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City of Rockford City Council met Feb. 3.

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 City Council meeting held on January 21, 2020.

II. PROCLAMATIONS

1. Proclamation proclaiming the week of February 2, 2020 to be "NATIONAL BURN AWARENESS WEEK" in Rockford, Illinois.

III. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

A. Planning and Development Committee

1. Memorandum from Lafakeria Vaughn, Assistant City Attorney, regarding the renewal of a License Agreement between Zion Development Corporation and the City of Rockford for the use of 908 8th Avenue as a Strong House. Referred to Planning and Development Committee.

B. Code and Regulation Committee

1. Memorandum from Lafakeria Vaughn, Assistant City Attorney, regarding the approval of a resolution to intervene on the 2018 Property Tax Appeal Case for Rock River Tower, located at 913 N. Main Street (PIN: 11-23- 206-011). Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

2. Memorandum from Martin Bloom, Project Manager-Permits and Special Events regarding the upcoming special events which include the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Meltfest and Midsommar Festival. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

3. Memorandum from Lafakeria Vaughn, Assistant City Attorney, regarding the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Rockford and the Board of Library Trustees of the City of Rockford ("Library") for cooperation on certain improvements for Lot 3 of the Rockford Public Library Planned Unit Development. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. Memorandum from Kyle Saunders, Director of Public Works, regarding the City-State Agreement for US Business 20 (West State Street) from Meridian Road to Springfield Avenue. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

2. Memorandum from Kyle Saunders, Director of Public Works, regarding a City-State Agreement for US Business 20 (East State Street) from Buckley Drive to Shaw Road. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

IV. PUBLIC SPEAKERS

A. Prophet Yusef

B. John Tac Brantley

V. NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Planning and Development Committee

1. Committee recommends approval of the 2020-2024 Five Year Consolidated Plan, 2020 Annual Action Plan, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, and Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Program and Emergency Solutions Grants programs) The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

B. Code and Regulation Committee

1. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission's approval to establish a “No Parking Any Time” restriction on the west side of Sage Drive from Christy Circle to 150 feet to the north of Christy Circle. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

2. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission's approval to repeal the “No Parking Any Time” except Paratransit restriction on the east side of Woodlawn Avenue from 75 feet south of Ashland Avenue to 95 feet south of Ashland Avenue. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

3. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission's approval to establish a “Bus Parking Only” restriction on the south side of Harney Court from 325 feet west of Hawthorne Avenue to 195 feet west of Hawthorne Avenue. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

4. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission's approval to establish a 20 mph School Speed Limit restriction on Harney Court from Fairview Avenue to Hawthorne Avenue. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

5. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission's recommendation for No Action on the request to establish traffic control at the intersection of Pioneer Drive and Winthrop Avenue.

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

a. Variation to reduce the required 20 feet front yard setback for a parking lot to 10.5 feet along Ware Avenue

b. Variation to reduce the required 20 feet wide frontage landscaping to 10.5 feet wide along Ware Avenue

c. Variation to reduce the required frontage landscaping units and shade trees

d. Variation to reduce the required shade trees from 31 to 14 and;

e. Variation to reduce the required interior landscaping in a C-2,

Limited Commercial Zoning District at 551, 501, and 455 Ware Avenue (ARC Design Resources Inc.,/Applicants). Subject to conditions and amended findings in fact. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

7. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals' approval for a Modification of Special Use Permit#003-16 to allow for an asphalt/concrete batch plant in an I-2, General Industrial Zoning District at 349 Quaker Road (N-Trak Group LLC/applicants) Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

8. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals' approval for a Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development consisting of a community center, site, parking, and landscaping plans with deviations from the regulations in an R-1, Single-Family Residential and R-2, Two- Family Residential Zoning Districts at 615 and 625 Adams Street and 1347, 1357, and 13xx Rural Street (John Guth for Ken-Rock Community Center/Applicants). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. Committee recommends approval of the Vouchers in the amount of $6,696,035.87, as approved at the Finance and Personnel Committee meeting on January 27, 2020.

2. Committee recommends approval of the Roadway Development Agreement between the City of Rockford and Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. for the property located at 4628 South Main Street and 3xx U.S. 20 Bypass Highway. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

D. Legislative Lobbying

VI. OFFICERS REPORTS

VII. APPOINTMENTS LAID OVER

1. Appointment of Jeremiah P. Griffin to the Community Action Agency Board to fill a vacant Client Sector Position and will serve a three-year term. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after March 3, 2020.)

VIII. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

A. Planning and Development Committee

1. Authorization to Adopt the Updated Winnebago County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

B. Code and Regulation Committee

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: One (1) Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicle to Currie Motors Fleet, of Forest Park, Illinois in the amount of $35,020.00. The funding source is Private Fundraising. 

2. Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Five (5) Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedans to Roesch Ford Commercial Truck Center, of Bensenville, Illinois through the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative in the amount of $18,853.00 each for a total cost of $94,265.00. The funding source is Capital Lease Fund.

3. Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Twenty-four (24) Police Vehicles to Currie Motors Fleet, of Forest Park, Illinois in the amount of $749,436.00 for Ford Transit Vans, Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles, and Ford Escapes through the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative. The funding source is Capital Lease Fund.

4. Reject RFP/Solicit RFP: Property Inspection Services. The proposal received was higher than estimated amounts budgeted for this service. Staff recommends rejecting the proposal received and soliciting new proposals. The funding source is Construction Services Operating Budget. 

5. Award of RFP: Collection Services to Rockford Mercantile Agency, of Rockford, Illinois for a contract amount of 18% of collections. The contract duration is 1 year with 4 possible 1-year extensions. The funding source is Finance Department Operating Budget. 

6. Resolution for Improvement under the Illinois Highway Code for Preliminary Engineering Services for 15th Avenue Bridge Replacement over the Rock River in the amount of $1,000,000.00. The funding source is Motor Fuel Tax Funds. 

7. Award of RFP: 15th Avenue Bridge Replacement to Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, of Rockford, Illinois for a contract amount of $586,410.07. The contract duration is 2020-2021. The funding source is Motor Fuel Tax (MFT). 

8. Award of Engineering Agreement: 9th Street Reconstruction to Hanson Professional Services Inc., of Rockford, Illinois for a contract amount of $170,267.00. The funding source is Sales Tax.

IX. NEW BUSINESS (ORDINANCES)

A. Planning and Development Committee

1. An ordinance approving the 2020-2024 Five Year Consolidated Plan, 2020 Action Plan, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice and Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Program and Emergency Solutions Grants Programs).

B. Code and Regulation Committee

1. An ordinance establishing a “No Parking Any Time” restriction on the west side of Sage Drive from Christy Circle to 150 feet to the north of Christy Circle.

2. An ordinance repealing the "No Parking Any Time" except Paratransit restriction on the ease side of Woodlawn Avenue from 75 feet south of Ashland Avenue to 95 feet south of Ashland Avenue. 3. An ordinance establishing a "Bus Parking Only" restriction on the south

side of Harney Court from 3245 feet west of Hawthorne Avenue to 195 feet west of Hawthorne Avenue.

4. An ordinance establishing a 20 mph School Speed Limit restriction on Harney Court from Fairview Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue.

5. An ordinance approving a:

a. Variation to reduce the required 20 feet front yard setback for a parking lot to 10.5 feet along Ware Avenue 

b. Variation to reduce the required 20 feet wide frontage landscaping to 10.5 feet wide along Ware Avenue 

c. Variation to reduce the required frontage landscaping units and shade trees 

d. Variation to reduce the required shade trees from 31 to 14 and; 

e. Variation to reduce the required interior landscaping in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 551, 501, and 455 Ware Avenue (ARC Design Resources Inc.,/Applicants). 

6. An ordinance approving a Modification of Special Use Permit#003-16 to allow for an asphalt/concrete batch plain in an I-2, General Industrial Zoning District at 349 Quaker Road (N-Trak Group LLC/Applicants).

7. An ordinance approving a Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development consisting of a community center, site, parking, and landscaping plans with deviations from the regulations in an R-1, Single- Family Residential and R-2, Two- Family Residential Zoning Districts at 615 and 625 Adams Street and 1347, 1357, and 13xx Rural Street (John Guth for Ken-Rock Community Center/Applicants).

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. An ordinance approving the Roadway Development Agreement between the City of Rockford and Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. for the property located at 4628 Main Street and 3xx U.S. 20 Bypass Highway.

X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ORDINANCES LAID OVER

A. Legislative Lobbying Committee

1. An ordinance approving the renewal of the Professional Services Contract with McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC for the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per month for 2020 Lobbying Services. (SUSPEND RULE 15)

XI. CLOSED SESSION

A. Motion to Convene into Closed Session in order to discuss Pending Litigation Matters

XII. ADJOURNMENT

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