CITY OF ROCK ISLAND

February 9, 2009

CITY COUNCIL MEETING        

6:45 pm

 

NOTE: No Study Session.  An Executive Session discussing Property Acquisition will be held following the Regular Meeting. 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 Alderwoman Mejia-Caraballo.

 

5. Minutes of the Meeting of February 2, 2009. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

 

6. Update Rock Island By Mayor Schwiebert.

 

 

 

 

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7. Proclamation declaring Monday, February 9, 2009 as Give Kids a Smile Day.

 

8. A Special Ordinance establishing a handicapped parking space at 1219 3rd Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

9. A Special Ordinance amending a Special Ordinance by eliminating a handicapped parking space at 327 10th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

10. Resolution approving an agreement with the City Manager and authorizing the Mayor to execute the contract documents. (Motion whether or not to adopt the Resolution.)

 

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11. CLAIMS

 

a.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $45,839.25 to the Treasurer of the State of Illinois for the City’s share of the Mill Street Resurfacing project. (038)

 

b.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #1 in the amount of $45,457.50 to Centennial Contractors of the Quad Cities, Inc. for the Armory Park temporary flood protection barrier. (039)

 

c.      Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #1 and final in the amount of $61,818.00 to Advanced Environmental Testing & Abatement, Inc. for the Armory Asbestos & Lead Based Paint Abatement project. (040)

 

d.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $2,679.00 to DrinkerBiddle&Reath for professional legal services for the Pretreatment Program NPDES permit. (041)

 

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

 

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12. Claims for the week of January 30 through February 5 in the amount of $468,972.99. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

 

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13. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the State Contract purchase of one (1) 2009 Ford F250 truck from Landmark Ford, Inc. in the amount of $16,080.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance declaring the current truck as surplus.) (042)

 

14. Report from the Police Department regarding a bid for the purchase of office furniture and four (4) workstations for the Narcotics Unit from Iowa Illinois Office Solutions in the amount of $9,664.44. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize purchase.)

 

15. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the replacement of a street light pole, recommending the bid be awarded to Springfield Electric Company in the amount of $8,910.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize purchase.) (028)

 

16. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the replacement of the Sunset Marina office floor, recommending the bid be awarded to GCO Flooring, Inc. in the amount of $2,917.63. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize purchase.) (045)

 

17. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for Security Cameras for the Centennial Bridge, recommending the bid be awarded to Tri City Electric in the amount of $10,692.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (043)

 

18. Report from the Finance Department regarding adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget, recommending increasing fleet services budgeted expenses by $320,462.00 and reducing general fund contingency by $88,689.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the budget adjustments as recommended.)

 

19. Report from the Personnel Department regarding a General Wage Increase for non-affiliated employees. (Motion whether or not to approve a 2.00% General Wage Increase to non-affiliated employees effective March 23, 2009 as recommended.)

 

20. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the Five Year Capital Improvement Plan. (Motion whether or not to approve the plan as recommended, authorize staff to include the Gaming and General Fund carryover recommendations and the fiscal year 2010 capital expenditures in the draft fiscal year 2010 budget and authorize staff to undertake the engineering and planning for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 capital expenditures.) (044)

 

21. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding consideration of the Rock Island Industrial Park Number Five Addition Final Plat. (Motion whether or not to approve the Final Plat as recommended.)

 

22. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request for establishing seven (7) 30 minute parking spaces with no meters on the west side of 17th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue, and for the installation of one (1) additional handicapped parking space on the east side of 16 ½ Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) (035)

 

23. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request for the removal of residential parking on both sides of 15th Avenue between 5th and 6th Street.  (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) (036)

 

 

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

 

25. Other Business.

 

26. Executive Session on Property Acquisition.

 

27. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, February 16, 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.