City of Rockford Finance & Personnel Committee met July 6.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
I. CALL TO ORDER
| Attendee Name | Organization | Title | Status | Arrived |
| Kevin Frost | City of Rockford | Alderman | Present | |
| Venita Hervey | City of Rockford | Alderman | Present | |
| Karen Hoffman | City of Rockford | Alderman | Present | |
| Tony Gasparini | City of Rockford | Alderman | Present | |
| Ginger Hanley | City of Rockford | Alderman | Present |
Alderman Hervey attended the meeting via teleconference.
Mayor McNamara
Council members: T. Durkee, C. Tuneberg, A. Thompson-Kelly, B. Rose, F. Beach, T. Quinonez, L. McNeely, J. Chiarelli
Staff: T. Cagnoni, C. Hagerty, K. Saunders, K. Franzen, Police Chief D. O'Shea, Fire Chief D. Bergsten, N. Meyer, S. Hunter, A. Parham, G. Trommels, C. Bailey, M. Johnson
Interested Parties and Media
Invocation
The invocation was led by Chaplain Kenneth Hendley from Free Will Baptist Church.
Pledge of Allegiance
Public Participation
1. John Tac Brantley recited scripture and spoke about the death of George Floyd and racism within our community.
2. John Hassett spoke about passage of the sixth VGT for licensed locations and the effects of COVID-19 on the restaurants and bars.
II. RESOLUTIONS
A. 2020-135-R - Award of Bid: City-Wide Street Repairs Group No. 3 to T.C.I. Concrete, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $1,641,161.67. The estimated completion date for the project is October 2020. The funding source is Sales Tax.
RESULT: APPROVED BY COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 7/6/2020 5:35 PM
MOVER: Tony Gasparini, Alderman
SECONDER: Venita Hervey, Alderman
AYES: Frost, Hervey, Hoffman, Gasparini, Hanley
B. 2020-136-R - Award of Bid: City-Wide Street Repairs Group No. 4 - 2020 (Alleys) to Norwest Construction, of South Beloit, Illinois in the amount of $496,641.83. The estimated completion date for the project is September 2020. The funding source is Sales Tax.
RESULT: APPROVED BY COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 7/6/2020 5:35 PM
MOVER: Tony Gasparini, Alderman
SECONDER: Venita Hervey, Alderman
AYES: Frost, Hervey, Hoffman, Gasparini, Hanley
C. 2020-137-R - Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Six (6) Mobile Data Terminals to CDS Office Technologies, of Itasca, Illinois in the amount of $26,178.00. The funding source is Fire Department Operating Budget.
RESULT: APPROVED BY COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 7/6/2020 5:35 PM
MOVER: Tony Gasparini, Alderman
SECONDER: Venita Hervey, Alderman
AYES: Frost, Hervey, Hoffman, Gasparini, Hanley
III. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was closed at 5:59 PM
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