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Logan County Board
August Building and Grounds Committee Meeting

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[October 20, 2014]  LINCOLN -  Logan County Safety Complex, August 5, 2014

Present: Kevin Bateman; Bob Farmer; Chuck Ruben; Jan Schumacher; Andy Meister
Absent: Emily Davenport
Guests: Todd Donaldson

Mr. Bateman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

A motion was made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by Mr. Farmer, to approve the minutes from the July 1, 2014 meeting. Motion passed.

Old Business

Safety Complex HVAC and Roof project: Mr. Bateman reported Henson Robinson Company plans to start working on the broken unit on Thursday at the Safety Complex.

Benches at Scully Park: Mr. Bateman reported Corrects department has been on locked down for a few weeks. He plans to get a hold of Illinois Department of Corrections to see how the process is coming along with the benches. Mr. Bateman hopes to have a quote from Illinois Department of Correction in the near future. Mrs. Schumacher would like the graffiti removed from the playground at Scully Park before Balloon Fest.

County Website: Mr. Bateman reported County website is at a standstill as of right now.

Audio Recording: Mr. Bateman reported he asked Mr. Doolin a month ago to move forward with placing audio recording online, Mr. Bateman will check the status on this item.

New Business

Opening of Courthouse elevator bids: Mr. Donaldson went over his bid that he submitted. Mr. Donaldson explained to the committee that we need to bring the elevator maintenance room up to code. The bid Mr. Donaldson submitted did not include the cost to update the maintenance room. Mr. Bateman will need to contract an inspector to update the elevator maintenance room. The elevator repairs will take up to 8 weeks. A motion was made by Mr. Meister, seconded by Mrs. Schumacher, to accept bid from KONE Elevator upon feasibility from the inspector. Motion passed. A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Farmer, to expend up to $19,999 on constructing a fireproof structure for the elevator we need with the Building and Grounds Chairmen obtaining 3 bids and picking the best one. Motion passed.

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Lighting Project: The committee would like to hold off on putting new lights up at the Safety Complex and move forward with new lights at the parks. A motion was made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by Mr. Ruben, to scrap $11,000 bid from Safety Complex lighting. Motion passed. The committee decided to hold off on the lighting project all together due to financial reasons. The committee will revisit this item in the future.

IT agreements with Viscon: Mrs. Schumacher reported Mr. Baker will be proving a recommendation to combine all departmental Viscon contracts into one County contract.

(end of new business)

Report from Dennis Reves: Mr. Bateman reported Dennis put up the 175 Anniversary Banners. Mr. Bateman reported Flippers will do mulch around the courthouse lawn and remove trees before the Balloon Fest.

Budget Review: No concerns.

Public Comments: None

A motion was made by Mr. Farmer, seconded by Mr. Meister, to approve the bills. Motion passed.

A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Farmer, to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting ended at 8:03 p.m.

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