CITY OF ROCK ISLAND

December 17, 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 Armory Park Design Concepts and Retail Strategy, followed by an Executive Session discussing Property Acquisition if time allows.     

 

 

AGENDA

 

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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 Pauley.

 

5. Minutes of the Meeting of December 10, 2007. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

 

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6. A Special Ordinance providing for the sale of property of the East forty-five (45) feet of Lots seven (7) and eight (8) in J.W. Dennison’s Subdivision. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

 

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7. CLAIMS

 

a.     Report from the Personnel Department regarding payment in the amount of $74,927.91 to Russell Thomas and Attorney John Westensee (Crawford & Company) for Workers Compensation Settlement.

 

b.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $2,606.00 to Eagle Printing Company for annual purchase of business cards, letterhead and envelopes. (315)

 

c.      Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #3 and Final in the amount of $14,887.56 to General Constructors Inc. for the 2007 Gateway Improvements.) (317)

 

d.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $3,528.00 to Tim Ridder for the building of two (2) rain gardens through the Rain Gardens for Rock Island Program. (318)

 

e.      Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $382,456.77 to the Treasurer of the State of Illinois for the City’s share of the 85th Avenue West Reconstruction Project. (322)

 

f.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #5 and Final in the amount of $181,008.06 to Walter D. Laud Inc. for 25th Avenue paving of 5th to 7th Streets. (325)

 

g.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #2 in the amount of $120,804.90 to Sterling Commercial Roofing Company for roof replacements and repairs. (326)

 

h.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #1 and Final in the amount of $66,091.00 to Valley Construction for the 2007 Asphalt Street Milling and Patching Program. (327)

 

i.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding Final payment in the amount of $12,010.00 to Kelly Construction for the 2007 Mudjacking Program. (331)

 

j.       Report from the Public Works Department regarding Final payment in the amount $16,883.67 to Peterson Parking Lot Striping Inc. for the 2007 Joint Pavement Marking Program. (332)

 

k.     Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $4,000.00 to the Illinois Historical Preservation Agency for the Blackhawk State Park Sanitary Sewer Lift Station. (333)

 

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

 

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8. Claims for the week of December 7 through December 13 in the amount of $317,008.17. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

 

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9. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the purchase of a replacement street light pole, recommending the bid be awarded to Springfield Electric Company in the amount of $4,640.78. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize purchase.) (307)

 

10. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the purchase of water treatment chemicals, recommending the low bid for each of the water treatment chemicals listed in the combined total amount of $484,423.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bids as recommended and authorize purchase.) (321)  

 

11. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding bids for asbestos investigation, recommending the bid be awarded to RAMSCO in the amount of $5,005.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract Documents.)

 

12. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding bids for concrete floor replacement at DeSoto Arts building, recommending the bid be awarded to Fischer Concrete Service in the amount of $14,250.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.)

 

13. Report from the Personnel Department regarding a contract for Labor Counsel Legal Services with Califf and Harper, recommending a three (3) year agreement at the rate of $165.00 per hour effective on January 1, 2008, $170.00 per hour effective on January 1, 2009 and $175.00 per hour effective on January 1, 2010. (Motion whether or not to approve a three (3) year agreement with Califf and Harper, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) 

 

14. Report from the Personnel Department regarding a contract for Workers Compensation Legal Services with Betty, Neuman and McMahon, recommending a three (3) year agreement at the rate of $125.00 per hour effective on January 1, 2008, $125.00 per hour effective on January 1, 2009 and $125.00 per hour effective on January 1, 2010. (Motion whether or not to approve a three (3) year agreement with Betty, Neuman and McMahon, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) 

 

15. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a contract with Midland Davis Corporation for Curbside Recycling. (Motion whether or not to approve the contract as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (334)

 

16. Report from the Finance Department regarding adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget. (Motion whether or not to approve the changes to the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget as recommended.)

 

17. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2009 to Fiscal Year 2013.

 

a.     (Motion whether or not to approve the Five Year Capital Improvement Plan and the Gaming and General Fund Carryovers as recommended; Authorize staff to complete planning and engineering for Fiscal Year 2009 and Fiscal Year 2010 capital improvement projects; and authorize staff to enlist community participation in development of a sidewalk master plan.)

 

b.     (Motion whether or not to approve water rate increases of 6.0% effective on January 1, 2008 and 5.0% effective on January 1, 2009 as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

 

c.      (Motion whether or not to approve sewer rate increase of 20.0% effective on January 1, 2008 and 20.0% effective on January 1, 2009 as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

 

18. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding changes to the Human Relations Commission Ordinance. (Motion whether or not to approve the changes to the Human Relations Commission Ordinance as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

 

19. Report from the Traffic and Engineering Committee regarding a request to install a handicapped parking space at 1021 12th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended, and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.) (329)

 

20. Report from the Traffic and Engineering Committee regarding a request to install a stop sign at the intersection of 45th Street and 23rd Avenue. (Motion whether or not to deny the request as recommended.) (46)

 

21. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request from Reverend Willie E. Jones of the People’s Missionary Baptist Church for parking to be permitted at the curbside along the east and west sides of 23rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues on Monday, December 31, 2007 from 9:00 p.m. until 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 for their annual New Year’s Eve church service. (Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.) 

 

22. Report from the City Clerk regarding a request from Cabanas to extend their current schedule for outdoor entertainment through June 2008 along with a request for outdoor entertainment to be extended for one night only on Monday, December 31, 2007 until 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 for New Year’s Eve. (Motion whether or not to approve the requests as recommended subject to Cabanas renewing their Liquor License by May 1, 2008, complying with all other Liquor License regulations, and subject to being closed down early if noise complaints are received.) 

 

 

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

 

24. Other Business.

 

25. Executive Session on Property Acquisition.

 

26. Motion to recess to 5:00 p.m., Monday, January 7, 2008.

 

 

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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