CITY OF ROCK ISLAND DECEMBER 16, 2002

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6:45pm

NOTE: The Study Session will be held in the Personnel Conference Room of City Hall at 5:00 p.m. The topic for discussion will be the Budget for FY 2003/3004.

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 Winter.

5. Minutes of the Meeting of December 9, 2002. (Motion whether or not to approve the Minutes as printed.)

6. Presentation to the Annual Snow “Roadeo” winner, Rick Schmidt, of Municipal Services.

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7. Special Ordinance establishing a Handicapped Parking Space in front of 2530 28^th Street. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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Special Ordinance amending a zoning district and zoning map, changing 2201 and 2232 12^th Street from B-1 to R-4. . (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

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9. Special Ordinance amending a zoning district and zoning map, changing 3200 8^th Street from I-1 to R-6. (Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules and pass the Ordinance.)

10. Proposed Tax Levy for fiscal year beginning April 2002 and ending the thirty-first day of March 2003. (Motion whether or not to consider the Ordinance.)

11. CLAIMS:

a. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Crawford Company in the amount of $3,607.38 for repair work on a crematory incinerator. (402)

b. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Brandt Construction in the amount of $373,578.00 for the Third Avenue Rehabilitation/Resurfacing Project. (404)

c. Report from the Public Works Department recommending payment to Tri-City Electric Company in the amount of $4,684.72 for the 18^th Avenue Traffic Signal Improvements Project. (405)

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

12. Claims for the week of December 6 through 12 in the amount of $341,431.33. (Motion whether or not to allow the claims.)

13. Payroll for the weeks of November 25 through December 8 in the amount of $870,790.00. (Motion whether or not to allow the payroll.)

14. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the 2002 Railroad Maintenance, recommending the bid of Trackmasters in the amount of $6,380.00. (Motion whether or not to award the bid as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract document.) (406)

15. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the mechanical engineering services related to the removal of an underground vault, recommending the bid of KJWW Engineering Consultants on a time and material basis, with an estimated cost of $9,200.00. (Motion whether or not to award the contract as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.) (408)

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Report from General Administration regarding Regional Service Delivery, recommending that the City Council support the work on the Project Team and encourage them to continue to meet to identify and recommend areas for cooperation, collaboration or consolidation of services; and that the Project Team be authorized to solicit the services of a professional consulting firm through a public “Request for Qualifications” and “Request for Proposal” process, with the recommendation of the firm selected to be submitted to both City Councils for consideration and approval. (Motion whether or not to support the work of the Project Team, encourage them to continue to meet, and authorize them to solicit the services of a professional consulting firm as recommended.)

17. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department regarding a grant application for funding through the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfield’s Revitalization Act. (Motion whether or not to authorize staff to submit the grant application as recommended.)

18. Items from the City Manager’s Memorandum.

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Other Business.

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

21. Motion to recess to Monday, December 23, 2002, at 5:00 p.m.

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