City Council will vote on a bid of $86,766 to build the foundation and main component of a communications tower for the new police station at today’s meeting.

The construction of the communications tower is a necessary step toward completing the police station, said city manager Mark Biernacki.

The department of public works will request funding for the east side water tower.

“The real function of the paint is to stop chemical reactions that occur…,” said director of public works T.J. Moore. “The interior [paint] is to stop any chemical reactions with the water that occur over time…. The exterior is to stop any reactions from air, for example oxidation that will occur when steel is exposed between the air and the rainwater, and different things like that.”

The council will also vote on the extension of the agreement the city has with Barb City Manor, 680 Haish Blvd. The current agreement states the that city maintains the Barb City Manor property, paid for by tax increment financing (TIF). TIF is public financing that can be used for community improvement projects like infrastructure and redevelopment.

“Historically, in our TIF Two fund, we’ve budgeted $100,000 annually to keep that building in shape,” Biernacki said. “That’s going to be expiring here this year. This would extend that agreement for a number of years equal to the remaining term of the TIF district, so that would be 2019.”

The council will look at the possible purchase of property adjacent to the northwest runway at DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, 3232 Pleasant St. The property will cost $490,000, which would be funded 95 percent by the federal government, 2.5 percent by the state government and 2.5 percent by the city. The total cost to the city would be $12,250.

Establishment of a special service area for the Heartland Fields subdivision will come to a vote.

The purpose of the special service area would be “to authorize the maintenance, repair, regular care, renewal and replacement of the Common Facilities,” according to the City Council agenda. This maintenance and care includes services such as mowing and caring for sewage facilities.

At the Committee of the Whole meeting, the council will consult with staff about the possible amendment to city ordinance prohibiting moving signs along the side of the road.

The council will also review a possible amendment to the vehicle code that would allow the city to regulate and tow hazardous vehicles that are parked in the road for extended periods of time.

“There are some circumstances where we have individuals parking inoperable vehicles on the city streets–junked cars, cars with broken windows or leaky fluids and the like,” Biernacki said. “And we feel our codes are not strong enough in that area to prohibit and/or require their removal, so this is an attempt to do that.”

They will also review a change to city ordinance that prohibits moving signs along roads, as requested by sixth ward alderman Dave Baker. According to assistant city manager Rudy Espiritu, Baker said two other elected officials are willing to discuss the ordinance change. The city requires three elected officials to endorse the discussion of an ordinance change before bringing it to Committee of the Whole. Baker will not be voting on the ordinance change due to a conflict of interest, Biernacki said.

The City Council meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 200 S. Fourth St.