October 4, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Crete City Council Regular Meeting
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1. Open Meeting
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2. Roll Call
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3. Consent Agenda
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3.A. Approve Meeting Minutes
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3.A.1. September 20, 2022 City Council Meeting minutes
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3.A.2. September 20, 2022 Public Works Committee Meeting minutes
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3.A.3. September 20, 2022 Public Safety Committee Meeting minutes
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3.A.4. September 20, 2022 Legislative & Economic Developement Committee minutes
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3.B. Accept the City Treasurer's Report
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3.C. Approve the Payment of Claims Against the City
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4. Items of Business
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4.A. Public hearing on the issuance of a Class I Liquor License to Crete Event Center LLC at 1228 Main Avenue.
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Mayor Dave Bauer informed the Council that this public hearing is no longer necessary, as the owners are selling the building and will not be needing the liquor license.
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4.B. Consider approving Doane's request to hold a bonfire at Tuxedo Park.
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Doane is requesting to hold a bonfire at Tuxedo Park as part of their homecoming week. The fire and police departments are aware of the event.
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4.C. Consider approving Alpha Omega Alumni Association's homecoming event at the Crete Municipal Airport.
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Concern was expressed regarding similar events in the past where the building that was rented was damaged or left poorly. Council members Dan Papik and Dale Strehle reassured them that this is an alumni group who did a great job with the same event they put on last year and recommended approving the event.
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4.D. Consider adopting Resolution 2022-10: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign the Department of Transportation Annual Certification of Program Compliance.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that this is a statutory requirement that needs to be approved each year.
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4.E. Consider authorizing the extension of the City's Downtown Revitalization grant agreement with the Department of Economic Development.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada informed the Council that a few different recipients of the Downtown Revitalization program are having to find new estimates and contractors. The contractor those few shared took their down payments, but was arrested shortly after. The Legislative and Economic Development Committee met on this and recommended extending the program for one year to give the recipients more time.
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4.F. Consider approving JEO's proposal for Crete's Westgate Blight and Substandard Study at a cost of $7,000.
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The Public Works Committee met and discussed this study in depth. This study will get the process started for necessary development on the outskirts of town, which is what ultimately led the Committee to recommend approving the study.
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4.G. Consider approving the bid received for the City Park expansion plan.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada informed the Council that there was only one bid received and it was $80,000 over the engineer's estimate. The Parks and Recreation Committee met on this and recommended rejecting the bid and re-bidding in the spring.
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4.H. Consider enacting Ordinance 2158: An ordinance amending the design standards for accessory buildings in new developments.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that the only changes here are extending the number of feet that both front and side facing garages may extend past the facade of the house. This allows more design leeway for current developers to build new, affordable homes. The Legislative and Economic Development Committee met on this and recommended enacting the ordinance.
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4.I. Consider ratifying all actions of the City's LARM representative at the Annual Members' Meeting of the League Association of Risk Management on September 14, 2022.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada, the City's LARM representative, stated that the League Association of Risk Management requires the approval of this agenda item every year after the annual meeting.
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4.J. Consider enacting Ordinance 2159: An ordinance amending the wages and salaries included in Exhibit A of Ordinance 2157.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that this ordinance trades out the Police Lieutenant position for a Police Captain position. This is the opportune time to make the change, as our Police Lieutenant, Gary Young, is transitioning into Police Chief. The Personnel Committee met on this and recommended enacting the ordinance.
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4.K. Consider approving the payment of claims to Crete Ace Hardware in the amount of $46.77.
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5. Petitions - Communications - Citizen Concerns
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6. Officers' Reports
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7. Adjournment
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