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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/29/2026 5:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Hall, Second Floor
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26-00779 11.Information OnlyMemorandum from Scott Capovilla, Planning and Zoning Manager, regarding Plat No. 2 of Rosewood Subdivision. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.   Not available Not available
26-00807 12.Information OnlyTraffic Commission’s Agenda for the meeting to be held on July 8, 2026 and Minutes from that meeting for consideration at the Code and Regulation Committee meeting on July 13, 2026. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.   Not available Not available
26-00808 13.Information OnlyMemorandum from Martin Bloom, Project Manager-Permits and Special Events, regarding upcoming special events for RockYard Music Fest and R.A.M.P. River Run. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.   Not available Not available
26-00778 11.Information OnlyMemorandum from Jennifer Cacciapaglia, Mayor’s Office of Domestic and Community Violence Prevention, regarding the acceptance of a Department of Justice/Office on Violence Against Women Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program FY25 Award in the amount of $500,000.00 and with a project period of 36 months. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.   Not available Not available
26-00794 12.Information OnlyMemorandum from Jennifer Cacciapaglia, Mayor’s Office of Domestic and Community Violence Prevention, regarding the acceptance of the Illinois Attorney General Office, Violent Crime Victims Assistance Grant Award. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.   Not available Not available
26-00809 13.Information OnlyMemorandum from Joshua Versluys, Assistant City Attorney, regarding the proposed sale of the city-owned property located at 218 South Independence Avenue. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.   Not available Not available
26-00810 14.Information OnlyMemorandum from Charlotte Hoss, City Attorney, regarding the consideration and approval of a plan of acquisition of 4100 East State Street by the Rockford Board of Library Trustees. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.   Not available Not available
26-00811 15.Information OnlyMemorandum from Scott Sanders, Public Works Director, regarding a Settlement Agreement for 401 East State Street. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.   Not available Not available
26-00663 11.Committee ReportCommittee recommends approval of the proposed Funding Agreement with Goodwill in partnership with IBEW Local 364 for Electrical Workers Trades Program to better prepare individuals for IBEW application process in the amount of $85,172.00. The funding source is Casino Funds. (LAID OVER JULY 20, 2026)   Not available Not available
26-00667 22.Committee ReportCommittee recommends approval of the proposed Grant of Easement to Commonwealth Edison for the city-owned property located at 850 South Horace Avenue, Rockford, Illinois (PIN: 11-21-377-003).   Not available Not available
26-00662 13.Committee ReportCommittee recommends denial of the proposed Funding Agreement with Comprehensive Community Solutions (CCS) to expand prevention and intervention programming in collaboration with the City of Rockford's Community Healing Center in the amount of $400,000.00. The funding source is Cannabis Funds.   Not available Not available
26-00664 14.Committee ReportCommittee recommends denial of the proposed Funding Agreement with Angelic Organics Learning Center Inc., an Illinois not-for-profit corporation d/b/a Farmers Rising in partnership with City Center Market for the establishment of a Mobile Grocery Store in the amount of $822,000.00. The funding source is 2025 and 2026 Casino Funds.   Not available Not available
26-00764 15.Committee ReportCommittee recommends approval of an ordinance terminating the Global Trade Park South Redevelopment Project Area and the Dissolution of the Special Tax Allocation Fund for Global Trade Park South Tax Increment Financing District. (LAID OVER JUNE 29, 2026)   Not available Not available
26-00765 16.Committee ReportCommittee recommends approval of an ordinance approving the South Rockford Industrial Tax Increment Financing District Redevelopment Project Area. (LAID OVER JUNE 29, 2026)   Not available Not available
26-00766 17.Committee ReportCommittee recommends approval of an ordinance designating the South Rockford Industrial Redevelopment Project Area. (LAID OVER JUNE 29, 2026)   Not available Not available
26-00767 18.Committee ReportCommittee recommends approval of an ordinance adopting Tax Increment Allocation Financing for the South Rockford Industrial Redevelopment Project Area. (LAID OVER JUNE 29, 2026)   Not available Not available
26-00755 11.Committee ReportCommittee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission’s approval requiring that traffic on 13th Avenue be required to yield prior to entering the intersection of 17th Street.   Not available Not available
26-00756 12.Committee ReportCommittee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission’s approval requiring traffic on 14th Street to yield prior to entering the intersection of 10th Avenue.   Not available Not available
26-00757 13.Committee ReportCommittee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission’s approval for a restriction prohibiting commercial vehicles on Guilford Road from Prospect Street to Alpine Road.   Not available Not available
26-00758 14.Committee ReportCommittee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission’s recommendation that “No Action” be taken on the following items: a. Request to establish 4-way stop control at the intersection of Phaeton Drive and Wagonette Drive; b. Request to establish stop control at the intersection of Pioneer Drive and Winthrop Lane; and c. Request to establish traffic control at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Holland Street.   Not available Not available
26-00715 15.Committee ReportCommittee recommends denial of the Annexation of 14xx Edson Road, 15xx Edson Road, 16xx Edson Road and a portion of 8631 11th Street. The subject property is currently agricultural farmland. The contract purchaser plans to develop an industrial subdivision on this land. (LAID OVER JUNE 29, 2026)   Not available Not available
26-00716 16.Committee ReportCommittee recommends denial of the Annexation Agreement for 14xx, 15xx and 16xx Edson Road and a portion of 8631 11th Street. (LAID OVER JUNE 29, 2026)   Not available Not available
26-00717 17.Committee ReportCommittee recommends denial of the Zoning Map Amendment from County AG to I-3, Airport Industrial Zoning District at 14xx, 15xx, and 16xx Edson Road and a portion of 8631 11th Street (Venture One Acquisitions, LLC/Applicants), thus reversing the Zoning Board of Appeals’ recommendation of approval. (LAID OVER JUNE 29, 2026)   Not available Not available
26-00719 18.Committee ReportCommittee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’ approval for a Variation to reduce the required front yard setback from 30 feet to 20 feet and 5 inches in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 2520 Driftwood Lane (Christian Solares/Applicant). Subject to conditions.   Not available Not available
26-00718 19.Committee ReportCommittee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’ approval for a Zoning Map Amendment from R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District to C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 8539 East State Street (Armen Properties, LLC/Applicants). Subject to conditions.   Not available Not available
26-00613 110.Committee ReportCommittee recommends denial of the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a tobacco store in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use District at 714 Broadway (Damian Lyman/Lyman Enterprises dba Dolla Dame Smoke Shop/Applicant), thus reversing the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board’s recommendation for approval.   Not available Not available
26-00721 111.Committee ReportCommittee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board’s approval for: a. The Sale of Liquor by the Drink (NG-L); and b. The Sale of Packaged Liquor (PKG) in conjunction with a cafe, restaurant and bar in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 501 East State Street (Benjamin Chauvin/Eachother, LLC dba Eachother/Applicant). Subject to conditions.   Not available Not available
26-00722 112.Committee ReportCommittee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board’s approval for the Modification of an existing liquor license to include liquor by the drink with video gaming terminals in conjunction with a restaurant and banquet hall in a C-1, Limited Office Zoning District, C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District, and C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 6075 East Riverside Boulevard (Gerlando Galluzzo/Sam’s Ristorante & Pizzeria, LLC dba Sam’s Ristorante & Pizzeria/Applicant). Subject to conditions.   Not available Not available
26-00723 113.Committee ReportCommittee recommends denial of the: a. Sale of Packaged Liquor (Class PKG); and b. Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a liquor store in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 922 Kilburn Avenue (Ashvin K. Patel/MaxMart Liquor, LLC dba MaxMart/Applicant), thus reversing the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board's recommendation for approval.   Not available Not available
26-00724 114.Committee ReportCommittee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board’s approval for the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class NG-L) in conjunction with a restaurant in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District at 3222 and 3208 South Alpine Road (Emily Ann Marrufo/Marrufo’s Tacos, LLC dba Marrufo’s Tacos/Applicant). Subject to conditions.   Not available Not available
26-00725 115.Committee ReportCommittee recommends denial for the Sale of Beer and Wine by the Drink in conjunction with a restaurant and video gaming terminals in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 7054 Walton Street (Dimple Amit Naik/Wings Rockford IL, LLC dba Wing Snob Rockford/Applicant), thus reversing the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board’s recommendation of approval.   Not available Not available
26-00769 11.Committee ReportCommittee recommends approval of vouchers in the amount of $15,480,571.48 as approved at the Finance and Personnel Committee meeting held on June 22, 2026.   Not available Not available
26-00621 12.Committee ReportCommittee recommends approval of the Lien Reduction request from Z Financial, LLC to release liens on various properties incurred from 1987 to 2017 in the total amount of $15,495.50, upon payment in full of $10,000.00.   Not available Not available
26-00770 13.Committee ReportCommittee recommends approval of a Memorandum of Agreement with AFSCME Local 1058 regarding financial incentives for Telecommunicators.   Not available Not available
26-00771 14.Committee ReportCommittee recommends approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Rockford and Rockford Housing Authority (RHA) in the amount to be determined per weatherized scattered site unit. The agreement does not require a cost match. The agreement term is from the date of execution, with a potential one-year extension.   Not available Not available
26-00454 21.Committee ReportCommittee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’ approval for the Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development for an RV and Fifth Wheel only community in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 2530, 2710 and 2720 South Main Street (Midwest Yard Holdings, LLC/Applicant). Subject to conditions. (LAID OVER JUNE 15, 2026)   Not available Not available
26-00695 11.AppointmentReappointment of Jeremiah Griffin to the Community Action Advisory Board as a private sector member for a term ending June 2029. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after July 1, 2026.)   Not available Not available
26-00696 12.AppointmentReappointment of Mary Cacioppi to the Community Action Advisory Board as a private sector member for a term ending July 2029. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after July 1, 2026).   Not available Not available
26-00763 11.ResolutionCommittee recommends approval of the Spaces to Places Program, which is intended to reduce commercial vacancies and support small business growth by providing temporary rent assistance for new or expanding businesses. The city will reimburse security deposits and 50% of rent for up to 12 months for a total funding level of up to $20,000.00 per business. The program will have $300,000.00 designated from 2026 and 2027 Casino Funds. (LAID OVER JULY 20, 2026)   Not available Not available
26-00692 11.ResolutionCommittee recommends approval of the request for authorization to allow the Zoning Officer to file Text Amendments for multiple sections of the Zoning Ordinance. Proposed Text Amendments to Zoning Ordinance Table 20-1, Article 20-005-C (Lot Area per Dwelling Unit), Article 20-005-G (Rear Setbacks), Table 21-1, Article 30-004 (Mandatory Planned Unit Developments), Article 35 (Infill Overlay District), Article 50-003 (Off-street Parking Ratios), Article 50-016 (Access Locations) and Article 80-003 (Nonconforming Uses and Continuance of Nonconforming Uses.   Not available Not available
26-00772 11.ResolutionCommittee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: City Yards Wash Bay Drain Replacement and Repairs (Bid No. 526-PW-048) to DPI Construction, of Pecatonica, Illinois in the amount of $118,630.00. This is a one-time project. The funding source is the Property Fund.   Not available Not available
26-00773 12.ResolutionCommittee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: Rails to Trails Rock River Shoreline Repair (Bid No. 526-PW-044) to Copenhaver Construction Inc., of Union, Illinois in the amount of $570,582.94. The contract duration is through October 16, 2026. The funding source is the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax.   Not available Not available
26-00775 13.ResolutionCommittee recommends approval of the Award of Non-Competitive Contract: Purchase of two (2) Police Vehicles to Rock River Ford, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $52,322.26. This is a one-time purchase. The funding source is State Drug Asset and Forfeiture Funds.   Not available Not available
26-00774 14.ResolutionCommittee recommends approval of a resolution authorizing the appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds for improvement under the Illinois Highway Code - Region 1 Planning Council FY-2027 Funding (26-00682-00-ES) in the amount of $91,308.49.   Not available Not available
26-00776 15.ResolutionCommittee recommends approval of the authorization to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of eight (8) townhome units at 966 North Court Street.   Not available Not available
26-00777 16.ResolutionCommittee recommends approval of the authorization to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for architectural design services to develop a minimum of three (3) single-family residential design templates for a new residential infill program.   Not available Not available
26-00788 11.OrdinanceAn ordinance requiring that traffic on 13th Avenue be required to yield prior to entering the intersection of 17th Street.   Not available Not available
26-00789 12.OrdinanceAn ordinance requiring traffic on 14th Street to yield prior to entering the intersection of 10th Avenue.   Not available Not available
26-00790 13.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving a restriction prohibiting commercial vehicles on Guilford Road from Prospect Street to Alpine Road.   Not available Not available
26-00791 14.OrdinanceAn ordinance related to the Annexation of 14xx Edson Road, 15xx Edson Road, 16xx Edson Road and a portion of 8631 11th Street.   Not available Not available
26-00792 15.OrdinanceAn ordinance related to the Annexation Agreement for 14xx, 15xx and 16xx Edson Road and a portion of 8631 11th Street.   Not available Not available
26-00793 16.OrdinanceAn ordinance related to the Zoning Map Amendment from County AG to I-3, Airport Industrial Zoning District at 14xx, 15xx, and 16xx Edson Road and a portion of 8631 11th Street (Venture One Acquisitions, LLC/Applicants).   Not available Not available
26-00795 17.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving a Variation to reduce the required front yard setback from 30 feet to 20 feet and 5 inches in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 2520 Driftwood Lane (Christian Solares/Applicant).   Not available Not available
26-00796 18.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving a Zoning Map Amendment from R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District to C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 8539 East State Street (Armen Properties, LLC/Applicants).   Not available Not available
26-00797 19.OrdinanceAn ordinance related to the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a tobacco store in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use District at 714 Broadway (Damian Lyman/Lyman Enterprises dba Dolla Dame Smoke Shop/Applicant).   Not available Not available
26-00798 110.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (NG-L) and the Sale of Packaged Liquor (PKG) in conjunction with a café, restaurant and bar in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 501 East State Street (Benjamin Chauvin/Eachother, LLC dba Eachother/Applicant).   Not available Not available
26-00799 111.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving the Modification of an existing liquor license to include liquor by the drink with video gaming terminals in conjunction with a restaurant and banquet hall in a C-1, Limited Office Zoning District, C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District, and C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 6075 East Riverside Boulevard (Gerlando Galluzzo/Sam’s Ristorante & Pizzeria, LLC dba Sam’s Ristorante & Pizzeria/Applicant).   Not available Not available
26-00800 112.OrdinanceAn ordinance related to the Sale of Packaged Liquor (Class PKG) in conjunction with a liquor store in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 922 Kilburn Avenue (Ashvin K. Patel/MaxMart Liquor, LLC dba MaxMart/Applicant).   Not available Not available
26-00806 113.OrdinanceAn ordinance related to the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a liquor store in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 922 Kilburn Avenue (Ashvin K. Patel/MaxMart Liquor, LLC dba MaxMart/Applicant).   Not available Not available
26-00801 114.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class NG-L) in conjunction with a restaurant in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District at 3222 and 3208 South Alpine Road (Emily Ann Marrufo/Marrufo’s Tacos, LLC dba Marrufo’s Tacos/Applicant).   Not available Not available
26-00802 115.OrdinanceAn ordinance related to the Sale of Beer and Wine by the Drink in conjunction with a restaurant and video gaming terminals in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 7054 Walton Street (Dimple Amit Naik/Wings Rockford IL, LLC dba Wing Snob Rockford/Applicant).   Not available Not available
26-00732 116.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving the Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development for an RV and Fifth Wheel only community in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 2530, 2710 and 2720 South Main Street (Midwest Yard Holdings, LLC/Applicant).   Not available Not available
26-00785 11.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving the Funding Agreement with Goodwill in partnership with IBEW Local 364 for Electrical Workers Trades Program to better prepare individuals for IBEW application process in the amount of $85,172.00. The funding source is Casino Funds.   Not available Not available
26-00780 12.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving the Grant of Easement to Commonwealth Edison for the city-owned property located at 850 South Horace Avenue, Rockford, Illinois (PIN: 11-21-377-003).   Not available Not available
26-00781 13.OrdinanceAn ordinance related to the Funding Agreement with Comprehensive Community Solutions (CCS) to expand prevention and intervention programming in collaboration with the City of Rockford's Community Healing Center in the amount of $400,000.00. The funding source is Cannabis Funds.   Not available Not available
26-00782 14.OrdinanceAn ordinance related to the Funding Agreement with Angelic Organics Learning Center Inc., an Illinois not-for-profit corporation d/b/a Farmers Rising in partnership with City Center Market for the establishment of a Mobile Grocery Store in the amount of $822,000. The funding source is 2025 and 2026 Casino Funds.   Not available Not available
26-00783 15.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving the termination of the Global Trade Park South Redevelopment Project Area and the Dissolution of the Special Tax Allocation Fund for Global Trade Park South Tax Increment Financing District.   Not available Not available
26-00784 16.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving the South Rockford Industrial Tax Increment Financing District Redevelopment Project Area.   Not available Not available
26-00786 17.OrdinanceAn ordinance designating the South Rockford Industrial Redevelopment Project Area.   Not available Not available
26-00787 18.OrdinanceAn ordinance adopting Tax Increment Allocation Financing for the South Rockford Industrial Redevelopment Project Area.   Not available Not available
26-00803 11.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving the Lien Reduction request from Z Financial, LLC to release liens on various properties incurred from 1987 to 2017 in the total amount of $15,495.50, upon payment in full of $10,000.00.   Not available Not available
26-00804 12.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving a Memorandum of Agreement with AFSCME Local 1058 regarding financial incentives for Telecommunicators.   Not available Not available
26-00805 13.OrdinanceAn ordinance approving an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Rockford and Rockford Housing Authority (RHA) in the amount to be determined per weatherized scattered site unit. The agreement does not require a cost match. The agreement term is from the date of execution, with a potential one-year extension.   Not available Not available