City of Peoria  
419 Fulton Street  
Peoria, IL 61602  
Agenda and Notice  
Tuesday, July 11, 2023  
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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ROLL CALL  
INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, ETC.  
Great Neighbor Appreciation Week  
MINUTES  
June 27, 2023, City Council Minutes  
MIN  
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA  
REQUEST from the Town Officials to APPROVE the JUNE 2023 ACTUAL  
EXPENDITURES and to APPROVE the JULY 2023 ANTICIPATED  
EXPENDITURES for the Town of the City of Peoria.  
23-248  
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA  
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BY OMNIBUS VOTE, with Recommendations as Outlined:  
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 I-1 (Industrial/Business Park) District for  
a Carpet Cleaning Business, for the Property Located at 9601 N. ALLEN ROAD  
(Part of Parcel Identification No. 09-31-300-007, Designated as Lot 1), Peoria,  
IL. (Council District 5)  
23-249  
APPOINTMENT and REAPPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the PEORIA PUBLIC  
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES with a Request to Concur:  
23-250  
23-251  
Councilman Charles V. Grayeb (Non-Voting) - Term Expires N/A  
Melissa Whitney-Sanchez (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2026  
REAPPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the PEORIA URBAN FORESTRY  
ADVISORY BOARD with a Request to Concur:  
Douglas McCarty (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2026  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the PEORIA AREA CONVENTION AND  
VISITORS’ BUREAU BOARD OF DIRECTORS with a Request to Concur:  
23-252  
Roberta English (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2024  
FIRST READINGS  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to RECEIVE and FILE the FIRST READING of an ORDINANCE  
Amending the RULES of the City Council.  
23-253  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to RECEIVE and FILE a FIRST READING of an ORDINANCE  
Amending CHAPTER 3 of the MUNICIPAL CODE of the City of Peoria, to Add  
Language to WITHDRAW A SITE APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR  
ESTABLISHMENTS Before City Council Consideration.  
23-254  
23-255  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to RECEIVE and FILE a FIRST READING of an ORDINANCE  
Amending the UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE of the City of Peoria, to Add  
Language to WITHDRAW AN APPLICATION FOR A ZONING CHANGE, Before  
City Council Consideration.  
REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS, with Recommendations as Outlined:  
Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a  
Request to RECEIVE and FILE the Month-Ended MAY 31, 2023, UNAUDITED  
FINANCIAL REPORT.  
23-256  
23-257  
23-258  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community  
Development with a Request to APPROVE Funding for the VIOLENCE  
PREVENTION PROGRAM, in the Amount of $1,416,581.31.  
Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a  
Request to APPROVE an INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT with the  
PEORIA CIVIC CENTER AUTHORITY to Provide for Operations of the Peoria  
Civic Center.  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to APPROVE a RESOLUTION Adopting the CIVILITY PLEDGE.  
23-259  
23-260  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Approving a PREDEVELOPMENT  
AGREEMENT with PARAMOUNT SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC., for the  
Feasibility Analysis of a Parking Garage with First Floor Commercial Space  
through a Public Private Partnership.  
Communication from the City Manager, Corporation Counsel, and Director of  
Community Development with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Placing a  
90-Day MORATORIUM on TOBACCO LICENSES in the City of Peoria.  
23-261  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community  
Development with a Request for the Following:  
23-262  
A. APPROVE and Accept a GRANT of $7,000,000.00 from the  
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC  
OPPORTUNITY (DCEO) for Construction and Pre-Development  
Work on MACARTHUR HIGHWAY; and,  
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of Peoria 2023  
REVISED ANNUAL BUDGET Relating to the Capital Fund, to  
Recognize the Receipt of Grant Funding from the Illinois Department  
of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) for Construction  
and Pre-Development Work on MACARTHUR HIGHWAY, in the  
Amount of $7,000,000.00. (Requires 2/3 Vote of Council Members  
Voting - No Less than 6 Votes)  
Communication from the City Manager and Fire Chief with a Request for the  
Following:  
23-263  
A. APPROVE and Accept a GRANT from the FEDERAL EMERGENCY  
MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) for the ASSISTANCE TO  
FIREFIGTERS GRANT (AFG), in the Amount of $18,000.00; and,  
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of Peoria 2023  
REVISED ANNUAL BUDGET Relating to the General Fund, to  
Recognize the Receipt of Grant Funding from FEMA for the  
ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTES GRANT (AFG), in the Amount of  
$18,000.00. (Requires 2/3 Vote of Corporate Members Voting - No  
Less Than 6 Votes)  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Including but not limited to motions to reconsider items, if any, from  
the previous Regular Meeting)  
NEW BUSINESS  
CITIZENS' OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD  
EXECUTIVE SESSION  
ADJOURNMENT  
All matters listed under the CONSENT AGENDA are considered 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 a 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. 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.