Rockford Sun

City of Rockford City Council met Jan. 9

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

I. CALL TO ORDER 

A. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance 

B. Roll Call 

C. Acceptance of the Journal 

1. Journal of Proceedings for the City Council meeting held on October 17, 2022. 

2. Journal of Proceedings for the Strategic Planning Session held on November 1, 2022. 

3. Journal of Proceedings for the City Council meeting held on December 5, 2022. 

4. Journal of Proceedings for the City Council meeting held on December 19, 2022 

II. PROCLAMATIONS

III. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 

A. Planning and Development Committee 

1. Memorandum from Robert Wilhelmi, Brownfields Redevelopment Coordinator, regarding the consideration of Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful's funding request for 2023-2025. Referred to Planning and Development Committee.

B. Code and Regulation Committee 

1. Traffic Commission Agenda for the meeting to be held on January 11, 2023 and Minutes from that meeting for consideration at the Code and Regulation Committee meeting on January 23, 2023. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

2. Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board Agenda for the meeting to be held on January 18, 2023 and Minutes from that meeting for consideration at the Code and Regulation Committee meeting on January 23, 2023. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee 

1. Memorandum from Kyle Saunders, Public Works Director, regarding an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Rockford and the State of Illinois for the Alpine Road Resurfacing project. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

D. Legislative and Lobbying Committee 

1. Memorandum from Nicholas Meyer, Legal Director, regarding the renewal of a Professional Services Contract with Zephyr Government Strategies for lobbying services for 2023. Referred to Legislative and Lobbying Committee.

IV. NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS 

A. Planning and Development Committee 

B. Code and Regulation Committee 

1. Committee recommends approval of the Annexation of 4908, 4972, 4980, 5000 and 5064 South Main Street. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

2. 3166 McFarland Road

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Special Use Permit for an unattended fuel station and car wash in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 3166 McFarland Road (Jim Arneson for Dealar Properties, Inc./Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

3. 601 West Jefferson

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval of a Special Use Permit for an auto repair facility in a C-3 General Commercial Zoning District at 601 West Jefferson Street (Agustin Sevilla/Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

4. 2203 Charles Street

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the Sale of Beer and Wine by the Drink (Class WB) in conjunction with a bar and video gaming terminals in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 2203 Charles Street (Jon Alan Thompson/Donald J. Cuppini/Mark Allyn O’Donnell/Northern Illinois Video Gaming/Applicants). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

5. 5120 Spooner Drive

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the Sale of Beer and Wine by the Drink (Class WB50) in conjunction with a restaurant and video gaming terminals in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 5120 Spooner Drive (Laura Andrews/It’s a Wing Thing, LLC dba It’s a Wing Thing/Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

6. 126 North Madison Street

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for a Modification of an Existing Liquor License to add the Sale of Full Liquor by the Drink (Class L50) in conjunction with a restaurant in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 126 North Madison Street (3 Magpie’s Inc. dba Magpie’s/Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

7. 315 South Main Street

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class L50) in conjunction with a tavern and video gaming terminals in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 315 South Main Street (Jeffery A. Lindquist/Kelly Fosberg/Wood & Brick, Inc. dba Wood & Brick Tavern/Applicants). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

8. 2542 Stowmarket Avenue

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for:

a. The Sale of Packaged Liquor (Class PKG) in conjunction with a gas station and convenience store and;

b. The Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a gas station and convenience store in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 2542 Stowmarket Avenue (Biju Kurian/RfordBP, Inc. dba RfordBP, Inc./Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

9. 3301 11th Street

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class L50) in conjunction with a tavern and video gaming terminals in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 3301 11th Street (Nilufar Kabir/Opsahl’s Tavern, Inc. dba Opsahl’s Tavern & Pizza/Applicant). Subject to conditions. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee 

1. Vouchers in the amount of $26,989,318.39

2. 2023 Fee Schedule Amendment - Parking and Scrivener's error. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance (SUSPEND RULE 9)

V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS COMMITTEE REPORTS LAID OVER 

A. Planning and Development Committee 

B. Code and Regulation Committee 

1. Committee recommends approval of an Amendment to the City of Rockford Code of Ordinances to allow hens at single-family homes in the City of Rockford. The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance. (LAID OVER DECEMBER 19, 2022)

C. Finance and Personnel Committee 

VI. OFFICERS REPORTS 

VII. APPOINTMENTS LAID OVER

1. Appointment of Jonathan Reidy to the Rockford Board of Fire and Police Commissioners to replace Don Schreiner. The term will expire January 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after January 11, 2023.)

2. Appointment of Colleen O'Brien to the Library Board to replace Oliver Baer. The term will expire June 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after January 11, 2023.)

3. Re-appointment of Cesar Sanchez to the Library Board for a term expiring June 2025. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this re-appointment will be up for passage after January 11, 2023.)

4. Appointment of Jarmeise McNeal to the ZBA & LTAB Board to replace Maurice Redd. The term will expire October 2026. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after January 11, 2023.)

5. Reappointment of Jennifer Spencer to the ZBA & LTAB Board for a term expiring June 2027. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this re-appointment will be up for passage after January 11, 2023.)

6. Appointment of Alise Howlett to the Mechanical Board to replace Mike Sabin. The term will expire January 2028. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage after January 11, 2023.)

VIII. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS 

A. Planning and Development Committee 

B. Code and Regulation Committee 

C. Finance and Personnel Committee 

1. Award of Non-Competitive Contract: 2023 Police Vehicles to Lou Bachrodt Auto Mall, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $119,248.48 for two 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe LS vehicles.

2. Renewal of Contract: Workers' Compensation Excess Coverage 2023 to Safety National Casualty Corporation, of St. Louis, Missouri for the Contract Amount/Rates: Premium is based on estimated annual payroll of $90,051,858 at $.2538 per $100 of payroll, for a total estimated annual premium of $228,552. The contract duration is one-year. The funding source is Health Insurance Fund.

3. Award of Engineering Agreement: City-Wide Pavement Preservation to Engineering Enterprises, Inc., of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $35,463.00. The project is estimated to be completed by December 2023. The funding source is Sales Tax.

4. Supplemental Resolution approving an additional $236.12 Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds for West State Street (US Business 20) from Meridian Road to Springfield Avenue. The total amended Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) authorization is $6,236.12.

5. Award of Funding Agreement: Parkview Sidewalk Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) Grant R1PC in 2019. The City was awarded the grant for a proposed sidewalk on the east side of Parkview Avenue from the U of I College of Medicine to Spring Creek Road. The project also includes two signalized pedestrian crossings of Spring Creek Road, one at Parkview Avenue and one at Highcrest Road. The total Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) Grant is in the amount of $441,510.

6. Acceptance of Grant Award Fiscal Year 2022 Project Safe Neighborhoods in the amount of $132,171. The grant does not require a cost match and the grant term is from 1/1/2023 to 12/31/2024. The grant has been awarded for the purpose of furthering the Camp Hope project and to assess deployment of the Camp Hope initiatives in community based settings.

7. Acceptance of Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) Restore, Reinvest, Renew (R3) Grant Award Amendment for Fiscal Year 2023. The City of Rockford has been selected to receive a 12-month project term extension and a third award of $520,790 upon the execution of an amendment to the existing agreement. The third designation will bring the total amount awarded to the City of Rockford under this project, to $1,562,370 through January 31, 2024, and will support the continuation of services under the R3 Service Delivery program.

8. Approval of Amended Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP2) Grant Award from All Chicago in the amount of $40,000.00. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 with an extension until March 31, 2023. The funds will be used to assist COVID impacted residents in housing stabilization and self-sufficiency in furtherance of this purpose.

IX. CLOSED SESSION 

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

X. NEW BUSINESS (ORDINANCES) 

A. Planning and Development Committee

B. Code and Regulation Committee 

1. An ordinance approving the Annexation of 4908, 4972, 4980, 5000 and 5064 South Main Street.

2. An ordinance approving a Special Use Permit for an unattended fuel station and car wash in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 3166 McFarland Road (Jim Arneson for Dealar Properties, Inc./Applicant).

3. An ordinance approving a Special Use Permit for an auto repair facility in a C-3 General Commercial Zoning District at 601 West Jefferson Street (Agustin Sevilla/Applicant).

4. An ordinance approving the Sale of Beer and Wine by the Drink (Class WB) in conjunction with a bar and video gaming terminals in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 2203 Charles Street (Jon Alan Thompson/Donald J. Cuppini/Mark Allyn O’Donnell/Northern Illinois Video Gaming/Applicants).

5. An ordinance approving the Sale of Beer and Wine by the Drink (Class WB50) in conjunction with a restaurant and video gaming terminals in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 5120 Spooner Drive (Laura Andrews/It’s a Wing Thing, LLC dba It’s a Wing Thing/Applicant).

6. An ordinance approving a Modification of an existing Liquor License to add the Sale of Full Liquor by the Drink (Class L50) in conjunction with a restaurant in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 126 North Madison Street (3 Magpie’s Inc. dba Magpie’s/Applicant).

7. An ordinance approving the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class L50) in conjunction with a tavern and video gaming terminals in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 315 South Main Street (Jeffery A. Lindquist/Kelly Fosberg/Wood & Brick, Inc. dba Wood & Brick Tavern/Applicants).

8. An ordinance approving the Sale of Packaged Liquor (Class PKG) in conjunction with a gas station and convenience store in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 2542 Stowmarket Avenue (Biju Kurian/RfordBP, Inc. dba RfordBP, Inc./Applicant).

9. An ordinance approving the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a gas station and convenience store in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 2542 Stowmarket Avenue (Biju Kurian/RfordBP, Inc. dba RfordBP, Inc./Applicant).

10. An ordinance approving the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class L50) in conjunction with a tavern and video gaming terminals in an R-1, Single Family Residential Zoning District at 3301 11th Street (Nilufar Kabir/Opsahl’s Tavern, Inc. dba Opsahl’s Tavern & Pizza/Applicant).

11. An ordinance approving an Amendment to the City of Rockford Code of Ordinances to allow hens at single-family homes in the City of Rockford.

C. Finance and Personnel Committee 

1. An ordinance approving the 2023 Fee Schedule Amendment for Parking and a Scrivener's error.

2. An ordinance approving the IAFF Fire Fighters Union Local 413 Collective Bargaining Agreement for January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. (SUSPEND RULE 9)

3. An ordinance approving the PBPA Collective Bargaining Agreement for January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. (SUSPEND RULE 9)

XI. ADJOURNMENT 

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