City of Rock Falls City Council met April 4.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
Call to Order at 5:30 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Proclamation
Proclaiming April 9-15, 2023 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Audience Requests
Community Affairs
Bethany Bland, President/CEO, Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce
Consent Agenda:
1. Approval of the minutes of the March 21, 2023, City Council Meeting
2. Approval of bills as presented
Ordinances 1st Reading:
1. Ordinance 2023-2605 – Supplemental Appropriation Ordinance – Fiscal Year 2023
2. Ordinance 2023-2606 – Approving Annual Purchase Power Adjustment (Sec. 32-348) and Fair Solar Credit (Sec. 32-351)
Resolutions:
1. Resolution 2023-896 – Resolution Accepting an Extension to the Grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority’s Strong Communities Program.
City Administrator Robbin Blackert:
Information/Correspondence
Matt Cole, City Attorney
Corey Buck, City Engineer
Alderman Reports/Committee Chairman Requests
Ward 1
Alderman Bill Wangelin – Public Property/Public Works Committee Chairman
Alderman Gabriella McKanna – Finance/Insurance/Investment Committee Chairman
1. Approve recommendation from the Finance Committee to approve a first reading of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budgets.
Ward 2
Alderman Brian Snow – Building Code Committee Chairman/Utility Committee Vice Chairman
1. Approve bids submitted for Watermain Improvements – Phase 2 (10th Ave, Smith Ct to Goodell Ct, 3rd Ave at 1st Ave, 2nd Ave and Ave C) and award bid to the low bidder Martin & Company Excavating, 2456 East Pleasant Grove Rd, Oregon, IL 61061 in the amount of $1,194,084.95.
2. Recommendation from the Utility Committee to approve the proposal for NESHAP RICE Compliance Stack Testing in accordance with USEPA 40 CFR 60 Subpart ZZZZ by BHMG Engineers Inc., 9735 Landmark Parkway Drive, Suite A, St. Louis, MO 63127 in the amount of $23,593.00.
Alderman Casey Babel – Tourism Committee Chairman
Ward 3
Alderman Steve Dowd
Alderman Cody Dornes
Ward 4
Alderman Violet Sobottka – Ordinance/License/Personnel/Safety Committee Chairman
1. Approve recommendation from the Ordinance Committee to have the City Attorney draft an ordinance to amend Section 6-77, (b). 6 to read “160 square feet” and amend Section 6-126, (b), 5 to read “1 – Storage accessory structures, provided the floor area does not exceed 144 square feet.”
Alderman Cathy Arduini
Mayor’s Report:
Executive Session:
1. Personnel – Section 2(c)(1) – Employee hiring, firing, compensation, discipline and performance.
Adjournment
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