CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
REGULAR
BUSINESS MEETING
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
6:15 PM
Dates
DATES
SET:
NO
DATES SET:
POLICY
SESSION - SIMPLIFY SIGN ORDINANCE
POLICY
SESSION - TREE POLICY
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.
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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:
WORLD AIDS DAY -
December 1, 2011
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.
NOTICE
OF LAWSUIT Filed on Behalf of WANDA THOMAS Requesting Reimbursement for Medical
Bills on basis of the Illinois Worker's Compensation Act, with Request to Receive
for Information and Refer to the Legal Department.
B.
NOTICE
of LAWSUIT Filed on Behalf of JUNIE and RON CATO Claiming Injury from a
Sidewalk Fall on June 9, 2011, with Request to Receive for Information and
Refer to the Legal Department.
C.
NOTICE
of LAWSUIT Filed on Behalf of OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Regarding Medical Bills due
to Mario Raines Being in Custody of the City of Peoria, with Request to Receive
for Information and Refer to the Legal Department.
D.
NOTICE
of LAWSUIT Filed by YATISHA L. STURDIVANT Against the City of Peoria and Police
Officers Regarding an Alleged Injury on November 14, 2010, Involving an
Accident, with Request to Receive for Information and Refer to the Legal
Department.
E.
NOTICE
of LAWSUIT Filed on Behalf of HOLLY B. PIASSE Against the City of Peoria and
Greater Peoria Mass Transit District Regarding an Injury Claim When her Vehicle
was Struck by a CityLink Bus, with Request to Receive for Information and Refer
to the Legal Department.
F.
Communication
from the City Manager and Fire Chief Requesting Approval to DISPOSE of a 1983
FIRE LADDER TRUCK through a METAL RECYCLER.
G.
Communication
from the City Manager and Acting Director of Planning and Growth Management
with Recommendation from the Human Resources Commission (HRC) to Award Public
Service Funding at the Level Indicated Utilizing 2012 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development and Permission to Adjust Said Funding, if Necessary, for Each
Funded Application by the Percentage of Change in HUD's 2012 CDBG ALLOCATION to
the City of Peoria, if Said Funding is no More than 5% Above or Below the CDBG
Allocation Received in 2011 (City Wide).
H.
Communication
from the City Manager Requesting Approval to EXTEND the BOUNDARY for the
SOUTHERN GATEWAY FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
I.
Communication
from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of an
AMENDMENT to the 1996 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT Between the City of Peoria
and the PEORIA CIVIC CENTER AUTHORITY Concerning Funding for ARTSPARTNERS of
CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
J.
Communication
from the City Manager and Acting Director of Planning and Growth Management
Requesting Approval of an EXTENSION of the RESIDENTIAL DEMOLITION CONTRACT with
ACCURATE SITE DEMOLITION EXPERTS Until MARCH 31, 2014, a Price Reduction, and
the Addition of FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS to the CONTRACT in Order to Comply with
Community Development Block Grant Regulations (City Wide).
K.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with Recommendation from the
Peoria City/County Landfill Committee to Approve a CONTRACT with FOTH
INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT for 2012 ENGINEERING SERVICES for the PEORIA
CITY/COUNTY LANDFILL, in the Amount of $445,000.00.
L.
Communication
from the City Manager Requesting Approval of an AMENDMENT to an
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT Between the COUNTY OF PEORIA and CITY OF PEORIA
that CONTINUES FEDERAL REPRESENTATION RELATIONSHIPS, Adds TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL
PLANNING COMMISSION to the Agreement, and Establishes a Contract Length and
Cost.
M.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Approval of a RESOLUTION
to PARTICIPATE in Portions of the REGIONAL STORMWATER PLAN, in an Amount of
$7,226.97, Due to Peoria County, in Anticipation to Receive SPECIAL
APPROPRIATION ACT PROJECT GRANT FUND REIMBURSEMENT, in an Amount of $57,750,
Received Through Peoria County; and Approve the PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
with PATRICK N. MEYER & ASSOCIATES, INC., Totaling $16,500.00, Including a
Lump Sum Amount of $10,500.00, as the City's Share of Engineering Costs for the
Subject Grant Processing, Plus Three Annual Lump Sum Payments in the Amount of
$2,000.00 for Participation in the NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION
SYSTEM (NPDES) MUNICIPAL STORMWATER GROUP for THREE YEARS.
N.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with the Following
Recommendations:
1. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of
Peoria Budget for Fiscal Year 2011 Relating to the USE of EAGLEVIEW TIF FUND
BALANCE, in the Amount of $56,941.00;
2. APPROVE REIMBURSEMENT to BEHR RECYCLING
of Approximately $56,940.75 for Half of the Costs of Providing Temporary
Repairs to Clark Street.
O.
Communication
from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Requesting Adoption of
the Following:
1. ORDINANCE LEVYING a TAX for Fiscal Year
2012 for the WEAVERRIDGE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA PARCEL A - GOLF COURSE;
2. ORDINANCE LEVYING a TAX for Fiscal Year
2012 for the WEAVERRIDGE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA PARCEL D - LOT 600;
3. ORDINANCE LEVYING a TAX for Fiscal Year
2012 for the WEAVERRIDGE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA PARCEL 136-B;
4. ORDINANCE LEVYING a TAX for Fiscal Year
2012 for the WEAVERRIDGE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA LOT 308 (TALLGRASS CONDO).
P.
Communication
from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Adoption of an
ORDINANCE LEVYING a TAX for Fiscal Year 2012 for the WESTLAKE SPECIAL SERVICE
AREA.
Q.
Communication
from the City Manager and Acting Director of Planning and Growth Management
with Recommendation from the Zoning Commission and Staff to Adopt an ORDINANCE
Rezoning Property Located at 2308 W. NEBRASKA AVENUE from the Present Class O-2
(Exclusive Office Park) District to a Class R-3 (Single Family Residential)
District and Granting a SPECIAL USE for ELDERLY HOUSING, with Conditions.
R.
Communication
from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of a SITE
APPLICATION for a CLASS K (Catering) LIQUOR LICENSE at 3113 DRIES LANE, with
Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve.
S.
Communication
from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of a SITE
APPLICATION to Add a SUBCLASS 1A (2:00 A.M. Closing) to a CLASS B (Restaurant,
Full-Service Bar/50% Food) LIQUOR LICENSE at 5025 W. AMERICAN PRAIRIE, with
Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve.
T.
APPOINTMENT
by Mayor Ardis to the MAYOR'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE for the DISABLED, with Request
to Concur:
Greg Speck - Term
Expires 6/30/2014
U.
Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with Request to HOLD a
POLICY SESSION on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012, at 10:00 A.M. at The Waterhouse,
619 Water Street, Peoria, Illinois, to Discuss the PRELIMINARY PLANS for
IMPROVING the WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Per the FEDERAL TIGER II AGREEMENT, to Discuss
the CONVERSION of JEFFERSON and ADAMS STREETS to TWO-WAY STREETS, and to
Consider any Regular Business that May Arise Per a Listed Agenda. (Refer to Item Nos. 11-493 and 11-525.)
V.
Communication
from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller Regarding the QUARTERLY
FINANCIAL REPORT Ending SEPTEMBER 30, 2011.
W.
REPORT
of the CITY TREASURER PATRICK A. NICHTING for the MONTH of OCTOBER 2011, with
Request to Receive and File.
X.
ADOPTION
of COMMITTEE REPORT Regarding IMPROVING the WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Per the FEDERAL
TIGER II GRANT.
ITEM NO. 2 PRESENTATION
and REPORT Entitled "COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN THE CITY OF
PEORIA" Prepared by the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, with Request to
Receive and File.
ITEM NO. 3 Communication
from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Requesting Approval of an
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT Between the City of Peoria and VILLAGE of PEORIA
HEIGHTS Pertaining to Property Commonly Known as 700 EAST WAR MEMORIAL DRIVE
and Requesting Authorization for the City Manager to Execute the Agreement.
ITEM NO. 4 Communication
from Council Member Tim Riggenbach with
Recommendation Related to the DISPOSITION of FY2012 EAST BLUFF SPECIAL SERVICE
AREA REVENUE as Outlined.
ITEM NO. 5 Communication
from the City Manager and Acting Director of Planning and Growth Management
Recommending Adoption of an ORDINANCE LEVYING a TAX for FY2012 for the EAST
BLUFF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES (EBNHS) SPECIAL SERVICE AREA and Direct the
City Clerk to File a Certified Copy of the Ordinance with the Peoria County
Clerk to Allow this Tax to be Extended as Provided by Law.
ITEM NO. 6 Communication
from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Recommending Adoption of an
ORDINANCE Adopting the BICYCLE ROUTE MAP for the City of Peoria.
ITEM NO. 7 Communication
from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel Regarding a SITE APPLICATION for
a CLASS A (Tavern) with a Subclass 1 (4:00 A.M. Closing) and a SUBCLASS 2 (Live
Entertainment) LIQUOR LICENSE at 815 S.W. ADAMS STREET, 2ND FLOOR, with
Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to DENY.
Unfinished Bus-Adjourn
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
(INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER ITEMS, IF ANY,
FROM
THE PREVIOUS REGULAR MEETING)
(11-485) Communication
from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Adoption of an
ORDINANCE Vacating IOWA STREET from Grant Street Northeasterly to the
Termination of Iowa Street, and that Portion of Grant Street which Extends from
a Point Approximately 790 Feet Southeast of Iowa Street to the Illinois River.
NEW
BUSINESS
CITIZENS'
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
ADJOURNMENT