CITY OF ROCK ISLAND	August 27, 2007
CITY COUNCIL MEETING	6:45 pm

NOTE: No Study Session. An Executive Session will follow the regular meeting. Discussion will be on Litigation and Personnel.
	AGENDA

	1. Mayor Schwiebert will call the meeting to Order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Invocation by Alderwoman Murphy. 5. Minutes of the Meeting of August 13, 2007. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.) 6. Presentation of the 2007 Citizen of the Year Awards by members of the Citizen of the Year Committee and Mayor Schwiebert.
	7. Proclamation declaring August 26^th – September 1^st, 2007 as Truck Driver Appreciation Week. 8. Proclamation declaring September, 2007 as Save-A-Life Month.
RC	9. CLAIMS a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #2 in the amount of $61,659.24 to Hoerr Construction, Inc. for the 2007 Joint Sanitary / Storm Water Lining project 762571 for services provided August 6^th – August 17^th (231) b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #2 in the amount of $88,690.91 to C.H. Langman for the 25^th Street Resurfacing; 5-7^th Avenue and 6^th Avenue; 24^th – 26^th Street project 762572 for services provided August 4^th – August 17^th, 2007 (232) c. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #2 in the amount of $106,932.65 to Valley Construction for the Shadybrook Lift Station Replacement project 762517 for services provided May 11^th – July 30^th, 2007. (233) (Motion whether or not to accept the reports and authorize payments as recommended.)
RC RC	10. Claims for the weeks of August 10 through August 23rd in the amount of $1,922,647.78 (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.) 11. Payroll for the weeks of July 30^th through August 12^th in the amount of $1,128,508.79 (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)
RC RC RC RC RC RC RC	12. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the 2007 Asphalt Street Milling and Patching Project 762434, recommending the bid be awarded to Valley Construction in the amount of $109,603.55 (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (234) 13. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the replacement of 11 first floor windows at the Raw Water Pumping Station, recommending the bid be awarded to Bi-State Masonry of Davenport, IA in the amount of $13,950.00 (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (230) 14. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for catering for the Luau at Sunset Marina on September 15, 2007, recommending the bid be awarded to Hy-Vee in the estimated amount of $2,535.00 (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (225) 15. Report from the Public Works Department regarding an agreement with the owners for purchase of the White Hydropower Company and the purchase of engineering services. (Motion whether or not to approve the contracts and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents as recommended.) (240) 16. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a Supplemental Agreement for additional engineering services between the City of Rock Island and Stanley Consultants at a cost not to exceed $15,000. (Motion whether or not to approve the contract as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (238) 17. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a contract with C.H. Langman and Son to haul fill dirt and reseed the Slyvan Natural Area prairie at a cost not to exceed $27,750.00 (Motion whether or not to approve the contract as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) 18. Report from the Finance Department regarding a request for modifications to the FY2008 Budget. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.) 19. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding the disposition of 10 City-owned properties to Rock Island Housing Authority for infill housing projects. (Motion whether or not to convey the City owned property to the Housing Authority as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an ordinance.) 20. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request to install a handicapped parking space at 600 – 7^th Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance. (236) 21. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request to restrict parking on both sides of 7^th Avenue between Mill Street and 11^th Street, except along the north side of 7^th Avenue between 4^th and 5^th Streets, beginning September 30^th, 2007 (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) (229) 22. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request to restrict parking on the west side of the 2900 block of 24^th Street, next to the church, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) (237) 23. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the Highland Place Storm Water Credit. (Motion whether or not to approve the 25% Unique and Special Cases Storm Water Credit as recommended.) (227) 24. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the 5 year Storm Water Management Plan. (Motion whether or not to approve the recommendations as outlined in the report and authorize the City Attorney to prepare the required ordinance modifications. (228) 25. Report from the Mayor’s office regarding a request for payment to the United States Conference of Mayors in the amount of $3,387.00 for the 2007 – 2008 membership dues. (Motion whether or not to approve the payment as requested.) 26. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request for an Activity Permit from the Churches United of the Quad City Area to hold their Annual Crop Walk on Sunday, October 7, 2007 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.) 27. A report from the Deputy City Clerk regarding a request from Martini’s on the Rock for outdoor entertainment on Friday, August 31^st and Saturday, September 1^st, 2007 beginning at 8:00 p.m. with a special request to extend the hours to 12 a.m. with the understanding the music can be shut down if noise complaints are received. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.)
	28. Items from the City Manager’s Memorandum Packet. 29. Other Business. 30. Executive Session on Litigation and Personnel. 31. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, September 10, 2007.

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