Council Chambers  
425 E. State Street  
Rockford, IL 61104  
www.rockfordil.gov  
City Council  
Meeting Agenda  
Monday, April 6, 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.  
2.  
3.  
Journal of Proceedings for the City Council meeting held on January 20, 2026.  
Journal of Proceedings for the City Council meeting held on February 2, 2026.  
Journal of Proceedings for the City Council meeting held on February 17, 2026.  
II.  
PROCLAMATIONS  
1. Proclamation for Zion Lutheran Church and Mark Charles Civil Rights  
26-00349  
Conference 2026.  
III. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS  
A.  
B.  
Planning and Development Committee  
Code and Regulation Committee  
1.  
Memorandum from Scott Capovilla, Planning and Zoning  
Manager, regarding Plat No. 7 of Walmart Subdivision. Referred  
to Code and Regulation Committee.  
26-00333  
2.  
Memorandum from Martin Bloom, Project Manager-Permits and  
Special Events, regarding upcoming special events which include:  
Rockford City Market, Pride Alley Party, South Main Mercado,  
Ironman Rockford 70.3, Vet’s Rock the Block and National Night  
Out. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.  
26-00342  
3.  
4.  
Memorandum from Timothy Hinkens, City Engineer, regarding an  
amendment to the City of Rockford Code of Ordinances for  
Chapter 26-16. Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.  
26-00347  
26-00348  
Traffic Commission’s Agenda for the meeting to be held on April  
8, 2026 and Minutes from that meeting for consideration at the  
Code and Regulation Committee meeting on April 13, 2026.  
Referred to Code and Regulation Committee.  
C.  
Finance and Personnel Committee  
1.  
Memorandum from Owen Carter, Deputy Director of Operations  
for Health and Human Services, regarding the approval of an  
Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Rockford and  
26-00334  
26-00350  
Rockford Township.  
Committee.  
Referred to Finance and Personnel  
2.  
Memorandum from Charlotte Hoss, City Attorney, regarding lien  
waiver requests from the Winnebago County Trustee for 3617  
Preston Street and 2916 Custer Avenue. Referred to Finance and  
Personnel Committee.  
IV. PUBLIC SPEAKERS  
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
Steven McMaster  
Julie Smith  
Christopher Bayer  
Denzil Wynter  
Prophet Yusef  
V.  
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS  
A. Planning and Development Committee  
1.  
Committee recommends approval of the 2040 Future Land Use  
Map.  
26-00318  
26-00251  
2.  
Committee recommends approval of the Funding Agreement with  
Phantom Regiment, Inc., an Illinois not-for-profit corporation  
located at 5608 International Drive in the not to exceed amount of  
$100,000.00 over two years ($60,000.00 in 2026 and $40,000.00 in  
2027). The funding source is Casino Foundation funds.  
B.  
Code and Regulation Committee  
1
Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission’s  
approval to establish a No Parking restriction from 6:00 a.m. to  
4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday on the north side of Graham  
Street from 70 feet east of South Main Street to 160 feet east of  
South Main Street.  
26-00314  
2.  
3.  
4.  
Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission’s  
approval to establish a Commercial Loading Zone restriction on  
the south side of Graham Street from South Main Street to 70 feet  
east of South Main Street.  
26-00315  
26-00316  
26-00317  
Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission’s  
approval to establish an Official Car Parking Only Restriction on  
the west side of 1st Street from 145 feet south of Walnut Street to  
195 feet south of Walnut Street.  
Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission  
recommendation that No Action be taken on the request to  
establish all-way stop control at the intersection of Calvin Park  
Boulevard and Greenwood Avenue, thus repealing the existing  
traffic control of Greenwood Avenue stopping for Calvin Park  
Boulevard.  
C.  
Finance and Personnel Committee  
1.  
Committee recommends approval of vouchers in the amount of  
$10,995,740.64 as approved at the Finance and Personnel  
Committee meeting on March 23, 2026.  
26-00330  
26-00320  
2.  
Committee recommends approval of an Intergovernmental  
Agreement between the City of Rockford and Four Rivers  
Sanitation Authority (FRSA) for 11th Street Improvements in the  
amount of $169,807.00 which will be reimbursed to the city at  
100%.  
VI. OFFICERS REPORTS  
VII. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS  
A.  
B.  
C.  
Planning and Development Committee  
Code and Regulation Committee  
Finance and Personnel Committee  
1.  
2.  
Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: 11th Street  
Corridor Improvements (Phase 2) (Bid No. 226-PW-028) to  
Fischer Excavating Services, of Freeport, Illinois in the amount of  
$9,698,143.27. The contract duration is through October 31, 2026.  
The funding sources are the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax and Water  
Replacement and Improvement Account.  
26-00321  
26-00331  
Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: Gray Iron  
Sewer Castings (Bid No. 126-PW-017) to Zimmer & Francescon,  
of Moline, Illinois in an estimated annual amount of $75,000.00  
(based on unit pricing). The contract duration is through December  
31, 2026 with four (4) optional one-year extension options. Annual  
price adjustments for CPI considered at contract renewal only. The  
funding source is the Street and Water Division Operating  
Budgets.  
3.  
4.  
Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: City Wide  
Street Repairs Group No. 1 - 2026 (Downtown) (Bid No.  
226-PW-026) to Rock Road Companies, of Rockford, Illinois in  
the amount of $387,373.00. The contract duration is through June  
26, 2026. The funding source is the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax.  
26-00325  
26-00326  
Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: Rockford  
Family Peace Center (FPC) Roof Replacement (Bid No.  
226-PW-024) to Miller Engineering Co., of Rockford, Illinois in  
the amount of $1,038,000.00. The funding sources are the  
Winnebago County Mental Health Tax Grant, Illinois Department  
of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO Grant) Funds,  
and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) FPC Funds.  
5.  
Committee recommends approval of the Award of Joint  
Purchasing Contract: Infrastructure VoIP Phone System to Ring  
Central, of Belmont, California in an estimated annual amount of  
$211,000.00 (based on unit pricing), for a total contract amount of  
$938,864.52, which includes a $95,865.00 first-year consulting and  
implementation fee. The contract duration is one (1) year with  
three (3) possible one-year extension options. The funding source  
is the Information Technology and Integration Operating Budget.  
26-00329  
6.  
Committee recommends approval of the Award of Engineering  
Agreement (Construction Engineering): 11th Street Corridor  
Improvements (Phase 2) to Fehr Graham, of Rockford, Illinois in  
the amount of $593,000.00. The contract duration is through  
December 31, 2027. The funding source is the 1% Infrastructure  
Sales Tax.  
26-00322  
7.  
Committee recommends approval of the Award of Engineering  
Agreement (Land Acquisition): Highcrest Multi-Use Path to  
Hanson Professional Services, Inc., of Peoria, Illinois in the  
amount of $120,000.00. The contract duration is through 2026.  
The funding sources are the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax, Motor  
Fuel Tax (MFT) Funds, and Illinois Transportation Enhancement  
Program (ITEP) Grant Funds.  
26-00323  
8.  
9.  
Committee recommends approval of the Award of Professional  
Services Contract: 2026 Brownfields Assessment Assistance to  
Fehr Graham, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $125,000.00.  
The contract duration is one (1) year. The funding source is the  
Community & Economic Development Operating Budget.  
26-00327  
26-00328  
Committee recommends approval and acceptance of a Case for  
Community Investment (Built for Zero) - Intervention for  
Unsheltered Homeless Grant Award from Community Solutions in  
the amount of $132,000.00. The grant does not require a cost  
match. The grant term is from March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027.  
The grant award, if accepted, will be used to hold payments for  
landlords, shallow subsidy, back pay for rents, and other flex  
funding options.  
10.  
Resolution to participate in Opioid Litigation Settlements with Six  
(6) Regional Distributor/Dispenser Defendants and authorize  
execution of the Participation Form. (SUSPEND RULE 9)  
26-00289  
VIII. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES  
A. Planning and Development Committee  
1.  
2.  
An ordinance approving the 2040 Future Land Use Map.  
26-00335  
26-00336  
An ordinance approving the Funding Agreement with Phantom  
Regiment, Inc., an Illinois not-for-profit corporation located at  
5608 International Drive in the not to exceed amount of  
$100,000.00 over two years ($60,000.00 in 2026 and $40,000.00 in  
2027). The funding source is Casino Foundation funds.  
B.  
Code and Regulation Committee  
1.  
An ordinance establishing a No Parking restriction from 6:00 a.m.  
to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday on the north side of Graham  
Street from 70 feet east of South Main Street to 160 feet east of  
South Main Street.  
26-00337  
26-00338  
2.  
An ordinance establishing a Commercial Loading Zone restriction  
on the south side of Graham Street from South Main Street to 70  
feet east of South Main Street.  
3.  
An ordinance establishing an Official Car Parking Only Restriction  
on the west side of 1st Street from 145 feet south of Walnut Street  
to 195 feet south of Walnut Street.  
26-00339  
26-00340  
C.  
Finance and Personnel Committee  
1.  
An ordinance approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between  
the City of Rockford and Four Rivers Sanitation Authority (FRSA)  
for 11th Street Improvements in the amount of $169,807.00 which  
will be reimbursed to the city at 100%.  
IX. CLOSED SESSION  
A.  
Motion to Convene into Closed Session in order to discuss Pending Litigation  
matters.  
X.  
ADJOURNMENT  
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