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City of Moline Committee of the Whole & Council met Nov. 4.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Committee-of-the-Whole Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Remote Electronic Attendance (if necessary)

Approval of the remote electronic attendance of certain elected officials.

4. Public Comment

Individuals wishing to speak in person should sign in on the public comment sign-in sheet. Public comment is limited to 3 minutes per person. Council will not respond to public comment during the meeting. When appropriate, Council will refer the issue to the appropriate committee or staff member for further consideration. Those wishing to submit emailed public comment must send comments to cityclerk@moline.il.us 30 minutes prior to the published meeting time, with “Public Comment” in the subject line. Comments will be read aloud by the City Clerk at the City Council meeting.

5. Public Hearing

5.1 Public Hearing on 2026 Budget (Carol Barnes, Director of Finance)

6. Oath of Office

Oath of Office for regular commissioned appointment as Police Officer to Keegan Behrens, effective October 28, 2025. (Darren Gault, Chief of Police)

7. Board Appointments

Mayor’s appointment of Ciara Llave to the Moline Commission on Youth to fill the unexpired term of Emily Cummings to expire March 31, 2027.

Mayor’s appointment of Jennifer Smith to the Keep Moline Beautiful Commission to fill the unexpired term of Kirk Marske to expire November 30, 2027.

8. Questions on the Agenda

9. Committee-of-the-Whole Agenda Items

9.1 An Ordinance amending Chapter 20, “MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” of the Moline Code of Ordinances, Appendix 10 thereof, “PARKING PROHIBITED AT ANY TIME,” by removing Ninth Street, on the east side, from Railroad Avenue south for a distance of 85 feet, and adding Ninth Street, on the east side, from Railroad Avenue south for a distance of 60 feet; and amending Chapter 20, “MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” of the Moline Code of Ordinances, Appendix 11 thereof, “PARKING PROHIBITED AT CERTAIN TIMES,” by removing On Monday Through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Ninth Street, on the east side, beginning at a point 85 feet south of Railroad Avenue, extending south for 30 feet, and adding On Monday Through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Ninth Street, on the east side, beginning at a point 60 feet south of Railroad Avenue, extending south for 53 feet.

9.2 An Ordinance amending Chapter 20, “MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” of the Moline Code of Ordinances, Appendix 35 thereof, “ALTERED SPEED LIMITS, SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT,” by removing Twelfth Avenue from 300 feet east of Fifty-fourth Street to 200 feet east of Fifty-second Street Court; and amending Chapter 20, “MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” of the Moline Code of Ordinances, Appendix 35 thereof, “ALTERED SPEED LIMITS, SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT,” by adding Twelfth Avenue from 1,125 feet west of Forty-eighth Street to 300 feet east of Fifty-fourth Street; and amending Chapter 20, “MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” of the Moline Code of Ordinances, Appendix 35 thereof, “ALTERED SPEED LIMITS, SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT,” by adding Forty-eighth Street from Eleventh Avenue D to Forty-ninth Street.

9.3 A Resolution declaring the property located at 4108 5th Avenue, Moline, Illinois (“Property”), as surplus; authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and attest to a Purchase and Sale Agreement and do all things necessary to convey the above-referenced City-owned Property to McKinley Lofts, LLC; and authorizing the City Attorney and staff to do all things necessary to complete each of the City’s responsibilities and enforce each of the City’s expected benefits as referred to in such Agreement.

9.4 A Resolution establishing a time and place for a Public Hearing to consider the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the 2025 Amendment to the TIF 13 (Moline Centre) Redevelopment Project Area.

Suggested Action: This item will also appear on the City Council Agenda on November 4, 2025, under "Items Not on Consent" due to public notice requirements.

10. Informational

10.1 Food Assistance (KJ Whitley, Community Development Manager)

10.2 November 2025 Status & Information Report (Bob Vitas, City Administrator) 11. Council Call to Order

12. Pledge of Allegiance

13. Invocation – Alderperson Timion

14. Roll Call

15. Remote Electronic Attendance (if necessary)

Approval of the remote electronic attendance of certain elected officials.

16. Public Comment

Individuals wishing to speak in person should sign in on the public comment sign-in sheet. Public comment is limited to 3 minutes per person. Council will not respond to public comment during the meeting. When appropriate, Council will refer the issue to the appropriate committee or staff member for further consideration. Those wishing to submit emailed public comment must send comments to cityclerk@moline.il.us 30 minutes prior to the published meeting time, with “Public Comment” in the subject line. Comments will be read aloud by the City Clerk at the City Council meeting.

17. Consent Agenda - Approval of Minutes and Appointments

All items under the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussions of these items unless a Council Member so requests, in which case, the item will be moved from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after the Omnibus Vote.

17.1 Committee-of-the-Whole, Council, and Executive Session meeting minutes of October 14, 2025, Committee-of-the-Whole and Executive Session meeting minutes of October 18, 2025, Committee-of-the-Whole and Council meeting minutes of October 21, 2025, and appointments made on November 4, 2025.

Suggested Action: Approval

18. Consent Agenda - Second Reading Ordinances

18.1 An Ordinance levying a Special AD VALOREM TAX within the City of Moline, Illinois, Special Service Area #5, of the City of Moline, Illinois.

Suggested Action: Approval

18.2 An Ordinance levying a Special AD VALOREM TAX within the City of Moline, Illinois, Special Service Area #6, of the City of Moline, Illinois.

Suggested Action: Approval

18.3 An Ordinance requesting the County Clerk not to extend taxes for the year 2025, payable in the year 2026, for payment of principal and interest for the General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2016, Refunding; Taxable General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2020A; General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2021A, Refunding; General Obligation Corporate Bonds, Series 2021B, Refunding; General Obligation Corporate Bonds, Series 2021D.

Suggested Action: Approval

18.4 An Ordinance amending Chapter 22, “OFFENSES-MISCELLANEOUS,” of the Moline Code of Ordinances, Section 22-1105, “TOBACCO PRODUCTS, TOBACCO ACCESSORIES, SMOKING HERBS AND ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS,” by repealing subsection (g) in its entirety and enacting in lieu thereof one new subsection (g) dealing with the same subject matter.

Suggested Action: Approval

18.5 An Ordinance amending Chapter 22, “OFFENSES-MISCELLANEOUS,” of the Moline Code of Ordinances, ARTICLE 1, “IN GENERAL,” by enacting one new DIVISION 9 entitled “PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS.”

Suggested Action: Approval

18.6 An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and attest to a Redevelopment and Economic Incentive Agreement, between the City of Moline and Illinois Domus Two, LLC, related to the TIF 13 – Moline Centre Redevelopment Project Area, as amended.

Suggested Action: Approval

19. Consent Agenda - Resolutions

19.1 A Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 and Final with Stichter Construction, Inc., for Project #1488, 2025 Sealcoat Ditch Restoration, for the amount of $11,030.78.

Suggested Action: Approval

20. Omnibus Vote

21. Non-Consent Agenda - Resolutions

21.1 A Resolution approving an Agreement by and between the City of Moline, acting by and through Bass Street Landing Special Service Area #5 Board and NAI Ruhl Commercial Company, for property maintenance services for Special Service Area #5, for a one-year term, with automatic renewal for two successive one-year terms, effective November 15, 2025, and authorizing the Bass Street Landing Special Service Area #5 Board President to sign said agreement.

Suggested Action: Approval

21.2 A Resolution establishing a time and place for a Public Hearing to consider the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the 2025 Amendment to the TIF 13 (Moline Centre) Redevelopment Project Area.

Suggested Action: Approval

22. Non-Consent Agenda - First Reading Ordinances

22.1 An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and attest to a Redevelopment and Economic Incentive Agreement, between the City of Moline and Moline Dispatch Apartments, LLC, related to the TIF 15 – 5th Avenue Redevelopment Project Area, as amended.

Suggested Action: Advance to second reading

23. Miscellaneous Business

24. Public Comment

Individuals wishing to speak in person should sign in on the public comment sign-in sheet. Public comment is limited to 3 minutes per person. Council will not respond to public comment during the meeting. When appropriate, Council will refer the issue to the appropriate committee or staff member for further consideration. Those wishing to submit emailed public comment must send comments to cityclerk@moline.il.us 30 minutes prior to the published meeting time, with “Public Comment” in the subject line. Comments will be read aloud by the City Clerk at the City Council meeting.

25. Executive Session (if necessary)

26. Adjournment of City Council

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