City of Sandwich City Council Met May 10.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Oath of Office for Newly Elected Officials
Todd Latham – Mayor
Denise Ii – City Clerk
Bill Littlebrant – Ward 1 Alderman
Rebecca Johnson – Ward 2 Alderman
Rick Whitecotton – Ward 3 Alderman
Roll Call
Audience Comments
Consent Agenda: Motion to adopt the Consent Agenda as a whole. (All matters listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately).
a. Approval of Regular Council Meeting Minutes of April 26, 2021
b. Approval of Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Minutes of May 3, 2021
c. Approval of May bills totaling $ 477,706.63
Mayor’s Report: Appointment of Pete Dell as Treasurer and William Fritsch as Ward 3 Alderman. Oath of Office will be administered upon Council approval.
Attorney’s Report: Attorney Jess Harrill / Foster, Buick, Conklin & Lundgren Law Group
City Clerk’s Report:
City Department’s Reports:
EMA Tom Ciciora
Chief Jim Bianchi
Director of Public Works / City Engineer Tom Horak
1. No brush pickup in May.
2. Plan Commission regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 11, 2021 has been canceled.
3. Sandy Bluff Road Railroad Crossing: BNSF has indicated that the crossing should be open by 8:00 am on Saturday, May 8, 2021.
4. Duvick Avenue Railroad Crossing: BNSF will close this crossing for repairs on Monday, May 10th starting at 8:00 am. It is anticipated that the closure will last through Wednesday. BNSF will contact Plano Synergy and will provide signage to keep truck traffic off 6th Street between Latham Street and Reimann Avenue
5. Public Safety Complex: Notice to Bidders to be published in the DeKalb Daily Chronicle. The City of Sandwich, Illinois, will receive sealed Bids for the City of Sandwich Public Safety Complex until 10:00 A.M. local time, June 4th, 2021, at City Hall, 144 East Railroad Street, Sandwich, Illinois 60548, at which time the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Aldermen Reports
Alderman Brent Holcomb
Alderwoman Rebecca Johnson
Alderwoman Cara Killey
Alderman Fred Kreinbrink
Alderman Bill Littlebrant
Alderman Rich Robinson
Alderman Rick Whitecotton
Announcement: The next Finance Committee Meeting will be held on Monday, May 17th, 2021, following the Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting.
Adjournment
http://www.sandwich.il.us/documents/rca051021.pdf