Council approves Terracon brownfield services, $75,000 MOA for electrification grant, $40,000 demolition contract, and IDOT right‑of‑way dedication

Belleville City Council approved a package of administrative actions including: an agreement with Terracon to provide professional brownfield services and grant-writing support for the FY26 EPA brownfield grant at no cost to the city; a memorandum of agreement with Cameron, Illinois, and Reach Strategies for a beneficial electrification grant not to exceed $75,000 from city funds; award of a demolition contract to Sam Schafer Excavating Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $40,000 to demolish 209 South 14th Street and 521 East C Street; and dedication of right of way for a temporary construction easement between the City of Belleville and the Illinois Department of Transportation for the Freeburg Avenue roundabout project (parcel 08270313017).

Alderperson Randall moved the package of administration motions and the council approved them by roll call. The Terracon agreement was described as providing brownfield services including grant writing for the FY26 EPA brownfield grant and was presented as having no cost to the city. The memorandum of agreement for beneficial electrification was described as “not to exceed $75,000” of city funds. The demo contract amount and targeted addresses were read into the record; the council approved Sam Schafer Excavating Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder at $40,000 for the two demolitions.

The council also approved dedicating right of way and a temporary construction easement to IDOT for the Freeburg Avenue roundabout; the parcel identifier read in the record was 08270313017. The transcript does not record detailed funding breakdowns (for example, grant match sources beyond general references) or project schedules for the roundabout; those implementation details were not included in the meeting record.