ROCHELLE — On Monday night City council members approved the purchase agreement for the Hickory Grove property.
The agreement with the Ogle County Civic Center Authority contained several provisions, including:
Purchase price for the Hickory Grove facility is $1;
OCCCA’s liabilities (which the city will assume) include City of Rochelle - $6,600, Anderson Plumbing - $3,234.85 and Fearer, Nye & Chadwick - $2,500;
A due diligence period of 30 days from the execution of the agreement;
The purchaser, at the city’s expense, will obtain a boundary survey prepared according to ALTA/ACSM standards within seven business days of the execution of the agreement (already underway);
Purchaser shall, at our expense, shall furnish not less than 10 days prior to the closing, a title commitment for an owner’s title insurance company issued by Kinzley Title Group, Inc.;
Because OCCCA does not have any funds, the city will be responsible for all closing costs.

Although it is not included in the purchase agreement, all funds generated by the facility while in the ownership of the city, either through lease rent or auctioning of equipment will be used to either pay for the demolition of the facility or pay off the outstanding city utility bills.
Council members voted 7-0 to approve the purchase agreement.
Other items
Council members also approved a fiber license agreement with Digital Network Access Communications lease one point to point dark fiber connection from the Frontier building to the DNA Communications building.
According to utilities superintendent Adam Lanning, this agreement will generate $375 per month for the city.
Council member Don Burke abstained from the vote due to his employment with DNA.
An agreement was also reached to provide Surf Air Wireless, LLC with a half-rack collocation space within the RMU Datacenter. This agreement will generate $814 per month for the city.
A change order for work on Well 8 was also approved.
“Well 8, located on Caron Road, suffered an equipment failure in 2019 and requires a new pump, motor and cable along with repairing a damaged casing. A bid was awarded to Water Well Solutions in November,” Lanning said. “Since then, Water Well Solutions brushed and televised the well for a second time and found approximately 30 feet of casing that needs repair. The change in cost to repair the additional 30 feet is $43,042.”
Finally, council members approved the purchase of one cardiac monitor capable of defibrillation and the disposal of one discontinued cardiac monitor for trade-in value.
According to Rochelle Fire Chief Dave Sawlsville, the purchase will replace a Physio-Control Lifepak 12 4-Lead cardiac monitor that has several issues, including that the parent company, Stryker, has discontinued service, parts and accessories as the device will no longer be approved for use by the FDA.
The 15-year-old device also is only a 4-Lead monitor and therefore is unable to conduct and transmit 12-Lead assessments to Rochelle Community Hospital Emergency Department and other provider hospitals as dictated by the Illinois Department of Public Health Region 1 Standard Medical Orders.
Purchase of the new monitor will complete the cardiac monitor upgrade program for the fire department with each of the three ambulances outfitted with a Zoll 12-Lead Cardiac Monitor.
“Zoll is willing to extend us terms that will allow us to make a moderate payment in this budget year, with the remaining portion of the purchase price in the 2021 budget year. They are also willing to take our non-functional cardiac monitor as a trade-in,” Sawlsville said.
This purchase was anticipated and budgeted, with $5,000 in the FY2020 budget for the FY2020 portion of the device. The $26,860.66 balance will be paid in FY2021.