CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
RESCHEDULED REGULAR
BUSINESS MEETING
Monday,
December 15, 2008
5:00
PM
Dates
DATES
SET:
MONDAY,
DECEMBER 15, 2008, at 5:00 P.M.
RESCHEDULED REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING to Conduct Regular Business - To be Held at City Hall, Council
Chambers, Room 400, 419 Fulton
Street, Peoria, Illinois.
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 13, 2009, at 6:15 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING Regarding the
PROPOSED ANNEXATION of 10023 N. KNOXVILLE (Temporary Address) - To be Held at
City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 400, 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. 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.___________________________________
DISABILITY ACCESS
STATEMENT
Council
Meetings are wheelchair accessible. Individuals with hearing difficulties can
request to use available FM auxiliary aids before or during the meeting by
visiting the City Clerk’s Office, Room 401, City Hall Building, 419 Fulton Street, Peoria,
Illinois. We would appreciate
advance notice of requests to receive an Agenda in an alternate format or other
types of auxiliary aids and services. Other services provided are language
interpretation and document translation which can be obtained by calling the
City Clerk’s Office. To contact the City Clerk’s Office, call 309-494-8565 (V).
TTY users, call the Illinois
Relay Center
at 1-800-526-0844 (TTY) or 1-800-526-0857 (V).
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
(Click on Council Agenda/Minutes)
RESCHEDULED
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY
HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5:00 P.M.
Regular Meeting
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION
& PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS,
COMMENDATIONS, ETC.
PERFORMANCE:
C.H.O.I.C.E.S YOUTH CHOIR
MINUTES
PETITIONS,
REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA
ITEM NO. 1
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Economic Development Requesting
Approval of the HOTEL REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT with EM PROPERTIES, LTD to
REHABILITATE and EXPAND the HOTEL PERE MARQUETTE into a FULL SERVICE MARRIOTT
with PARKING GARAGE, RETAIL SPACE, RESTAURANTS, and a CONNECTOR to the Civic
Center, and to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute the Necessary
Documents.
ITEM NO. 2
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of an
AMENDMENT to the City of Peoria Agreement with PEORIA AREA CONVENTION AND
VISITORS BUREAU, Dated January 1, 1996, and Authorizing the City Manager to
Execute the Agreement.
ITEM NO. 3
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of an
AMENDMENT to the 1996 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT Between the City of Peoria
and the PEORIA CIVIC CENTER AUTHORITY, and Authorizing the City Manager to
Execute the Agreement.
ITEM NO. 4
CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BY OMNIBUS
VOTE, for the City of Peoria,
with Recommendations as Outlined:
A.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting
Authorization to PURCHASE an Additional 40% of the City's ENERGY NEEDS from
SEMPRA ENERGY SOLUTIONS Beginning January 1, 2009, Ending December 31, 2011.
B.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval
of the PURCHASE of REAL ESTATE Located at 501 WEST MCCLURE AVENUE for the
Purchase Price of $44,888.00, as an Opportunity Acquisition for Future
Improvements to the Intersection of Loucks Avenue and McClure Avenue. (Refer to
08-584)
C.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting
Authorization to: A) REJECT ALL
PROPOSALS to Provide BANKING SERVICES for 3 to
5 Years Commencing January 1, 2009, AND B) To Negotiate with National
City Bank for RENEWAL of BANKING SERVICES for ONE YEAR, Commencing January 1,
2009, Under Terms of Existing Contract with National City or Under Similar
Terms Providing Comparable City Benefits, AND C) In the Event of Unsuccessful
Negotiations with National City for a ONE YEAR CONTRACT RENEWAL Yielding
Comparable City Benefits, Immediately Revise and Reissue the City's Banking
Services Request for Proposal.
D.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX B of the Code of the City
of Peoria Relating to SIGNAGE in the B-1 (Central Business) District.
E.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Granting a SPECIAL USE in a Class WM (West
Main Form) District for a VARIANCE from the Street Wall Requirement Along
DOUGLAS STREET for the Development of a MEDICAL/OFFICE/RETAIL DEVELOPMENT for
Property Located at 725 and 741 W. MAIN STREET, 712-714-716-718 W. RUSSELL
STREET, and 1012-1014-1016-1020-1022 N. DOUGLAS STREET, with Conditions.
F.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Granting a SPECIAL USE for a PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT PRELIMINARY PLAN for SENIOR HOUSING with Various Services and
Multi-Family Dwellings, Which Repeals Ordinance No. 15,895 an Existing Special
Use, as Amended, for a Residential Cluster Development Known as the VILLAS AT
GRAND PRAIRIE in a Class R-3 (Single-Family Residential) District for the
Property Located at the 5200 Block of W. WOODSAGE ROAD to the 5300 Block of W.
WOODSAGE ROAD and from the 8900 Block of N. SCRIMSHAW DRIVE to the 9000 Block
of N. SCRIMSHAW DRIVE, with Condition.
G.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Rezoning Property Located at 7620 N.
UNIVERSITY from the Present Class C-1 (General Commercial) District to a Class
C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District and Granting a SPECIAL USE for a SHOPPING
CENTER, with Conditions.
H.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting
Adoption of the Following:
1. ORDINANCE
LEVYING a TAX for Fiscal Year 2009 for the WEAVERRIDGE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA
PARCEL A - GOLF COURSE;
2. ORDINANCE
LEVYING a TAX for Fiscal Year 2009 for the WEAVERRIDGE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA
PARCEL D;
3. ORDINANCE
LEVYING a TAX for Fiscal Year 2009 for the WEAVERRIDGE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA
PARCEL 136-B;
4. ORDINANCE
LEVYING a TAX for Fiscal Year 2009 for the WEAVERRIDGE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA LOT
308 (TALLGRASS CONDO.)
I.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE LEVYING a TAX for FISCAL YEAR 2009 for the
EAST BLUFF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SPECIAL SERVICE AREA, and Directing the City
Clerk to File a Certified Copy with the County Clerk to Allow the Tax to be
Extended as Provided by Law. (Report is on File with the City Clerk.)
J.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of a
SITE APPLICATION for a CLASS A (Tavern) LIQUOR LICENSE for 5901 NORTH PROSPECT,
SUITE 6 in Junction City, with Recommendation of the Liquor Commission to
APPROVE.
K.
APPOINTMENT
by Mayor Jim Ardis to the TRAFFIC COMMISSION, with Recommendation to Concur:
Thomas Harrington (Voting) - Term
Expires 6/30/2009
ITEM NO. 5 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and
Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of a RESOLUTION Demanding that
GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH RESIGN. (Refer to Item
08-631)
ITEM NO. 6 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting
Adoption of an ORDINANCE Providing for the ISSUANCE of Not to Exceed
$24,200,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS of the City of Peoria, Peoria
County, Illinois, Authorizing the Execution of an Escrow Agreement and a Bond
Order and Providing for the Levy and Collection of a Direct Annual Tax for the
Payment of the Principal of and Interest on Said Bonds.
ITEM NO. 7 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
Requesting to Concur with the Recommendation from the Heart of Peoria
Commission to DECOMMISSION, Effective December 31, 2008, by REPEALING Ordinance
No. 15,571, an ORDINANCE Creating the HEART of PEORIA COMMISSION; and to
APPOINT Commissioners to other Commissions, as Openings are Available.
ITEM NO. 8 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
Requesting to Take Action on the Historic Preservation Commission's
Recommendation to Adopt an ORDINANCE Approving the Designation of 1509 N.
KNOXVILLE AVENUE as a LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.
ITEM NO. 9 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
with Recommendation from the Zoning Commission to ADOPT or Recommendation from
Staff to DENY, an ORDINANCE Granting a SPECIAL USE for a SHOPPING CENTER in a
Class C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District for the Development of a MOTEL and
RESTAURANT with Shared Access, SIGNAGE VARIANCES in Height and Size and
Detention for the Property Located at 1620 W. WAR MEMORIAL DRIVE.
ITEM NO. 10 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of a
SITE APPLICATION for a CLASS K (Rental Hall) LIQUOR LICENSE for 3225 N. DRIES
LANE, SUITE H, Located at Landmark Complex, with Recommendation of the Liquor
Commission to APPROVE.
Unfinished Bus-Adjourn
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
NEW
BUSINESS
CITIZEN
REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
ADJOURNMENT