CITY OF ROCK ISLAND	January 14, 2008
CITY COUNCIL MEETING	6:45 pm

NOTE: Study Session will be at 5:15 p.m. at Rock Island High School Library. Discussion will include a Review of Council Priorities and an Update from the Rock Island/Milan School District 41 School Board on Restructuring Plans. No Executive Session.

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 Alderman Tollenaer.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of January 7, 2008. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Proclamation declaring January 21, 2008 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

7. CLAIMS

a. Report from the Information Technology Services Department regarding payment in the amount of $27,221.00 to Active Network Inc. for annual software maintenance. (020)

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $5,857.50 to Avatech Solutions for installation of Autodesk Civil 3D 2008 and training of personnel. (004)

c. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #2 in the amount of $5,280.00 to Avatech Solutions for installation of Autodesk Civil 3D 2008 and training of personnel. (011)

d. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,129.00 to Davenport Electric Contract Company for Industrial Park street light repairs. (005)

e. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #2 and final in the amount of $43,001.80 to Municipal Sewer Services LLC for the 2007 Sewer Cleaning and Televising project. (010)

f. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #6 in the amount of $206,167.55 to C. H. Langman for 7^th Avenue resurfacing of Mill to 11^th Street. (012)

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

8. Claims for the weeks of January 4 through January 10 in the amount of $869,783.05. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

9. Report from the Fire Department regarding the purchase of self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) maintenance equipment from MES-Illinois in the amount of $3,174.70. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended.)

10. Report from the Fire Department regarding the purchase of one (1) PRECOR EFX Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainer from Body Dynamics in the amount of $3,000.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended.)

11. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the purchase of thirteen (13) UHF band two way radios from GEM Electronics in the amount of $5,285.54. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance declaring the current police car equipment as surplus.) (007)

12. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the purchase of Detective car lights and siren speakers, recommending the bid be awarded to Ray O’Herron Company Inc. in the amount of $6,037.20. (Motion whether or not to award the bid and approve purchase as recommended.) (006)

13. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for City Hall air conditioning replacement, recommending the bid be awarded to Ragan Mechanical Inc. in the amount of $56,652.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (009)

14. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding an agreement with the Ressco Group. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

15. Report from the Finance Department regarding modifications to the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget. (Motion whether or not to approve the modifications as recommended.)

16. Report from the Personnel Department regarding Merit Funding for non-affiliated employees. (Motion whether or not to approve full funding of the merit system (range 0% to 3.00%) retroactively to April 1, 2007 as recommended.)

17. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request from David Levin and Hertz heavy equipment rental to apply for a Special Use Permit to operate a heavy equipment rental/sales business at 500 16^th Street. (Motion whether or not to allow for the application of the Special Use Permit as recommended.)

18. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding changes to the Human Relations Commission Ordinance. (Motion whether or not to approve the changes to the Human Relations Commission Ordinance as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

Note* Agenda Item #18 was deferred from Monday, December 17, 2007 Council Meeting.

Note** It has been requested that Agenda Item #18 be deferred until Monday, January 21, 2008.

19. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request to restrict traffic on 41^st Street between 20^th Avenue and Denkmann School to northbound only on school days from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

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

21. Other Business.

22. No Executive Session.

23. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, January 21, 2008.

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.

ROCK SOLID. ROCK ISLAND.