A Total Of 209 Calls During The Month. The Department Used Approximately 10,000 Gallons Of Water. The Department Collected $30,844.60 For June Ambulance Calls.
Police Report For The Month Of June 2022. Chief Prudent Reported Officers Answered A Total Of 753 Calls For Service. Of Those Calls 20 Were Traffic Accidents, 2 With Injuries. Officers Responded To 38 Domestic Disputes, 4 Fights In Progress, 11 Alarms, 1 Intoxicated Persons, 12 Burglaries, 9 Reports Of Criminal Damage To Property, 9 Complaints Of Juvenile Problems, 24 Reported Thefts, And 55 Complaints Of Disorderly Conduct/Disturbances. And Made 38 Street Contacts.
Officers Conducted 110 Traffic Stops, Issued 32 Citations, 102 Warnings, And 6 Lw-27's.
There Were 45 Adult Arrests Made And 8 Juvenile Arrests, Resulting In 66 Criminal Charges Filed.
Dispatchers Answered 980 Calls.
Of Those, 546 Were 9-1-1 Calls, 78 Were Walk In Requests. 753 Were For Police, 209 Were For West Frankfort Fire/Ems, 10 Were For Thompsonville Fire/Ems, And 8 Were For Abbott Ems. For The Month Of June, We Collected $1,810.00 In Fines And Fees.
Codes Report For The Month Of June 2022. Permit: 4-Building Permits, 2-Sign Permits. Rental Properties: 12-Rental Inspections Performed. Case Activity Report ~ 96 Which Includes Doors Tagged Verbal Warnings, Vehicles Tagged, Inspections Of Violations, Inspections, Citations Issued, Letters Sent, Etc. And Brought In $280.00 In Fines And Fees For The Month Of June.
26. Building And Sign Permits - There Were No Building & Sign Permits.
27. Audience Questions Or Comments: There Were No Audience Comments Or Questions.
28. Mayors & Commissioners Comments~
The Mayor Stated I Just Want To Say Thank You To The Moreland Family For Being Here And For All They Do For The City Of West Frankfort. We Have A Couple Of Things That We Are Working On For The WF Mall.
Commissioner Reports
Commissioner Harkins Stated We Are Blessed With Our Police And Fire Department And I’m Proud To Be A Part Of It. The New Patrolmen Are Doing A Good Job As Well They Are Staying Busy.
Commissioner Simpson Stated I Think Its Great What The Moreland Family Is Doing For West Frankfort. All The Jobs, And Businesses You Bring Into West Frankfort. It Shows That You Have Pride In Your Hometown And That Is Great.
Commissioner Stanley Stated The Guys Are Doing Fine. Busy With Sidewalks, Moving Some Dirt, Just Staying Busy.
Audience Comments: Don Tucker Was In The Audience He Was Stating That He Has A Big Problem With His Neighbor And All The Cats They Have. They Have At Least 50 Of Them That Come In My Yard, And Urinate On My Foundation And All Over My Yard. I Have Called Animal Control And They Basically Told Me To Do Some Not Nice Things To Get Rid Of Them That I Am Not Willing To Do. They Keep Trying To Pass The Buck To Your Codes Guy. The Mayor Stated Our Codes Guy Thad Does Not Work For Animal Control Anymore. So, I’m Going To Tell You That You Have To Deal With Them We Just Sub Contract Them Out. You Need To Attend A County Board Meeting If You Have A Complaint Against Them. We Just Hire Them To Take Care Of The Animal Issues Here In West Frankfort, We Can't Enforce What They Do Or Do Not Do. I’m So Sorry You Are Having To Deal With This Issue At Your Home, I Wish We Could Help But Your Issues With Them Must Be Taken To The County Board.
29. With No Further Business To Be Discussed, The Meeting Was Adjourned On A Motion By Commissioner Harkins At 6:44 P.M.
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