CITY OF ROCK ISLAND NOVEMBER
1, 2004
CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm
NOTE: The Study Session will be held at 5:00 p.m. in
the Personnel Conference Room. The
topics for discussion are the Murphy Lofts, the Douglas Park Place Project and
the Economic Growth Housing Update.
AGENDA
1. Mayor Schwiebert will call the meeting to
Order.
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2. Roll Call.
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
4. Invocation by Alderman Brooks.
5. Minutes of the Meeting of October 25, 2004. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)
6. Report on the Extreme Clean Up by RICAB Executive Director Greg Moroni.
Mayor Schwiebert will close the public hearing, reconvene the regular meeting and entertain a motion. (Motion whether or not to approve the Special Use Permit with stipulations stated, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)
8.
Special
Ordinance establishing a NO PARKING, STANDING or STOPPING zone on both sides of
35th Street south of 38th Avenue for 30 feet during
schools hours. (Motion whether or
not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)
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9. Special Ordinance regulating parking at 4500 46th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)
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10. Special Ordinance amending a Special Use Permit at 2626 7th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)
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11. CLAIMS:
(Motion whether or not to accept the reports and authorize payments as recommended.)
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12. Claims for the week of October 22 through 28 in the amount of $873,579.73. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)
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13. Payroll for the weeks of October 11 through 24 in the amount of $962,934.46. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)
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14. Report from the Police Department regarding the purchase and installation of digital video equipment, recommending the bid of E. Enterprise LLC in the amount of $3,999.00. (Motion whether or not to authorize the purchase and installation as recommended.)
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15.Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the Chlorine Building Tuckpointing, recommending the bid of Bert M. Lafferty in the amount of $5,971.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)
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16.Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the 20th Street Overlook Enhancements, recommending that the contract with Phoenix Corporation be terminated, and the Public Works Department be instructed to negotiate the purchase of the shelter from Phoenix Construction and also to rebid the project with the necessary changes made to the bid document. (Motion whether or not to terminate the contract with Phoenix Corporation, and instruct the Public Works Department to negotiate the purchase of the shelter and rebid the project with the adjusted bid document.)
17.
Report from the Fire
Department regarding budget adjustments, with purchases to be made fro the
Foreign Fire Tax Fund. (Motion
whether or not to approve the budget adjustments and authorize purchases as
recommended.)
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18.Report from the Fire Department regarding an air trailer, recommending that the trailer be declared surplus and given to the North Aurora Fire Department. (Motion whether or not to declare the trailer surplus for purposes of giving to the North Aurora Fire Department, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)
19.
Report from the Information Technology
Services Department regarding an “End of Lease” purchase of the IBM RS6000 at a
cost of $4,260.00 from IBM. (Motion
whether or not to authorize the purchase and payment as recommended.)
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20.
Report from the Community and Economic
Development Department recommending participation in the Murphy Lofts project
to include a $50,000 contribution of tax increment finance funds and a rebate
of the property taxes in excess of an annual increase of 3% for a period of
seven years. (Motion whether or not
to authorize participation in the Murphy Lofts project as recommended.)
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21.
Report from the Community and Economic
Development Department regarding the Douglas Park Place project, recommending
that Council authorize the use of North 11th Street Tax Increment Finance Funds
for the site clearance of the property at 720 9th Street in support
of the project. (Motion whether or
not to authorize the use of TIF as recommended.)
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22. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding recommendations for the use of CDBG funds. (Motion whether or not to approve the recommendations from the CAC.)
23.
Report from the Community and
Economic Development Department regarding a commitment in the amount of
$8,030.00 from City Council for the Project Facelift Program at 911 44 Street. (Motion whether or not to commit $8,030.00
for the Project Facelift Program as recommended.)
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24. Items from the City Manager’ s Memorandum Packet.
25. Other Business
26. Motion to recess to Monday, November 8 at 5:00 p.m.
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.
PRESERVING THE PAST . . . . .
DEDICATED TO THE FUTURE.
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Great
Quality of Living |
Strong
Historic Neighborhoods; Exciting New Neighborhoods |
City
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A
Growing Economy |
Continued
Downtown Renaissance |
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