City of Rock Island City Council met Sept. 11.
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 of the August 28, 2023 Study Session and regular Council Meeting.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the minutes as printed.
VV: Voice vote is needed.
7. Closed Session Minutes
a. Minutes of the August 14, 2023 and August 28, 2023 Closed Sessions.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the Closed Session minutes.
VV: Voice vote is needed.
8. Awards and Honor Presentations, Officer Swearing in Ceremony, and Proclamations a. Presentation of a Citizen of the Year Award to Rev. Don Johnson.
b. Proclamation declaring Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Rock Island from Friday September 15, 2023 to Sunday, October 15, 2023.
c. Proclamation declaring September 2023 as Sarcodiosis Awareness Month in the City of Rock Island. 9. Update Rock Island
10. Ordinances
a. A Special Ordinance regarding a request from Eugene Malcom, 3752 12th Street, to install a handicapped parking space in front of his home. (Second Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to pass the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
b. A Special Ordinance to ban parking on the west side of 22nd Street 25 feet north and 25 feet south of the center line of the alley between 6th and 7th Avenue. (Second Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to pass the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
c. A Special Ordinance to ban parking on the south side of 22nd Avenue 25 feet east and 25 feet west of the center line of the alley between 39th and 40th Street. (Second Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to pass the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
d. A Special Ordinance 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. (Second Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to pass the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
e. A new Ordinance regarding Mobile Food Units. (Second Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to pass the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
f. An Ordinance regarding demolition standards in the City of Rock Island. (Second Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to pass the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
11. 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 August 11, through August 17, 2023, in the amount of $1,490,739.60; for the weeks of August 18 through August 24, 2023, in the amount of $411,234.49; for the weeks of August 25 through August 31, 2023, in the amount of $450,727.88; for an additional AP check on August 31, 2023, in the amount of $1,658.42; and payroll for the weeks of August 07 through August 20, 2023 in the amount of $1,727,330.83
b. International City/County Management Association (ICMA) claims for the week of August 12 through August 25, 2023, in the amount of $34,015.60.
c. ACH Payments for the month of July 2023 in the amount of $2,100,589.10.
d. Purchase Card Claims for the period of June 27 through July 26, 2023 in the amount of $62,383.94.
e. Report from the Human Resources Department regarding payment in the amount of $28,623.99 to David Morrison, City Attorney, for services rendered during the month of August 2023.
f. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $10,398.00 to Franklin-Miller, Livingston, NJ, for the Mill Street Wastewater Treatment Plant shredder replacement parts.
g. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $79,379.67 to Advantage Tree Services, Davenport, Iowa, for the tornado cleanup.
h. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $137,846.90 to Rain for Rent, Joliet, Illinois, for the Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant by-pass pump rental.
i. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $17,087.00 to CDM Smith, Chicago, Illinois, for the Phosphorus Removal Feasibility Study/Optimization Plan Project.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve Consent Agenda items a through i.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
12. Claims
a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $11,990.61 to McClintock Trucking and Excavating, Silvis, Illinois, for an emergency sewer main repair at 3011 25th Avenue.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the claim.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
13. Purchases
a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $16,574.28 to Bonnell Industries, Inc., Dixon, Illinois, for the purchase of a replacement single axle dump truck body.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the purchase as recommended.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
14. Contracts / Agreements
a. Report from the Police Department regarding an amendment to the existing Intergovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA) with the United States Government and Rock Island Arsenal.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the amendment as recommended and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement, subject to any minor attorney modifications.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a request to extend the scope of the Water Tower Maintenance Agreement with Utility Service Group (USG) to encompass the City's five additional water towers.
Motion: Motion whether or not to extend the agreement and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
c. Report from the Martin Luther King Jr Center (MLK Center) regarding bids for the MLK Center STEAM Lab, recommending the bid be awarded to Daxon Construction of Eldridge, IA in the amount of $26,425.00.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the bid award as recommended and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
15. Budget/Finance Items
a. Report from the Finance Department regarding an adjustment to the CY 2023 budget, increasing the Library Fund (251) revenue and expenditures by $3,635.00.
b. Report from the Finance Department regarding an adjustment to the CY 2023 budget, increasing the General Fund (101) expenditure budget by $79,379.67.
c. Report from the Finance Department regarding an adjustment to the CY 2023 budget, increasing MLK Activity Fund (901) expenditures by $100,000.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve budget adjustments a through c.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
16. Department Reports
a. Request from the Public Works Department recommending certain items be declared as surplus and that permission be given to dispose of these surplus items in a manner that will be advantageous to the City.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the request as recommended.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
17. Traffic Engineering Requests
a. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from the Rock Island Academy, 930 14th Street, to change traffic flow and parking. (First Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to consider the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
b. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from the First Financial Group to remove the handicapped parking space at 2024 33rd Street. (First Reading)
Motion: Motion whether or not to consider the ordinance.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
18. Appointments to Boards/Commissions/Committees
a. Report from the Mayor's Office regarding an appointment to the Human Rights Commission and appointments to the Inspections Commission.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the appointments as recommended.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
19. Events/Misc Requests
a. Report from the City Clerk's office regarding a request from Deb Kuntzi with Friends of Hauberg Civic Center to close the north entrance of 24th Street on Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. to ensure pedestrian safety, and to allow for the permission of the outdoor sale and consumption of alcohol as part of their Oktoberfest event.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the street closing request as recommended; and allow for the outdoor sale of alcohol, subject to being closed down early if complaints are received.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
b. Report from the City Clerk's office regarding a request from Penni Steen, owner of Skellington Manor, to close the southern half of 18th Street, 4th to 5th Avenues, on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. spanning the dates of September 29 through October 29, 2023 (14 days total) as part of their haunted house attraction.
Motion: Motion whether or not to approve the street closing request as recommended.
RC Roll Call vote is needed.
20. Other Business/New Business
21. Adjourn
a. Motion to Adjourn.
Motion: Motion whether or not to adjourn.
VV: Voice Vote is needed.
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