CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
Tuesday,
September 22, 2009
6:15
PM
Dates
DATES
SET:
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 27, 2009, at 6:15 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING Regarding
Proposed ANNEXATION of 9900 N. ALLEN ROAD (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.
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HOURS PRIOR.
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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
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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:
JOYCE BLUMENSHINE: 2009 NATIONAL SIERRA CLUB AWARD WINNER
PROCLAMATION:
OPERATION SANTA
PROCLAMATION:
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH
- SEPTEMBER 2009
PROCLAMATION:
MEMORY WALK SUNDAY -
OCTOBER 4, 2009
PROCLAMATION:
BARK IN THE PARK DAY -
OCTOBER 11, 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.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Police Chief Requesting Approval to PURCHASE
24 ELECTRONIC EMERGENCY RED and BLUE LED POLICE CAR LIGHTING SYSTEMS and to
ACCEPT the LOW BID of ILLINOIS FIRE AND POLICE EQUIPMENT, in the Amount of
$27,192.00.
B.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting
Approval to PURCHASE FURNITURE for VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, from LINCOLN OFFICE, in
the Amount of $2,151.48.
C.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval
of a FINAL PAY ESTIMATE, in the Amount of $14,739.50, which is $14,739.50 or
7.79% over the Contract Amount of $189,289.20, for the HICKORY GROVE ROAD BIKE
TRAIL and STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (West of Dunmore Drive to Columbine
Drive).
D.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
Requesting Approval of an AMENDMENT to the HAND UP DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2009
CHDO PROJECT SCOPE to DEVELOP TWO NEW SINGLE-FAMILY OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES
Located on the 3400 Block of SYLVAN LANE (Parcel ID Numbers 13-24-453-014 and
13-24-453-012) and CANCEL DEVELOPMENT of TWO SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES Located In the
3400 BLOCK of HARVARD AVENUE. (Amends Item No. 09-326)
E.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
Requesting Approval of a BUDGET REVISION to the AMERICAN RECOVERY and
REINVESTMENT ACT of 2009 Regarding the HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION and RAPID
REHOUSING PROGRAM (HPRP) FUNDS as Outlined in the Council Communication.
F.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
with Recommendation from the Subgrantee Selection Committee to Approve the
Award of HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION and RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM (HPRP) FUNDS as
Outlined and to Authorize the City Administration to Execute the Necessary
Agreements.
G.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Police Chief Requesting Approval of a
THREE-YEAR CONTRACT with HARRIS S. UNIFORMS (Sam Harris) for the ANNUAL
PURCHASE of UNIFORMS for COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, CIVILIAN PERSONNEL, and PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS for a Total Amount of $253,000.00.
H.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Adoption of an
ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 18 of the Code of the City of Peoria Pertaining to
TRANSIENT MERCHANT LICENSING. (Refer to Item No. 09-442)
I.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
with Recommendation to Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending Ordinance No. 13,361, the
EXISTING OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, as Amended, in a Class N1 (Institutional)
District for BRADLEY UNIVERSITY to Allow for a BUILDING EXPANSION to an
Existing Structure Located within the Campus of Bradley University Known as the
HILLEL HOUSE Located at 1532 FREDONIA STREET, with Conditions.
J.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
with Recommendation to Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending Ordinance No. 10,726, a
Previous Special Exception with a Special Use, in a R4 (Single Family
Residential) District for an EXISTING CHURCH with the Addition of a PARKING LOT
for Property Located at 1316 S. LARAMIE STREET and 3025 - 3031 W. LATROBE
STREET (Parcel ID Nos. 18-18-301-012, 18-18-301-013, 18-18-301-014,
18-18-301-015, and 18-18-301-016), with Conditions.
K.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
with Recommendation to Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX B of the Code of
the City of Peoria and an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX C of the Code of the City
of Peoria Both Relating to OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
L.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of a
SITE APPLICATION for a CLASS C-5 (Convenient Store/Gas Station) LIQUOR LICENSE
at 9109 N. ALLEN ROAD, with Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to
Approve.
M.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of a
SITE APPLICATION for a Class G (Restaurant, Beer and Wine Only) LIQUOR LICENSE
at 1212 W. GLEN, with Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve.
N.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of an
APPPLICATION for a CLASS H (Temporary Outdoor) LIQUOR LICENSE for ILLINOIS
BLUES COALITION, INC., for an Event to be Held on the Platform at RIVERFRONT
VILLAGE, 100-120 S. W. WATER STREET on October 10, 2009, with an Alternative
Location in the Lower Level Parking Deck in Case of Inclement Weather.
O.
APPOINTMENT
by Mayor Jim Ardis to the FIRE & POLICE COMMISSION, with Recommendation to
Concur:
Dianne Happ (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2012
P.
APPOINTMENT
by Mayor Jim Ardis to the RENAISSANCE PARK COMMISSION, with Recommendation to
Concur:
Kip McCoy (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2013
Q.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Economic Development with Request
to Receive and File the Documentation from the Economic Development Council
Regarding the FIRST AND SECOND QUARTERS 2009 PERFORMANCE INITIATIVES Under the
Scope of Work for the Contractual Agreement Between the City of Peoria and the
Economic Development Council.
R.
Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Economic Development Regarding
the PEORIA PARK DISTRICT'S FIRST AND SECOND QUARTER 2009 REPORTS OF ACITIVITIES
for the RIVERFRONT AND GATEWAY BUILDING, with Request to Receive and File.
ITEM NO. 2 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
with Recommendation to Approve an INTERGOVERNMENTAL BOUNDARY AGREEMENT Between
the CITY OF PEORIA and the CITY OF WEST PEORIA DEFINING the ONE and ONE HALF
MILE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION for BOTH COMMUNITIES, and to Authorize the
Mayor to Execute the Agreement.
ITEM NO. 3 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Economic Development Requesting
Approval to Enter into a TIF REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT with IRON FRONT, L.L.C. to
Reconstruct the EDGEWATER BUILDING Located at 414 WATER STREET in the Warehouse
District TIF, and to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute the
Necessary Documents.
ITEM NO. 4 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Economic Development Requesting
Approval to Enter into a TIF REDEVELOMENT AGREEMENT with HGI, L.L.C. to
Reconstruct a Four-Story Building Located at 408 S. W. WASHINGTON STREET, a
One-Story Building Located at 412 S. W. WASHINGTON STREET, and a New Building
Inside an Existing Facade of a Former Retail Store and Warehouse Building
Located at 420 S. W. WASHINGTON STREET, All Located in the Central Business
District TIF, and to Authorize the
Interim City Manager to Execute the Necessary Documents.
ITEM NO. 5 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Economic Development Requesting
Approval of an AMENDMENT to the CITY OF PEORIA/IRON FRONT, L.L.C. REDEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT Requesting the City to Grant HGI, L.L.C. an OPTION TO LICENSE PUBLIC
PARKING LOT "C" UNDER THE ROBERT H. MICHEL BRIDGE, Located in the
Warehouse District TIF, and to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute
the Necessary Documents.
ITEM NO. 6 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management
with a Request for the City Council to GRANT a REQUEST from the EAST BLUFF
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICE (EBNHS) to Adopt an ORDINANCE Extending the EAST
BLUFF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA and to SCHEDULE a
PUBLIC HEARING on OCTOBER 13, 2009, at 6:15 P.M. to be Held at City Hall,
Council Chambers, Room 400, 419 Fulton Street, Peoria, Illinois, Relating to
the Consideration of RE-ESTABLISHING the EAST BLUFF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING
SERVICE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA.
ITEM NO. 7 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Adoption
of an ORDINANCE Authorizing the Execution of the ILLINOIS PUBLIC WORKS MUTUAL
AID NETWORK AGREEMENT (IPWMAN).
ITEM NO. 8 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with
Recommendation from the Zoning Commission and Staff to DENY a REQUEST to REZONE
Property Located at 1120 N. E. JEFFERSON STREET from a Class R6 (Multi-Family
Residential) District to a Class CN (Neighborhood Commercial) District.
ITEM NO. 9 Communication
from the Interim City Manager and Acting Director of Human Resources Requesting
Authorization for the Staff to EXTEND the VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INITIATIVE to
all REMAINING APPLICANTS. (Refer to Item Nos. 09-394 and 09-277)
Unfinished Bus-Adjourn
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
(09-277) Communication Requesting INITIAL
DIRECTION ON STEPS TO REDUCE THE ANTICIPATED FY 2010 BUDGET DEFICIT:
A. Communication from the Interim City
Manager and Director of Public Works with REPORT BACK and Request to PROVIDE
DIRECTION to STAFF Regarding CHANGING the CITY’S SIDEWALK PARTICIPATION PROGRAM
and SIDEWALK IN NEED OF REPAIR (SINR) PRGRAM from an 80/20 CITY/CITIZEN SPLIT to
a 50/50 SPLIT.
MOTION
ON THE FLOOR: Adjust the Sidewalk
Assistance Program and the SINR Program to a 50%/50% split, which should be
reviewed on a year-to-year basis.
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS Regarding the FY 2010
BUDGET.
NEW
BUSINESS
CITIZEN
REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
ADJOURNMENT