CITY OF ROCK ISLAND	March 16, 2009
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 Presentation on School Tax, followed by an Executive Session on Litigation and Property Acquisition. The Regular Meeting will be held at 6:45 p.m. in Council Chambers.

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 Special Meeting of March 7, 2009 and Minutes of the Meeting of March 9, 2009. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Update Rock Island By Mayor Schwiebert.

7. Mayor Schwiebert will close the regular meeting and open a Public Hearing regarding the Budget for fiscal year 2009/2010.

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

8. An Ordinance adopting the Budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2009 and ending March 31, 2010. (Motion whether or not to consider suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

9. An Ordinance authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009A to finance the Armory Park Redevelopment Project in the amount of $5,440,000.00 and the issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009B to finance the Rock Island Fitness and Activity Center project, the Local Street Improvement Project and the Land Purchase Redevelopment Project in the amount of $3,380,000.00. (Motion whether or not to consider the Ordinance.)

10. An Ordinance authorizing the issuance of Taxable General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009C to finance Redevelopment Project Costs included in the Columbia Park Redevelopment Plan in the amount of $1,440,000.00. (Motion whether or not to consider the Ordinance.)

11. A Resolution recognizing Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28, 2009 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Motion whether or not to adopt the Resolution.)

12. CLAIMS

a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $4,018.53 to CH Langman Son, Inc. for an emergency sewer main repair at 5^th Street and 7^th Avenue. (070)

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $12,231.61 to CH Langman Son, Inc. for an emergency sewer main repair at 25^th Street and 22^nd Avenue. (071)

c. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $4,498.00 to the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey for the Joint Funding Agreement for the installation, operation and maintenance of two (2) acoustic flowmeters on the north and south side interceptor sewers. (072)

d. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $23,454.13 to Brandt Construction Co. for an emergency manhole repair at 3900 28^th Street. (073)

e. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $11,648.95 to Valley Construction for an emergency sewer repair on 30^th Street and Blackhawk Road. (074)

f. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,011.03 to Brandt Construction Co. for an emergency main break repair at the 24^th Street Water Tower. (077)

g. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,189.86 to Brandt Construction Co. for an emergency main break repair near 4946 Blackhawk Road. (078)

h. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #2 in the amount of $22,863.33 to Williams/Valley Construction Management for the Armory Park Bid Release I project. (079)

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

13. Claims for the week of March 6 through March 12 in the amount of $751,341.88. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

14. Payroll for the weeks of February 23 through March 8 in the amount of $1,113,167.58. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)

15. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the purchase of a Leak Detection System from Midwest Detecnology, LLC in the amount of $19,995.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended.) (080)

16. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the 2009 Water Service Repair Program, recommending the bid be awarded to Langman Construction in the amount of $15,225.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (075)

17. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the 2009 Sanitary Lateral Repair Program, recommending the bid be awarded to Langman Construction in the amount of $29,615.63. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (076)

18. Report from the Finance Department regarding a financial policy prohibiting the storage, processing or transmission of customer credit card information. (Motion whether or not to approve the financial policy as recommended.)

19. Report from the Finance Department regarding an agreement with Active Networks for in-person and internet credit card payment processing services. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

20. Report from the Finance Department regarding an adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget, recommending an adjustment to the Stormwater Utility Fund in the amount of $57,590.84. (Motion whether or not to approve the budget adjustment as recommended.)

21. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request for annexation from G & J Building Company for the property located at 2631 47^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

22. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request from G & J Building Company for a rezoning from an R-1 (one family residence) district to a B-4 (highway business) district and a Riverfront Corridor Overlay District site plan review at 2631 47^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

23. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request from LRC Real Estate for assistance in the amount of $13,800.00 to support the demolition of the structure at 603 44^th Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request for demolition assistance as recommended.)

24. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request from Hilltop Tavern to hold their fifth annual Green Bucket Party outside on Saturday, March 21, 2009 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ( Motion whether or not to approve the event for Hilltop Tavern as recommended.)

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

26. Other Business.

27. Executive Session on Litigation and Property Acquisition.

28. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 23, 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.