CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

AND

TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA AGENDA

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

6:15 PM

Dates

DATES SET:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010, at 6:00 P.M.

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING of the TOWN ELECTORS of the CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS to Consider a RESOLUTION Authorizing the TOWN SUPERVISOR to Enter into a LEASE or PURCHASE AGREEMENT for the TOWNSHIP RELIEF OFFICE - 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. ALL OTHER PUBLIC INPUT WILL BE HEARD UNDER CITIZENS REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL NEAR THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.

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, ILLINOS.

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. Requests to receive an Agenda in an alternate format or other types of auxiliary aids and services must, when possible, be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office a minimum of 48 hours prior to the meeting. 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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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.

COMMENDATION: REDISCOVERING CITY HALL PROJECT SUPPORTERS: CITY OF PEORIA RETIREES ASSOCIATION and the STAFF OF FACILITIES OPERATIONS

PROCLAMATION: STEM CELL AWARENESS DAY - September 23, 2010

PROCLAMATION: NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH - September 2010

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 LIONS CLUB OF PEORIA to Hold Their ANNUAL CANDY DAY on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2010, to Raise Funds to Assist the Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf and Hearing Impaired. (Date is Open)

B. Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of the LOW BID from ILLINOIS OIL MARKETING EQUIPMENT, INC., in the Amount of $107,399.00, for INSTALLATION of a 10,000 GALLON E-85 FUEL TANK. (Refer to Item No. 09-290)

C. Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting to Award the CONTRACT to the LOWEST BIDDER, CRESCENT ELECTRIC, INC., for PURCHASE of HIGH BAY LIGHTING FIXTURES, in the Amount of $20,568.00, for the LESTER D. BERGSTEN OPERATIONS and MAINTENANCE FACILITY. (Refer to Item No. 09-251)

D. Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Authorization for SETTLEMENT with the HEIRS of ANIYA ALEXANDER Arising Out of Her Death in a Traffic Accident, which Occurred on April 17, 2009, Near the Intersection of Lincoln and Western, in the Amount of $275,000.00, Subject to Approval of the Circuit Court in the Case of Estate of Aniya Alexander.

E. Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Authorization for the City Manager to Enter into an AGREEMENT with McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP, to PROVIDE ANNUAL AUDITING SERVICES for FISCAL YEAR 2010 for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $120,450.00; $114,450.00 per McGladrey & Pullen's Original Audit Services Proposal Plus an Additional Amount Not to Exceed $6,000.00 to Perform Recently Required Additional Audit Procedures for American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 Stimulus Grants.

F. Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT for FEDERAL PARTICIPATION with FARNSWORTH GROUP, INC., in an Amount Not to Exceed $12,779.94, for the ILLINOIS RIVER ROAD NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY KIOSK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. (Refer to Item No. 10-281)

G. Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending the CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET for FISCAL YEAR 2010 Relating to the FEMA ASSISTANCE to FIREFIGHTERS GRANT, in the Amount of $315,000.00, and the FEMA PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM, in the Amount of $207,045.00.

H. Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending the CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET for FISCAL YEAR 2010 Relating to PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, UTILITY RELOCATION, CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, and CONSTRUCTION COST of ALTA LANE and RADNOR ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT.

I. Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of a PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT with MAURER STUTZ, INC., in an Amount Not to Exceed $113,821.38, for PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES for the ALTA LANE and RADNOR ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT.

J. APPOINTMENT by Mayor Jim Ardis to the TRI-COUNTY RIVER VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, with Request to Concur:

Council Member Timothy Riggenbach - Term Expires 1/21/2013

K. APPOINTMENTS and REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Jim Ardis to the WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, with Request to Concur:

APPOINTMENTS:

Dale Bunch (Voting) - Term Expires 10/1/2011

Dr. Grenita Lathan ( Voting) - Term Expires 10/1/2012

Scott Moore (Voting) - Term Expires 10/1/2013

REAPPOINTMENTS:

Martha Diebold (Voting) - Term Expires 10/1//2013

Dr. John F. Gilligan (Voting) - Term Expires 10/1/2013

Lizette Tripur (Voting) - Term Expires 10/1/2013

L. REPORT of the CITY TREASURER PATRICK A. NICHTING for the MONTH of JULY 2010, with Request to Receive and File.

ITEM NO. 2 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with Request to Award JANITORIAL SERVICES CONTRACTS to VONACHEN CLEANING SERVICES for Building Group #1, in the Amount of $80,250.96; MAD DOG CLEANING for Building Group #2, in the Amount of $59,440.00; THE CLEANING SOURCE for Building Group #3, in the Amount of $440,208.23; and THE CLEANING SOURCE for Building Group #4, in the Amount of $473,379.76, as Outlined, and with Each Covering the Period from OCTOBER 1, 2010, to SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, and with a Provision to Extend the Contracts for up to TWO ONE-YEAR PERIODS Through September 30, 2015, with Prices for the Extension Included in this Award.

ITEM NO. 3 Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of an AGREEMENT Regarding ASSETS of FIREFLY ENERGY, INC. and the SETTLEMENT and RELEASE AGREEMENT, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Necessary Documents.

ITEM NO. 4 Communication from the City Manager Requesting Approval to Enter into an AGREEMENT with TESKA ASSOCIATES, INC., to Conduct a REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA ELIGIBILITY STUDY and a HOUSING IMPACT STUDY for the Proposed EAST VILLAGE GROWTH CELL, for an Amount Not to Exceed $36,170.00 and $18,830.00 in Reimbursable Costs for a Total of $55,000.00, and Requesting Authorization for the City Manager to Execute the Necessary Documents.

ITEM NO. 5 Communication from the City Manager Requesting Approval of a RESOLUTION Providing for the CREATION of the EAST VILLAGE GROWTH CELL TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE and ADOPTING the CHARTER.

ITEM NO. 6 Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Adoption of an ORDINANCE Amending the CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET for FISCAL YEAR 2010 Relating to ENGINEERING and LAND ACQUISITION COSTS of ORANGE PRAIRIE ROAD, from AMERICAN PRAIRIE ROAD to ALTA ROAD.

Unfinished Bus-Adjourn

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER ITEMS, IF ANY,

FROM THE PREVIOUS REGULAR MEETING)

(10-363) Communication from the City Manager and Assistant Director of Planning and Growth Management with Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Zoning Commission to Adopt ORDINANCE "A" OR to Concur with the Recommendation from Staff to Adopt ORDINANCE "B" Amending Ordinance No. 16,318, as Amended, for a SPECIAL USE in a Class C2 (Large Scale Commercial) District for a SHOPPING CENTER to RELOCATE an EXISTING OFF-PREMISE SIGN for Property Located at 8215 and 8305 N. ALLEN ROAD, with Conditions, with REPORT BACK.

(10-390) Replacement Communication from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with Recommendation from the Zoning Commission and Staff to Adopt an ORDINANCE Rezoning Property Identified as PARCEL ID #14-21-381-033 Located on KNOXVILLE AVENUE from the Present Class R1 (Single Family Residential) District to a Class R-3 (Single Family Residential) District, with REPORT BACK. (Replacement Communication Only)

(10-416) Communication from the City Manager and Assistant Director of Planning and Growth Management Recommending Adoption of the Following: (Refer to Item No. 10-299) (Replacement Communication)

A. ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX B of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to SCHOOLS for the ARTS (New Ordinance);

B. ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX C of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to SCHOOLS for the ARTS (New Ordinance).

NEW BUSINESS

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

ITEM NO. 1 Communication from the Town Attorney Requesting Approval of a RESOLUTION Authorizing the Town Supervisor to Enter into a LEASE or PURCHASE AGREEMENT for the TOWNSHIP RELIEF OFFICE.

CITIZEN REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE SESSION

ADJOURNMENT