CITY OF ROCK ISLAND APRIL 14, 2003

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm

NOTE: The Study Session will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Personnel Conference Room. This session will be an Executive Session Personnel and Litigation.

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 7, 2003. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6.

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Resolution regarding transportation funding. (Motion whether or not to adopt the Resolution.)

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7. Ordinance codifying due process procedure for parking and other code violation fine increases. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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Ordinance amending Section 13-116 through 13-118, Article V, Chapter 13, eliminating the tolls from the Centennial Bridge. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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9. Special Ordinance regulating parking on property at Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard at 17^th Street and 18^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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10. Special Ordinance limiting parking to one hour in front of and directly south of 513 and 515 17^th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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11.Special Ordinance establishing Handicapped Parking and banning parking in the area of Greater Antioch Baptist Church. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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12. Special Ordinance regulating parking on property at Jordan Schools in Rock Island and streets adjacent to the school at the 24^th Street location. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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13. Special Ordinance authorizing acquisition of property parcels numbered 2318, 2319 and 2320 on 11^th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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Ordinance amending the Storm Water Ordinance – Chapter 16 – regarding service charges and exemptions. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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CLAIMS:

a. Statement from the City Attorney in the amount of $5,335.00 for legal services during the month of March.

b. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Gardner, Carton and Douglas in the amount of $40,551.52 for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Compliance Program.

c. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Trackmasters in the amount of $10,076.00 for the 2002 Railroad Maintenance Project.

d. Report from the Police Department recommending payment to the Mobile Team Training Unit IV in the amount of $6,630.00 for Rock Island Police Department membership.

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

16. Claims for the week of April 4 through 10 in the amount of $336,446.37. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

17. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the 2003 Sidewalk and Curb Replacement Program, recommending the bid of Kelly Construction in the amount of $61,792.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

18. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the Street Maintenance materials, recommending the bids from Tri-State Asphalt, Breckenridge Trucking and Moline Consumers in the amounts stated. (Motion whether or not to award the bids and authorize purchases.)

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Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the Open Top Hauling for Clean-up Week, recommending the bid of Millennium Waste in the amount of $110.00 per container. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

20. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a proposal from Triad Engineering for a continuation of the work at the Blackhawk Lift Station and at the Mill Street Wastewater Treatment Plant in the amount not to exceed $15,000. (Motion whether or not to approve the contract and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

21. Report from the Personnel Department regarding an agreement with Attorney Douglass Scovil for outside legal counsel for a lawsuit filed in Federal Court. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents as recommended.)

22. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the Storm Water Credit Manual. (Motion whether or not to approve the manual as presented.)

23. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request from Nancy Short to apply for a Special Use Permit to continue to operate a vehicle repair, window art and audio business along with a new gravel parking lot at 1416 6^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to deny the request to apply for the Special Use Permit.)

24. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Dawn Williams to place the parking lot at 815 20^th Street under City Ordinance control. (Motion whether or not to approve the request and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

25. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Debra Zemo to change the brown parking zone on the north side of Third Avenue between 15^th and 16^th Streets to a green parking zone. (Motion whether or not to deny the request.)

26. Memorandum from Mayor Schwiebert recommending one reappointment and two new appointments to the Preservation Commission. (Motion whether or not to approve the appointments as recommended.)

27. Report from the City Clerk regarding a Sound Amplification application for an event at Edgewood Baptist Church on Sunday, May 17 and September 20, from Noon to 6:00 p.m. (Motion whether or not to approve the Sound Amplification.)

28. Items from the City Manager’s Memorandum.

29. Other Business.

30. Motion to recess to Monday, April 21, 2003 at 5:00 p.m.

This Agenda may be obtained in accessible formats by qualified persons with a disability by making appropriate arrangements with Jeanne Paggen, City Clerk, 1528 Third Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201, - Telephone (309) 732-2010 - during regular business hours Monday through Friday.