City of Peoria  
419 Fulton Street  
Peoria, IL 61602  
Agenda and Notice  
Tuesday, October 25, 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.  
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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  
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DATES SET:  
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 8, 2022, at 6:00 P.M.  
PUBLIC HEARING Regarding the ANNEXATION of Parcel Identification  
Numbers 14-06-503-001, 13-01-503-004, 13-01-503-005, and 13-01-503-007,  
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  
MINUTES  
OCTOBER 11, 2022, Special City Council Meeting  
OCTOBER 11, 2022, Joint City Council and Town Board Minutes  
MIN-1011202  
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PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA  
Communication from the Town Supervisor and Town Clerk with a Request to  
APPROVE an INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT with the CITY OF  
PEORIA for the SHARING OF SERVICES AND STAFF.  
22-352  
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
PUBLIC HEARING Regarding the 2023 REVISED BUDGET.  
22-353  
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.  
22-354  
22-355  
Communication from the City Manager and the Fire Chief to ACCEPT a GRANT  
from FEMA for the 2021 STAFFING AND ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY  
RESPONSE GRANT, in the Amount of $4,091,208.00.  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Human Resources with  
a Request to Authorize the City Manager to EXECUTE the COLLECTIVE  
BARGAINING AGREEMENT Negotiated Between the City of Peoria and the  
UNITED ASSOCIATION OF STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION 353 from  
December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2025.  
22-356  
Communication from the City Manager and City Clerk with a Request to  
APPROVE an INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT with the TOWN OF THE  
CITY OF PEORIA for the SHARING OF SERVICES AND STAFF.  
22-357  
22-358  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request for the Following:  
A. APPROVE and Authorize the PURCHASE of Design and Specifications  
for the WELCOME TO PEORA SIGN, in the Amount of $3,000.00 from  
IDG ARCHITECTS for the SOUTHERN GATEWAY IMPROVEMENT  
PROJECT.  
B. APPROVE a SOLE SOURCE AGREEMENT with ZENDAVOR SIGN  
AND GRAPHICS INC. for the Installation of the WELCOME TO PEORIA  
SIGN, in the Amount of $24,109.14, for the SOUTHERN GATEWAY  
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.  
Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptoller with a  
Request to APPROVE Three-Year (3) CONTRACTS with HERR PETROLEUM  
OIL for Large Loads (Tanker) and AG-LAND FS for Small Loads (Transport).  
22-359  
Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request for  
the Following:  
22-360  
A. ACCEPT the FY2022 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE  
ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance  
(BJA) of the Department of Justice (DOJ), in the Amount of $84.855.00;  
and,  
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of Peoria 2022-2023  
BIENNIAL BUDGET Relating to the General Fund, to Recognize the  
Receipt of Grant Funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance  
Providing the FY2022 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE  
ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG), in the Amount of $84,855.00; and,  
C. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE City Manager to Execute an  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT between the City of Peoria and  
the COUNTY OF PEORIA under the FY2022 EDWARD BYRNE  
MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG), in the Amount of  
$35,639.00; and,  
D. APPROVE the Distribution of Funds to Pay a Portion of the LENCO  
BEARCAT, in the Amount of $49,216.00 (Purchase Price of  
$345,750.00), with FY2022 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE  
ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) FUNDS.  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community  
Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the  
Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE  
Approving a SPECIAL USE in a Class R3 (Single-Family Residential) District,  
for a SHORT-TERM RENTAL for the Property Located at 2724 W NEWMAN  
PARKWAY (Parcel Identification No. 14-31-178-002), Peoria, IL. (Council  
District 1)  
22-361  
22-362  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community  
Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the  
Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE  
Amending an Existing SPECIAL USE (Ordinance No. 15,476) in a Class R-3  
(Single-Family Residential) District, for a Legal Nonconforming Recreational  
Facility to Add a Freestanding Sign, for the Property Located at 7000 N  
FLEMING LANE, Commonly Known as the GREATER PEORIA FAMILY YMCA  
(Parcel Identification Nos. 14-07-427-001 and 14-07-476-007), Peoria IL.  
(Council District 4)  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the LIQUOR COMMISSION with a Request to  
Concur:  
22-363  
22-364  
Arius Hounwanou (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2025  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the PEORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF  
TRUSTEES with a Request to Concur:  
Courtney Lee (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2024  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class B-1 (Restaurant,  
25% Food) Liquor License, with On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of  
Alcohol, for EMPIRE LOUNGE, LLC, 3033 N. STERLING, Contingent Upon the  
Issuance of all Appropriate Permits and a Certificate of Occupancy, with a  
Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 1)  
22-365  
22-366  
APPROVE the COMMITTEE REPORT (POLICY SESSION) from the  
OCTOBER 11, 2022, Special City Council Meeting, Regarding the CANNABIS  
REGULATION AND TAX ACT.  
PRESENTATION  
Communication from the City Manager with a Request to RECEIVE and FILE a  
PRESENTATION from UNITY PLACE.  
22-367  
REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS, with Recommendations as Outlined:  
Communication from the City Manager with a Request to APPROVE the THIRD  
22-368  
AMENDMENT to the LEASE AGREEMENT for the ROCK ISLAND DEPOT  
Located at 212 SW WATER STREET.  
Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request to  
APPROVE a (5) Five-Year AGREEMENT with AXON ENTERPRISES INC. for  
the Purchase of the OFFICER SAFETY PLAN 7+ (OSP 7+) and FLEET 3  
ADVANCED BUNDLE to Include Purchase of 210 Body-Worn Cameras, 210  
Tasers, 86 In-Car Cameras, Hardware, Installation, Training, Software and  
Associated Subscription Costs, in the Amount of $3,398,734.00.  
22-369  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community  
Development with a Request to APPROVE a RESOLUTION Accepting a  
GRANT from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the  
FY2022 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT  
FUNDING GRANT (CPF), in the Amount of $1,000,000.00.  
22-370  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community  
Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the  
Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE  
Amending an Existing SPECIAL USE (Ordinance Nos. 15,584 and 17,271) in a  
Class C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District, to Allow an ADULT USE  
CANNABIS DISPENSARY, for the Property Located at 7628 N ROUTE 91,  
Which Includes Properties Located at 7618 N ROUTE 91, 7708 N ROUTE 91,  
7716 N ROUTE 91, 7806 N ROUTE 91, and 7810 N ROUTE 91, Commonly  
Known as the PRAIRIE CROSSING SHOPPING CENTER, (Parcel  
Identification Nos. 13-11-200-013, 13-11-201-002, 13-11-201-003,  
13-11-201-005, 13-11-201-006, 13-11-202-001, 13-11-203-002, and  
13-11-203-003), Peoria IL. (Council District 4)  
22-371  
Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request for  
the Following:  
22-372  
A. APPROVE and ACCEPT the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF  
COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROVISION OF  
SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC FROM NAMED LINE GRF-SOURCE from  
the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity  
(IDCEO), to be Submitted by October 28, 2022, in the Amount of  
$3,000,000.00; and,  
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of Peoria 2022-2023  
BIENNIAL BUDGET Relating to the General Fund to Recognize the  
Receipt of a GRANT from the Bureau of Justice Assistance Providing  
the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity  
Provision of Services to the Public from Named Line GRF-Source, from  
the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity  
(IDCEO), in the Amount of $3,000,000.00; and,  
C. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the City Manager to Execute an  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT, between the City of Peoria and  
PEORIA COUNTY, under the Illinois Department of Commerce and  
Economic Opportunity Provision of Services to the Public from Named  
Line GRF-Source, in the Amount of $434,877.54.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Including but not limited to motions to reconsider items, if any, from  
the previous Regular Meeting)  
Communication from the City Manager and the Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to DEFER Until NOVEMBER 22, 2022, an ORDINANCE Amending  
ARTICLE 19 (Operation of a Cannabis Business) of CHAPTER 18 (Licenses  
and Miscellaneous Business Regulations) of the CODE of the City of Peoria.  
22-293  
Communication from the City Manager and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer  
with a Request to WITHDRAW an ORDINANCE Regarding the RACIAL  
EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (REIA).  
22-331  
Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a  
Request to Hold a DISCUSSION on the 2023 REVISED BUDGET.  
22-348  
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.