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City of Mt. Vernon City Council met June 17.

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 June 3 20, 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 hotbox for road patching

8-B Bid results for material for the citywide in-house asphalt overlay projects

8-C Bid results for the citywide pavement striping project

9. CITY MANAGER

9-A Request permission to seek bids for a sidearm mower

9-B Request permission to seek bids for the parking lot sealing project

9-C Request permission to waive bidding and purchase two police cars through

the state contract

9-D Approval of preliminary and final plat – Craven’s Subdivision

10. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS/MOTIONS

10-A Ordinance rezoning property at 15047 N Loyola Lane from A—G to R-1, Petitioning Party: Dennis Cravens 15047 N Loyola Lane

10-B Ordinance granting conditional use for an off-premise sign at 15193 N Illinois Highway 37, Petitioning Party: Quincy Booth

10-C Resolution approving a joint funding agreement for state participation with IDOT related to Fountain Place roadway improvements

10-D Resolution approving an annual pond service agreement with Shoreline Aquatics, LLC for Veteran’s Park pond

10-E Resolution approving a change order for installation of sod at the downtown greenspace

10-F Resolution approving a change order regarding the installation of an irrigation system at the downtown greenspace

11. MAYOR

11-A Appointment of Robert Brands to the Minority Affairs and Human Relations Commission and the 911 board

12. CITY COUNCIL

13. VISITORS/CITIZEN REQUESTS/ADDRESS FROM THE AUDIENCE

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION

14-A 5ILCS 120/2(c)(6) Sale and lease of real property

15. ADJOURNMENT

https://www.mtvernon.com/media/2l5a2m5x/june-17-2024-agenda.pdf