Council Chambers  
425 E. State Street  
Rockford, IL 61104  
www.rockfordil.gov  
City Council  
Meeting Agenda  
Monday, June 1, 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:  
https://rockfordil.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.  
Items appearing on the City Council Standing Committee Agendas for today's date may receive a vote at  
committee and come before the City Council meeting tonight held after the committee meeting. Final  
vote may be taken on said items at the City Council meeting.  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
A.  
B.  
C.  
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll Call  
Acceptance of the Journal  
1.  
Journal of Proceedings for the Special City Council meeting held on May 11,  
2026.  
II.  
PROCLAMATIONS  
1. Proclamation declaring June 2026 to be “PRIDE MONTH” in the City of  
26-00657  
Rockford, Illinois.  
III. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS  
A. Planning and Development Committee  
1.  
Memorandum from Todd Cagnoni, City Administrator, regarding a  
proposed Funding Agreement with Comprehensive Community  
Solutions (CCS) to expand prevention and intervention  
programming in collaboration with the City of Rockford’s  
26-00630  
Community Healing Center.  
Development Committee.  
Referred to Planning and  
2.  
Memorandum from Todd Cagnoni, City Administrator, regarding a  
proposed Funding Agreement with Goodwill in partnership with  
IBEW Local 364 for Electrical Workers Trades Program to better  
prepare individuals for the IBEW application process. Referred to  
Planning and Development Committee.  
26-00631  
3.  
4.  
5.  
Memorandum from Todd Cagnoni, City Administrator, regarding a  
proposed Funding Agreement with Farmers Rising in partnership  
with City Center Market for the establishment of a Mobile Grocery  
Store. Referred to Planning and Development Committee.  
26-00632  
26-00633  
26-00634  
Memorandum from Todd Cagnoni, City Administrator, regarding a  
proposed Funding Agreement with Citied Foundation for Early  
Birds Social Work Development Program at Auburn High School.  
Referred to Planning and Development Committee.  
Memorandum from Todd Cagnoni, City Administrator, regarding a  
proposed Funding Agreement with Zion West for Youth Training  
and Mowing Program to better prepare individuals for future  
opportunities. Referred to Planning and Development Committee.  
6.  
7.  
Memorandum from Joshua Versluys, Assistant City Attorney,  
regarding grant of an easement to ComEd at 850 South Horace  
Avenue. Referred to Planning and Development Committee.  
26-00653  
26-00659  
Memorandum from Anna Garrison, Economic Development  
Manager, regarding the proposed Development Agreement for  
1322 East State Street. Referred to Planning and Development  
Committee.  
B.  
Code and Regulation Committee  
1.  
Memorandum from Scott Capovilla, Planning and Zoning  
Manager, regarding authorization to allow the Zoning Officer to  
file Text Amendments for multiple sections of the Zoning  
Ordinance. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.  
26-00647  
2.  
3.  
Memorandum from Scott Capovilla, Planning and Zoning  
Manager, regarding Plat No. 5 of Woodhill Subdivision. Referred  
to Code and Regulation Committee.  
26-00648  
26-00649  
Traffic Commission’s Agenda for the meeting to be held on June  
10, 2026 and Minutes from that meeting for consideration at the  
Code and Regulation Committee Meeting on June 22, 2026.  
Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.  
4.  
Memorandum from Martin Bloom, Project Manager-Permits and  
Special Events, regarding a Program Renewal Request for the  
River District Association & City of Rockford Street Parklet  
Program. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.  
26-00650  
5.  
6.  
Memorandum from Alderman Tamir Bell regarding proposed  
amendments to the Committee Chair and Vice Chair selection  
process. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.  
26-00660  
26-00661  
Memorandum from Angela Hammer, Legal Director, regarding a  
proposed Lift-Assist Ordinance. Referred to Code and Regulation  
Committee.  
C.  
Finance and Personnel Committee  
1.  
Memorandum from Shurice Hunter, Human Resources Director,  
regarding proposed revisions to the City of Rockford Rules and  
Regulations. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.  
26-00606  
26-00636  
2.  
Memorandum from Todd Cagnoni, City Administrator, regarding  
allocation of funding for Community Healing Center,  
trauma-informed services to youth impacted by violence in  
Rockford. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.  
3.  
4.  
Memorandum from Todd Cagnoni, City Administrator, regarding a  
request for allocation and reallocation of Cannabis Dollars for  
Health and Human Services Department. Referred to Finance and  
Personnel Committee.  
26-00637  
26-00645  
Memorandum from Angela Hammer, Legal Director, regarding a  
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of  
Rockford and Board of Education Rockford Public School District  
205 for School Resource Officers. Referred to Finance and  
Personnel Committee.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Memorandum from Owen Carter, Deputy Director of Program  
Operations for Health and Human Services, regarding the  
recommendation for funding - HUD Emergency Solutions Grant.  
Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.  
26-00638  
26-00651  
26-00652  
26-00658  
Memorandum from Owen Carter, Deputy Director of Program  
Operations for Health & Human Services, regarding Acceptance of  
Grant Award for DECO-Liheap State Supplemental Grant  
27-254023. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.  
Memorandum from Owen Carter, Deputy Director of Program  
Operations for Health & Human Services, regarding Acceptance of  
Homeless System Capacity Expansion Pilot Program. Referred to  
Finance and Personnel Committee.  
Memorandum from Owen Carter, Deputy Director of Operations  
for Health and Human Services, regarding the acceptance of two  
Grant Awards for Weatherization PY27. Referred to Finance and  
Personnel Committee.  
D.  
Legislative and Lobbying Committee  
1.  
Memorandum from Todd Cagnoni, City Administrator, regarding a  
proposed Contract with Resolution for Zephyr Government  
Strategies. Referred to Legislative and Lobbying Committee.  
26-00635  
IV. PUBLIC SPEAKERS  
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
Wren Medina  
Maggie Watson  
John Tac Brantley  
Patti Bremer  
Robert Pace  
V.  
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS  
A.  
B.  
Planning and Development Committee  
Code and Regulation Committee  
1.  
Committee recommends approval of the Final Plat No. 1 of South  
Avon Subdivision for the property located at the southwest corner  
of South Avon Street and Chestnut Street, and the southeast corner  
of Short Elm Street and South Avon Street.  
26-00607  
26-00608  
2.  
Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’  
recommendation of approval for a:  
a.  
Special Use Permit for the outdoor storage of operable  
passenger vehicles; and  
b. Variation to eliminate concrete or asphalt paving and replace  
with gravel for outdoor storage of operable passenger vehicles area  
in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District at 3382 South Alpine  
Road (Kamal Abedrabbo/Applicant). Subject to conditions.  
3.  
Committee recommends sustaining Zoning Board of Appeals’  
recommendation of a Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit  
Development consisting of a Mixed -Use Development of 350  
residential dwelling units with lower level parking, a courtyard  
with open space and recreational facilities and three, free-standing  
commercial buildings in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning  
District at 53xx East State Street (Place Foundry for Kevin  
Olson/Applicant). Subject to conditions.  
26-00610  
4.  
5.  
Committee recommends denial of the Sale of Liquor by the Drink  
(Class L50) in conjunction with a video gaming facility in C-3,  
General Commercial Zoning District at 3011 Auburn Street (Staci  
Johnson/Fatdaddy’s Gaming Hall LLC dba Fatdaddy’s Gaming  
Hall/Applicants), thus reversing the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory  
Board  
26-00612  
26-00615  
Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco  
Advisory Board of Appeals’ approval for the Sale of Liquor by the  
Drink (Class NG-L) in conjunction with an event space in an R-4,  
Multi-Family Residential Zoning District at 716 and 7xx Indiana  
Avenue (Shawn Cox/Elizabeth Cox/Copper Latern, LLC dba  
Copper Latern/Applicants). Subject to conditions.  
C.  
Finance and Personnel Committee  
1.  
Committee recommends approval of vouchers in the amount of  
$13,402,796.72 as approved at the Finance and Personnel  
Committee meeting held on May 26, 2026.  
26-00619  
26-00620  
2.  
Committee recommends approval of the 2025 Supplemental  
Appropriation Ordinances (SAO).  
VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS COMMITTEE REPORTS LAID OVER  
1.  
Committee recommends approval of the Special Use Permit for a Planned  
Unit Development consisting of four, 4-unit buildings and two, 8-unit  
buildings in an R-1, Single Family Residential Zoning District at 515  
South Alpine Road (Zaher Qassem/Applicant), thus reversing the Zoning  
Board of Appeals’ recommendation of denial. Subject to conditions.  
(LAID OVER MAY 18, 2026)  
26-00458  
VII. OFFICERS REPORTS  
VIII. APPOINTMENTS  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Reappointment of Frank Buchmann to the Fire Pension Board for a term  
ending April 2029. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for  
passage after May 20, 2026.)  
26-00499  
26-00500  
26-00522  
Reappointment of Brad Benedict to the Historic Preservation Commission  
for a term ending June 2029. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment  
will be up for passage after May 20, 2026.)  
Appointment of Lafakeria Reuter to the Library Board, replacing Henrietta  
Dotson-Williams. The appointment will be for a term effective July 2026  
through June 2029. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for  
passage after May 20, 2026.)  
4.  
Appointment of Stephanie Nissen to the Library Board, replacing Colleen  
O’Brien. The appointment will be for a term effective July 2026 through  
June 2029. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this appointment will be up for passage  
after May 20, 2026.)  
26-00523  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Reappointment of Michael Laskonis to the Library Board for a term  
ending June 2029. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for  
passage after May 20, 2026.)  
26-00524  
26-00525  
26-00526  
Reappointment of Greg Harle to the Mechanical Board for a term ending  
June 2031. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for  
passage after May 20, 2026.)  
Reappointment of Roberta Holzwarth to the Rockford Area Venues and  
Entertainment Authority (RAVE) Board for a term ending June 2031.  
(Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after May  
20, 2026.)  
8.  
Appointment of Bryan Kruschke to the Traffic Commission to fill the  
vacancy created by the resignation of Don Bissell. The appointment will  
be for a term ending October 2026. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this  
appointment will be up for passage after May 20, 2026.)  
26-00527  
9.  
Reappointment of Tom Okite to the Traffic Commission for a term ending  
May 2031. (Pursuant to Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for  
passage after May 20, 2026.)  
26-00528  
26-00529  
10.  
Reappointment of Craig Sockwell to the Zoning Board of Appeals/Liquor  
and Tobacco Advisory Board for a term ending June 2031. (Pursuant to  
Rule 18, this reappointment will be up for passage after May 20, 2026.)  
IX. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS  
A.  
B.  
Planning and Development Committee  
Code and Regulation Committee  
1.  
Committee recommends approval of the Rockford Fire 911 Run  
26-00616  
This event is scheduled for June 6th from 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. The run will be  
held at 391 North Trainer Road.  
2.  
Committee recommends approval of Cycle on 2nd Street and the  
IDOT Resolution  
26-00617  
This event is scheduled for September 13th from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (roads  
will close at 7 a.m.). The route will be as follows:  
Southbound on North 2nd Street (IL 251) from Auburn Street to East State Street.  
C.  
Finance and Personnel Committee  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Police Vehicle Computers,  
Docking Stations, Printers and Components to CDS Office  
Technologies, of Itasca, Illinois in the amount of $153,362.00. This  
is a one-time purchase. The funding source is the Capital Lease  
Fund/Police Department Capital Budget.  
26-00623  
26-00624  
26-00625  
Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Panasonic Toughbook Laptop  
Bundle and Extended Warranty for Field Training Officers to CDS  
Office Technologies, of Itasca, Illinois in the amount of  
$36,900.00. This is a one-time purchase. The funding source is the  
Police Operating Budget.  
Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Police Vehicles Equipment  
and Installation to Dana Safety Supply Inc., of Greensboro, North  
Carolina in the amount of $439,388.00. This is a one-time  
purchase. The funding source is the Capital Lease Fund/Police  
Department Capital Budget.  
4.  
5.  
Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Police Radar Equipment to  
Kustom Signals Inc., of Lenexa, Kansas in the amount of  
$39,870.46. This is a one-time purchase. The funding source is the  
Capital Lease Fund.  
26-00626  
26-00627  
Change Order: Activate Church Street and Main Street Two-Way  
Conversion (Supplemental #2) to GFT Infrastructure, Inc., of  
Chicago, Illinois.  
Original Contract Amount:  
$799,243.56  
$351,565.00  
$708,236.27  
$1,859,044.83  
Previously approved Supplemental #1:  
Current proposed Supplemental #2:  
Amended Contract Amount Total:  
The change order includes additional consultant services for right-of-way  
acquisition, appraisal and land acquisition negotiations, title commitments, and  
ROW plats for approximately 42 parcels along the corridor, as well as additional  
survey and design work required to address Illinois Department of Transportation  
(IDOT) review comments related to drainage plans, ADA ramps, and  
maintenance of traffic plans. The funding sources are the 1% Infrastructure Sales  
Tax and State of Illinois Jurisdictional Transfer Funds.  
X.  
NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES  
A.  
B.  
Planning and Development Committee  
Code and Regulation Committee  
1.  
2.  
An ordinance approving a Special Use Permit for the outdoor  
storage of operable passenger vehicles and Variation to eliminate  
concrete or asphalt paving and replace with gravel for outdoor  
storage of operable passenger vehicles area in an I-1, Light  
Industrial Zoning District at 3382 South Alpine Road (Kamal  
Abedrabbo/Applicant).  
26-00639  
26-00640  
An ordinance approving a Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit  
Development consisting of a Mixed -Use Development of 350  
residential dwelling units with lower level parking, a courtyard  
with open space and recreational facilities and three free-standing  
commercial buildings in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning  
District at 53xx East State Street (Place Foundry for Kevin  
Olson/Applicant).  
3.  
4.  
An ordinance approving the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class  
NG-L) in conjunction with an event space in an R-4, Multi-Family  
Residential Zoning District at 716 and 7xx Indiana Avenue (Shawn  
Cox/Elizabeth Cox/Copper Lantern, LLC dba Copper  
Lantern/Applicants).  
26-00643  
26-00506  
An ordinance approving the Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit  
Development consisting of four, 4-unit buildings and two, 8-unit  
buildings in an R-1, Single Family Residential Zoning District at  
515 South Alpine Road (Zaher Qassem/Applicant). (APPROVAL  
REQUIRES 10 VOTES)  
C.  
Finance and Personnel Committee  
1.  
An ordinance approving the 2025 Supplemental Appropriation  
Ordinance (SAO).  
26-00629  
XI. 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  
ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED, PLEASE CALL THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT  
AT (779) 348-7391 AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE, SO WE CAN BE PREPARED  
TO ASSIST YOU.