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camedown togo through everything. Running it tomake sure all isOK. Resident sign onPine
Street, Scott Behrends to put up soon.
Chief Swanson: 112SouthWalnut appears to be candidate for handicapped space on
residential street. Resident wants space requirement. Chief will not be at next council meeting.
TREASURERREPORT–Treasurer BeckyPeterson - none
MAYORALREPORT
Discuss and voteon Intergovernmental Resolution for TourismTax increase. TheChicago
Bears arenegotiatingwithOlivet NazareneCollege. Contemplating$1.2millionof improvements at
Olivet. CountyVisitors’ Bureauagreed to put in $500,000over 6 years, County agrees to increase
hotel/motel tax by 1% to a total of 5%. Those involved inMomencewould be proprietors at the local
bedandbreakfast. AldermanStraleymadeamotion to approve the Intergovernmental agreement
with theCounty for 1% increasemakinghotel/motel tax 5%. AldermanPuglise seconded themotion
withAldermanDenton, Straley, Metz, Steele, Kupferer, Cook, Lesyna andPuglise voting yes.
Resolution#162.
IDOT (IllinoisDepartment of Transportation) pulledall signs on route 1-17by corner of Shell,
clearingeasement, City grantedpeople to put signs up therewhen it is not our place to grant
approval. Mayor Porter to request theCity get approval to grant people toput up banners.
Approved aproclamation forApril isChildAbusePreventionMonth.
EXECUTIVESESSIONnone
AldermanKupferermade amotion toadjourn themeeting. AldermanDenton seconded the
motionwithAldermanDenton, Straley, Metz, Steele, Kupferer, Cook, LesynaandPuglise voting yes.
Meetingadjourned at 8:08.M.
Respectfully submitted,
JeneneHenson, CityClerk
