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City of Mt. Vernon City Council met March 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 March 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

8-A Approval of quote Fire Station alerting system

9. City Manager

9-A Approval of subdivision preliminary and final plat: Jent-Tuggle Subdivision, Zachery Drive

9-B Request authorization to sign a letter of intent to purchase a fire truck

9-C Street closure request – 9th Street between Main Street and Jordan Street on the second Saturday of the month from April 2025 through September 2025, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Market Days

9-D Street closure request – 9th Street between Broadway and Jordan Street on June 7, 2025, from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. for Mt. Vernon Brewers Fest

9-E Street closure request – 9th Street between Broadway and The Commons Alley on December 6, 2025, from 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. for Christmas Activities

9-F Street closure request – 7th Street between Main Street and Casey and Jordan Street between 6th Street and 9th Street on December 6, 2025, from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. for Christmas Parade line-up

9-G Street closure request – 9th Street between Main Street and Harrison on April 26, 2025, from 1 p.m. - 10 p.m. for Webber High School Prom

9-H Street closure request – 10th Street between Newby and Wescott on June 14, 2025, from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. for the Juneteenth Parade

9-I Street closure request - various streets for the Mt. Vernon Fall Fest events to be held September 25 - September 27, 2025

10.Ordinances/Resolutions/Motions

10-A Second reading of an ordinance amending the city's revised code related to the hotel liquor regulations

10-B First reading of an ordinance authorizing the ceding of private activity bonding authority

10-C First reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of municipal property on Zachery Drive

10-D First reading of an ordinance to approve the proposed budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year

10-E Resolution approving a pond service agreement with Shoreline Aquatics, LLC for the Veteran’s Park Lake

10-F Resolution approving an agreement with PGAV Planners LLC for the creation of a new TIF district

10-G Resolution to induce the redevelopment of property with Sila MK Hotels, LLC

10-H Resolution requesting permission from IDOT for the temporary closure of State Route 15 and State Route 37 on December 6, 2025, from 3:00 pm – 6 pm for the Christmas Parade

10-I Resolution requesting permission from IDOT for the temporary closure of State Route 15 on July 4, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. for the Salute to Freedom Celebration

10-J Resolution requesting permission from IDOT for the temporary closure of State Route 37 on June 14, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. – 1 p.m. for the Juneteenth Parade

10-K Resolution requesting permission from IDOT for the temporary closure of State Route 15 and State Route 37 on September 27, 2025, from 12 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. for the Fall Fest Parade

11.Mayor

12. City Council

13. Visitors/Citizen Requests/Address From the Audience

14. Executive Session

15. Adjournment

https://www.mtvernon.com/media/fuklqjun/march-17-2025-city-council-meeting-agenda.pdf