CITY OF ROCK ISLAND JANUARY 9, 2006

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm

NOTE: The Study Session will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Personnel Conference Room. The topic for discussion will be Legislative Issues, followed by an Executive Session on Property Acquisition.

AGENDA

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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 Mayor Schwiebert.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of December 19, 2005. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Mayor Schwiebert will give the State of the City of Rock Island Address.

7. Proclamation declaring January 16 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the City of Rock Island.

8. Resolution adopting the ICMA-RC 457 plan to permit loans in accordance with 457 plans guidelines. (Motion whether or not to adopt the Resolution.)

9. CLAIMS:

a. Statement from the City Attorney in the amount of $7,895.10 for legal services during the month of December.

b. Report from the Personnel Department recommending payment to Califf and Harper in the amount of $4,980.16 for legal services for the month of November.

c. Report from General Administration recommending payment to Lyle Sumek in the amount of $12,319.85 for Council Goal Setting Session in September 2005.

d. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Centennial Contractor in the amount of $46,309.80 for the 2005 Utility Patching Program. (482)

e. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Gardner, Carton and Douglas in the amount of $5,634.47 for professional services. (483)

f. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Missman Stanley and Associates in the amount of $4,086.00 for the 85^th Avenue West Reconstruction. (484)

g. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to C. H. Langman & Son, Inc. in the amount o $283,912.86 for the 15^th Street Resurfacing from 15^th Avenue to 7^th Avenue. (491)

h. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to McCarthy Improvement Company in the amount of $12,786.52 for the 17^th Street Resurfacing. (492)

i. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Missman Stanley and Associates in the amount of $3,808.50 for the 85^th Avenue West Reconstruction. (493)

j. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Triad Engineering in the amount of $2,685.00 for the Raw Water Intake Study. (494)

k. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Triad Engineering in the amount of $4,386.00 for professional services. (495)

l. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Tri City Electric in the amount of $214,003.27 for the Fiber Optic cable Phase 2 project. (002)

m. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Brandt Construction in the amount of $10,209.79 for a manhole installation at 1003 25 Street. (012)

(Motion whether or not to accept the reports and authorize payments as recommended.)

10. Claims for the weeks of December 16 through January 5 in the amount of $1,139,126.03. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

11. Payroll for the weeks of December 5 through 18 in the amount of $1,043,919.98, and for the weeks of December 19 through January 1 in the amount of $1,042,695.56. (Motion whether or not to allow the payrolls.)

12. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the emergency purchase of a re-manufactured Alison transmission from Interstate Power Systems in the amount of $6,097.84 for the refuse packer. (Motion whether or not to approve the emergency purchase as recommended.)

13. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the joint purchase of sign posts and materials, recommending the bids be awarded to the low bidders as listed, in the total amount of $29,719.13. (Motion whether or not to award the bids as recommended and authorize purchase.)

14. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the Shadybrook Lift Station replacement, recommending the bid of valley Construction in the amount of $184,400.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

15. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,910.86 for an annual maintenance agreement for Water Meter Services handheld computers. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement and authorize payment as recommended.)

16. Report from the Information Technology Services Department regarding payment to DLT Solutions in the amount of $6,768.00 for the AutoDesk Annual Subscription Maintenance licenses. (Motion whether or not to approve the maintenance agreement and authorize payment as recommended.)

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Report from the Information Technology Services Department regarding payment to Active Network, Inc. in the amount of $17,679.56 for the Class Program Management Annual Maintenance for the Park and Recreation Software. (Motion whether or not to approve the maintenance agreement and authorize payment as recommended.)

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Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding Change Orders for the contract for the demolition and salvage of buildings at the Quad City Industrial Center in the amount of $13,146.30. (Motion whether or not to approve the change orders as recommended.)

19. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department requesting the City Council agree to be the sponsoring entity for the 2006 Scenic Byways Grant Application in support of the Quad City Botanical Center. (Motion whether or not to agree to be the sponsoring entity for the grant application as recommended.)

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Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a Final Plan/Plat Amendment to the Planned Unit development for Creek Front Villas Project at 8516 14^th Street West. (Motion whether or not to approve the final site plan/plat amendment subject to stipulations stated.)

21. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Jessica Gibbs for a one-way street at 27^th Street between 21^st and 22 ½ Avenues. (Motion whether or not to deny the request as recommended.)

22. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Salvador Romero to allow boulevard parking in the graveled portion of the boulevard along the west side of 8^th Street. (Motion whether or not to deny the request as recommended.)

23. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Larry Woodward of the J. L. Watts Company for boulevard parking, recommending that boulevard parking be allowed on the west side of 4^th Street and the north side of 5^th Avenue adjacent to the Watts property as long as it meets driveway standards and is completed by June 1, 2006. (Motion whether or not to allow the boulevard parking as recommended with stipulations stated and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

24. Report from the City Clerk regarding the St. Patrick’s Day Parade to be held March 18, 2006 beginning at 11:15 a.m., and a Resolution authorizing the use of a portion of 15^th Street from 2^nd Avenue to the Centennial Bridge. (Motion whether or not to adopt the Resolution and approve the event.)

25. Items from the City Manager’s Memorandum Packet.

26. Other Business.

27. Motion to recess to Monday, January 16, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.

This Agenda may be obtained in accessible formats by qualified persons with a disability by making appropriate arrangements with Jeanne Paggen, City Clerk, 1528 Third Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201, - Telephone (309) 732-2010 - during regular business hours Monday through Friday.