Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council met Aug. 12.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CITY PUBLIC COMMENT

PETITIONS

By the Quincy Kiwanis Club requesting permission to hold their “Peanut Day” on August 30th from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at various locations throughout the city.

By McDermott Enterprises, LLC requests to subdivide (one lot into two lots) property located at 500-522 South 8th St. under the “small tracts” provision of the Subdivision Ordinance, zoned D1.

SALES TAX REPORT

May, 2024 - $1,112,095.45

HOME RULE SALES TAX REPORT

May, 2024 - $1,062,313.61

PROCLAMATION

Week of August 12th to August 18th as “Illinois Municipal Treasurer’s Week”

RESOLUTIONS

Resolution to purchase a 2025 Kia Sportage from Shottenkirk Kia for $31,593.03 as an Inspection vehicle.

Resolution stating the City’s intent to designate a portion of the City of Quincy as a business district, to impose business district sales taxes and to induce development interest within such district.

Public Works Director, Central Services Director, and Central Services Committee recommending approval of the quote from Luby Equipment in the amount of $183,139.00 for the purchase of 2017 Case 1650M XLT bulldozer.

Public Works Director recommending approval of the low bid from Design Plastic Systems, Inc. of Norristown, PA for the furnishing of four (4) chemical storage tanks at the total cost of $20,620.

Technology Committee and the Director of Information Technology recommending approval of the low proposal from The Business Centre for a five-year copier rental program at an estimated cost of $20,102.16 per year.

Information Technology Director and the Technology Committee recommending approval of the proposals from Granicus in the amount of $42,042.31 for the Government Experience Service Cloud Essentials platform upgrade.

ORDINANCES

Adoption of Ordinances entitled:

Ward 3 An Ordinance Amending Title VII (Traffic Code) Of Chapter 82 (No Parking Zones) Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy Of 2015. (“No Parking Zone” on both the west and east sides of North 30th Street between Broadway and Chestnut Streets, and that prior parking restrictions on this section of North 30th Street be removed.)

Ward 1 An Ordinance Amending Title VII (Traffic Code) Of Chapter 82 (No Parking Zones) Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy Of 2015. (Adding parking in the parkway on the east side of North 2nd Street, from Locust Street north to the alley.)

Second presentation of Ordinances entitled:

Ward 1 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. (Rezone 2251 North 5th Street from R1C (single family residential) to C2 (general commercial) and 2301 North 5th Street from R1A (single-family residential) to C2 (general commercial), to allow for further commercial use.

Ward 7 An Ordinance Granting A Special Use Permit For A Planned Development. (To allow for outdoor storage at 330 South 5th Street, 419 Kentucky Street and 421 Kentucky Street.)

An Ordinance Providing For The Issuance Of Not To Exceed $21,000,000 General Obligation Bonds Of The City Of Quincy, Adams, County, Illinois, For The Purpose Of Financing Water And Sewer Projects, Providing For The Levy And Collection Of A Direct Annual Tax Sufficient To Pay The Principal And Interest On Said Bonds, And Authorizing The Sale Of Said Bonds To The Purchaser Thereof.

An Ordinance Amending Title VII (Traffic Code) Of Chapter 72 (Rules Of The Road) And Title I (Rules Of Construction; General Penalty) Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy Of 2015. (Amend Seat Belt violations to a notice of violation (NOV) with the fine set at $75.)

First presentation of an Ordinance entitled:

Ward 3 An Ordinance Of The City Of Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, To Set A Date For A Public Hearing On The Proposed Quincy 54th street Business District.

REPORT OF FINANCE

https://www.quincyil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/638/638588091214500000