AGENDA

City of Mt. Vernon
Regular City Council Meeting
City Hall – 1100 Main St.
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MtVernonIL/
Monday, May 6, 2024 7:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Roll Call
5. Presentation of Journals for the April 4, 2024, special City Council Meeting and the April 15, 2024, regular City Council Meeting.
6. Visitors/Citizen Request/Addresses from the Audience.
    Public Forum Rules of Participation
    Participants wishing to address the City Council on matters listed on the agenda or on any other matter   directly relevant to the business of the City of Mt. Vernon shall do so during the Public Participation         portion of the agenda. Each person wishing to speak during the Public Participation portion shall sign a   Speaker’s List at the meeting prior to the start of the meeting providing his/her name and the topic to be discussed. Speakers will be recognized by the Mayor in the order the speaker’s name appears on the    Speaker’s List. Public participation portion of the meeting shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person.  All participants are expected to exercise common courtesy and follow any rules of order established or    announced by the Mayor and/or City Council.
7. Approval of Consolidated Vouchers for Accounts Payable.
8. BIDS/QUOTES
   8-A    Bid results for the financing of the downtown park
   8-B    Bid results for sanitary sewer replacement and stormwater construction between 9th Street and               10th Street
9. CITY MANAGER
   9-A    Street closure request - North Street between 10th Street and 11th Street on May 19, 2024, from             11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a fundraiser event at Central Church
   9-B   Request permission to go out to bid for the Davidson Avenue Road Patch Project
   9-C   Request permission to go out to bid on the Veteran’s Park and Dawson Park Asphalt Overlay                   Parking Lot Project
   9-D   Request permission to go out to bid on the US EPA Community Grant Project for video and                       investigation of various sanitary sewer lines
   9-E   Request permission to purchase playground equipment for Dawson Park using Sourcewell State             Purchasing Agreement
10. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS/MOTIONS
    10-A  First reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of municipal property
    10-B  First reading of an ordinance fixing the salaries and benefits of certain City employees
    10-C  Resolution to use Motor Fuel Tax for in-house road improvements
11. MAYOR
    11-A  Reappointment of Clarence Mays, Lance Cusumano, and Paula Dodillet to the Fire and Police                 Commission
    11-B  Reappointment of Angela Moore, Tineka Doogan, John Hundley, and Ron Lash to the City                       Housing Authority Commission
    11-C  Reappointment of Sarah Sledge, Bill Pixley, and Joyce Secrest to the Tourism Advisory Board
12. CITY COUNCIL
13. VISITORS/CITIZEN REQUESTS/ADDRESS FROM THE AUDIENCE
14. EXECUTIVE SESSION
    14-A  5ILCS 120/2(c)(6) Sale and lease of real property
    14-B  5ILCS 120/2(c)(1) Appointment, employment of personnel
    14-C  5ILCS 120/2(c)(5) Purchase of real property
15. ADJOURNMENT