Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council met Sept. 23.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

Note: All items presented are subject to final action.

PUBLIC COMMENT

PETITIONS

Ward 7 By AMEREN requesting to close 635 Kentucky to the corner of 6th and Kentucky for an Ameren Illinois Emergency Response Open House on September 24, 2024, from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. with barricades.

By Fireworks Authority Inc. requesting permission to hold fireworks displays for the QHS Homecoming Game on September 27, 2024, and games on October 11, 2024, and November 2, 2024, at Flinn Stadium, 4400 Maine St., at 7:00p.m. The Quincy Fire Department has given their approval.

PROCLAMATION

September 23rd– September 29th, 2024, as “National Diaper Need Awareness Week”

RESOLUTIONS

Director of Public Works and Utilities Committee recommending approval that the Department of Commerce and Economic Development Grant in the amount of $350,000.00 be utilized for a future riverfront redevelopment project, and the Sludge Pump Station Demolition Project that was awarded to Blick’s Construction of Quincy in the amount of $143,413.00 by this Council on June 24, 2024, be funded by the Water Fund (501).

Small Rental Rehab Program (SRRP) Committee recommending approval that 916 Adams Street receive $6,680.00 in SRRP funding, 1304 S 17th Street $20,000.00 in SRRP funding, and 201/203 Vermont Street receive $40,000.00 in SRRP funding for the renovations/new construction for a total of three apartment rental units and one single-family home.

ORDINANCES

Adoption of Ordinances entitled:

Ward 4 An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit for A Planned Development. (To allow for a pet sitting/boarding business at 2110 State Street.)

An Ordinance Amending Chapter 40 (Boards And Commissions) Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy (2015). (Quincy Arts Commission - reduce number of Aldermen from 2 to 1 and add an at-large member.)

Second presentation of Ordinances entitled:

Ward 3 An Ordinance Establishing And Designating The 54th Street Business District And Approving The 54th Street Business District Within The City Of Quincy.

An Ordinance Ending The Municipal Aggregation Program By Amending Chapter 54 (Electricity) Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy (2015).

First presentation of Ordinances entitled:

An Ordinance providing for the Submission of a Public Question Regarding Electric Aggregation of the Voters of the City of Quincy, Adams County, Illinois at the General Election to be Held on April 1, 2025.

An Ordinance Amending The 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget. (Increase Airport revenues $20,000 Sale of property, increase fleet expenses $20,000).

REPORT OF FINANCE

https://www.quincyil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/638/638618411350000000