Peoria Standard

Peoria City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Here is the agenda as provided by Peoria:

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DATES SET:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016, at 6:00 P.M.

RESCHEDULED REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, to be Held at City Hall, Council Chambers (Room 400), 419 Fulton Street, Peoria, Illinois.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2016, at 6:00 P.M.

CANCELLED - REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, ETC.

Peoria Public School and Quest Academy

Community Festival of Nativities

Small Business Saturday

Chamber of Commerce

2016 City - County Leadership Academy Graduation

MINUTES

PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA

16-357 Communication from the Town Officials Budget Committee with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE LEVYING and ASSESSING TAXES for the Fiscal Year Beginning April 1, 2016, and Ending March 31, 2017, of the Town of the City of Peoria, Peoria County, and State of Illinois for the TOWN GENERAL FUND and

ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND, in the Amount of $778,001.00. 16-358 Communication from the Town Officials Budget Committee with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE LEVYING and ASSESSING TAXES for the Fiscal Year Beginning April 1, 2016, and Ending March 31, 2017, for the GENERAL ASSISTANCE FUND of the Town of the City of Peoria, Peoria County, and State of Illinois, in the Amount of $1,565,872.00.

16-359 Communication from Town Counsel with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Adopting a Policy Pursuant to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT TRAVEL EXPENSE CONTROL ACT.

PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BY OMNIBUS VOTE, with Recommendations as Outlined:

16-360 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to AUTHORIZE Staff to Submit an APPLICATION for the FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION’S LOCAL EMPOWERMENT FOR ACCELERATING PROJECTS (LEAP) PILOT PROGRAM. (All Council Districts)

16-361 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to APPROVE the Payment of $32,000.00 to RADICAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (JEFFREY J GREEN) for Right-of-Way Acquisition of a Portion of Parcel 14-06-451-019 for the Proposed PIONEER PARKWAY EXTENSION PROJECT. (Council District 5)

16-362 Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Director with a Request to RESCIND Item 16-241 and APPROVE a Grant

Award of $278,000.00 from the City’s HUD HOME FUNDS to PCCEO for the Rehabilitation of Three (3), Affordable, Single-Family, Homes in the EAST BLUFF as part of the Attorney General/Peoria LISC Initiative in the East Bluff. (Council District 3)

16-363 Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to APPROVE a CONTRACT with OBERLANDER ALARM SYSTEMS, for an Estimated Annual Cost of $18,000.00, for Monitoring and Preventive Maintenance and Intrusion Detection at City Facilities.

16-364 Communication from the City Manager and the Corporation Counsel With a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Levying a SPECIAL SERVICE AREA Real Estate Tax, in the Amount of $40,000.00 for the 2016 Tax Year (Payable 2017) for the WESTLAKE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA.

16-365 Communication from the City Manager and the Corporation Counsel with a Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class B (Restaurant, 50% Food) Liquor License with the Retail Sale of Alcohol at PIONEER SMOKEHOUSE & SALOON, 1112 W. PIONEER PARKWAY, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 5)

16-366 APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ardis to the DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMISSION with a Request to Concur: Katy Shackelford (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2018

16-367 GREATER PEORIA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT’S FY 2016 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS with a Request to RECEIVE and FILE.

FIRST READINGS

16-368 Communication from the City Manager and the Community DevelopmentDepartment Director with a Request for a FIRST READING of an ORDINANCE Adding the Definitions of Cultivated, Native Plants, and Noxious Weeds, and Amending the Definition of Weeds in CHAPTER 13 of the City of Peoria CODE.

16-369 Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Department Director with a Request for a FIRST READING of an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 5 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Related to the License Review and Registration Process for Electrical and HVAC Contractors.

16-370 Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Department Director with a Request for a FIRST READING of an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 5 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Relating to the Issuance and Contents of CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY.

REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS, with Recommendations as Outlined:

16-371 Communication from the City Manager and the Director of Community Development with a Recommendation to Enter into an AGREEMENT, which Supersedes all Previous Agreements, with East Bluff Neighborhood HOUSINGServices (EBNHS), Regarding the Use of Special Service Area (SSA) Funds for FY2017.

16-372 Communication from the City Manager with a Request to APPROVE the FOURTH AMENDMENT to the REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT with RIVER TRAIL DRIVE L.P. (Council District 1)

16-373 Communication from the City Manager with a Request to APPROVE an INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT with PEORIA COUNTY Regarding ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES for 2017.

PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED AMENDED 2017 BIENNIAL CITY OF PEORIA BUDGET

16-374 Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a Request to APPROVE a RESOLUTION Adopting the 2017 AMENDED ANNUAL BUDGET for the City of Peoria.

16-375 Communication from the City Manager and the Director of Community Development with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX for FY2017 for the EAST BLUFF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES (EBNHS) Special Service Area and Direct the City Clerk to File a Certified Copy of the Ordinance with the County Clerk to Allow this Tax to be Extended as Provided by Law.

16-376 Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE LEVYING the TAXES for FISCAL YEAR 2017 for MUNICIPAL PURPOSES for the City of Peoria, Illinois.

16-377 Communication from the City Manager with a Request to RECEIVE and FILE a PRESENTATION Regarding the City’s Response to the 24/7 WALL STREET Report.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Including but not limited to motions to reconsider items, if any, from the previous Regular Meeting)

16-289 Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class A (Tavern) Liquor License with a Subclass 1A (2:00 A.M. Hours) for CASA DE ARTE, LLC, 306 PECAN, Contingent Upon the Issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 1)

16-338 Communication from the City Manager and the Corporation Counsel with a Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class I (stadium) Liquor License with the Retail Sale of Alcohol at the LOUISVILLE SLUGGER SPORTS COMPLEX, 8400 N. ORANGE PRAIRIE ROAD, Contingent Upon the Compliance with all Final Building Inspections, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 5)

NEW BUSINESS

CITIZENS' OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD

EXECUTIVE SESSION

ADJOURNMENT

All matters listed under CONSENT AGENDA are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the City Council/Town Board and will be enacted by one motion and one roll call vote. There will not be separate discussion on these items. If discussion is desired by a Citizen or Members of the City Council /Town Board, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and discussed immediately after approval of the Consent Agenda. Citizens desiring discussion on any item listed under the CONSENT AGENDA should contact a City Council/Town Board Member or the City Clerk prior to the meeting and request that the item be removed for discussion.

*CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS AN ITEM NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SHOULD CONTACT A CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO THE MEETING. ALL OTHER PUBLIC INPUT WILL BE HEARD UNDER CITIZENS’ OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD NEAR THE END OF THE MEETING.

NOTE: THE ORDER IN WHICH AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED MAY BE MOVED FORWARD OR DELAYED BY AT LEAST 2/3 VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT