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City of Mt. Vernon City Council met Feb. 18.

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 February 3, 2025, 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 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 before 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. The 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 Presentation and approval of the park master plan

9-B Request permission to seek proposals for architectural services for an indoor recreation facility

9-C Request permission to waive bidding for preventive maintenance on Fire Truck #5134 and accept the quote from Legacy Fire Apparatus-Shorewood

10.Ordinances/Resolutions/Motions

10-A Ordinance rezoning property at E. Kennedy Road from A-G to I-2; Petitioning Party: Charles and Amie Heck

10-B Ordinance granting conditional use to allow for an automobile wrecking and storage yard at E. Kennedy Road; Petitioning Party: Charles and Amie Heck

10-C Resolution approving the water rates to the Village of Woodlawn, Village of Bluford, Dix-Kell Water Commission, Village of Belle Rive, Village of Waltonville, and Northeast Water Company

10-D Resolution to induce the redevelopment of certain property within the East side I-57/State Route 15 TIF redevelopment area with SK Vernon, LLC

11.Mayor

11-A Appointment of Nathan McKenna to the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission

12. City Council

13. Visitors/Citizen Requests/Address From the Audience

14. Executive Session

14-A 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(5) Property acquisition

15. Adjournment

https://www.mtvernon.com/media/mm1jbrhu/february-18-2025-city-council-meeting-agenda.pdf