Kankakee Times

City of Gilman City Council met March 14

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

The regular meeting of the city council was called to order by Mayor Theesfeld. Council responding to roll call were: McGehee aye, Kraft aye, Bachman aye, Elliott aye, Fancher aye and Eimen Aye. Clerk Kraft, Treasurer Morris, Gene May from Central Il Disposal and Cory Kline were also present.

Moved by McGehee               Seconded by Elliott

to approve the minutes from the regular meeting held on February 14, 2022. All aye.

 Moved by McGehee               Seconded by Fancher

to approve the transfer of $16,000.00 from the general fund to the road & bridge fund and $85,000.00 from general fund to sanitary sewer fund. All aye.

Gene May from Central Illinois Disposal discussed the increase of rates based on the increase in fees per ton from the Illinois Landfill and the increase of the price of fuel. The extra costs include $638.65 for landfill fees and $115.83 for fuel costs. He did state that if the price of fuel goes up or down, he will need to adjust his fees accordingly.                                  

Moved by Kraft                      Seconded by McGehee

to approve the proposal from Central Illinois Disposal for $9,010.85. All aye.

Cory Kline asked for input from the city so the Iroquois County Chamber can set the dates for the Gilman town wide garage sales and the city can set dates for clean-up days. Cory also asked for the city to sponsor his recycling program.

Mayor Theesfeld advised the council of a proposal from Gasvoda & Associates for the Gilman WWTP Controls Upgrade Project. The control board needs to be replaced to turn the pumps on and off electronically instead of manually.

Moved by Eimen                     Seconded by McGehee

to approve payment of $25,325.00 to Gasvoda & Associates, Inc. for the WWTP Controls Upgrade Project. All aye.

Mayor Theesfeld updated the council on the meeting held March 3, 2022 with the TIF Commmittee and Pete Iosue from Teska Associates, Inc. saying that a new TIF district needs to be considered so the city can fund future projects. A proposal from Teska Associates, Inc. for TIF consulting services was sent to the city for council approval. All aye.

Moved by Eimen                     Seconded byElliott

to approve payment of $30,000.00 to Teska Associates, Inc. to evaluate/create a new TIF District in the City of Gilman. All aye.                                   

The city received a letter in late February from the Iroquois West Post Prom Committee requesting a donation from the city.                                 

Moved by McGehee               Seconded by Kraft

to approve a donation of $250.00 to the Iroquois West Post Prom Committee. All aye.

Moved by Eimen                     Seconded by Bachman

to approve Ordinance No. 21-22-06 Amending Title V, Business Licenses and Regulations. All aye.

Moved by Kraft                      Seconded by McGehee

to approve Ordinance No. 21-22-07 Authorizing the Ceding of Private Activity Bonding Authority. All aye.

Moved by Eimen                     Seconded by Bachman

To approve the Liquor License for Corner Pocket Lounge & Laundry contingent on the purchase of the property at 113 N Central. All aye.

Mayor Theesfeld advised the council that the Iroquois Paving Corporation bid came in for the North Central Streetscaping Project at $3,193,594.14 and that the grant awarded to the City of Gilman for $2,000,000.00 would be applied first and funds from TIF and the general fund would cover the remaining amount.

Moved by Kraft                      Seconded by McGehee

to accept the bid of $3,193,594.14 from Iroquois Paving Corporation for the North Central Streetscape Project pending approval from Illinois Department of Transportation. All aye.

Mayor Theesfeld advised the council the summer help will need to be lined up soon and applications will be sent to those that inquired. Minimum wage is $9.25 and the council discussed increasing the rate of pay to $10.00 for the summer help. He also suggested an application be filled out for the Mary Helen Roberts Trust Grant for funding the new street lights for the North Central Streetscaping Project. An application was sent to the Iroquois County ARPA committee for help in funding the Sanitary Sewer Projects.

Alderman Bachman had nothing to discuss.

Alderman Elliott had nothing to discuss.

Alderman Fancher had nothing to discuss.

Alderman Kraft had nothing to discuss.

Alderman McGehee had nothing to discuss.

Alderman Eimen had nothing to discuss.

Moved by Kraft                      Seconded by Bachman

to approve the bills as they were presented, and to approve the Balance Sheet, and Profit and Loss Statement dated March 14, 2022 as presented. All aye.

Moved by McGehee               Seconded by Fancher

to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:55 p.m. All aye.

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