City of Peoria  
419 Fulton Street  
Peoria, IL 61602  
Agenda and Notice  
Tuesday, October 11, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Joint City Council / Town Board Meeting  
Council Chambers  
City Council  
AGENDAS AND PROCEEDINGS ISSUED BY:  
STEFANIE TARR, RMC, CMC, OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK  
CITY HALL, ROOM 401  
(309) 494-8568  
Agendas/Minutes and supporting documentation are available  
online at www.peoriagov.org.  
DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT  
City Council/Town Board Meetings are wheelchair accessible. Individuals with hearing difficulties can  
request to use available FM auxiliary aids before or during the meeting by visiting the City Clerk ’s Office,  
Room 401, City Hall Building, 419 Fulton Street, Peoria, Illinois. Requests to receive an Agenda in an  
alternate format or other types of auxiliary aids and services must, when possible, be submitted to the City  
Clerk’s Office a minimum of 48 hours prior to the meeting. To contact the City Clerk’s Office, call  
309-494-8565 (V). TTY users, call the Illinois Relay Center at 1-800-526-0844 (TTY) or 1-800-526-0857 (V).  
DATES SET:  
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022, at 5:00 P.M.  
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PEORIA CITY COUNCIL to Hold a POLICY  
SESSION Regarding CANNABIS DISPENSARIES, to be Held at City Hall, 419  
Fulton Street, Room 400 (Council Chambers), Peoria, Illinois.  
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022, at 6:00 P.M.  
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PEORIA CITY COUNCIL Regarding the 2023  
REVISED ANNUAL BUDGET, to be Held at City Hall, 419 Fulton Street, Room  
400 (Council Chambers), Peoria, Illinois.  
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022, at 6:00 P.M.  
PUBLIC HEARING Regarding the 2023 REVISED ANNUAL BUDGET, to be  
Held at City Hall, 419 Fulton Street, Room 400 (Council Chambers), Peoria, IL.  
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022, at 6:00 P.M.  
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PEORIA CITY COUNCIL Regarding the 2023  
REVISED ANNUAL BUDGET, to be Held at City Hall, 419 Fulton Street, Room  
400 (Council Chambers), Peoria, Illinois.  
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022, at 6:00 P.M.  
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PEORIA CITY COUNCIL Regarding the 2023  
REVISED ANNUAL BUDGET, to be Held at City Hall, 419 Fulton Street, Room  
400 (Council Chambers), Peoria, Illinois.  
ROLL CALL  
INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, ETC.  
Citizens Leadership Academy Graduates  
MINUTES  
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022, City Council Minutes  
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA  
REQUEST from the Town Officials to APPROVE the SEPTEMBER 2022  
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES and to APPROVE the OCTOBER 2022  
ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES for the Town of the City of Peoria.  
22-334  
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA  
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BY OMNIBUS VOTE, with Recommendations as Outlined:  
Communication from the Mayor and Corporation Counsel with a Request to  
APPROVE the DECLARATION OF LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY.  
22-335  
22-336  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request to APPROVE the PURCHASE of the Properties Located at 4300 SW  
ADAMS STREET and 4206 SW ADAMS STREET (Parcel Identification Nos.  
18-19-181-001, 18-19-181-014), Peoria, Illinois, in the Amount of $76,000.00 for  
the SOUTHERN GATEWAY CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. (Council  
District 1)  
Communication from the City Manager and Fire Chief to APPROVE a  
CONTRACT with ROCK VALLEY HEALTH to Conduct Annual Physicals for All  
Commissioned Firefighting Personnel for Three Years, in the Amount of  
$84,105.00 per Year.  
22-337  
Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a  
Request to RECEIVE and FILE the Month Ended AUGUST 31, 2022,  
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT.  
22-338  
22-339  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION with a  
Request to Concur:  
Nada Naffakh (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2025  
PRESENTATION  
22-340  
Communication from the City Manager and Deputy Corporation Counsel  
with a Request to RECEIVE and FILE a PRESENTATION on the SAFE-T  
Act.  
Communication from the City Manager and Public Works Director with a  
Request to RECEIVE and FILE a PRESENTATION on SNOW REMOVAL  
OPERATIONS.  
22-341  
FIRST READINGS  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request for a FIRST READING of an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 18  
(Licenses), ARTICLE XVII (Mobile Food Vehicles) of the CODE of the City of  
Peoria to Eliminate the Downtown Business District Operating Locations for  
MOBILE FOOD VEHICLES.  
22-342  
REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS, with Recommendations as Outlined:  
Communication from the City Manager with a Request to APPROVE a SOLE  
22-343  
SOURCE Engagement with PATRICK ENGINEERING, in an Amount not to  
exceed $250,000.00, for Grant Applications to the FEDERAL RAIL  
ADMINISTRATION.  
Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development  
Director with a Request to APPROVE Funding for the VIOLENCE  
PREVENTION PROGRAM, in the Amount of $700,000.00.  
22-344  
22-345  
Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development  
Director with a Request to APPROVE a GRANT AWARD, in the Amount of  
$600,000.00 in Home Funds, to Phoenix Community Development Services for  
the Construction of MADISON III. (Council District 2)  
Communication from the City Manager with a Request to APPROVE an  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT with PEORIA COUNTY, the  
TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, and the NORTH  
CENTRAL ILLINOIS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS to Apply for PASSENGER  
RAIL Funding.  
22-346  
22-331  
Communication from the City Manager and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer  
with a Request to Concur with the Joint Commission on Racial Justice and  
Equity to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Regarding the RACIAL EQUITY IMPACT  
ASSESSMENT (REIA).  
22-347  
22-348  
Communication from the City Manager with a Request to ADOPT an  
ORDINANCE Setting the COMPENSATION for AT-LARGE COUNCIL  
MEMBERS of the City of Peoria, Illinois  
Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a  
Request to RECEIVE and FILE the 2023 REVISED BUDGET.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Including but not limited to motions to reconsider items, if any, from  
the previous Regular Meeting)  
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.