CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
REGULAR
BUSINESS MEETING
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
6:15 PM
Dates
DATES
SET:
MONDAY,
OCTOBER 17, 2011, at 6:15 P.M.
SPECIAL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING to Hold a BUDGET SESSION Regarding the FY2012 CITY OF PEORIA
BUDGET and Other Matters - To be Held at
City Hall, Council Chambers (Room 400), 419 Fulton Street, Peoria, Illinois
NO
DATES SET:
POLICY
SESSION - SIMPLIFY THE SIGN ORDINANCE
All
matters listed under CONSENT AGENDA are considered to be routine and
non-controversial by the City Council/Town Board 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 City Council/Town
Board, 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 City Council/ Town Board
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 CITY COUNCIL/TOWN
BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO THE MEETING. ALL
OTHER PUBLIC INPUT WILL BE HEARD UNDER CITIZENS’ OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY
COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD NEAR THE END OF THE MEETING.
NOTE: THE
ORDER IN WHICH AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED MAY BE MOVED FORWARD OR DELAYED BY
AT LEAST 2/3 VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT.
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007, THE PEORIA CITY
COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD 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. TOWN BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD JOINTLY WHEN
CALLED. NOTICES OF ANY SPECIAL MEETING ARE POSTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR.
DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT
City
Council/Town Board 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/TOWN BOARD
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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Agenda/Minutes)
CITY
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY
HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
6:15
P.M.
Regular Meeting
ROLL
CALL
INVOCATION
& PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS,
COMMENDATIONS, ETC.
PROCLAMATION:
FINE ARTS SOCIETY 50th SEASON
PROCLAMATION:
START SOMETHING - PASS THE PROMISE
PROCLAMATION:
LEE RANSON DAY - OCTOBER 21, 2011
PROCLAMATION:
HEADSTART AWARENESS MONTH - OCTOBER
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 City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of the
SOLE SOURCE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT with CENTURY RAILROAD BUILDERS, INC., in the
Amount of $157,755.47, for the RECONSTRUCTION of the RAILROAD CROSSINGS on
PIONEER PARKWAY and RADNOR ROAD.
B.
Communication
from the City Manager Requesting Approval of a RESOLUTION to APPOINT the HUMAN
RESOURCES DIRECTOR, MARY ANN STALCUP, as the AUTHORIZED AGENT for the ILLINOIS
MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND (I.M.R.F.)
C.
Communication
from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Adoption of
an ORDINANCE Amending the CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET for FISCAL YEAR 2011 Relating
to the Police Illinois Tobacco Free Communities (ITFC) Grant, in the Amount of
$5,208.00, and the Illinois American Water Grant, in the Amount of $1,000.00.
D.
Communication
from the City Manager with Request to Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending Ordinance No.
11,051, as Adopted on December 28, 1982, Expanding the BOUNDARIES of the
ENTERPRISE ZONE to Include SPRINGDALE CEMETERY, with Recommendation from the
Planning Commission to Approve; and to Authorize the City Manager to Execute
the Necessary Documents.
E.
PEORIA
CIVIC CENTER OPERATING & CAPITAL BUDGET for YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2012,
with Request to Receive and File.
F.
REPORT
of the CITY TREASURER PATRICK A. NICHTING for the Month of AUGUST 2011, with
Request to Receive and File.
ITEM
NO. 2 Communication
from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Adoption of
an ORDINANCE Providing for the ISSUANCE of One or More Series of MOTOR FUEL TAX
REFUNDING REVENUE BONDS for the Purpose of Refunding Certain Heretofore Issued
and Now Outstanding General Obligation Bonds, SERIES 2003A, of the City of
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois,
Authorizing Execution of One or More Escrow Agreements and Bond Orders
and Providing for the Pledge of Certain Motor Fuel Tax Revenues for the Payment
of the Principal and Interest on Said Bonds.
ITEM NO. 3 Communication
from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Adoption of an
ORDINANCE Providing for the ISSUANCE of One or More Series of GENERAL
OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS of the City of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, for
the Purpose of Refunding Certain General Obligation Bonds, SERIES 2004B,
Heretofore Issued by the City and Now Outstanding, Authorizing Execution of One
or More Escrow Agreements and Bond Orders 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. 4 Communication
from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Adoption of
an ORDINANCE Providing for the ISSUANCE of One or More Series of GENERAL
OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS for the Purpose of Refunding Certain Heretofore
Issued and Now Outstanding GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2005A, of the City
of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, Authorizing the Execution of One or More
Escrow Agreements and Bond Orders 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. 5 Communication
from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Adoption of
an ORDINANCE Providing for the ISSUANCE of
VARIABLE RATE GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 2011,
of the City of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, Authorizing the Execution of
One or More Bond Orders 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. 6 Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of the
DELETION of EIGHTEEN CENTERLINE MILES of PRIMARY SNOW STREETS for the 2011-2012
WINTER SEASON, and to Direct the Public Works Department to Modify the
2011-2012 SNOW PLAN to Operate with EIGHTEEN SNOW ROUTES.
Unfinished Bus-Adjourn
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
(INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER ITEMS, IF ANY,
FROM
THE PREVIOUS REGULAR MEETING)
(11-298) Communication from the City Manager
and Director of Planning and Growth Management, with a Request to DEFER the
Following Items to the OCTOBER 25, 2011, Regular City Council Meeting:
A.
ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX B of the
Code of the City of Peoria Relating to FRONT YARD FENCES;
B.
ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX C of the
Code of the City of Peoria Relating to FRONT YARD FENCES.
(11-348) Communication
from the City Manager Requesting Approval for the City Manager to Enter into an
AGREEMENT with GOOD ENERGY, L.P. to Provide PROFESSIONAL ENERGY CONSULTING
SERVICES for the City of Peoria for the PROCUREMENT of ELECTRICITY for the City
of Peoria Residential and Small Commercial Accounts Otherwise Known as an
ELECTRICITY RESIDENTIAL OPT-OUT PROGRAM. (New Replacement Communication) The
Municipal Energy Aggregation Consultant Selection Fall 2011 Submitted Materials
are on New File in the Office of the City Clerk.
(11-350) Communication from the City Manager
and Assistant Director of Planning and Growth Management Requesting a REVIEW of
EXAMPLE MAPS for REDISTRICTING and to Provide Direction to the AD HOC COMMITTEE
of the CITY COUNCIL on REDISTRICTING and/or the Administration.
NEW
BUSINESS
CITIZENS'
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
ADJOURNMENT