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City of Rockford Code & Regulation Committee met Sept. 14.

Here is the minutes provided by the committee:

I. CALL TO ORDER

Attendee Name	Organization	Title	Status	Arrived
Ann Thompson-Kelly	City of Rockford	Alderman	Remote
Franklin C. Beach	City of Rockford	Alderman	Absent
Joseph Chiarelli	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Karen Hoffman	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Tuffy Quinonez	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present

II. COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. 3831 Auburn Street

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the Sale of Packaged Beer and Wine in conjunction with a grocery store/retail store in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 3831 Auburn Street (Charles Youngstrom/Aldi Inc. dba Aldi/Applicant)

Chairman Chiarelli announced that Ald. Thompson-Kelly requested that this item be held out. She would like to have an opportunity to continue discussions with the applicant.

RESULT: HELD OUT Next: 9/28/2020 5:30 PM

III. RESOLUTIONS

1. Low Speed Autocross

This event is for low speed autocross drivers that want to learn car control in a course set with traffic cones. The event is scheduled for Sunday, October 4, 2020 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event will be held at the old Magna parking lot located at 3915 East State Street

Martin Bloom, Project Manager for Permits and Special Events for the City of Rockford explained that the event organizer expects approximately forty-five (45) participants. Permission for use of the City Lot, and an electrical permit have been requested. There will be an electrical inspection on the day of the event. All costs will be paid by the event organizer.

Mr. Bloom noted that due to neighborhood concerns from the first event, the Alderman of the Ward and City staff worked with the event organizer to ensure the following criteria were considered and met:

· Any test runs during event set up will be done with a quiet vehicle prior to the 9:00 a.m. start time

· Notifications will be made to the residents of the neighborhoods to the south of the location, by posting flyers and inviting residents to participate if they wish.

· Timed runs will not begin until after 9:00 a.m.

· Failure to comply with these criteria may result in the event permit being pulled, and no future consideration for this event in this particular location

There was no discussion.

With no further business before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned.

RESULT: APPROVED BY COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Tuffy Quinonez, Alderman

SECONDER: Ann Thompson-Kelly, Alderman

AYES: Ann Thompson-Kelly, Joseph Chiarelli, Karen Hoffman, Tuffy Quinonez

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