City of Rock Falls City Council met May 2.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
Call to Order at 5:30 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Audience Requests
Consent Agenda:
1. Approval of the minutes of the April 18, 2023, City Council Meeting
2. Approval of bills as presented
Seating of Newly Elected Officials
Dana Nelson, Whiteside County Clerk, County Canvassing Board of Whiteside County, Illinois completed the Canvass of Votes cast at the April 4, 2023, Consolidated Election. Results are as follows:
Pamela J. Martinez, City Clerk (2-year unexpired term) – 333 Votes
Gabriella McKanna, Ward 1 Alderperson – 78 Votes
Cody Dornes, Ward 3 Alderperson -98 Votes
Roll Call
Approve appointment of Cathy Arduini to the vacant Ward 4 Alderperson position
Community Affairs
Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce, Sam Smith Interim Director
1. Summer Splash - Request for road closures
a. Time: All day Friday (6/23) and Saturday (6/24)
Location: 2nd Street between Wood Ave. and Ave. A
Reason: To allow a safe walkway from parking to RB&W park for participants. Also, in case of rain, allows us to move vendors off soft ground and protect the park's green space.
b. Time: Friday (6/23) from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: 2nd Street just west of Wood Ave. (slight change from last year) to Emmons.
Reason: Allow safe passage and plenty of room for YMCA Family 5K event participants to safely participate. The change from last year, keeping Wood Ave. open, will allow hotel visitors access to the parking lot.
Proclamation
Proclaiming May 9-20, 2023, as National Police Week
Ordinances 1st Reading:
1. Ordinance 2023-2607 – Amending Chapter 6 Regarding Square Footage Requirements for Certain Accessory Structures
City Administrator Robbin Blackert:
1. Approve low bid received for the City Hall Bathroom Remodel and award to Gehrke Construction, 421 Grove Street, DeKalb, IL 60115 in the amount of $82,000.00. 2. Accept bids received for Section 23-00000-00-GM- Motor Fuel Tax General Maintenance.
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
Ward 2
Alderman Brian Snow – Building Code Committee Chairman/Utility Committee Vice Chairman
1. Recommendation from the Utility Committee to approve the Utility Office Write Off’s for January 2023 – March 2023 in the amount $5,246.25.
2. Recommendation from the Utility Committee to approve changes to General procedures Governing Utility Services Manual and increase Recording Fee to $68.00 3. Recommendation from the Utility Committee to approve the purchase of 70 water meters from Ferguson Waterworks, 1720 State St., DeKalb, IL 60115 in the amount of $10,693.20.
4. Recommendation from the Utility Committee to approve the purchase of a bucket truck from Terex Utilities, 3140 15th Ave. SE, Watertown, SD 57201 in the amount of $246,830.00 without trade-in.
5. Recommendation from the Utility Committee to waive bidding and award the installation of Traffic Signal Vehicle Video Detection at the intersection of 1st Ave. & Dixon Ave. to Helm Electric, 1514 W Fourth St., Sterling, IL 61081 in the amount of $32,325.00.
6. Recommendation from the Utility Committee to waive bidding and approve the purchase of a new TRCM-H200 Trash Rake at the Hydro-Electric Generating Facility from Kuenz America, 9321 Focal Point 8, Raleigh, NC 27617 in the amount of $562,180.00.
Ward 3
Alderman Steve Dowd
Alderman Cody Dornes
Ward 4
Alderman Violet Sobottka – Ordinance/License/Personnel/Safety Committee Chairman Alderman Cathy Arduini
Mayor’s Report:
1. Approve the re-appointment of Alderman McKanna as Mayor Pro-Tem (Article III Sec. 2-52)
2. Approve appointment of Brian Tribley as the Tourism Committee Chairman 3. Approve appointment of Christina Wolfe to the Tourism Committee
4. Approve appointment of Sam Smith as the Chamber representative on the Tourism Committee
5. Approve appointment of Tom Doig to the Eagle Trail Committee
Executive Session:
1. Personnel – Section 2(c)(1) – Employee hiring, firing, compensation, discipline and performance.
2. Litigation – Section 2 (c)(11) – Pending, probable or imminent litigation.
Adjournment
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