CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
AND
TOWN OF
THE CITY OF PEORIA AGENDA
REGULAR
BUSINESS MEETING
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
6:15 PM
Dates
DATES
SET:
MONDAY,
OCTOBER 24, 2011, from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.
A MAJORITY OF
A QUORUM of the PEORIA CITY COUNCIL have been Invited and May Attend a PUBLIC
MEETING/SPECIAL WORKSHOP Hosted by the Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation
Regarding the TAX ADVANTAGES of HISTORIC REHABILITATION under both New and
Previous Legislation - To be Held at the G.A.R. HALL, 416 Hamilton Boulevard,
Peoria, Illinois.
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 26, 2011, from 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.
A MAJORITY OF
A QUORUM of the PEORIA CITY COUNCIL have been Invited and May Attend a PUBLIC
MEETING Regarding REDISTRICTING - To be Held at Bradley University, Hartman
Center, Founders Room, 1501 W. Bradley Avenue, Peoria, Illinois.
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 1, 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.
WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 2, 2011, from 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.
A MAJORITY OF
A QUORUM of the PEORIA CITY COUNCIL have been Invited and May Attend a PUBLIC
MEETING Regarding REDISTRICTING - To be Held at RiverWest, Frank Campbell
Center, Community Room, 312 Merriman, Peoria, Illinois.
NO
DATES SET:
POLICY
SESSION - SIMPLIFY 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/TOWN BOARD MEETING
CITY
HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
6:15
P.M.
Regular Meeting
ROLL
CALL
INVOCATION
& PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS,
COMMENDATIONS, ETC.
PROCLAMATION:
STAATS APPLIANCE - 62nd YEAR ANNIVERSARY
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 Police Chief Requesting Approval to PURCHASE FIVE (5)
USED VEHICLES (Including Three Four-Wheel Drive) from FINISH LINE FORD for the
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S VICE & NARCOTICS UNIT for a Total Amount of $86,600.00
(Includes Two Trade-Ins).
B.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with
Request to AWARD the 2011 ROOF REPLACEMENT CONTRACT for the HARRISON SCHOOL
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT ZONE to BRUCE EKHOFF BUILDERS, in an Amount Not to Exceed
$200,000.00, from the 2011 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
C.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of the
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT with HANSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC. /
FARNSWORTH GROUP, INC., a Joint Venture, in an Amount Not to Exceed
$1,145,062.00, for PHASE II ENGINEERING SERVICES for the WAREHOUSE DISTRICT,
TIGER II PROJECT.
D.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of the
Following:
1. PHASE 2 AMENDMENT with the U.S.
DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION for TIGER II FUNDS
(Amends Item No. 11-084); and
2. AMENDMENT #1 to the AGREEMENT with the
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION (IDOT) for the Funding of PHASE II
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING in the WAREHOUSE DISTRICT, TIGER II PROJECT (Amends
Item No. 11-085).
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 2011 and FISCAL YEAR
2012 for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $240,000.00; $120,000.00 Guaranteed
Maximum Annual Audit Fees for Two Years, as Outlined.
F.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with
Recommendation from Staff to Adopt an ORDINANCE Approving the PRIVATE STREETS,
PRIVATE STREET NAMES, and PRIVATE STREET MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS for NORTH
TOBIAS LANE, NORTH HAUSSLER LANE, NORTH CLARISSA COURT, and NORTH AJ ROBERTSON
COURT for the BRADLEY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS Per the Amended Bradley University
Institutional Plan.
G.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with Recommendation
from Staff to Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending Ordinance No. 15,335 to REPLACE the
PRIVATE STREET MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT Previously Approved for AUGUSTA DRIVE,
Located in Augusta Estates Identified as Parcel No. 09-19-252-001.
H.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with
Recommendation from the Zoning Commission and Staff to Adopt an ORDINANCE
Amending Ordinance No. 15,418, an Existing Special Use in a Class C-2 (Large
Scale Commercial) District for a SHOPPING CENTER to Add TWO COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS and PARKING AREAS for Properties Identified as Parcel ID Nos.
14-20-401-033, 14-20-401-034, 14-20-401-035, and 14-20-451-012, with an Address
of 4606-4612 N. UNIVERSITY STREET, with Conditions.
I.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with
Recommendation from the Zoning Commission and Staff to Adopt an ORDINANCE Correcting
the MISIDENTIFICATION of a ZONING DISTRICT on the OFFICIAL CITY OF PEORIA
ZONING MAP from a Class C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District to a Class O-2
(Exclusive Office Park) District for Property Located at 2327 W. WILLOW KNOLLS
ROAD.
J.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Planning and Growth Management with
Recommendation from the Zoning Commission and Staff to Adopt an ORDINANCE
Amending Ordinance No. 13,932, as Amended, an EXISTING SPECIAL USE, in a Class
C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District for a SHOPPING CENTER to REVISE the
LOCATION of an EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY ENTRANCE and ADD a NEW RIGHT-OF-WAY
ENTRANCE OFF of ORANGE PRAIRIE ROAD for Property Commonly Known as the SHOPPES
at GRAND PRAIRIE and Located at 5201 W. WAR MEMORIAL DRIVE.
K.
Communication
from the City Manager with Recommendation from the Zoning Commission to Adopt
an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX B of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to
PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW of ENTERPRISE ZONE EXPANSIONS and to RETURN the
DUTIES to the DESIGNATED ZONE ORGANIZATION.
L.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval to HOLD
a POLICY SESSION at the NOVEMBER 8, 2011, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING to
Discuss the PRELIMINARY PLANS for IMPROVING the WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Per the
FEDERAL TIGER II AGREEMENT.
M.
Communication
from the City Manager with Request to SET a DATE for a SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING to Further discuss the FY2012 CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET and Other Matters
on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011, at 6:15 P.M. to be Held at City Hall, Council
Chambers, 419 Fulton Street, Peoria, Illinois.
N.
Communication
from the City Manager and City Treasurer with Request to AMEND the CITY OF
PEORIA INVESTMENT POLICY, as Outlined.
O.
GREATER
PEORIA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Including Independent
Auditors' Report, as of and for the Years Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, with
Request to Receive and File. (Report is on File in the City Clerk's Office)
ITEM NO. 2 Communication
from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Authorization
for the City Manager to Enter into an AGREEMENT with PEORIA COMMUNITY BANK to
Provide Banking Services for Three Years Commencing January 1, 2012, with
Optional Annual Renewal for Up to Two Additional Years, as Outlined.
ITEM NO. 3 Communication
from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Authorization
for the City Manager to Enter into an AGREEMENT with ILLINOIS NATIONAL BANK to
Provide Banking Services for Three Years Commencing January 1, 2012, with
Optional Annual Renewal for Up to Two Additional Years, as Outlined.
ITEM NO. 4 Communication
from the City Manager and City Treasurer Requesting Approval of a RESOLUTION
Authorizing NAMED BANKS to HONOR CHECKS, DRAFTS, ETC. of the City of Peoria,
Authorizing the City Treasurer, the City Manager, and the finance
Director/Comptroller to Accept and Release Securities for Safekeeping Held by a
Third Party, and REPEALING Resolution No. 09-189.
ITEM NO. 5 Communication
from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Adoption of the
Following:
A.
RESOLUTION Pertaining to the HIRING of
CITY EMPLOYEES by CITY CONTRACTORS; and
B.
ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 2 of the
Code of the City of Peoria Pertaining to OFFICERS' and EMPLOYEES' ETHICS.
ITEM NO. 6 Communication
from the 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 3210, 3214, and 3216 N. KNOXVILLE AVENUE from a Class R-3
(Single Family Residential) District to a Class C-N (Neighborhood Commercial)
District.
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
Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Zoning Commission and Staff
to Receive and File the REPORT BACK and to Adopt the Following:
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 and Finance Director/Comptroller 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.
MOTION
ON THE FLOOR: Enter into an agreement with Blue Star 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 Electricity Residential Opt-Out Program.
PETITIONS,
REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA
ITEM NO. 1 TOWN
of the CITY of PEORIA FINANCIAL REPORT for PERIOD ENDING 9/30/2011, with
Request to Receive and File.
NEW
BUSINESS
CITIZENS'
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
ADJOURNMENT