City of Jerseyville City Council met Sept. 7.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
The Jerseyville City Council held their regular meeting at the Jerseyville City Hall at 6:00 p.m. via teleconference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The public was invited to attend by calling the teleconference phone number.
ROLL CALL: Present were Commissioners Kevin Stork, Steve Pohlman, Nick Bexheti, Zach Crawford, and Mayor William Russell. City Attorney William Strang was present.
Comm. Pohlman led the opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
A motion was made by Comm. Stork, seconded by Comm. Bexheti, to approve the minutes from the meeting held Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.
A motion was made by Comm. Stork, seconded by Comm. Pohlman, to approve the bills as presented for September 7, 2021, in the amount of $654,484.74. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.
A motion was made by Comm. Bexheti, seconded by Comm. Stork, to approve a tourism grant application submitted by the Downtown Country Christmas Festival, Inc. in the amount of $5,000.00 for the Christmas Festival and Bright Nights event to be held Saturday, November 27, 2021. Michael Ward was present to speak to the Council stating sponsorships are down currently but hoping to get more. The event is still in the early planning stages. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.
A motion was made by Comm. Stork, seconded by Comm. Crawford, to approve a resolution with IDOT for an EMR Grant for drainage project on West County Road, Jerseyville and authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk, and Director of Public Works sign associated paperwork. Director of Public Works, Bob Manns spoke to Council mentioning this project comes at a cost of $53,122.00 with the grant being an 80/20 split in which the city will pay for the project and then be reimbursed by IDOT for the 80 percent. The project area consists of the southeast corner of Maple Summit and West County Road. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.
Under new business, Mayor Russell mentioned City Center Park is close to being complete and the fencing and seeding is done for the Pleasant Street project. Comm. Stork commented he would like to discuss the possible 5-to-10-year future projects at the next Council meeting.
Public Comment – Due to poor connection with the teleconference, Cynthia Haggitt from the Jersey County Journal requested a time when she could speak to Director of Public Works Manns regarding the West County drainage project.
Being no further business to be discussed, a motion was made by Comm. Stork, seconded by Comm. Bexheti, to adjourn. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.
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