Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council met Oct. 17.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

PUBLIC FORUM

PETITIONS

By the following organizations requesting permission to conduct a raffle and have the bond requirements waived: Quincy Public Schools Foundation from now through November 4, 2022 ; The Quincy Museum, Inc. from October 22, 2022 through December 18, 2022. The City Clerk recommends approval of the permits.

Ward 2 Special Event Application from Jami Musolino, organizer of the Max Wombles Memorial Golf Tournament After Party, requesting permission to hold an after party on Saturday, October 22nd between the hours of 2:00 p.m.- 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on the vacant lot adjacent to 400 Oak St. The applicant requests the closure of the Sidewalk along North 4th St., beginning at the corner of 4th and Oak St. from and continuing South along 4th St. to end of the vacant lot from 12:00 p.m. (noon) - 12:00 a.m. (midnight) event. The applicant requests that liquor ordinances be waived to allow for the consumption and possession of liquor on a public sidewalk and permitting open liquor to leave the licensed premises. The Quincy Police Department has approved this request. The applicant has submitted all required documentation and approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities & Engineering.

REPORTS OF TRAFFIC COMMISSION

Ward 2 Recommending the request for a “4-Way Stop” at the intersection of 20th and Chestnut Streets be denied.

Ward 2 Recommending a “No Parking Zone” on the west side of North 4th Street beginning one hundred forty (140) feet north of the centerline of Hampshire Street and extending north for a distance of ninety (90) feet.

SALES TAX REPORT

July 2022-$941,448.78

HOME RULE SALES TAX REPORT

July 2022-$953,305.36

MAYOR’S APPOINTMENT

Ryan Fischer to Building Commission-5 Year term ending October 31, 2027

PROCLAMATION

October 24, 2022 as “World Polio Day”

RESOLUTIONS

The resolution Authorizing Comprehensive Housing Need/Demand Analysis and Feasibility Study. (A contract with Housing & Community Advisors in an amount not to exceed $25,000.) Which was tabled for two weeks by Alderman Farha.

Chief of Police and Police Aldermanic Committee recommending approval to purchase of ammunition in the amount of $14,588.00 be purchased from Ray O’Herron for training use and necessary replacement of duty ammunition.

Chief of Police and the Police Aldermanic Committee recommending approval to purchase purchase four extended warranties from Gem City Ford for a total cost of $11,440.00.

Public Works Director and the Utilities Committee recommending approval of the invoice from Hydro-Kinetics Corporation of St. Louis, MO in the amount of $13,250.00 for the two lime sludge pump repairs.

Public Works Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the bid from Brenntag Mid-South of St. Louis, MO for the purchase of one (1) truck load of ammonium sulfate at the cost of $1,195.00 per ton which is used for the treatment of drinking water at the Water Treatment Plant.

Public Works Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the low bid in the amount of $61,750.00 from Brown Electric for the Raw Water Temporary Pump Electric Project.

Ward 6

Public Works Director and Utilities Committee recommending approval of the low bid in the amount of $3,961,000.00 from Leander Construction of Canton, IL for the Phase 2 LTCP Project at the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

ORDINANCES

Second presentation of an ordinance entitled:

Ward 6 An Ordinance Amending The District Map Which Is Made A Part Of Section 162.002 Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy Of 2015. (R1A (Single-Family Residential) to M1 (Light Industrial) Zoning District- 2626 S. 8th Street.)

First presentation of an ordinance entitled:

An Ordinance Amending Chapter 51 (Plumbing And Sewers) And Chapter 52 (Water) Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy of 2015. (Water and Sewer funds).

REPORT OF FINANCE

https://www.quincyil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/638/638007489806570000