City of Streator City Council met December 18

By Philip Gonzales

Dec 30, 2019

City of Streator City Council met Dec. 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT

NEW BUSINESS

1. PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED FY2020 CITY OF STREATOR BUDGET.

2. ORDINANCE 2019-31. ADOPTING AND APPROVING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020, JANUARY 1, 2020.

3. ORDINANCE 2019-32. FOR THE LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF TAXES ON REAL PROPERTY FOR ALL PURPOSES FOR DEFRAYING EXPENSES FOR ALL CORPORATE PURPOSES FOR THE CITY OF STREATOR, LASALLE AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2020 AND ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2020.

4. ORDINANCE 2019-33. ORDINANCE ABATING THE TAX HERETO LEVIED FOR THE YEAR 2019 THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON $3,200,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS (ALTERNATE REVENUE SOURCE), SERIES 2015, OF THE CITY OF STREATOR, LASALLE AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. (City Hall Renovation).

5. ORDINANCE 2019-34. ORDINANCE ABATING THE TAX HERETO LEVIED FOR THE YEAR 2019 TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON $2,340,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS (ALTERNATE REVENUE SOURCE), SERIES 2016B, OF THE CITY OF STREATOR, LASALLE AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. (“ITF Northpoint Plaza)

6. ORDINANCE 2019-35. ORDINANCE ABATING THE TAX HERETO LEVIED FOR THE YEAR 2019 TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF INTEREST ON $1,485,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS (ALTERNATE REVENUE SOURCE), SERIES 2017A, OF THE CITY OF STREATOR, LASALLE AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. (2006 Park Improvements).

7. ORDINANCE 2019-36. ORDINANCE ABATING THE TAX HERETO LEVIED FOR THE YEAR 2019 TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON $1,325,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS (ALTERNATE REVENUE SOURCE), SERIES 2017B, OF THE CITY OF STREATOR, LASALLE AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. (TIF Projects).

8. ORDINANCE 2019-37. ORDINANCE ABATING THE TAX HERETO LEVIED FOR THE YEAR 2019 TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON $585,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS (ALTERNATE REVENUE SOURCE), SERIES 2017C, OF THE CITY OF STREATOR, LASALLE AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. (Library Expansion).

9. ORDINANCE 2019-38. ORDINANCE ABATING THE TAX HERETO LEVIED FOR THE YEAR 2019 TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON $2,500,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS (ALTERNATE REVENUE SOURCE), SERIES 2019, OF THE CITY OF STREATOR, LASALLE AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. (South Industrial Park Vactor)

10. RESOLUTION 2019-57. APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN IDOT HIGHWAY PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CENTER STREET SEWER PROJECT IN THE CITY OF STREATOR.

11. RESOLUTION 2019-58. APPROPRIATING $13,000 OF MFT FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH ROADWAY MAINTENANCE PROJECTS FOR FY 2019 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS BY THE CITY OF STREATOR UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE ILLINOIS HIGHWAY CODE.

12. MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING AND HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR 2020.

13. ORDINANCE 2019-39. ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A BINDING QUESTION OF WHETHER THE ANNUAL LIBRARY TAX FOR THE STREATOR PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE CITY OF STREATOR SHOULD BE INCREASED FROM 1.15% TO 0.23% TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT OF THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY AT THE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 17, 2020.

14. CONSENT AGENDA

A. The fund warrant totals are $1,599,197.80 a copy is on file in the City Clerk's office.

B. Payroll totals for the periods ending:.

• November 17, 2019 are $210,958.49.

• December 1, 2019 are $313,202.96.

C. Minutes of meetings of the City Council:

• Minutes of the Special CC and of the Committee of the Whole Meeting of November 12, 2019.

• Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of November 20, 2019.

• Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting of November 21, 2019.

D. Financial reports for the month of November 2019.

CITY OFFICIAL COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT