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Meeting Name: Planning and Development Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/5/2026 5:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Hall, Second Floor
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25-00165 11.Committee ReportApproval of the Proposed City Service and Licensing Agreement between City Wise Software LLC and the City of Rockford to create an affordable rental housing platform hosted on a city domain. There is no cost to the City.   Not available Not available
25-00166 12.Committee ReportApproval of the 2026 - 2028 Funding Agreement between the City of Rockford and Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB) in the amount of $60,000 annually. The funding source is Garbage User Fees.   Not available Not available
25-00167 13.Committee ReportApproval of the Proposed Funding Agreement with Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation (NIAAA) for the establishment of a Senior Center at 5505 East State Street. The funding source is a reallocation of unspent ARPA Plan/ Major Corridor Signage Funds not to exceed $300,000. (Motion to reconsider three week layover to January 26, 2026 requested.)   Not available Not available
25-00168 14.Committee ReportApproval of the Proposed Development Agreement between the City of Rockford and LT Construction for the 2026 Construction Workforce Development Initiative in the not-to-exceed amount of $700,000. The funding source is ARPA funds designated for Youth Violence Prevention.   Not available Not available
25-00169 15.Committee ReportApproval of the Proposed Development Agreement with Rockford Brake Manufacturing at 302 Peoples Avenue in the amount of $250,000. The funding source is 2025 and 2026 Casino Economic Development Funds.   Not available Not available
25-00170 16.Committee ReportApproval of the Proposed Development Agreement with Urban Equity Properties (UEP Tower Lofts, LLC) for the rehabilitation of 99 East State Street as News Tower Lofts (former Rockford Register Star) for mixed use residential / commercial development. The funding source is Redevelopment Funds and TIF Funds.   Not available Not available
25-00171 17.Committee ReportApproval of proposed amendment to the Development Agreement with Oliver Emerson Development (Oliver Emerson Development, LLC) for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of 325 South Madison Street (The Watch Factory) as residential. The funding source is Redevelopment Funds and TIF Funds.   Not available Not available
25-00172 18.Committee ReportProposed amendment to the Development Agreement with First Midwest Group (Machesney Investment LLC) and McDonald's for the establishment of a McDonald's at 4103 West State Street in the amount of $200,000. The funding source is 2025 Casino Plan Funds / Economic Development High Risk Area.   Not available Not available
25-00173 11.ResolutionApproval of the 2026 REGROW Grant Program.   Not available Not available