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City of Rock Island City Council met June 9.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Moment of Silence

5. Awards and Honor Presentations, Officer Swearing in Ceremony, and Proclamations

a. Proclamation declaring June 2025 Pride Month.

b. Proclamation proclaiming Saturday, June 28, 2025 Rock Island County NAACP Day.

6. Public Comment

7. Update Rock Island

8. Passage of Ordinances and Resolutions

a. An ordinance regarding a partial street vacation of 20th Avenue east of 46th Street. (Second Reading)

Motion: Motion to pass the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. An ordinance regarding changes to the Street Fee Ordinance. (Second Reading)

Motion: Motion to pass the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

c. An ordinance regarding amendments to Article XVIII Sale/Possession of Tobacco Products. (Second Reading)

Motion: Motion to pass the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

d. Report from the Clerk's Office regarding an amendment to the resolution for the closure of the

Master Sergeant Stanley Talbot Memorial Bridge and 15th Street (U.S. Highway 67) on Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the Unity Pride Parade.

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

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

e. Report from the Community Development Department regarding a resolution for a moratorium on the sale of residentially-zoned, City-owned vacant lots.

Motion: Motion to adopt the resolution.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

9. Ordinances (First Readings)

a. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-Owned Property at 1214 2nd Avenue for $570 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

b. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-Owned Property at 1011 11th Avenue for $600 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

c. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-Owned Property at 814 12th Street for $480 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

d. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-Owned Property at 423 6th Street for $736 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

e. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-Owned Property at 3909 5th Street for $591 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

f. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-Owned Property at 1626 8th Street for $448 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

g. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the sale of City-Owned Property at 1625 7th Street for $447 plus closing costs. (First Reading)

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

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

h. Report from the Community Development Department regarding requests from Skip-A-Long Community Services to consider a rezoning from B-1 (neighborhood business) and R-2 (one- and two-unit residential) districts to B-3 (community business) district with an accompanying subdivision plat and zoning variances for multiple properties at the southeast corner of 21st Avenue and 11th Street. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to approve the rezoning request, subdivision plat, and variance requests; and consider the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

i. Report from the Community Development Department regarding an alleyway vacation request from Skip-A-Long Community Services south of 21st Avenue between 11th and 12th Street. (First Reading)

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

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

j. Report from the Community Development Department regarding an ordinance amending the requirements for the registration and management of rental housing. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to approve the amendments and consider the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

k. Report from the Community Development Department regarding the establishment of an urban agriculture ordinance. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to consider the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

l. Report from the Legal Department and Public Works creating Chapter 13, Article VII, "Public Rights-of-Way". (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to consider the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

m. Report from the Legal Department regarding the creation of a Cannabis Dispensary License and limiting the number of dispensaries within the City of Rock Island. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to consider the ordinance.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

n. Report from the Traffic Engineering Committee regarding a request from Tracy Smith to install residential parking (Type B) on the east and west side of 21st Street from 16th to 18th Avenue and to install residential parking (Type B) on the west side of 22nd Street from 16th to 18th Avenue and to ban parking on the east side. (First Reading)

Motion: Motion to approve the request and consider 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 week of May 2 through May 8 in the amount of $706,706.39; for the week of May 9 through May 15 in the amount of $1,049,395.84; for the week of May 16 through May 22 in the amount of $474,237.13; and payroll for the weeks of April 28, 2025 through May 11, 2025 in the amount of $1,895,501.56.

b. ACH Report for the month of April 2025 in the amount of $1,039,944.12.

c. Purchase Card Claims for the period of March 27, 2025 through April 28, 2025 in the amount of $94,269.26.

d. International City/County Management Association (ICMA) claims for the weeks of May 3 through May 16 in the amount of $30,240.80.

e. Report from the Clerk's Office regarding requests from Todd Sorrell for sound amplification and to close the alley between 29th & 29th 1/2 Streets and 21st & 22nd Avenues on Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. for a block party.

f. Report from the Clerk's Office regarding requests from Wake Brewing to use sound amplification on Saturday, July 5, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. for live music.

g. Report from the Clerk's Office regarding requests from the QC Farmers' Market to close 18th Street between 1st & 2nd Avenues on Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and restrict parking beginning Friday, June 13, 2025 for the farmers' market.

h. Report from the Clerk's Office regarding a request from Bally's Casino & Hotel to use sound amplification on Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. for a concert.

i. Report from the Clerk's Office regarding a request from Heart of Hope Ministries to close 9th Avenue between 17th & 19th Streets on Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the 3rd Annual Community Love Fest.

j. Report from the Finance Department regarding a budget carryover from CY 2024 in the General Fund (101) in the amount of $185,599.30.

k. Report from the Finance Department regarding a budget adjustment to the COMMDEVBLOCKGRANT CFDA 14.218 Fund (242) in the amount of $37,034.

l. Report from the Information Technology Department regarding the quarterly software maintenance renewal agreement with Harris Govern from July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025 in the amount of $10,401.50 for the current permitting, business licensing, and land management system.

m. Report from the Information Technology Department regarding a payment in the amount of $12,240 to Tyler Technologies of Plano, TX for the ERP System implementation services using ARPA funds (unrestricted).

n. Report from the Information Technology Department regarding payment in the amount of $39,470.85 to Civic Plus LLC of Dallas, TX to renew the SeeClickFix annual maintenance contract from July 25, 2025 through July 24, 2026.

o. Report from the Information Technology Department regarding the quarterly software maintenance renewal agreement with Harris GEMS from August 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 in the amount of $27,112.34.

p. Minutes from the May 19, 2025, Closed Session.

q. Minutes from the May 19, 2025 Study Session and City Council meeting.

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

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

11. Claims/Purchases

a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment to McClintock Trucking and Excavating, Silvis, Illinois, for Water Service and Sewer Lateral Repairs in the amount of $15,861.62.

b. Report from the Public Works Department regarding payment to J.C. Dillon, Inc., Peoria, Illinois, for Water Service and Sewer Lateral Repairs in the amount of $155,652.77.

Motion: Motion to allow claims a and b.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

12. Contracts/Agreements

a. Report from the Public Works Department regarding a water tower lease amendment for AT&T to upgrade their cellular equipment at the 3805 31st Avenue water tower.

Motion: Motion to approve the amendment to the agreement.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

b. Report from the Community Development Department regarding a professional services agreement with CPCS Transcom Inc. for the Rock Island Port District Master Plan and Implementation Strategy.

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

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

13. Appointments to Boards/Commissions/Committees

a. Report from the Mayor's office regarding an appointment to the Community Development Commission.

Motion: Motion to approve the appointment as recommended.

RC Roll Call vote is needed.

14. Budget and Finance Items

a. Report from the Finance Department regarding a budget adjustment to the Park and Recreation Fund (555) in the amount of $77,500.

Motion: Motion to approve the budget adjustment as recommended.

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 June 23, 2025.

VV Voice vote is needed.

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