City of Peoria  
419 Fulton Street  
Peoria, IL 61602  
Agenda and Notice  
Tuesday, May 23, 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  
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DATES SET:  
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2023, at 6:00 P.M.  
PUBLIC HEARING Regarding the Proposed ANNEXATION of 12610 N. ALLEN  
ROAD, in Dunlap, Illinois, to be Held at City Hall, 419 Fulton Street, Room 400  
(Council Chambers), Peoria, IL.  
ROLL CALL  
INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, ETC.  
Poppy Days  
National Safe Boating Week  
50TH Anniversary of Peoria County Genealogical Society  
MINUTES  
MAY 9, 2023, Joint City Council and Town Board Minutes  
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA  
Request from the Town Officials to APPROVE the Creation of the DECENNIAL  
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, as Required by New  
Illinois Law (Decennial Committees on Local Government Efficiency Act 50  
ILCS 70/1).  
APPOINTMENT by Chair Ali and Supervisor Leary to the DECENNIAL  
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY of the Following Public  
Members with a Request to Concur:  
Evonne Fleming  
Irene Lewis-Wimbley  
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
PUBLIC HEARING Regarding the ANNEXATION of 12610 N. ALLEN ROAD,  
Dunlap, Illinois.  
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BY OMNIBUS VOTE, with Recommendations as Outlined:  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to APPROVE a SETTLEMENT in Verniec Fluker, as Independent  
Administrator of the ESTATE OF DAVID SMITH V. CITY OF PEORIA, ET. AL.  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community  
Development with a Request to APPROVE $50,000.00 in Matching Funds for  
the CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION.  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request to APPROVE Vendors for 2023 STREET MAINTENANCE  
MATERIALS, to Secure Set Pricing for the Current Maintenance Season Rather  
than Market Pricing. (All Council Districts)  
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 APPROVE a RESOLUTION  
Approving an ANNEXATION AGREEMENT for the Property Located at 12610 N.  
ALLEN ROAD, Dunlap, Illinois. (Parcel Identification No. 09-19-200-001)  
(Requires 2/3 Vote of Corporate Authorities - 8 Votes)  
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  
REZONING Property from Class R-4 (Single Family Residential) District to a  
Class CN (Neighborhood Commercial) District, for the Property Located at  
3006 W. GARDEN STREET, 3008 W. GARDEN STREET, and 3012 W. GARDEN  
STREET (Parcel Identification Nos. 18-18-153-010; 18-18-153-011;  
18-18-153-023; 18-18-153-024) Peoria, IL. (Council District 1)  
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 Existing SPECIAL USE Ordinance No. 17,543 in a Class R-4  
(Single-Family Residential) District for Townhomes, to Include a SHORT-TERM  
RENTAL for the Property Located at 824 W. MOSS AVENUE (Parcel  
Identification No. 18-08-236-001) Peoria, IL. (Council District 2)  
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 R-3 (Single-Family Residential) District  
for a SHORT-TERM RENTAL, for the Property Located at 4733 N.  
EDGEBROOK DRIVE (Parcel Identification No.14-21-301-025), Peoria, IL.  
(Council District 3)  
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 R-4 (Single-Family Residential) District  
for a SHORT-TERM RENTAL, for the Property Located at 4016 N. ASHTON  
AVE (Parcel Identification No. 14-27-209-002), Peoria, IL. (Council District 3)  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class B (Restaurant, 50%  
Food) Liquor License, with On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol for  
KNOXVILLE WINE & SPIRITS, D/B/A RIVER CITY GRILL, 3504-B N.  
PROSPECT ROAD, Contingent Upon the Issuance of all Appropriate Permits  
and a Certificate of Occupancy, with a Recommendation from the Liquor  
Commission to Approve. (Council District 3)  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class B (Restaurant, 50%  
Food) Liquor License, with On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol for  
CHAMPS OF PEORIA, INC., D/B/A BLOODY MARY BRUNCH CO., at 708 W.  
GLEN AVENUE, Contingent Upon the Issuance of all Appropriate Permits, a  
Certificate of Occupancy, and with a Recommendation from the Liquor  
Commission to Approve. (Council District 3)  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class B (Restaurant, 50%  
Food) Liquor License, with On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol,  
with a Subclass 1 (4:00 A.M. CLOSING HOURS) for RICHARDS UNDER MAIN,  
INC., D/B/A RICHARDS UNDER MAIN, at 311 MAIN STREET (LOWER),  
Contingent Upon the Issuance of all Appropriate Permits, a Certificate of  
Occupancy, and with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to  
Approve. (Council District 2)  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class B (Restaurant, 50%  
Food) Liquor License, with On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol for  
INDIAN TADKA OF CHICAGO, LLC., D/B/A INDIAN TADKA, at 7815 N.  
KNOXVILLE AVENUE, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to  
Approve. (Council District 5)  
APPOINTMENTS by Mayor Ali to the CDBG PUBLIC SERVICE ADVISORY  
COMMISSION with a Request to Concur:  
Quentin Campbell (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2023  
Al Cuizon (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2023  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMISSION  
with a Request to Concur:  
Ryan Scherer (Voting) - Term Expires 6/30/2024  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the SPRINGDALE CEMETERY MANAGEMENT  
AUTHORITY with a Request to Concur:  
Sid Ruckriegel (Voting) - Term Expiration 6/30/2025  
REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS, with Recommendations as Outlined:  
Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request to  
APPROVE the SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE of One (1) Speed Trailer - Smart  
18 HP+, and Four (4) Portable Pole Mount Radar Displays - PMD 12+ Tablet for  
Console, from KUSTOM SIGNALS, INC., in the Amount of $27,681.00.  
(Requires 2/3 Vote of Council Members Voting - No Less Than 6 Votes)  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community  
Development with a Request to APPROVE the SOLE SOURCE Annual  
Subscription CONTRACTwith BENEVATE, INC. d/b/a NEIGHBORLY  
SOFTWARE. (Requires 2/3 Vote of Council Members Voting - No Less Than 6  
Votes)  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request for the Following: (Council District 3)  
A. APPROVE an AGREEMENT with the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF  
TRANSPORTATION (IDOT) for the City’s Participation in TRAFFIC  
SIGNAL MAST ARM REPLACEMENTS in Peoria and Canton, Illinois;  
and,  
B. APPROVE a FUNDING RESOLUTION for the City’s Cost Participation  
in the TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAST ARM REPLACEMENTS, in the Amount  
of $18,814.00, Plus Contingencies.  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of Peoria 2023  
REVISED ANNUAL BUDGET, to Allocate $75,000.00 from the Downtown TIF  
Fund for PAVEMENT SLURRY SEAL PROJECTS, for the Conversion of  
Reverse Diagonal Parking Spaces to Forward-Facing Diagonal Parking on  
FULTON STREET, from MONROE STREET to JEFFERSON AVENUE, and on  
MONROE STREET and MADISON AVENUE, from MAIN STREET to FULTON  
STREET. (Requires 2/3 Vote of Corporate Members Voting - No Less Than 6  
Votes)  
Communication from the City Manager and Assistant City Manager with a  
Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Approving the REDEVELOPMENT  
AGREEMENT with OCULUS DEVELOPMENT, LLC., for 801 SW  
WASHINGTON STREET and 800 SW WASHINGTON STREET, to Develop  
176 Residential Units in the Warehouse District. (Council District 1)  
Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request for  
the Following:  
A. ACCEPT the GREATER PEORIA AUTO CRIMES TASKFORCE  
(GPACT) GRANT from the ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE, in the  
Amount of $2,150,700.00; and,  
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of Peoria 2023 REVISED  
ANNUAL BUDGET Relating to the General Fund, to Recognize the  
Receipt of Funding from the Illinois Secretary of State Providing the  
GREATER PEORIA AUTO CRIMES TASKFORCE (GPACT) GRANT, in  
the Amount of $2,150,700.00 (Requires 2/3 Vote of Corporate Members  
Voting - No Less Than 6 Votes); and,  
C. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the City Manager to Execute an  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT between the City of Peoria and  
the COUNTY OF PEORIA, Under the Greater Peoria Auto Crimes  
Taskforce (GPACT), in the Amount of $356,000.00 for Two Sheriff’s  
Deputies and Two Vehicles; and,  
D. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE City Manager to Execute an  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT between the City of Peoria and  
the COUNTY OF PEORIA under the Greater Peoria Auto Crimes  
Taskforce (GPACT), in the Amount of $147,000.00 for the State’s  
Attorney Salary.  
Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request for  
the Following:  
A. ACCEPT the CO-RESPONDER UNIT GRANT from the ILLINOIS  
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AUTHORITY (ICJIA), in the Amount  
of $3,068,000.00; 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 the ILLINOIS CRIMINAL JUSTICE  
INFORMATION AUTHORITY (ICJIA) for the Co-Responder Unit, in the  
Amount of $3,068,000.00 (Requires 2/3 Vote of Corporate Members  
Voting - No Less Than 6 Votes); and,  
C. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the City Manager to Execute a  
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between the City of Peoria and  
CARLE HEALTH SERVICES under the Co-Responder Unit, for a  
Six-Month Period, in the Amount of $486,802.00.  
Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request to  
APPROVE the PURCHASE of a Quick Response Vehicle, in the Amount of  
$138,651.00, through a Cooperative Purchase from MACQUEEN  
EMERGENCY, for Peoria Police Department SWAT Responses and  
Co-Medical Responses.  
Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request to  
APPROVE the PURCHASE of Two (2) Crisis Intervention Vehicles (Ford  
Transit Long EL 350) from MACQUEEN EMERGENCY, in the Amount of  
$564,934.00.  
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.