Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council met April 29.

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

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, Hultz, Mays, Farha, Sassen, Rein, Ebbing, Reed, Uzelac, Holtschlag. 13.

Absent: Ald. Reis. 1.

Ald. Entrup moved Ald. Reis be excused and allowed the usual compensation for this meeting. Motion carried. The minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council held April 22, 2024, were approved on a motion of Ald. Entrup.

Motion carried.

Legal Counsel: Corporation Counsel Lonnie Dunn.

The City Clerk presented and read the following:

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Wills Nixon stated he wants all the TIF’s to be merged and to rewrite the rules.

Keith Calaway stated that he was in favor of TIF South. He wants the integrity of the businesses kept. Bret Austin stated that there is bias against TIF South because of who is in support of it, who owns properties in it and the narrative that The District is getting an unfair advantage.

Trevor Beck spoke about a new enhanced driving range coming to the Knights of Columbus and would like the place to be open until the time allowed by a liquor license.

PETITIONS

By AirMedCare Network requesting permission to have the Air Evac helicopter at the Quincy Town Center south parking lot behind First Bankers on May 19, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. for “EMS Days”. The Quincy Fire Department will be handling securing the landing zone during landing and takeoff.

Ald. Mays moved the prayer of the petition be granted and the proper authorities notified. Motion carried. By the 2024 QHS Senior Class Parents requesting permission to have the alley behind 625 Maine Street from 6th to 7th Street closed with barricades on May 13, 2024 for a 2024 QHS Senior Class Party at the Quincy Axe Company and First Mid Bank courtyard from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. A Live Entertainment/Public Gathering application has been approved by the Quincy Police Department.

Ald. Uzelac moved the prayer of the petition be granted and the proper authorities notified. Motion carried. By Gem City Gymnastics & Tumbling LLC requesting permission to conduct a raffle and have the bond requirement waived from June 3rd through August 1, 2024. The City Clerk recommends approval of the permit. Ald. Holtschlag moved the prayer of the petitions be granted. Motion carried.

Special Event Application from Scott Edlin requesting permission to hold a Gem City Music Concert on Saturday, May 25th and Sunday, May 26th between the hours of 4:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. (midnight) in Lincoln Park located at 1231 Bonansinga Drive. The Quincy Police Department recommends approval of a Live Entertainment/Public Gathering License for live bands. The applicant requests permission to assemble a stage and approval is recommended pending an inspection 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.

Ald. Entrup stated that he would like to know which way the stage is going to be facing. Public Works Director Jeffrey Conte stated he would provide him with the site plan.

Ald. Entrup moved the prayer of the petition be granted and the proper authorities notified. Motion carried. Special Event Application from Scott Edlin requesting permission to hold a Gem City Music Concert on Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd between the hours of 4:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. (midnight) in Lincoln Park located at 1231 Bonansinga Drive. The Quincy Police Department recommends approval of a Live Entertainment/Public Gathering License for live bands. The applicant requests permission to assemble a stage and approval is recommended pending an inspection 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. Ald. Entrup moved the prayer of the petition be granted and the proper authorities notified. Motion carried.

REPORTS OF THE QUINCY PLAN COMMISSION

Recommending APPROVAL of a Special Permit to allow for the installation of a ground-mounted automatic changeable copy (digital) sign at 1479 Hampshire Street.

Ald. Farha moved the report be received and concurred in. Motion carried.

Recommending APPROVAL of a Special Permit for Planned Development to allow for the operation of a golf pro shop at 830 South 36th Street that would include retail sales and a commercial kitchen and to allow for the issuance of a liquor license as a means to sell alcohol and to operate video gaming terminals in the golf pro shop at 830 South 36th Street as requested with the condition that the Golf Pro Shop close at 11:00 p.m. daily.

Ald. Rein moved to amend the recommendation to remove the restriction and allow the Golf Pro Shop to be open until the time the liquor license allows, consistent with the Knights of Columbus, seconded by Ald. Ebbing. Motion carried. Ald. Rein moved the report be received and concurred in as amended and an ordinance drafted. Motion carried. Recommending APPROVAL of the subdivision (one lot into two lots) of a nearly 67-acre property with no address that is located outside of the corporate city limits near 724 South 48th Street under the small tracts subdivision ordinance as requested.

Ald. Rein moved the report be received and concurred in. Motion carried.

PROCLAMATION

By Michael A. Troup proclaiming Month of May as “Preservation Month”.

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

RESOLUTION

The resolution for Statement of Work #3 – Health Insurance Claims Runout Period, was tabled for 2 weeks by Ald. Sassen at the April 15, 2024 council meeting.

Ald. Sassen moved to table the adoption indefinitely, seconded by Ald. Rein. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the police department is operating from our 10,000 square-foot facility located at 530 Broadway; and

WHEREAS, the police department has considered various options to provide adequate custodial services to keep the Quincy Police Department headquarters building clean, sanitized, and looking new; and

WHEREAS, the decision was made to publish a request for private entities to submit proposals to provide custodial services through the City of Quincy’s Purchasing Department with specific guidelines; and

WHEREAS, a single vendor, A Clean Slate, owned by Tammy Riley of Hannibal MO, was the only vendor to submit a proposal; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Riley (DBA) A Clean Slate, submitted a two-year contract proposal at a cost of $28,484.00 per year; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Riley has passed a background check and is in all ways qualified to receive the Custodial Services Contract; and

WHEREAS, A Clean Slate currently provides custodial services at the Quincy Police Department and that two-year contract expires May 3, 2024: now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Chief of Police recommends to the full City Council that the Quincy Police Department be granted authority to enter into a two year agreement, May 4, 2024 – May 3, 2026, with A Clean Slate, owned by Tammy Riley of Hannibal MO, to provide custodial services for the Quincy Police Department at a cost of $28,488.00 per year.

Adam C. Yates, Chief of Police

Ald. Rein moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Sassen, and on the roll call each of the 13 Aldermen voted yea, with 1 absent. Motion carried.

ORDINANCE

Adoption of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 152 (Demolition Of Building Or Structures And Requirement Of Fire Protection Guard) Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy Of 2015. (Amending City Code to reduce the length of the review period from up to 90 days to the amount of time required to hold two regularly scheduled Preservation Commission meetings.)

Ald. Bergman moved to amend the ordinance to eliminate the two regularly scheduled meetings and amend the length of review from 90 days to 45 days, seconded by Ald. Bauer. Motion carried.

Ald. Bergman moved the ordinance be adopted, as amended, seconded by Ald. Bauer, and on the roll call each of the 13 Aldermen voted yea, with 1 absent.

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

ORDINANCE

First reading of an ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year Budget. (Supplemental budget Ordinance for General Fund to increase Police and decrease Fire by $42,000, and close out Fire Education Fund $5,111 and close out Recycle Fund $4,942, and appropriate for OPEB trust revenues $24,332 and OPEB expenses of $917.)

Ald. Rein moved to amend the ordinance to increase the Police Department amount from $42,000 to $92,000, seconded by Ald. Sassen. Motion carried.

Ald. Rein moved the requirements of Section 32.31 of the City Code of the City of Quincy be waived, seconded by Ald. Sassen. Motion carried.

Ald. Rein moved the ordinance be adopted, as amended, seconded by Ald. Sassen, and on the roll call each of the 13 Aldermen voted yea, with 1 absent.

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

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

Mike Rein

Jack Holtschlag

Anthony E. Sassen

Eric Entrup

Finance Committee

Ald. Rein, seconded by Ald. Sassen, moved the report be received and vouchers be issued for the various amounts and on the roll call each of the 13 Aldermen voted yea, with 1 absent. Motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS

Ald. Farha moved to close South 16th Street between Maine and Jersey from 6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4th for loading and unloading small buses. Barricades needed. Motion carried.

Ald. Holtschlag moved to close the sidewalk and two parking spaces in front of 613 Maine for facade work for one month starting tomorrow (30th). Motion carried.

The City Council adjourned at 7:45 p.m. on a motion of Ald. Holtschlag. Motion carried.

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