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City of Mt. Vernon City Council met April 15.

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 1, 2024, regular City Council 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

8-A Bid results for a pedestrian bridge at Veterans Park Lake. 8-B Bid results for the CDBG Sanitary Sewer Lining Project

9. CITY MANAGER

9-A Street closure request - Jordan Street between 10th Street and 12th Street on the first Friday of the month from May to November, from 5 pm to 9 pm for Elks Cruise Night

9-B Request permission to go out to bid on sanitary sewer replacement and stormwater construction between 9th Street and 10th Street

10. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS/MOTIONS

10-A Public Hearing and Second reading of an ordinance to approve the proposed budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year

10-B Ordinance rezoning property at 12719 N Blackhawk Lane and unassigned address on N Blackhawk Lane from A-G to R-3, Petitioning Party: James and Belinda Schubert

10-C Ordinance rezoning property on Link Lane from A-G to R-2, Petitioning Party: Lorene Overbey

10-D Resolution allocating Rebuild Illinois MFT funds for resurfacing a portion of Shiloh Road

11. MAYOR

11-A Reappointment of Stephanie Bailey to the Fire Pension Board

11-B Reappointment of Marty Cox to the Airport Authority Commission

12. CITY COUNCIL

13. VISITORS/CITIZEN REQUESTS/ADDRESS FROM THE AUDIENCE

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION

15. ADJOURNMENT

https://www.mtvernon.com/media/5qjjvxh2/april-15-2024-meeting-agenda.pdf