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City of Mt. Vernon City Council met Aug. 5.

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 July 15, 2024, regular City Council Meeting, November 20, 2023, Executive Session, and the January 16, 2024, Executive Session.

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 the 2024 Sidewalk Replacement Project

8-B Bid results for a sidearm mower

8-C Bid results for the demolition of 10 properties containing asbestos 8-D Bid results for the demolition of 8 non-asbestos-containing properties

8-E Bid results for the engineering of traffic lights at 34th Street and Veteran’s Memorial Drive

9. CITY MANAGER

9-A Street closure request for Logan Street from Beverly Heights Avenue to 26th Street on August 10, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for Hands Up Summit

9-B Street closure request for 9th Street from Jordan Street to Casey Avenue on September 21, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Daisy Fresh Downtown Showcase

9-C Street closure request for 7th Street from Main Street to Casey Avenue on December 7, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the Christmas Parade lineup

9-D Street closure request for 9th Street from Broadway to La Fuente on December 7, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. for Christmas Activities

9-E Request permission to waive bidding and purchase a one-ton truck off state contract for Public Works

9-F Request permission to seek bids for the replacement of the garage roof 9-G Discussion of the application for a Brownfields Grant

10. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS/MOTIONS

10-A First reading of an ordinance authorizing an agreement for the purchase of property at Zachary and State Route 15

10-B Resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement with Emergency Telephone System Board (911)

10-C Resolution appointing an authorized IMRF agent for the city of Mt. Vernon

10-D Resolution in support of an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grant application for bicycle and pedestrian improvements on Veterans Memorial Drive

10-E Resolution in support of an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grant application for streetscape improvements on Broadway and Route 37

11. MAYOR

12. CITY COUNCIL

13. VISITORS/CITIZEN REQUESTS/ADDRESS FROM THE AUDIENCE

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION

15. ADJOURNMENT

https://www.mtvernon.com/media/llyf3riu/august-5-2024-agenda.pdf