CITY OF ROCK
ISLAND January
8, 2006
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING 6:45pm
NOTE: No
Study Session. An Executive Session will follow the regular meeting. Discussion
will
include matters of Personnel.
AGENDA
1. Mayor Schwiebert will call the
meeting to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag of the United States of America.
4. Invocation by Alderwoman
Murphy.
6.State of the City Address by Mayor Mark Schwiebert.
7.Presentation
of 2006 Commercial Beautification and Holiday Lights Awards.
8.Proclamation declaring January 15th, 2007 as Martin Luther King Jr.
Day.
9.Special Ordinance
establishing a Sustainable Development Advisory Team. (Motion whether or not
to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)
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to consider, suspend the
rules and pass the Ordinance.)
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13.CLAIMS
a.
Report from the Personnel Department
regarding payment in the amount of $5,674.40 to
Califf
and Harper, P.C. for Legal Services rendered for the month of November 2006.
b. Report
from the Personnel Department regarding payment in the amount of $6,560.70 to
Konecky,
Koenig, Kutsunis and Weng for legal services rendered for December 2006.
c. Report from
the Information Technology Services Department regarding payment in the
amount of $6,704.00 to DLT Solutions,
Inc. for annual support and maintenance.
d. Report
from the Public Works Department regarding final payment in the amount of
$14,853.16
to
Davenport Electric Contract Company for Fiber Optic Cable. (001)
e. Report
from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $17,006.00
to State of Illinois
Treasurer for Blackhawk Road Widening Project from 24th Street to
f. Report
from Public Works Department regarding final payment in the amount of $27,487.27
to Centennial Contractors
for the 2006 Utility Patching Program. (003)
g. Report from Public Works Department regarding
final payment in the amount of $29,483.89 to
General Constructors, Inc.
for Water Distribution Facility Renovations. (004)
h. Report from General Administration
regarding payment in the amount of $8,900.20 to Lyle
Sumek Associates, Inc. for October 2006 Goal Setting
Session services.
(Motion
whether or not to accept the reports and authorize payments as recommended.)
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14.Claims for the weeks of December 15, 2006 through
January 4, 2007 in the amount of
$954,025.34. (Motion
whether or not to allow the claims.)
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15. Payroll for
the weeks of December 4 through December 17 in the amount of $1,030,015.73
Payroll for the weeks of
December 18 through December 31 in the amount of $1,024,905.49
(Motion whether or not to allow
the payroll.)
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16. Report from
the Public Works Department regarding the purchase of one Ford Explorer from
Landmark Ford in the
amount of $22,600.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase
as recommended and refer
to the City Attorney for an Ordinance declaring the current Chevy van as
surplus and allowing disposal of the van.) (007)
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17. Report from the
Public Works Department regarding a State bid for purchase of 3,500 tons of
Rock
Salt at $43.86 per ton from North American Salt Company
totaling $153,510.00. (Motion whether
or not to approve the purchase as recommended.) (377)
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18. Report from the
Public Works Department regarding a State bid for purchase of 14,000 gallons of
Liquid Calcium Chloride at $.57 per gallon from Gasaway
Maintenance Company totaling
$7,980.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as
recommended.) (378)
19. Report from Community and Economic
Development Department regarding an Agreement with
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Berge
Plating Works to purchase property located at 617 25th Avenue for
business expansion.
(Motion
whether or not to approve the agreement and authorize the City Manager to
execute the
20. Report from the Public Works
Department requesting authorization for Black and Veatch to
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proceed with Phase I of the Hydropower Plant Evaluation.
(Motion whether or not to authorize Black and
Veatch to proceed with Phase I and authorize the
City
Manager to execute the contract documents.)
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21. Report from General Administration
requesting forgiveness of payments from the Quad City
Botanical Center in the amount of $56,304.00 for FY 2006 and 2007 as a
contribution to the
Children’s Garden project. (Motion whether or not to approve the request
as recommended.)
22. Report from the
Personnel Department regarding Educational Reimbursement policy changes.
(Motion whether or not to adopt the educational
reimbursement Policy changes as recommended.)
23. Report from the Public Works Department
regarding the Maximus Service Alignment Study.
(Motion whether or not to
approve the recommendations of the study, direct the staff to implement
the recommendations, and
report the status of the implementation to the City Council and Park
24. Report
from Community and Economic Development Department requesting a contribution to
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the Quad Cities Convention
and Visitors Bureau in amount of $1,500.00 for support of a destination
audit and review. (Motion
whether or not to approve the request as recommended.)
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25. Report from
Community and Economic Development Department requesting a Roof Standard
Payment Loan at 1117 19-1/2 Avenue in the amount of
$5,500.00. (Motion whether or not to
approve the request as recommended.)
26. Items from the City Manager’s Memorandum Packet.
27. Other Business
28. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, January
15, 2007.
This
Agenda may be obtained in accessible formats by qualified persons with a
disability by making appropriate arrangements with Aleisha Patchin, City Clerk,
1528 Third Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201, - Telephone (309) 732-2010
- during regular business hours Monday through Friday.
PRESERVING THE PAST . . .
. . DEDICATED TO THE FUTURE.
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More New Homes, Upgraded
Older Homes |
More and
Better Retail |
Quality
Services, Financially Sound |
Growing
Economy |
Neighborhoods
That Are More Livable |
Improved
Riverfront and Downtown |
