CITY OF ROCK ISLAND OCTOBER 11, 2004

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm

NOTE: THERE WILL NOT BE A STUDY SESSION.

AGENDA

1. Mayor Schwiebert will call the meeting to Order.

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Roll Call.

3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

4. Invocation by Alderman Austin.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of October 4, 2004. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. United Way Presentation by City of Rock Island staff/United Way Key Persons.

7. Presentation by Joe Taylor, Executive Director of the Quad Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau.

8. Proclamation declaring the week of October 10 through 16 as Rock Island Public Schools Stadium Week.

9. Proclamation declaring the month of October as National Arts and Humanities Month.

10. Proclamation declaring the week of October 11 through 16 as GFWC Illinois Junior Week.

11. Mayor Schwiebert will close the regular meeting and open a Public Hearing regarding a plan by the City to issue its Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds (Friendship Manor Project) Series 2004 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $8,000,000.

Mayor Schwiebert will call on anyone wishing to speak regarding this issue.

Mayor Schwiebert will close the Public Hearing and reconvene the regular meeting.

12. Special Ordinance authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, of the City of Rock Island. (Motion whether or not to CONSIDER.)

13. Special Ordinance regarding the addition of territory to the Enterprise Zone at IL 92 and I-280.

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(a. Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

(b. Motion whether or not to authorize the Mayor to execute the expansion application.)

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CLAIMS:

a. Report from the Public Works recommending payment to Republic Electric Company in the amount of $3,035.69 for a replacement pole for the Parking Ramp. (320)

b. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Peterson Parking Lot Striping in the amount of $59,164.70 for the 2004 Pavement Marking project. (322)

c. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to General Constructors in the amount of $101,620.35 for 41^st Street Resurfacing, 14^th Avenue to 18^th Avenue. (324)

d. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to the City of Moline in the amount of $3,073.75 for the purchase of 44 tons of rock and 1,625 gallons of emulsion purchased from them for use in the Wildcat Patching machine. (326)

e. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Walter D. Laud in the amount of $66,890.72 for the 16^th Street Court Reconstruction, South of 35^th Avenue. (327)

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

15. Claims for the week of October 1 through 7 in the amount of $292,735.66. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

16. Report from the Fire Department regarding bids for the purchase of kitchen cabinets for Station One, recommending the bid of M & D Sales Company of Orion in the amount of $4,805.00, with money to be used from the Foreign Fire Tax Fund. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize purchase as recommended.)

17. Report from the Fire Department regarding the emergency purchase of five-inch fire hose from W. S. Darley & Company in the amount of $6,798.00. (Motion whether or not to authorize purchase as recommended.)

18. Report from the Police Department regarding the purchase of the eight channel digital video recorder with writable disk from E. Enterprise LLC in the amount of $3,999.00. (Motion whether or not to authorize the purchase of the video recorder as recommended.)

19. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding bids for the Preservation Commission Video Project, recommending the bid of MediaWork Productions in the amount of $9,415.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

20. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the Police Station Tuck-Pointing, recommending the bid of Frey Restoration in the amount of $24,423.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

21. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a contract with Missman Stanley Associates for engineering services related to the construction of a wetland mitigation site on land in Southwest Rock Island, in the amount of $8,700.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the contract and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

22. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request to rezone a segment of the Highland Park Addition from R-3 district to R-2 district. (Motion whether or not to approve the rezoning request and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

23. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a contribution in the amount of $12,000 to Phase Two of the Quad City Wayfinding and Signage System, utilizing marketing funds left over from previous years. (Motion whether or not to authorize the contribution as recommended.)

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Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding an application to the River Development Authority and a request for an allocation of $5,000 as matching funds. (Motion whether or not to authorize the Mayor to execute the grant application and approval of the allocation of $5,000 as recommended.)

25. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request for removal of a handicapped parking space in front of 2407 6^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to approve the request and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

26. Report from the City Clerk regarding an application for an event sponsored by the Aids Project Quad Cities, requesting to close off a portion of 9^th Street from the south side of 6^th Avenue to 7^th Avenue on October 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and a Sound Amplification permit for the same event. (Motion whether or not to approve the application.)

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

28. Other Business.

29. Motion to recess to Monday, October 18.

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