CITY OF ROCK
ISLAND May
21, 2007
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING 6:45pm
NOTE: Study Session will be
at 5:00 p.m. in the Personnel Conference Room.
Discussion will include the Rock Island Armory and a Downtown Sculpture update,
followed by an Executive Session discussing Personnel, Litigation and Property
Acquisition if time allows.
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 Pauley.
5. Minutes of the Meeting of May 7, 2007. (Motion
whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)
6. Presentation of
the Rock Island Preservation Society Awards.
7. Proclamation
declaring the month of May as National Historic Preservation Month.
8. Proclamation declaring the
week of May 14 through May 20, 2007 as Salvation Army Week.
9. Proclamation declaring the week of May
20 through May 26, 2007 as NAIW Week.
10. Proclamation
declaring the week of May 20 through May 26, 2007 as National Public Works
Week.
11.
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Special
Ordinance granting a Special Use Permit to Martin “Hank” StClair to maintain a
lawnmower/snow-blower engine repair business located at 420 18th
Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the
Ordinance.)
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12. Special
Ordinance establishing a handicapped parking space in front of the residence
located at 712 14 ˝ Street. (Motion
whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)
13.
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Special
Ordinance establishing a No Parking Zone on the east side of 44th
Street between a point 65 feet north of the centerline of 10th
Avenue to a point 45 feet south of the centerline of 10th Avenue.
(Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)
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14. Special
Ordinance establishing a handicapped parking space in front of the residence
located at 1827 34th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider,
suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)
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15. Special
Ordinance authorizing acquisition of property located to the North 30 feet of
lots 7 and 8 and to the South 30 feet of the North 60 feet of Lots 7 and 8,
Block 43, and to the South 100 feet of Lots 7 and 8, Block 43, of the Chicago
or lower addition. (Motion whether
or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)
16.
CLAIMS
(Motion whether or not to accept the reports
and authorize payments as recommended.)
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17. Claims for the weeks of May 4 through May 17 in the
amount of $673,764.04. (Motion
whether or not to allow the claims.)
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18. Payroll for the weeks of April 23 through May 6
in the amount of $1,102,003.09.
(Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)
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19. Report from the Community
and Economic Development Department regarding bids for the Neighborhood
Partners Newsletter, recommending a one-year printing contract be awarded to
Stecker’s Minuteman Press to print 1,700.00 copies of three newsletters in an
amount not to exceed $4,056.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as
recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)
20. Report from the Finance Department
regarding an Agreement for Utility Auditing Services, recommending that
contract modifications recommended by the City Attorney be included for review
and analysis of telecommunication, electric and gas utility tax revenue and
utility costs. (Motion whether or not to approve the Agreement as
recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)
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21. Report
from the Police Department regarding a Memorandum of Understanding Agreement
for the 2007 Justice Assistance Grant. (Motion whether or not to approve
the Memorandum of Understanding as recommended, and authorize the Mayor, City
Clerk and City Attorney to execute the Contract document.)
22.
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Report from the Public Works
Department regarding an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Cities of East
Moline, Rock Island, Coal Valley and Moline for the Sewer Rehabilitation/Lining
project. (Motion whether or not to approve the Agreement as recommended,
and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (126)
23.
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Report from
the Community and Economic Development Department regarding an amendment to the
Demolition Contract awarded to H. Coopman Trucking & Excavation Inc.,
recommending the addition of 513 6th Avenue and 1014 6th Avenue to
H. Coopman Trucking & Excavation, Inc’s contract in the amount of
$17,800.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the Amendment as recommended,
and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)
24.
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Report from the
Martin Luther King Center regarding an Agreement with Brahen, Mulder, German
and Associates for capital campaign feasibility services in the amount of
$9,500.00. (Motion whether or not approve the Agreement as recommended, and
authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)
25. Report from the
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Personnel Department regarding the AFSCME B Labor Agreement. (Motion whether
or not to approve the Labor Agreement between the City and the AFSCME B for the
period March 26, 2007 through March 21, 2010 as recommended, and authorize the
City Manager to execute the contract documents.)
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26. Report from the
Finance Department regarding adjustments to the fiscal year 2008 Budget.
(Motion whether or not to approve the adjustments to the fiscal year 2008
Budget as recommended.)
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27. Report from the
General Administration regarding the Hospitality Zone Assessment. (Motion
whether or not to approve hiring of the Responsible Hospitality Institute to
conduct the assessment proposed by Renaissance Rock Island in the amount of
$15,000.00 plus expenses as recommended.)
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28. Report from the Public Works Department
regarding completion of the storm sewer work this year, recommending that this
be completed by the current contractor, Walter D. Laud, Inc. at a cost of
$108,000.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the additional work to be
completed this year at a cost of $108,000.00 as recommended.)
29.
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Report from the Community
and Economic Development Department regarding an Ordinance and Enterprise Zone
application for the Territory Expansion addition of 267.8 acres to the
Enterprise Zone. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and
pass the Ordinance, and authorize the Mayor to sign the Enterprise Zone
expansion application as recommended.)
30.
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Report from the
Community and Economic Development Department regarding a Resolution for
setting the date and time for the Public Hearing to consider a Tax Increment
Financing Redevelopment Plan and Project for the proposed Columbia Park
Redevelopment Project Area. (Motion whether or not to adopt the Resolution
as recommended.)
31. Report
from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request from
Anthony Van Hecke to apply for a Special Use Permit to operate a pawn
shop/resale store at 1504 11th Street. (Motion whether or not to
allow for the application of the Special Use Permit as recommended.)
32. Report from the Community
and Economic Development Department regarding a request from Robert Murphy of
2001 46th Street to vacate the south ten feet of 20th
Avenue from 46th Street to the corporate border with Moline.
(Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the
City Attorney for an Ordinance.)
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33. Report from the Community and
Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of
$4,840.00 for a Roof Deferred Payment Loan at 4502 14th Avenue. (Motion
whether or not to commit $4,840.00 as recommended.)
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34. Report from the Community and
Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of
$1,210.00 for a Rental Property Improvement Program Loan at 1306 Fourth Avenue.
(Motion whether or not to commit $1,210.00 as recommended.)
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35. Report from the Community and Economic
Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of $3,780.00 for a
Targeted Rehabilitation Loan at 1847 8th Street. (Motion whether
or not to commit $3,780.00 as recommended.)
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36. Report from the Community and
Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of
$5,411.75 for a Targeted Rehabilitation Loan at 2848 8th Avenue.
(Motion whether or not to commit $5,411.75 as recommended.)
37. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee
regarding a request for removal of a handicapped parking space located at 909
21st Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as
recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)
Note: Agenda
Item #38 was deferred from April 16, 2007 to May 21, 2007.
38. Report from the Traffic Engineering
Committee regarding a request for the installation of stop signs at 6th
Street and 6th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to deny the
request as recommended.) (083)
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39. Report from the Mayor
regarding Appointments to the Plumbing Code Board of Appeals, Property Maintenance
Board of Appeals, Police Pension Board of Trustees, and Illinois Quad City
Civic Center Authority. (Motion
whether or not to approve the appointments as recommended
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40. Report from the City Clerk’s
Office regarding a request from Rick Schomer of the Homeless Veterans Benefits
to sell alcohol outside from a beer wagon for their fifth annual Homeless
Veterans Benefits Street Dance, and a request for a Sound Amplification Permit
for the Homeless Veterans Benefits Street Dance to be held on June 9, 2007.
(Motion whether or not to approve Mr. Schomer’s request to sell alcohol outside
from a beer wagon subject to abiding by all liquor regulations, and approve the
Sound Amplification Permit for the fifth annual Homeless Veterans Benefits
Street Dance as recommended.)
41. Report from the City Clerk’s Office
regarding an activity permit application for the annual Senior Olympics Run to
be held on Saturday, June 23, 2007. (Motion whether or not to approve the
activity permit application as recommended.)
42. Report from the City Clerk’s Office
regarding an activity permit application for the annual Rock Island Kiwanis
Club Run to be held on Saturday, July 21, 2007. (Motion whether or not to approve the application as
recommended.)
43. Report
from the City Clerk’s Office regarding a Plaza activity permit application for
Steve’s Old Time Tap to hold a Grill-Off on Saturday, June 23, 2007 from 7:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Motion whether or not to approve the event for Steve’s
Old Time Tap as recommended, subject to complying with all liquor and Plaza
regulations, and subject to contacting the Police Department for the hiring of
off-duty Officers for this event.)
44. Report
from the City Clerk’s Office regarding street closing/sound amplification
request from the AIDS Project of the Quad Cities to host a fundraising music
event to be held on Saturday, June 9, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the
parking lot of Stick EM Graphics, and requesting that the public alley between 2515 5th Avenue and 2529 5th
Avenue be closed. (Motion whether or not to approve the street closing and
sound amplification for the AIDS Project of the Quad Cities as recommended.)
45.
Items
from the City Manager’s Memorandum Packet.
46.
Other
Business
47. Executive Session on Personnel, Litigation and
Property Acquisition.
48. Motion to recess
to 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 4, 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.
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More New Homes, Upgraded
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More and
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Quality
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Growing
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Neighborhoods
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Improved
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