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City of La Salle City Council met September 8

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City of La Salle City Council met Sept. 8.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held August 24, 2020.

PROCLAMATION

Proclaiming Thursday, Sept. 17 through Wednesday, Sept. 23 as Constitution Week in La Salle.

PETITIONS

Request from Ameren Illinois to break ground at First and Sterling streets to install gas service and related matters.

Request to break curb for driveway from Mike Johnson, resident of 540 Seventh St., and related matters.

Request from Judd Heess on behalf of Maj Properties for a Redevelopment Incentive Program grant totaling $12,500 for premises located at 146 Gooding Street and related matters.

Request from Cindy Waddick with the Hegeler Carus Mansion to close Seventh Street from Union to Sterling streets to host a craft fair from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 20, 2020 and related matters.

REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS

Treasurer’s Report for August 2020 showing total cash balances in La Salle State Bank of $9,482,063.84 and in Hometown National Bank of $4,241,217.60.

COMMUNICATIONS

Thank you card from SRRC.

BIDS

Discussion and potential action regarding bid awards for the New Water Supply Well #13, Ninth Street Pump Station Upgrades, and Water Distribution System Improvement Hydrant and Valve Replacements and related matters.

STANDING COMMITTEES

Recommendation of Streets, Alleys and Traffic Committee regarding possible remedies in regard to trespassers attempting to access Prairie Lake through private property in the Vermilionvue Subdivision and other locations and related matters.

Recommendation of Streets, Alleys and Traffic Committee regarding installing additional signage on city owned property in the vicinity of Prairie Lake concerning the prohibited use of ATVs and the established city park closing time of 10 p.m. and related matters.

Recommendation of Streets, Alleys and Traffic Committee regarding a stop sign at 10th and Wright streets and related matters.

Recommendation of Streets, Alleys and Traffic Committee regarding painting corners on Crosat and LaHarpe streets, south of Fifth Street to discourage parking too close to intersections and related matters.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS

Appointments and related matters.

OLD BUSINESS

Discussion and potential action regarding the request of Tom Stevenson of Geneva Equipment for a new street light at Civic Road and Corporate Drive and related matters.

NEW BUSINESS

Discussion and potential action regarding the compensation of elected officials of the City of La Salle, Illinois and related matters.

ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS

An ordinance pertaining to the local CURE Program and related matters.

An ordinance further regulating traffic within the City of La Salle and related matters. (Stop signs eastbound and westbound at the intersection of Crosat and Canal Streets)

An ordinance approving and authorizing the execution of redevelopment agreement by and between the City of LaSalle and Thorntons LLC and related matters.

COMMENTS

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Regarding pending and/or potentially imminent litigation and related matters: Collective bargaining and related matters, and acquisition and/or sale of city real estate and related matters and the employment, discipline, appointment, performance and/or compensation of non-union and/or union personnel and related matters pursuant to the Open Meetings Act including 5-ILCS 120 Section 2(c)1-2,5,6,11 thereof.

APPROVAL OF BILLS

Total Submitted: $420,687.30 (Total Payroll $190,478.77, Bills to be Paid $82,935.11, Total Bills Paid $147,273.42)

ADJOURNMENT

https://www.lasalle-il.gov/sites/default/files/agendas-minutes/2020-09/9-8-20.pdf