CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS

 

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

 

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

 

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

 

6:15 PM

 

Dates

DATES SET:

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.

TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009, at 6:30 P.M.

A MAJORITY OF THE QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PEORIA, May Attend a PUBLIC MEETING to Receive Public Comment Regarding Comcast and the Renewal of Their Agreement with the City - To be Held at City Hall, Council Chambers, 419 Fulton, Peoria, Illinois.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING with the CITY OF PEORIA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT and the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to Discuss a FEASIBILITY STUDY for the US ROUTE 24, ADAMS STREET/WASHINGTON STREET IMPROVEMENTS - To be Held at the Gateway Building, 201 S. W. Water Street, Peoria, Illinois.

THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING with the CITY OF PEORIA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT and the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to Discuss a FEASIBILITY STUDY for the US ROUTE 24, ADAMS STREET/WASHINGTON STREET IMPROVEMENTS - To be Held at the Logan Recreation Center, 1414 S. Livingston, 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

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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:     THE FRETTED INSTRUMENT GUILD OF AMERICA

MINUTES

PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA

ITEM NO. 1           PRESENTATION by ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER COMPANY Regarding the IAWC RATE FILING, with Request to Receive and File.

 

ITEM NO. 2           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 David Washington, Jr., as Guardian of David Washington III Regarding an Incident of Alleged Excessive Force Involving a Police Call at PARC, with Request to Receive for Information and Refer to the Legal Department.

 

B.                 NOTICE OF LAWSUIT Filed on Behalf of Roger Wade Sparks Regarding a Complaint Against the City and Their Alleged Refusal to Comply with the Environmental Barrier Act, the Illinois Accessibility Code, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, with Request to Receive for Information and Refer to the Legal Department.

 

C.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Assistant Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting Approval of $252,000.00 in HOME FUNDS to HAND UP DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CHDO for the CONSTRUCTION of THREE (3) NEW AFFORDABLE SINGLE-FAMILY OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES Located on the 3400 BLOCK of HARVARD AVENUE and on the 1900 BLOCK of EAST PRINCETON STREET.

 

D.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Assistant Director of Planning and Growth Management Regarding PUBLIC DISCLOSURE of a POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST Involving a COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE APPLICATION Received from HERRELD and TAGWANNA WEBSTER so that Such Conflict Can be Submitted to HUD for an Exception Determination, with Request to Receive and File.

 

E.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Economic Development Requesting Approval of a NEW FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM for the AREA BORDERED by NEBRASKA to the South and ARCADIA to the North, to be Called the WISCONSIN BUSINESS FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

 

F.                  Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Economic Development Requesting Approval of the FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM for ERNIE'S FULTON TOP COMPANY Totaling $7,500.00 ($3,750.00 Project Applicant's Share and $3,750.00 City Facade Grant) as Stipulated by the PROSPECT ROAD BUSINESS DISTRICT FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

 

G.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 1 of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to GENERAL PROVISIONS and the GENERAL PENALTY and SETTLEMENT AMOUNTS.

 

H.                 Communication from the Interim City Manager and Director of Economic Development Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE DESIGNATING the CITY OF PEORIA RECOVERY ZONE for PURPOSES of UTILIZING RECOVERY ZONE BOND FINANCING.

 

I.                     REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Jim Ardis to the ADVISORY COMMITTEE for the DISABLED, with Request to Concur:

 

Joan Blessington Snyder (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

Michael Van Cleve (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

Mabel VanDusen (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

 

J.                   APPOINTMENTS and REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Jim Ardis to the CONSTITUTION GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, with Request to Concur:

 

APPOINTMENTS:

Susan Grant (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

Mary Siler (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

 

REAPPOINTMENTS:

Susan Davis (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

Dr. Donald A. Glover (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

Jeanette Kosier (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

 

K.                 APPOINTMENT and REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Jim Ardis to the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, with Request to Concur:

 

APPOINTMENT:

Dianna J. Joseph (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

 

REAPPOINTMENTS:

Timothy Herold (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

Sid Paul Ruckriegel (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

 

L.                  REAPPOINTMENT by Mayor Jim Ardis of DEPUTY LOCAL LIQUOR COMMISSIONER, with Request to Concur:

 

Council Member Eric Turner - Term Expire 6/30/2010

 

M.                 APPOINTMENT by Mayor Jim Ardis to the LIQUOR COMMISSION with Request to Concur:

 

Virginia E. White (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

 

N.                 APPOINTMENT and REAPPOINTMENT by Mayor Jim Ardis to the PEORIA CIVIC CENTER AUTHORITY, with Request to Concur:

 

APPOINTMENT:

Patrick Roesler (Voting) - Term Expires 7/1/2014

 

REAPPOINTMENT:

Leonard A. Unes (Voting) - Term Expires 7/1/2014

 

O.                APPOINTMENT and REAPPOINTMENT by Mayor Jim Ardis to the PEORIA URBAN FORESTRY ADVISORY BOARD, with Request to Concur:

 

APPOINTMENT:

Brent Clark (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2010

 

REAPPOINTMENT:

Ryan Palm (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012

 

P.                 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Jim Ardis to the RENAISSANCE PARK COMMISSION, with Request to Concur:

 

Wayne W. Nowlan (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2014

Golda E. Ewait (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2013

 

 

ITEM NO. 3     Communication from Interim City Manager and Director of Economic Development Requesting Approval of LEASE AGREEMENTS with ADAMS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING and Requesting Authorization for the City Manager to Execute the Necessary Documents.

 

ITEM NO. 4     Communication from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of a RAIL OPERATING and TRACKAGE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, and Requesting Authorization for the City Manager to Execute the Agreement.

 

ITEM NO. 5     Communication from the Interim City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Regarding the 2008 AUDITED COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCE REPORT by McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP, with Request to Receive and File.

 

ITEM NO. 6     Communication from the Interim City Manager Regarding a REPORT OUTLINING and CATEGORIZING the LIST OF SERVICES Provided by the CITY OF PEORIA, and SET a FUTURE DATE for a POLICY SESSION Regarding CITY SERVICES.

 

Unfinished Bus-Adjourn

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

(09-277)          Communication from the Interim City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting INITIAL DIRECTION ON STEPS TO REDUCE THE ANTICIPATED FY2010 BUDGET DEFICIT, and to Approve a PLAN TO REDUCE the FY2010 DEFICIT and Address LONG-TERM STRUCTURAL ISSUES. (Replacement Communication)

 

(09-293)          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, and with Supplemental Communication. (Refer to Item No. 08-212) (

 

(09-313)          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.

 

NEW BUSINESS

CITIZEN REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE SESSION

ADJOURNMENT