Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council met Aug. 25.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Prayer or Self-reflection

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Presentations:

Employee Recognition

45-Year Anniversary with the City-Steve Scherer

Quincy Police Department Swearings-In

Morgan Perez 102

Joseph Cooper 127

Devontay Davis 157

Tyler Kelley 159

Aden Trautvetter 160

Municipal Insurance Cooperative Agency (MICA) Presentation: HR Director Kelly Japcon

4. Proclamation - September as Recovery Awareness Month

5. Call to Order

6. Roll Call

7. Approval of August 18, 2025 City Council Minutes

8. Public Comment - Speakers are limited to three minutes per person.

CONSENT AGENDA

(All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussions of these items unless a Council Member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after approval of the Consent Agenda.)

9. Petitions:

9a. Special Event Application requesting permission to hold Septemberfest on Saturday, September 6th between the hours of 5:00 pm. and 10:30 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Parish located at 1119 South 7th Street. Closure of Adams Street, 7th to 8th Streets; 7th Street, Adams Street north to the first private driveway and Alley, 7th to 8th Streets, Adams to Monroe Streets from 8:00 a.m. through 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on Saturday, September 6th and the City provides barricades for the closures are requested. The applicant has submitted all required documentation, and approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities & Engineering.

9b. Revocable Permit for Encroachment of City right-of-way from Todd Wisely requesting permission to install a sign over City right-of-way on property located at 416 Jersey Street with the following conditions: 1) The overhead sign must not be larger than 4 foot wide by 5 foot tall. 2) The sign must be located at least 10 feet above the sidewalk and structurally sound. 3) The sign must be properly lit according to City Code. 4) Proper permits must be obtained from the Department of Planning and Development.

9c. By AirMedCare Network requesting permission to have the Air Evac helicopter land at Upper Moorman Park/Pepsi Arena for the Quincy Park District Fall Festival on October 2nd from 5:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. The Quincy Fire Department will be handling securing the landing zone during landing and takeoff

10. Resolutions:

10a. Fire Aldermanic Committee and the Fire Chief recommending approval to pay $24,020 for two recruits’ attendance at the Fall 2025 9-week Basic Operations Firefighter Academy for registration, lodging and meals.

10b. Fire Chief and the Fire Aldermanic Committee recommending approval to pay the invoices from John Wood Community College, totaling approximately $22,000, for two firefighters attending the paramedic program and 10 firefighters participating in additional credit hour courses for their professional development needs.

10c. Transportation Advisory Committee, and the Transportation Director recommending approval and the City commit up to $60,000.00 from the Reserve Cash Account to cover the estimated shortfall cost of the building rehabilitation and bus wash system project.

10d. Public Works Director, Central Services Director, and Central Services Committee recommending approval of the proposal in the amount of $15,480.00 from Coulter Asphalt Services, Inc. of Quincy for the repairs of asphalt pavement.

10e. TIF Downtown Rental Rehab Project Funding Resolution. (Recommending approval of $75,000 in TIF funding to be committed to the development of three studio apartments at 416 Jersey Street.)

10f. Resolution authorizing required annual training services from the AAIM Employer’s Association for City employees and elected officials training regarding American with Disabilities Act (ADA), Anti-Harassment and Title VII in the amount of $36,000.00 including facilitator travel expenses.

REGULAR MEETING

11. Resolutions:

11a. Fire Aldermanic Committee, the Director of Public Works and the Fire Chief recommending approval of the bid from Laverdiere Construction in the amount of $99,800, utilizing $80,000 fire department budgeted dollars and Capital 301 Fund dollars in the amount of $19,800 for widening two bay doors at Central Fire Station.

11b. Resolution authorizing the City to enter into a development agreement with the Otis Company pertaining to the commercial development of 504 N. 54th Street.

12. Ordinances:

12a. Adoption of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 39 (Other Officials and Departments) Of Title III (Administration), Chapter 92 (Nuisances) Of Title IX (General Regulations) And Chapter 150 (Construction Regulations) Of Title XV (Land Usage). (Amending ordinance to separate and clarify the duties of each of the Department of Planning and Development into two separate divisions, each having its own director.)

12b. Adoption of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Implementing A Municipal Grocery Retailers’ Occupation Tax and a Municipal Grocery Service Occupation Tax For The City of Quincy was tabled indefinitely by Ald. Mays at the March 10, 2025 Council Meeting and remove from the table by Ald. Mays at the August 18, 2025 Council meeting.

12c. Second presentation of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending The 2025- 2026 Fiscal Year Budget. ($24,000 of the current Sales Tax Revenue excess collected over budget to increase the General Fund budget.)

12d. Second presentation of an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Authorizing Loan Agreement (Water Pollution Control Loan Program – Home Rule Entity).

13. Finance

14. New Business

15. Adjournment

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