CITY OF ROCK ISLAND	November 19, 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 Property Tax Levy, Illinois 92 Traffic Study and Schreiber/Anderson Proposal for Armory Park. No Executive Session.

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 November 12, 2007. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Mayor Schwiebert will close the regular meeting and open a Public Hearing on a request from Emeterio Granado to amend an approved Special Use Permit for a sandwich shop and carry out restaurant to allow a Mexican restaurant (carry out along with a self-order eat-in area) at 2035 9^th Street.

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 subject to stipulations as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

7. A Special Ordinance annexing property located at 3300 Blackhawk Road. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

8. A Special Ordinance amending a zoning district and zoning map from an R-1 (one family residence) district to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) district at 3300 Blackhawk Road. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

9. A Special Ordinance amending Special Ordinance No. 075-2007 by deleting section one and inserting in section one that Type B residential permit parking area on both sides of 23^rd Street between 5^th and 6^th Avenues is restricted to Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and not in effect on Sunday or Wednesday; and Type B residential permit parking area is eliminated in front of 553 23^rd Street, and in front of 2300 5^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

10. CLAIMS

a. Report from the Personnel Department regarding payment in the amount of $1,983.80 to Sandra Oliver for General Liability Claim.

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $28,871.64 to C.H. Langman and Son Inc. for the 2007 Fire Hydrant Installations. (309)

c. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #1 and final in the amount of $82,597.35 to Freehill Asphalt Inc. for the 2007 Joint and Crack Sealing Program. (310)

d. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #3 and final in the amount of $13,894.00 to Northwest Restoration for City Hall Tuckpointing and Exterior Cleaning. (311)

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

11. Claims for the weeks of November 9 through November 15 in the amount of $400.00. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

12. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the purchase of a hydraulic pipe cutter from E.H. Wachs Company in the amount of $7,542.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended.) (308)

13. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for elevator replacement at City Hall, recommending the bid be awarded to Kone Elevator in the amount of $109,511.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (312)

14. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding bids for roof replacement and plumbing services for the DeSoto Arts building, recommending the bids be awarded to Economy Roofing in the amount of $71,015.00 and CJ Now Plumbing in the amount of $8,710.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bids as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

15. Report from the General Administration regarding an extension of legal services agreement with Konecky, Koenig, Kutsunis and Weng, recommending the extension from April, 2008 through March, 2009 pursuant to the terms of the April, 2004 agreement. (Motion whether or not to approve the extension of legal services agreement as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

16. Report from the General Administration regarding a legislative consultant contract extension with the Ferguson Group, recommending the extension for one (1) additional twelve month period at a rate of $8,700.00 per month plus expenses. (Motion whether or not to approve the contract extension as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

17. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding the Downtown Riverfront Armory Park Preliminary Design services agreement with Schreiber Anderson and Associates, recommending an amount not to exceed $375,262.00 plus $15,144.00 in reimbursable expenses. (Motion whether or not approve the agreement as recommended, authorize the City Manager to negotiate the final scope of services, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

18. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding the Armory Park ALTA land survey agreement with Missman, Stanley and Associates. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement in an amount not to exceed $31,000.00 as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

19. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request from Gregory Kerchner for a Special Use Permit to maintain an existing window washing business at 4314 28^th Avenue.

Note* A motion is on the floor to deny the request as recommended. The action for Item #19 was deferred from Monday, November 5, 2007 Public Hearing.

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

21. Other Business.

22. No Executive Session.

23. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, December 3, 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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