Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council met June 26.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

PUBLIC FORUM

PETITIONS

Ward 7 Special Event Application from Cheerful Home Child Care and Early Learning Center requesting permission to hold a Color Walk/Run on Saturday, July 29th beginning and ending at Cheerful Home, 315 South 5t Street. They request the closure of 5th Street, Ohio to York Streets; Ohio Street, 4th to 8th Streets; 4th Street, Ohio to York Streets; York Street, 4th to 8th Streets and 8th Street, Ohio to York Streets from 7:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on the day of the event and the City provide barricades for the closures. They also request Auxiliary Officers assist with traffic control at major intersections during the event. Businesses and residences along the event route will be notified of the temporary road closures. They have submitted all required documentation and approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities and Engineering.

Wards 2, 7 Special Event Application from Quincy Freedom Fest, Inc. requesting permission to hold the Quincy Freedom Fest on Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday, July 4th in Clat Adams Park. They request the closure of Front Street between Hampshire and Vermont Streets beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 3rd through 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4th and that the City provides barricades for the street closure. The Quincy Police Department has approved applications for a Waiver of Liquor Ordinance to allow for the consumption and possession of liquor on public streets and sidewalks and permitting open liquor to leave the licensed premises and a Live Entertainment/Public Gathering License for live music. They request permission to erect a stage on Park District property for the event. Approval 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 event. A request for a fireworks display on Tuesday, July 4th was presented and approved at the May 30th City Council meeting. The Department of Utilities & Engineering recommends approval of the application pending the submission of an executed contract between the applicant and Emergency Management services.

Ward 2 Special Event Application from the Quincy Boat Club requesting permission to hold an Inter-Club Party on Friday, July 21st and Saturday, July 22nd on club-owned property immediately in front of the building located at 401 Bonansinga Drive. They will be blocking vehicle access to their property which will prohibit through traffic between Clat Adams and Kessler Parks for the duration of the event. The Quincy Park District has been notified of the event. The Quincy Police Department has approved applications for Waiver of Liquor Ordinances to allow for the consumption and possession of liquor on public streets and sidewalks and selling of liquor outside the licensed premises and a Live Entertainment/Public Gathering License for live music. They further request the waiver of noise ordinances to allow for live music until 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on both days. 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 event. The applicant has submitted all required documentation and approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities & Engineering.

RESOLUTIONS

Engineering Manager, Public Works Director, and Central Services Committee recommending approval of the bid from Rees Construction Co. in the amount of $459,827.80 for the north 17th Street, Oak to Elm Streets Project.

Engineering Manager, Public Works Director, and Central Services Committee recommending approval of the bid from Hood Construction Group of Rushville, IL in the amount of $316,110.75 for the reconstruction of Van Buren Street East of South 24th Street Project.

Engineering Manager, Public Works Director, and Central Services Committee recommending approval of the bid from Rees Construction in the amount of $298,040.96 for the Jersey, South 8th to South 9th Streetscape Improvement Project.

ORDINANCE

Second Presentation of an Ordinance entitled:

Ward 3 An Ordinance Annexing Certain Territories To The city Of Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. (5100 Chestnut)

REPORT OF FINANCE

https://www.quincyil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/7632/638231273709800000