REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TAMPICO
April 16, 2024
7:00 PM
Reagan Community Center
Mayor Bruce Peltier called the Regular Meeting of the Tampico Village Council to order at 7:00PM.
Commissioners Sherry Coleman, Susan Dean and Tammy Kendell were present. Commissioner Jim Coleman was absent. Village Public Works Superintendent, Tyler Chriest, was also present. Village Clerk, Jamie McIntire, was present and recorded the written and audio minutes.
Mayor Peltier led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes of the March 19, 2024 Special Meeting were approved as presented.
Minutes of the March 19, 2024 Regular Meeting were approved as presented.
Minutes of the March 19, 2024 Closed Meeting were approved as presented.
Minutes of the April 5, 2024 Special Meeting were approved as presented.
Minutes of the April 5, 2024 Closed Special Meeting were approved as presented.
On a motion made by Commissioner Dean, second by Commissioner S. Coleman, a renewal for Class E Liquor License No. 100-50 was approved for Casey’s Retail Company, DBA Casey’s General Store #1304, 201 S. Main St., from May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024 for a fee of $600.00. “Yes” votes were S. Coleman, Dean, Kendell and Mayor Peltier. The motion carried. The $600.00 fee was paid.
After review of a renewal liquor license application from the Kickback Saloon, Bonnie Anderson, Commissioner Kendell motioned, second by Commissioner Dean, that a Class A Liquor License No. 100-52 for the Kickback Saloon, (Bonnie Anderson), 102 N. Main Street, be approved from May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. The fee of $400.00 was paid. “Yes” votes were S. Coleman, Dean, Kendell and Mayor Peltier. The motion carried.
Commissioner Kendell motioned, Commissioner Dean second, that a Mechanical Amusement Device License No. T-106, for the Kickback Saloon, (Bonnie Anderson), 102 N. Main Street, to operate certain amusement devices from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. The fee of $50.00 has been paid. “Yes” votes were S. Coleman, Dean, Kendell and Mayor Peltier. The motion carried.
After review of a renewal liquor license application from the Break Room Pub N Grub, Jared and Shayann Strader, Commissioner Kendell motioned, second by Commissioner Dean, that a Class A Liquor License No. 100-51 for the Break Room Pub N Grub, LLC, (Jared and Shayann Strader), 122 S. Main Street, be approved from May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. The fee of $400.00 was paid. “Yes” votes were S. Coleman, Dean, Kendell and Mayor Peltier. The motion carried.
Commissioner Kendell motioned, Commissioner Dean second, that a Mechanical Amusement Device License No. T-107, for the Break Room Pub N Grub, LLC, (Jared and Shayann Strader), 122 S. Main Street, to operate certain amusement devices from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. The fee of $50.00 has been paid. “Yes” votes were S. Coleman, Dean, Kendell and Mayor Peltier. The motion carried.
Reports of Village Officials
Commissioner Kendell asked Superintendent Chriest what he’d like to do about the Village dump site. Chriest replied that we can keep it open. Unfortunately, there have been items placed at the dump that are not allowed, such as garbage. Please remember that only grass clipping, leaves and small branches are allowed to be dumped at the site and only by Village residents. Kendell said Chriest has worked hard at cleaning that dump site up. Mayor Peltier said it might be worth looking into putting trail cameras back up at the dump site to prevent that from happening in the future.
Mayor Peltier advised that he attended the Whiteside County Enterprise Zone meeting earlier today. Prior, it was asked if the Village was apart of a TIF District, which we are not. Mayor Peltier said he did come across some paperwork where the Village possibly tried applying for it at one time and it might have been for just a period of time before it expired. Mayor Peltier advised that he plans to look into more. It could be a good thing to have but we’d have to look at the cost verse the reward because it is quite costly to initiate.
Mayor Peltier reported that there is a Tractor Supply store going in at Morrison.
Mayor Peltier also advised that he received the contact information from another Mayor to get in touch about HUD to help with abandoned properties and how to take care of them. Commissioner Kendell said that’s good because kids are starting to mess with the abandoned building down by her house again and she’s afraid someone is going to get hurt.
Next on the agenda was the approval of a fence permit for 110 N. Fremont St. – B. Crane. A motion to approve the fence permit was made by Commissioner S. Coleman, second by Commissioner Dean. “Yes” votes were S. Coleman, Dean, Kendell and Mayor Peltier. The motion carried.
Remarks from Guests
Jay Morthland was present to provide an update on the Lead Service Line Inventory. Morthland provided a list of Village residents who have and have not completed the inventory. Morthland reported out of the 187 houses that need inspected, only 47 have complied. There have been people that schedule then say they need to reschedule and never do. Morthland said I’m not sure how to move forward. Mayor Peltier advised that we’ve been talking with the lawyer and Matt Hansen, and we are somewhat limited on what we can do. We have to figure out how to get these people to comply. They need to understand that by not getting this taken care of, it’s going to affect the entire town as far as money and resources that we could get to repair service lines. From what I understand, if we can’ t make contact with them then there’s a waiver we’d have to get them to sign saying they don’t want us in their house to check it, so then they’d be responsible for replacing that line themselves. If they would just comply, we could possibly receive the grant money to do it for them. This inventory isn’t to be nosey or intrusive. We’re doing this to try and receive funding to get these service lines replaced without it having to come out of the residents own pocket. It was suggested to make the list of noncompliant addresses available to the public. Mayor Peltier replied or possibly a public hearing. This information has been posted in several areas around town, through several different public formats for quite some time now. Commissioner Kendell suggested having a notice in with the annual newsletter that’s to be sent out in May. Morthland said it definitely needs to be put out again and stress how this is going to affect everybody in town. Morthland advised that they were taking care of 15 houses a day. It’s not a big deal nor does it take long. Commissioner Dean said we need to let them know that if it’s not taken care of then they’ll be financially responsible for any work required. Mayor Peltier said he will contact AroundPtown to see if they can post about it as well. Dean thanked Morthland for being able to complete as much as they were able to. Kendell said we’re just trying to complete an inventory that will take 10 minutes to achieve. Mayor Peltier said between now and the next meeting we’ll try to get together to see what we can come up with. Kendell said we should all take a look at this list and if there’s someone you’re comfortable with contacting, call them and ask them to get it taken care of. Dean said we’ll try to do some of the leg work ourselves. All residents need to do is contact MO-ST Plumbing & Mechanical at 815-285-3333 to set up an appointment for them to inspect. It’s at no cost to the resident and will help the Village as a whole. Appointment times are best between 8:00AM and 4:30PM but something can be worked out. Chriest advised that he can also help with the process if there aren’t many appointments in one day.
Unfinished Business
Next on the agenda was to review the Annual Newsletter for May of 2024. Clerk McIntire said she can add what was just discussed about the Lead Service Line Inventory. Clerk McIntire also advised that the office just received a request for a donation from the Tampico Memorial Cemetery, so that information will also be updated and that will be placed on the next meeting agenda for approval. Clerk McIntire said the only other section that might need an update is the section with information about Village garbage, depending on how that goes. If there are any other changes or additions, Clerk McIntire asked to get that to her as soon as possible. This newsletter is scheduled to go out in the beginning of May.
The Council then began to discuss the bids for the Garbage Disposal Services. Mayor Peltier asked if there were any questions. Commissioner Kendell said she had no questions but was hoping to hear Commissioner J. Coleman’s thoughts on this as well who was absent from this meeting. Mayor Peltier advised that he’s spoken with several residents and those conversations have gone both ways. Some have said that we should try someone else and go cheaper, then some have said they would like to stay with Republic because they really like the driver because he takes care of the elderly and returns their cans to their homes after emptying them. Mayor Peltier advised he’s not set on a decision just yet. Commissioner Dean said she feels there are too many what ifs with the cheapest bid (Green & Clean) and she’s not comfortable with that. Kendell said she agreed. Kendell said she understands that everyone doesn’t want us to leave Republic because they like the driver but is it worth staying with them when you look at the price difference. Commissioner S. Coleman said and are we really guaranteed they are going to keep us with this driver. He was replaced in the past before the bids went out. Mayor Peltier said there was nothing in their bid that stated we would keep this driver for the next 5 years. S. Coleman said she appreciates that the representatives for Midwest Disposal have been present for the last several meetings. The Mayor and Council agreed. Dean said she’s fine with changing, there are just too many red flags for Green & Clean. Superintendent Chriest said he did hear that Green & Clean just bought 2 new trucks but he’s still not sure if they could handle the workload for the Village. Dean asked if they are contracted with Morrison. Kendell answered no, they are with Republic. Derek Humphry was present with Midwest Disposal, and he shared that since the bid process started, they have just signed on with Polo and Milledgeville. They also signed on with Rock Falls to start next year. Humphry said it’s a feather in their hat for what’s happened since the bidding process started. Clerk McIntire said Midwest also has stated that they would be willing to add to the contract the free dumpsters for the Village’s future cleanup days. Humphrey also added that once they got to know the town and the residents, they would also help the elderly and also offer smaller bins for those who request it. Mayor Peltier asked if we were to switch, how difficult of a process would that be. Humphry shared that they have 800 bins stocked, so it would take maybe a day to swap the bins out. Dean asked if we could have the new bins before the new contract started. Humphrey said that would be possible. Clerk McIntire said that the residents in town that have additional bins would just call the Midwest office to get that set up shortly before the new contract started. That would continue to be a separate account and separate billing, just the way it is currently with Republic. Humphrey added yes, it would be an additional charge at $3.00 a month, most likely to be billed monthly since that’s how the Village charges. Clerk McIntire advised that Green & Clean said they would charge the Village for the dumpsters for the Village cleanup days. Kendell said I’m not even going to consider that because I want to consider who’s putting the time in and where that dollar line sits. It’s a huge, substantial difference. Kendell said she’d like to wait until J. Coleman is back and hear his side. Mayor Peltier agreed. S. Coleman said any time we can drop in pricing for the people, it’s a good thing. Otherwise, we’re going to have to raise it. Mayor Peltier said we will table this for now and hopefully make a decision at the next meeting if everyone is present.
New Business
Mayor Peltier made the proclamation whereas the Village of Tampico will observe Junior Achievement Day on April 4, 2024, as an opportunity to recognize and celebrate Junior Achievement of the Heartland for empowering our young people to own their economic success. This was scheduled for the April 2nd meeting that was cancelled.
Next, the reviewed Resolution NO.R07-24-04-16 a Resolution for Maintenance Under the Illinois Highway Code – MFT Projects. A motion to approve the resolution was made by Commissioner Kendell, second by Commissioner Dean. “Yes” votes were S. Coleman, Dean, Kendell and Mayor Peltier. The motion carried.
The discussion of Police Chief and Part-Time Officer Wages will be tabled until all Council Members are present.
Building Permits
Building Permits approved by Zoning Administrator, Tyler Chriest, were 202 E. Kimball – Replace Deck Boards, 305 W. Third – 2 Windows, 400 W. Kimball – Deck, 207 W. Glassburn – Shed and 106 N. Benton – Garage Door and Repair of Siding.
Communications
Clerk McIntire advised that she received an email with mockup pictures with stickering for both PD squads. They also said they need the squads to be brought in and measured before they can quote us actual prices. The Mayor and Council liked the mockups but would like to see smaller lettering on the Tahoe. Clerk McIntire will share that information and ask the Chief to bring the squads in to be measured when he returns.
Clerk McIntire advised that she’ll give the Mayor and Council a copy of the request for donation from the Tampico Memorial Cemetery for the next meeting and add that to the meeting agenda.
Bills were ordered paid on a motion by Commissioner Kendell, second by Commissioner S. Coleman. “Yes” votes were S. Coleman, Dean, Kendell and Mayor Peltier. The motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 7:34 PM. The next Regular Meeting of the Tampico Village Council is Scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM in the Reagan Community Center located at 202 W. Second Street.
Jamie M. McIntire
Clerk
Bruce Peltier
Mayor
MINUTES APPROVED THIS 7th DAY OF May, 2024
**These minutes are not official until signed, dated and sealed by the Village Clerk**
