City Council
Regular MeetingPeoria, IL · May 22, 2018
Agenda
City of Peoria
419 Fulton Street
Peoria, IL 61602
Agenda and Notice
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
6:00 PM
Joint City Council/Town Board Meeting
Council Chambers
City Council
AGENDAS AND PROCEEDINGS ISSUED BY:
BETH BALL, MMC, OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CITY HALL, ROOM 401
(309) 494-8565
Agendas/Minutes and supporting documentation are available
online at www.peoriagov.org.
City Council Agenda and Notice May 22, 2018
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ROLL CALL
INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, ETC.
Corn Stock Theater
National Gun Violence Awareness Day 2018
Presentation of Mayor Woodruff’s Gavel (Donated by Pat Lewis)
MINUTES
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA
18-131 Communication from the Town Officials with a Request to APPROVE
MONTHLY ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES for JUNE 2018 for the Town of the
City of Peoria.
18-132 Request from the Township Supervisor to APPROVE a RESOLUTION for the
Town of the City of Peoria to Authorize a DONATION to the PEORIA COUNTY
VETERANS MEMORIAL FUND and to the SAVE A CHILD PROGRAM.
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BY OMNIBUS VOTE, with Recommendations as Outlined:
18-133 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a
Request for the Following:
A. APPROVE the Renewal of a CONTRACT with A CUT ABOVE TREE
SERVICE for Tree Removal by Size and Tree and Brush Trimming by
Hourly Rates, in an Amount not to Exceed $170,000.00 (Bid #28-15)
(City-Wide);
B. APPROVE the Renewal of a CONTRACT with JIMAX LANDSCAPING
for Emergency Tree and Brush Trimming by Hourly Rates, in an Amount
not to Exceed $30,000.00 (Bid #28-15). (City-Wide)
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18-134 Communication from the City Manager and Human Resource Director with a
Request to APPROVE the Renewal of Existing Liability Coverages with
ARGONAUT (Alteris) through Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services at
a One-Year Cost of $164,222.00, and to Add Cyber Liability Coverage with ACE
INSURANCE at a cost of $12,643.00, and Crime Coverage with HANOVER
INSURANCE at a Cost of $2,597.00.
18-135 Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with
a Request to APPROVE and Authorize the Execution of a One-Year
CONTRACT with PINNACLE DATA SYSTEMS, in an Amount not to Exceed
$145,000.00, to Provide Utility Bill Printing and Mailing Services.
18-136 Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a
Request to APPROVE and Authorize the Execution of a one year CONTRACT
with FIRSTECH, INC., in an Amount not to Exceed $35,000.00, to Provide
LOCKBOX SERVICES.
18-137 Communication from the City Manager and Manager of Emergency
Communications with a Request for the Following:
A. APPROVE a Five-Year Dispatch Services AGREEMENT Between the
CITY of PEORIA and the CITY OF CHILLICOTHE.
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of Peoria 2018-2019
BIENNIAL BUDGET Relating to the General Fund to Recognize the
Receipt of Funds and the Corresponding Expenditure of Funds Relating
to the INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT with CHILLICOTHE to
Provide DISPATCH SERVICES, in the Amount of $110,425.00.
18-138 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community
Development with a Request for the Following:
A. APPROVE an Incumbency Certificate and RESOLUTION Accepting a
Grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) for the
ABANDONED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MUNICIPALITY RELIEF
FUND (APP), in the Amount of $106,164.43, and
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the CITY OF PEORIA 2018 - 2019
BIENNIAL BUDGET Relating to the Capital Fund to Recognize the
Receipt of a Grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority
(IHDA) for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipal Relief Fund
(APP) and Corresponding Expenditures, in the Amount of $106,164.
18-139 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community
Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the
Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE
Approving a SPECIAL USE, in a Class R-6 (Multi-Family Residential) District,
for a SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS for the Property Identified as Parcel
Identification No. 18-03-310-015, with an address of 919 NE JEFFERSON AVE,
Peoria IL. (Council District 1)
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18-140 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community
Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the
Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE
REZONING Property from a Class R-4 (Single Family Residential) District to a
Class C-G (General Commercial) District for the Property Identified as Parcel
Identification No. 18-19-177-025, with an Address of 2311 SOUTH LIGONIER
STREET (also known as 4201 SW ADAMS STREET), Peoria, IL. (Council
District 1)
18-141 Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a
Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Providing for the ISSUANCE of GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2018B, in an Aggregate Amount Not to Exceed
$10,000,000.00, of the City of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, to Provide for
Certain Capital Improvements Within Said City, and Providing the Levy of a
Direct Annual Tax Sufficient to Pay the Principal of and Interest on Said Bonds
to the Purchaser Thereof.
18-142 Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a
Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a CLASS H (Temporary
Outdoor) Liquor License from the PEORIA FRIENDSHIP HOUSE OF
CHRISTIAN SERVICE for an Event to be Held at 411 HAMILTON BLVD., on
Saturday, June 9, 2018. (Council District 1)
18-143 Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a
Request to Approve the SITE APPLICATION for Class A (tavern) Liquor License
with On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol, with a Subclass 1A (2:00
AM Closing Hours) at LAST CALL, 4201 SW ADAMS (AKA 2311 S. LIGONIER),
Contingent Upon Approval of a Pending Request to Rezone, with a
Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (DISTRICT 1)
18-144 Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a
Request to Approve the SITE APPLICATION for Class A (tavern) Liquor License
with On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol at P-MILL’S BAR &
LOUNGE, 807 SW ADAMS, with a Recommendation from the Liquor
Commission to Approve. (DISTRICT 1)
18-145 REAPPOINTMENT by Mayor Ardis to the GREATER PEORIA MASS TRANSIT
DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES with a Request to Concur:
Ms. Maxine Wortham (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2022
18-146 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the FIRE & POLICE COMMISSION with
a Request to Concur:
Janda Carter (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
Thomas C. (Tom) Jackson, Jr. (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
18-147 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
with a Request to Concur:
John Dillon (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2022
Tom DeJarld (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2022
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18-148 REAPPOINTMENT by Mayor Ardis to the ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS with a
Request to Concur:
Lon Lyons (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
18-149 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the SISTER CITY COMMISSION with a
Request to Concur:
Jeff Boss (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2021
Leo Jordan (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2021
18-150 REAPPOINTMENTS AND APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ardis to the PUBLIC ARTS
ADVISORY COMMISSION with a Request to Concur:
Jonathon Romain (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
Perry Johnson (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
Bill Conger (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
18-151 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
COMMITTEE with a Request to Concur:
City Treasurer Patrick Nichting (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2020
Council Member Zach Oyler (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2020
18-152 REAPPOINTMENT by Mayor Ardis to the RIVERFRONT PROGRAM AND
POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE with a Request to Concur:
Patrick T. (Pat) Sullivan (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2020
18-153 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
with a Request to Concur:
George Ghareeb (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
Nathaniel Herz (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
Patrick A. (Pat) McNamara (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
18-154 REAPPOINTMENT and APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ardis to the HISTORIC
PRESERVATION COMMISSION with a Request to Concur:
Deborah Dougherty (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
David Stotz (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
18-155 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the LIQUOR COMMISSION with a
Request to Concur:
Steve Kouri II (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
Council Member W. Eric (Eric) Turner (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2019
18-156 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the MAYOR’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FOR CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES with a Request to Concur:
Michael (Mike) Van Cleve (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
Kaye Berry (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
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18-157 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the MUNICIPAL BAND COMMISSION
with a Request to Concur:
Lee Wenger (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
Don Baker (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
Mary Barthel (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
18-158 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the PEORIA HOUSING AUTHORITY
with a Request to Concur:
Renee Andrews (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
Carl. K. Cannon (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
James C. Fassino (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
18-159 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the PEORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
OF TRUSTEES with a Request to Concur:
Edward J. (Ed) Barry, Jr. (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
Stephen M. Buck (Voting - Term Expires 06/30/2021
Tiffanie Duncan (Voting - Term Expires 06/30/2021
18-160 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION with a Request to Concur:
Michele Anderson (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
Eric Heard (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
Richard M. (Rich) Unes (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
18-161 REAPPOINTMENTS and APPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the
CONSTITUTION GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE with a Request to Concur:
Mollye H Bright (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2021
Wendy Faulkner (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2021
Susan Grant (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2021
Jeanette Kosier (Voting) -Term Expires 6/30/2021
Brandon Goodman (Voting) -Term Expires 6/30/2021
David Berry (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2021
Cindy Bertino (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2021
18-162 REAPPOINTMENT AND APPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the PEORIA
URBAN FORESTRY ADVISORY BOARD with a Request to Concur:
Michael Gary Wilkins (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
Becky Cobb (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
Haley Brewer (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
Matt Freeman (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
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18-163 REAPPOINTMENT and APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ardis to the ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON POLICE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS with a Request to
Concur:
Savino Sierra (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
Haley Brewer (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
18-164 REAPPOINTMENTS and APPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the FAIR
EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION with a Request to Concur:
Christopher Bailey (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
Barry Robinson (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
David McGinty (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
Carl Halloway (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2021
18-165 REAPPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ardis to the ADVISORY COMMISSION ON
HUMAN RESOURCES with a Request to Concur:
Wayne Cannon (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
Jessica Zobac (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2021
18-166 REAPPOINTMENT by Mayor Ardis to the POLICE PENSION FUND BOARD
OF TRUSTEES with a Request to Concur:
City Treasurer Patrick Nichting (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2020
18-167 REPORT from the CITY TREASURER PATRICK A. NICHTING for the MONTH
of APRIL 2018, with Request to Receive and File.
FIRST READINGS
18-168 Communication from the City Manager and the Corporation Counsel With a
Request for a FIRST READING Review of an ORDINANCE Amending Chapter
15 of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to NOISE.
18-169 Communication from the City Manager and the Corporation Counsel with a
Request for a FIRST READING review to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending
Chapter 2 (Administration), Article V (Officers and Employees), Division 7
(Public Safety Benefits), Section 2-350 (PUBLIC SAFETY BENEFITS ACT) of
the CODE of the City of Peoria.
REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS, with Recommendations as Outlined:
18-170 Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a
Request to RECEIVE and FILE a PRESENTATION Report on the Current
Status of the City’s TAX INCREMENT FINANCING (TIF) FUNDS.
18-171 Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/ Comptroller with
a Request to RECEIVE and FILE a PRESENTATION on the Quarter Ended
MARCH 31, 2018, UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT.
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18-172 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a
Request to RECEIVE and FILE a PRESENTATION by Peoria Public Works
Department for the STORMWATER UTILITY CREDIT MANUAL.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Including but not limited to motions to reconsider items, if any, from
the previous Regular Meeting)
17-353 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community
Development with a Request from the Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff
to DEFER an ORDINANCE Amending the UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
Related to TEMPORARY SIGNS until June 12, 2018. (City Wide)
18-107 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community
Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the
Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE
Approving a SPECIAL USE in a Class CN (Neighborhood Commercial) District
for a HALFWAY HOUSE for the Properties Identified as Parcel Identification
Nos. 18-17-153-009 and 18-17-153-033, with an Address of 1010 SOUTH
BLAINE STREET, Peoria Illinois. (Council District 1)
NEW BUSINESS
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NOTE: THE ORDER IN WHICH AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED MAY BE MOVED FORWARD
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