City of Rock Island City Council met July 10.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Moment of Silence
5. Public Comment
6. Minutes
a. Minutes from the June 26, 2023 Study Session and regular City Council Meeting.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the minutes as printed. (Voice Vote)
7. Awards and Honor Presentations, Officer Swearing in Ceremony, and Proclamations
a. Proclamation introducing a City-wide plastic reduction campaign.
8. Update Rock Island
9. Consent Agenda - Second Reading Ordinances
a. An ordinance regarding the rezoning of the Solomon Site properties from a B-3 (community business) district to PUD (planned unit development) district for four (4) parcels.
b. An ordinance regarding amendments to the Nuisance, Weeds and Grass Penalties Ordinance.
c. An ordinance regarding a request to place the parking lot for Inspiredesign Jewelry located at 1815 24th Street, under City ordinance control.
d. An ordinance regarding a request to install a handicapped parking space in front of 601 7th Avenue. (Second Reading)
e. An ordinance regarding a request to remove the handicapped parking space in front of 2049 46th Street. (Second Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to pass ordinances a through e.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
10. Consent Agenda
All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by a single motion and subsequent roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless an Alderperson so requests, in which case, the item will be moved from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after approval of the Consent Agenda.
a. Claims for the weeks of June 16 through June 22, 2023 in the amount of $1,010,690.36; for the weeks of June 23rd through June 29, 2023 in the amount of $772,700.42; and payroll for the weeks of June 12 through June 25, 2023 in the amount of $1,734,561.95.
b. International City/County Management Association (ICMA) claims for the week of June 23 through June 29, 2023, in the amount of $34,107.11.
c. ACH Report - ACH payments for the month of May 2023 in the amount of $2,101,653.46
d. Purchase Card Claims for the period of April 27, 2023 through May 26, 2023 in the amount of $83,928.26.
e. Report from the Human Resources Department regarding payment in the amount of $29,933.53 to David G. Morrison, City Attorney, for services rendered during the month of June 2023.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve Consent Agenda items a through e.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
11. Claims
a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $12,635.62 to Langman Construction, Inc., Rock Island, IL, for an emergency water main repair at 2100 6th Avenue.
b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment #6 in the amount of $279,178.20 to Langman Construction, Inc., Rock Island, IL, for the downtown parking garage and parking lot.
Motion: Motion whether or not to allow claims a and b.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
12. Contracts / Agreements
a. Report from the Public Works Department to award a contract to Walter D. Laud, Inc., East Moline, IL in the amount of $563,304.40 for the 28th Street from 20th to 21st Avenue Storm Sewer Upgrade Project.
Motion: Motion whether or not to award the contract as recommended.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
13. Budget/Finance Items
a. Report from the Finance Department regarding an adjustment to the CY 2023 budget, increasing expenses in the Stormwater Fund (507) by $295,000.00.
b. Report from the Finance Department regarding an adjustment to the CY 2023 budget, increasing revenues and expenditures in MLK Activity Fund (901) by $20,000.00.
c. Report from the Finance Department regarding an adjustment to the CY 2023 budget increasing revenues and expenditures in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fund (242) by $35,749.43.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve budget adjustments a through c.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
14. Department Reports
a. Report from the Police Department regarding an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGSA) to administer radio maintenance service for the Rock Island Arsenal under the City's radio service agreement with RACOM Corp.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the IGSA and authorize the City Manager to execute the documents, subject to any minor attorney modifications.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
15. Traffic Engineering Requests
a. An ordinance regarding a request to install a 2-way stop sign on 8th Street at its intersection with 16th Avenue and yield signs on 8th Street and 17th Avenue. (First Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to consider the ordinances.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
b. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Unity Point/Robert Young Center to place their parking lot at 2200 3rd Avenue under City ordinance control. (First Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to consider the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
c. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Bobbie Grave to install a handicapped parking space at 3524 12th Avenue. (First Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to consider the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
d. Report from the Traffic and Engineering Committee regarding a request from Ostrom Painting and Sandblasting, Inc. to ban parking on the north side of 8th Avenue between 11th and 12th Street. (First Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to consider the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
16. Events/Misc Requests
a. Report from the City Clerk's office regarding a request from Sunset Marina at 10 31st Avenue to use sound amplification on July 15, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. as part of a party for marina patrons and their guests.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
b. Report from the City Clerk's office regarding a request from the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, 630 9th Street, to hold their annual Family Fun Day on Friday, August 18, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., with street closures at 9th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues; and a request for sound amplification.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the event and requests as recommended.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
c. Report from the City Clerk's office regarding a request from Gabby Grueber of Hy-Vee at 2930 18th Avenue to use sound amplification in their parking lot on Thursday, July 20, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m as part of a bourbon raffle and tasting.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
17. Other Business/New Business
18. Closed Session
a. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(11) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding must be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.
b. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(21) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06.
Motion: Motion whether or not to go into Closed Session for the exceptions cited. RC Roll Call vote is needed.
19. Adjourn
a. Motion to adjourn.
Motion: Motion whether or not to adjourn to July 24, 2023. (Voice Vote)
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