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City of Moline City Council met July 14.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

Call to Order 

Pledge of Allegiance 

Invocation – Alderman Moyer 

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, Council meeting and closed session minutes of July 7, 2020, and appointments made during Committee-of-the-Whole on July 14, 2020. 

Resolutions 

1. Council Bill/Resolution 1077-2020 

A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and attest to a License and Concession Agreement between the City of Moline and Lil Stevie’s to sell food and beverages from a mobile food unit at the northeast parking lot of Stephens Park from July 17, 2020, through July 16, 2021, as weather permits, at the City’s sole discretion; and authorizing City staff to do any and all things necessary to fulfill the terms of the License and Concession Agreement.

Explanation: Lil Stevie’s desires a License and Concession Agreement for the purpose of selling food and beverages from a mobile food unit at the northeast parking lot of Stephens Park. The Park and Recreation Board supports the agreement and believes that this agreement will enhance services for residents and visitors utilizing Stephens Park. Additional documentation attached.

Fiscal Impact: Revenue of $650 to account 120-0000-363.15-00: Park Fund, Facility Rental 

Public Notice/Recording: N/A

2. Council Bill/Resolution 1078-2020 

A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement between the City of Moline and the Board of Education of Moline School District No. 40 setting forth the terms for assignment of four police liaison officers to Moline schools for the 2020-2021 school year.

Explanation: This annual reimbursement agreement includes four police officers assigned to Moline School District No. 40 (“District”) during the 2020-2021 school year. The District will reimburse 40 percent of the salary and benefit costs for the officers assigned at Moline High School, the Alternative High School, and Wilson and John Deere Middle Schools. Additional documentation attached.

Fiscal Impact: Reimbursement of $207,739 by Moline School District No. 40. 

Public Notice/Recording: N/A

Omnibus Vote 

Non - Consent Agenda 

First Reading Ordinances 

3. Council Bill/General Ordinance 3019-2020 An Ordinance amending Chapter 35, “ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT,” of the Moline Code of Ordinances, Section 35-5209, “FENCE AND WALL REQUIREMENTS,” by repealing subsection (1) in its entirety and enacting in lieu thereof one new subsection (1) dealing with the same subject matter.

OMNIBUS VOTE 

Explanation: The Plan Commission held a public hearing on June 24, 2020, to review and discuss changes to the City’s fencing regulations. The City’s Code currently allows a wire fence (including chain link) to be built in a front yard; the fence must be screened from adjoining properties, streets and rights-of-way with landscaping, unless the fence secures public service and utility uses. The Code also allows a fence to be built with unorthodox building materials if the fence is screened from other properties. Upon discussion, the Plan Commission and staff agreed that rather than requiring such fences to be completely screened from view, they should be prohibited, except for those securing public service and utility uses. The Plan Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the proposed changes to Section 35-5209(1) of the Code.

Fiscal Impact: N/A 

Public Notice/Recording: N/A

4. Council Bill/Special Ordinance 4007-2020 

A Special Ordinance closing certain streets more particularly described herein to vehicular traffic; and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and attest to a Licensing Agreement with Lunda Construction Company and its representatives for use of public right-of-way, as well as certain Park property and City-owned property, in conjunction with the I-74 Bridge construction.

Explanation: Lunda Construction Company has previously been granted use of public right-of-way and greenspace located between 54th Street and 55th Street, and Old River Drive and First Avenue, for use as an arch deck laydown yard, from February 18, 2019, through August 21, 2020, for the I-74 Bridge construction project. Said use, including road closures, has allowed the contractor to assemble the bridge’s arch sections on land in a more efficient operation than could be accomplished in the river channel, potentially saving several weeks to the overall construction schedule. Lunda seeks to extend said use from August 21, 2020, through December 31, 2021, and to enter into a Licensing Agreement with the City for use of the right-of-way and certain Park property and City-owned property (collectively, the “Premises”) for that time period. Pursuant to the Licensing Agreement, Lunda agrees to pay to the City the $150 Licensing Agreement annual charge; $17,600 in lost rental fees for Ben Butterworth park shelters for the months of May through September, 2020; and $200 per month, beginning September 1, 2020, for any month or part thereof that the right-of-way/roadways are not fully open. Upon expiration of the Licensing Agreement, Lunda agrees to restore the Premises to its pre-construction condition including repair and/or restoration to the bike path and parking lots and street pavement, and replacement of a memorial tree currently on the Premises that will be removed by the City. The term of the Licensing Agreement may be extended upon written agreement of the parties, and the parties acknowledge that an extension will require approval by the City Council and Lunda’s agreement to remit payment to the City for lost rental fees as well as staff time and equipment necessary to reroute traffic during an extended time period. Additional documentation attached.

Fiscal Impact: Revenue of $21,350 to account 120-0000-363.15-00: Park Fund, Facility Rental 

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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