Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council met Sept. 23.

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

REGULAR MEETING

Quincy, Illinois, September 23, 2024 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, Sassen, Rein, Ebbing, Reed, Reis, Uzelac, Holtschlag. 13.

Absent: Ald. Farha. 1.

Ald. Rein moved Ald. Farha be excused and allowed the usual compensation for this meeting. Motion carried. The minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council held September 16, 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 COMMENT

Wayne Zimmerman wanted to thank the emergency responders and Blessing Hospital for their help when he had a heart attack.

Ernest Hicks asked if the resolution concerning the Small Rental Rehab Program, went out for bids. Rev. Carl Terry stated that to help children in Quincy with reading he is organizing distributing bibles to them.

PETITIONS

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.

Ald. Uzelac moved the prayer of the petition be granted and the proper authorities notified. Motion carried. By Fireworks Authority Inc. requesting permission to hold fireworks displays for the QHS Homecoming Game on Sep tember 27, 2024, and games on October 11, 2024, and November 2, 2024, at Flinn Stadium, 4400 Maine St., at 7:00 p.m. The Quincy Fire Department has given their approval.

Ald. Sassen moved the prayer of the petition be granted and the proper authorities notified. Motion carried.

PROCLAMATION

By Michael A. Troup proclaiming September 23rd – September 29th, 2024, as “National Diaper Need Awareness Week” Ald. Uzelac moved the proclamations be received and filed. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, on June 24, 2024, the Quincy City Council awarded the Sludge Pump Station Demolition Project to Blick’s Construction of Quincy at the cost of $143,413.00; and,

WHEREAS, the project was to be funded by a three-hundred fifty-thousand-dollar ($350,000) grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as part of the Riverfront Redevelopment Plan; and,

WHEREAS, the awarded bid price for the Sludge Pump Station Demolition Project is substantially less than the pre-bid estimate and does utilize the total grant award of $350,000.00; and,

WHEREAS, the City desires to reallocate the grant funding to a

future riverfront redevelopment project that will utilize the full grant award, thus requiring an alternate finding source for the Sludge Pump Station Demolition Project; and,

WHEREAS, funding for the Sludge Pump Station Demolition Project is available in the 2024/2025 Water Fund fiscal year budget; and,

WHEREAS, to allow for the uninterrupted progression of this project in the event that changes or modifications are required, an additional 10% over the amount of the bid shall be included in the encumbrance for this project.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Director of Public Works and the Utilities Committee recommend to the Mayor and Quincy City Council 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 by this Council on June 24, 2024, be funded by the Water Fund (501).

Jeffrey Conte, P.E.

Director of Public Works

Ald. Bauer moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Holtschlag, and on the roll call the following vote resulted: Yeas: Ald. Uzelac, Holtschlag, Entrup, Bauer, Hultz, Mays. 6. Nays: Ald. Sassen, Rein, Ebbing, Reis, Reed, Fletcher, Bergman. 7. Absent: Ald. Farha. 1. Motion failed.

SMALL RENTAL REHAB PROJECT FUNDING RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, per the Small Rental Rehab Program (SRRP) Guidelines, the City advertised for small rental proposals on June 12th and 15th, 2024, and received seven proposals; and

WHEREAS, the SRRP Committee evaluated the number of units to be renovated, the total project cost, the amount of SRRP funding requested, the private financing committed, the equity ratio, the current and projected increase in property values and property tax, the estimated rate of return on SRRP investment, and the overall benefits the seven projects would have on the City residents: and

WHEREAS, the SRRP Committee recommended three projects receive SRRP funding for a total rehabilitation cost of $318,360.00 including $66,680.00 in SRRP assistance, $60,000.00 in Adams County GROW, and $191,680.00 in Owner Private Equity.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED pursuant to unanimous agreement, made at an open public meeting on September 11, 2024, the Small Rental Rehab Program Committee reviewed and recommended SRRP funding for three projects which include: 916 Adams Street, 1304 S. 17th Street, and 201/203 Locust Street; and

FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council that 916 Adams Street receive $6,680.00 in SRRP fund ing, 1304 S. 17th Street $20,000.00 in SRRP funding, and 201/203 Locust 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.

The approval is subject to the terms and conditions of the Small Rental Rehab Program and to the Mayor being autho rized to execute the appropriate documents and contracts in connection with this action.

Ald. Holtschlag moved for the adoption of the resolution, seconded by Ald. Uzelac, and on the roll call the following vote resulted: Yeas: Ald. Bauer, Hultz, Mays, Ebbing, Reis, Reed, Uzelac, Holtschlag, Fletcher, Entrup, Bergman. 11. Nays: Ald. Sassen, Rein. 2. Absent: Ald. Farha. 1. Motion carried.

ORDINANCE

Adoption of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit for A Planned Development. (To allow for a pet sitting/boarding business at 2110 State Street.)

Ald. Sassen moved for the adoption of the ordinance, seconded by Ald. Rein and on a 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

Adoption of an Ordinance entitled: 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.)

Ald. Uzelac moved for the adoption of the ordinance, seconded by Ald. Holtschlag and on a 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

Second presentation of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Establishing And Designing The 54th Street Business Dis trict And Approving The 54th Street Business District Within The City Of Quincy.

ORDINANCE

Second presentation of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Ending The Municipal Aggregation Program By Amend ing Chapter 54 (Electricity) Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy (2015).

ORDINANCE

First presentation of an Ordinance 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.

ORDINANCE

First presentation of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending The 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget. (Increase Air port revenues $20,000 Sale of property, increase fleet expenses $20,000).

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

Mike Rein

Jack Holtschlag

Anthony E. Sassen

Eric Entrup

Richie C. Reis

Ald. Rein, seconded by Ald. Sassen, moved the report be received and vouchers be issued for the various amounts and on the roll call the following vote resulted: Yeas: Ald. Fletcher, Entrup, Bauer, Hultz, Mays, Sassen, Rein, Ebbing, Reis, Reed, Uzelac, Holtschlag. 12. Nay: Ald. Bergman: 1. Absent: Ald. Farha. 1.

The City Council adjourned at 7:40 p.m. on a motion of Ald. Holtschlag. Motion carried.

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