CITY OF ROCK ISLAND

June 8, 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 Crime Fighting Strategies and Police Department Reorganization, 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 Conroy.

 

5. Minutes of the Meeting of May 18, 2009 and Minutes of the Special Meeting of June 1, 2009. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

 

6. Update Rock Island By Mayor Pauley.

 

 

 

 

 

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7. Proclamation declaring full support and participation in the overwhelming success of Census 2010 through the formulation of a Complete Count Committee.

 

8. A Special Ordinance providing for the donation of City-owned property located at the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and 19th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

9. A Special Ordinance amending a Special Ordinance by eliminating a handicapped parking space at 1908 9½ Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

10. A Special Ordinance amending a Special Ordinance by eliminating a handicapped parking space at 1523 25th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

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11. CLAIMS

 

a.     Report from the Administrative Services Department regarding payment in the amount of $9,365.42 to Konecky, Koenig, Kutsunis and Weng for legal services rendered for May 2009.

 

b.     Report from the Administrative Services Department regarding payment in the amount of $2,785.00 to Califf and Harper, P.C. for legal services rendered for the month of April 2009.

 

c.      Report from the Administrative Services Department regarding payment in the amount of $540.15 to Tom Traynor for General Liability Claims.

 

d.     Report from the Administrative Services Department regarding payment in the amount of $680.00 to Kenneth Clark for General Liability Claims.

 

e.      Report from the Administrative Services Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,861.82 to Shelter Insurance Companies for General Liability Claims.

 

f.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $2,625.00 to Millennium Waste, Inc. for the hauling of roll-off containers. (159)

 

g.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,755.92 to Interstate Power Systems for emergency refuse packer transmission repairs. (168)

 

h.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,606.84 to Hawkeye International Truck for electrical repairs and transmission bell housing replacement for a 2004 IH/Vactor Sewer Comb Machine. (169)

 

i.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #2 and final in the amount of $4,728.62 to Walter D. Laud for services provided for the 2009 Brick Street Program project. (175)

 

j.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $6,908.02 to Langman Construction for services provided for the 2009 Sewer Lateral Repair Program project at 1549 25th Street. (176)

 

k.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $4,650.00 to Baecke Appraisers for Special Assessment Appraisals. (177)

 

l.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $4,042.50 to Missman Stanley and Associates for Sewer Outfall Easement Documents for Mill Street Sewage Treatment Plant. (178)

 

m.  Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $12,427.05 to Symbiont for services provided for the Long Term Control Plan preliminary engineering phase project. (179)

 

n.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $5,461.97 to Symbiont for services provided for the North Side Interceptor Expansion project. (180)

 

o.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $22,074.40 to Symbiont for services provided for the Wet Weather Treatment System project. (181)

 

p.    Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $4,660.00 to DrinkerBiddle&Reath for services provided for the sale of Renewable Energy Credits. (182)

 

q.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #3 and final in the amount of $2,700.36 to Centennial Contractors of the Quad Cities, Inc. for services provided for the 2008 50/50 Sidewalk and Curb Program project. (191)

 

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

 

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12. Claims for the weeks of May 15 through June 4 in the amount of $2,178,686.95. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

 

13. Payroll for the weeks of May 4 through May 17 in the amount of $1,217,173.57 and Payroll for the weeks of May 18 through May 31 in the amount of $1,262,003.73. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)

 

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14. Report from the Administrative Services Department regarding the purchase of upgrades for an Automated Time Tracking System from Midwest Automated Time Systems in the amount of $30,840.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended and authorize payment.)

 

15. Report from the Police Department regarding the purchase of Panasonic Arbitrator Digital In-Car Video Cameras from CDS Office Technologies in the amount of $142,568.00, an HP Server from Western States Contracting Alliance in the amount of $11,356.00, SQL server software from CDW-G in the amount of $4,627.28 and Public Safety Mobile Data equipment from CDS Office Technologies in the amount of $96,745.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchases as recommended.)

 

16. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the purchase of an incubator for the Mill Street Wastewater Treatment Plant, recommending the bid be awarded to North East Scientific in the amount of $3,185.00 plus shipping. (Motion whether or not to award the bid, authorize purchase and approve payment as recommended.) (174)

 

17. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for Sanitary Sewer Replacement in alley east of 31st Street from 12th to 15th Avenue, recommending the bid be awarded to Langman Construction, Inc. in the amount of $278,400.44. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (185)

 

18. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the Fiber Optics Cable Phase 4 project, recommending the bid be awarded to Tri-City Electric in the amount of $81,365.32. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (187)

 

19. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for Arsenal lawn area repairs, recommending the bid be awarded to Bush Turf, Inc. in the amount of $1,889.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (190)

 

20. Report from the Finance Department regarding an agreement with Cost Recovery Corporation, recommending a five year extension for the self assessment calculation and preparation of electricity excise tax returns. (Motion whether or not to approve the five year extension as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

 

21. Report from the Public Works Department regarding an Adopt-A-Highway agreement with Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging to adopt 9th Street from 18th to 31st Avenue, and an Adopt-A-Highway agreement with Earth Keepers to extend their adopted area to include 31st Avenue from 24th to 30th Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreements as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (170)

 

22. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a proposal from Symbiont for design services for the variable frequency drive control system at the Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant in an amount not to exceed $12,500.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the proposal as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (188)

 

23. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a proposal from Symbiont for environmental site closure services at the Watts site. (Motion whether or not to approve the proposal as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (189)

 

24. Report from the Finance Department regarding seven (7) Resolutions for the American Bank and Trust bank accounts. (Motion whether or not to adopt the Resolutions.)

 

25. Report from the Finance Department regarding an adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget, recommending an adjustment to the Park and Recreation Fund in the amount of $357,362.44. (Motion whether or not to approve the adjustment as recommended.)

 

26. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant allocation plan. (Motion whether or not to approve the plan as recommended and authorize staff to submit the City’s 2009 Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant request to the Department of Energy.) (172)

 

27. Report from the Mayor regarding designation of the Mayor Pro Tem.

 

28. Report from the City Clerk regarding a Resolution approving the full release of the listed Executive Session Minutes. (Motion whether or not to approve the full release of the listed Executive Session Minutes as recommended and adopt the Resolution.)

 

29. Report from the Martin Luther King Center regarding parade/activity, street closing and sound amplification requests for their 24th annual King Center Family Fun Day Celebration scheduled for Saturday, August 1, 2009, requesting the food vendor and sound amplification fees be waived. (Motion whether or not to approve the requests and waive the fees as recommended.)

 

30. Report from the City Clerk regarding a Sound Amplification Permit for Broadway Presbyterian Church to hold a series of concerts on Sunday, June 14, July 12 and August 9, 2009 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 710 23rd Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the Sound Amplification Permit as recommended.)

 

31. Report from the City Clerk regarding a Plaza activity application from RIBCO for an additional day as part of their annual outdoor Summer Concert Series to be held on Saturday, August 8, 2009. (Motion whether or not to approve the event for RIBCO 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.)

 

 

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

 

33. Other Business.

 

34. Executive Session on Property Acquisition.

 

35. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 15, 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.