Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council Met May 10.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

TOWN BUSINESS

Registered Requests to Speak

Report Of The Quincy Township Supervisor

For General Assistance For The Month Of April, 2021

Report Of Town Auditing Committee

PETITIONS

Ward 1 By Jeff Butler, requesting consideration for a Special Permit for Planned Development to develop an office/shop for an on-site water and fire damage restoration service with interior equipment storage at 2301 and 2315 North 12th Street, presently zoned C1B.

Ward 2 By Carter’s Coffee Bar/Ciara Weese for a Special Use Permit to operate a drive-thru coffee shop at 641 Broadway Street, 645 Broadway Street, 415 North 7th Street and 417 North 7th Street, presently zoned D2.

By the following organizations requesting permission to conduct a raffle and have the bond requirement waived: American Business Women’s Assoc., Quincy Charter Chapter from now until 6/26/2021; Club West of Quincy Inc. from now until May 15th. The City Clerk recommends approval of the permits.

Ward 2 A special event application from Club West, 1023 North 10th St. requesting permission to hold a cancer benefit for Stan Brown on Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. They request the closure of the North 10th St. between Chestnut and Cherry Street. Barricades needed. They also request Sections 111.096(a), 111.096(d), and 111.067(a) be waived to allow for the consumption and possession of liquor on a public streets, permitting open liquor to leave the licensed premises, and selling of liquor outside the licensed premises. The applicants Live Entertainment/Public Gathering License is pending. The Quincy Police Department has approved the Waiver of Liquor Ordinances. All required documents have been submitted and approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities & Engineering.

Wards 1, 3 A Special Event Application from Optimist Club of Quincy requesting permission to hold the Soap Box Derby on Friday, June 18th and Saturday, June 19th. They request the closure of the following streets from 7:00 a.m. on Friday, June 18th through 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 19th. Barricades needed for the street closures: North 18th Street, Seminary Road to Kochs Lane, Hollister-Whitney Parkway, North 18th Street to West Schneidman Drive, Quintron Way, North 18th Street to West Schneidman Dr. The Quincy Police Department recommends approval of a Live Entertainment/Public Gathering Permit for the use of loud speakers. The applicant requests permission to erect two (2) tents at the event check-in area on North 18th Street. The Department of Planning and Development approves the Temporary Structure Permit pending an inspection of the structures by the Quincy Fire Department once the tents are in place and prior to the start of the event. All required documents have been submitted and approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities & Engineering.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REPORT FOR FYE 2021

ANNUAL REPORTS

MAYORS APPOINTMENTS

Bet on Q:

Trevor Beck    Holly Cain 

Rod McClean         Patricia Paxton

Ray Wilson              Parker Freiburg

Jim Rinella           Lora Marcolla

Rod McClean

Washington Theater Redevelopment Commission:

Kayla Fuller

Alderman Fletcher to the following:

Animal Control Commission Fire Committee

Planning and Development Committee 

Street Lights and Right of Way Committee 

Traffic Commission

Transit Advisory Committee

Alderman Freiburg to the following :

Central Business District Revolving Loan Committee

Fire Committee

Homeland Security Committee

Quincy Next

Street Lights and Right of Way Committee

Utilities Committee

PROCLAMATION

May 15th as “National Peace Officers Memorial Day”

RESOLUTIONS

Transit Director recommending approval to execute a Section 5311-Downstate Operating Assistance Grant Agreement with Illinois Department of Transportation to obtain grant assistance for fiscal year 2021-2022.

Utilities and Engineering Director recommending approval of the quote from Brown Electric Co. in the amount of $9,675.00 for installation of traffic signal pole and mast arm at 8th and Maine St.

Utilities and Engineering Director recommending approval of the invoice from Twaddle Plumbing, Inc. in the amount of $8,962.33 for sewer lateral connection work.

Utilities and Engineering Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the proposal from Crawford, Murphy and Tilly of Springfield, IL not to exceed $200,000.00 for a hydraulic profile of the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Utilities and Engineering Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the invoice from Rees Construction Co. in the amount of $99,367.77 for repairs to the water main at Highway 57 between Jefferson and Jackson Streets.

Utilities and Engineering Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the low bid from Thornburgh Companies of Springfield, Il in the amount of $8,998.00 for removal of asbestos at the reservoir house prior to demolition.

Utilities and Engineering Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the invoice from Klingner and Assoc. in the amount of $19,336.81 for construction phase engineering for rehabilitation of filters #1-#6, replacement of the filter backwash fill system and structural repairs to the Water Treatment Plant building.

Utilities and Engineering Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the quote from Midwest Meter, Inc., of Edinburg, IL totaling $336,925.00 for the purchase of water meters and meter accessories.

Utilities and Engineering Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of various low bids for water treatment chemicals for a contract period of May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022.

Utilities and Engineering Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the invoice from Diamond Construction Co. in the amount of $16,500.00 for the replacement of an asphalt drive and parking lot damaged during a recent watermain repair.

Utilities and Engineering Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the quote from E.J. Equipment of Manteno, IL totaling 46,985.00 for a CUES transport system to video tape the sanitary sewer system.

Utilities and Engineering Director recommending approval of the invoice from Tom Geise Plumbing, Inc. in the amount of $7,650.00 to install a 8” public sewer main to service property near 24th & Cherry Lane.

Information Technology Director recommending approval of the quote from Smartsheet, Inc. in the amount of $11,960.00 for an annual software services agreement.

Technology Committee and the Information Technology Director recommending approval of the quote from Superion, LLC in the amount of $79,402.19 for an annual software services agreement.

Aeronautics Committee and Airport Director recommending approval to accept and execute the Quincy Regional Airport’s supplemental grant and all other agreements and documentation required for the Quincy Regional airport rehabilitation runway 4/22 project.

Aeronautics Committee, Comptroller, and Airport Director recommending approval to accept and execute the Quincy Regional Airport’s agreement with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. for phase one construction engineering services of the rehabilitation runway 4/22 project.

REPORT OF FINANCE

REQUEST TO SPEAK

Written request to speak under suspended rules by Bonnie Wienke concerning a neglected dog and puppy.

https://www.quincyil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/5723