CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

 

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

 

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

 

6:15 PM

 

Dates

DATES SET:

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2007, from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.

SPECIAL MEETING of the CITY COUNCIL to Hold a CUSTOMER SERVICE DEBRIEFING - To be Held at Workforce Development, One Technology Building, 221 Fulton Street in the Executive Training Room , 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.  OTHER PUBLIC INPUT CAN BE GIVEN UNDER CITIZENS REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL NEAR THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES FOR EACH SPEAKER AND SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING SUBJECTS/TOPICS RELATING TO CITY PERSONNEL AND TOPICS NOT GERMANE TO THE CITY COUNCIL’S AUTHORITY.

 

NOTE:      THE ORDER IN WHICH AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED MAY BE MOVED FORWARD OR DELAYED BY AT LEAST 2/3 VOTE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007, THE PEORIA CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN REGULAR BUSINESS SESSIONS THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH AT 6:15 P.M. AT CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS (Room 400), 419 FULTON STREET, PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

 

NOTICES OF ANY SPECIAL MEETING ARE POSTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR.

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DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT

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CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS AND PROCEEDINGS ISSUED BY:

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

CITY HALL, ROOM 401
(309) 494-8565

INTERNET ADDRESS: www.ci.peoria.il.us

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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.

PROCLAMATION:     REX LINDER

PROCLAMATION:     ERIQ BAIRD

PROCLAMATION:     NATIONAL NIGHT OUT - AUGUST 7, 2007

MINUTES

PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA

ITEM NO 1      CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BY OMNIBUS VOTE, for the City of Peoria, with Recommendations as Outlined:

A.                  TAG DAY REQUEST from the KOREAN WAR VETERANS OF AMERICA, CHAPTER #243 Requesting Permission to Solicit Donations for the ANNUAL DAISY SALE on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, and SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2007. (Dates are Open.)

 

B.                 TAG DAY REQUEST from the KIWANIS CLUB OF PEORIA Requesting Permission to Solicit Donations for the ANNUAL KIWANIS PEANUT DAY on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007. (Date is Open.)

 

C.                 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of the LOW BID and Award of the CONTRACT to ILLINOIS CIVIL CONTRACTORS, INC., in the Amount of $249,031.97 for the 5546 N. PROSPECT ROAD DRAINAGE PROJECT.

 

D.                 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of the LOW BID and Award of the CONTRACT to C.D.O. TRUCKING, INC., in the Amount of $11,850.00 for the BUILDING DEMOLITION at 1931 WEST FORREST HILL AVENUE.

 

E.                 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of the LOW BID and Award of the CONTRACT to HOROWITZ CONCRETE COMPANY, in the Amount of $10,866.50 for the DRIVEWAY RELOCATION at 1931 WEST FORREST HILL AVENUE.

 

F.                  Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of the LOW BID and Award of the CONTRACT to IFE & S, INC., in the Total Amount of $44,450.00, for ASBESTOS ABATEMENT at the OLD PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE Located at 1601 S.W. WASHINGTON STREET ($37,450) and S.L.A.T.E. at 101 S. MACARTHUR HIGHWAY ($7,000).

 

 

 

G.        Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police Requesting Approval to PURCHASE TWO PANASONIC RUGGED LAPTOP COMPUTERS and RELATED HARDWARE, in the Amount of $12,832.00 for Use in Marked Police Squad Cars, as Part of an Ongoing Replacement Process From the Illinois State Bid Process.

 

H.                 Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police Requesting Approval to PURCHASE FORTY-FIVE ELECTRONIC EMERGENCY SIREN UNITS from the Low Bidder, ILLINOIS FIRE AND POLICE EQUIPMENT, in the Amount of $33,300.00.

 

I.                     Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police Requesting Approval of a SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE of a DIGITAL IN-CAR WIRELESS VIDEO SYSTEM, Including the Infrastructure to Support Ninety Police Vehicles, and the EQUIPMENT for an Initial Seven Marked Police Traffic Vehicles from L3 COMMUNICATIONS, MOBILE VISION, INC., in the Amount of $100,114.50.

 

J.                   Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting  Approval of the PEORIA/PEKIN URBANIZED AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY (PPUATS) FY 2008 AGREEMENT and MFT RESOLUTION, in the Amount of $38,598.40.

 

K.                 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of the INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT Between the VILLAGE of PEORIA HEIGHTS and the CITY of PEORIA for IMPROVEMENT of the East Side of BOULEVARD AVENUE from War Memorial Drive to Division Street and Authorization for the Mayor to Sign the AGREEMENT.

 

L.                  Communication from the City Manager and Director of Economic Development with Recommendation from the Loan Review Committee to Approve an $80,000.00 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUND LOAN to DOUBLE A'S PIZZA PUB.

 

M.                 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting to Receive and File for Public Disclosure a POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST Involving a HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN APPLICATION so the CONFLICT Can be Submitted to HUD for an EXCEPTION DETERMINATION.

 

N.                 Communication from the City Manager, Finance Director/ Comptroller and Chief of Police Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending the CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET for FISCAL YEAR 2007 Relating to the Transfer of Capital Funds to the General Fund for the Purpose of SPECIAL PATROL OPERATIONS to Include Both SATURATION PATROLS and the NEW INITIATIVE "TARGETED PATROLS", in the Amount of $90,000.00.

 

O.                Communication from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending Ordinance No. 13,830, an EXISTING SPECIAL USE in the R-3 (Single-Family Residential) District to Allow for an EXPANSION of CHURCH FACILITIES for the Property Located at 6801 N. ALLEN ROAD, with Conditions.

 

P.                 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Approving the PRIVATE STREET, PRIVATE STREET NAME, and PRIVATE STREET MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT for TUSCANY RIDGE COURT of TRAILS CROSSING SUBDIVISION, a Residential Development Located at the Northeast Corner of Radnor Road and Wilhelm Road.

 

Q.                Communication from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting Adoption f of an ORDINANCE Granting a SPECIAL USE in a Class R-3 (Single-Family Residential) District for a TEMPORARY DEMOUNTABLE SALES TRAILER/OFFICE for the Property Located at 3114 W. PILGRIMS WAY, with Conditions.

 

R.                 Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Approval of the FISCAL YEAR 2008 BUDGET CALENDAR and to Call SPECIAL MEETINGS to Hold BUDGET HEARINGS for DEPARTMENTS on OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, NOVEMBER 20, and DECEMBER 4, 2007, at 6:15 P.M.

 

S.                 Communication from the Director of Finance of the Peoria Civic Center Regarding a FISCAL YEAR 2007 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BUDGET AMENDMENT, in the Amount of $1,000,000.00, with Request to Receive and File.

 

T.                  Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of an APPLICATION for a CLASS "H" (Temporary Outdoor) LIQUOR LICENSE at SHEA STADIUM on Nebraska Avenue for BRADLEY UNIVERSITY on AUGUST 30, 2007.

 

U.                 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Jim Ardis to the ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE DISABLED, with Recommendation to Concur:

 

Dawn R. Weber (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

Kristi Blumenshine (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

Roger Sparks (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

 

V.                  REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Jim Ardis to the LIQUOR COMMISSION, with Recommendation to Concur:

 

Frank R. McCabe (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

Andrew D. Cassidy (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

 

W.               REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Jim Ardis to the MUNICIPAL BAND COMMISSION, with Recommendation to Concur:

 

John Day (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

Dr. Laura J. Schelly (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

 

X.                  REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Jim Ardis to the RENAISSANCE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL, with Recommendation to Concur:

 

Maryruth Ginn (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2008

Nancy Kimble-Mitchell (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2008

Dianne Nowlan (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2008

 

Y.                  REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Jim Ardis to the ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, with Recommendation to Concur:

 

Nathan K. Wagner (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

 

Z.                  TOWN of the CITY OF PEORIA FINANCIAL REPORT for the Period Ending 06/30/2007, with Recommendation to Receive and File.

 

ITEM NO. 2     Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Recommending that the City Council Direct Staff to Work with PEORIA COUNTY and PPUATS to Reallocate Previously-Committed Federal Funds from the NORTHMOOR ROAD PROJECT to the SHERIDAN ROAD PROJECT.

 

ITEM NO. 3     Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of the INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT with PEORIA SCHOOL DISTRICT #150 Regarding the EAGLE VIEW TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT and Authorization for the City Manager to Execute the AGREEMENT.

 

ITEM NO. 4     Communication from the City Manager and Director of Economic Development Requesting Approval of a REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT Between the CITY of PEORIA and PULASKI EXPRESS, INC., and Authorization for the City Manager to Execute the Necessary Documents.

 

ITEM NO. 5     Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting to Approve PAYMENT to SPRINGDALE CEMETERY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, in the Amount of $130,450.00, as Required in the Intergovernmental Agreement.

 

Unfinished Bus-Adjourn

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

(07-317)          REQUESTS for CONSIDERATION of the Following:

 

A.                 Communication from Mayor Jim Ardis with Request to Provide More Focus and Maximize Resources for the Implementation of the Heart of Peoria Plan Concepts by Adopting the Following: (Replacement Communication and Ordinance)

 

1.         ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 23 of the Code of the City of Peoria Pertaining to EXPANSION of the PLANNING COMMISSION by TWO POSITIONS; and

 

2.         APPOINTING CERTAIN HEART OF PEORIA COMMISSIONERS to EXISTING PLANNING and/or REGULATORY COMMISSIONS, with Recommendation to Concur:

 

Joe Richey (Voting): Planning Commission - Term 6/6/2007 - 6/30/2008

Dick Schwebel (Voting): Planning Commission - Term 6/6/2007 - 6/30/2009

Nancy Biggins (Voting): Zoning Board of Appeals - Term 6/6/2007-6/30/2010

Patrick Sullivan (Voting): Traffic Commission - Term 6/6/2007 - 6/30/2009

Bill Washkuhn: Commission Assignment to be Determined.

 

OR

 

B.                 Communication from Director of Planning and Growth Management with Recommendation from the Heart of Peoria Commission to MAINTAIN the COMMISSION'S STATUS Based on the HEART OF PEORIA COMMISSION'S MISSION STATEMENT, VISION, and CORE VALUES and the CONDITION that the Commission Develop a Work Plan by July 30, 2007, to Complete the Work with the Planning and Growth Management Department to Achieve those Goals,

 

AND

 

C.                 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting to Concur with the Recommendation from the Heart of Peoria Commission to Approve their WORK PLAN (as Referenced in Item 07-317B) for the NEXT TWELVE MONTHS or as an Alternative, Approve the WORK PLAN ALTERNATIVE #2 Revised by the Administration for no Impact on the Capital Budget. (New Communication)

 

(07-360)          Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 4 of the Code of the City of Peoria Pertaining to FAILURE to INOCULATE ANIMALS.

 

(07-366)          Communication from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting Adoption of ONE of the Following:

 

A.                  Recommendation from the Zoning Commission to Adopt and ORDINANCE Granting a SPECIAL USE in a Class C-1 (General Commercial) District for a BEER GARDEN for Property Located at 426 E. WAR MEMORIAL DRIVE, with a CLOSING TIME of 1:00 A.M.; OR

 

B.                 Recommendation from City Staff to Adopt an ORDINANCE Granting a SPECIAL USE in a Class C-1 (General Commercial) District for a BEER GARDEN for Property Located at 426 E. WAR MEMORIAL DRIVE, with a CLOSING TIME of 12:00 A.M., OR

 

C.                 Recommendation from City Staff to Adopt an ORDINANCE Granting a SPECIAL USE in a Class C-1 (General Commercial) District for a BEER GARDEN for Property Located at 426 E. WAR MEMORIAL DRIVE, with Conditions and CLOSING TIME of 1:00 A.M. (New Communication and New Ordinance)

 

NEW BUSINESS

CITIZEN REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE SESSION

ADJOURNMENT