Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council met July 22.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

PUBLIC COMMENT

PETITIONS

By the following organizations requesting permission to conduct a raffle and have the bond requirement waived: Blessing Hospital/Blessed Beginning Unit Birth Trauma Awareness from now until September 28th; Quincy Arts Guild from August 2nd to August 9th and Friends of the Log Cabins from August 1st to September 14th. The City Clerk recommends approval of the permits

Wards 4, 7 Special Event Application from the Salvation Army Kroc Center for the Bubble Fun Run/Walk September 14, 2024. Maine Street, 5th to 23rd Streets will be closed from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Barricades for the street closure and “No Parking” signs placed along the race route by 5:00 p.m. on September 13th are requested. Auxiliary Police Officers will assist with traffic control at 8th and Maine, 12th and Maine, and 18th and Maine. Business owners and residents along the route will be notified of the street closure at least thirty (30) days prior to the event. Approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities and Engineering.

Ward 5 Special Event Application from the Knights of Columbus #583, 700 South 36th St., for the Knights of Columbus BBQ on August 9th through August 11th. “No Parking” signs are requested for Holford Drive, South Holford Drive, West Holford Drive from 4:00 p.m. on August 9th through 8:00 p.m. on August 11th. A waiver of the noise ordinances until 12:00 a.m. on August 9th and August 10th is requested. The Quincy Fire Department will inspect multiple tents once they are in place and prior to the start of the event. Approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities & Engineering.

Ward 2 Special Event Application from Quincy University requesting permission to close 20th Street between Spruce and Sycamore Streets for special game day parking for Quincy University home football games. The applicant requests the street closure for the following dates and times: September 7th– 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; September 21st– 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; September 28th– 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; October 19th– 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; October 26th– 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and November 2nd– 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities & Engineering.

Ward 2 A revocable permit for encroachment of City right-of-way from Reid Beaty, owner of property located at 1635 Chestnut Street, requesting permission to place a fence on City-owned right-of-way. The Utilities and Engineering Director presents this request subject to five conditions.

RESOLUTIONS

Resolution authorizing outside counsel to provide services related to certain minimum housing and property maintenance litigation.

Engineering Manager, Director of Public Works, and Central Services Committee recommending approval of the bids received for the Harrison Street Bridge Replacement Project be rejected and the project be re-bid at a later date.

ORDINANCES

Adoption of an ordinance entitled:

Ward 1 An Ordinance Granting A Special Use Permit For A Planned Development. (Allow for the construction of three two-family residential dwellings (duplexes) at 201-203 Locust Street, 205 Locust Street, and 1616 North 2nd Street with the condition of perpendicular parking along the eastern side of north 2nd Street to meet the off-street parking requirements.)

REPORT OF FINANCE

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