CITY OF ROCK ISLAND January 13, 2003

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm

NOTE: The Study Session will be held at 5:00 p.m. in Personnel Conference Room. Topic for discussion will be the Budget Planning, followed by an Executive Session on Personnel.

AGENDA

1. Mayor Schwiebert will call the meeting to Order.

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Roll Call.

3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

4. Invocation by Alderman White.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of January 6, 2002. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Presentation of the 2002 Commercial Beautification Awards.

7. Proclamation declaring January 20, 2003, as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

8. The following Tax Abatement Resolutions can be adopted with one motion if Council wishes to do so. (Motion whether or not to adopt the following the Resolutions with one motion.)

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Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $488,500, such funds to be provided from the revenues of Century Woods Apartments, to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 1992.

b. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $210,500, such funds to be provided from Water Fund Revenues, to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 1997.

c. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $1,271,583, such funds to be provided from Water Revenues, Motor Vehicle Parking System Revenues, Centennial Bridge Toll Revenues and General Funds, to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 1998.

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Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $627,178, such funds to be provided from Wastewater Revenues, Rock Island Fitness and Activity Center Revenues and General Funds, to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 1999.

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Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $595,220, such funds to provided from Water Revenues, Sunset Marina Revenues, Special Assessment Revenues, and Park Funds, to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001.

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Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $509,928, such funds to be provided from Tax Increment Financing, Gaming Revenues, Sewer Revenues, and Sunset Marina Revenues, to pay principal and interest on all but the Library portion of the General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2002, and authorizing the Tax Levy sufficient to pay principal and interest due on the Library portion of the issue in the amount of $177,153.

(Motion whether or not to adopt the Tax Abatement Resolutions.)

9. CLAIMS:

a. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Kelly Construction in the amount of $39,300.00 for the 2002 Catch Basin Rebuild Program.(01)

b. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Frank Peeters Sod Company in the amount of $4,711.60 for the 2002 Sod and Tree Program. (02)

c. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to General Constructors in the amount of $112,499.34 for the 5^th Avenue Storm Sewer Repair. (03)

d. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to McAdam and Associates in the amount of 443,373.27 for the 2002 50/50 Sidewalk and Curb Program. (04)

e. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Visu-Sewer Clean & Seal, Inc. in the amount of $25,642.70 for the 2002 Sewer Cleaning and Televising Project. (05)

f. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Frye Builders in the amount of $14,318.12 for the Great River Plaza Renovation Project. (06)

g. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Brandt Construction in the amount of 4455,268.49 for the 3^rd Avenue Rehabilitation/Resurfacing Project. (07)

h. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to McAdam and Associates in the amount of $29,410.20 for the 2002 Utility Patching Program. (09)

i. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Brent Anderson Associates in the amount of $48,026.25 for the 16^th Street and 3^rd Avenue Parking Structure Restoration Project. (10)

j. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to R. A. Oldeen, Inc. in the amount of $13,588.59 for the Armory Roof Repair Project. (11)

k. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Valley Construction in the amount of $62,592.47 for the 1999 Watermain Projects. (13)

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

10. Claims for the week of January 3 through 9 in the amount of $ 345,727.96. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

11. Payroll for the weeks of December 22, 2002 through January 5, 2003, in the amount of $861,997.69. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)

12. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the 2003 Street Repair Program, recommending the bid of Centennial Contractors in the amount of $333,214.25. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (08)

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Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a substitution of KM Holdings for Illinois Casualty Company on the Development Agreement of September 23. (Motion whether or not to authorize the substitution as recommended.)

14.Report from the Public Works Department regarding a Marina Design Contract, recommending the engineering services proposal from The Abonmarche Group. (Motion whether or not to accept the proposal as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (012)

15. Report from the Police Department regarding proposed increases in towing fees. (Motion whether or not to approve the increases as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

16. Report from the City Clerk and Police Department regarding a proposed date of February 3 for a Public Hearing on a waiver of signatures for a liquor license at 1501 7^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to set the date of the Public Hearing for February 3.)

17. Items from the City Manager’s Memorandum.

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Other Business.

19. Motion to recess to Monday, January 20, 2003.

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.

PRESERVING THE PAST . . . . . DEDICATED TO THE FUTURE.