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Council approves series of permits, grants and TIF contracts; consent agenda passes
Summary
Streator City Council voted to accept planning commission recommendations, grant a special-use permit for a crematory, award a $15,000 façade grant, approve multiple intergovernmental and TIF professional-service agreements, and pass the consent agenda with $732,001.66 in fund warrants.
Streator City Council on an evening meeting approved a package of land-use permits, grants and professional services agreements and passed its consent agenda with fund warrants totaling $732,001.66 and $0.36.
The council voted to receive and place on file the Planning Commission recommendations, grant a special-use permit to Schultz Crematory and Schultz Funeral Services to operate a crematory at the former McGrath’s Seafood Restaurant location, and approve a $15,000 façade grant for property owner Anthony Michael at 566 East Texas Street.
Those votes were followed by approvals for an update to the municipal code designating the Prairie Court and Danbury Street intersection as a controlled intersection; an intergovernmental agreement with LaSalle County to participate in an oil-and-chip project in portions of Otter Creek Township; and a purchase of a small parcel at 202 Pleasant Avenue to consolidate lift-station infrastructure behind City Hall. The council also authorized two professional-services agreements with Jacob and Klein and Jacob McLean LTD to begin study work related to Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district adjustments and a proposed new TIF district.
Jason Bartleand Iron Circuit LLCreceived council authorization to install poles and sensor equipment along East Twelfth Street to monitor train movement; that item was discussed separately and is listed in the votes below.
The consent agenda passed as presented. Council records show one abstention noted during the roll call related to a consent-item conflict.
Why it matters: The approvals move multiple small capital and planning projects toward implementation, including downtown redevelopment groundwork and façade improvements that use city grant dollars. TIF study contracts begin a multijurisdictional planning process that will require coordination with other taxing bodies before any district boundaries or incentives are adopted.
Votes at a glance: - Receive and place on file: Planning Commission recommendations. Motion: moved by Dave Reed; second: Sam Gary. Vote: unanimous (all present voted aye). - Ordinance approving special-use permit for Schultz Crematory and Schultz Funeral Services at 1 Elizabeth Place. Motion: moved by (motion recorded). Vote: unanimous (all present voted aye). - Resolution awarding façade grant to property owner Anthony Michael, 566 East Texas Street, $15,000. Motion: Tim Geary moved; second: Dave Connor. Vote: unanimous (all present voted aye). - Ordinance amending municipal code to designate Prairie Court and Danbury Street as a controlled intersection. Motion: Dave Reed moved; second: Tim Geary. Vote: carried (roll call recorded; majority aye). - Resolution authorizing intergovernmental agreement with LaSalle County for oil-and-chip work in Otter Creek Township. Motion: David Carmel (mover) and David Reed (second). Vote: unanimous (all present voted aye). - Resolution approving purchase of part of 202 Pleasant Avenue (small triangular parcel) to consolidate lift-station piping. Motion: Dave Connor moved; Tim Geary second. Vote: unanimous (all present voted aye). - Ordinances authorizing professional services agreements with Jacob and Klein and Jacob McLean LTD for TIF study work (related projects). Motion: Dave Reed moved; Tim Geary second. Vote: unanimous (all present voted aye). - Motion authorizing Iron Circuit LLC to install poles and sensor equipment along East Twelfth Street to monitor train movement. Motion: Dave Connor moved; Tim Geary second. Vote: unanimous (all present voted aye). - Consent agenda approving fund warrants $732,001.66 and $0.36. Motion: Tim Geary moved; Dave Connor second. Vote: majority aye with one abstention noted.
What the council did not do: No new TIF district boundaries or tax-sharing agreements were approved; the professional services contracts authorize consultants to begin study and planning work only.
Ending: Several approvals clear the way for near-term project work and longer-term TIF planning. Contracts for legal and consulting services will return with study results or recommended ordinances before any tax or district changes occur.
