Minutes of the Special Called City Council Meeting — April 30, 2020

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE BENTON CITY COUNCIL HELD THURSDAY APRIL 30, 2020 AT 11:00 A.M.  PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 ISSUED MARCH 16, 2020, THIS MEETING WAS HELD BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE AND COMPUTER ATTENDANCE ONLY.

 

MAYOR KONDRITZ CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.  THOSE PRESENT WERE GARAVALIA, STOREY, PERKINS, MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. 

 

COMMISSIONER PERKINS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION #2020-02 IN SUPPORT OF CAMP MANITOWA APPLYING TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR A COMMUNITY PROGRAM GRANT.  SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA.  VOTE WAS TAKEN.  YEAS:  5. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER PERKINS, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ.  NAYS:  0. 

 

COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION #2020-03 IN SUPPORT OF VALVOLINE APPLYING TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR A COMMUNITY PROGRAM GRANT.  SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH.  VOTE WAS TAKEN.  YEAS:  5. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER PERKINS, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ.  NAYS:  0. 

 

COMMISSIONER PERKINS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION #2020-04 IN SUPPORT OF ALL STARS –N- STITCHES APPLYING TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR A COMMUNITY PROGRAM GRANT.  SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH.  VOTE WAS TAKEN.  YEAS:  5. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER PERKINS, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ.  NAYS:  0. 

 

UNDER PUBLIC COMMENTS, DAVE SEVERIN STATED THAT HE APPRECIATES THE CITY HELPING WITH THIS PROCESS.  ALSO UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT, TOM CARTER STATED THAT HE DID NOT LIKE THE WAY THE STREET DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN HANDLED REGARDING COVID-19 AND THINKS THE CITY COULD DO A BETTER JOB IN THE FUTURE. 

 

COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.  SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA.  VOTE WAS TAKEN.  YEAS:  5. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER PERKINS, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ.  NAYS:  0. 

 

TIME 11:10 A.M.