The Ottawa City Council met Nov. 29 to present ordinances.
Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the council:
The Ottawa City Council includes the mayor, the city clerk and four commissioners. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at city hall, 301 W. Madison St.
Ottawa, Illinois November 29, 2016
Special meeting of the Council of the City of Ottawa, Illinois.
Present: Daniel F. Aussem, Thomas G. Ganiere, James J. Less, Wayne A.
Eichelkraut Jr. and Robert M Eschbach Absent: None.
Commissioner Eichelkraut presented Resolution. Moved by Commissioner Less that a Resolution authorizing the execution and amendment of a grant agreement regarding Section 5311 for NCAT, be adopted. Second by Ganiere. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Commissioner Eichelkraut announced that the City received a $2,000.00 donation for NCAT from OSF.
Commissioner Aussem presented Resolution. Moved by Commissioner Aussem that a Resolution authorizing the execution of an engineering services agreement between the City of Ottawa and Renwick & Associates Inc., regarding the James Court and Dairy Lane lift station eliminations, which has been on file for public inspection since November 15, 2016, be adopted. Second by Eichelkraut. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Commissioner Aussem presented Resolution. Moved by Commissioner Aussem that a Resolution authorizing the execution of an engineering services agreement between the City of Ottawa and Etscheid Duttlinger & Associates Inc., regarding water main replacements, be received and placed on file for public inspection. Second by Ganiere. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Commissioner Aussem presented Quote. Moved by Commissioner Aussem that the Quote received from Dorner Company in the amount of $18,763.00 to service and calibrate 4 pressure relief valves for the Water Department be accepted, and paid for from the Water Fund. Second by Eichelkraut. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Commissioner Aussem presented Quote. Moved by Commissioner Aussem that the Quote received from Illinois Water Technologies in the amount of $12,444.55 to upgrade the touch screen on the SCADA control system for the Water Department be accepted, and paid for from the Water Fund. Second by Less. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Commissioner Less presented Ordinance. Moved by Commissioner Less that an Ordinance vacating a portion of a public street to Family Video Movie Club Inc./CVS/TMC Illinois 2 LLC, upon the receipt of $100,000.00 and the issuance of the City’s building permits, be passed and approved. Second by Ganiere. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Commissioner Less presented Ordinance. Moved by Commissioner Less that an Ordinance authorizing the sale of personal property in a vacuum trailer to IDOT for $9,950.00, a generator to the Village of Steward for $500.00, and a mower deck to Gerry Burkart for $301.33, be passed and approved. Second by Ganiere. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried. Eichelkraut abstained.
Mayor Eschbach presented Ordinance. Moved by Mayor Eschbach that an Ordinance amending Ordinance 50-2016 which amended the Ottawa Zoning Ordinance for CVS/TMC Illinois 2 LLC, by the addition of the of the unconditional dedication of surplus property, be received and placed on file for public inspection. Second by Ganiere. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Mayor Eschbach presented Report of Plan Commission. Moved by Mayor Eschbach that the Report of the Plan Commission meeting held on Monday, October 24, 2016, considering the Preliminary and Final Plat of Consolidation for CVS Pharmacy, be received and placed on file. Be it further moved, the Council concur with the recommendation of the Plan Commission and the Preliminary and Final Plat of Consolidation be approved subject to the site plan being consistent with the recommendation of the conditional use permit item #2 redesign the drive thru so there is not an exit to the East/no exit to the East at the Northeast corner and that the City Council approve the alley vacation. Second by Eichelkraut. Paul Koenig, of 201 Nebraska Street, is not objecting to the pharmacy, but is objecting to the Northeast entrance. He feels that the brick street in that area was not designed to support all of the traffic. He added that Paul Street has no noise mitigation or berm proposed. He urged the Council to not allow the Northeast entrance. Ganiere agreed with Mr. Koenig. City Engineer, Dave Noble, added that the entrance is needed, so that fire trucks can get around the whole building. Ganiere added that 2 lanes were fine and the fire truck would be on the street by the hydrant. Kelly Bartelson of CVS, reminded that 2 lanes were added on Staff’s recommendation. Mayor Eschbach noted that there are site constraints and Mr. Koenig still wants a berm, which Eichelkraut agreed with. Ayes: Aussem, Eichelkraut, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: Ganiere and Less. Motion carried.
Mayor Eschbach presented Ordinance. Moved by Mayor Eschbach that an Ordinance amending Article III of Chapter 22 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, regarding building and life safety codes, be passed and approved. Second by Ganiere. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Mayor Eschbach presented Resolution. Moved by Mayor Eschbach that a Resolution authorizing the execution of an employment agreement for an appointed city official in Mathew Stafford as Code Enforcement Officer and Assistant Building Official, which has been on file for public inspection since November 15, 2016, be adopted. Second by Ganiere. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Mayor Eschbach presented Resolution. Moved by Mayor Eschbach that a Resolution authorizing a contract for sale agreement between the City of Ottawa and Calix Laboy and Albert Richter, for property located at 806 Fulton Street, be received and placed on file for public inspection. Second by Aussem. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Mayor Eschbach presented Resolution. Moved by Mayor Eschbach that a Resolution authorizing the sale of surplus real property owned by the City of Ottawa by alternative method of sale and providing for public notice thereof, regarding 806 Fulton Street, be adopted. Second by Aussem. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Mayor Eschbach presented Motion. Moved by Mayor Eschbach that this Council recess into Closed Session to discuss a matter of pending litigation. Second by Less. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried. Council recessed at 6:21 p.m.
Mayor Eschbach presented Motion. Moved by Mayor Eschbach that this Council reconvene from Closed Session. Second by Less. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Mayor Eschbach presented motion to adjourn. Moved by Mayor Eschbach that this special meeting be adjourned. Second by Eichelkraut. Ayes: Aussem, Ganiere, Eichelkraut, Less, and Mayor Eschbach. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Council adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Shelly L. Munks, City Clerk
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