City of Moline City Council met Aug. 4.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation – Alderman Waldron
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 and Executive Session meeting minutes of July 21, 2020.
Second Reading Ordinances
1. Council Bill/General Ordinance 3020-2020
An Ordinance authorizing the issuance of Taxable General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2020B, of the City of Moline, Illinois; and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and attest to an agreement disclosure with Robert W. Baird & Co. for underwriting services related to the refinancing of the 2020B bonds.
Explanation: Due to favorable interest rates in the current market and upcoming call dates on the Series 2012F Taxable General Obligation Refunding Bonds, it has been determined to be in the best interest of the City of Moline to borrow funds to refund and redeem the City’s 2012F Bonds. The 2012F bonds were issued for Water/WPC/CIP improvements. The final term of the new refunding will remain the same at November 1, 2024. Due to the smaller size and shorter term of the issue, private placement with a banking institution is recommended. With a private placement, issuance costs are reduced, since no Official Statement or Credit Rating review is required. The Taxable General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2020B, are being issued pursuant to the home rule powers of the City, and the bond proceeds will be used to refund the outstanding portion of the City’s 2012F Bonds and to pay all costs of issuing the bonds. A copy of the Preliminary Term Sheet is attached, with an award date of August 4, 2020, and a projected delivery date of August 26, 2020. The attached illustrative savings assumes a true interest cost of 1.1201% with savings net of all issuance costs. The 2012F Bonds were originally issued for Water/WPC/CIP improvements, and the projected savings will be divided between those three funds, and realized over 4 years:
The ordinance, as attached, is being introduced pending the results of the sale on August 4, 2020. Final adoption of this ordinance will occur on August 4, 2020, following the sale. Under Section 2-1110, the affirmative vote of six members of the Council is required for adoption of the final Bond Ordinance.
Fiscal Impact: At current market interest rates, projected gross savings total $149,556
Public Notice/Recording: Finance Department to file with County Clerk
Resolutions
2. Council Bill/Resolution 1084-2020
A Resolution amending the City of Moline Community Development Block Grant Policies and Procedures Manual by adding “Appendix K COVID-19 Small Business Loan Program,” adding language to the CDBG Down Payment/Closing Cost Assistance Program and updating the Racial/Ethnicity categories on various program applications.
Explanation: Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) supplemental funding was made available to the City of Moline. The funding is intended for activities/projects to prevent, prepare for and respond to coronavirus. On April 29, 2020, the below amendments were provided to Citizens Advisory Council on Urban Policy (CACUP). The aforementioned amendment to the CDBG Policies and Procedures Manual provides guidance for the implementation of the new CDBG-CV programs. The COVID-19 Small Business Loan Program will provide financial assistance in the form of a five-year loan to pre-existing COVID-19 businesses until funds expire. Applications for the Small Business Loan Program will be reviewed by the City of Moline’s CDBG Small Business Loan Selection Committee. CDBG Down Payment/Closing Cost Assistance language is being updated to include a program requirement that an applicant engage a realtor or attorney for guidance through the home buying process. Lastly, racial/ethnicity categories will be added to program applications for optional reporting. Additional documentation attached.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Public Notice/Recording: N/A
3. Council Bill/Resolution 1085-2020
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and attest to an Agreement for Professional Services with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly Inc. for professional engineering services required to study biosolids dewatering practices and equipment for the North Slope Waste Water Treatment Plant in an amount not to exceed $49,995.
Explanation: This item was presented and discussed at the March 24, 2020, Committee-of-the-Whole meeting, and the City Council agreed to table it for three months to allow the City time to review and attempt to determine the impact and effects of the COVID-19 sheltering order and mandated business closings. The Water Pollution Control (WPC) Division’s long-term infrastructure funding plan includes rehabilitation/replacement of dewatering equipment at both treatment plants. The existing two Andritz belt filter presses at the North Slope Waste Water Treatment Plant are 25 years old and are in need of rehabilitation/replacement due to age-related wear on the equipment. Because of the unique character of the solids at the plant and the work flow presently practiced to manage dewatering and disposal, it is appropriate to consider alternatives to rehabilitation of the 25- year-old equipment. City staff received qualifications and proposals from five engineering firms with significant experience and expertise in conducting this type of analysis. Crawford, Murphy and Tilly Inc. was selected as the most qualified and equipped to complete this work. The result of this analysis will provide the WPC Division with recommendations to form decisions related to equipment and disposal as well as savings in the areas of energy and manpower. Additional documentation attached.
Fiscal Impact: $80,000 is budgeted for this project in account #320-1838-433.03-22, North Slope Rehab/Replace, Professional/Technical.
Public Notice/Recording: N/A
Omnibus Vote
Non - Consent Agenda
Resolutions
4. Council Bill/Resolution 1086-2020
A Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to execute a compensation plan for specific employees.
Fiscal Impact: TBD
Public Notice/Recording: N/A
First Reading Ordinances
5. Council Bill/General Ordinance 3021-2020
An Ordinance amending Chapter 20, “MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” of the Moline Code of Ordinances, Appendix 6 thereof, “YIELD INTERSECTIONS,” by repealing Twenty-first Avenue’s preference over Fourteenth Street.
Explanation: The Traffic Engineering Committee received a request from Alderman Parker to review the current signage at the intersection of 14th Street and 21st Avenue. On July 7, 2020, the Committee made and approved a motion to replace the yield signs at 14th Street and 21st Avenue with stop signs. This amendment will remove the yield intersection designation from the Code. Additional documentation attached.
Fiscal Impact: N/A Public Notice/Recording: N/A
6. Council Bill/General Ordinance 3022-2020
An Ordinance amending Chapter 20, “MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” of the Moline Code of Ordinances, Appendix 7 thereof, “ONE-WAY STREETS,” by including an alley east of Sixteenth Street, between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue traveling northbound.
Explanation: The City recently reconstructed the above-referenced alley. During construction and pursuant to discussions with residents in the area, City staff discovered that access to the alley and parking along 9th Avenue have been long-standing issues for the residents. Currently, parking is allowed along the south side of 9th Avenue (a westbound one-way), except for a 45-foot area signed as “no parking between signs.” This no parking area allows vehicles and garbage trucks heading westbound on 9th Avenue to make the right turn to head northbound onto the alley. However, due to parked cars, vehicles heading southbound in the alley struggle to make the right turn onto 9th Avenue. Given these issues, City staff presented a request at the Traffic Engineering Committee’s meeting of July 7, 2020, to make the alley a one-way alley headed north. Following review, the Committee made and approved a motion for that change. This ordinance amendment will add the alley designation to the Code of Ordinances. 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)
http://www.moline.il.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/6446
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