CITY OF ROCK ISLAND January 15, 2007

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm

NOTE: Study Session will be at 5:00 p.m. in the Personnel Conference Room. Discussion will include The Federal Legislative Agenda, followed by an Executive Session discussing Litigation if time allows.

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.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of January 8, 2007. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

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A Special Ordinance allowing the sale of the 2007 General Obligation Bonds to finance the 2006/2007 Spring Hills Estates Reconstruction, 2007/2008 Reconstruction of 32^nd Avenue, 12^th to 14^th Street, Reconstruction of 25^th Avenue, 5^th to 7^th Street, and Engineering for Wastewater improvements in the amount of $4,885,000.00 (Motion whether or not to consider the sale of the 2007 General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $4,885,000.00 as recommended)

7.Tax Abatement Resolutions

a. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $789,311.25, 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 $120,250.00, 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 $279,440.00, such funds to be provided from Public Benefits 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 $446,500.00, such funds to be provided from Public Benefit, Debt Service, Wastewater, and TIF funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004.

e. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $418,725.00, such funds to be provided from Public Benefit, Wastewater and Park funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005.

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

8.CLAIMS

a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #4 in the amount of $832,826.51

to Brandt Construction for 7^th Avenue resurfacing of 11 to 21^st Streets. (005)

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #7 in the amount of $4,075.00

to Kodiak Site Contractors for 2006 Sod and Tree Program. (015)

c. Report from the Information Technology Services Department regarding payment in the

amount of $12,100.00 to ESRI, Inc. for annual GSI Software Maintenance. (023)

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

9.Claims for the week of January 5, through January 11^th, 2007 in the amount of $438,847.25.

(Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

10.Report from the Public Works Department regarding the Purchase of Police Car Equipment bids

from Ray O’Herron Co., Inc. in the amount of $41,190.00 for items #1, #4 and #16, and from

Electronic Engineering in the amount of $17,931.28 for items #2, #3, #5, #6, #11, #12, and #13, and

from Communications Engineering Co. in the amount of $1,442.27 for items #7, #8, #9, #10,

# 14 and #15, and authorize the purchase of Police Car Lighting Equipment from Ray O’Herron Co., Inc. in the amount of $2,175.00, and request that the current Police Car Equipment be declared as surplus. (Motion whether or not to award the bids, approve the purchase, and refer to the City Attorney to draft an ordinance declaring the current Police Car Equipment as surplus as recommended.) (009)

11.Report from the Public Works Department regarding Police Car Radio bids from GEM

Electronics in the amount of $9,059.70 for twenty-three (23) VHF band two-way radios, and to

purchase from GM Electronics twenty-three (23) UHF band two-way radios in the amount of

$9,467.03, and request that the current Police Car Equipment be declared as surplus. (Motion whether or not to award the bid, approve the purchase, and refer to the City Attorney to draft an ordinance declaring the current Police Car Equipment as surplus as recommended.) (010)

12.Report from the Police Department regarding the purchase of thirty-nine (39) cases of .40 caliber pistol practice ammunition, eight (8) cases of .223 caliber rifle practice ammunition, one (1) case of .223 caliber rifle duty ammunition, and two (2) cases of 12 gauge shotgun practice ammunition from Shore galleries, Inc. in the amount of $7, 512.66. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended.) (002)

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Report from the Police Department regarding the purchase of twenty-five (25) cases of Winchester .40 caliber ammunition from T. J. Conevera’s Inc. in the amount of $ 3, 682.50. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended.) (005)

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Report from the Police Department regarding the purchase of a Recon Angle Encoder Kit from Laser Technology Inc. in the amount of $3, 425.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended.) (151)

15.Report from the Public Works Department regarding an Intergovernmental Agreement between the

Cities of Moline and Rock Island regarding the 18th Avenue and 46^th Street Project. (Motion

whether or not to approve the agreement and pay half the costs in the amount of $44,500.00, and

direct the City Manager and City Clerk to sign the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City

of Rock Island and the City of Moline.

16.Report from the General Administration requesting a contribution for the Quad City Venetian

Lighted Boat Parade in the amount $1,500.00 to cover part of the cost of insurance. (Motion whether or not to approve the contribution as recommended.)

17.Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding Public Hearing

Process Revisions on Special Use Permits. (Motion whether or not to adopt the Public Hearing process procedures for Special Use Permits as recommended.)

18.Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request to ban parking on the west side

of 43^rd Street between 14^th and 15^th Avenues. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as

19.Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request to install a handicapped parking space at 1916 9½ Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

20.Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request to install a handicapped parking space at 3111 9 Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.

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

22.Other Business

23. Executive Session

24. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, January 22, 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.