City of Rock Island City Council met Dec. 9.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
Call to Order
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Moment of Silence
Public Comment
Minutes of the November 25, 2019 meeting.
Motion whether or not to approve the minutes as printed.
7. Minutes of the Executive Session of November 25, 2019.
Motion whether or not to approve the Executive Session minutes.
8. Update Rock Island by Mayor Thoms
9. Mayor Thoms will close the regular meeting and open a Truth in Taxation Public Hearing for discussion on a proposed property tax increase for the City of Rock Island for 2019.
Mayor Thoms will close the Public Hearing and reconvene the regular meeting.
10. Mayor Thoms will close the regular meeting and open a Public Hearing regarding the Calendar Year 2020 Budget.
Mayor Thoms will close the Public Hearing and reconvene the regular meeting.
11. An Ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article III, Division 2 of the Code of Ordinances regarding video gaming licenses.
Motion whether or not to consider, suspend the rules, and pass the ordinance.
Roll Call vote is needed.
12. Tax Abatement Resolutions
a. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $48,101.67, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Hydropower fund to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, series 2008C.
b. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $113,300.00, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Debt Service, Gaming and Water funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, series 2010B.
c. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $69,725.00, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Debt Service fund and Sewer fund to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, series 2011A.
d. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $217,587.52, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Debt Service, Gaming, Sunset Marina and Water funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, series 2012A.
e. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $740,318.76, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Debt Service fund and Gaming fund to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, series 2013A.
f. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $120,935.00, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Gaming fund to pay principal and interest on Taxable General Obligation Bonds, series 2013B.
g. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $668,962.50, such funds to be provided from revenues of Gaming to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, series 2014A.
h. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $460,440.00, such funds to be provided from revenues of Tax Increment Financing and Sales Tax to pay principal and interest on Taxable General Obligation Bonds, series 2014B.
i. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $536,612.50, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Debt Service and Gaming funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, series 2015A.
j. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $545,800.00, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Debt Service, Gaming and Sewer funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Refunding Bonds, series 2015B.
k. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $258,650.00, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Gaming fund to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, series 2016A.
l. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $82,468.76, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Tax Increment Financing fund and Sales Tax to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, series 2016C.
m. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $427,981.26, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Hydroplant, Parks and Gaming funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, series 2017A.
n. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $827,400.00, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Tax Increment Financing funds to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, series 2017B.
o. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $474,291.67, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Water fund and Wastewater fund to pay principal and interest on Taxable General Obligation Bonds, series 2019A.
p. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $289,689.13, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Tax Increment Financing fund to pay principal and interest on Taxable General Obligation Bonds, series 2019B.
q. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $164,330.98, such funds to be provided from revenues of Tax Increment Financing and Sales Tax to pay principal and interest on Taxable General Obligation Bonds, series 2019C.
r. Resolution authorizing Tax Abatement in the amount of $70,002.07, such funds to be provided from revenues of the Gaming fund to pay principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds, series 2019D.
Motion whether or not to adopt the Tax Abatement Resolutions a through r as recommended and direct the Finance Director to file them with the County Clerk.
Roll Call vote is needed.
13. Claims
a. Report from the Human Resources Department regarding payment in the amount of $11,683.24 to David Morrison of Rock Island, IL for legal services rendered for the month of November 2019.
b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #1 and final in the amount of $137,904.15 to Precision Pavement Markings Inc. of Pingree Grove, IL for the 2019 Pavement Marking Program for services provided from August 19, 2019 through September 29, 2019.
Motion whether or not to accept the reports and authorize payment as recommended for Claims items a and b.
Roll Call vote is needed.
14. Claims for the weeks of November 15, 2019 through November 21, 2019 in the amount of $605,932.69 and November 22, 2019 through December 5, 2019 in the amount of $1,771,615.68; and payroll for the weeks of November 4, 2019 through November 17, 2019 in the amount of $1,504,968.00 and November 18, 2019 through December 1, 2019 in the amount of $1,500,433.16.
Motion whether or not to allow the claims and payroll.
Roll Call vote is needed.
15. Purchase Card Claims for the period of September 27, 2019 through October 28, 2019 in the amount of $78,223.65.
Note: This item was postponed from the November 25, 2019 Council meeting.
Motion whether or not to approve the purchase card claims.
Roll Call vote is needed.
16. Report from the Finance Department regarding a contract renewal and equipment purchase for parking enforcement, recommending option #2 for a one-time payment of $25,830.00 to Professional Account Management LLC of Milwaukee, WI.
Motion whether or not to approve the contract renewal and equipment purchase as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.
Roll Call vote is needed.
17. Report from the Finance Department regarding an Ordinance for the levy, assessment, and collection of property taxes for the City of Rock Island for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020. (First Reading)
Motion whether or not to consider the ordinance as recommended.
Roll Call vote is needed.
18. Report from the Finance Department regarding an Ordinance adopting the budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020. (First Reading)
Motion whether or not to consider the ordinance as recommended.
Roll Call vote is needed.
19. Report from the Human Resources Department regarding modification of the residency ordinance for non-affiliated employees.
Motion whether or not to approve the modification of the residency policy for non-affiliated employees as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an ordinance.
Roll Call vote is needed.
20. Report from the Public Works Department recommending an increase of 3% in the waste water rates for 2020.
Motion whether or not to approve the waste water rate increase as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an ordinance.
Roll Call vote is needed.
21. Report from the Public Works Department recommending an increase of 3% in the storm water rates for 2020.
Motion whether or not to approve the storm water rate increase as recommended and refer to the City Attorney for an ordinance.
Roll Call vote is needed.
22. Report from the Public Works Department regarding surplus vehicles and equipment, recommending the items as stated in the report be declared as surplus.
Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended; refer to the City Attorney for an ordinance; and authorize staff to dispose of the surplus items in a manner that is advantageous to the City.
Roll Call vote is needed.
23. Report from the Mayor regarding the appointment of Pat Stolley to the Arts Commission.
Motion whether or not to approve the appointment as recommended.
24. Other Business
25. Motion to Adjourn
Adjourn to 6:45 p.m., Monday, December 16, 2019.
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