CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

6:15 PM

Dates

DATES SET:

TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2007, Immediately Following 6:15 P.M. Meeting

NEWLY ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS SWEARING-IN CEREMONY AND SEATING OF THE NEW CITY COUNCIL - To be Held at City Hall, Council Chambers, 419 Fulton Street, Peoria, Illinois.

All matters listed under CONSENT AGENDA are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and one roll call vote. There will not be separate discussion on these items. If discussion is desired by a Citizen or Members of the Council, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and discussed immediately after approval of the Consent Agenda. Citizens desiring discussion on any item listed under the CONSENT AGENDA should contact a Council Member or the City Clerk prior to the meeting and request that the item be removed for discussion.

*CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS AN ITEM NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SHOULD CONTACT A COUNCIL MEMBER PRIOR TO THE MEETING. ALL OTHER PUBLIC INPUT WILL BE HEARD UNDER CITIZENS REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL NEAR THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.

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THE PEORIA CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN REGULAR BUSINESS SESSIONS THE FIRST FOUR TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH AT 6:15 P.M. AT CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 419 FULTON STREET, PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

WHEN A FIFTH TUESDAY IN A MONTH OCCURS, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOT MEET UNLESS A SPECIAL MEETING IS CALLED. NOTICES OF ANY SPECIAL MEETING ARE POSTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS AND PROCEEDINGS ISSUED BY:

MARY L. HAYNES, MMC, OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

CITY HALL, ROOM 401

(309) 494-8565

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS

6:15 P.M.

Regular Meeting

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, ETC.

PRESENTATION: CITY OF PEORIA POLICE BENEVOLENT PRESENTATION to COUNCIL MEMBER CHARLES V. GRAYEB

PROCLAMATION: THE JOYS OF TOLERANCE MONTH - May 2007

MINUTES

PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA

ITEM NO. 1 PRESENTATION by MR. JIM McCONOUGHEY of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS Regarding the QUARTERLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL REPORT, with Request to Receive and File.

ITEM NO. 2 PRESENTATION by MR. LARRY ALBERTSON of LPA AND ASSOCIATES Pertaining to a FEASIBILITY STUDY to DETERMINE THE NEED for a MIXED-USE INCUBATOR That Would be Complementary to the PEORIA NEXT INNOVATION CENTER, with Request to Receive and File.

ITEM NO. 3 JOINT PRESENTATION by the CITY/COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT and the AMERICAN RED CROSS Regarding the RISKS of the BIRD FLU PANDEMIC, with Request to Receive and File. (Refer to 06-398, 06-591, 06-710 and 06-711)

ITEM NO. 4 PRESENTATION on the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, with Request to Receive and File.

ITEM NO. 5 CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BY OMNIBUS VOTE, for the City of Peoria, with Recommendations as Outlined:

A. Communication from the City Manager and Director of Human Resources Requesting Approval to Enter into an AGREEMENT Between the CITY OF PEORIA and ALL EMPLOYEE BARGAINING UNITS to EXTEND the JOINT LABOR/MANAGEMENT HEALTH CARE COMMITTEE for THREE (3) YEARS, Effective January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2010.

B. Communication from the City Manager and Director of Human Resources Requesting Approval to RENEW the CONTRACT with BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVANTAGES, EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM as a SOLE SOURCE for THREE YEARS at the Current Rate of $2.04 per Employee Per Month, Not to Exceed $21,000.00 Annually.

C. Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of a JOINT AGREEMENT with IDOT for the IMPROVEMENT of KNOXVILLE AVENUE (IL 40) from SOUTH of PIONEER PARKWAY to MERLE LANE , with an MFT RESOLUTION, in the Amount of $5,700.00, to cover the City's Obligation for Traffic Signal Upgrades.

D. Communication from the City Manager and Director of Economic Development Requesting Approval of a RESOLUTION Providing for the APPROVAL of the EAGLE VIEW DISTRICT TIF REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT, DESIGNATING the EAGLE VIEW DISTRICT TIF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, ADOPTING TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION FINANCING, and CALLING a PUBLIC HEARING on JUNE 12, 2007, at 6:15 P.M. at City Hall, Room 400 and CONVENING a JOINT REVIEW BOARD MEETING on MAY 14, 2007, at 2:00 P.M. at City Hall, Room 404.

E. Communication from the City Manager and Director of Economic Development Requesting Approval of a RESOLUTION Providing for the APPROVAL of the WAREHOUSE DISTRICT TIF REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT, DESIGNATING the WAREHOUSE DISTRICT TIF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, ADOPTING TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION FINANCING, and CALLING a PUBLIC HEARING on JUNE 12, 2007, at 6:15 P.M. at City Hall, Room 400 and CONVENING a JOINT REVIEW BOARD MEETING on MAY 14, 2007, at 2:30 P.M. at City Hall, Room 404.

F. Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 2 of the Code of the City of Peoria Pertaining to RENAISSANCE PARK BOUNDARIES and WEST MAIN STREET CORRIDOR BOUNDARIES.

G. Communication from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with a Recommendation to Award the 2007 NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTER GRANTS to the Following Neighborhood Associations: ALTAMONT PARK, ARBOR DISTRICT, CHARTER OAK, COLUMBIA TERRACE NORTH, COTTAGE DISTRICT, EAST BLUFF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES (EBNHS), EAST BLUFF SERENITY, EAST BLUFF UNITED (EBUNA), GLEN OAK PARK, HAMILTON PARK, HEART OF PEORIA, KNOLL CREST, LYNNHURST, MOSS BRADLEY, OLDE TOWNE SOUTH, STERLING OAKS, WESTWOOD, and WILLOW KNOLLS, in the Total Amount of $6,744.00 from CDBG and City Corporate Funds (City-Wide).

ITEM NO. 6 Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Authorization to WORK with the LIBRARY BOARD to CREATE a PROJECT SCHEDULE, SITE LOCATION and STRUCTURE the FINANCIAL TRANSACTION to ENACT THE EXPANSION and MAKEOVER of the PEORIA LIBRARY SYSTEM, with Appropriate Elements Brought Back to the City Council for Approval.

ITEM NO. 7 Communication from the City Manager and Assistant Director of Planning and Growth Management with Recommendation to Award the 2007 ADOPT-A-RAMP CONTRACT to BRADY'S LUMBER AND CONSTRUCTION, in an Amount Not to Exceed $65,000.00 of CDBG Funds (City-Wide).

ITEM NO. 8 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of ONE of the FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

A. OPTION A: Concur with the Staff Recommendation to Submit a SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS PROJECT GRANT APPLICATION PACKAGE to the UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY for DEVELOPMENT/IMPLEMENTATION of the CITY OF PEORIA'S LONG TERM CONTROL PLAN for COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS;

B. OPTION B: DIRECT Staff to Submit a SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS PROJECT GRANT APPLICATION PACKAGE to the UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY for OTHER STORMWATER MANAGEMENT EFFORTS.

ITEM NO. 9 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Historic Preservation Commission to Adopt an ORDINANCE Designating the Following Nine Structures at 2218 N. PROSPECT ROAD, Commonly Known as GLEN OAK PARK, as LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS: FOOT BRIDGE, OLD SETTLERS MONUMENT, GLEN OAK PAVILION, MONKEY HOUSE, SMALL PAVILION ON PROSPECT, PERGOLA ON LOWER ENTRANCE from PERRY AVENUE, STONE PIER/CANNON AREA on the LAGOON, INGERSOLL STATUE, and TWO TRIEBEL LION STATUES in Front of the Zoo.

ITEM NO. 10 Communication from Council Member Charles V. Grayeb Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 15 of the Code of the City of Peoria Pertaining to SMOKING REGULATORY ORDINANCE of 2007 (Smoking Ban in Public and Work Places).

ITEM NO. 11 Communication from the City Manager and Fire Chief Recommending the Acceptance of the LOW BID to PURCHASE TWO OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS from RAGAN COMMUNICATIONS, in the Amount of $57,874.20.

Unfinished Bus-Adjourn

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

(07-170) Communication from the City Manager and Fire Chief Requesting Approval to PURCHASE an OUTDOOR WARNING SYSTEM (OWS) CONTROL SYSTEM for the OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN SYSTEM, in the Amount of $160,008.15, from the LOW BIDDER of RAGAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(07-173) Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Authorization to Retain the Firm of HARRIS & HARRIS as the City’s COLLECTION FIRM for ORDINANCE VIOLATION JUDGMENTS, PARKING ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING JUDGMENT, and OTHER UNPAID PARKING TICKETS, and Requesting Authorization for the City Manager to Execute the Agreement.

(07-174) Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 1 of the Code of the City of Peoria Pertaining to Adding COLLECTION FEES to MISDEMEANOR JUDGMENTS.

NEW BUSINESS

CITIZEN REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE SESSION

ADJOURNMENT