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City of Rock Island City Council met Sept. 23.

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. Awards and Honor Presentations, Officer Swearing in Ceremony, and Proclamations a. Proclamation declaring September 24, 2024, as Courtney Lindsey Day in the City of Rock Island.

7. Update Rock Island

8. Passage of Ordinances and Resolutions

All items under the Passage of Ordinances and Resolutions will be enacted by a single motion and subsequent roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless an Alderperson requests it, in which case, the item will be moved and considered after approval.

a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a resolution declaring support for ITEP grant submission for Phase 1, Crosstown Shared-Use Pathway.

b. Report from the Community Development Department regarding a resolution providing for a feasibility study on the designation of a downtown redevelopment project area.

c. Report from the Community Development Department regarding an ordinance authorizing the establishment of a Tax Increment Financing Interested Parties Registry and adoption of registration rules for such parties.

Motion: Motion to adopt the resolutions and consider, suspend the rules, and pass the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

9. Ordinances (First Readings)

a. Report from the Community Development Department regarding an application from Shahid Muhammad & Jeral Webster to purchase City-owned property at 1120 4th Avenue for $647 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to deny the property sale.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. Report from Administration regarding changes to the Rock Island Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article I, Sections 2-5 and 2-6, "Legal Department," Article III, Division 2, Sections 2-67 and 2-70, "City Manager Appointment and Removal," and Chapter 11, Article II, "Community and Economic Development" Ordinances (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to consider the changes to the ordinances.

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. Minutes from the September 9, 2024 City Council Meetings.

b. Minutes from the September 9, 2024 Closed Session.

c. Claims for the week of August 2 through August 8, 2024, in the amount of $1,291,144.30; for the week of August 9 through August 15, 2024, in the amount of $995,623.13; and payroll for the weeks of August 19 through September 1, 2024, in the amount of $1,825,028.59.

d. International City/County Management Association (ICMA) claims for the weeks of July 27 through August 9, 2024, in the amount of $31,429.30.

e. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $44,334 to Kraft Power Corporation, Gaylord, Michigan, for the Wet Weather Treatment Pump Engine Maintenance Contract.

f. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $64,345.74 to Ostrom Painting and Sandblasting, Rock Island, Illinois, for the 2024 Pavement Marking Program.

g. 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 between 4th & 5th Avenues each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday between September 27 through October 27, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. for their annual haunted house event.

Motion: Motion to approve Consent Agenda items a through g.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

11. Claims/Purchases

a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $20,856.57 to McClintock Trucking and Excavating, Silvis, Illinois, for the Water Service and Sewer Lateral Repair Program Repairs.

Motion: Motion to approve the claim.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a purchase in the amount of $99,500 to Crawford Company, Rock Island, Illinois, for two vendor stalls as part of the Rebuild Downtown Rock Island Improvement Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the purchase and authorize the City Manager to execute the purchase agreement.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

12. Contracts/Agreements

a. Report from the Community Development Department regarding a memorandum of understanding with the Rock Island Housing Authority.

Motion: Motion to approve the memorandum of understanding and authorize the City Manager to execute the document.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. Report from Administration and the ARPA Tourism Committee regarding an Interagency Agreement between the City of Rock Island Administration and the Parks & Recreation Department for the schematic design and planning phase for improvements at the Genesius Guild Performing Arts Theater in Lincoln Park in the amount of $26,000 (ARPA unrestricted funds).

Motion: Motion to approve the agreement subject to minor attorney modifications and authorize the City Manager and Parks and Recreation Director to execute the agreement.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

c. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a bid award and contract in the amount of $10,650 to General Constructors, Bettendorf, Iowa for the Weir Rehabilitation Project.

Motion: Motion to award the bid, approve the contract, and authorize the City Manager to execute the documents.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

d. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the Community Project Funding Grant Agreement for the Rock Island Parkway and 35th Street West Intersection Reconstruction Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the grant agreement and authorize the City Manager and City Engineer to execute the documents.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

e. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the renewal of the Coast Guard Auxiliary lease at Sunset Marina.

Motion: Motion to approve the lease as written and authorize the City Manager to execute the lease agreement.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

f. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the renewal of the Sunset Marina apartment rental lease agreement.

Motion: Motion to approve the lease agreement as written and authorize the City Manager to execute the lease agreement.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

g. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a bid award and contract in the amount of $723,494.38 to Langman Construction, Rock Island, IL for the 28th Street Court and 32nd Court Reconstruction Project (MFT funds).

Motion: Motion to approve the contract and authorize the City Manager to execute the documents.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

13. Department Reports

a. Report from the Community Development Department regarding a Downtown TIF District Feasibility Study.

Motion: Motion to approve the Downtown TIF Feasibility Study and authorize staff to distribute it to all affected taxing bodies.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. Report from the Economic Development Department regarding assistance to businesses impacted by the downtown construction.

Motion: Motion to approve the program and authorize the City Manager to execute the program agreements.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

14. Events/Misc Requests

a. Report from the City Clerk's office regarding a request from Biggz Big World, LLC, Des Moines, IA, for sound amplification and to close 4th Street south of 11th Avenue on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for an event to raise mental health awareness.

Motion: Motion to approve the request as recommended.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. Report from the City Clerk's office regarding a request from Hauberg Estate to close the north entrance of 24th Street on Saturday, October 12, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for their annual Oktoberfest; and a request for the outdoor consumption of alcohol in the fenced-in area of the front lawn.

Motion: Motion to approve the requests as recommended; subject to complying with all liquor license regulations and subject to being shut down early if complaints are received.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

15. Other Business/New Business

16. Adjourn

a. Motion to Adjourn to October 14, 2024.

Motion: Motion to adjourn.

VV Voice vote is needed.

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