CITY OF ROCK ISLAND December 11, 2006

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm

NOTE: Study Session at 5:00 pm in the Personnel Conference Room. Discussion will be on Public Works and Park Maximus Reports. 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 Mejia-Caraballo.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of December 4, 2006. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Proclamation declaring the month of December as Drunk And Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month.

7. A Special Ordinance providing for the levy assessment and collection of taxes for the City of Rock Island for the fiscal year April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008. (Motion whether or not to consider)

8.A Special Ordinance granting a Special Use Permit at 1521 24^th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

9.

RC

A Special Ordinance authorizing acquisition of property at 2100 First Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.

10. CLAIMS

a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $7,006.00 to State of Illinois Treasurer for Blackhawk Road Widening between 24^th Street to 38^th Street. (323)

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $8,958.00 to Centennial Contractors for 2006 50/50 Sidewalk and Curb Program. (363)

c. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $104,760.00 to Valley Construction for Shadybrook Lift Station Replacement. (364)

d. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $5,303.56 to Sunshine Sewer Cleaning for Caustic Soda Line Cleaning. (365)

e. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $2,490.00 to Kelly Construction for 2006 Mudjacking Program. (368)

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

11.

RC

Claims for the weeks of December 1 through December 7 in the amount of $426,797.77 (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

12. Payroll for the weeks of November 20 through December 3 in the amount of $1,056,042.25. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)

13.Report from the Personnel 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.)

14.

RC

Report from Konecky, Koenig, Kutsunis and Weng regarding an agreement with Thinc Management for proposed settlement. (Motion whether or not to approve the settlement agreement as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.)

15.

RC

Report from the Finance Department regarding draft revisions to the Gaming Policy. (Motion whether or not to approve proposed changes to the Gaming Policy as recommended.)

16.

RC

RC

Report from Public Works Department regarding changes to the Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal year 2008 through 2012. (Motion whether or not to adopt the plan, direct staff to include FY2008 projects in the City’s budget for FY2008, and authorize staff to begin preliminary engineering for the FY2009 projects as recommended.)

17.

RC

Report from the Public Works Department recommending to expand the Stormwater utility credits for rain gardens, and approve the responsibility section expansion to the Stormwater control ordinance. (Motion whether or not to expand the Stormwater utility Program, approve the responsibility section expansion to the storm water control ordinance, and direct the City attorney to prepare a new ordinance.)

18.

Report from Community and Economic Development Department regarding the request to dedicate a segment of private property at 18^th Avenue and 39^th Street to the City for use as public right-of-way. (Motion whether or not to approve the plat as recommended.)

19.Report from Community and Economic Development Department regarding gaming funds for social service agencies (policies and procedures). (Motion whether or not to approve the continuing use of gaming funds as recommended.)

20.Report from Community and Economic Development Department requesting a roof deferred payment loan at 1406 Ninth Avenue in the amount of $5,489.00. (Motion whether or not to approve request as recommended.)

21.Report from the City Clerk regarding the St. Patrick’s Day Parade to be held March 17, 2007 beginning at 11:15 a.m., and a Resolution authorizing the use of a portion of 15^th Street from 2^nd Avenue to the Centennial Bridge. (Motion whether or not to adopt the Resolution and approve the event.)

22.Report from the City Clerk regarding QCCA EXPO Center advertising banners for future events. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.)

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

24. Other Business.

25. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, December 18, 2006.

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.