MENDOTA - The Mendota City Council acted on health insurance and heard the results of a traffic survey during its first regular meeting of the new year on Jan. 6.
ALDERMANIC REPORTS
Alderman John Hessenberger informed the council of a zoning variance request for the property owners at 1712 Lucille Lane. The matter will go before the Plan Commission at a meeting yet to be determined before the request is acted on by the city council.
Alderman Jim Fitzpatrick presented requests for proposals for environmental engineers for a Brownfield Cleanup grant for the locations of 805 and 807 Illinois Ave. Those properties are the former auto parts store and dry cleaning store.
Alderman John Holland gave figures for the annual city health insurance renewals, which were approved. Holland said the health insurance renewal premium went up 6.08 percent, from $69,609 last year to $73,841 this year. He noted that the dental insurance premium remains the same and the vision insurance premium had a slight decrease.
In action from Alderman Kyle Kim’s report, the council agreed to accept and execute pay for interim police chief Tyler Kent.
Alderwoman Vicki Johnson informed the council that a two-week traffic study was conducted by the Mendota Police Department at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Eighth Street. Per the recommendation of the police department, the council approved replacing the yield signs on the east-west street with stop signs.
The next regular meeting of the Mendota City Council will be Monday, Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m.
