CITY OF ROCK ISLAND	April 14, 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 Demonstration on the e-Rock System and Laptop Computer Report, followed by an Executive Session on Property Acquisition.
	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 Austin. 5. Minutes of the Meeting of April 7, 2008. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)
RC RC RC	6. Proclamation declaring April 13 through April 19, 2008 as Contract Management Week. 7. Proclamation declaring April 22, 2008 as Earth Charter Day. 8. Mayor Schwiebert will close the regular meeting and open a Public Hearing on a request from Mindy Diaz for a Special Use Permit to operate a retail custom and fine jewelry store at 1815 24^th Street. Mayor Schwiebert will close the Public Hearing, reconvene the regular meeting and entertain a motion. (Motion whether or not to approve the Special Use Permit subject to the stipulations as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) 9. A Special Ordinance establishing a handicapped parking space at 620 32^nd Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.) 10. An Ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances regarding Neighborhood Vehicles. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)
RC	11. CLAIMS a. Report from the Personnel Department regarding payment in the amount of $994.69 to Kevin Walden for General Liability Claims. b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,300.00 to Bob Westpfahl for the 2008 annual Land Set Aside. (117) (Motion whether or not to accept the reports and authorize payments as recommended.)
RC	12. Payroll for the weeks of March 24 through April 6 in the amount of $1,157,100.79. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)
RC RC	13. Report from the Public Works Department regarding an Adopt-A-Highway agreement with Ellis Atwater to adopt 25^th Avenue between 5^th and 11^th Streets and 26^th Avenue between 7^th and 9^th Streets, and an Adopt-A-Highway agreement with Earth Keepers to adopt 24^th Street between 31^st and 40^th Avenues. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreements as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (110) 14. Report from the Finance Department regarding proposed changes to the City Utility Ordinances. (Motion whether or not to approve the changes to the Utility Ordinances as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) 15. Report from the City Clerk regarding an activity permit application and Resolution for the Bi-State Motorcycle Awareness Ride to be held on Saturday, May 3, 2008. (Motion whether or not to approve the application as recommended and adopt the Resolution.) 16. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request from Keep Rock Island Beautiful for permission to hang a full-size banner for their 2008 Annual Downtown Cleanup. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended, and authorize staff to hang and remove the banner.)
	17. Items from the City Manager’s Memorandum Packet. 18. Other Business. 19. Executive Session on Property Acquisition. 20. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2008.

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