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City of Rockford Finance & Personnel Committee met May 26.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INFORMATION ONLY

A. Financial Discussion - April 2020

B. Head Start Governance - Review of documents May 2020

III. RESOLUTIONS

A. Award of Bid: Rental and Cleaning of Uniforms, Floor Mats and Shop Towels to Cintas Corporation, of Rockford, Illinois for an estimated annual amount of $47,500. The contract duration is One (1) year with four (4) one-year possible extensions. The funding source is Fire, Police, and Traffic Operating Budgets; and Water, Property, Garage and Human Services Fund Operating Budgets.

B. Award of Bid: 2020 Demolition Group 11 to Northern Illinois Service, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $81,326.00 for the demolition of the following properties: 619-625 Pope Street, 626 Pope Street 715 Kishwaukee Court, 835 Mattis Avenue, 922 Kishwaukee Street, 1026 Kishwaukee Street, 2616 Lapey Street, 2830 Hanson Street, 2905 Saner Avenue, and 3010 Lapey Street. The contract duration is 45 days. The funding source is Community Development Block Grant and Sanitation Funds.

C. Award of Bid: Lead Service Line Replacement Program Phase 2 to Stenstrom Excavating, of Rockford, Illinois for a not-to-exceed amount of $2,000,000 based on unit pricing as listed on the bid tabulation. The contract duration is one (1) year. The funding source is IEPA State Revolving Loan Fund.

D. Acceptance of Project Safe Neighborhood Violent Gang and Gun Reduction Program FY18, Northern District of Illinois grant subaward from the Region 1 Planning Council. This suabaward passes through Project Safe Neighborhood funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Administration. The grant award amount is $569,553.00 and does not require a cost match. The grant term is from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022.

E. Acceptance of U.S. Department of Justice FY 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Grant Award in the amount of $572,968.00. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is from January 20, 2020 to January 31, 2022.

IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Vouchers in the amount of $4,564,560.65

B. Request for Fine Reduction for 605 Whitman Street reducing the fine from $2,400.00 to $1,122.00.

C. Approval of update to the 2020 Fee Schedule for liquor license fees. The change for Class A would increase from $1,847 to $2,295.

D. Approval of update to 2020 Fee Schedule for proposed remote fire alarm fees. The charges per installation rate would increase from $263 to $300 and the service rate would increase from $134 quarterly to $65 monthly.

E. Intergovernmental Agreement between the State of Illinois and the City of Rockford for the lease of eleven (11) parking spaces at 302 South Main Street (Lot 11) for a five (5) year term.

F. Approval of AN ORDINANCE authorizing and providing for the issue of not to exceed $11,300,000 General Obligation Bonds (Sales Tax Alternate Revenue Source), of the City of Rockford, Winnebago and Ogle Counties, Illinois, for the purpose of paying amounts due by the City related to settlements of litigation against the City prescribing the details of said bonds, providing for the imposition of taxes to pay the same, and for the collection, segregation and application of certain sales tax receipts to pay said bonds and authorizing the sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof.

V. ADJOURNMENT

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