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City of Moline City Council met January 8. 

Here is the agenda as provided by the council:

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation – Alderman Parker

Roll Call

Consent Agenda

All items under the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussions of these items unless a Council Member so requests, in which case, the item will be moved from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after the Omnibus Vote.

Approval of Minutes & Appointments Made

Committee-of-the-Whole and Council meeting minutes of December 18, 2018, appointments made during Committee-of-the-Whole on January 8, 2019, and the November Financial Report.

Second Reading Ordinances

1. Council Bill/Special Ordinance 4063-2018

A Special Ordinance establishing the Multi-Modal Special Service Area #7 of the City of Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, the imposition of a 2.1% tax rate to pay the cost of providing special services in and for such Special Service Area, and providing for other procedures in connection therewith.

Explanation: Council Bill/Special Ordinance No. 4054-2018 proposing a Multi-Modal Special Service Area #7 (hereinafter “SSA”) was adopted on September 25, 2018. The SSA will be generally located as follows: bounded on the West by 11th Street, bounded on the East by 14th Street, bounded on the South by the alley parallel to 4th Avenue and bounded on the North by the railroad tracks parallel to River Drive. Public hearing for the establishment of the SSA was held on December 4, 2018. The imposition or levy by the City of a 2.1% tax in the SSA will be sufficient to produce revenues to provide the services to the SSA. The maximum rate of such taxes to be extended in any year under this ordinance for special services within the SSA shall not exceed the amount necessary to produce a maximum annual tax levy of $350,000, and shall not exceed $2,310,000 overall. This tax is to be levied as a hotel-motel use tax upon all taxable hotels or motels within the SSA. Additional documentation attached.

Fiscal Impact:                    Up to $2,310,000 over the life of the SSA on overnight stays specific to the Element Hotel

Public Notice/Recording: The ordinance will be recorded with the Rock Island County Recorder’s Office. Resolutions

2. Council Bill/Resolution 1000-2019

A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Licensing Agreements for 2019 permit approved applications for use of public right-of-way or City-owned property.

Explanation: For the last five years, the City Council has passed a resolution to allow for staff to administer and approve all licensing agreements and for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute approved licensing agreements without each agreement being presented to the City Council. Staff feels that if each licensing agreement was presented to the City Council, it would cause significant construction delays and increase staff time spent on these projects. Staff is recommending approval of a resolution for 2019, similar to what was passed in previous years. A list of 2018 approved licensing agreements is attached for your review. Additional documentation attached.

Fiscal Impact:                  N/A

Public Notice/Recording: N/A

Omnibus Vote

Non - Consent Agenda

Second Reading Ordinances

3. Council Bill/General Ordinance 3056-2018

An Ordinance amending Chapter 20, “MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” of the Moline Code of Ordinances, Appendix 5 thereof, “ALL-WAY STOP INTERESECTIONS,” by adding the intersection of 25th Avenue and 14th Street.

Explanation: At the December 11, 2018, Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting, Council voted to make the intersection of 25th Avenue and 14th Street an All-Way Stop.

Fiscal Impact:                  N/A

Public Notice/Recording: N/A

First Reading Ordinances

4. Council Bill/Special Ordinance 4000-2019

A Special Ordinance granting a temporary modification to Section 28-3200(a) and Section 35-4218 of the Moline Code of Ordinances to delay the installation of sidewalks for property located at 900 36th Avenue, Moline.

Explanation: RE/MAX Center, LLC has applied for permits to build an office building on a vacant property at 900 36th Avenue. They have also applied for a temporary modification to delay installation of public sidewalk due to lack of connectivity to distant sidewalks and a topographic issue making sidewalk construction difficult. In review of the application, staff identifies that the nearest sidewalk is 900 feet away. There is an 8-10 feet slope along the road, which is not ideal for sidewalk construction. Staff has found that in 1989, the City Council granted a sidewalk variance to the Blackhawk Property Addition, and additional sidewalk variances have been granted to neighboring properties throughout the years. Most recently, the Cardiovascular Medicine property at 1100 36th Avenue was granted a sidewalk variance by the City Council. This missing sidewalk link was identified as low priority during the July 2016 sidewalk assessment. Additional documentation attached.

Fiscal Impact:                   N/A

Public Notice/Recording:  N/A

Miscellaneous Business (if necessary)

Public Comment

Members of the Public are permitted to speak after coming to the podium and stating their names.

Executive Session (if necessary)

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