Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council met April 6.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

Due to COVID-19, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020, and Governor Pritzker

issued an Executive Order on March 20, 2020.

Mayor Kyle A. Moore announced that all City buildings will be closed to the public on March 17, 2020.

The following minutes reflect those Aldermen who were virtually present.

The regular meeting of the City Council was held this day at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Kyle A. Moore presiding.

The following members were physically present:

Ald. McKiernan, Entrup, Bauer, Finney, Reis, Holtschlag. 6.

Virtual: Ald. Bergman, Ernst, Farha, Sassen, Rein, Mast, Awerkamp, Uzelac. 8.

The minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council held March 30, 2020, were approved on a motion of Ald.

Holtschlag. Motion carried.

Legal Counsel: Corporation Counsel Lonnie Dunn.

The Deputy City Clerk presented and read the following:

PUBLIC HEARING

Notice of a public hearing to be held this day, April 6, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 730 Maine Street, for the purpose of receiving/hearing written comments concerning the city’s annual budget from May 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021.

The Mayor asked if there were any written comments on the budget.

The Deputy City Clerk read a written comment by Jeff Kerkhoff, 1221 Spruce, Quincy, IL.

He asked for explanation of some amounts from various city departments. A copy of the comment was emailed to the

City Council prior to the meeting.

DISCUSSION OF CITY ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 DECLARATIONS

ORDINANCE

First reading of an ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending Title XIII (General Offenses) Of Chapter 132 (Offenses Against Public Peace) Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy Of 2015. (Add: Temporary Suspension Of Activities And Additional Responses To The COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency.)

Ald. Entrup moved the ordinance be read by its title, seconded by Ald. Reis. Motion carried.

The Deputy City Clerk read the ordinance by its title.

Ald. Finney moved the requirements of Section 32.31 of the City Code of the City of Quincy be waived and the

ordinance adopted, seconded by Ald. Reis, and on the roll call each of the 14 Aldermen voted yea. The Chair, Mayor Kyle A. Moore, declared the motion carried and the ordinance adopted.

MONTHLY REPORTS

The monthly reports of the City Clerk, the City Treasurer, and the City Comptroller for the month of March, 2020, and the Recycling Division, the Sign & Paint Department, the Forestry Department and the Street Cleaning Department for the months of February and March, 2020, and the Quincy Police Department for the month of February, 2020, were ordered received and filed on a motion of Ald. Finney. Motion carried.

PUBLIC FORUM

Jeff Kerkhoff, 1221 Spruce, Quincy, IL 62301, “In a time of budgets & a virus, a summary of comments from a Quincy citizen and quotable, notables plus related topics.”

The Deputy City Clerk read the written comment from Jeff Kerkhoff. A copy of the comment was emailed to the City Council prior to the meeting.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Pump #11 at the Water Treatment Plant is in poor physical condition, and performing considerably below its daily rated capacity; and,

WHEREAS, the pump has been removed and sent to a pump repair shop to be refurbished; and,

WHEREAS, the Department of Utilities has received a quote from Fairbanks Morse Pump Repair Shop of Kansas City, Kansas, in the amount of $46,480.00 for all costs associated with the refurbishing of the pump; and,

WHEREAS, the Director of Utilities and Engineering has reviewed this quote and finds it to be acceptable; and, WHEREAS, funds for this repair work are available in the 2019/2020 Water Fund fiscal year budget; now, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Director of Utilities and Engineering and the Utilities Committee recom-

mend to the Mayor and City Council that normal bidding requirements be waived and the quote from Fairbanks Morse Pump Repair Shop of Kansas City, Kansas, in the amount of $46,480.00 be accepted.

Jeffrey Conte, P.E.

Director of Utilities & Engineering

Ald. Bauer moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. McKiernan, and on the roll call each of the 14

Aldermen voted yea. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Department of Utilities and Engineering is responsible for the routine maintenance of the sanitary sewer system infrastructure throughout the City of Quincy; and,

WHEREAS, the Department of Utilities and Engineering utilizes a vactor truck for the cleaning and maintenance of these sanitary sewer lines; and,

WHEREAS, the 2003 sewer vactor/jetter truck experienced a catastrophic failure of the vacuum system, vacuum blow- er and auxiliary transmission system; and,

WHEREAS, Coe Equipment of Rochester, Illinois, the regional manufacturer authorized vactor dealer, has provided a quote of $34,874.98 for the replacement of the vacuum blower and auxiliary transmission system; and,

WHEREAS, the Director of Utilities and Engineering has reviewed this quote and finds it to be acceptable; and, WHEREAS, funds for this repair work are available in the 2019/2020 Sewer Fund fiscal year budget; now, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Director of Utilities and Engineering and the Utilities Committee recom-

mend to the Mayor and Quincy City Council that normal bidding requirements be waived and that the quote from Coe Equipment of Rochester, Illinois, in the amount of $34,874.98 be accepted.

Jeffrey Conte, P.E.

Director of Utilities & Engineering

Ald. Bauer moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. McKiernan, and on the roll call each of the 14

Aldermen voted yea. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Department of Utilities and Engineering requested sealed competitive bids for various chemicals for use by the Water Treatment Plant for the period of May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021; and

WHEREAS, the following bids were received:

Brenntag Mid-South - St. Louis, MO $2.900 per gallon

Kemira Water Solutions - Lawrence, KS $1.705 per gallon

PVS Technologies - Detroit, MI $1.540 per gallon

Liquid Chlorine

Brenntag Mid-South Inc. - St. Louis, MO $553.00 per ton

Hawkins Inc. - Roseville, MN $520.00 per ton

Ammonium Sulfate - Anhydrous

Hawkins Inc. - Roseville, MN $680.00 per ton

Thatcher Company - Salt Lake City, UT $610.00 per ton

Brenntag Mid-South - St. Louis, MO $500.00 per ton

Pebble Lime

Carmeuse Lime & Stone - Pittsburgh, PA $307.34 per ton

Lhoist North American - St. Genevieve, MO $242.75 per ton

Mississippi Lime - St. Louis, MO $230.01 per ton

Fluorosilicic Acid

Pennco Inc. - Sun Felipo, TX $3.230 per gallon

Univar USA - Kent, WA $2.990 per gallon

Brenntag Mid-South Inc. - St. Louis, MO $2.980 per gallon

Hawkins Inc. - Roseville, MN $2.639 per gallon

Liquid Carbon Dioxide

No Bids

Monosodium Phosphate, Anhydrous

Brenntag Mid-South Inc. - St. Louis, MO $3,100.00 per ton

Univar USA - Kent, WA $2,652.00 per ton

Chemrite Inc. - Buford, GA $2,180.00 per ton

Shannon Chemical Corporation - Malvern, PA $2,007.70 per ton

Carus Corporation - Peru, IL $1,980.00 per ton

Liquid Sodium Permangante

Brenntag Mid-South Inc. - St. Louis, MO $10.5600 per gallon

Hawkins Inc. - Roseville, MN $ 9.1865 per gallon

Carus Corporation - Peru, IL $ 7.9642 per gallon

Chemrite Inc. - Buford, GA $ 7.5680 per gallon

Shannon Chemical Corporation - Malvern, PA $ 7.3300 per gallon

Liquid Sodium Hydroxide

Hawkins Inc. - Roseville, MN $1.2590 per gallon

Univar USA - Kent, WA $.9794 per gallon

Brenntag Mid-South Inc. - St. Louis, MO $.9690 per gallon

PVS Minibulk Inc. - Detroit, MI $.8290 per gallon

WHEREAS, the bids have been reviewed by the Department of Utilities and Engineering and the following low bids

are found to be acceptable:

Liquid Ferric Chloride PVS Technologies Inc.

Liquid Chlorine Hawkins Inc.

Ammonium Sulfate Brenntag Mid-South Inc.

Pebble Lime Mississippi Lime Company

Fluorosilicic Acid Hawkins Inc.

Monosodium Phosphate Anhydrous Carus Corporation

Liquid Sodium Permangante Shannon Chemical Corporation

Liquid Sodium Hydroxide PVS Minibulk Inc.

WHEREAS, funds for these expenditures will be available in the 2020/2021 fiscal year budget; now,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Director of Utilities Engineering and the Utilities Committee recommend

to the Mayor and Quincy City Council that the low bids for water treatment chemicals be accepted for a contract beginning on May 1, 2020, and ending on April 30, 2021.

Jeffrey Conte, P.E.

Director of Utilities & Engineering

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy contracts for janitorial supplies for all city departments; and

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy Purchasing Department did advertise for sealed bids for forty-five (45) items; and

WHEREAS, the following sealed bids were received:

Area Distributors Inc. $16,204.31

Quincy, Illinois (For all items) 30% off Catalog Pricing

All American Poly $ 931.85

Piscataway, NJ (For 4 items only) 10% off Catalog Pricing

WHEREAS, the bids have been reviewed and the bid from Area Distributors Inc., for all specified categories, is complete and has been found to be acceptable; and

WHEREAS, Area Distributors Inc. has agreed to guaranteed pricing for a one-year contract;

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent recommends that the bid from Area Distributors Inc. of Quincy, Illinois, be accepted

for a one-year contract.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that the bid for a one-year contract to supply the City’s

janitorial supplies for all categories thereof submitted by Area Distributors Inc. of Quincy, Illinois, be accepted.

Mary-Ann Ervin

Purchasing Agent

Ald. Holtschlag moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Bauer, and on the roll call each of the 14

Aldermen voted yea. Motion carried.

ORDINANCE

Second presentation of an ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending The 2019-2020 Fiscal Year Budget. (Increase

Expense: Health Insurance Claims $100,000.)

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

Kyle A. Moore

Jack Holtschlag

Richie Reis

Finance Committee

Ald. Reis seconded by Ald. Holtschlag, moved the reports be received and vouchers be issued for the various amounts

and on the roll call each of the 14 Aldermen voted yea. Motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS

Ald. Ernst asked the Mayor, due to the COVID-19 crisis, that the $50,000 committed in the resolution establishing a

retail marketing program from the Economic Growth Fund be withdrawn until the Food and Beverage Tax, which has been

postponed, is enacted.

MOTION

Ald. Uzelac moved to extend the road closure by Keck Heating & Air at 5th Street, from Broadway to Vermont, to

April 9th and 10th, all day. Motion carried.

The City Council adjourned at 7:36 p.m. on a motion of Ald. Reis. Motion carried.

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