CITY OF ROCK ISLAND

January 12, 2009

CITY COUNCIL MEETING        

6:45 pm

 

NOTE: Study Session will be at 5:00 p.m. in the Personnel Conference Room. Discussion will include an Executive Session on Personnel, followed by the Regular Session discussing the Ferguson Group’s Legislative Priorities. The Regular Meeting will be held at 6:45 p.m. in Council Chambers.  

 

 

AGENDA

 

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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 Alderman Pauley.

 

5. Minutes of the Meeting of January 5, 2009. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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6. State of the City Address by Mayor Mark W. Schwiebert.

 

7. Presentation of the 2008 Commercial Beautification and Holiday Lights Awards.

 

8. Proclamation declaring January 19, 2009 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

 

9. A Special Ordinance amending a Special Ordinance establishing one (1) additional handicapped parking space at 16 ½ Street and 2nd Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

10. A Special Ordinance amending a Special Ordinance granting a Special Use Permit at 3055 38th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

11. A Special Ordinance establishing a handicapped parking space at 1524 33rd Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

12. A Special Ordinance establishing a handicapped parking space at 509 18th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

  

13. Tax Abatement Resolutions

 

a.     Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $787,331.25, such funds to be provided from Water Revenues, Sunset Marina Revenues, Special Assessment Revenues and Park Funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001.  

 

b.     Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $114,150.00, such funds to be provided from Tax Increment Financing, Gaming Revenues, Sewer Revenues and Sunset Marina Revenues to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002.

 

c.      Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $285,192.50, such funds to be provided from Public Benefit Revenues, Wastewater and Sunset Marina funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003.

 

d.     Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $436,650.00, such funds to be provided from Public Benefit Revenues, Debt Service Revenues, Wastewater and TIF funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004.

 

e.      Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $299,475.00, such funds to be provided from Public Benefit Revenues, Wastewater and Park funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005.

 

f.       Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $426,200.00, such funds to be provided from Public Benefit Revenues and Wastewater funds to pay principle and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007.

 

g.     Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $632,185.00, such funds to be provided from Public Benefit Revenues, Wastewater funds, Hydropower and Gaming funds to pay principle and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2008A and Series 2008B.

 

h.     Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $291,010.74, such funds to be provided from Downtown TIF Revenues to pay principle and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2008D.

 

i.       Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $53,363.33, such funds to be provided from Hydropower Revenues to pay principle and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2008C.

 

(Motion whether or not to adopt the Resolutions as recommended.)

 

14. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to intervene in the property tax appeal of Illinois Casualty Company. (Motion whether or not to adopt the Resolution as recommended.)

 

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15. CLAIMS

 

a.     Report from the Finance Department regarding payment in the amount of $10,000.00 to Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP for legal services for the Series 2008D General Obligation Bonds issued for Armory Park improvements.

 

b.     Report from the Finance Department regarding payment in the amount of $2,421.63 to ImageMaster for printing services for the Series 2008D General Obligation Bonds issued for Armory Park improvements.

 

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

 

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16. Claims for the week of January 2 through January 8 in the amount of $706,431.96. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

 

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17. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding the purchase of property at 4520 9th Street and 4630 11th Street in the amount of $750,000.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

 

18. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the first phase of the Armory Park project, recommending the bid be awarded to Williams/Valley Construction Management L.L.C. in the amount of $2,137,302.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (004)

 

19. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding an agreement with Keep Rock Island Beautiful, Inc. for the use of the Centennial Bridge Visitors Center. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

 

20. Report from the Martin Luther King Center regarding a contract with the Illinois Department of Human Services in the amount of $55,000.00 for purchasing a van and to support an antiviolence campaign. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

 

21. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding an Ordinance for expanding the prohibition area for potable wells in the City. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

22. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request from the Rock Island Economic Growth Corporation for rezoning from an I-2 (general industrial) district to a PUD (planned unit development) district, preliminary PUD Site Plan and a Riverfront Corridor Overlay District site plan review at 321 and 327 24th Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

 

 

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

 

24. Other Business.

 

25. Executive Session on Personnel.

 

26. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, January 19, 2009.

 

 

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.