City Hall, Second Floor  
425 E. State Street  
Planning and Development Committee  
Meeting Agenda  
Rockford, IL 61104  
www.rockfordil.gov  
Monday, January 26, 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  
2026 Current and Future Land Use Update Presentation.  
26-00087  
25-00167  
1.  
Approval 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.  
2.  
Approval of the proposed Funding Agreement and Lease Agreement for  
713 E. State Street (Shumway Building) with Rockford Area Arts Council  
for 2026 through 2028 in the amount of $125,000 annually for a total  
amount of $375,000. The funding source is the City’s Redevelopment  
Fund.  
26-00086  
IV. 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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