City Hall, Second Floor  
425 E. State Street  
Finance and Personnel Committee  
Meeting Agenda  
Rockford, IL 61104  
www.rockfordil.gov  
Monday, July 13, 2026  
5:30 PM  
The following represents, in general, the chronological order of proceedings at the City  
Council/Committee Meetings: Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Public Speaking  
and City Council/Committee Agendas.  
Meeting will be live streamed on Channel 17 and via this link:  
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I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
II.  
INFORMATION ONLY  
1.  
III. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Financial Discussion - May 2026.  
26-00832  
1.  
2.  
Approval of vouchers in the amount of $18,293,651.23.  
26-00833  
26-00834  
Approval of the request to use up to $200,000.00 of Casino Funds to assist  
in qualified relocation funds.  
3.  
4.  
Proposed Sale of the City-Owned Property at 218 South Independence  
Avenue (PIN: 11-21-285-004) under the Mow-to-Own program to the  
participant Christie C. Williams.  
26-00836  
26-00837  
Settlement Agreement with Maccabee Capital, LLC for property damage  
to 401 East State Street in the amount of $231,272.51  
IV. RESOLUTIONS  
1.  
Approval of a plan of acquisition of 4100 East State Street by the  
Rockford Board of Library Trustees.  
26-00835  
26-00838  
2.  
Award of RFP: Environmental Review & Assessment Services (RFP No.  
326-CD-021) to ECS Midwest, LLC., of Buffalo Grove, Illinois,  
Professional Environmental Engineers, Inc., of Saint Louis, Missouri, and  
Specialty Consulting, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois in the annual estimated  
amount of $84,450.00. The contract duration is one (1) year with four (4)  
possible one-year extensions. The funding sources are Various Grants.  
3.  
Renewal of Contract: Neighborly Software (Grant Management System) to  
Benevate, LLC., of Atlanta, Georgia in the amount of $29,672.00. The  
contract duration is from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The funding  
sources are the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Illinois  
Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Grants, and the Community &  
Economic Development Operating Budget.  
26-00839  
4.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Award of Bid: 2026 City-Wide Pavement Marking (Thermo) (Bid No.  
526-PW-045) to Precision Pavement Markings, Inc., of Pingree Grove,  
Illinois in the amount of $85,211.70. The contract duration is through  
October 2, 2026. The funding source is Motor Fuel Tax Funds.  
26-00840  
26-00841  
26-00842  
26-00843  
Award of Bid: City Wide Street Repairs Group No. 6 - 2026 (Alleys) (Bid  
No. 626-PW-050) to Stenstrom Excavation in the amount of $434,060.50.  
The contract duration is through October 2, 2026. The funding source is  
1% Infrastructure Sales Tax / Parking Fund.  
Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Command Vehicle Upfitting to  
MacQueen Equipment LLC., of Saint Paul, Minnesota in the amount of  
$90,671.36. This is a one-time purchase. The funding source is Capital  
Lease Funds / Fire Department Capital Budget.  
Approval and Acceptance of Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Violent  
Crime Victims Assistance (VCVA) Grant Award in the amount of  
$63,505.00. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is  
from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The grant award, if accepted, will be  
used to fund continued support for a full-time Front-Line Crisis Navigator.  
8.  
Approval and Acceptance of Justice (DOJ) / Office on Violence Against  
Women (OVW) Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response (ICJR)  
Program Award, Fiscal Year 2025 in the amount of $500,000.00. The  
grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is from April 1, 2026  
to March 31, 2029. The grant award, if accepted, will be used to fund one  
full-time Family Peace Center Legal Advocate and one part-time Case  
Manager.  
26-00844  
V.  
CLOSED SESSION  
1. Closed Session to discuss pending and/or threatened litigation.  
VI. ADJOURNMENT  
THE CITY OF ROCKFORD INTENDS TO COMPLY WITH THE INTENT AND  
SPIRIT OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. IF A SIGN LANGUAGE  
INTERPRETER, PERSONAL P.A. SYSTEM, OR OTHER SPECIAL  
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AT (779) 348-7391 AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE, SO WE CAN BE PREPARED  
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