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OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST PEORIA, ILLINOIS TUESDAY MARCH 11, 2008 - 7:00 P.M. WEST PEORIA CITY HALL 2506 W. ROHMANN AVENUE, WEST PEORIA IL
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of West Peoria, Illinois was held at the West Peoria City Hall on February 26, 2008.
1. CALL TO ORDER Meeting was
called to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of
Allegiance was led by Gus Ganson, son of Alderman Brian Ganson 3. ROLL CALL The following members were present: Alderman Dohm, Alderman Dwyer, Alderman Ganson, Alderman Mathewson, Alderman Meismer, Alderman Roberts and Alderman Venzon. Also present: Mayor Dillon, City Administrator Carlson, Attorney Bill Connor, and City Clerk Stephens. Alderwoman Thomas was absent.
4. ADDITIONS AND OR DELETIONS FROM AGENDA None Discussion: Alderman Dohm reminded the council that the April 8th meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. because of the West Peoria Township Annual Meeting. This will be put on the agenda for the next meeting.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to approve the Minutes from the February 26, 2008 City Council Meeting was made by Alderman Dohm seconded by Alderman Meismer. ROLL CALL
VOTE – Ayes 7- Dohm,
Meismer, Dwyer, Ganson, Mathewson, Roberts, Venzon
6. COMMUNITY POLICE REPORT Officer Chris Watkins reported that everything is quiet in West Peoria. Two weeks ago Friday there was an attempted residential burglary at 3:30 in the afternoon, which is an odd time. Nothing was taken; the white young male ran off when the owner of the residence surprised him. They seemed to be targeting the elderly. Everyone should keep alert of this situation. There were 76 parking violations during the last Snow Storm. Officer Watkins reported that in the last couple of weeks he has written several reports for non compliance of the Smoking Ban to The Get Away, the Owl’s Nests and the Trolley from complaints that were received. There are rumors that if you tip the bartenders $5.00 you can have a cup to use as an ashtray. Mayor Dillon said, the Smoking Ban is the law and it is in effect, whether or not you agree with it. The Officers are doing their job and the Taverns should have the customers go outside and smoke. Also, they should show respect for the Officers for doing their job. Mayor Dillon suggested that we send a letter to the establishments that are repeated offenders. Officer Watkins said that if the Bar Owners and the bartenders would enforce this law that they would not have any calls to respond with respect to this law.
7. MAYOR’S REPORT Last week the
Plan Commission, the West Peoria Residents Association and the City
Council met and went over a few things. It was a very good meeting.
Also, I received a phone call from one of the West Peoria Residents
inviting me to attend the Manual High School Rally on Sunday, March
9th. The Mayor gave a short speech and congratulated the Manual
Rams for placing second in the State basketball Tournament. The
parade went though West Peoria and the students were very happy the
way the residents came out of their homes and acknowledged that they
were very proud of them. Mayor Dillon talked about the house fire
we had in West Peoria. Some of the residents in West Peoria have
been calling the City Hall to find out where they can make
donations. They can call City Hall or drop things off and City
Administrator will make sure the family will receive it. 8. PUBLIC COMMENT Bob SeSutter
announced that the Easter Egg Hunt will be this Sunday, March 16th
at the Woodridge Building on Heading Avenue. Sign up will be at
1:30 p.m. and the hunt will be at 2:00 p.m. Ages will be up to 8
years. 9. OTHER BUSINESS – DISCUSSION ONLY None 10. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. FINANCE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN MATHEWSON – CHAIR The Finance Committee met on March 4th at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. We went over the Budget and are trying to finalize the procedure for TIF requests. Our next meeting will be April 1st, at 5:30 at City Hall. B. LAND USE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN DOHM – CHAIR The Land Use Committee has not met since the last City Council Meeting; our next meeting will be March 19th, at 6:30 at City Hall. C. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN DWYER, CHAIR The Public Safety Committee met on March 4th at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Mr. Schaab from Waste Management came to the meeting and laid out the reasons why Waste Management would like to see the trash moved to the street. We went over the budget and there weren’t any changes. The Committee addressed the Parking Ban and Snow Routes. Discussion: Alderman Mathewson commented that the original discussion was to bring the trash from the alleys to the street for pick up. This would only affect 50 percent or less of our residents. There are two different issues which are being combined into one: Curbside pick up and Waste Management’s Totes. Alderman Dwyer indicated he thought that any changes to the contract were up to the City of West Peoria’s discretion. As the customer of Waste Management we could mandate curbside pick up and let the residents continue to use their own trash containers. Alderman Mathewson commented that the main focus of Mr. Schaab was not so much the alleys as the totes. Mayor Dillon commented that he went to check on some of the alleys and they are bad. Mr. Schaab is sending West Peoria information and pictures of a town that went to totes. There are two streets and an alley on that cannot switch to curbside pickup because of the hill. This discussion is still in the primary stage and we will go slowly on this issue. Our next meeting will be April 1, at 7:00 at City Hall. 10. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN VENZON, CHAIR The
Transportation Committee has not met since the last City Council
Meeting; our next meeting will be March 13th, at 6:30 at City Hall. 11. PUBLIC COMMENT None 12. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn this meeting was made by Alderman Roberts and seconded by Alderman Meismer. Motion carried unanimously by voice. Meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m. _______________________ Carole Stephens, City Clerk
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