CITY OF ROCK ISLAND October 14, 2002

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm

NOTE: There will not be a Study Session.

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 American.

4. Invocation by Alderman Conroy.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of October 7, 2002. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Proclamation declaring the week of October 20 as “World Population Awareness Week.”

7. Proclamation declaring Tuesday, October 15 as “White Cane Safety Day.”

8. Proclamation declaring Wednesday, October 16 as “Disability Mentoring Day.”

9. Proclamation declaring Friday, October 18 as “National Mammography Day.”

10.

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Special Ordinance amendment eliminating parking on the east side of 25^th Street 70 feet north of 14^th Avenue and 70 feet south of 14^th Avenue. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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Special Ordinance declaring nineteen vehicles as surplus to be sold at the auction in the fall of 2003. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

RRR

12. Special Ordinance authorizing acquisition of real estate at 1207 2^nd Street for $13,625.00. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

RRR

13. Special Ordinance changing the zoning from R-4 to B-3 at 3408 11^th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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14. Ordinance regulating development in floodplains. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

15. CLAIMS:

a. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to McAdam and Associates in the amount of $11,902.53 for the 2002 50/50 Sidewalk and Curb Replacement Program.

b. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to McAdam and Associates in the amount of $27,888.33 for the 2002 Utility Patching Program.

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

16. Claims for the week of October 4 through 10, in the amount of $410,226.25. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

17. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request for funding in the amount of $29,400 for the Grand Excursion 2004, recommending the amount be allocated in the 2003/2004 budget. (Motion whether or not to approve the allocation to support the Grand Excursion 2004 as recommended.)

18. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding three rezoning requests:

a. A request to rezone 2100 18^th avenue to B-1 instead of O-1 as proposed. (Motion whether or not to deny the request as recommended.)

b. A request to rezone 4108 and 4119 9^th Street to B-4 rather than the existing R-3 zoning. (Motion whether or not to deny the request as recommended.)

c. A request to rezone 3900 18^th Avenue, 1802, 1810 and 1812 40^th Street to O-1 zoning, recommending that 3900 18^th Avenue, 1802 and 1810 be zoning as O-1 and 1812 40^th Street remain as R-2. (Motion whether or not to approve the rezoning as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

19. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request to vacate an “easement” reservation for street purposes adjacent to 2402 30^th Street, recommending that the request for the vacation be approved. (Motion whether or not to approve the vacation of the easement and refer to the City Attorney for an Ordinance.)

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Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a request for a Supplemental Rehab Loan at 2613 38^th Street in the amount of $3,819.50. (Motion whether or not to commit the $3,819.50 to Bud Rogers for the Supplemental Rehab Loan.

21. Report from the City Clerk regarding the Council Meeting of December 2. (Motion whether or not to cancel the meeting.)

22. Report from the City Clerk regarding an application from the District for a Pub Crawl to be held October 31 from 4:00 p.m. to Midnight in the District. (Motion whether or not to approve the event.)

23. Items from the City Manager’s Memorandum.

24. Other Business.

25. Motion to recess to Monday, October 21, 2002.

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.