City of Peoria  
419 Fulton Street  
Peoria, IL 61602  
Agenda and Notice  
Tuesday, March 22, 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  
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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  
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 APRIL 12, 2022, 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 26, 2022, AT 6:05 P.M.  
PUBLIC HEARING Regarding the TOWN BUDGET and 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.  
Peoria Reads!  
Parkinson’s Awareness Month  
MINUTES  
MARCH 8, 2022, Joint City Council and Town Board Minutes  
MIN  
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA  
Communication from the Town Officials with a Request to APPROVE the  
AGENDA for the ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.  
22-090  
22-091  
Communication from the Town Officials with a Request to APPROVE an  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT Regarding TAX COLLECTION DUTIES  
with PEORIA COUNTY and the Peoria Township Collector.  
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.  
22-092  
22-093  
Communication from the City Manager with a Request to CONCUR to Allow the  
Transfer of the GEORGE WASHINGTON BUST from FULTON PLAZA to the  
PEORIA RIVERFRONT MUSEUM.  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request to APPROVE and Direct the City Manager to Execute an  
AGREEMENT with the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  
(IDOT), in the Amount of $31,001.00, Plus Contingency, for the City’s  
Participation in the STATE SECTION D4 MAST ARM REPLACEMENT 2022 at  
IL 40 (KNOXVILLE AVENUE) and W. PIONEER PARKWAY, IL 40 (KNOXVILLE  
AVENUE) and W. DETWEILLER DRIVE, and IL 116 (LINCOLN AVENUE) and  
SW. JEFFERSON AVENUE. (Council Districts 1 & 5)  
22-094  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a  
Request to APPROVE the Following Items Related to the PIONEER  
PARKWAY EXTENSION PROJECT (RADNOR ROAD to ALLEN ROAD):  
(Council District 5)  
22-095  
A. An AMENDMENT to EXTEND Funding Obligation AL13412 and AL14355  
Associated with a LOCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT with the ILLINOIS  
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (IDOT) for Land Acquisition  
Efforts (Project Section #12-00296-01-LA) (See 12-280, 14-09, 15-246  
and 17-147-A); and  
B. An AMENDMENT to EXTEND Funding Obligation AL13363 Associated  
with a LOCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT with IDOT for Preliminary  
Engineering (Project Section #12-00296-02-PV) (See 12-355, 14-046  
and 17-147-B).  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community  
Development with a Request to APPROVE an INCUMBENCY CERTIFICATE  
and RESOLUTION Accepting a Grant from the ILLINOIS HOUSING  
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IHDA) for the STRONG COMMUNITIES  
PROGRAM (SCP), in the Amount of $45,000.00.  
22-096  
22-097  
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-1 (Single-Family Residential) District,  
for a SHORT-TERM RENTAL, for the Property Located at 5628 N. KNOXVILLE  
AVENUE (Parcel Identification No. 14-16-451-015), 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 and Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE  
REZONING Property from the Present Classes of C-G (General Commercial)  
and R-4 (Single Family Residential) Districts to I-2 (Railroad/Warehouse  
Industrial) District for the Properties Located at 113 VAN BUREN STREET, 201  
VAN BUREN STREET, 205 VAN BUREN STREET, 2112 NE. MADISON  
STREET, 2111 NE. JEFFERSON STREET, and 2133 NE. JEFFERSON  
STREET (Parcel Identification Nos. 18-03-230-001, 18-03-230-014,  
18-03-230-015, 18-03-230-024, 18-03-230-025, 18-03-230-026, and  
18-03-230-027), Peoria, IL.  
22-098  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION to ADD a Subclass 1A (2:00  
A.M. Closing Hours) to an Existing Class A (Tavern) Liquor License with  
On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol for MAGA Investments, LLC,  
D/B/A TAVERN ON PROSPECT, 5901 N. PROSPECT, SUITE 10, with a  
Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 3)  
22-099  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the METROPOLITAN PLANNING  
ORGANIZATION (MPO) TECHNICAL COMMITTEE, with Request to Concur:  
22-100  
22-101  
Assistant City Engineer Paola Mendez-Silvagnoli (Voting)  
APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ali to the HOUSING COMMISSION with a Request to  
Concur:  
Brian Uhlenhopp (Voting) - Term Expires 06/30/2023  
PRESENTATION  
Presentation from the HEART OF ILLINOIS PORT AUTHORITY.  
22-102  
REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS, with Recommendations as Outlined:  
Communication from the City Manager with a Request to APPROVE the  
22-103  
SMALL BUSINESS R.I.S.E. PROGRAM, Using American Rescue Plan Act  
(ARPA) Funds.  
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 APPROVE a RESOLUTION  
Amending the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN to Include the Near Southside Housing  
Needs Assessment and the Community Revitalization Plan.  
22-104  
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community  
Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from Staff,  
with No Recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission, to ADOPT  
an ORDINANCE Amending Existing Special Use Ordinance No. 9,126, as  
amended, in a Class R-3 (Single Family Residential) for CHURCH FACILITIES  
to Rebuild the Sanctuary Building and New Bell Tower for the Property Located  
at 10811 N. KNOXVILLE AVENUE (Parcel Identification Nos. 09-29-177-002 and  
09-29-326-001), Peoria, IL.  
22-105  
Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a  
Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Providing for the Issuance of  
22-106  
22-107  
$9,291,000.00 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, Series 2022A, of the City of  
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, for the Purpose of Financing Road and Parking  
Lot Improvements in the Warehouse District TIF, Providing for the Levy and  
Collection of a Direct Annual Tax Sufficient to Pay the Principal and Interest on  
said Bonds, and Authorizing the Sale of said Bonds to the Purchaser Thereof.  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to DENY the SITE APPLICATION for a Class C-1 (Packaged Goods)  
Liquor License, with Retail Sale of Alcohol, for FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC,  
D/B/A FAMILY DOLLAR, 820 NE JEFFERSON, Contingent Upon Compliance  
with all Community Development Regulations, with a Recommendation from  
the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 1)  
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  
Recommendation to WAIVE the City’s RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL to Acquire  
the SPIRIT OF PEORIA, Due to the Lack of Financial and Business Information  
Concerning the Proposed Purchaser.  
22-085  
Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a  
Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 2 (Administration),  
ARTICLE V (Officers and Employees), DIVISION 7 (Public Safety Benefits),  
SECTION 2-350 (PUBLIC SAFETY BENEFITS ACT), of the CODE of the City  
of Peoria.  
22-058  
NEW BUSINESS  
CITIZENS' OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD  
ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION  
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.