CITY OF OLNEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 24,2 2014  AGENDA #1 CALLTOORDER" The February 24, 2014 meeting of the Olney City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Olney City Hall located at 300S. AGENDA #2 "PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TOTHEF FLAG-PRAYER" Council members and visitors joined in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. John Monroe led the group in aj prayer. AGENDA #3 "ROLLCALL" The following Council members were present: John McLaughlin, Barb Thomas, Brad Brown, Bob Ferguson and Ray Vaughn. Also present were City Manager Larry Taylor, City Treasurer Chuck Sanders, City Engineer Roger Charleston, City Clerk  Whittle Avenue, Olney, Illinois, with Mayor Ray Vaughn presiding.  Belinda Henton and Deputy City Clerk Kelsie Sterchi. AGENDA #4 PRESENTATIONOF CONSENT AGENDA"  4-A Approve Minutes of Council Meeting from February 10, 2014 Cash $54,645.16, Manual Pooled Cash $7,576.54, EDA $36.82 and Tourism $2,000  4-B Approve and Authorize Payment of Accounts Payable February 25, 2014- Pooled  4-C Raffle License-ERFAE 4-D Raffle License-Illinois Inferno  AGENDA #5 REMOVAL OF ITEMS FROM CONSENT AGENDA" No items were requested AGENDA #6 CONSIDERATION OF CONSENTAGENDA" Councilman Brown moved to approve the items on the consent agenda, seconded by Councilwoman Thomas. A majority AGENDA #7 CONSIDERATION: OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA" No consideration was necessary since no items were removed from the consent  forr removal from the consent agenda.  affirmative voice vote was received to approve the consent agenda.  agenda.  AGENDA #8 "PUBLIC COMMENTS/PRESENTATIONS"  8-A "USA for the World, Destination Space. Restoring Our Earth. Todays Education and Economic Environment" Brian O'Neill, 818 E. Main, expressed his opinions on the many problems he felt the USA had. The biggest problem, he felt, was lack of caring. Mr. O'Neill made reference to the 1985 Michael Jackson song "We Are the World." He felt that history could be made in Olney by making a stand to say it's time to stop the hate and time to restore the  Earth to its original condition.  Page 1of 12    Mr. O'Neill then pointed out the Council Packets on the Council table. The City of Olney has had discussion on recycling, yet Mr. O'Neill felt the City continued to waste. Mr. O'Neill's recommendation was that the Council start to use tablets during meetings. Further, Mr. O'Neill mentioned that when he becomes Sheriff, he would be able to use his tablet when issuing a traffic ticket. He would be able to accept payment with the tablet, take fingerprints and more. He felt the time had come to educate adults and children on electronics.  Mr. O'Neill went on to state that jobs and industry in Olney were lacking. Any top professional aerospace, computer business or otherwise seem to say they will not come to Olney due to the high crime rates and uneducated community. Mr. O'Neill then offered that ifthe City were to recruit the people, he would teach them in hopes that the City could get bigger jobs and better highways. Mr. O'Neill then ended by stating that ifthe City did not do something today,  the City would simply be saying it does not care.  8-B "Water Department Discussion" Phillip French came before the Council to present three incidents that upset him in reference to utility billing. The first incident happened about four or five months ago when Mr. French was running a water hose to fill a pond for fish. When he received his bill, there was a $9.00 increase, which he expected, but there was also an increase on his sewer charge. At that time, he was upset because the increased sewer charge did  not make sense to him.  Mr. French's second issue happened about three to four weeks ago when his mother-in- law was ill. He and his wife were at the hospital for six weeks and the relative did pass away. After her passing, Mr. French found out water at his mother-in-law's) house had been shut off. Mr. French then came to City Hall to pay the bill and to have the water turned back on. Mr. French then claimed that the lady at the desk told him the amount needed was $199. Mr. French requested that the policy on shut off be looked at and addressed. The amount needed included the total oft the bill, service fees and a supplemental deposit amount as per City policy. Mr. French became very upset again, as his mother-in-law had been a loyal customer for 12 years  and a deposit was never required.  At the time of the aforementioned interaction, Mr. French admits that he became very upset and because ofthis, the lady at desk asked if she needed to call in an officer, to which Mr. French replied that he did not care whether an officer was called or not. He ended up paying the  amount and left immediately.  The last issue Mr. French presented was from February 18, 2014. He came to City Hall to pay an additional bill for his late mother-in law. Mr. French said that the woman at the desk never did look up at him. Only when the woman handed back the change did she look up, and at that time she also remarked, "It'sr real nice to know you, sir." Mr. French felt this comment was made in a vulgar and rude manner. Mr. French was sickened, left City Hall and went into the  Page 2 of 12    Olney Police Department. While at the Police Department, he requested to see an officer immediately. When an officer was presented, Mr. French told the officer ofh his incident at City Hall and requested permission to return to City Hall and say whatever he could that would not send him to jail. The officer recommend that Mr. French not return to City Hall to say anything and instead was given a phone number that would direct him to someone who could help. Mr. French felt that the water company was rude, unprofessional and showed no remorse. In closing, Mr. French requested that employees who work with the public should take into consideration others' feelings as well as their own. Mayor Vaughn thanked him for his  comments.  8-C "Tourism Grant Application. " Jon Racklin came before the Council on behalf of the Tourism Grant applicant, Brad Williams and Olney Events. The Council was provided with Mr. Williams' 2014 grant application, Tourism Grant General Information, Mr. Williams' 2013 grant application, 2013 City Council minutes regarding the application from 2013 and information on  the City's Budget for Tourism Promotion.  Mayor Vaughn asked ifh he was correct in thinking that Mr. Williams made a similar request in 2013. Mr. Racklin confirmed. The Mayor then asked how much larger or successful the event would be and how much additional revenue would be produced if City tourism money was put into it. Mr. Racklin gave a short history ofl Mr. Williams' events in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Only one year made any money while the other events actually showed a loss. The events became too much ofa gamble, which is what led Mr. Williams to apply for the grant. Therefore, to answer the Mayor's question, Mr. Racklin did not believe that the grant would necessarily be ai money-maker and the funds may not increase attendance. What would happen, ifthe funds were granted, would be that the event would have a chance to become sold out, the Holiday may become fully booked and New Year's Eve celebrations would have al higher increase of staying  local.  Tourism grant moneys are generated from the hotel/motel tax. The point of the grant would be to bring more tourism and overnight stays to Olney. The additional taxes on food and  drink would also be beneficial.  Mayor Vaughn inquired as to the reason an amount of $2,200 was requested from Mr. Williams. Mr. Racklin directed the Council to the detailed budget outline attached to the grant application. The $2,200 would allow the event to break even. There would be potential for  profit ifevery ticket and room at the Holiday was sold.  Funds were currently available in the Tourism budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 to fulfill Mr. Williams' request. Ifthe funds were given after April 2014, the funds would come out of  Page 3 of 12    the 2014-2015 budget. In 2013, funds were given for the All American Picnic and the White  Squirrel Cruisers Car Show.  Councilman Brown moved to approve the $2,200 Tourism Grant to Brad Williams and Olney Events, seconded by Councilman McLaughlin. Councilwoman Thomas, Councilmen Brown, Ferguson, McLaughlin and Mayor Vaughn voted yes. There were no opposing votes. AGENDA #9 PRESENTATION OF ORDINANCES. RESOLUTIONS.EIC"  The motion carried.  9-A "Discussion: Curbside Recycling Program" The Council was provided with a comparison sheet created by City Treasurer Sanders that outlined the recent recycling program proposals. The comparison sheet compared what the City's current program provided against Wilson Metals and Baby Huey's. On Thursday, February 20, Secure Processors requested a meeting with City Manager Taylor, City Treasurer Sanders and Deputy City Clerk Sterchi. Asa result of that meeting, Secure Processors made a formal request to back out of their current recycling arrangement, because they were not making any money by providing the service. At the end of the meeting, the representatives from Secure Processors indicated that they may be interested in taking over the entire recycling program in the City ofOlney. City Manager Taylor was unsure if or when that decision would be made. The meeting with Secure Processors changed the scope of the recent recycling discussions. What was clear was that Secure Processors was no longer interested in continuing with the current program. Ifthey made the decision to completely part ways with the City, they would still be willing to work with the City  on the departure time frame.  Mayor Vaughn then deferred to the Council for their opinions. To the Mayor, it seemed as ifusing Wilson Metals for recycling would improve the program, and the City would only need to handle billing and incoming phone calls. The Council agreed. Councilwoman Thomas mentioned that she liked the idea of eliminating all ofthe requirements the City had when it came to part-time employee demand and scheduling. Councilman McLaughlin expressed his opinion that Wilson Metals seemed to be the better of the two remaining proposals, and that he also enjoyed the fact that Wilson Metals was within Richland County. He also mentioned that originally he wanted to abstain from the discussions because Secure Processors was a client of his. Since Secure Processors had backed out of the current program, he felt comfortable in suggesting that he did not believe Secure Processors would be able to handle the full curbside  program.  Nothing was guaranteed to any service provider, but City Manager Taylor mentioned that he could start preparing an agreement, regardless of who the operator would be. He also noted  that a suggested severance date with Secure Processors was May 1,2014.  Page 4 of 12    Councilman Brown wondered what kind of agreement had been discussed. City Manager Taylor suggested a potential agreement that would be multi-year, but that would also offer a way out oft the contract. Councilman Brown wanted City Taylor to start discussing  specifics.  Councilman McLaughlin moved to start the preparation of an agreement with Wilson Metals, seconded by Mayor Vaughn. A majority affirmative voice vote was received. 9-B "Request: Liquor License" Johnny Trupiano not present at the meeting. The Council was provided with a copy ofMr. Trupiano' s Class A Liquor License Application, along with two e-mails received from citizens expressing their opinions. City Manager Taylor updated the Council on the fact that a letter did go out to property owners within 200 feet surrounding Mr.  Trupiano's potential location at 227 E. Main Street.  Councilman Ferguson noticed that item 9-C on the agenda looked to be a similar request. Doug Dillard requested that 9-C be withdrawn from the agenda just prior to the meeting, as he did not yet have a location. City Manager Taylor indicated this removal was a temporary  withdrawl, and that he expects the applicant to return with the request.  Mayor Vaughn asked the audience if anyone present would like to share their opinion. Mr. Greg Eyer approached the Council. Mr. Eyer owned property on Market Avenue. Mr. Eyer's intial concern was with the impression that would be made to downtown Olney. He felt that establishments such as gaming facilities could attract an unwanted demographic, and that property near the business would see a decline in value. He was also concerned with the amount of youth traffic currently downtown, brought on by the movie theater and martial arts facility. Because alcohol would be served at this establishment, it was worrysome to Mr. Eyer about the potential vandalism, littering, noise and extra traffic. It was also his opinion that because Mr. Trupiano already owned a business, he should simply place the proposed video gaming at that  location.  Mayor Vaughn spoke about various concerns with the request such as location, number ofli licenses to be given and type ofbusiness applying. He went on to address the Council, asking ifthis Class A application was requested from a business who wanted to apply as a way of supplementing their business of selling food, would that request have been treated differently? He was curious if liquor license approvals should be based upon restrictions or if the requests  should be decided on a case-by-case scenario.  Councilman Ferguson responded that he felt there should be restrictions on the number of liquor licenses issued. According to his research, other communities had ordinances to restrict the number of licenses per population size. City Manager Taylor confirmed that Salem, Illinois did have a similar restriction for Taverns, stating one Class A license would be given out per  Page 5 of 12    every 2,500 in population. Salem did not have a liquor license restriction on any other class. He also found that Charleston and Highland, Illinois had similar language in their codes but that  their Councils ultimately made the final recommendation.  Councilman Brown wanted to clarify in his understanding that a person could be in possession of any other liquor license class and that license would also allow them the video gaming. City Manager Taylor confirmed that a Class A is not specific to video gaming. Councilman Brown reiterated his opinion from the previous meeting that the public would be the best dictator on any needs, restrictions or increases on the liquor licenses.  Councilman McLaughlin volunteered that if an applicant wanted to establish a nice sports bar with food and video gaming machines, he would instantly be in favor of that request. To him, the request on the evening's agenda had no benefit, even though he felt Mr. Trupiano would do a fine job in running the establishment. In turn, he felt that the liquor license applications should be taken into consideration on a case-by-case basis.  Councilwoman Thomas projected that while she was not against the proposal in general, she did not feel that Main Street was the best location. She also did not want people to come to Olney just to game and worried that Olney's reputation could become that of a "gaming city." Councilman Brown answered back that the area was in fact zoned to allow for establishments  such as this.  Mayor Vaughn believed that while the Trupianos would be good tenants, he was concerned that with the change in the industry, requests such as these could come out of the woodwork. Ifthe Council had no criteria in place to make a decision, he was unsure how to make the proper decisions moving forward. In addition, he stated that he was personally not in  favor of the particular request in question.  Councilman Ferguson brought up the fact that the City did not have a liquor control committee; control was currently up to the Council. Guidelines should be in place with consideration to how the City would look, as a whole, in the future. These regulations would also involve gas stations and establishments such as WalMart and CVS. Councilman McLaughlin went on to question how permanent the future guidelines could be. City Manager Taylor replied that a new Council could easily change the guidelines as they saw fit. Mayor  Vaughn concluded that a precedent did need to be placed.  Mayor Vaughn moved to deny Johnny Trupiano's request for a Class A Liquor Liçense, seconded by Councilman McLaughlin. Councilmen Ferguson, McLaughlin, Councilwoman Thomas and Mayor Vaughn voted to deny the request. Councilman Brown voted to accept the  request. The motion carried.  Page 60 of 12    9-C "Request: Liquor License" This item was removed from the agenda.  9-D "Resolution: Accept Quote from Hawkins. Inc. Chemical Bids for Water Plant" The Council was provided with a copy of Resolution 2013-R-15 along with an e-mail from Frank Bradley expressing his opinion on the matter. City Manager Taylor explained that in 2013, the bid for all chemicals for the Water Plant was awarded to Hawkins, Inc., who was also the lowest bidder. The budget amount was $170,000. Frank Bradley received an offer from Hawkins, Inc. toj provide the same chemicals and same pricing for 2014. Ifthe Council agreed with the amount, bidding procedures for these chemicals would be waived. The acceptance ofthe Hawkins, Inc. bid was City Manager Taylor's recommendation. City Manager Taylor then noted that pricing of chemicals rarely decreases and more often would increase.  Councilman Brown moved to approve Resolution 2014-R-05, seconded by Councilman 9-E "Resolution: Accept Ouote from Hawkins, Inc. Chemical Bids for Swimming Pool." The Council was provided with a copy of Resolution 2013-R-16 for reference. City Manager Taylor explained that this request was extremely similar to item 9-D. The only other chemical that would be needed would be the carbon dioxide. That item would be bid. The Council would also need to waive the bidding procedures for these chemicals in order to accept this quote again  Ferguson. A majority affirmative voice vote was received.  for 2014. The budget for chemicals at the Swimming Pool was $10,000. Councilwoman Thomas. A majority affirmative voice vote was received.  Councilman McLaughlin moved to approve Resolution 2014-R-06, seconded by 9-F "Discussion: Snow Removal" The Council was provided with a Summary of Expenses for Snow Removal for fiscal year 2013-2014. This item was asked to be placed on the agenda per Councilman Ferguson. Street Supervisor Marty Nuss was also present.  Councilman Ferguson wanted the Council to note the number of man hours and dollar amount spent on snow removal for the current year. He recognized that the snow removal efforts took the crews away from other projects and seemingly created havoc around the City. His question to Mr. Nuss was, in reference to the most recent snowstorm, as to why the roads were still a sheet ofice the day after the storm. Around 10:00 a.m. the following morning, Councilman Ferguson noted that the roads then started to break up a bit with the help of salt. Mr. Nuss replied that salt would not work on roadways when temperatures are below 15 degrees. The morning Councilman Ferguson was referring to had a temperature at 7:00 a.m. ofzero to five below zero. The City only had salt available SO when temperatures are extremely low, nothing more can be done. Mr. Nuss indicated that he was working on acquiring a calcium product to have within the system for next winter, but that would be subject to budget  discussion.  Page 7of 12    Councilman Ferguson wanted clarification on what Mr. Nuss meant by a calcium product system. Mr. Nuss went on to explain that the system would include a spreader to spray calcium onto the salt before the salt goes out onto roads. When this happens, the break down ofice would become much quicker. Mr. Nuss believed it would not be overly expensive for the City to  have that system in place.  Councilwoman Thomas then asked why no brine was distributed prior to the storm. Mr. Nuss replied that the salt brine behaves just like the salt and would not work below 15 degrees. Ina addition, much of the snow from this winter began with rain. The brine would have been immediately washed away. Mr. Nuss also followed by mentioning since the brine uses salt, the current budget would not allow two applications of salt per snowfall. One and a half years worth ofs salt had already been used for the current season. The City had enough salt stocked to get through one: more snowfall. Past that, any additional storms would require the use of sand. Councilman McLaughlin went on to mention the conditions oft the previous Monday, February 17. At that time, rain had fallen and the roads became slushy. During the course of that night, the roads re-froze and were once again icy the next morning. He was curious as to why the snow plows did not come out on February 17 to clear the roads of the slush. Mr. Nuss initially mentioned that the plowing of City streets was not a speedy process. He went on to explain that he expected temperatures to rise higher than what they had. Since the temperatures never rose to the expected degree, the slush did not disappear as anticipated. Also, the temperatures on the evening ofFebruary 17 were not expected to reach such a low. Mr. Nuss also reminded the Council that the City's policy is that entire roadways are not salted; only  intersections.  Councilman McLaughlin then asked if sand would be more effective in situations where salt would be ineffective. He went on to mention that a local company made an offer to the City to send out their own sand trucks to help with the roadways for a marginal fee of$315. Mr. Nuss responded that sand has a mediocre effect on iced roadways. Problems may also arise when sand is placed on roads with curbs because there is potential for the sand to make its way into storm sewers. Again, both salt and sand would not be used from start to end on all roads. Mayor Vaughn wondered ifthe City's plowing equipment was the most appropriate based on the winters of Southern Illinois. Mr. Nuss replied that for typical Southern Illinois winters, what the City had was efficient. However, the current equipment was not best for uses during exceptional winters. For next year, Mr. Nuss indicated he was working on replacing the  current blades to be more functional.  Mayor Vaughn then asked how the City's upkeep of the roads compared to the county and township. Mr. Nuss assumed that problems were similar based on the number ofs school  Page 8 of 12    closings for 2014. When the schools close, it is often because conditions are too dangerous for  buses traveling the county roadways.  Mayor Vaughn expressed concern over purchasing such expensive equipment upgrades if the City would not use the equipment other than for exceptional winters. Mr. Nuss mentioned that the trucks his team needed would be used every month oft the year. The Street Department  was in need of a new plow, and they only have one working salter.  Mr. Nuss repeated the fact that the City only had enough salt supply to handle one more snowfall. The reason for this was because the salt barges had been unable to move past St. Louis, Missouri because of the frozen water. That had created the salt shortage; there was  simply no more salt available.  Councilman Ferguson asked Mr. Nuss what the procedure was, regarding personnel, when snowfall is expected. Mr. Nuss explained that there was a contract issue that made calling employees back out an issue. Because each snowfall is different, each situation would dictate a different outcome. Some employees may not show back up, and all of the equipment may not be  up and running.  9-G "Resolution: Accept Ouote from Olney Quality Electric, Inc. for Variable Speed Drive at the Olney Waste Water Treatment Plant" The Council was provided with aj proposed resolution to accept a quote, a copy of the quote from Olney Quality Electric, Inc. and a written recommendation from Tony Steber. City Manager Taylor explained that earlier in the year the City did go out for bids for a variable frequency drive. The low bidder at that time was Olney Quality Electric, Inc. bidding an amount of $19,500. Mr. Steber is requesting to purchase another variable speed drive that would be used on the #4 and #5 blowers. Olney Quality Electric, Inc. indicated that they could provide the drive for the same price of $19,500. The  variable speed drive would show additional savings for the Plant.  City Manager Taylor went on to explain that one of the blowers would not have a variable speed drive in case a situation arose where that blower would need to be operated at full blast. The City would be saving time, effort, material and electricity with the variable speed  drives.  Councilman McLaughlin moved to approve Resolution 2014-R-07, seconded by  Councilwoman Thomas. A majority affirmative voice vote was received.  9-H "Ordinance: Sale of] Personal Property-Fire Department. > The Council was provided  with a copy of a proposed ordinance authorizing the sale of] Fire Department items on GovDeals.com. Fire Chief Rusty Holmes was present to answer any questions.  Page 9 of 12    ChiefHolmes made mention that many of the items listed on Exhibit 1 of the proposed ordinance ranged from 25-30 years old. The Council found humor in the listing of the Bird Banger Scare Away Launchers. ChiefHolmes then quipped that those items were listed by  mistake and actually belonged to the Olney Police Department.  Councilman Ferguson moved to pass Ordinance 2014-05, seconded by Mayor Vaughn. 9-I'"Resolution: Amendment of Budget for Purchase of Banners." The Council was provided with a copy of a proposed resolution to amend the City Clerk budget to allow for the purchase of banners, along with copies of the suggested designs for Spring/Summer and Fall  A majority affirmative voice vote was received.  banners.  City Clerk Henton explained that the current City Clerk budget allowed for $4,000 to be used for the purchase oft banners. In researching banner design and pricing, City Clerk Henton found a sale that would allow for the purchase of two seasons worth ofbanners instead ofjust one season. In order toj purchase both seasons, the budget would need to allot an extra $905 in the Banners line item. There were funds still available from the Digitalize Cemetery Maps line  item that could be used to supplement the addition.  City Clerk Henton made sure to note that at the time, the City had no banners at all. About 6 years ago, white squirrel banners had been purchased and had since disintegrated. The banners looking to be purchased would come with a five year warranty. Since the banners would not be staying up year round, they should last even longer than the warranty stated.  Councilman McLaughlin interjected that he had checked with his company on banner City Clerk Henton also informed the Council that several designs were presented to Friends of Downtown for their opinions, and the Friends led to the presented choices. Councilman McLaughlin moved to approve Resolution 2014-R-08, seconded by Counciwoman Thomas. A majority affirmative voice vote was received. AGENDA #10 REPORTS FROM ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS"  pricing and concluded that the $4,905 was a good price.  10-A "City Manager - Status Report" The Council was provided with a Status Report from City Manager Taylor. City Manager Taylor began by mentioning that questions had been raised about industrial park signs on Highway 130 at Radio Tower Lane and also at Weinmann Drive. Courtney Yockey had been working on resolving some of those issues, and the City had  Page 10c of 12    been looking to see what could be done in cooperation with others in the industrial park to help  spruce up the appearances.  City Manager Taylor also wanted to make the Council aware that there had been recent damage at Rotary Park and Borah Lake due to trucks going into the grassy areas and creating ruts. That kind ofbehavior had been ai repeat problem over the years. Councilmen Ferguson and  McLaughlin suggested the installation of security cameras.  On the topic of parks, Councilman McLaughlin wanted clarification on what constituted a" "park" based on the details oft the last meeting' s minutes. It seemed as ifCity Manager Taylor only mentioned Musgrove, Rotary, Bower and Olney City Parks. City Manager Taylor made the Councilman aware that those parks were the ones that initially came to his mind; certainly more areas would be involved. Mayor Vaughn also included that he had been receiving requests from citizens wanting to be on the Parks and Recreation Board. He would be compiling a list of  interest and present it to Council at a later time.  Councilman McLaughlin wanted to next bring up the possibility ofre-evaluating the water billing procedure. He had been receiving complaints regarding late fees. The most recent water bills would be due on March 5 and the Councilman, for example, had yet to receive a bill in the mail. Should the bill arrive by February 25, that would only allow for one week until the bill needed to be paid. He then went on to give the example of his Frontier Communications bill which had a due date of March 6. He had been in possession of that bill for three weeks.  Mayor Vaughn asked City Manager Taylor what factors go into bill distribution and payment dates. City Manager Taylor replied that bills were due on the 5th ofthe month. Meters were read around the 1"ofthe month. Late notices were distributed around the gth or 10th oft the month, giving customers 10 more days to pay. There was simply a lot ofactivity to be compressed into a 30 day period. However, Councilman McLaughlin noted, the gas company seemed to run in a similar manner, and yet they were able to distribute bills to customers much more quickly. Mayor Vaughn agreed that the procedure should be looked at, as he had been  receiving similar complaints.  Lastly, Councilman McLaughlin was pleased to announce the success of the $750 given to the Chamber that was spent on the advertisement to shop in Olney. Looking at the report numbers, sales tax had increased about $9,000 from December 2012 to December 2013 and  about $43,000 for the year.  AGENDA #11 "CLOSED SESSION: SALE PRICE OF REAL PROPERTY AND APPOINIMENTEMPLOYMENTAND PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC EMPLOYEES AND COLLECTIVENEGOTIATING MATTERS" Councilman Brown moved to adjourn to closed session to discuss the sale price of real property, appointment, employment and  Page 11 of 12    performance of specific employees and collective negotiating matters, seconded by Councilman  McLaughlin. AI majority affirmative voice vote was received.  Councilmen Brown, Ferguson, McLaughlin, Councilwoman Thomas, Mayor Vaughn, City Manager Taylor, City Treasurer Sanders, City Clerk Henton and Deputy City Clerk Sterchi AGENDA #12 RECONVENE OPENSESSION" Upon the return ofthose who were in closed session to the Council Chambers, Mayor Vaughn moved to enter back into open session, seconded by Councilwoman Thomas. A majority affirmative voice vote was received. Open AGENDA #13 RECONVENE OPEN SESSION" No action was taken as a result of the closed AGENDA #14 "ADJOURN" Councilman McLaughlin moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilwoman Thomas. A majority affirmative voice vote was received. The meeting of the City Council adjourned at 10:26 p.m.  left the Council Chambers at 8:30 p.m.  session resumed at 10:26 p.m.  session.  Stch  J. Sterchi Deputy City Clerk  Hwy  Page 12 of 12