CITY OF ROCK ISLAND

July 9, 2007

CITY COUNCIL MEETING        

6:45 pm

 

NOTE: Study Session will be at 5:00 p.m. in the Personnel Conference Room. Discussion will include the Metro Arts Presentation, McKesson Building Redevelopment and Hydropower Plant Presentation. An Executive Session will be held following the regular meeting. Discussion will include matters of Personnel.     

 

AGENDA

 

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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 Margie Mejia-Caraballo.

 

5. Minutes of the Meeting of June 18, 2007. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

 

 

6. Proclamation declaring the year 2007 to 2008 as The Year of Coexistence in the Quad Cities.

 

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7. CLAIMS

 

a.     Report from the Personnel Department regarding payment in the amount of $8,266.05 to Konecky, Koenig, Kutsunis and Weng for legal services rendered for June 2007.

 

b.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $72,000.00 to Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for annual NPDES fees. (166)

 

c.      Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $5,000.00 to Evie and Charlie White for the building of a Rain Garden through the Rain Gardens for Rock Island Program. (167)

 

d.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $4,604.00 to Chad and Melissa Bohonek for the building of three Rain Gardens through the Rain Gardens for Rock Island Program. (168)

 

e.      Report from the Public Works Department regarding final payment in the amount of $170,617.00 to the Treasurer, State of Illinois for the Centennial Bridge. (169)

 

f.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $99,823.95 to Walter D. Laud for 25th Avenue Paving of 5th to 7th Streets. (171)

 

g.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $14,689.00 to Kelly Construction for the 2007 Mudjacking Program. (172)

 

h.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $6,445.32 to KONE Inc. for the maintenance agreement on the Parking Ramp elevators. (173)

 

i.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #2 and final in the amount of $89,431.01 to Centennial Contractors Inc. for the 2007 PCC Street Patching project. (176)

 

j.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #1 in the amount of $314,793.60 to C.H. Langman for 7th Avenue Resurfacing of Mill Street to 11th   Street. (177)

 

k.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #1 and final in the amount of $161,982.48 to C.H. Langman for the 2007 Catch Basin and Manhole Program. (178)

 

l.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $16,940.00 to Peterson Parking Lot Striping, Inc. for the 2007 Joint Pavement Marking Program. (179)

 

m.  Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $16,200.00 to Valley Construction for Asphalt Street Repair of 4200 to 4210 30th Street. (180)

 

n.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $2,516.14 to General Asphalt Construction Co. for material purchase for the Utility Patching Program. (181)

 

o.     Report from the Information Technology Services Department regarding payment in the amount of $6,107.98 to CDW Government Inc. for Software Maintenance.

 

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

 

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8. Claims for the weeks of June 15 through July 5 in the amount of $1,735,902.56. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

 

9. Payroll for the weeks of June 4 through June 17 in the amount of $1,149,423.30. Payroll for the weeks of June 18 through July 1 in the amount of $1,143,929.91. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)

 

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10. Report from the Police Department regarding the purchase of nineteen (19) Pentax PocketJet 3 in car printer kits, and nineteen (19) Pentax glove box mounts from CDS Office Technologies in the combined amount of $9,652.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended.)

 

11. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the Gateway Improvements of 11th Street and 46th Avenue, 31st Avenue and 15th to 24th Streets, recommending the bid be awarded to General Constructors Inc. of the Quad Cities in the amount of $55,267.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

 

12. Report from the Police Department regarding an Agreement with Rock Island County for the utilization of the online pet registration database. (Motion whether or not to approve the Agreement as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract document.)

 

13. Report from the General Administration regarding a Second Amendment to the Development Agreement with the Rock Island Boatworks. (Motion whether or not to approve the Second Amendment to the Development Agreement with the Rock Island Boatworks as recommended, and authorize the Mayor to execute the contract documents.

 

14. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of $1,067.00 for a Targeted Rehabilitation Loan at 2127 9th Street. (Motion whether or not to commit $1,067.00 as recommended.)

 

15. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of $2,735.75 for a Targeted Rehabilitation Loan at 2016 9 ˝ Street. (Motion whether or not to commit $2,735.75 as recommended.)

 

16. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of $4,235.00 for a Roof Deferred Payment Loan at 1211 16th Street. (Motion whether or not to commit $4,235.00 as recommended.)

 

17. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of $1,176.50 for a Roof Standard Payment Loan at 3311 15th Street Court. (Motion whether or not to commit $1,176.50 as recommended.)

 

18. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request for the installation of stop signs at 20th Street and 13th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to deny the request as recommended.) (164)

 

19. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request to install a handicapped parking space at 1529 10th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) (165)

 

20. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request to install two handicapped parking spaces located at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and 18th Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) (174)

 

21. Report from the Martin Luther King Center regarding parade/activity/street closing requests, and a sound amplification request for their 22nd Annual King Center Family Fun Day Celebration scheduled for Saturday, August 4, 2007, requesting the food vendor and sound amplification fees be waived. (Motion whether or not to approve the requests and waive the fees as recommended.)

 

22. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request for a sound amplification permit from the Quad City Botanical Center for their Flamingo Fling Fundraiser to be held on Friday, August 3, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.)

 

23. Report from the City Clerk regarding a Plaza Activity Permit request for Saturday, September 8, 2007 from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. for the Mighty Fortress Community Church event, Praise in the District. (Motion whether or not to approve the event as recommended.)

 

24. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request for a street closing at 21st Avenue between 24th Street and 25th Street on Saturday, July 14, 2007 from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for a block party. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.)

 

25. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request for a street closing at 21 ˝ Avenue and Hillcrest Court between 21˝ Avenue and 29th Street and 28th Street on Saturday, September 15, 2007 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for a block party. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.)

 

26. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request for a street closing at 22nd Street between 34th Street and 35th Avenue; along with a sound amplification permit for a block party to be held on Saturday, August 25, 2007 from 2:00 p.m. to 12:00 a. m. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.)

 

 

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

 

28. Other Business.

 

29. Executive Session on Personnel.

 

30. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 23, 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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