East Peoria City Council | Regular Meeting | 8/18/26

The East Peoria City Council regular meeting on August 18, 2026, approved a consent agenda that included payment of bills totaling $2,340,751.14, the purchase of Festival of Lights Christmas tree displays from Holiday Outdoor Decor, and a cash-rent lease of city farmland to Mike Yord and Sons Inc. The council also unanimously adopted Ordinance 4919 updating floodplain development regulations. Members discussed the impacts of updated FEMA flood maps, including effects on property owners’ flood-insurance requirements and the city’s eligibility for federal disaster funding; the city plans to pursue map amendments for affected areas where possible.

The council approved first-reading resolutions, to be laid over for public inspection, concerning infrastructure work: a $25,217 proposal from Hair Construction Inc. to slip-line a storm sewer outfall at 207 Timberlane; a $16,000 invoice for rented equipment associated with a water-main replacement; and a $27,900 invoice from CNG Concrete Construction Co. for driveway and sidewalk repairs related to water and sewer main work. The transcript indicates these items were advanced for consideration after the required inspection period, not finally approved as contract awards at this meeting.