CITY OF ROCK ISLAND DECEMBER 5, 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 a presentation by the Hendricks Group on the Rock Island Armory, followed by a continuation of the discussion regarding the Capital Improvement Plan.

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 Austin.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of November 21, 2005. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Presentation to Winner of 2005 Snow Roadeo.

7. Presentation of the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for Fiscal Year beginning April 1, 2005.

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8. Special Ordinance declaring a 1990 Lowe Jon Boat as surplus for trade-in. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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9. Special Ordinance authorizing acquisition of property at 1224 2^nd Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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10. Special Ordinance providing for the sale of property to Habitat for Humanity. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

11. CLAIMS:

a. Statement from the City Attorney in the amount of $6,302.00 for legal services during the month of November.

b. Report from the Personnel Department recommending payment to Sports Depot in the amount of $2,716.00 for 18 Service Award Jackets.

c. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to C. H. Langman & Son in the amount of $39,300.83 for the 9^th Avenue Resurfacing Project. (454)

d. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Missman Stanley & Associates in the amount of $1,817.00 for the American Discovery Trail. (455)

e. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Missman Stanley & Associates in the amount of $3,567.64 for the 85^th Avenue West Reconstruction. (456)

f. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Missman Stanley & Associates in the amount of $729.10 for the 24^th Street Resurfacing. (457)

g. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Triad Engineering in the amount of $4,410.00 for the Rock Island/Moline Water Interconnection. (458)

h. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Triad Engineering in the amount of $1,848.00 for the Raw Water Intake Study. (459)

i. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Triad Engineering in the amount of $1,164.13 for the River Water Quality Monitoring project. (460)

j. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Valley Construction in the amount of $129,090.79 for the Asphalt Street Milling and Patching Program. (461)

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

12. Claims for the week of November 18 through December 1 in the amount of $922,773.96. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

13. Payroll for the weeks of November 7 through 20 in the amount of $1,026,970.60. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)

14. Report from the Public Works Department regarding quotes for the annual purchase of liquid calcium chloride for snow control, recommending the bid of Sicalco Ltd. at the unit price listed. (Motion whether or not to accept the bid and authorize purchase as recommended.)

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Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for water treatment chemicals, recommending the low bid for each of the water treatment chemicals listed. (Motion whether or not to award the bids as recommended and authorize purchase.)

16. Report from the Public Works Department regarding replacement of two sludge pumps at the Mill Street Wastewater Plant, recommending the purchase from Zimmer & Francescon in the amount of $4,800.00. (Motion whether or not to approve the purchase and authorize payment as recommended.)

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Report from the Public Works Department regarding the purchase of two backhoes, recommending that the Council waive the bidding procedure and authorize purchase of two John Deere Backhoes from Martin Equipment Company in the amount of $192,470.00, and declare the two current backhoes as surplus property. (Motion whether or not to waive the bidding procedure, authorize purchase of new backhoes, declare the current backhoes as surplus property and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

18. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the fence materials for the new Police Impoundment Lot at Public Works, recommending the bid of Lovewell Fencing in the amount of $4,864.35. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

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Report from the Police Department regarding the disposition of surplus property from the Animal Shelter, recommending that the items be given to Rock Island County and the Milan Animal Shelter as listed. (Motion whether or not to declare the items listed as surplus property and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

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Report from the Public Works Department regarding an Adopt-A-Highway contract with the Quad City Parrot Head Club to adopt Blackhawk Road between 11^th and 38^th Streets. (Motion whether or not to approve the contract and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

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Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding an agreement with Donohue and Associates for preparation of demolition plans and specifications for the water tank building at the QCIC site. (Motion whether or not to approve the agreement and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

22. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department requesting approval for the submission of an environmental assessment grant to USEPA seeking $200,000 for assessment of multiple properties. (Motion whether or not to approve the submission of the grant as recommended.)

23. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request from Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority for approval to cede $1,623,600 of the city’s 2005 private activity Volume Cap for a project sponsored by the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority. (Motion whether or not to approve the ceding of the Private Activity Volume Cap as recommended.)

24. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding an amendment to the Ordinance for the blocking of 10^th Avenue from 12^th to 14^th Street, recommending that the current ordinance be revised to reflect the new time for morning hour closing from 7:50 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. (Motion whether or not to approve the request and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

25. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request for a Handicapped Parking Space at 726 43^rd Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

26. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request for a Handicapped Parking Space at 1917 9^th Street. (Motion whether or not to approve the request and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

27. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request for a Boulevard Parking Space at 567 31^st Avenue, recommending approval of the request for boulevard parking for licensed vehicles. (Motion whether or not to approve the request and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

28. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request for a Boulevard Parking Space at 2522 15^th Avenue, recommending approval of the request for boulevard parking for licensed vehicles. (Motion whether or not to approve the request and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

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

30. Other Business.

31. Motion to recess to Executive Session on matters of Property Acquisition and Litigation.

32. Motion to recess to December 12, 2005 at 5:00 p.m.

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