(MT. VERNON, IL) — The Mt. Vernon City Council met Monday evening. Among items on the agenda, the council accepted bid from Wheeler Construction for $60,000 to permit renovations to Fire Station 4. The City Manager submitted a capital projects report. The City Attorney gave second readings of ordinances authorizing the transfer of municipal real property at 145 Opdyke as well as vacation of an alley, both of which were both approved. The first reading of an ordinance annexing real estate to the City of Mt. Vernon, which will be taken up during a presentation on March 13th at the Zoning Board meeting, was given. An ordinance agreement with Good Samaritan Regional Health Center related to use of the city right of way was approved, as was resolutions approving agreements with McCoy & Howard Consulting Engineers, Inc. for HVAC services and electrical upgrades to City Hall, with Heneghan & Associates, P.C. for professional services related to repairs and repainting of the Opdyke Elevated Tank, and reclassifying certain public utilities and sanitation accounts for accounting purposes.