Rockford Sun

City of Rockford Finance & Personnel Committee met May 11.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INFORMATION ONLY

A. CARES Act Ambulance Funding. The City received $143,590.78 in CARES Act funding in early April, intended to supplement lost revenue and additional costs associated with our COVID-19 response.

III. RESOLUTIONS

A. Award of Bid: Christina Street Reconstruction to Northern Illinois Service Company, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $397,847.22. The estimated completion date is August 18, 2020. The funding source is Sales Tax.

B. Award of Bid: Demolition of 116-120 S. 2nd Street A.K.A. City Body Shop to N- TRAK Group, of Loves Park, Illinois in the amount of $35,893.00. The contract duration is 45 days. The funding source is Property Fund.

C. Award of Non-Competitive Contract: Submersible Pump Services to Layne Christensen Company, of Aurora, Illinois for an estimated annual contract value of $500,000 based on unit pricing, (total contract value of $2,500,000.00). The contract duration is one (1) year with four (4) possible annual extensions. The funding source is Water Replacement Improvement Account (WRIA).

D. Rejection of Bids: Chestnut Street Bridge Multi-Use Path Modification. The City received three bids that were substantially over the engineer's estimate. City Staff recommends that all bids be rejected, and the project would undergo value engineering in order to reduce the overall cost of the project.

E. Police Department donation to Rockford Public School District 205. The Rockford Police Department intends to donate a retired Rockford Squad Car to Rockford Public School District 205 to be used for the Criminal Justice Pathway in the Public Service Academy Program. The decommissioned vehicle would otherwise be sent to auction with an estimated value of $1,000.

F. Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) - Single Family Rehabilitation Program Grant. The City of Rockford has requested and been awarded $520,000 in grant funding. This grant will give us the ability to replace roofs on approximately 30 single-family, owner-occupied homes (located within the City) over a period of two-years.

IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Vouchers in the amount of $4,170,458.11

B. Approval of Tax-Exempt Lease for one (1) Digger Derrick Pole Truck with PNC Equipment Finance LLC, of Columbus, Ohio for a lease rate of 2.510%. The annual lease payments will be $36,237.74 for a term of seven (7) years. The total amount financed is $253,664.18. The funding source is the Street Division Operating Budget.

C. Request for Release of the Demolition Lien on 432 Brooke Road, Rockford, IL (PIN: 15-02-326-015), to facilitate the transfer of the property from the Winnebago County Trustee to Rock River Water Reclamation District.

D. Addendum to Intergovernmental Agreement with Rockford Area Venue and Entertainment Authority (RAVE). RAVE requests an addendum to our operating Intergovernmental Agreement to allow for short term borrowing, necessary due to COVID-19 related closures.

E. Authorization to execute the application for Human Services Department's request for (1) $86,725 Head Start COLA funds; (2) $44,582 Early Head Start COLA funds; (3) $11,577 Early Head Start Partnership COLA funds; (4) $142,044 Head Start Quality Improvement funds; (5) $53,436 Early Head Start Quality Improvement funds; and (6) $35,000 in Early Head Start Partnership Quality Improvement funds to be used to offset increased operating costs of the program.

V. ADJOURNMENT

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