Rockford Sun

City of Rockford Finance & Personnel Committee met June 23.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INFORMATION ONLY

A. Financial Discussion - May 2025.

III. COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Approval of vouchers in the amount of $8,673,695.84.

B. Recommendation to Retain Grocery Tax and Approve Local Ordinance to implement the 1% grocery tax.

C. Approval of request for funding in the amount of $23,168.14 pursuant to the 2020 Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement for Assessment Complaint Intervention.

D. Proposed Addition of City-owned property at 319 Heath Street (PIN: 11-27-407- 023) to the City's Mow-to-Own Program.

IV. RESOLUTIONS

A. Extension of Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) - Strong Communities Program (SCP) Round 2.0 Grant to November 14, 2026 and acceptance of an additional $76,000.00 in IHDA grant funds. The grant does not require a cost match. The funds will be used to cover the costs associated with the demolition of substandard residential properties.

B. Acceptance of Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Homeless Prevention Grant Award in the amount of $1,110,414.00. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The grant award, if accepted, will provide rent and utility payments and budget education for approved clients, staff training, payroll, and administration costs.

C. Award of RFP: Head Start Transportation Services to First Student Inc., of Aurora, Illinois in the not to exceed annual amount of $546,762.00. The contract duration is one year with two (2) possible one-year extension options, pending funding availability. Annual price adjustments for CPI considered at contract renewal only. The funding source is Head Start Grant.

D. Award of Joint Purchase Contracts: City-Wide Heavy Duty Fleet Purchases to Lakeside International, of Rockford, Illinois and Bergkamp Inc., of Salina, Kansas in the amount of $1,285,167.00. This is a one-time purchase. The funding sources are Capital Lease Funds: Street Division and Water Fund Capital Budgets.

E. Award of Non-Competitive Contract - City Yards Lighting Retrofit 2025 to BP Contractors Corp., of Glenview, Illinois at no cost to the City (the estimated total amount without incentives is $106,465.92). The contract duration is through December 31, 2025. The funding source is the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program.

F. Engineering Agreement: 9th Street Two-Way Conversion Phase 2 to TranSystems, of Schaumburg, Illinois in the amount of $1,994,350.00. The contract duration is through 2026. The funding source is Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds.

G. Proposed resolution authorizing payment to Alignment Rockford in the amount of $25,000.00 in support of Public School Strategies.

H. Award of Joint Purchase: Cellular Service to T-Mobile, of Bellevue, Washington in the estimated annual amount of $500,000.00. The contract duration is one year from date of award, with four (4) possible one-year extension options. The funding source is Various Department Operating Budgets.

I. Change Order: Firewall Replacement and Upgrades to Sayers Technology, of Vernon Hills, Illinois.

Original Amount: $234,497.75

Change Order: $51,821.20 (annually)

Amended Amount: $389,963.15

The change order includes support of newly added equipment that has been deployed within the City’s network environment. The funding source is the Information Technology Fund Operating budget.

V. ADJOURNMENT

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