Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council Met July 6.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

PETITIONS

Ward 4 By Fireworks Authority Inc. requesting permission to hold a fireworks display on July 10th at Quincy Country Club, 2410 State St. The Quincy Fire Department has given their approval.

Ward 6 By Quincy Notre Dame High School requesting to conduct a raffle and have the bond requirement waived from now until June 30, 2022. The City Clerk recommends approval of the permit.

Ward 7 A Special Event application from On the Rail, 129 South 4th St., requesting permission to hold outdoor concerts on Saturday, August 21, 2021, and Monday, September 20, 2021, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight). The applicant requests the closure of the alley adjacent to 129 South 4th St. and use of the City-owned Newcomb Lot at the corner of 4th and Maine St. for both concert events. Barricades needed for the alley closure. The applicant also requests that liquor ordinances 111.096(a), 111.096(d), and 111.067(a) be waived to allow for the consumption and possession of liquor on a public street or lot, permitting open liquor to leave the licensed premises, and selling of liquor outside the licensed premises for both dates. The Quincy Police Department recommends approval of Live Entertainment/Public Gathering Licenses for the live bands. The applicant requests permission to assemble a stage for the live entertainment on the City-owned Newcomb lot. Approval for the assembly of the stage is recommended pending an inspection of the structure by the Quincy Fire Department once the stage is in place and prior to the start of the events. The applicant has submitted all required documents and approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities & Engineering pending approval of the waiver of liquor ordinances by the Quincy Police Department.

Ward 6 A Special Permit for Planned Development to obtain a liquor license as a means to serve alcohol and to operate video gaming machines in a restaurant at 1800 State Street, presently zoned C1B.

MONTHLY REPORTS

REPORT OF TRAFFIC COMMISSION

Ward 4 The referral to implement a “4-Way Stop” at the intersection of 22nd and Payson Avenue be denied was tabled for two weeks by Ald. Farha.

PUBLIC FORUM

MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS

Appointments of Lee Lindsay to the Residential Rental Property Registration Ad Hoc Committee and Chuck Bevelheimer as city of Quincy staff.

RESOLUTIONS

Chief of Police, Police Aldermanic Committee and Purchasing Director recommending approval to apply for the 2021 Justice Authority Grant.

Utilities and Engineering Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the invoice from Republic Services in the amount $12,390.75 for removal and dumping of oils and grease from the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Utilities and Engineering Director of and Utilities Committee recommending approval and the invoice from Shannahan Crane and Hoist of St. Louis, MO in the amount of $10,046.79 to repair two hoists at the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Utilities and Engineering Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the invoice from Badge Meter of Milwaukee, WI in the amount of $13,494.59 for the renewal of a cellular-based automatic meter reading software.

Utilities and Engineering Director of recommending approval of the proposal from Klingner and Associates in the amount of $28,525 for hydraulic survey and study services.

ORDINANCES

Adoption of an Ordinance entitled:

An Ordinance Amending The Quincy Economic Development Loan Program. First reading of an Ordinance entitled:

An Ordinance Annexing Certain Territories To The city of Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. (Correct legal description and PIN for 2500 N. 24th St.)

REPORT OF FINANCE

https://www.quincyil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/5869/637608315735256375