CITY OF ROCK ISLAND                                                                                        FEBRUARY 3, 2003

CITY COUNCIL MEETING                                                                                                           6:45pm

 

NOTE: There will not be a Study Session.

 

AGENDA

 

    1.  Mayor Pro-tem Brooks will call the meeting to Order.

 

    2.

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  Roll Call.

 

    3.  Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

 

    4.  Invocation by Alderman Forlini.

 

    5.  Minutes of the Meeting of January 27, 2003.    (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

 

    6.  Mayor Pro-tem Brooks will close the regular meeting and open a Public Hearing on a request from Elderly Living Development, Inc. for a Special Use Permit.

 

Mayor Pro-tem Brooks will close the Public Hearing, reconvene the regular meeting and entertain a motion.  (Motion whether or not to approve the Special Use Permit Amendment with stipulations stated, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

 

    7.  a) Mayor Pro-tem Brooks will close the regular meeting and open a Public Hearing on a request from Tri-City Oil for a waiver of the signature requirement for a liquor license at 1501 7th Avenue.  

 

Mayor Pro-tem Brooks will close the Public Hearing, reconvene the regular meeting and entertain a motion.  (Motion whether or not to recommend approval of the Liquor License to Mayor Schwiebert.)

 

b) Report from the City Clerk regarding the signature requirement of the City as property owner on the liquor license petition of Tri-City Oil Company.  (Motion whether or not to authorize the City Manager to sign the petition on behalf of the City.)

 

    8.

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  Special Ordinance declaring the slurry truck currently being utilized as surplus equipment to be traded for purchase of replacement vehicle.  (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.) 

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    9. CLAIMS:

 

a.       Report from the Personnel Department recommending payment to Pappas and Schnell in the amount of $14,062.30 for legal services during the months of November and December.

 

b.      Report from the Finance Department recommending payment to Auto Cad and Civil Series in the amount of $4,848.00 for the annual maintenance agreement. (03-081)

 

c.       Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Gardner, Carton and Douglas in the amount of $21,141.48 for legal services in connection with the Wastewater Treatment Plant Compliance Program. (41)

 

d.      Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to AMEC Earth and Environmental in the amount of $22,963.93 for services relating to the Phase I Stormwater Utility job. (42)

 

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

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10.  Claims for the week of January 24 through 30 in the amount of $940,677.52.  (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

 

11.  Report from the Public Works Department regarding the Custodial Services Contract, recommending that the Public Works Department be authorized to proceed with obtaining Custodial Contract bids for the 2003/2004 fiscal year.  (Motion whether or not to authorize staff to proceed with the Custodial Contract bids for the coming fiscal year as recommended.) (43)

 

12.  Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Greg Mosely of Harris Pizza to change the no parking zone on the east side of 39th Street north of 14th Avenue to a loading zone, and to extend the zone an additional twenty five feet north, recommending that the no parking zone remain, and a loading zone be established in the area twenty five feet north of the existing no parking zone. A motion was made by Alderman Winter and seconded by Alderman Conroy to approve the request and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.  The motion made by Alderman Forlini and seconded by Alderman Bauersfeld to DEFER the item for two weeks CARRIED on a Voice vote. AYES: Aldermen Brooks, Conroy, Bauersfeld, Winter, White and Forlini.  NAYS: None. (26A)

 

13.  Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Merle Jackson for a parking ban on the north side of 7th Avenue between 38th and 39th Streets.  (Motion whether or not to approve the request and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) (44)

 

14.  Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Dan Carmody for diagonal parking on Third Avenue between 19th and 20th Street, and 23rd Street between 4th and 5th Avenues, recommending denial of the request at this time.  (Motion whether or not to deny the request as recommended.) (45)

 

15.  Report from the City Clerk regarding a request from Rock Island County to close off Third Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25 for the purpose of returning election ballots.  (Motion whether or not to approve the request.)

 

16.  Items from the City Manager’s Memorandum.

 

17.  Other Business.

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18.  Motion to recess to Monday, February 10, 2003 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.

 

 

                       PRESERVING THE PAST . . . . . DEDICATED TO THE FUTURE.

 

CITY OF ROCK ISLAND

FIVE YEAR GOALS – 2002 – 2006

Great Quality of Living

Strong Historic Neighborhoods; Exciting New Neighborhoods

City That Works

A Growing Economy

Continued Downtown Renaissance