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City of Rock Island City Council met Feb. 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. Awards and Honor Presentations, Officer Swearing in Ceremony, and Proclamations

a. Proclamation declaring February 2025 Black History Month in the City of Rock Island.

7. Update Rock Island

8. Ordinances (First Readings)

a. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-owned property at 431 9th Street for $520 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

b. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-owned property at 509 6th Street for $1 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

c. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-owned property at 930 10th Avenue for $600 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

d. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-owned property at 2800 8 1/2th Avenue for $1 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

e. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-owned property at Part of 612 18th Avenue for $1 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

f. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-owned property at Part of 612 18th Avenue for $1 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to approve the sales; authorize the City Manager to execute the sales agreements, and consider, suspend the rules, and pass ordinances a through f.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

g. Report from the Community Development Department regarding a rezoning request from the City of Rock Island to consider a rezoning from C-1 (park conservation) district to R-1 (one unit residential) district for Realtor's Park ( PIN 1613200007). (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to approve the rezoning request and consider the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

h. Report from the Community Development Department regarding a right-of-way vacation request between 35th Street and Realtor's Park. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to approve the vacation request and consider the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

i. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of Realtor's Park (PIN 1613200007) for $100 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.

9. Passage of Ordinances and Resolutions

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

Motion: Motion to adopt the Resolution and authorize the City Manager to execute the documents.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding the Motor Fuel Tax Resolution appropriating $349,850 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for Street Maintenance in 2025.

Motion: Motion to adopt the Motor Fuel Tax Resolution.

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 week of January 3 through January 9 in the amount of $2,289,443.35; for the week of January 10 through January 16 in the amount of $1,236,955.20; for the week of January 17 through January 23 in the amount of $907,903.45; and payroll for the weeks of January 6, 2025 through January 19, 2025 in the amount of $1,828,554,85.

b. Minutes from the January 27, 2025 Study Session and City Council meeting.

c. Minutes from the January 27, 2025 Closed Session.

d. International City/County Management Association (ICMA) claims for the weeks of December 28 through January 10, 2025 in the amount of $30,040.17; ICMA claims for the weeks of January 11 through January 24, 2025 in the amount of $29,359.87.

e. ACH Report for the month of December 2024 in the amount of $1,942,415.50.

f. Purchase Card Claims for the period of November 27, 2024 through December 26, 2024 in the amount of $103,722.58.

g. Report from the Fire Department regarding a payment in the amount of $12,685 plus $2,000 for contingency if needed to Hodge Construction for construction services to replace an exterior door at the Central Fire Station.

h. Report from the Public Works Department regarding bids for the 2025 Municipal Tree Contract recommending the bid be awarded to Advantage Tree Services, an Arbor Masters Company of Davenport, IA in the amount of in the amount of $32,482.

i. Report from the Information Technology Department regarding payment in the amount of $48,953.7 to Tyler Technologies, Plano, TX, for the ERP system quarterly Software as a Service (SaaS) fee.

j. Report from the Information Technology Department regarding payment in the amount of $69,505.85 to Harris Computer Systems, Chicago, IL, for utility billing software maintenance.

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

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

11. Claims/Purchases

a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a payment in the amount of $98,353.32 to Brandt Construction, Milan, Illinois, for an emergency sewer main repair at Alleman High School.

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment in the amount of $54,034 to Surdex, St. Louis, Missouri, for Ortho and Lidar GIS aerial photography.

Motion: Motion to allow claim items a through b.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

c. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a payment in the amount of $28,493.43 to Langman Construction, Rock Island, Illinois, for an emergency water main repair at 4443 46th Avenue.

Motion: Motion to allow the claim.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

12. Budget/Finance Items

a. Report from the Finance Department regarding a budget carryover from CY 2024 in the American Rescue Plan Act Fund (248) in the amount of $75,802.63 and the Park and Recreation Fund (555) in the amount of $1,140,186.57.

b. Report from the Finance Department regarding a budget carryover from CY 2024 in the MLK Activity Fund (901) in the amount of $91,194.75.

c. Report from the Finance Department regarding a budget carryover from CY 2024 in the Public Library Fund (251) in the amount of $40,640.13.

Motion: Motion to approve budget carryover items a through c as recommended.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

13. Appointments to Boards/Commissions/Committees

a. Report from the Mayor's Office regarding appointments and reappointments to the Community Development Commission and the Commercial/Industrial Revolving Loan Fund (CIRLF).

Motion: Motion to approve the appointments and reappointments as recommended.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

14. Events/Misc Requests

a. Report from the City Clerk's Office regarding a sound amplification request from Kavanaugh's Hilltop Tavern for their 13th Annual Shamrockin' Patty O' Pardy event on Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; and a request for the outdoor consumption of alcohol in the fenced-in area of the adjacent parking lot.

Motion: Motion to approve the requests, subject to complying with all liquor license regulations, contacting the Fire Department for fire and safety considerations, and subject to being closed down early if complaints are received.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

15. 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.

16. Other Business/New Business

17. Adjourn

a. Motion: Motion to Adjourn to February 24, 2025

VV Voice vote is needed.

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