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City of Rockford City Council met Aug. 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

I. CALL TO ORDER

A. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

B. Roll Call

C. Acceptance of the Journal

1. Journal of Proceedings for the Special City Council meeting held on July 22, 2019.

2. Journal of Proceedings for the Special City Council meeting held on July 29, 2019.

3. Journal of Proceedings for the Strategic Planning Session held on July 29, 2019.

4. Journal of Proceedings for the City Council meeting held on August 5, 2019.

II. PROCLAMATIONS

III. PRESENTATIONS

1. 2019 Actuary Presentation

IV. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

A. Planning and Development Committee

1. Memorandum from Lafakeria Vaughn, Assistant City Attorney, regarding Region 1 Planning Council's (RPC) update of Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Referred to Planning and Development Committee.

B. Code and Regulation Committee

1. Zoning Board of Appeals' Agenda for the meeting to be held on August 20, 2019 and Minutes from that meeting for consideration at the Code and Regulation Committee meeting on August 26, 2019. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

2. Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board's Agenda for the meeting to be held on August 20, 2019 and Minutes from that meeting for consideration at the Code and Regulation Committee meeting on August 26, 2019. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. Memorandum from Mike Hakanson, Land Transaction Officer, regarding the proposed trade of 11XX Railroad Avenue. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

V. PUBLIC SPEAKERS

1. Denzil Wynter

2. Prophet Yusef

3. John Tac Brantley

VI. NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Planning and Development Committee

1. Committee recommends approval of the Human Services Department and Community and Economic Development Department's request for the City to establish a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. Establishing a 501(c)(3) organization serves as the initial step to create a program in which the City would serve as a sponsor of a non- profit Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) for the purpose of developing affordable housing and reducing homelessness.

The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

B. Code and Regulation Committee

1. Committee recommends approval of the Right-of-Way Vacation for 717 John Street and 706 Salem Street. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

Request to vacate a narrow grassy strip of land that is platted as right-of- way between 717 John Street and 706 Salem Street. A total of.15 acres or 6,352 square feet. It runs between parcels owned by two separate homeowners to the west and six separate homeowners to the east. All of the homeowners have agreed to the vacation request.

The recommended current market value of the strip of land is $400.00.

2. Committee recommends approval for the authority to list the city-owned property located at 413 Ford Street for sale. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

3. Committee recommends approval of the Honorary Street Name Change on South Madison Street from East State Street to Walnut Street to Maffioli Avenue in honor of Louie Maffioli, fourth generation of the first Italian family in Rockford, President and CEO of Wilson Electric Company, serving a total of forty-six (46) years in the electrical industry. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

4. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals' approval for a:

a. Special Use Permit for outside storage area for landscape and building materials on a gravel surface; and

b. Variation to increase the maximum height allowed in the front yard from four (4) feet to six (6) feet for a sight obscuring fence along 10th Avenue and Parmele Street in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District at 1430 10th Avenue (Andrew Benson dba Benson Stone/Applicant).

Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

5. Committee recommends reversing the Zoning Board of Appeals' approval for a Variation to increase the maximum number of allowed walls signs above the ground floor of the structure from two (2) to three (3) in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District at 4949 Harrison Avenue (Bob Baker/Image Signs/Applicants).

6. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals' approval for a Variation to reduce the required front yard setback from 30 feet to 27 feet along Rowntree Lane for a 12 feet wide garage addition to the west side of the attached garage in a R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 1769 Red Oak Lane (Bradley Morton/Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

7. Committee recommends approval of the proposed amendments to the ICC Code Sections. This request by the Construction and Development Division is to amend codes to comply with the Mechanical Review Board recommendations. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. Committee recommends approval of the vouchers in the amount of $8,610,622.38 as approved at the Finance and Personnel Committee meeting on August 12, 2019.

2. Committee recommends approval of the rejection of bid in the amount of $575.00 received from Timothy and Beverly Davis for the property located at 4XX Short Horsman Street. The City published the property for sale in the local newspaper with a minimum bid of $8,212.00. City staff recommended to reject the offer. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

3. Committee recommends approval of the proposed sale of a city-owned vacant lot located at 1116 24th Street to Marino Realty in the amount of $7,200.00. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

VII. OFFICERS REPORTS

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS COMMITTEE REPORTS LAID OVER

A. Planning and Development Committee

B. Code and Regulation Committee

1. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission's recommendation of “No Action” on the request to establish a yield or 2- way stop sign at the intersection of Marvin Street and Green Street. (LAID OVER on August 5, 2019)

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

IX. APPOINTMENTS LAID OVER

1. Appointment of Tara Williams to the Community Action Board for a three-year term. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after September 4, 2019.)

X. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

A. Planning and Development Committee

B. Code and Regulation Committee

1. Screw City Beer Festival

Scheduled for September 9, 2019 from Noon to 5:30 p.m. The event will take place at 324 North Madison Street (parking lot of Riverview Ice House and Trolley Car 36).

2. Greek Fest 2019

Scheduled for September 7, 2019 from Noon to 11:30 p.m. and September 8, 2019 from Noon to 9:00 p.m. The event will take place at Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church located at 108 North 5th Street.

3. Tamale Fest IV

Scheduled for September 14, 2019 from Noon to 10:00 p.m. The event will take place at Don Carter Lanes, 4007 East State Street (in the parking lot).

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. Award of Bid: Network Cabling Services to Chicago Voice and Data Authority, of Chicago, Illinois, Communication Connections Inc., of Rockford, Illinois, Renaissance Communication Systems Inc., of Franklin Park, Illinois, and Kelso Burnett Co., of Rockford, Illinois for an estimated contract value of $30,000.00, based on unit pricing listed on the bid tabulation. The contract duration is one (1) year with one (1) possible annual extension. The funding source is IT Operating Budget.

2. Award of Bid: City-Wide Sidewalk & ADA Repairs Package #1 - 2019 to Stenstrom Excavation, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $87,383.50. The funding source is Sales Tax.

3. Award of Bid: City-Wide Sidewalk & ADA Repairs Package #2 - 2019 to Stenstrom Excavation, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $73,903.60. The funding source is Sales Tax.

4. Award of Bid: 3rd Street Bridge over 6th Street Deck Repairs to Civil Constructors Inc., of Freeport, Illinois in the amount of $209,340.16. The completion date is November 2019. The funding source is Sales Tax.

5. Award of Engineering Agreement: 3rd Street Bridge over 6th Street Deck Repairs to HR Green Inc., of McHenry, Illinois in the amount of $49,406.51. The funding source is Sales Tax. The completion date is November 2019.

6. Award of Engineering Agreement: Police Evidence Facility Site Design to Willett, Hofmann and Associates, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $31,843.76. The contract duration is October 2019. The funding source is Bond Proceeds.

7. Award of Professional Services Agreement: Police Evidence Facility Building Architectural Services to Hagney Architects, LLC, of Rockford, Illinois for 6.5% of total building construction (estimated at $326,560.00). The funding source is Bond Proceeds.

8. Change Order No. 1: City-Wide Street Repairs Group No. 2 - 2019 (Residential) to William Charles Construction, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $293,204.79 for an amended contract amount of $2,106,450.18. The additional work includes resurfacing, shoulder reconstruction, and drainage repairs. The original contract amount was $1,813,245.39. The funding source is Sales Tax.

9. Change Order No. 1: City-Wide Street Repairs Group No. 3 - 2019 (Concrete) to TCI Concrete, of Rockford, Illinois for an additional $164,438.00 for an amended contract amount of $1,554,470.27. The original contract amount was $1,390,032.27. The additional work includes resurfacing, curb and gutter repairs, sidewalk repairs, driveway approaches, and structural repairs as needed. The funding source is Sales Tax.

10. Award of Sole Source Contract: Police Portable Radios and Accessories to Motorola Solutions Inc., of Schaumburg, Illinois in the amount of $222,707.04. The funding source is 2017 JAG Byrne Grant ($108,813.00), 2018 JAG Byrne Grant ($110,598.00) and Police Operating Budget ($3,296.04).

11. Acceptance of the 2017 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant.

12. Resolution expressing official intent regarding certain capital expenditures to be reimbursed from proceeds of one or more obligations to be issued by the City of Rockford, Winnebago and Ogle Counties, Illinois

XI. NEW BUSINESS (ORDINANCES)

A. Planning and Development Committee

1. An ordinance approving the Human Services Department and Community and Economic Development Department's request for the City to establish a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. Establishing a 501(c)(3) organization serves as the initial step to create a program in which the City would serve as a sponsor of a non-profit Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) for the purpose of developing affordable housing and reducing homelessness.

B. Code and Regulation Committee

1. An ordinance approving the request to vacate a narrow grassy strip of land that is platted as right-of-way between 717 John Street and 706 Salem Street. A total of.15 acres or 6,352 square feet. It runs between parcels owned by two separate homeowners to the west and six separate homeowners to the east. The current market value of the strip of land is $400.00.

2. An ordinance approving authority to list the city-owned property located at 413 Ford Street for sale.

3. An ordinance approving the Honorary Street Name Change on South Madison Street from East State Street to Walnut Street to Maffioli Avenue in honor of Louie Maffioli.

4. An ordinance approving the Special Use Permit for outside storage area for landscape and building materials on a gravel surface and a Variation to increase the maximum height allowed in the front yard from four (4) feet to six (6) feet for a sight obscuring fence along 10th Avenue and Parmele Street in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District at 1430 10th Avenue (Andrew Benson dba Benson Stone/Applicant).

5. An ordinance approving a Variation to reduce the required front yard setback from 30 feet to 27 feet along Rowntree Lane for a 12 feet wide garage addition to the west side of the attached garage in a R-1, Single- Family Residential Zoning District at 1769 Red Oak Lane (Bradley Morton/Applicant).

6. An ordinance approving the amendments to the ICC Code Sections. This request by the Construction and Development Division is to amend codes to comply with the Mechanical Review Board recommendations.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. An ordinance approving the rejection of bid in the amount of $575.00 received from Timothy and Beverly Davis for the sale of property located at 4XX Short Horsman Street. The City published the property for sale in the local newspaper with a minimum bid of $8,212.00.

2. An ordinance approving the sale of a city-owned vacant lot located at 1116 24th Street to Marino Realty in the amount of $7,200.00.

XII. ADJOURNMENT

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