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City of Alton City Council met May 27.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. CALL TO ORDER.

2. ROLL CALL.

3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG.

4. READING OF PROCLAMATIONS.

ALTON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 13, 2020. (PLACE ON FILE)

6. COMMUNICATIONS: City Treasurer, re: Alton Police Pension Report of all monies collected and expended by the City of Alton on behalf of the Alton Police Pension Fund. (PLACE ON FILE)

7. REPORT OF OFFICERS: Alton Fire Department, re: Monthly Fire Damage Report to Assessor’s Office for April, 2020; Alton Fire Department, re: Estimated Fire Loss for April, 2020; Alton Fire Department, re: Largest Single Fire Loss for April, 2020. (PLACE ON FILE)

8. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE:

A. Committee of the Whole Meeting Report for May 26, 2020. (PLACE ON FILE) (Boulds)

a. Resolution, re: Finance Committee bills be allowed and payment be made.

b. Resolution, re: The US Department of Veterans Affairs has requested that the City execute the attached Quit Claim Deed regarding the North Alton Confederate Cemetery and that the Mayor and appropriate city officials are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City of Alton the attached QUIT CLAIM DEED.

c. Resolution, re: That the Redevelopment Agreement between the City of Alton, Illinois and Waterfront Properties Holdings LLC be amended in Section 11 A so as to change the potential funds provided to the developer in “Redevelopment Assistance”.

d. Resolution, re: That officials of the Dept. of Planning & Development are hereby authorized and directed to solicit bids for dredging of the Alton Marina.

e. Resolution, re: That the Mayor and appropriate city officials are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City of Alton the attached ASSIGNMENT ASSUMPTION OF REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS concerning a transfer of ownership of Marian Heights.

f. Resolution, re: That officials of the Dept. of Planning & Development are hereby authorized and directed to execute the attached proposal from Juneau Associates Inc. for land surveying and civil engineering services with said costs paid from the TIGER Grant/Wadlow project account.

g. Resolution, re: That the Redevelopment Agreement between the City of Alton, Illinois and Alton Encore Properties, LLC be amended in Section 11 A so as to change the potential funds provided to the developer in “Redevelopment Assistance”.

h. Resolution, re: That the City Council consider a Budget and Appropriation Ordinance No. 7757 in substantially the form as attached hereto for the fiscal year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2020 and ending on the 31st day of March, 2021.

9. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES. (Mayor Pro Tem)

a. Ordinance No. 7758. An Ordinance amending the Civil Service Rules. (LAY-OVER)

b. Ordinance No. 7759. An Ordinance the City Code of the City of Alton pertaining permit fees for directional boring in the Public Right-Of-Way. (LAY-OVER)

10. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES. (Mayor Pro Tem)

a. Ordinance No. 7756. An Ordinance of the City of Alton that proposes the approval of a Business District Plan for the proposed Alton Square Business District – 2020 and fixing a time and place for a public hearing on the Business District. (ADOPT – ROLL CALL)

11. REPORTS AND/OR RESOLUTIONS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.

a. Civil Service Commission, re: Minutes of Regular Meeting of April 15, 2020.

12. RESIGNATIONS.

13. APPOINTMENTS.

14. APPROVAL OF ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES AT PRIOR MEETING.

a. Resolution, re: Bids were received by the Illinois Department of Transportation on April 24, 2020 for the improvement of State Street known as Section 16-00238-00-RS located from 200 feet south of Rozier Street to 300 feet north of Delmar Avenue and that the City of Alton concurs with the Illinois Department of Transportation’s award of the construction contract for the project to the low bidder.

b. Resolution, re: That the City Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to make payment from the Western Military Academy Memorial Site Fund to Braun Services in the amount of $578.00 pursuant to the minutes and invoice.

15. PUBLIC FORUM ADDRESSING CITY BUSINESS.

16. COMMENTS OR RESOLUTIONS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

17. EXECUTIVE SESSION. (optional)

a. To consider information regarding appointment, employment or dismissal of an employee.

b. Collective negotiations matters, and

c. Litigation presently pending or matters where litigation is probable or imminent.

d. Other.

17. ADJOURN.

https://www.cityofaltonil.com/minutes/5/2020-05-27%20Agenda.pdf