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City of Genoa City Council met May 7.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

I. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL 

II. SWEARING IN OF ELECTED OFFICIALS 

A. SWEARING IN OF JONATHON BRUST, MAYOR 

B. SWEARING IN OF REBECCA STEVENSON, CITY CLERK 

C. SWEARING IN OF CHRISTOPHER PULLEY, WARD 1 ALDERMAN 

D. SWEARING IN OF COURTNEY WINTER, WARD 3 ALDERMAN 

E. SWEARING IN OF DEAN GUDEMAN, WARD 4 ALDERMAN 

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

IV. GUEST SPEAKERS 

V. PUBLIC COMMENT  

VI. OLD BUSINESS 

VII. CONSENT AGENDA 

A. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 

1. THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 16, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING  

2. THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLES DATED APRIL 30, 2025 

3. THE USE AND CLOSURE OF SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET FROM WEST CHURCH STREET TO  WEST HILL STREET FOR THE MARINE VETS MOTORCYCLE CLUB MEMORIAL RIDE  STAGING, FROM 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM ON MAY 10, 2025. 

4. THE USE OF AND CLOSURE OF NORTH EMMETT STREET FROM ROUTE 72 TO THE ALLEY FOR  MAIN STREET BAR AND GRILL’S BLOCK PARTY ON JULY 19TH FROM 12 PM – 10 PM. 

5. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 3, LIQUOR CONTROL, SECTION 8 OF THE CITY  CODE OF CITY OF GENOA  

This Ordinance reduces the number of R (Restaurant) Liquor Licenses from eight to  seven as requested by the City Council. Upon May 1st liquor license renewals, only seven  liquor licenses are in use. 

VIII. NEW BUSINESS 

A. APPROVE STAFF, COMMISSION, AND BOARD APPOINTMENTS AS LISTED IN THE MEMO DATED  MAY 5, 2025 FROM MAYOR JONATHON BRUST 

The Staff appointments include the following: City Administrator and Community Development  Director- Alyssa Seguss, Chief of Police – Christopher Hathcoat, Treasurer and Finance Director  – Janis Tures, Public Works Director – Lucas Smith, City Attorney – Kelly Cahill.  

The Board and Commission appointments include the following: Plan Commission Chair – Ron  Sheahan, Vice Plan Commission Chair – Christopher Riggs, Police Commission – Arnold  Northrup, Police Pension – Josh Kubiak and Janis Tures. 

B. APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF AN I TOUCH BIOMETRICS LIVE SCAN FINGERPRINT SYSTEM FROM ITOUCH BIOMETRICS, NOT TO EXCEED $12,710 

This purchase includes hardware, software, onsite installation, and training personnel. There is  an additional $1,200 fee for the software licensing annually. This equipment purchase was  budgeted for in Fiscal Year 2025-2 within the Equipment Replacement Fund. The software was  budgeted for within Professional Services within the Police Department budget. The Police  Department is required under the Safety Act to fingerprint anyone arrested for a Class A misdemeanor or higher. In comparison to ink based fingerprinting, the live scan prevents errors.  In addition to being inefficient and ineffective, ink based fingerprinting will soon no longer be  accepted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the State of Illinois. The quote is provided  within the packet. 

C. APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 10 KENWOOD 5400 SERIES RADIOS AND ACCESSORIES, NOT TO  EXCEED $29,918.50 

This purchase was budgeted for in Fiscal Year 2025-2 within the Equipment Replacement Fund.  These radios are to replace existing radios for all full-time Police Officers within the Genoa  Police Department. The current radios are 7 years old and while they still function, they are  longer reliable. This equipment is critical for day-to-day operations of the Police Department and  existing radios have been utilized beyond their expected life span. The quote is provided within  the packet. 

D. APPROVE A QUOTE FOR DOWNTOWN CROSSWALKS FROM GALLAHER ASPHALT, INC., NOT  TO EXCEED $68,524 

This item was budgeted at $60,000 in Fiscal Year 2025-2 within the Governmental Capital Fund.  The quote received is over budgeted, however, sufficient funds are available. This quote was  received from a sole source contractor. These crosswalks are the second phase of the downtown  revitalization project and includes traffic control, grinding asphalt, the addition of new asphalt to  be stamped, as well as coloring of the asphalt. Once completed, the crosswalks will imitate a  brick look, however, will hold up much better considering our climate and traffic volume as  opposed to brick. Additional information is provided within the packet. 

E. APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO PURCHASE A VERMEER  WOODCHIPPER FROM MIDWEST VERMEER, NOT TO EXCEED $61,675.80 

The City’s woodchippers have reached their end of life and are recommended for replacement.  This quote to replace the woodchippers is from the Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative, which  guarantees competitive bidding. This purchase includes a 36-month warranty for $4,528. The  City is trading in two woodchippers, with a trade in value of $3,250. This trade in is reflected in  the amount above. The Fiscal Year 2025-2 Budgeted included $55,000 for the purchase of the  chipper. While this is a competitive price provided by Sourcewell, one way to reduce the price of  the chipper is to eliminate the 36-month warranty. Additional information is provided within the  packet. 

F. APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH FOUR  SEASONS AMUSEMENTS FOR HARVEST FEST RIDES AND A GENERATOR RENTAL, NOT TO  EXCEED $12,565 

Harvest Fest will take place on October 4, 2025. This year, the Harvest Fest Committee has  selected a Fun Slide, Rock Climbing Wall, and “tubs of fun” ride. Four Seasons Amusements has  provided the rides for past Harvest Fest events. The cost for rental of the rides and associated  costs have been included within the Harvest Fest budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2 and the  Committee is actively soliciting sponsorships for the community event to help cover costs.

G. PRESENTATION OF THE 2025-2 MUNICIPAL SNAPSHOT 

IX. FUTURE ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  

X. DEPARTMENT REPORTS 

XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS 

XII. MOTION TO ADJOURN 

*To respect the agenda and flow of the meeting, the Mayor may limit audience participation to 5 minutes per speaker and/or a total of 30 minutes for this portion of the agenda.

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