CITY OF ROCK ISLAND April 9, 2007

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm

NOTE: No Study Session. An Executive Session will be held following the regular meeting. Discussion will include matters of Personnel.

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 Alderman Conroy.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of April 2, 2007 (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Presentation from the Rock Island County Board Task Force on Poverty.

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7. An Ordinance amending Article II of Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances regarding posted parking requirements in the City’s parks and playgrounds. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

8. A Special Ordinance providing for the sale of property of part of lots four (4) and five (5) of Block 19 of the Chicago or Lower Addition. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

9. A Special Ordinance establishing Type B residential parking located on the east side of 39^th Street between 6^th and 7^th Avenues. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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10. CLAIMS

a. Report from the Information Technology Services Department regarding payment in the amount of $157,000.00 to Hewlett-Packard Company for annual equipment replacement. (001)

b. Report from the Information Technology Services Department regarding payment in the amount of $13,146.81 to Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office for the OSSI Records Management Software Annual Maintenance. (003)

c. Report from the Personnel Department regarding payment in the amount of $7,936.20 to Konecky, Koenig, Kutsunis and Weng for legal services rendered for March 2007.

d. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #3 in the amount of $8,250.00 to Visu-Sewer Clean & Seal Inc. for 28^th Street Court Trenchless Sanitary Sewer Repair. (091)

e. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $8,100.00 to Baecke Appraisers for Special Assessment Appraisals. (095)

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

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Claims for the week of March 30 through April 5 in the amount of $311,109.89. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

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12. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the 2007 Brick Street Repair Program, recommending the bid be awarded to Walter D. Laud Inc. in the amount of $57,990.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (092)

13. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding the Corridor Study Grant Agreement. (Motion whether or not to authorize the City Manager to execute an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for funding through the Illinois Tomorrow Corridor Grant Program as recommended.)

14. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding the final plat for the Jaimez addition located at 1425/1427 and 1429/1431 7^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to approve the final plat with the requested variances as recommended.)

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Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of $5,495.00 for a Targeted Rehabilitation Loan at 1217 14^th Street. (Motion whether or not to commit $5,495.00 as recommended.)

16. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of $5,500.00 for a Roof Standard Payment Loan at 1511 9^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to commit $5,500.00 as recommended.)

17. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request for a Riverfront Corridor Overlay District site plan review at 2940 Blackhawk Road. (Motion whether or not to approve the site plan, subject to substitution of another landscape element for the proposed burning bushes as recommended.)

18. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request to install a handicapped parking space at 1523 25 Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

19. Report form the Mayor regarding Appointments to the Building Code Board of Appeals, Library Board, Fire and Police Commissioners Board, and the Liquor Control Commission. (Motion whether or not to approve the appointments as recommended

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

21. Other Business

22. Executive Session on Personnel

23. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 16, 2007.

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.