City of Harvard City Council met April 28

By Philip Gonzales

May 2, 2020

City of Harvard City Council met April 28.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call meeting to order

2. Roll Call

3. Public Comment

4. Budget Hearing FY2020/2021

• Comments from audience

• Close Hearing

5. Consent Agenda

Items under the Consent Agenda are acted upon in a single motion. There is no separate discussion of these items prior to the Council vote unless a Council Member requests that an item be removed from the consent agenda for separate action.

Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented:

a. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of March 24, 2020

b. Administrators Report

c. Building & Grounds Report

d. Community Development Department Report

e. Harvard Diggins Library Directors Report

f. Parks & Recreation Report

g. Police Department Report

h. Public Works Department Report

i. Utilities Department Report

j. Accept Kim Raciborski’s Resignation from the Events Committee

k. Extend Rick Lipinski’s term on the Police Pension Board until 04/30/22

l. Payment of bills in the amount of $561,485.58

6. Individual Action Consent Agenda Items

• City Council Action on any item removed from the consent agenda.

7. FOP Labor Agreement May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2023

• Action requested is to approve the Agreement between the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council/F.O.P Lodge #134 for a Labor Agreement beginning May 1, 2020 and expiring April 30, 2023, and to authorize execution of the contract.

8. Proposed Ordinance Approving the City of Harvard Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2020/2021

• Action requested is to adopt the ordinance establishing the annual budget for Fiscal Year 2020/2021.

9. Proposed Resolution/Nationwide Retirement Solutions Relating to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

• The proposed resolution allows the City to elect plan provisions for participants made available under the CARES Act, specifically Provision #1: Tax-favored coronavirus related distributions (CRDs) up to $100,000 until December 31, 2020. The City does not contribute funds to the plan which is an optional 457(b) Deferred Comp Plan for employees solely funded by employee contributions. Action requested is to authorize the City Administrator as the plan administrator to execute the proposed resolution.

10. Refinance Bonds for City Police Station and Industrial Park

• Action requested is a consensus to move forward with the details to refinance the bonds for the current Police Station and the Industrial Park.

11. RTA Access to Transit Program Grant Application

• Action requested is to authorize the City Administrator to submit the grant application.

12. Department Head Reports

13. Committee Reports

14. Treasurer’s Report

15. Attorney’s Report

16. Administrator’s Report

17. Clerk’s Report

18. Mayor’s Report

19. Adjournment