City of Peoria  
419 Fulton Street  
Peoria, IL 61602  
Agenda and Notice  
Tuesday, March 14, 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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DATES SET:  
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2023, at 6:00 P.M.  
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING to be Held at City Hall, 419 Fulton Street, Room 400  
(Council Chambers), Peoria, Illinois.  
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2023, at 6:05 P.M.  
PUBLIC HEARING Regarding the TOWN BUDGET, APPROPRIATION  
ORDINANCE, and ANNUAL MEETING of the TOWN BOARD OF TRUSTEES,  
to be Held at City Hall, 419 Fulton Street, Room 400 (Council Chambers),  
Peoria, Illinois.  
ROLL CALL  
INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, ETC.  
Parkinson’s Awareness Month  
Women’s History Month  
MINUTES  
FEBRUARY 28, 2023, City Council Minutes  
MIN  
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA  
REQUEST from the Town Officials to APPROVE the FEBRUARY 2023  
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES and to APPROVE the MARCH 2023 ANTICIPATED  
EXPENDITURES for the Town of the City of Peoria.  
23-065  
Communication from the Town Officials with a Request to APPROVE the  
AGENDA for the ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.  
23-066  
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.  
23-067  
23-068  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request to APPROVE the LOW BID and AWARD a CONTRACT to R.A.  
CULLINAN & SON for the GALE AVENUE (FROM UNIVERSITY TO  
SHERIDAN) MILL AND OVERLAY PROJECT, in the Amount of $1,046,095.40,  
with an Additional Authorization of $104,604.60 (10%) for Contingencies, for a  
Total Amount of $1,150,700.00. (Council District 2)  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request to APPROVE and AWARD CONTRACTS for the 2023 City of Peoria  
and Peoria County Trustee VACANT LOT MOWING PROGRAM (Bid #15-23),  
in an Amount Not to Exceed $572,854.00. (All Council Districts)  
23-069  
23-070  
23-071  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request to APPROVE and AWARD CONTRACTS for the 2023 FACILITIES,  
BOULEVARDS & RIGHTS-OF-WAY MOWING PROGRAM (Bid #16-23), in an  
Amount Not to Exceed $122,364.00. (All Council Districts)  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request to APPROVE a CONTRACT for the LANDSCAPE STEWARDSHIP  
AND MAINTENANCE PROJECT with JIMAX LANDSCAPE, LLC., in an Amount  
Not to Exceed $150,000.00, Including up to $120,000.00 for Labor and  
Equipment and up to $30,000.00 for Materials. (All Council Districts)  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request to APPROVE the SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE from TRAFFIC  
CONTROL CORPORATION for ECONOLITE TRAFFIC CABINETS, in an  
Amount Not to Exceed $100,000.00. (Requires 2/3 Vote of Council Members  
Voting - No Less Than 6 Votes) (All Council Districts)  
23-072  
23-073  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request for the Following: (Council District 2)  
A. APPROVE the LOW BID from OTTO BAUM COMPANY, INC. in the  
Amount of $1,323,000.00 and APPROVE a CONTRACT for the  
NATIVE PLANTS AND ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE PROJECT at the  
Public Works Facility, with an Additional Authorization of  
$132,000.00 (10%) for Contingencies, for a Total Contract Award of  
$1,455,000.00; and,  
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of Peoria 2023  
REVISED ANNUAL BUDGET to Allocate $640,000.00 from the  
Stormwater Utility Fund Balance for the NATIVE PLANTS AND  
ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE PROJECT at the Public Works Facility.  
(Requires 2/3 Vote of Corporate Authorities - 8 Votes)  
Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request to  
APPROVE a SOLE SOURCE AGREEMENT with FLOCK SAFETY, INC., for an  
Additional Forty-Three (43) License Plate Recognition Cameras. (Requires 2/3  
Vote of Council Members Voting - No Less Than 6 Votes)  
23-074  
23-075  
Communication from the City Manager with a Request to APPROVE a  
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT to Study the Establishment of the  
Proposed GALENA ROAD INDUSTRIAL PARK TAX INCREMENT FINANCING  
(TIF) District with JACOB KLEIN, LTD, and the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  
GROUP, LTD, in the Amount of $36,570.00 Plus Reimbursable Costs. (Council  
District 5)  
Communication from the City Manager with a Request to APPROVE a  
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT with JACOB AND KLEIN, LTD,  
and the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LTD, to Study the  
Establishment of the SW WASHINTON STREET INDUSTRIAL TAX  
INCREMENT FINANCING (TIF) DISTRICT in the Amount of $37,800.00 Plus  
Reimbursable Costs. (Council District 1)  
23-076  
23-077  
APPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ali to the ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON POLICE  
AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS with a Request to Concur:  
Kelly Petersen (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2023  
Alexandra Fosburgh (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2025  
Brock DeGood (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2023  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the CDBG PUBLIC SERVICE ADVISORY  
COMMISSION with a Request to Concur:  
23-078  
Pamela A. Schubach (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2023  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the HOUSING COMMISSION with a Request to  
Concur:  
23-079  
23-080  
Bree Muehlbauer (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2023  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the PUBLIC ARTS ADVISORY COMMISSION  
with a Request to Concur:  
Mae Gilliland Wright (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2023.  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION  
with a Request to Concur:  
23-081  
23-082  
Reagan Leslie Hill (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2024  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION with a  
Request to Concur:  
Patricia Morrison Dennis (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2024  
Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a  
Request to RECEIVE and FILE the Month-Ended JANUARY 31, 2023,  
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT.  
23-083  
PRESENTATION  
Communication from Mayor Ali with a Request to RECEIVE and FILE a  
PRESENTATION Regarding the BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY  
INITIATIVE from the Illinois Office of Broadband.  
23-084  
REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS, with Recommendations as Outlined:  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community  
23-085  
Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the  
Planning & Zoning Commission to DENY an ORDINANCE, or the  
Recommendation from Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE, Approving a SPECIAL  
USE in a Class R-3 (Single-Family Residential) District for a SOLAR UTILITY  
FACILITY for the Property Located at 3901 W RESERVOIR BLVD (Parcel  
Identification No. 13-25-177-002), Peoria, IL. (Council District 4)  
Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a  
Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Providing for the ISSUANCE of GENERAL  
OBLIGATION BONDS, in an Aggregate Amount not to Exceed $20,500,000.00,  
of the City of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, to Provide for the Purpose of  
Financing Certain Capital Improvements within the City, and Providing for the  
Levy of a Direct Annual Tax Sufficient to Pay the Principal and Interest on Said  
Bonds, Authorizing the Sale of Said Bonds to the Purchaser Thereof.  
23-086  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Including but not limited to motions to reconsider items, if any, from  
the previous Regular Meeting)  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to ADOPT 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  
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.