CITY OF ROCK ISLAND	February 18, 2008
CITY COUNCIL MEETING	6:45 pm

NOTE: Study Session will be at 5:00 p.m. in the Personnel Conference Room. Discussion will include a Review of Armory Park Concept Plan and Introduction of City Auditors. 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 Alderwoman Mejia-Caraballo. 5. Minutes of the Meeting of February 11, 2008. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)
RC RC RC RC	6. Presentation of the 2008-2009 Budget by City Manager John Phillips. 7. An Ordinance amending Sec. 8.13a and Sec. 8.13b of Article VIII of the Zoning Ordinance regarding Major and Minor Home Occupation. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.) 8. An Ordinance amending Sec. 14.4(b) of Article XIV of the Zoning Ordinance regarding Major Home Occupation. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.) 9. A Special Ordinance establishing a handicapped parking space at 539 28^th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.) 10. A Special Ordinance granting a Special Use Permit for 4016 9^th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)
RC	11. CLAIMS a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $4,927.50 to Kone Inc. for City Hall Elevator Replacement. (038) b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $12,885.00 to Dixon Engineering for 38^th Street Water Tower Painting inspection services. (039) c. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $4,331.16 to Brandt Construction Company for emergency water main repair on Blackhawk Road. (040) d. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $11,857.75 to Brandt Construction Company for storm water outfall repairs at 35^th Avenue and 26^th Street. (041) e. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $2,908.74 to Itron Inc. for annual maintenance of Water Meter Services handheld computer. (042) f. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $71,789.36 to C.H. Langman and Son Inc. for emergency water main repair on 12^th Street and 44^th Avenue. (043) g. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $8,631.29 to Valley Construction for emergency water main repair on Blackhawk Road and Velie Drive. (044) h. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #1 in the amount of $401,850.00 to LC United Painting Company for 38^th Street Water Tower Painting. (046) i. Report from the Information Technology Services Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,540.00 to ACS Government Systems Inc. for Firehouse computer system annual maintenance. j. Report from the Personnel Department regarding total payment in the amount of $3,750.00 to Holmes Murphy for health RFP and health facilitator’s fees. (Motion whether or not to accept the reports and authorize payments as recommended.)
RC RC	12. Claims for the week of February 8 through February 14 in the amount of $737,173.40. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.) 13. Payroll for the weeks of January 28 through February 10 in the amount of $1,117,842.31. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)
RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC	14. Report from the Fire Department regarding purchase of a Portable VHF to 800 EDACS Linker from RACOM Critical Communications in the amount of $3,524.46. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended.) 15. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the purchase of 24 400 watt HPS Ballast Kits, 10 Street Light Poles and 10 Luminaries, recommending the bids be awarded to Republic Electric Company in the amount of $1,449.60 and Springfield Electrical Company in the amount of $7,136.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bids as recommended and authorize purchase.) (032) 16. Report from the Public Works Department regarding an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for improvements to 11^th Avenue between 36^th and 38^th Streets and Augustana Campus Trail. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (045) 17. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the Coast Guard Auxiliary Lease Renewal agreement. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (047) 18. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the 2007 PCC Street Patching Program contract with Centennial Contractors of the Quad Cities Inc., recommending a one year extension until December 31, 2008 in the amount $165,000.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the contract extension as recommended.) (036) 19. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the 2007 Brick Street Repair Program contract with Walter D. Laud Inc., recommending a one year extension until December 31, 2008 in the amount $80,000.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the contract extension as recommended.) (037) 20. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding the Modified Armory Silhouette Preferred Concept Design. (Motion whether or not to approve the Modified Armory Silhouette Preferred Concept Design as recommended, and authorize Schreiber Anderson Associates to proceed to phase two-Preliminary Design Development.) 21. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request from Chris Thompson and Karen Ganzer to apply for a Special Use Permit to operate a neighborhood bakery and café at 1815 24^th Street. (Motion whether or not to allow for the application of the Special Use Permit as recommended.) 22. Report from the City Clerk regarding the Plaza Events to be scheduled for the coming season, a Resolution for the Quad Cities Criterium, and requesting a waiver of application and event fees for the District’s two Gallery Hops including Red, White and Boom, and waiver of event fees for the Fourth Annual Labor Day Ride for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma sponsored by the Daiquiri Factory. (Motion whether or not to approve the events and the waiver of fees as recommended, and adopt the Resolution.) 23. Report from the City Clerk regarding an application from the Cornbelt Running Club to hold their Quad Cities Distance Classic Half Marathon and 5K Road Races on Sunday, May 11, 2008 beginning at 7:30 a.m. (Motion whether or not to approve the event application as recommended.)
	24. Items from the City Manager’s Memorandum Packet. 25. Other Business. 26. No Executive Session. 27. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 3, 2008.

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