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Votes at a glance: Belleville council approves appointments, site plan, equipment sales, contracts and routine ordinances
Summary
The Belleville City Council approved a package of administrative, finance and land-use items at its June 16 meeting, including appointments, site-plan and zoning approvals, equipment sales and several finance and IT contracts.
The Belleville City Council on June 16 approved a package of routine administrative and land-use actions, including multiple board appointments and reappointments, claims and payroll, contract approvals and ordinances.
Appointments and reappointments approved included Jim Kurtz (building code board), Michael Dilt (Historic Preservation Commission), Scott Langston (Parks and Recreation Board), Steve Zimmerman (Zoning Board of Appeals), Madeline Graham (Library Board), Carl Gilpin (Planning Commission) and Cheryl Hillman (Human Relations Commission). The council approved the June 2 meeting minutes and recorded claims and disbursements totaling $985,731.67 and payroll of $1,081,609.33.
Planning and zoning actions approved included site-plan approval for The Rhodes Group LLC (Plaza Tire), a 6,522-square-foot tire and auto center at 5940 Belleville Crossing (parcel 08-18-305-018, Ward 8), and special-use approvals for metal buildings at 304 Mascouta Avenue and 1148 Rural Heights Road as listed on the agenda. The council also approved two extensions of special-use permits (class B liquor license and outdoor dining) for Encada Esparla at 2301 East Main Street through Dec. 31, 2025.
From the police and fire committee, the council authorized the sale/conversion of a 2008 Pierce ladder truck (VIN ending 8720), generators and various fire hose. The finance committee approved a $595 plaque purchase designating the city building at 117 South Illinois Street as the home of George Blair; bank financing at 3.96% interest for one new rear-loader sanitation truck; an IT data-backup storage agreement with Regis Commission for $160,243 over three years; and an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Network of Childcare Resource and Referral Agencies (Birth to 5 Illinois) for rental space at the campus for one year.
Three resolutions on the agenda — a bank loan for a sanitation truck (Resolution 35-46), and commitments of RBI funds for Alsup Place Improvements and Lebanon Avenue resurfacing (Resolutions 35-47 and 35-48) — were adopted by roll call. The council also read and approved a series of ordinances by title, including amendments to the public works sewers code (groundwater potable water supply codification), a reaffirmation of video gaming regulations and the sale/conversion of the 2008 ladder truck.
All of these items were recorded on the meeting roll calls as carried or approved. The council concluded regular business and then moved into an executive session to discuss property sale/lease and potential litigation.
The meeting record does not include detailed debate over most of these items; where an amount or a specific contract term was listed on the agenda or presented (for example, the IT agreement and plaque purchase), those figures are reported here.
