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City of Edwardsville City Council met Oct. 3.

Here is the minutes provided by the Council:

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Edwardsville City Council was held at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers with Mayor Patton presiding. Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar answered present on roll call.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.

Mayor Patton asked for a moment of silence in regards to the tragedy in Las Vegas.

Mayor Patton read the following letter written by Jerry Broadway:

Dear America,

Stop.

Stop hating. Stop belittling those who disagree with you. Stop identifying yourselves by the color of your skin. Stop being divided by people who get rich off divisiveness.

Stop ignoring the mentally ill among you. Stop looking the other way when someone you care about shows signs that they are troubled in some way. While you're at it, stop using the deaths of dozens of your fellow Americans to try and advance your political stance.

Stop caring about other people’s political stances. Realize that nobody cares about yours. Stop living in a world where you are right and all who do not fall in lockstep with you are evil, unpatriotic, or just plain stupid. Stop refusing to entertain the thought that maybe it's your idea that is bad, or at the very least, needs tweaking. Butlet's not stop there. Stop feeling superior to your fellow Americans. On the inside, we're all the same. Look at your television. The blood you see flowing from the veins of the white man is the same shade of red that flows from the veins of the black man. And too much of that blood is shed here every day. Not white blood. Not black blood. American blood.

Stop believing that the 2nd Amendment is the end-all be-all of life in America. You can’t scream "Ban all guns' every time a shooting happens, but you can't scream “No gun laws' every time the subject is broached. Sensible people have to agree that we all have the right to own weapons, but sensible people should also agree that we need some safeguards in place.

Stop saying “when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns'. True or not, no one ever solved a national problem with a bumper sticker. Stop believing that the blackman always gets a fair shake in this country. Stop believing that the blackman NEVER gets a fair shake in this country. Both are false narratives.

Stop believing, creating, and sustaining false narratives. Stop acting like the middle ground is a place for gutless people who have sold their souls to reside. The middle ground, devoid of bumper sticker slogans, is where the great problem solvers go to meet, discuss, compromise, and solve problems.

Stop saying that people who don't agree with your politics should die. No one should die for their politics. No one. Ever. Stop believing that the first amendment only applies to thoughts you agree with. If you get offended, rub your offended spot and move on. Remember, somewhere out there, someone is offended by your thoughts, too. Stop watching Fox News and CNN, and any other alphabet organization that wants you to be angry so you won't stop watching. They don’t care about you. They care about ratings.

Stop bashing the President. Love him or hate him, he's yours for the remainder of his term. Disagree with him if you want. Disagree with him out loud if you want. But be respectful about it. Stop teaching your kids that authority is badjust because your candidate didn't win,

Stop teaching your children that the police are all bad. Some are. No argument there. But some teachers, firemen, postal workers, and preachers are bad, too. Just because you don't like someone telling you what to do (follow the law), you have no right to judge that person's character. Stop refusing to admit that some police are bad people. Stop being angry about things that meam nothing to you, just because a celebrity said you should be angry about it.

My beloved fellow Americans, once you, and I, have stopped all these things, there is but one thing on the list of things we need to START.

Start following the direction of Jesus. It doesn't matter if you believe in Him or not. What matters is the simple beauty in his command to "love your brother as yourself.” What a world it would be if we could find it in ourselves to do so.

-Jerry Broadway

Mayor Patton welcomed everyone in attendance and those viewing on Cable Channel 993 to the meeting and asked if any citizen wished to address the council. Leo Sulentic spoke on behalf of the lack of maintenance of Hadley Lane. Alderman Stack extended an invitation to Mr. Sulentic to express his concerns at the next Public Services Committee meeting being held on Tuesday, October 10, 2017.

Motion by Krause, seconded by Stack, to approve the Consent Agenda. Mayor Patton read consent agenda as follows:

Approval of minutes of Council Meeting on September 19, 2017

Group Health Insurance Fund Report - $334,076.08

Executive Session: Personnel

Roll Call on Consent Agenda: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar voting aye. Motion Carried.

Dennis W. McCracken City Clerks Collector administered the Oath of Office to Barry Jones as Police Sergeant.

Motion by Stack, seconded by Burns, to approve a License to Conduct a Raffle for Land of Goshen Rotary with chances to be sold from October 18, 2017-December 13, 2017. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar votinga ye. Motion Carried.

Motion by Stack, seconded by Burns, to approve a License to Conduct a Raffle for St. Boniface Quilters with chances to be sold from October 07, 2017 - October 15, 2017. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar voting aye, Motion Carried.

Motion by Morrison, seconded by Krause, to hold a License to Conduct a Raffle for Stridin & Survivin with chances to be sold from October 08, 2017 - March 10, 2018. Roll Call: Seven Ayes with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar voting aye. Motion Carried.

Motion by Stack, seconded by Krause, to approve a Class E Special Event Liquor License for 1818 Chophouse for the “Boy Scouts of America, Greater St. Louis Area Council The Experience” to be held at 7126 Goshen Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025 on Saturday, November 04, 2017. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar voting aye, Motion Carried.

Confirmation of Poll of Council on September 26, 2017 to approve a License to Conduct a Raffle for Whitley's Wishes Inc., with chances to be sold on September 30, 2017. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, Motion Carried.

Minutes of Finance Committee meeting on September 12, 2017 were received for information and file.

Motion by Louer, seconded by Farrar, to approve Claims - $884,427.76. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar voting aye. Motion Carried.

Motion by Louer, seconded by Farrar, to approve a Special Parks Project Funding Application for the Nature Preserve Foundation at Watershed Nature Center in the amount of $9,000.00. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar votingaye. Motion Carried.

Motion by Louer, seconded by Stack, to approve a Special Parks Project Funding Application for the Edwardsville Children’s Museum in the amount of $9,000.00. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar voting aye. Motion Carried.

Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room.

Public Safety Committee will meet on Monday, October 09, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room.

Minutes of Public Services Committee meeting on September 12, 2017 were received for information and file.

Public Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room.

Minutes of Administrative & Community Service Committee meeting on September 14, 2017 were received for information and file.

Motion by Risavy, seconded by Morrison, to approve a Ordinance Annexing 250 & 252 Seminole Street-Annexes properties at 250 & 252 Seminole Street and allows connection to Sanitary Sewer and Water mains Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar voting aye. Motion Carried.

Motion by Risavy, seconded by Krause, to approve a Resolution Approving Veteran’s Day Parade (November 11, 2017) - Required to seek permission from IDOT for Temporary Closures of State Highways. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar voting aye, Motion Carried.

Motion by Risavy, seconded by Morrison, to approve a Resolution Authorizing Center Grove Planned Unit Development - Authorizes approval of the Center Grove Planned Unit Development, Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar voting aye. Motion Carried.

Plan Commission Minutes from 07-17-17 were received for information and file.

Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes from 07-24-17 were received for information and file.

Administrative & Community Service Committee will meet on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Governor Edwards Conference Room.

Council recessed at 7:35 p.m. and went into Executive Session at 7:37 p.m. Council reconvened into Open Session at 7:50 p.m.

Motion by Louer, seconded by Farrar, to approve the Mayor's Appointment of Amanda Tucker as the new Human Resources Director effective November 06, 2017. Roll Call: Seven Ayes, with Aldermen Louer, Stack, Burns, Risavy, Morrison, Krause and Farrar voting aye. Motion Carried.

Council adjourned at 7:55 p.m.

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