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A motion to approve the resolution passed in committee by roll call (Blackburn: yes; Ford: yes; Stouffel: yes; Newcomb: yes). The committee forwarded the resolution to the full council for final budget amendment action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Committee Meetings - September 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Public Safety Committee approved a resolution allowing finance to amend the budget to move $19,131 to cover costs for two new police Tahoes after parts and installation delays.","taxTitle","O'Fallon City, St. Clair County, Illinois","taxId",52736,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6129225,"Council committee accepts $19,000 grant to add three retail‑corridor cameras; city to cover $800",80,2170000,2250000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5747568-f4018d6542ff135f3081331da81f8a41&start=2170&end=2250","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5747568-f4018d6542ff135f3081331da81f8a41/thumbnail_2170000.jpg","/articles/6129225/OFallon-City/St-Clair-County/Illinois/Council-committee-accepts-19000-grant-to-add-three-retailcorridor-cameras-city-to-cover-800","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6129225-bc716d1e90a4ee832ec47099fec8630b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775551605&Signature=g2m4h17tk7MgMZJx2OkISy44ZmFPg5kG8a5uY5X9mTf8IMs-kqI3-XjHlgp4TagSPCxgjDRbH8XZTjzCNQzdPgCyqxl0M4BOp9re9tZIMl~KiPd0ZZLSzjey9vzrTev-8V7xnlUVnbK-yvBOe2Cp6HQf55CeahkeiOEQ1457xB2qZdf80AzNUIE4dKgdsK5AqsoPsjklCeG3w85IvRym-qnwBrPLRkPAkHNt~q0l-WnNlIx9FWudrCLJaV3gj7CJoUmM5eF1N~518wkJKe9jrZ5DADsTzW8fDkQYXnhNvgxQPd3osqtWs~vd2n9KC6aK~KW8ulLzAQcwZfRe~K5pxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Safety Committee approved a budget amendment to accept a $19,000 grant from the state attorney general's office for an organized retail crime initiative and to contract with Utilitra to install three 360‑degree cameras along the high‑retail corridor on West Highway 50. Chief (presenter) told the committee the grant targets thefts in areas serving Home Depot, Sam's Club and Walmart and that the city would make a one‑time budget transfer of $19,800 from general fund reserves to cover the project; the grant will cover $19,000 and the city would pay approximately $800.

\"We had applied for, this year a grant with the attorney general's office for the organized retail crime initiative ... So, we received the grant for $19,000,\" the presenter said. The project is contingent on an executed bid with Utilitra to site cameras at Auto Court, Long Drive and Dean Drive to capture video across intersections the presenter described as busy with retail activity.

Committee members asked whether the grant is paid upfront; the presenter replied the city will receive the money directly from the grant program. A committee member who has observed the utility of similar cameras in other jurisdictions fully supported the purchase, saying they had helped close cases.

A motion to approve the budget amendment and contract authorization passed in committee by unanimous roll call (Blackburn: yes; Ford: yes; Stouffel: yes; Newcomb: yes). The item will move to the full council for final action.","The public safety committee approved a budget amendment to accept a $19,000 attorney‑general organized retail crime grant and hire Utilitra to place three surveillance cameras along Highway 50 retail corridor; the grant covers $19,000 of approximately $19,800 project cost.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6129230,"New aquatic center posts strong admissions despite delayed opening and staffing challenges",416,814000,1230000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5747568-f4018d6542ff135f3081331da81f8a41&start=814&end=1230","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5747568-f4018d6542ff135f3081331da81f8a41/thumbnail_814000.jpg","/articles/6129230/OFallon-City/St-Clair-County/Illinois/New-aquatic-center-posts-strong-admissions-despite-delayed-opening-and-staffing-challenges","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6129230-e45a0125a17e7e5372f06fbc06d19ac9/orig.mp4?Expires=1775551605&Signature=gIktysPQf69vVBBkpumfsPvIpwQnVdKBJZHUuHghTv0wilHlVwM~yAv6WudaBkWt~80tWnZoAgb0E46IMNg70OT0F-IpjTfEORQKXukTUXbdGyCLj1jIuyiwNsouMB4yYuh6A241zFNCquPT16eU7iQ2RJLZHA9tp~zofL8uZF4XOzy2jUlqedFq2JXFGsIdSYVVYJk6yy-fzP~ep767pdv45QGaQPVb9VvLr2Luf0TrHdXOqQmMJ8QcsUQ6MoUlx6MAuE6Bl2Xh4hILsRwUvVd-7muJYSVb1DtiU7g5ahVBqSW0KU5z32~lGc40-vCVdptKzfVF40G~6a3eijVR8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Patrick, parks staff, summarized the inaugural season for the new O'Fallon Aquatic Center, saying the facility opened June 14, missed the first few prime weeks of the season, yet still posted about $129,000 in admissions revenue — higher than comparable figures for the old Memorial Pool. \"Even though we missed 2 prime weeks of the summer season, A $129,000 is well above what we had at the old facility,\" Patrick said.

Staff said the center closed for the season on Labor Day and that weather and construction delays reduced available swim‑lesson weeks in June, the department's prime instruction month. Patrick said the department held 151 group swim lessons and 59 one‑on‑one lessons this season and that summer‑camp groups also used the facility daily, adding several hundred swimmers on peak days. He said the average daily admission was about 200 people and that the largest single day was Juneteenth with just over 450 admissions.

The larger facility required substantially more seasonal staff than the old pool. Patrick said the department essentially doubled lifeguards, pool managers, admissions and concession staff to meet operational needs; some weekday closures late in the season were due to staff losses as college and high‑school employees returned to school. Staff told the board they expected pass sales to rise next year once schedules stabilize and full‑season passes are offered.

Patrick also said the department sold one medium pavilion this year for about $112,000 and plans to purchase a second pavilion near the playground in spring, working toward three total pavilions that had been in the original budget. He said the department switched its registration software earlier in the year, which delayed some final reconciliations of admissions and pass numbers.

Board members and the public asked for resident/nonresident breakdowns of admissions; Patrick said the point‑of‑sale system can track that and staff can provide the figures when requested. There were no motions tied to the presentation; the board accepted the report and moved to other business.","Parks staff reported the new aquatic center opened June 14, generated about $129,000 in admissions despite missing early season weeks, averaged roughly 200 daily admissions, and required roughly double the seasonal staffing of the prior facility.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6129235,"Council approves park parking expansion with Porter Road entrance despite $160K–$214K overrun",156,441000,597000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5747568-f4018d6542ff135f3081331da81f8a41&start=441&end=597","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5747568-f4018d6542ff135f3081331da81f8a41/thumbnail_441000.jpg","/articles/6129235/OFallon-City/St-Clair-County/Illinois/Council-approves-park-parking-expansion-with-Porter-Road-entrance-despite-160K214K-overrun","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6129235-57c24c84232f782133095f40b0d7acdc/orig.mp4?Expires=1775551605&Signature=IM9eAcrZ53S3tgQs77SivRIgHTOORlpBPtDN0WTWU~NcGcLGZrkkrDUDJRYa6s-Siq2Lz8A1VFW3gafMaLTD2zjXkRNiZdrc1cIemBa2H4B~rnSuDreQa8oYMTRJlV8h7mfe499el9cXMjZrH95BCg0gKMEEOCX4u3mpexZcCmIVIbCeEZE2gkwKU5fesJfENyBxlEEYIGSxnyrP8WrfU6JT~-sc61tkDyQrLJta9z0CNPhUXkKvl7xgmfKENjfnaB~ybVfd6uTGCB7ODbsyCYrN19YsF1wl7ZXeBuIV5iCKoxSClLYJJcb3TDpYG608xso9LCyrSLOn4KgHSwsOWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The board approved the base parking-lot contract and added north access from Porter Road for the community park, despite a projected budget shortfall. Andrew, staff member, told the board the recommendation is to accept the base bid plus alternates including lime stabilization and drainage work and to include the Porter Road entrance, which increased the project scope and cost. \"So we're roughly 100 depending on the contingency, and any under unknowns. We could be between a 163 and a 100 and $214,000 over budget,\" Andrew said.

The additional north entrance was requested by the council during budget deliberations earlier in the year, Andrew said, and is the primary reason the project exceeded the earlier estimates. \"That is why we were ultimately over budget because we added that entrance on the north side of the park,\" he said. Board members said they supported the entrance as a way to relieve neighborhood traffic; one member said it would help residents near Newksen and Madison.

The board discussed funding sources. Andrew said the city had previously allocated more than $20 million for the community park project and that the project is currently “a little over $19.5 million,” allowing staff to transfer roughly $163,000 from the community park budget to cover part of the overrun. In public comment, Ron Zielms asked whether the Bill O'Fallon Trust Fund has been mostly supporting parks projects and asked for a future finance briefing on the trust fund's allocations; staff confirmed the specific parking-lot transfer is coming from the Bill O'Fallon Trust Fund.

A motion to approve the recommended contract and budget amendment was made and seconded. During roll call the members present voted to approve (Chair Voorhees: yes; Miss Foehne: yes; Mr. Hudson: yes; Miss Stoffel: yes; Mr. Newcomb: yes). The motion carried.

The board requested that staff include a map or diagram of the Porter Road entrance in upcoming council meeting materials so the public can see the proposed exit location near the North Pond and the soccer fields. Andrew said he would add that map to the next council agenda packet. The item will move to the full council with the approved motion and the identified funding transfer.","Council approved the parking lot contract and a new north (Porter Road) entrance for the community park; the project is now estimated to be $163,000 to $214,000 over budget and will use surplus community park funds and money from the Bill O'Fallon Trust Fund.","actionData","errors"]

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