AGENDA

City of Mt. Vernon
Regular City Council Meeting
City Hall – 1100 Main St.
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MtVernonIL/
Monday, April 1, 2024 7:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Roll Call
5. Presentation of Journals for the March 18, 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 & QUOTES8-A     Bid results on the First Street and Gee Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project
9. CITY MANAGER
   9-A    Street closure request - 24th Street between Logan Street and Lamar Avenue on May 25, 2024,              from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Family Reunion
   9-B    Street closure request – 10th Street between Newby Avenue and Cleveland Street on June 15,                2024, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. for the Juneteenth Parade
   9-C    Street closure request – 9th Street between Casey Avenue and Harrison Street on August 24,                  2024, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for the United Way Food Truck Fest
   9-D    Street closure request – 9th Street from Casey Avenue to Jordan Street on June 1, 2024, from 8              a.m. to 7 p.m. for the Mt. Vernon Brewers Festival
   9-E    Street closure request – 9th Street from Main Street to Harrison Street on May 4, 2024, from 1                  p.m. to 10 p.m. for the Webber High School Prom
   9-F    Street closure request – various streets for the Mt. Vernon Fall Fest events to be held September             26 - September 28, 2024
   9-G    Street closure request – 12th Street from Main Street to Broadway on April 8, 2024, from 8 a.m.              to 6 p.m. for pressure cleaning of the First United Methodist Church
   9-H    First reading of an ordinance to approve the proposed budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year
   9-I      First reading of an ordinance amending Article 2, Section 2.2 of the City’s code of ordinances
   9-J     Resolution requesting permission from IDOT for the temporary closure of State Route 15 and                  State Route 37 on September 28, 2024, from 12 pm – 4 pm for the Fall Fest Parade
   9-K    Resolution requesting permission from IDOT for the temporary closure of State Route 15 and                 State Route 37 on December 7, 2024, from 4:30 pm – 6 pm for the Christmas Parade
   9-L    Resolution requesting permission from IDOT for the temporary closure of State Route 15                          westbound from Marlow Rd. to the junction of State Route 15 and Old Route 15 at the east edge              of Mt. Vernon from 5 pm – 12 am on July 4, 2024, for the Salute to Freedom Fireworks Display
   9-M    Resolution requesting permission from IDOT for the temporary closure of State Route 37 on June             15, 2024, from 11:30 am – 2 pm for the Juneteenth Parade
   9-N     Resolution authorizing representatives to sign Public Works Supply Loan Program application                 documents.
   9-O     Resolution allocating Rebuild Illinois MFT funds for resurfacing a portion of Fairfield Road
   9-P     Resolution appointing Sandberg, Phoenix, and Von Gontard to the position of Special Assistant              Corporate Counsel for the City of Mt. Vernon, Illinois
   9-Q     Resolution appointing Jeffrey Howard of Howard, Leggans, Piercy, and Howard as City Attorney               for the City of Mt. Vernon, Illinois
10. MAYOR
11. CITY COUNCIL
12. VISITORS/CITIZEN REQUESTS/ADDRESS FROM THE AUDIENCE
13. EXECUTIVE SESSION
14. ADJOURNMENT