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City of Rock Island City Council met Jan. 13.

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. Signing Ceremony for the Intergovernmental Service Agreement between the City of Rock Island and Rock Island Arsenal for fire extinguishers.

7. Update Rock Island

8. Special Presentations

a. Presentation of the CY 2024 Third Quarter Financial Management Report.

9. Ordinances (First Readings)

a. Report from the Community Development Department regarding an Ordinance establishing a public hearing date on the proposed amendments to the existing Parkway/I-280 Casino Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Redevelopment Plan and Project Area. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to consider the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. Report from the Community Development Department regarding an Ordinance establishing a public hearing date for the establishment of the Parkway/I-280 Casino Business District. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to consider the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

c. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-owned property at 1602 9th Street for $481 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to approve the sale; authorize the City Manager to execute the sales agreement, and consider, suspend the rules, and pass the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

10. Passage of Ordinances and Resolutions

a. A Special Ordinance regarding a rezoning request from Amy McFall at 3720 8th Street. (Second Reading)

Motion: Motion to pass the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. An amendment to the Resolution regarding the closure of the Master Sergeant Stanley Talbot Memorial Bridge and 15th Street (U.S. Highway 67) on Saturday, March 15, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the St. Patrick's Day Parade, hosted by the St. Patrick Society.

Motion: Motion to approve the amendment and adopt the resolution.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

c. Report from the City Clerk regarding a Resolution adopting the partial release of Closed Session minutes and the destruction of audio recordings from the same Closed Session minutes.

Motion: Motion to approve the partial release of Closed Session minutes as recommended and adopt the Resolution.

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. Minutes from the December 16, 2024 Study Session and City Council meeting.

b. Minutes from the December 9 and December 16, 2024 Closed Session.

c. Claims for the week of November 22 through November 28, 2024, in the amount of $58,478.29; for the week of November 29 through December 5, 2024, in the amount of $2,780,292.82; for the week of December 6 through December 12, 2024, in the amount of $2,705.079.71, and payroll for the weeks of November 25 through December 8, 2024, in the amount of $1,835,955.81, and payroll for the weeks of December 9, 2024 through December 22, 2024 in the amount of $1,833,192.47.

d. International City/County Management Association (ICMA) claims for the weeks of November 30 through December 13, 2024, in the amount of $28,395.13.

e. ACH Report for the month of November 2024 in the amount of $8,939,989.26.

f. Purchase Card Claims for the period of October 29, 2024 through November 26, 2024 in the amount of $116,511.79.

g. Report from the Information Technology Department regarding payment in the amount of $67,500 for the annual contract renewal of Google Workspace System for the term December 27, 2024 through December 27, 2025.

h. Report from the Information Technology Department regarding payment in the amount of $11,826 for renewal of Nitro Professional from December 19, 2024 through December 19, 2025.

i. Report from the Information Technology Department regarding payment in the amount of $22,765 to ESRI Inc. for the annual contract renewal for GIS Mapping Software for the term January 15, 2025 through January 14, 2026.

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

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

12. Claims/Purchases

a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $37,376 to Monroe Truck Equipment, Monroe, Wisconsin, to outfit one 2024 Ford F350 Super Duty Truck with a snow fighter package.

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $111,514.82 to Martin Equipment, Rock Island, IL, for the purchase of a 2025 John Deere Compact Tracked Loader and options.

Motion: Motion to allow claims a and b.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

13. Contracts/Agreements

a. Report from Administration regarding an agreement with Project Now for the temporary operation of a warming shelter.

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

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the 2025 Water Service and Sewer Lateral Repair Programs, recommending the bid be awarded to J.C. Dillion, Inc., Davenport, Iowa in the amount of $746,639.70.

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

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

c. Report from the Public Works Department regarding AT&T's Third Amendment to the Site License Agreement for cellular equipment upgrades at the 1413 42nd Avenue water tower.

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

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

d. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a proposal from IMEG, Rock Island, IL, in the amount of $178,000, for engineering services on the Bally West Development.

Motion: Motion to approve the proposal and authorize the City Manager to execute the document.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

14. Department Reports

a. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the Parkway/I-280 Casino TIF Feasibility Study.

Motion: Motion to approve the TIF feasibility study, and authorize staff to place the study on file for 10 days and distribute it to all affected taxing bodies.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. Report from the Human Resources Department regarding a Retirement Healthcare Funding Plan for Fire Department employees.

Motion: Motion to approve a Healthcare Funding Plan administered by the National Public Pension Fund Association for Fire Department employees.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

15. Traffic Engineering Requests

a. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Sheila Solomon to remove the handicapped parking space at 1309 6th Avenue. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to approve the request as recommended and consider the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

16. Rock Island Port Authority

a. Motion: Motion to close the regular City Council meeting and convene the Rock Island Regional Port District meeting.

VV Voice vote is needed.

b. Other Business/New Business

c. Motion: Motion to exit the Rock Island Regional Port Authority and reconvene the regular City Council meeting.

VV Voice vote is needed.

17. Other Business/New Business

18. Closed Session

a. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives.

Motion: Motion to enter Closed Session for the exception cited.

VV Voice vote is needed.

19. Adjourn

a. Motion: Motion to Adjourn to January 27, 2025.

VV Voice vote is needed.

This agenda may be obtained in accessible formats by qualified persons with a disability by making appropriate arrangements from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (309) 732-2010 or visiting in person at: 1528 Third Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201.

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