City of Rockford City Council met July 18.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll Call
II. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. Planning and Development Committee
B. Code and Regulation Committee
1. Memorandum from Scott Capovilla, Planning and Zoning Manager, regarding the Final Plat No. 1 of Four Rivers Bluff Subdivision. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.
C. Finance and Personnel Committee
III. NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Planning and Development Committee
B. Code and Regulation Committee
1. Request for Authorization to Place for Sale the city-owned parcel located at 417 S. Pierpont, Parcel No. 11-20-427-017. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.
2. Amendments to City of Rockford Code of Ordinance, Chapter 29, Article V (Towing Services). The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.
C. Finance and Personnel Committee
1. Vouchers in the amount of $11,880,946.02
2. Intergovernmental Agreement: City-State-Railroad Agreement for Railway-Highway Grade Crossing Improvements (Ford Avenue, Cedar Street & Canadian Pacific Railroad Tracks). The Agreement outlines the funding of the estimated $633,495.18 project shall be 90% Federal/10% Railroad, with no costs to the City. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.
IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS COMMITTEE REPORTS LAID OVER
A. Planning and Development Committee
B. Code and Regulation Committee
1. Committee recommends denial of the Variation to increase the maximum allowed height of a fence in the front yard from four (4) feet to six (6) feet along Camlin Avenue in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 1839 Melrose Street (Nicole Lynch/Applicant), thus reversing the Zoning Board of Appeals recommendation of approval. (LAID OVER JULY 11, 2022)
C. Finance and Personnel Committee
V. OFFICERS REPORTS
VI. APPOINTMENTS LAID OVER
1. Reappointment of Brian Blakemore to the Building Board of Appeals for a five year term, expiring June 2027. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
2. Reappointment of Jeffrey Bockhop to the Building Board of Appeals for a five year term, expiring June 2027. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
3. Reappointment of Jennifer Spencer to the Building Board of Appeals for a five year term, expiring June 2027. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
4. Reappointment of William Waldorf to the Building Board of Appeals for a five year term, expiring June 2027. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
5. Appointment of Joe Scandroli, Jr. to the Building Board of Appeals for a five year term, expiring June 2027. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
6. Appointment of Markayla Herbert to the Community Action Agency for a term expiring March 2023. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
7. Appointment of Mary Yoho to the Community Action Agency for a three-year term, expiring June 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
8. Reappointment of Laura Snyder to the Community Action Agency for a three year term, expiring June 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
9. Appointment of Norma Borrero to the Community Relations Commission for a term expiring June 2024. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
10. Appointment of Jeff Pettera to the Community Relations Commission for a term expiring May 2024. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
11. Reappointment of Todd Burton to the Community Relations Commission for a three-year term, expiring June 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
12. Reappointment of Ricardo Montoya to the Community Relations Commission for a three-year term, expiring June 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
13. Appointment of Tamir Bell to the Historical Preservation Commission for a three year term, expiring June 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
14. Appointment of Frank St. Angel to the Historical Preservation Commission for a three-year term, expiring June 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
15. Reappointment of Val Olafson to the Historical Preservation Commission for a three-year term, expiring July 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
16. Reappointment of Jennifer Spencer to the Historical Preservation Commission for a three-year term, expiring July 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
17. Reappointment of Janet Larsen to the Library Board for a three-year term, expiring June 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
18. Reappointment of Paul Logli to the Library Board for a three-year term, expiring June 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
19. Appointment of Jason Bottensek to the Mechanical Board for a term expiring June 2023. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
20. Reappointment of Scott Laue to the Police Pension Board for a two-year term, expiring June 2024. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
21. Appointment of Anisha Grimmett to the Rockford Housing Authority for a five year term, expiring July 2027. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
22. Reappointment of Dock Ward to the Traffic Commission for a five-year term, expiring June 2027. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
23. Reappointment of Tom Fabiano to the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals for a five-year term, expiring June 2027. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after August 10, 2022.)
VII. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
A. Planning and Development Committee
1. Approval of Application to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for the Bridge Investment Program (BIP) Planning Grant for planning, including public engagement and conceptualization for the Jefferson Street Bridge. The amount of the grant funding request is approximately $250,000.
B. Code and Regulation Committee
1. RAMP River Run
This event is scheduled for Saturday, August 20th from 6 a.m. – Noon.
The run begins at 7:30 a.m. The event location will be at 202 Market Street at Water Street – the City Market Pavilion
2. Tough Mudder
This event is scheduled for Saturday, August 27th, and Sunday, August 28th from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event location will be at the Chicago Rockford International Airport located at 2 Airport Circle
C. Finance and Personnel Committee
1. Award of Bid: 9th Street Reconstruction to Stenstrom Excavation, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $1,357,271.50. The project is estimated to be completed by October 28, 2022. The funding source is CDBG (Federal) ($1,000,000) and 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax ($604,386.50).
2. Award of Bid: 605 and 606/608 Whitman Street Demolitions to Northern Illinois Service Co., of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $48,665.00. The project is estimated to be completed by September 16, 2022. The funding source is CIP General Fund.
3. Award of Bid: Buckbee Drainage Improvements from Yale Drive to Union Pacific Railroad to Fisher Excavating, Inc. of Freeport, Illinois in the amount of $553,215.75. The project is estimated to be completed by October 28, 2022. The funding source is CIP General Fund ($527,408.75) and Four Rivers Sanitation Authority (FRSA) ($25,807.00).
4. Award of Bid: Logistics Parkway Extension to Northern Illinois Service Co. of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $4,653,318.36. The project is estimated to be completed by July 31, 2023. The funding source is CIP General Fund ($2,235,886.76), Trade Park #1 TIF ($1,400,000.00), Water Replacement Improvement Account (WRIA) ($944,181.60) and Four Rivers Sanitation Authority (FRSA) ($73,250.00).
5. Award of Bid: Downtown Streetscape Improvements for Main Street from Mulberry Street to Jefferson Street to Copenhaver Construction Inc. of Gilberts, Illinois in the amount of $597,694.00. The contract is estimated to be completed by October 31, 2022. The funding source is Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Grant ($120,000.00) and 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax ($592,997.28).
6. Award of Architectural Services Agreement: Coronado Performing Arts Center (CPAC) Exterior Restoration to Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE) in the amount of $75,000.00. The project is estimated to be completed in 2023. The funding source is Hotel/Motel Tax Funds.
7. Award of Acceptance for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funding through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in the amount of $1,272,600.00. This grant does not require a cost match. The grant funds will be used to purchase and demolish two properties along Keith Creek.
8. Approval and acceptance of an Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP2) from All Chicago in the amount of $80,000.00. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
9. Rejection of Proposals/Take new Proposals for Rental Registration Services. The department will modify the specifications to allow for a larger group of qualified vendors.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS (ORDINANCES)
A. Planning and Development Committee
B. Code and Regulation Committee
1. An ordinance approving the request for authorization to place for sale the city-owned parcel located at 417 S. Pierpont, Parcel No. 11-20-427-017.
2. An ordinance approving the amendments to City of Rockford Code of Ordinance, Chapter 29; Article V (Towing Services).
C. Finance and Personnel Committee
1. An ordinance approving an Intergovernmental Agreement: City-State Railroad Agreement for Railway-Highway Grade Crossing Improvements (Ford Avenue, Cedar Street & Canadian Pacific Railroad Tracks). The Agreement outlines the funding of the estimated $633,495.18 project shall be 90% Federal/10% Railroad, with no costs to the City.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
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