CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

 

AND

 

TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA AGENDA

 

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

 

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

 

6:15 PM

 

Dates

DATES SET:

THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009, from 7:30 A.M. until 8:30 A.M.

JOINT PEORIA AREA CHAMBER BOARD/PEORIA CITY COUNCIL LEADERSHIP MEETING to Discuss 2010 City of Peoria Budget and Future Agenda Items - To be Held at Heartland Partnership Offices, 100 S. W. Water Street, Peoria, Illinois.

MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009, from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

OPEN HOUSE FOR THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE 2010 CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET - To be held at Woodruff High School, Common Area, 1800 N.E. Perry, Peoria, Illinois.

THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009, from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

OPEN HOUSE FOR THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE 2010 CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET - To be held at the Neighborhood House, 1020 S. Matthew Street, Peoria, Illinois.

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009, from 4;00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

OPEN HOUSE FOR THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE 2010 CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET - To be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 7403 N. Radnor Road, Peoria, Illinois.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2009, from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

OPEN HOUSE FOR THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE 2010 CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET - To be held at Pleasant Valley Middle School, 3314 W. Richwoods Boulevard, Peoria, Illinois.

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009, from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

OPEN HOUSE FOR THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE 2010 CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET - To be held at Peoria Central High School, 1615 N. North Street, Peoria, Illinois.

 

 

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)

 

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

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).

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JOINT CITY COUNCIL & TOWN BOARD MEETING

CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS

6:15 P.M.

 

Regular Meeting

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, ETC.

PROCLAMATION:     KYLE MOU

PROCLAMATION:     PEORIA RELAY FOR LIFE DAYS - JUNE 26-27, 2009

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.                  NOTICE of LAWSUIT Filed on Behalf of Jace Earp Regarding a Complaint Against a Police Officer and the City of Peoria Alleging Excessive Force on April 15, 2008, with Recommendation to Receive for Information and Refer to the Legal Department.

 

B.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Fire Chief Requesting Approval of the SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE of THREE MOBILE RADIOS, in the Amount of $11,025.00, and NINE PORTABLE RADIO VEHICLE CHARGERS, in the Amount of $1,350.00, from RAGAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. for Three Peoria Fire Apparatus.

 

C.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of a FINAL PAY ESTIMATE, in the Amount of $19,869.85, which is $18,958.60 or 26% Over the Contract Amount of $72,930.47, for the WEST ANTOINETTE STREET SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT (Griswold to Westmoreland).

 

D.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Authorization to ACCEPT the PENDING AWARD of the DEPARTMENT of ENERGY GRANT for STORAGE TANKS and DISPENSERS for E85 FUEL, and Authorization of the City's Share of the Cost in the Amount of $83,256.00.

 

E.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting Authorization for the City of Peoria to Apply for $155,000.00 of AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES FUNDS (SFC) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES.

 

F.                  Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting Approval of the Recommendation to Commit to Obligate $300,000.00 in COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS Over the 2010-2012 Budget Years as Match Funding for a $3,000,000.00 HUD LEAD PAINT HAZARD CONTROL GRANT APPLICATION to be Submitted by the Peoria City-County Health Department.

 

G.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval to Enter Into a LEASE AGREEMENT with R & R SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC. for a Period of ONE YEAR Beginning May 15, 2009, for a Section of Property Located at 2201 S. DARST STREET, and Requesting Authorization for the Interim City Manager to Execute the Documents. (Refer to 08-212)

 

H.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of a JOINT AGREEMENT with IDOT for WIDENING, RESURFACING, and TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODERNIZATION on ILLINOIS ROUTE 40 (KNOXVILLE) from Hickory Grove Road to Cedar Hills Drive, and Requesting Approval of the Expenditure of up to $27,900.00 for the City's Portion of the Traffic Signal Modernization.

 

I.                     Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of a CONTRACT EXTENSION for the MAINTENANCE of FIRE SPRINKLERS with PREVENTION FIRE PROTECTION for an Annual Cost of $6,000.00.  (Extends 05-395 to July 2010)

 

J.                   Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval to EXTEND the LIMITS of the CONTRACT with AMERICAN ASPHALT SURFACE RECYCLING , INC., for the 2009 HEATER SCARIFICATION PROGRAM on NOWLAND AVENUE from University to Sheridan, for the Additional Amount of $17,060.00, for a New Total Contract in the Amount of $40,460.00. (Amends 09-230)

 

 

 

K.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Providing for the IMPROVEMENT of WEST WAGNER LANE (From Sterling Avenue to Donna Lane).

 

L.                  Communication from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Ascertaining the PREVAILING RATE OF WAGES for LABORERS, WORKMEN, and MECHANICS Employed on Public Works in the City of Peoria.

 

M.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 3, Section 3-52 of the Code of the City of Peoria Pertaining to Alcoholic Beverages and the CLASS H-1 LIQUOR LICENSE to Allow the Retail Sale of Alcoholic Liquors on the Grounds of a County Fair.

 

N.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting Adoption of the Following:

 

1.         ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX A of the Code of the City of Peoria by Removing Language Referencing the MODIFICATIONS and RESUBMISSION of a PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

 

2.         ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 23 of the Code of the City of Peoria Pertaining to Planning by Removing Language Referencing PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

 

O.                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 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS.

 

P.                 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 HANDICAP SIGN FEE.

 

Q.                Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX C of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to SURFACE PARKING.

 

R.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with Recommendation to Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending Ordinance No. 15,777, an EXISTING SPECIAL USE as Amended, in a Class R6 (Multi-Family Residential) District and a Class R4 (Single Family Residential)  District for a TEMPORARY HOUSING (Family House), to Relocate the Building, Reconfigure the Parking Lot, and to Request an Extension of Time to Establish the SPECIAL USE for Property Identified as Parcel ID Nos.14-34-451-012 and 14-34-451-013, with a Temporary Address of 825 ABINGTON STREET, with Conditions.

 

S.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with Recommendation to Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending Ordinance No. 16,318, an EXISTING SPECIAL USE as Amended, in a Class C2 (Large Scale Commercial) District for a SHOPPING CENTER to Add a 3,040 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING, Request to Revise the Size of a Previously Approved Commercial Building, and Request to Reconfigure the Proposed Parking Lot for the Property Located at 8215 and 8305 N. ALLEN ROAD, with Conditions.

 

T.                  APPOINTMENT by Mayor Jim Ardis to the SISTER CITY COMMISSION, with Recommendation to Concur:

 

Charles Gibbons (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

 

U.                 REAPPOINTMENT by Mayor Jim Ardis to the FIRE & POLICE COMMISSION, with Recommendation to Concur:

 

Thomas C. Jackson, Jr. (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

 

V.                  REAPPOINTMENT by Mayor Jim Ardis to the PEORIA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, with Recommendation to Concur:

 

James E. Garner (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

 

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

 

Raymond W. Lees (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

Nancy J. Lawless (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

 

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

 

Michael J. Dugard (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

Maryruth Ginn (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

Nancy Kimble-Mitchell (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

Diane Nowlan (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

Lisa Slane (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

Daryl Somogyi (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

Fulvio Zerla (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

 

ITEM NO. 2           Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval to Negotiate an EXTENSION of the RESIDENTIAL and STACKED CONDO WASTE HAULING CONTRACTS to JULY 31, 2010, and to Seek PROPOSALS for NEW CONTRACTS for These Services to be Effective AUGUST 1, 2010.

 

ITEM NO. 3           Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting Adoption of ONE of the Following:

 

A.                  Recommendation from the Zoning Commission to Adopt ORDINANCE "A" Granting a SPECIAL USE for a CHURCH in a Class R4 (Single Family Residential) District for Property Located at 1505 W. MARTIN STREET, with Five Conditions; OR

 

B.                  Recommendation from Staff to Adopt ORDINANCE "B" Granting a SPECIAL USE for a CHURCH in a Class R4 (Single Family Residential) District for the Property Located at 1505 W. MARTIN STREET, with Six Conditions.

 

ITEM NO. 4           Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with Recommendation from the Zoning Commission to DENY a Request to Rezone Property from a Class O2 (Exclusive Office Park) District to a Class O1 (Arterial Office) District for Properties Identified as Parcel Nos. 14-07-201-017, 14-07-201-020, 14-07-252-008, and 14-07-252-003, Also Known as Lots 2,3,4, and 5 in the CORNERSTONE BUSINESS PARK.

 

Unfinished Bus-Adjourn

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

(08-440)          Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with Recommendation from the Zoning Commission and Staff to DENY an ORDINANCE Rezoning Property Located at 1717 W. GLEN AVENUE from the Present Class R-3 (Single-Family Residential) District to a Class O-1 (Arterial Office) District.

 

(09-194)          Communication from the Interim City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting to Receive and File the REPORT BACK on COSTS ASSOCIATED in Developing "HARDSHIP" PROGRAM for MEDICARE PART B SUPPLEMENT.  (Refer to Item No. 09-115)

 

(09-245)          Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Workforce Development Requesting Approval of an INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT Between the CITY OF PEORIA, PEORIA COUNTY, MARSHALL COUNTY, STARK COUNTY, and WOODFORD COUNTY, Effective JULY 1, 2009, through JUNE 30, 2012, and with REPORT BACK dated June 9, 2009, with Recommendation to Receive and File. (Replacement Communication and Agreement)

 

(09-251)          Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of the LIST OF PROJECTS to be Included in the CITY OF PEORIA'S APPLICATION for the ENERGY EFFICIENCY and CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT (EECBG), as Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and to Provide Direction on the Concept of a REVOLVING ENERGY FUND. (Replacement Communication)

 

MOTION ON THE FLOOR: To Direct Staff, Beginning in the Year 2010, Once it is Determined what Energy Savings the City had, to Set Aside these Funds Into an Energy Savings Fund.

 

(09-260)          Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of a NEW AGREEMENT of UNDERSTANDING for MAINTENANCE and CONSTRUCTION with the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Requesting Authorization for the Interim City Manger and the City Engineer to Sign the Document, and Requesting TERMINATION of the PRIOR AGREEMENT, Dated January 4, 2001, (Refer to Item No. 00-915), and SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION with REQUEST to DEFER to the July 28, 2009, Regular City Council Meeting.

 

(09-277)          Communication from the Interim City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting INITIAL DIRECTION ON STEPS TO REDUCE THE ANTICIPATED FY2010 BUDGET DEFICIT, with REQUEST to DEFER to the July 14, 2009, Regular City Council Meeting.

 

 

PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA

ITEM NO. 1           Communication from the Town Clerk Regarding the ANNUAL TOWN FINANCIAL REPORT (APRIL 1, 2008, to MARCH 31, 2009) for the Town of the City of Peoria, with Recommendation to Receive and File.

 

NEW BUSINESS

CITIZEN REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE SESSION

ADJOURNMENT