Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council met Feb. 22.

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

February 21, 2022, being a holiday, the regular meeting of the City Council was held this day at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Michael A. Troup presiding.

The following members were physically present:

Ald. Fletcher, Entrup, Bergman, Bauer, Freiburg, Farha, Sassen, Rein, Reis, Uzelac, Holtschlag. 11. Absent: Ald. Mays, Mast, Awerkamp. 3.

Ald. Rein moved the absent Aldermen be excused from this meeting. Motion carried.

The minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council held February 14, 2022, were approved as printed on a motion of Ald. Entrup. Motion carried.

Legal Counsel: Assistant Corporation Counsel Bruce Alford.

The City Clerk presented and read the following:

PUBLIC FORUM

Jason Priest spoke to the council.

PETITIONS

By Quincy Hospitality House requesting to hold a raffle and have the bond requirement waived from now through September 1, 2022. The City Clerk recommends approval of the permit.

Ald. Sassen moved the prayer of the petition be granted. Motion carried.

Special Event Application from the Quincy YMCA requesting permission to hold the Kelly’s Fun Run on Sunday, March 13, 2022. The run/walk event will begin at Kelly’s (2902 Broadway) and proceed east to 30th St., south to Maine St., east to Flynn Stadium. The runners will turn around near Flynn Stadium and return to the starting point. The following streets are requested closed from 9:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. and the City provide barricades and cones for the closures: Southbound lane of 30th St., alley south of Broadway to Maine St.; Southern eastbound lane of traffic and sidewalk on Maine St., 30th St. to the west edge of The Crossing Church property near 48th St.; and temporary closure of intersections at 30th and Maine, 33rd and Maine, and 36th and Maine as participants pass through. Quincy Police Department has recommended approval of a Live Entertainment Public Gathering License for the event. Applicant also requests that Auxiliary Officers assist with traffic control during the event. Businesses and residences along the event route have been notified. Approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities & Engineering.

Ald. Freiburg moved the prayer of the petition be granted and the proper authorities notified. Motion carried.

PROCLAMATION

By Michael A. Troup proclaiming February 25, 2022, as “City of Refuge Fund” day.

Ald. Sassen moved the proclamation be received and filed. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Quincy Police Department needs to replace four patrol vehicles this year; and

WHEREAS, the department, based on experience, analysis and feedback, has determined the Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicle to be the best patrol vehicle to suit its needs; and

WHEREAS, the Department recently sought competitive bids for four Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles; and

WHEREAS, the low bid received was from Gem City Ford, Quincy, IL, at a total cost, after trade-in, of $136,250; and 

WHEREAS, Gem City Ford, Quincy, IL, anticipates at least a 16 to 20 week wait for delivery of the four vehicles; and

WHEREAS, the Illinois State Bid Contract price from Morrow Brothers, Inc., Greenfield, IL, including trade-in, is $126,660; and

WHEREAS, Morrow Brothers, Inc., Greenfield, IL, has vehicles in stock and can make immediate delivery; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Chief of Police recommends to the Mayor and City Council that the Quincy Police Department be granted authority to purchase four Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles from Morrow Brothers,

Inc., of Greenfield, IL, in the amount of $136,660, minus $10,000 in trade-in value ($126,660 net cost). Robert Copley

Chief of Police

Ald. Rein moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Sassen, and on the roll call each of the 11 Aldermen voted yea, with 3 absent. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Quincy Police Department hired two new recruit police officers in August, 2021; and

WHEREAS, basic law enforcement training is vital to ensure recruit police officers get the fundamental training needed to prepare them for a career in law enforcement; and

WHEREAS, the two new officers, Levi Obert and Johan Micolta, recently completed their basic law enforcement train ing at the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois, Champaign, and passed the State of Illinois Law Enforcement Officer Certification Exam; and

WHEREAS, until early 2020 the cost of tuition for recruit police officers to attend the basic training academy was paid for via direct bill by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board; and

WHEREAS, in early 2020 the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board experienced a significant de crease in funding from the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board now requires all departments pay tuition up front for recruit police officers attending the basic law enforcement training class; and

WHEREAS, the department can then apply for reimbursement from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Stan dards Board to recoup the money used to pay for tuition for the recruit officer to attend the basic law enforcement training academy; and

WHEREAS, departments understand that reimbursements will be subject to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board availability of funds; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Chief of Police and the Police Aldermanic Committee recommend to the City Council that the Quincy Police Department be granted authority to pay $11,660.00 for tuition for Officer Levi Obert and Officer Johan Micolta, who recently completed the basic law enforcement training class at the Police Training Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign.

Robert Copley

Chief of Police

Ald. Rein moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Sassen, and on the roll call each of the 11 Aldermen voted yea, with 3 absent. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Quincy Fire Department is required to report statistics and incident data to the United States Fire Ad ministration (USFA); and

WHEREAS, the use of National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) software is necessary to submit this data to the USFA; and

WHEREAS, the current software called FireHouse is being phased out and no longer supported at the end of the current year; and

WHEREAS, our current license expires on May 31, 2022, and an effective transition to a new web-based program re quires 8 to 12 weeks and involves the transfer of historical data; and

WHEREAS, the new web-based program called FirstDue requires configuration to meet our needs; and

WHEREAS, the FirstDue program most effectively meets our needs for NFIRS reporting; and

WHEREAS, the FirstDue program is configurable to meet additional operational needs of the Quincy Fire Department, such as inspections, pre-fire planning, mobile response data, hydrant record keeping among other needs; and

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Fire Chief and the Fire Aldermanic Committee recommend to the Mayor and City Council that the Fire Chief be authorized to make a payment to FirstDue in the amount of $24,990 to perform the web based migration and to enter into an annual license agreement with FirstDue.

Bernard Vahlkamp

Fire Chief

Ald. Bergman moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Freiburg, and on the roll call each of the 11 Aldermen voted yea, with 3 absent. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy entered into the original contract with Tyler Technologies of Yarmouth, ME, on 4/7/2021; and,

WHEREAS, the various City of Quincy departments have been working diligently on the implementation of the solution; and,

WHEREAS, the Tyler Implementation Team has reviewed the original plans for the time clock solution implementation; and,

WHEREAS, the Tyler Implementation Team has identified the need for 13 time clocks rather than the 5 in the contract agreement; and,

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy will purchase 14 time clocks with one being provided to and invoiced to the Quincy Public Library; and,

WHEREAS, the costs for the additional time clocks will be paid for with some of the contract agreed travel costs which will not be needed; and,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the IT Manager and the Technology Committee recommend to the Mayor and City Council that the terms of the Tyler Technologies’ Contract Amendment be approved and that the Mayor be given the authorization to sign the contract amendment.

Corey Dean

IT Manager

Ald. Reis moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Uzelac, and on the roll call each of the 11 Aldermen voted yea, with 3 absent. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

The Director of Central Services and the Central Services Committee recommending approval of a payment to Rock Line Products Inc. of Botkins, OH, in the amount of $17,195, to purchase a flat trailer for the City’s asphalt seam machine. Ald. Sassen moved to table the resolution for one week, seconded by Ald. Entrup. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A REDEVELOPMENT AND SALES TAX REBATE AGREEMENT WITH QUINCY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC, PERTAINING TO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF VACANT RETAIL ANCHOR LOCATED AT 3701 BROADWAY

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy desires to enter into a Redevelopment and Sales Tax Rebate Agreement (the “Agree ment”) with Quincy Development Partners, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (hereafter known as the “Devel oper”); and

WHEREAS, the Quincy City Council adopted Ordinance 20-04, which established a retail incentive program, on Feb ruary 24, 2020; and

WHEREAS, to facilitate the redevelopment of the vacant retail anchor at 3701 Broadway, the City shall provide a De velopment Incentive (as allowed in Ordinance 20-04) to the Developer by rebating a portion of sales tax revenue generated by the Retailers Tax Act (RTA) and the Home Rule Purchase Act (HRPA), per the terms of the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the rebate shall be based on sales tax revenue generated from the vacant retail anchor, per the terms of the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the City shall not less than quarterly remit to the Developer all sums owed to the Developer based on sales tax generated by the Vacant Retail Anchor; and

WHEREAS, the renovations to the Vacant Retail Anchor as proposed by the Developer pursuant to the Agreement will be carried out with the assistance of the Development Incentive offered by the City; and

WHEREAS, the City of Quincy has the authority to promote the health, safety and welfare of its inhabitants, to prevent the onset of blight while instituting conservation measures and to encourage private development in order to enhance the local tax base and to enter into contractual agreements with third parties for the purposes of achieving these purposes; and

WHEREAS, the City further finds that the terms outlined in the Agreement are in the best interest of the parties; and 

WHEREAS, the City is authorized to enter into economic incentive agreements sharing a portion of sales tax generated by a Redevelopment and Sales Tax Rebate Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 5/8-11-20 of the Illinois Munic ipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-11-20).

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, that: Section 1. The findings and recitations set forth above are hereby adopted as part of this Resolution; Section 2. The Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Quincy are hereby authorized to execute and attest, respectively, a “Redevelopment and Sales Tax Rebate Agreement;”

Section 3. This Resolution is in addition to all other Resolutions on the subject and shall be construed therewith, ex cepting as to that part in direct conflict with any other Resolution, and in the event of such conflict, the provisions hereof shall govern;

Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish this Resolution in pamphlet form and thereafter maintain at least three (3) copies of the same available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office;

Section 5. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law.

Passed and approved this 23rd day of February, 2022.

Ayes: 11 Nays: 0 Absent: 3

City of Quincy, an Illinois Municipal Corporation

By: Michael A. Troup, Its Mayor

ATTEST:

Laura Oakman, Its City Clerk

Ald. Farha moved to amend the resolution to include the redevelopment agreement (Exhibit A) and the attached site plan, seconded by Entrup. Motion carried.

Ald. Farha moved for the adoption of the resolution, as amended, seconded by Ald. Freiburg, and on the roll call each of the 11 Aldermen voted yea, with 3 absent. Motion carried.

ORDINANCE

Adoption of an Ordinance entitled An Ordinance Granting A Special Use Permit For A Planned Development (2435 Maine Street; certain uses permitted and not allowed).

Ald. Farha moved for the adoption of the ordinance, seconded by Ald. Sassen, and on the roll call each of the 11 Aldermen voted yea, with 3 absent.

The Chair, Mayor Michael A. Troup, declared the motion carried and the ordinance adopted.

ORDINANCE

Second presentation of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending The 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Budget (Increase/ Decrease Revenues in Recycle and Central Garage Funds).

ORDINANCE

Second presentation of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Authorizing Lease Agreement (North Side Boat Club).

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

Michael Farha

Jack Holtschlag

Anthony E. Sassen

Mike Rein

Richie Reis

Finance Committee

Ald. Farha, seconded by Ald. Sassen, moved the reports be received and vouchers be issued for the various amounts and on a roll call each of the 11 Aldermen voted yea, with 3 absent. Motion carried.

The City Council adjourned at 7:24 p.m. on a motion of Ald. Holtschlag. Motion carried.

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