CITY OF ROCK ISLAND SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm

NOTE: No Study or Executive Sessions.

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 Conroy.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of August 28, 2006. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Proclamation declaring the week of September 24 as Quad City Museum Week. Also, a Presentation regarding Quad City Museums by Quad City Botanical Representative.

7. Proclamation declaring September 15 and 16 as Helping Citizens with Developmental Disabilities Days.

8. Proclamation declaring September 16 as Masqat Court Day.

9. Proclamation declaring September 17 – 23 as National Rehabilitation Week.

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10. Ordinance amending Chapter 9 regarding abandoned vehicles. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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11. Special Ordinance amending a zoning district and map from R-2 to PUD at 2930 – 18^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

12. Special Ordinance

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vacating a segment of 29^th Street from the north right-of-way line of 20^th Avenue to a point parallel with the north property line of the south ½ of the east ½ of Lot 26 of Campbell’s Addition. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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13. Special Ordinance designating a two-way alley between 15^th & 16^th Avenues and 10^th and 11^th Streets. (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 at 1712 – 32^nd Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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15. Special Ordnance eliminating a handicapped parking space at 4419 – 7^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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16. Special Ordinance removing two-way stop signs located at 11^th Street and installing two-way stop signs at 3^rd Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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CLAIMS:

a. Report from the Personnel Department regarding payment in the amount of $8,888.89 to City Attorney’s office for August 2006 legal services rendered.

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,716.00 to Jordan Thoms for rain garden program reimbursement. (271)

c. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $5,000.00 to Arthur Milton for rain garden program reimbursement. (272)

d. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $4,848.00 to Keith Smith for rain garden program reimbursement. (278)

e. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $14,751.35 to General Constructors for Phosphoric Acid Feed System project. (275)

f. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $79,105.97 to Brandt Construction for the 24^th Street Resurfacing: 31^st Ave to 17^th St. (273)

g. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $121,597.76 to Centennial Contractor for the 2006 Utility Patching Program. (274)

h. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $16,470.73 to Kodiak Site Contractors for the 2006 Sod and Tree Program. (276)

i. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $291,026.15 to Walter D. Laud for the Spring Hills Estates Reconstruction Special Assessment Project. (277)

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

18. Claims for the weeks of August 25 through September 7 in the amount of $720,423.27. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

19. Payroll for the weeks of August 14 through August 27 in the amount of $1,055,895.64. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)

20. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding an appeal of Memorial Christian Church Landmark Designation at 217 - 15^th Street. (Motion whether or not to uphold the Preservation Commission’s landmark designation at 217 - 15^th Street as recommended.)

21. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a Development Agreement with KJWW for an expansion project. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

22. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a Proposal for a sculpture in the District to be installed at the northwest corner of 17^th Street and 3^rd Avenue. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

23. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request for Riverfront Corridor Overlay District Site Plan Review for a new freestanding sign at 4028 Blackhawk Road (Rock Valley Plaza). (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.)

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Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request for Special Use Permit for 569 – 22^nd Avenue to maintain a chicken coop area. (Motion whether or not to deny the request as recommended.)

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Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of $5,500.00 for a Roof Deferred Payment Loan at 1021 – 16^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to commit $5,500.00 as recommended.)

26. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of $5,500.00 for a Targeted Rehabilitation Loan at 4001 – 6^th Street. (Motion whether or not to commit $5,500.00 as recommended.)

27. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of $4,617.00 for a Targeted Rehabilitation Loan at 1326 – 14^th Street. (Motion whether or not to commit $4,617.00 as recommended.)

28. Report from General Administration regarding the resignation of City Clerk Cindy Neiggemann recommending appointments of Karen DeLathower as Acting City Clerk and Carol Gentry as Deputy City Clerk. (Motion whether or not to approve the appointments as recommended.)

29. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request for Activity Permit from the Rock Island High School for Friday, September 15, for their Homecoming Parade. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.)

30. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request for sound amplification and street closing of 31^st Street between 18^th & 20^th Avenues on Saturday, September 23, from 4:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. for a block party. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.)

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

32. Other Business.

33. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, September 18, 2006.

This Agenda may be obtained in accessible formats by qualified persons with a disability by making appropriate arrangements with Cindy Neiggemann, City Clerk, 1528 Third Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201, - Telephone (309) 732-2010 - during regular business hours Monday through Friday.