ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a Request for the Following:
1. REQUEST TO DISPENSE WITH FIRST READING, and
2. Communication from Public Works Director with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 16, Article I, Section 16-6(c) of the CODE of the City of Peoria Relating to RECONFIRMATION OF A PUBLIC WAY IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT.
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BACKGROUND: Due to time constraints, it is necessary to dispense with the first reading requirement. The Public Works Director has determined that, from time to time, City streets located in a historical district have to be reconfigured in an effort to improve public safety. Currently, the City Code requires the Public Works Director to obtain a certificate of appropriateness to reconfigure a street within a historical district. The Amendment will allow the Public Works Director to reconfigure a street located in a historical district, if he deems it to be in the best interest of public safety.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: None
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The Public Works Director will be allowed to reconfigure streets within a historical district without first obtaining a certificate of appropriateness.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The Public Works Director will not be allowed to reconfigure streets within a historical district without first obtaining a certificate of appropriateness.
ALTERNATIVES: None
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Attractive Neighborhoods with Character: Safe and Livable
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WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works