MINUTES OF THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD MONDAY DECEMBER 12, 2022 AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL ROOM OF THE BENTON CITY HALL LOCATED AT 1403 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BENTON, ILLINOIS.
MAYOR KONDRITZ CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ WERE PRESENT FOR ROLL CALL.
COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2022. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STOREY. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
MAYOR KONDRITZ STATED THAT WE HAD A SPECIAL GUEST IN ATTENDANCE. MAYOR KONDRITZ INTRODUCED JIM BROWN WITH BROWN AND ROBERTS. MAYOR KONDRITZ STATED THAT MR. BROWN HAS BEEN THE ENGINEER FOR THE AIRPORT FOR YEARS. MR. BROWN STATED THAT HE JUST WANTED TO STOP BY AND TELL EVERYONE MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM BROWN AND ROBERTS. MR. ROBERTS ALSO BROUGHT IN NUMEROUS CALENDARS AND COFFEE MUGS.
COMMISSIONER COCKRUM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PURCHASE ORDER #00668 TO RTO (RENTAL TOOLS ONLINE) FOR A NEMO UNDER WATER IMPACT WRENCH IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,320.00 WITH A 2-YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $164.50. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER COCKRUM STATED THAT HE HAD NO LAKE LOT TRANSFERS FOR THIS MEETING.
COMMISSIONER COCKRUM STATED THAT HE HAD NO WRITTEN DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR THIS MEETING, BUT THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THERE WAS A VERY LARGE WATER MAIN LEAK ON WEST MAIN STREET AND A FEW MORE MINOR LEAKS AROUND TOWN. HE STATED THAT THE WATER DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN REPAIRING THESE THROUGHOUT THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PURCHASE ORDER #0233 TO G.L. DOWNS FOR 100 STREET SIGNS, 40 CROSSES FOR MOUNTING SIGNS, 20 180◦ BRACKETS FOR T POSTS, AND 20 90◦ BRACKETS FOR T POSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,440.00 AT THE REQUEST OF THE BENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STOREY. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH STATED THAT HE HAD NO WRITTEN DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR THIS MEETING. HOWEVER, HE STATED THAT THE WATER LEAK REPAIR HAS BEEN A PUBLIC WORKS EFFORT AND THAT THE STREET DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN POURING CONCRETE OVER THE REPAIR SITES BEFORE THE WEATHER GOES SOUTH.
COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PURCHASE ORDER #00070 TO GALLS INC FOR TWO INTOXIMETERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,150.00. COMMISSIONER STOREY STATED THAT THIS WOULD BE PAID FROM THE DUI FUND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PURCHASE ORDER #00071 TO WAL-MART FOR A 75-INCH TV AND A TV MOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $742.99. COMMISSIONER STOREY STATED THAT THIS WOULD BE PAID OUT OF THE IMPOUND FEE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COCKRUM. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER STOREY STATED THAT HE HAD NO DEPARTMENT REPORTS FOR THIS MEETING.
COMMISSIONER STOREY STATED THAT HE HAS A FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTER WHO WILL BE GOING OFF ON A NON-DUTY MEDICAL LEAVE AND ANOTHER FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTER WHO WILL BE OUT ON FMLA FOR THE BIRTH OF A CHILD. COMMISSIONER STOREY STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE THE MERIT BOARD BEGIN THE PROCESS OF A 60-DAY APPOINTMENT OF RYAN EATON. MR. EATON IS ON THE PAID ON-CALL ROSTER AT THIS TIME. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COCKRUM. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA STATED THAT SHE HAD NO PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THIS MONTH.
COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE MONTHLY BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $860,548.10. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COCKRUM. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYROLL DATED DECEMBER 9, 2022 FOR THE GENERAL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $74,606.69 AND FOR THE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,113.81 FOR A TOTAL PAYROLL IN THE AMOUNT OF $101,720.50. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA MADE A MOTION TO ALLOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DECOMMISSION 6 COMPUTERS, 1 PRINTER, AND A BATTERY BACKUP. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA STATED THAT CONCEPTE WOULD PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THESE ITEMS. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STOREY. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PURCHASING DIGITAL OPEN/CLOSED SIGNS FOR THE PNEUMATIC TUBE LANE IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY $700.00. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STOREY. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
ATTORNEY MALKOVICH STATED THAT HE HAD NO ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AT THIS MEETING.
MAYOR KONDRITZ STATED THAT HE HAD NO UPDATES FOR THIS MEETING.
MAYOR KONDRITZ STATED THAT HE HAD NO PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THIS MEETING.
MAYOR KONDRITZ STATED THAT ITEM (C) DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL OF KEYSTONE POWER HOLDINGS, LLC SOLAR PROPOSAL WITHOUT CAPITAL INVESTMENT, NEEDED TO BE TABLED UNTIL JANUARY. THIS MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER STOREY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
MAYOR KONDRITZ ASKED FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT OF LOCAL FUNDS TO PROVIDE $5,000.00 TO THE APPLICATION FOR A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. THIS MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER COCKRUM. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
IN MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS, MAYOR KONDRITZ STATED THAT A GOOD SAMARITAN HAD CLEANED OUT THE GARBAGE CAN AT MALKOVICH PARK AND IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING OUT THE CAN, THEY FOUND A GREAT AMOUNT OF USED NARCAN BOTTLES.
NO OLD BUSINESS.
NO NEW BUSINESS.
IN MATTERS FROM THE PUBLIC AUDIENCE, KAREN FREEMAN FROM KOA ASKED ABOUT PLACING A SIGN ON THE CORNER OF PETROFF AND DUQUOIN STREET. ATTORNEY MALKOVICH STATED THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO SPEAK TO ZONING ADMINISTRATOR BRIAN CALCATERRA REGARDING THIS.
COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
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