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City of Rockford City Council met Nov. 2.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

The following represents, in general, the chronological order of proceedings at the City Council/Committee Meetings: Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Public Speaking and City Council/Committee Agendas.

Meeting held in-person and via Webex. Meeting live streamed on Channel 17 and via this link: http://rockfordcityil.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx. Public speaking is taking place at City Hall.

Items appearing on the City Council Standing Committee Agendas for today's date may receive a vote at committee and come before the City Council meeting tonight held after the committee meeting. Final vote may be taken on said items at the City Council meeting.

I. CALL TO ORDER

A. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

B. Roll Call

C. Acceptance of the Journal

1. Journal of Proceedings for the Special City Council meeting held on September 28, 2020.

2. Journal of Proceedings for the City Council meeting held on October 5, 2020.

II. PROCLAMATIONS

III. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

A. Planning and Development Committee

1. Memorandum from Deb Dorsey, Housing and Program Manager, regarding the acceptance of additional allocation of Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG-CV) Grant Funding. Referred to Planning and Development Committee.

2. Memorandum from Karl Franzen, Community and Economic Development Director, regarding an Economic Incentive Agreement with 2018DT Sandy Hollow LLC. Referred to Planning and Development Committee.

3. Memorandum from Karl Franzen, Community and Economic Development Director, regarding a Tax Increment Finance Development Agreement for 227 N. Wyman. Referred to Planning and Development Committee.

Code and Regulation Committee

1. Memorandum from Robert Wilhelmi, Brownfields Redevelopment Specialist, regarding proposed revisions to the City of Rockford's Solid Waste Ordinance and the addition of Nuisance Ordinances related to brownfields prevention. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

2. Memorandum from Lafakeria Vaughn, Assistant City Attorney, regarding proposed amendments to the City of Rockford Liquor Ordinance - Chapter 3, Articles I and III. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

3. Traffic Commission Agenda for the meeting to be held on November 12, 2020 and Minutes from that meeting for consideration at the Code and Regulation Committee meeting on November 23, 2020. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

4. Memorandum from Lafakeria Vaughn, Assistant City Attorney, regarding the 2020-2021 Contract between the City of Rockford and the Winnebago County Health Department for a Tobacco Enforcement Program to conduct compliance monitoring checks. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

5. Memorandum from Scott Capovilla, Planning and Zoning Manager, regarding Plat No. 3 of Perryville Promenade Subdivision. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

6. Memorandum from Scott Capovilla, Planning and Zoning Manager, regarding a PUD and Tentative Plat of OSF St. Anthony Subdivision. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

7. Memorandum from Scott Capovilla, Planning and Zoning Manager, regarding the Plat of W. A. Whitney Subdivision. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. Bid(s) opening for the city-owned property located at 7301 Auburn Street, Rockford, Illinois. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

2. Memorandum from Kyle Saunders, Public Works Director, regarding a City-State-Railroad Agreement for the Auburn Street Corridor Study. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

3. Memorandum from Karl Franzen, Community and Economic Development Director, regarding the acceptance of the Local CURE's Economic Support Payments Grant Program. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

IV. PUBLIC SPEAKERS

1. John Tac Brantley

V. NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Planning and Development Committee

B. Code and Regulation Committee

1. Committee recommends approval of the request for permission to place for sale a city-owned parcel located at 410 North 4th Street (PIN No. 11- 23-456-015) pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/11-76-1. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

2. Committee recommends approval of the request to vacate a paper alley adjacent to 2605 9th Street to Capital Web Systems Inc. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

3. Committee recommends approval of the request to vacate a portion of Harding Road (Dead End), adjacent to 1015 Harding Road to Prestige Leasing and Investments. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

4. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission's approval to repeal the 2-hour parking restriction on the west side of Court Street from Green Street to Cedar Street. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

5. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission's approval for traffic on Clinton Street to be required to yield prior to entering the intersection of Brown Avenue. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

6. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission's approval to repeal the 20 mph School Zone Speed Limit on 11th Street from frontage 3020 11th Street to St. Edward’s School. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

7. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission's approval for traffic on Rome Avenue to be required to stop prior to entering the intersection of Greenwood Avenue, thus repealing the existing 2-way yield on Greenwood Avenue at Rome Avenue. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

8. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission's approval to establish a “No Parking Any Time” restriction on the east side of East Gate Parkway from Broadway to Colorado Avenue. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

9. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals' approval for a Special Use Permit for outdoor storage of U-Haul truck rentals in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District at 4850 North Main Street (Peter Nora/U-STOR-IT/Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

10. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals' approval for a Special Use Permit for an auto dealership in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 5643 East State Street (Kamal Abedrabbo/Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

11. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals' approval of a Modification of an existing Special Use Permit to increase the number of passenger vehicles for sale from the maximum allowed eight (8) to sixteen (16) in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 2707 Auburn Street (John Powell/Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

12. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals' approval for a Special Use Permit for a drive-thru in conjunction with a restaurant in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 3402 North Main Street (Steven Kolber for Patvak Investment WC/Dunkin Donuts/Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

13. Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board's approval for the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a convenience store in a C-4, Urban Mixed Use Zoning District at 1006 Charles Street (Walid Jarwsh/Midtown 1 Stop Shop LLC, dba Midtown 1 Stop Shop/Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

14. 1201 Broadway

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the Sale of Liquor by the Drink in conjunction with a restaurant, bar and video gaming in a C-4, Urban Mixed Use Zoning District at 1201 Broadway (Blackprint Enterprises, LLC dba Xsquisites Bar & Grill/Applicants).

Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

15. 505-507 East State Street

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for:

a. The Sale of Liquor by the Drink in conjunction with a restaurant, and bar; and

b. The Sale of Liquor by the Drink in conjunction with an outdoor smoking area in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 505- 507 East State Street (Julie Kylesa Rankin dba J & K’s Lounge/Applicant).

Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

16. Request for Modification of an existing Liquor License to add one (1) additional Video Gaming Terminal at North Main Bar Inc., dba North Main Bar – 1428 North Main Street. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. Committee recommends approval of the vouchers in the amount of $5,865,997.25 as approved at the Finance and Personnel Committee meeting held on October 26, 2020.

2. Committee recommends approval of the proposed sale of city-owned property located at 1123 7th Street (PIN: 11-26-477-003) to Ricky L. Davis in the amount of $3,000.00. The buyer is planning on refurbishing the home and selling it. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

3. Committee recommends approval of an Agreement between the City of Rockford and Edward Rose and Associates, LLC for the placement of necessary equipment for the use of cameras at 5055 Linden Road - Beacon Hill. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

4. Committee recommends approval of an Agreement between the City of Rockford and Occidental Development, LLC for the necessary placement of equipment for cameras at 4801 Linden Road - Great Oaks. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

5. Committee recommends approval of the 2020 Proposed Property Tax Levy Ordinance prepared by the Finance Director and accepted in the amount of $55,568,892.00 for the levies in the Corporate, Police Protection, Police Pension, School Crossing Guards, Fire Protection, Fire Pension, Street and Bridge, Judgments, Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Public Library, Public Library Maintenance of Buildings, Illinois Municipal Retirement, Unemployment Compensation, Worker's Compensation, and Auditing Funds. The final City levy amount will be approximately $47,164,495.00. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

6. Committee recommends approval of the 2021 Fee Schedule. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

7. Approval of the 2020 Tax Levy for Street and Bridge Purposes from.06% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue of all taxable property in the City of Rockford to.10% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue of all taxable property in the City of Rockford.

8. Approval of the 2020 Property Tax Abatements. For 2020, the debt service levy is $12,170,578.00 and will be abated in its entirety.

9. An ordinance authorizing the City of Rockford, Winnebago and Ogle Counties, Illinois, to consent to certain modifications to the City's Multifamily Housing Revenue Bond, Series 2004 (Terrace Apartments Project) and execute certain Agreements, Certificates, Amendments and instruments required in connection therewith.

VI. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

A. Planning and Development Committee

1. Committee recommends approval to apply for and accept 2021 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Funding in the Amount of $1,015,293.00.

B. Code and Regulation Committee

1. Committee recommends approval of the 2021 City Council and Committee Calendar.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. Committee recommends the Award of Bid: 607 Walnut Street Fire Clean- Up to Northern Illinois Service, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $231,825.00. The funding source is Sanitation Funds.

2. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: Well 13 and Well 31 HMO Room Buildout to Larson & Larson Builders Inc., of Loves Park, Illinois in the amount of $438,500.00. The project is estimated to be completed March 26, 2021. The funding source is Water Replacement Improvement Account (WRIA).

3. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: East State Street Water Main Relocation to N-TRAK Group, of Loves Park, Illinois in the amount of $945,670.50. The project is estimated to be completed by May 28, 2021. The funding source is Water Replacement Improvement Account (WRIA).

4. Committee recommends approval of the Acceptance of Administration of Children and Families, Office of Head Start Supplemental COLA and Quality Improvement Grant Award.

5. Committee recommends approval of the Award of RFP: Camera Expansion Program to Montel Technologies LLC, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $247,970.00. The funding source is Police Department Operating Budget.

6. Committee recommends approval of the proposed Resolution to Rebate Fifty Percent (50%) of Liquor License fee for bars and restaurants as a Business Assistance Program for those bars and restaurants with a liquor license for the sale of liquor by the drink including beer and wine by the drink.

7. Committee recommends approval of the proposed Cannabis Fund Resolution - creating a Cannabis Fund utilizing the 3% local tax on cannabis sales for the purpose of funding programs for economic and business development; education; youth programming; job training; health; or other financial assistance to individuals, businesses, and communities within the City of Rockford that have been disproportionately impacted by cannabis-related laws.

8. Committee recommends approval of the Agreement between the City of Rockford and Rosecrance for the Co-Responder Program.

9. Award of Bid: Central Garage Main Drain Replacement/Repair to Dale's Plumbing Inc., of Pecatonica, Illinois in the amount of $41,797.10. The funding source is the Property Fund Operating Budget.

VII. NEW BUSINESS (ORDINANCES)

A. Planning and Development Committee

B. Code and Regulation Committee

1. An ordinance approving the request for permission to place for sale a city- owned parcel located at 410 North 4th Street.

2. An ordinance approving the request to vacate a paper alley adjacent to 2605 9th Street to Capital Web Systems Inc.

3. An ordinance approving the request to vacate a portion of Harding Road (Dead End), adjacent to 1015 Harding Road to Prestige Leasing and Investments.

4. An ordinance approving to repeal the 2-hour parking restriction on the west side of Court Street from Green Street to Cedar Street.

5. An ordinance approving for traffic on Clinton Street to be required to yield prior to entering the intersection of Brown Avenue.

6. An ordinance approving to repeal the 20 mph School Zone Speed Limit on 11th Street from frontage/3020 11th Street to St. Edward’s School.

7. An ordinance approving for traffic on Rome Avenue to be required to stop prior to entering the intersection of Greenwood Avenue, thus repealing the existing 2-way yield on Greenwood Avenue at Rome Avenue.

8. An ordinance establishing a “No Parking Any Time” restriction on the east side of East Gate Parkway from Broadway to Colorado Avenue.

9. An ordinance approving for a Special Use Permit for outdoor storage of U-Haul truck rentals in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District at 4850 North Main Street (Peter Nora/U-STOR-IT/Applicant).

10. An ordinance approving a Special Use Permit for an auto dealership in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 5643 East State Street (Kamal Abedrabbo/Applicant).

11. An ordinance approving a Modification of an existing Special Use Permit to increase the number of passenger vehicles for sale from the maximum allowed eight (8) to sixteen (16) in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 2707 Auburn Street (John Powell/Applicant).

12. An ordinance approving a Special Use Permit for a drive-thru in conjunction with a restaurant in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 3402 North Main Street (Steven Kolber for Patvak Investment WC/Dunkin Donuts/Applicant).

13. An ordinance approving the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a convenience store in a C-4, Urban Mixed Use Zoning District at 1006 Charles Street (Walid Jarwsh/Midtown 1 Stop Shop LLC, dba Midtown 1 Stop Shop/Applicant).

14. An ordinance approving the Sale of Liquor by the Drink in conjunction with a restaurant, bar and video gaming in a C-4, Urban Mixed Use Zoning District at 1201 Broadway (Blackprint Enterprises, LLC dba Xsquisites Bar & Grill/Applicants).

15. An ordinance approving the Sale of Liquor by the Drink in conjunction with a restaurant, and bar; and the Sale of Liquor by the Drink in conjunction with an outdoor smoking area in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 505-507 East State Street (Julie Kylesa Rankin dba J & K’s Lounge/Applicant).

16. An ordinance approving the Modification of an existing Liquor License to add one (1) additional Video Gaming Terminal at North Main Bar Inc., dba North Main Bar – 1428 North Main Street.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee

1. An ordinance approving the sale of city-owned property located at 1123 7th Street (PIN: 11-26-477-003) to Ricky L. Davis in the amount of $3,000.00.

2. An ordinance approving an Agreement between the City of Rockford and Edward Rose and Associates, LLC for the placement of necessary equipment for the use of cameras at 5055 Linden Rd. - Beacon Hill.

3. An ordinance approving an Agreement between the City of Rockford and Occidental Development, LLC for the necessary placement of equipment for cameras at 4801 Linden Rd. - Great Oaks.

4. An ordinance approving the 2020 Proposed Property Tax Levy Ordinance prepared by the Finance Director and accepted in the amount of $55,568,892.00 for the levies in the Corporate, Police Protection, Police Pension, School Crossing Guards, Fire Protection, Fire Pension, Street and Bridge, Judgments, Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Public Library, Public Library Maintenance of Buildings, Illinois Municipal Retirement, Unemployment Compensation, Worker's Compensation, and Auditing Funds. The final City levy amount will be approximately $47,164,495.00.

5. An ordinance approving the 2021 Fee Schedule.

6. An ordinance approving the 2020 Tax Levy for Street and Bridge Purposes from.06% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue of all taxable property in the City of Rockford to.10% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue of all taxable property in the City of Rockford.

7. An ordinance approving the 2020 Property Tax Abatements. For 2020, the debt service levy is $12,170,578.00 and will be abated in its entirety.

8. An ordinance authorizing the City of Rockford, Winnebago and Ogle Counties, Illinois, to consent to certain modifications to the City's Multifamily Housing Revenue Bond, Series 2004 (Terrace Apartments Project) and execute certain Agreements, Certificates, Amendments and instruments required in connection therewith. (SUSPEND RULE 15)

VIII. OFFICERS REPORTS

IX. CLOSED SESSION

A. Motion to Convene into Closed Session in order to discuss Labor Negotiation matters.

X. ADJOURNMENT

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