CITY OF ROCK ISLAND

March 2, 2009

CITY COUNCIL MEETING        

6:45 pm

 

NOTE: No Study Session. An Executive Session discussing Litigation 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 Murphy.

 

5. Minutes of the Meeting of February 16, 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 the week of March 1 through March 7, 2009 as National Lutheran Schools Week.

 

8. Mayor Schwiebert will close the regular meeting and open a Public Hearing regarding the acquisition of private property by eminent domain Quick-Take proceedings within an Enterprise Zone.  

 

Mayor Schwiebert will close the Public Hearing and reconvene the regular meeting.

 

9. A Resolution regarding the acquisition by Quick-Take of property for the purpose of constructing an expansion of a Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Motion whether or not to adopt the Resolution.)

 

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10. CLAIMS

 

a.     Report from the Personnel Department regarding payment in the amount of $2,505.75 to Califf and Harper, P.C. for legal services rendered for the month of January 2009.

 

b.     Report from the Personnel Department regarding payment in the amount of $8,031.96 to Konecky, Koenig, Kutsunis and Weng for legal services rendered for February 2009.

 

c.      Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $31,635.92 to Pro-dive, Inc. for the repair of the west raw water intake line in the Sylvan Slough channel. (050)

 

d.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #1 in the amount of $183,482.10 to Williams/Valley Construction Management for the Armory Park Bid Release I project. (055)

 

e.      Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $2,671.65 to Mitch M. White, P.E. for reimbursement of the payment to Midwest Engineering Consultants, Ltd for services for the Hydro Electric Power Plant Renovation and Expansion project. (060)

 

f.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $15,889.20 to Mitch M. White, P.E. for consulting services for the Hydro Electric Power Plant Renovation and Expansion project. (061)

 

g.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $51,950.00 to Mitch M. White, P.E. for reimbursement for the purchase of two (2) General Electric Limit Amp Starters from Midwest Engineering Consultants, Ltd. for the Hydro Electric Power Plant Renovation and Expansion project. (062)

 

h.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $17,389.00 to Siemens Water Technologies for the emergency purchase of one (1) H26 replacement gearbox for the number one (1) final Clarifier at the Mill Street Wastewater Plant. (296)

 

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

 

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11. Claims for the weeks of February 13 through February 26 in the amount of $1,043,323.97. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

 

12. Payroll for the weeks of February 9 through February 22 in the amount of $1,170,462.28. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)

 

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13. Report from the Information Technology Services Department regarding the purchase of the Antivirus Software Security maintenance renewal from CDW-G in the amount of $5,035.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended and authorize payment.)

 

14. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the purchase of five (5) service bodies with equipment from Tri-State Truck Equipment Company in the amount of $109,562.62. (Motion whether or not to wave the bidding process as recommended, authorize purchase and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance declaring the current 1994 Ford F350 service body vehicles as surplus.) (057) 

 

15. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the purchase of a single axle 2007 Ford F650 dump truck from Truck Centers, Inc. in the amount of $42,875.00. (Motion whether or not to wave the bidding process as recommended, authorize purchase and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance declaring the current 1985 GMC 7000 dump truck as surplus.) (058) 

 

16. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the purchase of one (1) 10,000 pound capacity Cronkhite equipment trailer, recommending the bid be awarded to Logan Contractors Supply Inc. in the amount of $4,200.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize purchase.) (059)

 

17. Report from the Police Department regarding bids for the lease of undercover vehicles, recommending the bid be awarded to Wags Auto Center in the amount of $1,500.00 per month and recommending that the additional fees be drawn from the drug fund account. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended, authorize the additional fees to be drawn from the drug fund account and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

 

18. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for generator support frames for the Hydro Plant, recommending the bid be awarded to Western Structural Company in the amount of $6,330.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (053)

 

19. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding bids for the Neighborhood Partners Newsletter, recommending the bid be awarded to The Brandt Company for a one-year contract to print 2,150 copies of four (4) newsletters in an amount not to exceed $6,532.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) 

 

20. Report from the Personnel Department regarding a one (1) year contract with Concentra for the On-Site Nursing program, beginning April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010 in the amount of $57,516.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the contract as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

 

21. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a proposal amendment to the project design contract with Symbiont for engineering services during construction of the 1st Avenue sewer in an amount not to exceed $31,700.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the proposal amendment with Symbiont as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract document.) (056)

 

22. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a Representation Agreement as amicus curiae for the Chicago Landmarks Ordinance case entitled Albert C. Hanna and Carol C. Mrowka versus City of Chicago. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement as recommended, authorize the City Manager to execute the contract document and forward the agreement to Landmarks Illinois.)

 

23. Report from the Finance Department regarding adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2009 budget, recommending increasing the Martin Luther King Center’s budgeted expenses by $9,100.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the budget adjustments as recommended.)

 

24. Report from the Finance Department regarding adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2009 budget, recommending adjustments to the Water Fund, Wastewater Fund and Fleet Services Fund in the amount of $177,865.71. (Motion whether or not to approve the budget adjustments as recommended.)

 

25. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a Special Ordinance vacating a 10 foot wide east/west alley extending 70 feet east of the east right-of-way line of a north/south alley between 9th and 10th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

26. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding the installation of a solar powered clock at 18th Avenue and 17th Street by the Kiwanis Club. (Motion whether or not to approve the Kiwanis Club’s clock contribution as recommended and authorize staff to coordinate the installation and operation details.)

 

 

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

 

28. Other Business.

 

29. Executive Session on Litigation.

 

30. Motion to recess to 8:00 a.m., Saturday, March 7, 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.