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Council approves package of routine contracts, redevelopment items and infrastructure agreements
Summary
At the April meeting council approved resolutions for a downtown redevelopment grant, an EV charging station bid, a three‑year generator maintenance contract, renewal of broadcast and tourism contracts, and several TIF and façade/housing program resolutions; several appointment resolutions were also moved to OVA for final vote.
The Effingham City Council approved a set of routine resolutions and contract actions at its April meeting, moving multiple items to the omnibus (OVA) and adopting several measures after short presentations.
Key actions the council approved or agreed to advance to the OVA included:
- Resolution 45‑2026: Downtown/South Town redevelopment program participation for a Bike and Hike location project (total project ~$4,950; city share $1,237.50). (Moved to adopt.)
- Resolution 49‑2026: Acceptance of the low bid ($97,042.98) from Grundlow Construction for an EV charging station at the old firehouse on Merchant Street to be funded with central TIF funds. (Adopted.)
- Resolution (generator maintenance): Three‑year maintenance contract for 17 city generators awarded to D & M Electric at $33,675 total; cost allocated across water, sewer and general fund. (Adopted.)
- Resolution 25‑2026 (Granicus): Renewal of the remote broadcast and meeting‑management contract (three years; FY27 cost $19,960.54) to continue remote management of live broadcasts and recordings. (OVA/advance.)
- Tourism and marketing contracts: Multi‑year billboard renewals with Lamar Companies (several sites) and a proposed digital passport/mobile offering (Banwango) for roughly $11,988 for FY27 were presented and scheduled for OVA placement.
- Downtown improvement projects: Renewals of the façade and housing redevelopment policies (central and industrial TIF allocations) and a hanging flower basket maintenance/purchase proposal (34 baskets; total quote ~$46,296 with first‑year pot purchase ~$12,005) were discussed and set for OVA.
- Infrastructure agreements: Staff presented an agreement with IDOT for reimbursable sanitary sewer relocations associated with the Fayette Avenue improvement (phase 2), with an estimated reimbursable amount around $1.1 million (to be spent from central TIF and reimbursed by IDOT); east‑of‑Willow work (~$450,000) would be city‑funded separately.
Council approved payment of routine bills and requisitions and agreed to move several board and commission appointments to the next OVA. The meeting closed with staff reports on grants (including a $3.25 million readiness grant submission for electric infrastructure), community events and volunteer tree‑planting plans for Arbor Day.
Votes and formal tallies were recorded on specific items where shown in the record; multiple resolutions passed by majority vote as noted above.
