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City of Belvidere City Council met Dec. 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

Convened in the Council Chambers, 401 Whitney Blvd, Belvidere IL at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Chamberlain presiding.

(1) Roll Call:

(2) Pledge of Allegiance:

Invocation:

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

(4) Approval of Minutes:

(A) Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of the Belvidere City Council of

December 2, 2019; as presented.

(5) Public Hearing:

(A) Proposed Property Tax Levy Increase.

(6) Special Messages and Proclamations:

(7) Approval of Expenditures: 

General & Special Fund Expenditures: $1,871,813.52 

Water & Sewer Fund Expenditures: $644,063.65

(8) Committee Reports and Minutes of City Officers:

(A) Belvidere Police Department Overtime Report of November 20, 2019. 

(B) Monthly Report of Community Development Department/Planning Department for November 2019. 

(C) Monthly Report of Building Department Revenues, Residential Building Permits and Case Reports for November 2019. 

(D) Monthly General Fund Report for November 2019. 

(E) Monthly Water/Sewer Fund Report for November 2019. 

(F) Monthly Treasurer Report for November 2019. 

(G) Minutes of Planning and Zoning Commission of December 10, 2019.

(H) Minutes of Committee of the Whole – Building, Planning and Zoning and Public Works of December 9, 2019.

(9) Unfinished Business:

(A) Ord. #475H – 2'' Reading: An Ordinance Levying Taxes for all Corporate Purposes for the City of Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2019 and ending April 30, 2020.

(B) Ord. #476H -21° Reading: An Ordinance Making a Levy and Providing for a Special Service Area #2 Tax in the City of Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2019 and ending April 30, 2020.

(C) Ord. #477H - 210 Reading: An Ordinance Making a Levy and Providing for a Special Area #3 Tax in the City of Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2019 and ending April 30, 2020.

(D) Motion to approve city attorney drafting an ordinance for gas use tax and an agreement with NICOR to collect tax. Tabled October 7, 2019.

(E) Motion to direct City Attorney to draft an ordinance imposing a 3% tax on the sale of cannabis products and direct the City Attorney and City Planner to process a text amendment restricting cannabis dispensaries/sales to the general business and planned business districts as a special use and license growers of cannabis to an appropriate industrial zoning district. These ordinances will come to the full City Council in early 2020.

Tabled December 2, 2019

(10) New Business:

(A) Ord. #478H - 1$' Reading: An Ordinance Granting a Special Use to Allow Indoor Commercial Entertainment (Bar with Video Gaming) within the GB, General Business District (1500 North State Street).

(B) Ord. #479H – 1st Reading: An Ordinance Approving a Replat Titled GCZ Corner Subdivision.

(C) Ord. #480H – 15 Reading: An Ordinance Granting a Special Use to Amend a Planned Development within the PI, Planned Industrial District (1050 ECS Way).

Motions forwarded from Committee of the Whole - Building, Planning and Zoning and Public Works of December 9, 2019. Motions of Building, Planning and Zoning - Chairman Porter:

(A) Motion to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Northern Illinois Land Bank Authority and City of Belvidere.

Motions of Finance & Personnel Chairman Ratcliffe:

(A) Motion to waive Section 2-88 of the City of Belvidere Municipal Code as it relates to an appointment to fill the vacancy for Ward 2 Alderman.

(B) Appointment of Natalie Mulhall for Ward #2 Alderman.

(C) Swearing in of appointment to Ward 2, if approved.

(D) Motion to approve the appointment of Laurie Mann to the Ida Public Library Board of Trustees.

(E) Motion to approve a new telephone system (Telecomm) with the county at a purchase price not to exceed $29,161.02.

(11) Adjournment:

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