I'd like to call to order the planning and development committee meeting for Tuesday, May 27th, 2025. Tonight's invocation will be given to us by Pastor Corey Woodford of State Line Youth of Christ. You can step up to the back of the horseshoe and we'll follow that by our pledge of allegiance. Will you bow your heads in prayer with me? Heavenly Father, as we gather for this meeting tonight, Lord, we pray that you would unite our hearts and minds, God, that you would guide our dis our decisions and help us uh tonight to make the decisions ultimately to give you honor and glory. Father, we also ask that you would be with us in good spirit and health. That you'd be with our families and our our uh citizens in this fine community. And God, we're just so grateful that you have given us your son Jesus Christ so that we can come before you at this moment. We pray all this in his name. We pray Jesus name. Amen. Amence to the flag of the United States of America to the stands andice for all. All right, we're going to move right into our public speaking tonight. And just as a reminder, um, all of our public speakers have three minutes to make their comments. We ask that you step up to one of the microphones located in the back of the horseshoe. And you will hear an alarm sound at the end of your three minutes. That is when we would ask that you bring your comments to a close. Our first speaker tonight is Prophet Yousef. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. In the book of Psalms, the 133rd chapter, the first verse, it says, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity." What I want to speak about tonight lies about African-American Hispanions. They say there was no African-Americans and Hispanas to get the Congressional Medal of Honor in Vietnam. That's a lie. I'mma name 21 African-Americans and 22 Hispanics which got the the congressional medal. James Anderson Jr. Weon Anderson, Eugene Ashley, Oscar P. Austin, Matthew Lennon, Donald Long, Milton Olive, Captain Rowley, Pitts, Charles Kevin Rogers, Rbert L. Sergeant William Bryant, Rodney M. Davis, Rotten Robert Jenkins, Lawrence Joel, Dwight H. Johnson, Raph H. Johnson, Garfield M. Langhor, Clan Cesar, Clifer Sim, John E. Warren, Martin Lawrence, David Fernandez, Up Rubio, Lammoido Rodriguez, Maxim Yabis, Klo J Lozado, Calvin Gonzalez, Jr. Vgas, Roy Benovites, Hector Santhio, Joe Josemenzi, Raph E Das, Emilio Dance, Gassia, Miguel Keith, Lewis Roas, Effort Racing, Hbert Barcelio, Garcia, Leonard L. Alfrado J Hazul S Duran Santgo J Ira Felix Pelin Jose Rodella I want to thank all veterans protecting the United States. Welcome back home and brothers and sisters. I did 19 years 11 months 29 days 1 hour 10 minutes 15 seconds in the United States Navy. I did three tours in Vietnam River Division 53. Thank you for allowing me to speak. Thank you. Our next speaker is Denzo Winter. Good afternoon, ladies. Ladies and gentlemen, I just want to say thank you to the veterans for their service. If it wasn't for you guys, we wouldn't have no freedom today. I'd like to say thank you to our first responders. You do a a nice job, too. Um, I found out today that I'll probably be going to uh Chicago to have my surgeries, but you know, I still worry about my children. And uh I know I got some people that's going to be watching out for them, you know, because they're learning to be entrepreneurs at early age. And we ought to be patting them on the back and and showing them much love because they don't have to do that. They could have stayed at home, stood in the house and uh uh played on on on on the games and stuff, but they chose to come out and and learn how to work to be an entrepreneur. And that's good, you know. Our children need that, you know, they're not going to get it anywhere else, you know, and we have to be there to give them uh let them know that they're they're doing the right thing because the streets could get them. And that's one thing we don't want to do is have the streets get our children. So, I want to thank each and everybody for the job that they done and are doing. And uh I'm going to sit down now. Thank you. Thank you. Our next speaker is John Tag Brentley. Good evening all the persons and most of all our citizens of Rockford, Illinois. I'm still blown away at uh our antichrist want to be dictator Donald Trump talking about making America great again. Y'all really realize he make America great in his own image. He's dismaning our check and balance. He's going after our judges. He's going after any uh politician or any organization or or or or college that that stands in his way or he feels it stands in his way. Uh, I want to get on and talk about driving while being black. Today I had another incident driving by by being black. My uh van uh but my parking lot was full with nowhere to park at. I parked across the street and when I went back to go to my van uh it wouldn't start. So I knocked on the door, let the people know at the old funeral home where the uh church is shut down. Let them know where they do yoga at that uh my van was down. I got somebody and the truck was out there to start up the uh give me a jump, but we weren't able to get the jump. I even mentioned it to them that I got a tow truck coming to get my van. Do you know 10 minutes later the police come, two Caucasian policeman came and said, "You trespassing. They don't want you on their property. You banned from their property." They gave me till 3:30 to remove my van. If my van wasn't removed, I was going to get uh they was on tour of my van and I was going to be arrested. We call that driving while being black. I got three more I got two more cases in court driving while being black. The first two cases we won. I'm still uh uh tripping uh tickle pink. The judge when I walked in the courtroom, the judge stood up and said, "Mr. Brantley, it look like you're ready." I said, "Yes, sir, I am." He said, "Well, come on up." I presented my evidence and the uh the state attorney presented his and without going through a whole lot of detail, the judge threw it out and he uh told the state attorney that was a waste of his day time and the taxpayer money. I went out that courtroom with tears in my eyes and thanking Jesus. We got two more got two more cases. And why I'm bringing this up is because George Floyd was killed uh uh five years ago and we talked about police reform. We have yet to see any type of police reform. Every uh every time I get in a confrontation with Caucasian police, they talk to me like I'm a subhuman being. That is our shortcoming. Cuz when they talk to you like you're a subhuman being and what have our people get upset and that's when they got us. We got to learn to not to get upset, not to bite into the negativity. Reform, yes, we do need reform. Our police officers, especially the Caucasian police officers, need to learn how to work with ethnic groups, black or brown, and we should not have to fear the police, but we should be able to trust the police. And right now, there's a deep fear and there's a deep dislike towards the police department. I'm here to try to bring that bridge together by watching me in court. I shall not lose. Thank you. Our next speaker is Tina Alexander. Is Tina Alexander here? I'll move on to Ahmad Adali. Uh hi everybody. Uh my name is Ahmad Aldullah. I'm the general manager of Hook Lounge. I'm here today. I'm not going to add honestly what I've like over what I did say last last time I was here. So for me it's I'm not making to I'm I'm I'm not able to make any profit as a gym manager of establishment since I closed at 12 uh 11 o'clock. So if you guys have any concern any question I'll I'll I'll be happy just to answer those concern or question. No so for what I've do like like I I think like you guys concerned it's a safety thing. For safety I had I had people at the door we search everybody walk into the store. Everybody walk into the c to the lounge, we search them out. Make every like make sure like those people are like like so make m make safety environment for everybody for like people walk into the lounge or people work in a lounge. So hopefully guys it's going to be extended hour and I promise you I' I've been I've been doing the service all my life. I've been all my life doing food and beverage and I know like I could control that lounge and I could be safety safety lounge for everybody in Rockford and that's what I'm looking for. No question guys. Any concern? I'm done. Thank you so much guys. Thank you. Um is there a Tina Alexander We'll move on to the planning and development committee meetings agenda. Um, clerk, will you please call the role? Here. Here. Thank you. We have one item. Item one is approval of proposed addenum to the development agreement between city of Rockford and GO Rockford for the forest city beautifification initiative to include 2025 sculpture program in the amount of $135 135,250. The funding source is the 2025 arts and culture casino tax fund. Do I have a motion to approve? I'll second. Is there any questions or discussion? Meets. Thank you so much. So this development agreement for the sculpture program have we at what point will we know the exact locations? Who do I ask? Oh, there you are. Yep. Uh the general locations are shown um in the in the memo here with uh with a map. Now exact locations uh will be figured out based on exact where where you know if there's any conflicts uh uh with utilities or any other type of conflicts but the general locations it can be seen uh and listed uh in the memo here along North Main Street, north of Auburn, South Main Street, north of the 15th Avenue Bridge, the Broadway Business District, Pville Road between Guilford and Springbrook Road, Harrison Avenue along along uh the path adjacent to Collins Aerospace, the West State Street linear park, and uh downtown near the Beimo Center. And which one of those locations would be in the 12th ward? Well, I would I I don't know where the North Main Street I think the North Main Street sculpture would be in the 12th ward. I don't know. I guess I don't know because I don't know the exact location because North Main Street with regards to the 12th ward can be the ninth war, the 12th war, [Music] uh, third war. I just want to ensure that I have something of sculpture program in the 12th ward. That's why I'm asking. Um, mayor, I wanted to um make a comment about that. Thank you. Uh, so certainly uh understand uh alderwoman Meek's uh question and concern for the 12th ward. In having discussions uh with uh John Gro of Go Rockford, we have confirmed that uh actually there'll be two sculptures in the 12th ward. Uh if this is approved, uh final locations, uh you'll have rough areas, but the final locations, you'll have discussions, alderwoman, uh with John Gro about those final locations. And the actual artwork, how is that process for approval taking place? I what I was what I see from the descriptions is these were just uh like ideas. They're not the actual artwork. Is that accurate? Thanks. Um I just want to so just a brief background on on activity to date on the selection and the locations. We've been working with um the Go Rocker team with Kristen and Julian John for some time now. And the the the pieces are there was a call uh to artists to submit um pieces for consideration for use in this installation. Um part of the process that we have gone through is to evaluate those pieces that came in, look at the identified target locations, and then make assessments as to what pieces are most appropriate. both the their scale, their materials. If there's clusters of them, do you have a variety of materials so that they all don't look like not three galvanized or or met or or stainless steel sculptures in a row, to take into account the background. What's the backdrop? Are there trees as a backdrop that will make a bright color more visible or are they wide open? And and so a number of variables so far. And again, these will all be suggestions. We started first with um identifying 11 locations as as Tim pointed out and the first clustered areas were South Maine, West State, Perryville, and Harrison. We have since expanded that to include Broadway, North Main Street and and the replacement or relocation of one to the downtown Plaza by the which brings the total to 17. Now, I will tell you, we're still working on finalizing selections and locations for that that last cluster of six that I just referenced. Um, but we do, you know, we've we've gotten as far as making suggestions of specific pieces from those submitted and available to us uh for 10 of 11 of the 17 locations. Okay, I don't have any other questions. Thank you. Are there any other questions or comments? Um, clerk, can you call the role, please? I item passes. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? I'll second. Are there any questions or comments on that? All those in favor say I. I. Any oppose? Same sign. This meeting is adjourned. Okay. Uh our first item is uh first four items are uh traffic matters. Item one is Jaclyn Drive, Jaclyn Court. Traffic Commission recommends approval for a no parking anytime restriction on the south side of Jaclyn Drive from 50 feet west of Jaclyn Court to 110 ft west of 50 ft west of Jaclyn Court to 110 ft west of Jacqueline Court. I think there may be a typo in there. Right. It may not matter. I don't know. But both directions are west. Okay. Is there a motion to approve? Any discussion or questions? Seeing none, all in favor say I. I. Opposed. Motion passes. Item two, Huffman Boulevard, H Hallstead Road, Jonathan Avenue. Traffic Commission recommends approval to restrict parking to no parking 7:00 a.m. to 400 p.m. on regular school days on the west side of Huffman Boulevard from H Hallstead Road to Jonathan Avenue. Is there a motion to approve? Any comments or questions? Seeing none, all in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item three, Madison Street, Market Street. Traffic Commission recommends approval for residential parking permits on the west side of Madison Street from 50 feet north of Market Street to 265 ft north of Market Street. Is there a motion to approve? Any questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Um item four, no action are no action items from the traffic commission. Traffic commission recommends that no action be taken on the following items. Number one, a request to establish residential parking on both sides of Marcus Street from Madison Street to 150 ft west of Madison Street. Number two, a request to establish all-way stop control at the intersection of Pioneer Drive and Winthrop Lane. And number three, a request to establish one-way stop control at the intersection of Victory Street and Lydia Avenue. May I have a motion to approve? Any comments or questions? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Number five is a proposed amendment to the city of Rockford Code of Ordinances section 16- 223 traffic signal preeemption devices to provide clarification on the unlawful possession of a traffic signal preeemption device in subsection A. May I have a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments on this one? Um, you're not. Yeah. One second. Yeah. Which one was Sorry. All of that to say the legal director I believe has I'm sorry. Hello. Thank you chair. Uh so subsection A makes it unlawful for any person to possess a traffic signal preeemption device without the written consent of the uh Rockford Fire Chief and the Rockford public works director. But because some uh vehicles are approved for the use of preeemption devices by other jurisdictions, we wanted to clarify that the intent is not to make it unlawful for those vehicles to possess preeemption devices. So that's all that this change does. It's just a housekeeping matter to clarify the intent of subsection A. You're welcome. Any other questions? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item number six is plat one of District 1 police station subdivision. Are there any questions or comments? Alderwoman Meeks. Thank you so much for your committee. I'm just Is this the This is district one, so this isn't the Turner building, correct? No, this is on West State Street. That's correct. District. Never mind. I'm done. Um, before I call on you, Alderman Bell, I think I neglected to ask for a motion to approve. Okay, Alderman Bell. No question. Oh, I thought you had a question. Any other questions? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item seven is plant number three of State View subdivision. May I have a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Seeing motion carries. Item eight, annexation of 3007 South Alpine Road and 26 XX Bavarian Lane. May I have a motion to approve? Any questions or comments? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. I. Um, any opposed? Motion carries. Item nine, annexation of 4201 Okonnell Street. May I have a motion to approve? Any questions or comments? Alderwoman Meeks. Thank you so much. For these two locations, what are the fire stations that represent these two locations? I'm sorry, I'm looking at eight and nine. I'm sorry, I'm question. But they're both annexations. Can Can you help me understand which fire station services these locations? I believe it's station. Yeah, thanks for letting me speak, but yeah, he's correct that it would be fire station 11 located on Calgary Court. And is there there any issue with these annexations for service or the ability to get to these new locations or with them being a single address point? I don't see a significant issue with those two address points. Thank you so much. Any other questions? Seeing none, may I have a motion to approve? I'm sorry. Seeing none, all those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 10, request for proposed amendment to the city of Rockford, Ordinance Section 3-119 for hookah lounges to modify the hours of BYOB. May I have a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments? Let's do a roll call vote on this one. Clerk, please call the RO. I Motion carries. Item number 11, 4075 Kilburn Avenue. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a pre-anexation agreement with the zoning map amendment from county IL to city I I1 light industrial zoning district with a special use permit for the installation of a solar farm, freestanding panel racks and solar panels and for proposed lot two and a zoning map amendment from county IL to cityc. C3 General Commercial Zoning District for proposed lot 3 at 4075 Kilburn Avenue. Gamrell Solar LLC for FP Development LLC is the applicant. Are there any May I have a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments on this item? Alderwoman Wilkins. Thank you. Um, I first like to thank Alderwoman Serena for bringing it to my attention that um, we had quite a few residents that showed up at the first ZBA meeting. Um, and this item was actually held off due to the concern um, from residents from the county. Um, I did take the time to meet with those residents uh last weekend along with Trajectory who has done a fantastic job with um um handling uh some of the concerns that uh some of those residents have brought up. Um, and I'd like to thank them uh for that and the hard work that they put in with this um listening to some of those concerns and then also going to the next ZBA meeting um and everything just sort of aligning with uh the county and the city's plan um in terms of everything going on over the next couple of decades. Um it's it's different from the last one that I did not support. uh that was over on uh Safford Road. Um and even going with the concerns uh with some of the county residents here. Um like I said, it's it's it's been different because of the uh annexation of just wanting the the land and not the residents. And I know that was a major concern for some of those county residents not wanting to be in uh into um being annexed into the city. Um, so that being said, um, I am in support of this solar project and I just wanted to let you all know, uh, for tonight because of the concerns that were brought up at CBA. Thank you. Any other questions or comments? Seeing none, let's do a roll call on this one also. Clerk, please call the RO. I Motion carries. Item 12, 114 Vista Terrace 29XX and 28 XXX Elm Street. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a special use permit for the storage of empty dumpster bins and a variation to allow a gravel storage area in an I1 light industrial zoning district at 114 Vista Terrace, 29XX, and 28XX Elm Street. Ainto and Abigail Carrasco are at the applicants. May I have a motion to approve? Second. Are there any questions or comments on this item? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 13,7901 Royal Oaks Road. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for special use permit to allow dwelling units on the first floor in a C1 limited office zoning district at 7901 Royal Oaks Road. North Arrow Development is the applicant. May I have a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments on this item? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 14, 620 North Alpine Road and 440 Rural Street. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a variation to increase the maximum allowed number of freestanding signs from one to two in an R1 single family residential zoning district at 620 North Alpine Road and 4400 Rural Street. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? One. No. Motion carries. Item 15, 126 Welty Avenue. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a variation to reduce the sideyard setback from the required 4.5 feet to two feet in an R1 single family zoning district at 126 Welty Avenue. Keith Hoover is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? I'll second. Are there any questions or comments on this item? Seeing none. All in favor see all all in favor please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 16 3598 Export Road. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a zoning map amendment from county AG to light I1 to city I1 light industrial zoning and special use permit for the installation of a solar farm freestanding solar panels and racks and solar panels and then I1 light industrial zoning district at 3598 export road soul America energy for Mark Monson is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? So, are there any questions or comments? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 17, 840 Mattis Avenue. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a special use permit to convert a former church into a neighborhood pantry and an R1 single family residential zoning district. Sony and Keith Collins are the applicants. Is there a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 18, 1801 Morgan Street. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a special use permit for the installation of a solar farm in an I1 late Industrial Zoning District at 1801 Morgan Street. Orbitable Orbital Energy LLC for Rock River Capital LLC is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? Any questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 19, 870 East State Street. Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for a modification of an existing liquor license to a class TRX license and a corporate name change in a C3 general commercial zoning district at 870 East State Street. Quick Trip 1818 LLC doing business as Quicktrip is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? Any questions or comments? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 20, 4412 and 4414 Charles Street. Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the sale of liquor by the drink class WB50 in conjunction with a sports bar and restaurant, video gaming terminals, and an outdoor seating area in a C3 general commercial district at 4412 and 4414 Charles Street, Robert D. Taft Brussi's Neighborhood Bar Incorporated doing business as QAR Rockford is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? Any questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 21, 542 and 634 North Lifford Road. Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the modification of an existing liquor license for a 40% stock purchase in a C3 general commercial zoning district at 542 and 634 North Lifford Road. Hobim Thomas Star Petroleum Incorporated doing business as BP Star Petroleum is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments? Alderman Derky. Mr. Chair, just a quick question. this um gas station had under is I think currently under some zoning uh uh requirements for their liquor license um in the past. I know the big sign is down. Have they satisfied everything else? Uh they they have not. In fact, um we have met with this man and and um he's agreed that he has to take care of these conditions before we uh approve this purchase. So, there's some landscaping issues as well. But with that being said, would it be I'm not on the committee. Would it be wise then to hold this out until he does satisfy it? Would anyone who is on the committee like to make a motion to lay over I I'll make that motion. Well, I I I want to address one thing. One of our standard conditions in here is that we cannot issue a license unless somebody takes care of all their pending ordinance violations. So, they would not be able to get a license unless we approved or approved of uh all of the conditions from the previous application. So, just want to make that point. Um, Alman Derky, would you like this laid over still? This is your ward, correct? Well, I this has been going on a long time. This property is in some distress. It is a gateway to the city. And I think I think we by doing it, we basically indicate to the owners that we're serious and that we're we're not going to do anything until they they fix up their property. I think it sends a pretty good message to them. I understand perfectly what Mr. Capavilla says. If it if it impedes the the um zoning board and and Mr. Capavlla in his work with them, then I certainly would say I would defer to Mr. Capavlla. If it doesn't impede it and and we manage to send a message to these property owners to that we're we're we're not going to do this until they they do fix it up. I mean, that that would be my intent, which I would defer to Mr. Capville. Does it make his job harder or easier? Make his job harder. Oh, here I'll take this off his hand. I'll The motion is is on the table. Was there a second there? There was Alderman Bell seconds. Let's go ahead and vote on it. Um clerk, can you call the role? Motion to lay over item 21. to send a message. Alderman Wilkins, I'm sorry, but not I mean, Alderman, Alderwoman Terina, just make sure that Sure. Does laying it over impact his work or not? thought it would not impact. We're still pursuing um actually there's going to be numerous uh follow-ups from special uses and LTAB requirements over the past five years because we kind of became lax because of uh you know when COVID first hit, we we stepped back and we didn't follow up with a lot of these um people. And so now, uh, summertime coming, we wanted to step forward and go after a bunch of the applicants from before to make sure they meet their conditions because we did not have some of these conditions in there before that we couldn't give you a license until you did this. So now we're now have their license. So now we have to make sure they know that we're serious about following up on all these conditions. So there's if you get a few phone calls u from any anybody from a gas station or a liquor store whatever you it might be one of these applicants getting a letter from us stating that they have to comply with certain conditions. So any other questions or comments? Okay. This is a motion to lay over clerk. We call the role. I Motion passes. Item 227, I'm sorry, 479 North Springfield Avenue. Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends recommends approval for the sale of beer and wine by the drink class WB50 in conjunction with a restaurant with video gaming terminals in a C3 general commercial zoning district at 7 479 North Springfield Avenue. Abdul Khadar Salei Masah Enterprises LLC uh DBA Alisa's Grill is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? I'll second. Are there any questions or comments? Seeing none, uh all will all those in favor please say I. I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 23, 453 North Springfield Avenue. Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the sale of packaged liquor class PG PKG and the sale of tobacco products in conjunction with the gas station and convenience store in the C3 commercial zoning district at 453 North Springfield Avenue. Abdul Cadair Saliz Springfield Gasmart Incorporated doing business as Springfield Mobile is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? Second. Are there any questions or comments? Alderwoman Trina. Thank you. So when this one came to council 30 days ago, It was laid over because the individuals when they presented the item at zoning presented that this is going to be potentially a wing stop or a national chain. Alderwoman Trina, I apologize for jumping in. I believe this is a different item. It is. This is the uh North Springfield Avenue. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm on North I saw I heard North. Sorry. Apologize. Thank you. I'll be back momentarily. So, we're all having moments tonight. Um, any other questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 24, 3130 North Rockton Avenue. Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the sale of liquor by the drink class L50 in conjunction with the restaurant and video gaming terminals in a C2 limited commercial zoning district. Harinder Cower A Groceries Incorporated doing business at W as Wicked Wings is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments? Alderwoman Trina. Okay. Thank you. So, I'll repeat myself. Um, when this item came forward, um, I had laid it over because, um, when it was presented during zoning, the applicants were it felt like they were unsure of of what this restaurant was going to be. I mentioned that they were looking for it to be a national chain such as Wingstop. Um, but now I'm seeing that it's a a broaster chicken. Like what can you give me some updates on what they've changed with their application um this time, please? Yes, Alderman Trina, if I may. Um, I did receive and um included on the agenda packet the executive summary for the uh chicken restaurant that uh the applicant is proposing. Uh the main change obviously is um the change to a grosser chicken from a different um chicken company. Uh the applicant has indicated that they've signed a license operator agreement. Uh I've requested a copy of that. I don't yet have it. um which I'd love to provide to committee. Um but other than that, I think it um that remains the same. The size of the location, the um menu broadly the same. So, Broers Chicken, I'm looking it up on the internet. It's like KFC kind of restaurant. That's what I see. So, I guess I'm trying to figure out why a KFC type restaurant needs a liquor license and gaming. So, for me, I'm not I'm just not feeling it. So, I'm going to be voting no just because of that reason because I'm not feeling it. It doesn't feel legit. Um, and it just doesn't justify needing liquor and gaming. Thank you. Are there any other questions or comments? Alderwoman Granth, thank you for letting me talk to your committee. Um, being new to this situation and it is in my ward. I would request that we lay this over so that we can I would be appreciative of finding out if they actually have that document in regards to the new um people because I was under the didn't realize that they had not asked and provided that document. So, I would respectfully ask that it be laid over. Thank you. Um, I will make that motion to lay this item over as well if there's a second. Second clerk, would you please call the role? Yes. Motion carries. That item is laid over. Under resolutions, we have item one, the Fred Van Bleet block party. This event is scheduled to take place on June 15th from 12:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event location will be on State Street between Madison Street and First Street. Is there a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. And item two, with the committee's consent, we're going to hold this item out. The meeting organizers, uh, but the organizers of the event, um, I need more time to meet with staff. Seeing no alderman bell, whose request was this request? Sorry, I missed it. Who who request? It's so that the organizers can have more time to meet with staff. Sure. Thank you. Seeing no objections, is there a motion to adjurnn? Oh, I'm sorry, Alderman Bell. Uh I guess to staff is is this request coming from the organizer or the chair? The request is coming from the organizer. Okay. Thank you sir. Any other questions or comments? Okay. May I have a motion to adjurnn? Do we take action on this? All those in favor please say I. Meeting is adjourned. Excuse. Do we have to make a motion? No. I don't know. We don't have to make a motion to lay it over. Were you guys late over or just hold it out? I don't know. Doesn't necessarily have to come back in two weeks. Got I didn't know that. Yeah, that's what it sounded like. I I don't know. We can hold out on Is it because it's a resolution? I don't think that's the difference. I just There has to be. There has to be a difference because we're voting on I don't know if it's a difference of whe A a vote sure to lay it out. If it's laid over, it automatically comes back up on the agenda. If it's held out, it doesn't have to come back up on the agenda. We do. What did you do? We held it up. We held it up. We just didn't take action on it. So So it's going to come back. Well, we should have done that. My my opinion is called for a motion and then no one mot no one reason we'll never know because I don't know why who All right. Welcome to the finance and personnel committee meeting. Sir Clerk, will you please take role here? All right. All right. All right. Welcome. Uh under information only we have a financial discussion for April 2025. Who's here to present on that? Miss Hagerty. Yes sir. Thank you. Uh so for general fund revenue performance yearto date um the replacement tax tax issue that was raised um in March's year-to-ate report uh continues to be a concern. We are we've only received about half of the uh revenues budgeted to date and that's after three of eight dispersements from the state um for PPRT or about just under $3 million um under performance. Um it's it's not an insignificant amount, but you know it's it's about uh less than 2% of our total general fund revenue. Just want to make sure we keep that in perspective. Um overall we're about $1.8 8 million under budget on revenues year to date. We also have uh general fund expense performance about eight uh% uh under budget year to date or $6.2 million. A considerable amount of that is related to capital expenditures which will catch up as those expenditures um or those um that equipment is received throughout the year. Um but we'll continue to monitor that revenue uh revenue performance and make suggestions as the year progresses if we feel it's necessary. Uh the CIP is currently about 7 and a half% over budget on revenue or $400,000 and 8% over budget in the redevelopment fund or about $200,000. And I'm happy to answer any questions on year to date. Any questions? All right. Thank you so much. Thank you. We'll move on to committee reports. Item A is an approval of vouchers in the amount of 10,837,914 and 31 cents. Is there a motion to approve vouchers? Any questions or comments for staff? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate I opposed. Matter passes. Item B is an approval of the 2024 supplemental appropriation ordinances. Is there a motion to approve? Any questions for staff? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate by I. I opposed. Matter passes. Item C is a fine reduction request for 1510 Kuster Avenue being made on behalf of Kowski Investments. Uh the owner is requesting the fine total of $2,800 be reduced to $100. The property is in compliance with the appropriate building and sanction codes at this time. Uh is there a motion to approve? Are there any questions? Sure. Go ahead. Um, my predecessor was the one who approved the reduction of these fines and um, I know that he has the issues and concerns and best interests of the ward in mind and so I would support this moving forward with these reductions. You have a question? No question, just a comment. I appreciate the uh, the followup. A lot more information. I s a couple pictures in there that was really really helpful. Um, so yeah, appreciate that effort on staff. The second goound here. Um, yeah, thank you, chairman. Sure. Uh, my only question to to whoever has information this is I I read that uh the owner, which is I believe uh a landlord uh failed to show up at the initial code hearing and then it appears it was awalled for um for a significant number of months. Is that am I correct in that? I I believe if I recall correctly, sir, on this one, I believe the uh Mr. Mr. showed up for the first hearing, there was a continuence that was issued and then at the second or one of the subsequent hearings, there was a a point where he missed that hearing uh and a default entered. And between the time of that default entering though and the and the time that any action took place that was was it several months? There was some significant time in between. Yes, sir. And was there any communication between him or someone from that group? I I believe so. Yes. when he had shown up for that first meeting, I believe there was a conversation at the time that there was uh some intent to attempt to give him an opportunity to correct the issues. Uh and at that subsequent meeting, I don't believe that he uh was able to do that. Our inspectors didn't verify that that work had been done at the time, but it took months. Correct. I believe so. Yes, sir. All right. Any further questions? All those in favor I I opposed. I'm opposed. Moving on. Matter passes. Item moving on to item um uh D approval of an IG between the city and ID do for the maintenance of stateowned routes within the city. The city maintains roads per the agreement and is reimbured on a quarterly basis by the state of Illinois and the agreement has a term of 10 years. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Any questions for staff? Seeing none, all those in favor I I opposed. Matter passes. Uh item E is an amended agreement between the city of Rockford and Commonwealth Edison for the 11th Street uh improvements phase one in the amount of $9.3 million. The funding source of this project will come from a local government's compliance LGC rider. Is there a motion to approve? Second. Any questions for staff? All right. Seeing none, all Alder Log. Um yeah, real quick. I think I'm going to vote to deny here or uh disapprove tonight uh to Director Henkins. Yeah, apprec I know we were playing phone tag a little bit today, but appreciate the um correspondence back. Um I think overall it's like we're talking about be beatification and what's the cost that we're willing to um to accept as far as beatification. So um yeah, this was kind of tough for me tonight. Uh I think I'll uh move to or uh not not support. Thank you chair. Uh so all those in favor to keep by I opposed. Opposed all fails. Uh under resolutions, we have a resolution approving appropriation of the MFT funds for improvement under the highway code for the West State Street sidewalk gap uh in the amount of $200,000. Is there a motion to approve? Second. Any questions or comments for staff on the sidewalk? All right. All those in favor indicate by I. I. Those opposed. Matter passes. Item B is approval of the application award acceptance of the IDHS emergency solutions grant in the amount of $25,000. This grant does require 100% cost match if the grant terms from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Uh, if approved, it would provide funds to pay for approved clients rent, housing, search, placement, budget, education, staff, training, payroll, and admin costs. Is there a motion to approve the $25,000 grant? Second. Any questions, comments for staff? Seeing none, all in favor indicate by I. I opposed. Matter passes. And lastly, item C is a change order for the child and adult care um food program uh to Delicious Unlimited of Gurnie. The original contract was $26,979. The change order is for $55,66141. Uh it includes um the increase in meal service for the cost of milk and meals for eight early Head Start students and 60 Head Start students. Uh and the request to increase the cost of meals by 3.7%. The funding source is the US Department of Agriculture grant funds for the Illinois State Board of Education. Is there a motion to approve? So move. Any questions for staff? I just have kind of a benign one. I don't understand how the change order can be 2x the cost of the original contract if it's if the the milk prices uh only gone up 3.7%. Go ahead. All right. Thank you for your question, Ottoman Frost. we um our the number of students that we were previously serving at the Pace Center is changing. Um and also um we are transitioning slots into that space for um Head Start as opposed to just early Head Start which was previously at PACE. So the meals that we were previously purchasing were infant and toddler meals and now we will have students there who are also ages three to five and there will be more students in the building. So it's actually serving a lot more students than a lot more volume. Okay. Thank you so much. Any further questions? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate by I. I. Oppose. Matter passes. Is there a motion to adjurnn? All right. All those in favor indicate by I. I. Thank you. This meeting's adjourned.