CITY OF ROCK ISLAND NOVEMBER 21, 2005

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 will be the Tax Levy, Budget, Fund Balance Policy, Capital Improvement Plan, and Gaming Revenue Allocations.

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 Murphy.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of November 14, 2005. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

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6. Special Ordinance granting a Special Use Permit to operate a chiropractic office at 725 19^th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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7. Special Ordinance providing for the donation of property at 516 9^th Avenue, 509 9^th Avenue and 701 5^th Street to the Rock Island Economic Growth Corporation. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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8. Special Ordinance and agreement regarding for the sale of property at 734 20^th Street to Bill Rowand. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

9. CLAIMS:

a. Report from the Personnel Department recommending payment to Califf and Harper in the amount of $3,318.11 for legal services for the month of October.

b. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to the Illinois Department of Transportation in the amount of $314,629.73 for the reimbursement of construction costs for the American Discovery Trail. (442)

c. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Gardner Carton and Douglas in the amount of $7,573.94 for professional services for the Pretreatment Program. (444)

d. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Peeters Sod Company in the amount of $1,474.20 for the 2005 Sod and Tree Program. (445)

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

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Claims for the week of November 11 through 17 in the amount of $810,042.14. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

11.Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the purchase of an 18 foot Jon Boat, recommending the bid of Ted’s Boatarama in the amount of $4,142.00 for a 2005 Tracker Jon Boat and Trailer, and recommending that the 1990 Lowe Jon Boat be declared surplus. (Motion whether or not to award the bid, authorize purchase of the new boat, declare the 1990 boat as surplus and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

12. Report from the Information Technology Services Department regarding contract renewals for the SBC Centrex Agreement and the SBC DS-1 Circuits. (Motion whether or not to approve the contract renewals as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)\

13. Report from the Personnel Department regarding the Fraternal Order of Police Arbitration, recommending that the City Council accept the arbitrator’s award and adopt the arbitrator’s decision. (Motion whether or not to accept the arbitrator’s award and adopt the arbitrator’s decision as recommended.)

14. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding an agreement with EnviroNET, Inc to perform a limited environmental assessment of 401 9^th Street in the amount of $5,850.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

15. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding contracts with MidAmerican Energy and Davenport Electric Contract Company for the relocation and de-energizing of power lines as part of the powerhouse demolition project in the total amount of $25,435.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the contracts and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

16. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a development agreement committing $80,000 of Downtown TIF funds for six apartments at 1809-1811-1813 2^nd Avenue. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

17.Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding the purchase of residential property in Sunset Business Park, recommending that Council approve the $62,000 to purchase the residential property at 1224 Second Street. (Motion whether or not to authorize purchase, authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

18.Report from the Public Works Department regarding permission to build a driveway on an unimproved portion of public right-of-way on River Heights Road. (Motion whether or not to deny the request as recommended.)

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Report from the Finance Department stating that a Public Hearing will not be needed in December for the Property Tax because the levy increase will not exceed five percent. (Motion whether or not to confirm that no Public Hearing will be needed for the Property Tax.)

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

21. Other Business.

22. Motion to recess to Executive Session on Property Acquisition.

23. Motion to recess to Monday, December 5, 2005 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.