Rockford Sun

City of Rockford Finance & Personnel Committee met March 6.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INFORMATION ONLY

A. Financial Discussion - January 2023

III. COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Vouchers in the amount of $9,174,377.56

B. Release of Liens to facilitate sale of Winnebago County Trustee properties located at 821 South 3rd Street, 928 South 5th Street, 318 Alliance Avenue, 1101 Bluefield Street, 1325 South Court Street, 608 North Horace Avenue, 3620 Preston Street, Willard Avenue 11-16-354-003, Willard Avenue 11-16-354-004, 601 Willard Avenue, 605 Willard Avenue, 623 Willard Ave, 1032 North Winnebago Street, and 612 South Horace Street.

C. Approval of Recreational Lease Agreement between the City of Rockford and Commonwealth Edison-Fordham Property located at 505 South Water Street. The term of the lease is through January 31, 2033. The lease may be extended an additional ten (10) years by mutual agreement of the parties. The rent will be a one-time payment of $1.00 made out to Commonwealth Edison, and the City, at its own cost, shall be responsible for keeping and maintaining the open grass area in a clean, safe, and landscaped condition.

D. Extension of the Memorandum of Agreement between AFSCME-C and the City of Rockford for Retention and Attendance incentive for Head Start employees.

IV. RESOLUTIONS

A. Approval of the Acceptance of the Illinois Housing Development Authority's (IHDA) Home Repair and Accessibility Grant (HRAP) grant award in the amount of $400,000.00. The grant has been awarded for the purpose of supporting home ownership and rehabilitation. The City of Rockford intends to use the funds to support full rehabilitation on seven or more properties with a possibility of up to $45,000.00 being spent on each property.

B. Award of Engineering Agreement: Rockford Water Lead Service Line Inventory to Engineering Enterprises, Inc., of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $79,976.00. The project is estimated to be completed by the spring of 2024. The funding source is Water Replacement Improvement Account (WRIA) $29,976.00 and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Grant (IEPA) $50,000.00

C. Award of Supplemental Engineering Agreement: 9th Street Two-Way to TranSystems, of Schaumburg, Illinois.

Original amount: $1,678,972

Change order: $ 357,525

Amended amount: $2,036,497

The supplemental work will consist of additional scope including: ADA design at more intersections, traffic analysis, and public engagement that is required due to plan review. The majority of the additional scope would have been done during Phase2 Design but is now required by IDOT to ensure additional Right-of-Way needs are realized earlier in the process. The project is estimated to be completed in 2023. The funding source is Rebuild Illinois Grant Funds.

D. Change Order: License Plate Reader (LPR) Camera System to Flock Safety, of Atlanta, Georgia, which included a 6-month no-cost trial of their services and cost of $294,900 for year one. The trial period consisted of 64 LPR cameras, however during this time it became apparent there were gaps in coverage. Therefore, we are requesting an additional 36 LPR cameras be added to the system. The City contract will cost $284,900 for the first year and $251,000 annual cost thereafter. The funding source is Police Department Operating Budget.

V. ADJOURNMENT

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