CITY OF ROCK ISLAND May 5, 2003

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm

NOTE: THERE WILL NOT BE A STUDY SESSION.

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 Bauersfeld.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of April 28, 2003. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Proclamation declaring the week of May 10 through 18 as Quad Cities Tourism Week.

7. Proclamation declaring the month of May as Direct Deposit Month.

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8. Special Ordinance declaring a Plotter as surplus property for purposes of trade-in. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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9. Special Ordinance vacating a 252-foot dead-end alley south of 13^th Avenue between First and Second Streets. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

10. CLAIMS:

a. Report from the Personnel Department recommending payment to Kathy Yeager in the amount of $585.00 for property damage.

b. Report from the Personnel Department recommending payment to Pappas and Schnell in the amount of $4,965.81 for legal services.

c. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Midwest Technologies in the amount of $9,062.00 for the Armory Electric Service Repair.

d. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Gardner, Carton and Douglas in the amount of $26,219.83 for services in relation to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Compliance Program.

e. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to General Constructors in the amount of $186,839.35 for the Great River Plaza Renovations.

f. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Erickson Plumbing in the amount of $4,450.00 for the installation of one reduced pressure zone valve.

g. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Johnson Contracting Services in the amount of $7,440.84 for the installation of equipment at the water treatment facilities.

h. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Johnson Contracting Services in the amount of $9,851.91 for the installation of a backflow prevention device in the Filter Building.

i. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Enviromark in the amount of $6,717.60 for caustic soda tank cleaning at the water treatment plant.

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

11. Claims for the week of April 25 through May 1 in the amount of $1,749,591.69. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

12. Payroll for the weeks of April 14 through 27 in the amount of $928,582.15. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)

13. Motion to adjourn the meeting SineDie.

Oath of Office for Aldermen Dave Conroy, Dan Rockwell and Ann Keefe.

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1. Mayor Schwiebert will call the meeting to Order.

2. Roll Call.

3. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the 2003 Street Joint and Crack Sealing Program, recommending the bid of Fahrner Asphalt Sealers in the amount of $69,990.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

4. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a request from the Keystone Neighborhood for permission to have a dozen new vertical banners installed on city-owned streetlights along 6^th Avenue between 38^th and 44^th Streets. (Motion whether or not to approve the request and authorize Public Works to install the banners when they are ready.)

5.

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Report from the Public Works Department regarding a design of the Second Avenue gates. (Motion whether or not to approve the design of the gates as recommended.)

6.

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Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a commitment of $5,715.00 for a Roof Deferred Payment Loan at 1010 22^nd Street. (Motion whether or not to commit $5,715.00 for the loan as recommended.)

7. Items from the City Manager’s Memorandum.

8. Other Business.

9. Motion to recess to Monday, May 12.

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.