City of Rock Island City Council met Aug. 28.
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. Presentations
a. Presentation of the 2023 Citizen of the Year Awards.
b. Presentation of the CY 2023 2nd Quarter Financial Management Report.
7. Minutes
a. Minutes from the August 14, 2023 Study Session and City Council meeting.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the minutes as printed.
VV: Voice Vote is needed.
8. Update Rock Island
9. Ordinances
a. Report from the Community & Economic Development Department regarding an amendment to a Special Use Permit for Route Six Equity Growth Corporation at 3204 27th Avenue. (Second Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to pass the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
b. Report from the Community & Economic Development Department regarding a request for Barry Reuther at 2963 9th Street. (Second Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to pass the ordinance.
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 July 28 through August 03, 2023, in the amount of $951,293.50; for the weeks of August 4 through August 10, 2023, in the amount of $586,982.47; and payroll for the weeks of July 24 through August 06, 2023 in the amount of $1,753,062.85.
b. International City/County Management Association (ICMA) claims for the week of July 29 through August 11, 2023, in the amount of $34,507.23.
c. Report from the Information Technology Department regarding payment in the amount of $12,439.42 to Assetworks LLC, Wayne, PA for the fleet and fuel system software annual support maintenance.
d. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $110,030.00 to Ostrom Painting and Sandblasting, Rock Island, IL, for the Pavement Marking Program.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve Consent Agenda items a through d.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
11. Claims
a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $13,058.03 to Langman Construction Inc., Rock Island, IL, for an emergency water main repair at 38th Street and Blackhawk Road.
b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $322,533.68 to Langman Construction, Inc., Rock Island, IL, for the Asphalt Street Milling and Patching Program.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve claims a and b.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
12. Contracts / Agreements
a. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department requesting to waive the normal bidding policy to allow for staff to proceed with the demolition of properties located at 708 & 710 7th Avenue, and award the bid to the contractor offering the best price.
Motion: Motion whether or not to waive the normal bidding policy, approve the demolition of the houses at 708 and 710 7th Avenue, and direct the City Manager to execute the contract documents with a not to exceed amount of $50,000 per demolition.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
b. Report from the Public Works Department requesting approval to award a three-year contract to FBG Service Corp, Rock Island, Illinois, for janitorial services in the amount of $630,470.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the contract as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the documents.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
c. Report from the F3 Marina/Sunset Marina and the Public Works Department requesting approval to renew the Sunset Marina apartment rental agreement.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the renewal rental agreement request as recommended, and authorize the City Manager to execute the documents.
RC Roll Call vote is needed
d. Report from F3 Marina/Sunset Marina and the Public Works Department requesting approval to renew the Coast Guard Auxiliary lease.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the renewal lease as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
e. Report from the Human Resources Department regarding a one-year contract extension with Pappas and Wright for labor and human resources-related legal services.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the contract extension as recommended.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
f. Report from the Finance Department regarding an annual agreement with Fifth Assets, Inc. d/b/a DebtBook for the lease and subscription in the amount of $14,500.00.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the agreement, subject to minor attorney modifications, and authorize the City Manager to execute the documents.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
g. Report from the Community and Economic Development Department Regarding the Reassignment Page 3 of 227
of a Development Agreement from LRC Equity, LLC to Fortress Bank.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the reassignment of the redevelopment agreement to Fortress Bank.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
13. Ordinances with Reports from Departments
a. Report from the Community & Economic Development Department regarding a new Mobile Food Units Ordinance. (First Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to consider the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
b. Report from the Community & Economic Development Department regarding approval of the demolition standards. (First Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the demolition standards as recommended and consider the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
14. Department Reports
a. Report from the Information Technology Department recommending the allocation of $26,850.97 in ARPA funds for payment to CivicPlus of Manhattan, KS for the SeeClickFix Citizen Request Management (CRM) system.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve $26,850.97 in ARPA funds for the SeeClickFix Citizen Request Management system.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
15. Traffic Engineering Requests
a. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Kathleen Denison to place two residential parking spaces on the south side of 6th Avenue across the street from her home. (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 an Activity permit application from the Cornbelt Running Club for their 35th annual Nancy Kapheim Memorial Classic 5K and 10K Run on Sunday, October 1st, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the event as recommended.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
b. Report from the City Clerk's office regarding a request from St. George Greek Church, 2930 31st Avenue, to use sound amplification on Friday, September 15th and Saturday, September 16th, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. both days for a church festival.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the sound amplification permit as recommended.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
c. Report from the City Clerk's office regarding a request from Project Now to amend the date and time for their mobile food pantry distribution from Monday, September 11, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to Thursday, August 31, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the amended date and time for the street closing application.
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.
Motion: Motion whether or not to enter Closed Session for the exception cited.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
19. Adjourn
a. Motion to Adjourn.
Motion: Motion whether or not to adjourn.
VV: Voice Vote is needed.
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