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City of Belvidere City Council met October 1. 

Here is the agenda as provided by the council:

1) Roll Call:

2) Pledge of Allegiance:

      Invocation:

3) Public Comment: ( Please register with the City Clerk):

4) Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of the Belvidere City Council of September 17, 2018; as presented.

5) Public Hearing: None.

6) Special Messages and Proclamations:

7) Approval of Expenditures: None.

8) Committee Reports and Minutes of City Officers:

      A) Belvidere Police Department Overtime Report of September 11, 2018 through September 24, 2018.

      B) Belvidere Fire Department Overtime Report of September 12, 2018 through September 25, 2018.

      C) Minutes of Committee of the Whole— Public Safety and Finance and Personnel of September 24, 2018.

9) Unfinished Business:

      A) Ord. #424H— 2nd Reading: An Ordinance Designating a Landmark to the Local Historic Register Hotchkiss House— 527 Pearl Street.

      B) Ord. # 425H— 2nd Reading: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 150, Zoning Ordinance of the Municipal Code ( Small Wireless Facility).

      C) Ord. #426H— 2nd Reading: An Ordinance Granting a Special Use to Permit Accessory Outdoor Storage within the PI, Planned Industrial District( 675 Corporate Parkway).

      D) Ord. # 427H— 2nd Reading: An Ordinance Approving a Replat Titled Plat 5 of Sager Corporate Park.

      E) Ord. #428H— 2nd Reading: An Ordinance Granting a Special Use to Permit Indoor Commercial Entertainment within the PB, Planned Business District 2195 North State Street).

10) New Business:

      A) Ord. # 429H— 1st Reading: An Ordinance Creating Education Preferences for Promotion within the City of Belvidere Police Department.

Motion forwarded from Committee of the Whole—Public Safety and Finance and Personnel of September 24, 2018.

Public Safety Motions Chairman Crawford:

      A) Motion to approve the closing of State Street from the north side of bridge to 130 South State Street( PNC Bank) on October 7, 2018 from noon until 4 p.m. for the annual Fire Department Open House.

Finance Motions—Chairman Ratcliffe:

      B) Motion to approve the fiscal year ending April 30, 2018 audit as presented by Sikich.

      C) Motion to forward to City Council in ordinance form the Azavar audit findings and correction of loss revenues as it relates to natural gas. Pending Research).

Public Works Motions— Chairman Brooks:

      D) Motion to approve the low bid from Aeration Works, in the amount of 128, 035 to complete the diffuser replacement project at the WWTP. This work will be paid for from the Sewer Depreciation Fund# 61- 1790.

      E) Motion to approve the low bid from Cord Construction in the amount of 658, 700 to complete the city hall roof replacement project.

      F) Motion to forward to City Council in ordinance form the selling of Municipal Parking Lot# 2 for $60, 000 to Ryan Crombie. ( Pending Research).

11) Adjournment:

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