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City of Rockford City Council met Oct. 23.

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

I. CALL TO ORDER 

Mayor McNamara called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.

Attendee Name	Organization	Title	Status	Arrived
Tim Durkee	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Jonathan Logemann	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Chad Tuneberg	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Kevin Frost	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Gabrielle Torina	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Aprel Prunty	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Janessa Wilkins	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Karen Hoffman	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Bill Rose	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Franklin C. Beach	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Isidro Barrios	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Gina Meeks	City of Rockford	Alderman	Absent
Jeffrey Bailey	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present
Mark Bonne	City of Rockford	Alderman	Present

II. NEW BUSINESS COMMITTEE REPORTS 

A. Planning and Development Committee 

1. 2023-241-CR - Development Agreement between the City of Rockford and 815 Entertainment LLC for the East State Street Widening Project.

The Legal Director shall prepare the appropriate ordinance.

Alderman Wilkins, on behalf of the Planning and Development

Committee, read in the committee report and placed it up for passage.

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]  AYES: Durkee, Logemann, Tuneberg, Frost, Torina, Prunty, Wilkins, Hoffman, Rose, Beach, Barrios, Bailey, Bonne ABSENT: Gina Meeks

B. Code and Regulation Committee 

C. Finance and Personnel Committee 

III. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS 

A. Planning and Development Committee

B. Code and Regulation Committee 

1. 2023-231-R - A Resolution Approving an MOU between the Rockford Police Department and the US Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force

Alderman Torina, on behalf of the Code and Regulation Committee, read in the resolution and placed it up for passage.

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]  AYES: Durkee, Logemann, Tuneberg, Frost, Torina, Prunty, Wilkins, Hoffman, Rose, Beach, Barrios, Bailey, Bonne ABSENT: Gina Meeks

C. Finance and Personnel Committee 

1. 2023-232-R - Award of Contract: Intersection Surveillance Cameras, 5G Technological Infrastructure, Mounting Components/Materials, and Installation to Montel Technologies, of Loves Park, Illinois in the amount of $66,204.00. The funding source is fiscal year 2018 Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Department of Justice Grant.

Alderman Frost, on behalf of the Finance and Personnel Committee, read in the resolution and placed it up for passage.

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]  AYES: Durkee, Logemann, Tuneberg, Frost, Torina, Prunty, Wilkins, Hoffman, Rose, Beach, Barrios, Bailey, Bonne ABSENT: Gina Meeks

2. 2023-233-R - Award of Engineering Agreement: East State Street Widening to Arc Design Resources, Inc., of Loves Park, Illinois in the amount of $325,735.00. The contract duration is from December 2023-September 2024. The funding source is EDP Grant Funds, Private Reimbursement (Per Development Agreement)

Alderman Frost, on behalf of the Finance and Personnel Committee, read in the resolution and placed it up for passage.

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]  AYES: Durkee, Logemann, Tuneberg, Frost, Torina, Prunty, Wilkins, Hoffman, Rose, Beach, Barrios, Bailey, Bonne ABSENT: Gina Meeks

3. 2023-234-R - Resolution approving appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax funds to be used for East State Street Widening (construction & engineering) in the amount of $3,000,000. The requested amount will cover the costs outlined in the Development Agreement.

Alderman Frost, on behalf of the Finance and Personnel Committee, read in the resolution and placed it up for passage.

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]  AYES: Durkee, Logemann, Tuneberg, Frost, Torina, Prunty, Wilkins, Hoffman, Rose, Beach, Barrios, Bailey, Bonne ABSENT: Gina Meeks

IV. CLOSED SESSION 

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

Alderman Frost moved to convene into Closed Session in order to discuss labor negotiation matters, seconded by Alderman Wilkins. MOTION PREVAILED with a unanimous voice vote (Alderman Meeks was absent). The meeting convened into Closed Session at 7:07 p.m.

Mayor McNamara called the meeting back into Open Session at 7:17 p.m. and the following aldermen were present: Durkee, Logemann, Tuneberg, Frost, Torina, Prunty, Wilkins, Hoffman, Rose, Beach, Barrios, Bailey and Bonne (Alderman Meeks was absent).

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  AYES: Durkee, Logemann, Tuneberg, Frost, Torina, Prunty, Wilkins, Hoffman, Rose, Beach, Barrios, Bailey, Bonne ABSENT: Gina Meeks

V. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES 

A. Planning and Development Committee 

1. 2023-206-O - An ordinance approving the Development Agreement between the City of Rockford and 815 Entertainment LLC for the East State Street Widening Project.

Alderman Wilkins, on behalf of the Planning and Development Committee, read in the ordinance and placed it up for passage.

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]  AYES: Durkee, Logemann, Tuneberg, Frost, Torina, Prunty, Wilkins, Hoffman, Rose, Beach, Barrios, Bailey, Bonne ABSENT: Gina Meeks

B. Code and Regulation Committee 

C. Finance and Personnel Committee 

1. 2023-207-O - An ordinance approving the AFSCME 1058/1058-B Collective Bargaining Agreement for January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025.

Alderman Frost, on behalf of the Finance and Personnel Committee, read in the ordinance and moved to suspend Rule 9. Alderman Bonne seconded the motion. MOTION PREVAILED with a unanimous voice vote (Alderman Meeks was absent).

The ordinance was then placed up for passage.

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]  AYES: Durkee, Logemann, Tuneberg, Frost, Torina, Prunty, Wilkins, Hoffman, Rose, Beach, Barrios, Bailey, Bonne ABSENT: Gina Meeks

VI. ADJOURNMENT 

1. Motion to Adjourn 

Alderman Rose moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Alderman Tuneberg.

MOTION PREVAILED with a unanimous voice vote (Alderman Meeks was absent). The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  AYES: Durkee, Logemann, Tuneberg, Frost, Torina, Prunty, Wilkins, Hoffman, Rose, Beach, Barrios, Bailey, Bonne ABSENT: Gina Meeks

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