CITY OF ROCK ISLAND

May 18, 2009

CITY COUNCIL MEETING        

6:45 pm

 

NOTE: Study Session will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Personnel Conference Room. Discussion will include the Martin Luther King Drive-9th Street Designation, the Community Development Block Grant Stimulus Allocations and the April Financial Report, followed by an Executive Session discussing matters of Property Acquisition. The Regular Meeting will be held at 6:45 p.m. in Council Chambers.     

 

 

AGENDA

 

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1. Mayor Pauley 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 Brooks.

 

5. Minutes of the Meeting of May 11, 2009. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

 

6. Update Rock Island By Mayor Pauley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7. Presentation of the Rock Island Historic Preservation Awards.

 

8. Proclamation declaring the month of May as National Preservation Month.

 

9. Proclamation declaring Sunday, May 17, 2009 as B.V.M. Sisters Day.

 

10. A Special Ordinance amending a Special Ordinance granting a Special Use Permit to change the hours of operation for Ganson’s Neighborhood  Bakery and Café at 3055 38th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

11. A Special Ordinance amending a Special Ordinance by eliminating a handicapped parking space at 2537 5 ˝ Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

12. A Special Ordinance authorizing the acquisition of property at 401 24th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

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13. CLAIMS

 

a.     Report from the Administrative Services Department regarding payment in the amount of $2,973.30 to Harris Computer Systems for the annual e-Care software maintenance. (007)

 

b.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #4 in the amount of $347,694.45 to Williams/Valley Construction Management for the Armory Park Bid Release 1 project. (162)

 

c.      Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #1 in the amount of $86,777.56 to Walter D. Laud Inc. for services provided for the 2009 PCC Street Patching Program. (163)

 

d.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $21,427.94 to USALCO for the April purchase of Liquid Aluminum Sulfate. (165)

 

e.      Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,032.82 to Rock Island Electric Motor Repair for the purchase of one Hydromatic Sump Pump. (166)

 

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

 

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14. Claims for the week of May 8 through May 14 in the amount of $1,762,997.97. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

 

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15. Report from the Fire Department regarding the purchase of a LifePac 1000 Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) from Physio-Control in the amount of $2,515.88. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended and authorize payment.)

 

16. Report from the Finance Department regarding the purchase and modifications of Fleet software from MSGovern in an approximate amount of $14,500.00 plus additional setup and training costs. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase and modifications as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the Customer Request Form for the program modifications.) (013)

 

17. Report from the Police Department regarding the purchase of eleven (11) Sierra Pinpoint X EVDO transmitters, antennas and cables and one (1) Sierra modem management software license from CDS Office Technologies in the amount $10,160.58. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended.)

 

18. Report from the Fire Department regarding bids for the removal and disposal of asbestos tile and mastic from the Central Fire Station basement, recommending the bid be awarded to Advanced Environmental Testing and Abatement, Inc. in the amount of $6,550.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

 

19. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a proposal from Symbiont for engineering services for the design of a digester gas engine generator. (Motion whether or not to approve the proposal as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (157)

 

20. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a contract with EnviroNet, Inc. for environmental assessment at 4630 11th Street in the amount of $16,000.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the contract as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

 

21. Report from General Administration regarding a car allowance for the Mayor, recommending a $200.00 per month car allowance to cover travel expenses related to Mayoral duties.  (Motion whether or not to approve the car allowance as recommended.)

 

22. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the acquisition of the J.L. Watts property, recommending an advance payment in an amount not to exceed $70,000.00 to J.L. Watts Company for the removal of property stored on the site.  (Motion whether or not to approve the payment as recommended, subject to the stipulation of a performance guarantee approved by the City Manager and the Rock Island Circuit Court.) (167)

 

23. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a proposal from Quad City Arts for the 2009 Metro Arts Program for the creation of a series of interior window banners for several Downtown buildings.  (Motion whether or not to approve the proposal as recommended and authorize support of the program in the amount of $15,000.00.)

 

24. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding the Community Development Block Grant Recovery funds, recommending allocations in the amount of $150,000.00 for the expansion of the Martin Luther King Center, $100,000.00 for the Commercial Revolving Loan Fund and $62,026.00 for the City’s Housing Rehabilitation Programs. (Motion whether or not to approve the allocations as recommended and authorize the City Manager to submit the required documents to HUD.)

 

25. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding the reprogramming of the Gaming fund allocation to Family Resources in the amount of $1,500.00, recommending rescinding the Gaming fund allocation to Family Resources and not reprogram those funds to any other agency. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.)

 

26. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request from Renaissance Rock Island President Brian Hollenback (Development Association of Rock Island) for the donation of City-owned property at the southwest corner of 1st Avenue and 19th Street for the McKesson project. (Motion whether or not to approve the donation of City-owned property as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

 

27. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request for the removal of a handicapped parking space at 1908 9˝ Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) (155)

 

28. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request for the removal of a handicapped parking space at 1523 25th Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) (156)

 

29. Report from the Mayor regarding the appointments of William Scott to City Treasurer and Aleisha Patchin to City Clerk to four year terms to begin May 4, 2009. (Motion whether or not to approve the appointments as recommended.)

 

30. Report from the Mayor regarding an appointment to the Fire Pension Board, recommending a self appointment to fill the vacant Trustee position for the remainder of the term ending in April of 2011.  (Motion whether or not to approve the appointment of Mayor Dennis E. Pauley as recommended.)

 

31. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request from Hilltop Tavern to hold their 25th Anniversary event outside on Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at 1228 30th Street.  (Motion whether or not to approve the event for Hilltop Tavern as recommended.)

 

32. Report from the City Clerk regarding a Sound Amplification Permit for Bethel Assembly of God to hold a concert outside on Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at 3535 38th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to approve the Sound Amplification Permit as recommended.)

 

33. Report from the City Clerk regarding an activity application and Resolution for the annual Ride the River event on Sunday, June 21, 2009. (Motion whether or not to approve the application as recommended and adopt the Resolution.)

 

 

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

 

35. Other Business.

 

36. Executive Session on Property Acquisition.

 

37. Motion to recess to 4:00 p.m., Monday, June 1, 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.