City Hall, Second Floor  
425 E. State Street  
Planning and Development Committee  
Meeting Agenda  
Rockford, IL 61104  
www.rockfordil.gov  
Monday, August 10, 2026  
5:30 PM  
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I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
II.  
INFORMATION ONLY  
1.  
III. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
GoRockford Quarterly Report for Q3 and Q4.  
26-00898  
26-00968  
1.  
Approval of the proposed Funding Agreement with Living Well Center of  
Northern Illinois in the amount of $100,000 annually for a period of three  
years not to exceed a total amount of $300,000 to support the  
establishment of a Senior Center located at 1111 South Alpine Road. The  
funding source is Casino Funds.  
2.  
Approval of the proposed amendment to the Funding Agreement with the  
Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (GoRockford) extending  
the term of the agreement from an expiration of 2028 to an expiration of  
2034 and the continued lease of 102 N Main Street. This is an extension of  
six (6) years from the existing agreement and lease.  
26-00969  
26-00970  
IV. RESOLUTIONS  
1. Authorization for acceptance of the Green Infrastructure Grant  
Opportunities (GIGO) Program through the Illinois Environmental  
Protection Agency (IEPA) in the amount of $613,551.00 to implement the  
Beverly Park Floodplain Connection. The City would match $333,384.00  
of local CIP Funds.  
2.  
3.  
Authorization for acceptance to utilize an allotment of Region 1 Planning  
Commission’s (R1PC) Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds  
received from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in the  
amount of $4,349,410.00 for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2028 to  
implement the Harrison Avenue Reconstruction Project. The City will  
match $4M and will continue to seek STBG and other federal grants to  
make up this gap by FFY28. The funding source is the Motor Fuel Tax.  
26-00971  
26-00973  
Authorization for acceptance to utilize an allotment of Region 1 Planning  
Commission’s (R1PC) Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) funds  
received from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in the  
amount of $1,271,066.00 for the Federal Fiscal Year 2028 to implement  
the Highcrest Multi-Use Path project. This grant is in addition to the  
$3,000,000.00 grant received from the Illinois Transportation  
Enhancement Program (ITEP) for the same project. The City’s match of  
$254,213.20 will come from Motor Fuel Tax Funds.  
V.  
ADJOURNMENT  
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