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Milan City Council adopts historic-preservation ordinance, approves park-use agreement and $81,700 in roof repairs; motion to rescind flag policy fails
Summary
At its May 9 meeting the Milan City Council adopted Ordinance 2022-03 amending historic preservation rules, approved an agreement with the Milan Youth League for park and field use, authorized $81,700 in roof repairs and a FY2022 budget amendment for the project, postponed action on the Milan Area Fire Department FY23 budget and rejected a motion to rescind the Guest Flag Raising Policy.
The Milan City Council on May 9 adopted Ordinance 2022-03 amending Chapter 28 of the City of Milan Code of Ordinances on historic preservation, approved a parks-use agreement with the Milan Youth League and authorized $81,700 in roof repairs, while a separate motion to rescind the city’s Guest Flag Raising Policy failed on a 0–7 roll-call vote.
Mayor Ed Kolar called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and opened routine business that included approval of the meeting agenda (with an added consent item for the Milan Community Fair Parade) and the April 25 minutes. The council approved three consent-agenda items covering an Aid in Milan walk (June 11), a Traffic Control Order for the American Legion Memorial Day Parade (May 30) and the Milan Community Fair Parade (June 2).
On substantive business, Councilmember Baldwin moved and Councilmember Thompson seconded the second reading and adoption of Ordinance 2022-03, described in the meeting as "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 28 'HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICTS', SECTIONS 28-5, 28-10, AND 28-11 OF THE CITY OF MILAN CODE OF ORDINANCES." The ordinance passed on a roll-call vote of seven ayes and zero nays.
The council also approved an agreement between the City of Milan and the Milan Youth League permitting use of city parks, ball fields and concessions; the motion was made by Councilmember Kerkes and seconded by Councilmember Thompson and passed by roll call, seven to zero.
Councilmember Nie moved, and Councilmember Kerkes seconded, to approve an $81,700 expenditure to Terazza Construction LLC for roof repairs; council members voted seven ayes, zero nays. In the same action block the council approved a Fiscal Year 2022 budget amendment to fund the Fire Station Roof Replacement Project, with the motion carried by the same roll-call margin.
On the Milan Area Fire Department Fiscal Year 2023 proposal (percentages, capital improvement budget and Operating Budget Option 1), Councilmember Baldwin moved to postpone a decision until the council’s May 23, 2022 meeting; Councilmember Thompson seconded and the postponement carried unanimously.
A motion by Councilmember Nie, seconded by Councilmember Baldwin, to rescind the Guest Flag Raising Flag Policy was put to a roll-call vote and failed, with zero ayes and seven nays. The minutes record the outcome as the motion failing unanimously.
City business also included authorization to pay bills and payroll totaling $1,107,116.28 on a unanimous vote. During staff and council reports, Mayor Kolar introduced Interim City Administrator Jim Lancaster, who thanked the mayor and council and said he looked forward to working with staff and council. Several councilmembers and staff offered brief reports and recognition of recent downtown events and public works accomplishments.
The council set its next regular meeting for Monday, May 23, 2022, (agenda submission deadline May 18). The meeting adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
