Council Chambers

425 E. State Street

Rockford, IL 61104

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City Council

Meeting Agenda

Monday, May 4, 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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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.

CALL TO ORDER

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Acceptance of the Journal

PROCLAMATIONS

Journal of Proceedings for the City Council meeting held on March 2, 2026.

II.

Proclamation declaring May 5, 2026 to be “CINCO DE MAYO” in the

City of Rockford, Illinois.

26-00531

26-00532

26-00537

Proclamation declaring May 11 - 17, 2026 to be “NATIONAL

SALVATION ARMY WEEK” in the City of Rockford, Illinois.

Proclamation declaring the month of May 2026 to be “Mental Health

Awareness Month” in the City of Rockford, Illinois.

III. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

A. Planning and Development Committee

Memorandum from Todd Cagnoni, City Administrator, regarding

the transfer of surplus property located at 1338 Derby Lane and

4750 Pepper Drive to the Northern Illinois Land Bank for future

residential development. Referred to Planning and Development

Committee.

26-00540

Memorandum from Todd Cagnoni, City Administrator, regarding a

proposed Development Agreement with Hillwood (Industrial VI

Enterprises, LLC) for the construction of Spec Industrial Building

and public improvement in conjunction with Department of

Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) site readiness

grant. Referred to Planning and Development Committee.

26-00541

Code and Regulation Committee

Memorandum from Scott Capovilla, Planning and Zoning

Manager, regarding the Tentative and Final Plat of Rockford

Logistics Park 20 Subdivision. Referred to Code and Regulation

Committee.

26-00530

26-00536

Memorandum from Scott Capovilla, Planning and Zoning

Manager, regarding the Final Plat of Adrian Subdivision. Referred

to Code and Regulation Committee.

Finance and Personnel Committee

Memorandum from Charlotte Hoss, City Attorney, regarding a

request for lien waivers for properties formerly owned by

Winnebago County Trustee. Referred to Finance and Personnel

Committee.

26-00450

26-00451

Memorandum from Faniqua Hughes, Head Start Director,

regarding an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of

Rockford and Board of Education, Rockford Public School Dist.

205 regarding services provided at Summerdale Early Childhood

Center. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

Memorandum from Timothy Hinkens, City Engineer, regarding an

agreement between the City of Rockford and CNRR for the 6th

and 9th Street Two-Way Conversion. Referred to Finance and

Personnel Committee.

26-00534

26-00535

Memorandum from Tretara Flowers, Mayor’s Office of Domestic

and Community Violence Prevention, regarding the approval of a

Lease Agreement with Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc.

Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

Memorandum from Anne Wilkerson, Central Services Manager,

regarding the approval of the 2025 Supplemental Appropriation

Ordinance (SAO). Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

26-00538

26-00539

Memorandum from Anne Wilkerson, Central Services Manager,

regarding the approval of a resolution authorizing the Central

Services Manager to execute a contract for Natural Gas Supply.

Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

Memorandum from Carrie Hagerty, Finance Director, regarding

the sale of bonds to fund construction of a convention center and

hotel. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee.

26-00542

IV. PUBLIC SPEAKERS

Steven McMaster

Rena Folowell

John Tac Brantley

Mark McGowan

Dave White

NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS

Planning and Development Committee

Committee recommends approval of the amendment to the AP-90

Program Specific Requirements/all current and prior year Annual

Action Plans.

26-00466

26-00470

Committee recommends approval of the amendments to the FY

2025 - Addition of Projects and Budget Amendments.

Code and Regulation Committee

Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission’s

approval to establish a “No Parking Any Time Except Paratransit”

restriction on the west side of North Court Street from 318 feet

north of Whitman Street to 348 feet north of Whitman Street.

26-00478

Committee recommends approval of the Final Plat of Bell School

Crossings Subdivision located at 73xx East Riverside Boulevard.

26-00452

26-00456

Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’

recommendation of denial for a Variation to decrease the minimum

side yard setback for a covered entrance from six (6) feet to one (1)

foot in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 3207 North

Main Street (Jill Bosselman for DJK Haynes, LLC/Applicant).

Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’

approval for a Zoning Map Amendment from C-3, General

Commercial Zoning District and I-1, Light Industrial Zoning

District to I-3, Airport Industrial Zoning District at 3321 Integrity

Drive (Industrial VI Enterprises, LLC c/o Hillwood/Applicant).

Subject to conditions.

26-00457

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.

26-00458

Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’

approval for a Variation to reduce the rear yard setback from 30

feet to nine (9) feet in an R-2, Two-Family Residential Zoning

District at 1320 21st Avenue (Manuel R. Pedroza/Applicant).

Subject to conditions.

26-00459

26-00460

Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’

approval for a Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development

consisting of a working farm and education center with pole barns

for a community meeting place and equipment storage, two (2)

30’x 90’ passive solar greenhouses, a storage shed, a gazebo and a

gravel parking area and gravel driveway in a R-1, Single-Family

Residential Zoning District at 730 and 7xx Lincoln Park Boulevard

(Kathyrn Whitacre of Nettle Curbside Compost, LLC/Applicant).

Subject to conditions.

Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’

approval for a Zoning Map Amendment from I-1, Light Industrial

Zoning District to C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 215,

325, and 423 South Madison Street (City of Rockford/Applicant).

Subject to conditions.

26-00461

26-00462

Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco

Advisory Board of Appeals' approval for:

a. The Sale of Tobacco Products; and

b. The Sale of Packaged Liquor in conjunction with a gas station

and convenience store in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning

District at 818 6th Street (Aland S. Augustin/Mamas Food &

Fuel/Applicant). Subject to conditions.

10.

Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco

Advisory Board of Appeals’ approval for the Sale of Tobacco

Products in conjunction with a gas station and convenience store in

a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 2975 North

Perryville Road (Abdulhakim Saleh Alawi/H & Mart, LLC dba H

& Mart/Applicant). Subject to conditions.

26-00463

11.

Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco

Advisory Board of Appeals' approval for:

26-00465

a. The Sale of Tobacco Products;

b. The Sale of Packaged Liquor (Class PKG); and

c. The Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class L50) in conjunction with

a liquor store, tavern and video gaming terminals in a C-3, General

Commercial Zoning District at 3523 Auburn Street (Bhupinder

Singh/Sean Chinna/Central Park Tap, Inc. dba Central Park

Tap/Applicants). Subject to conditions.

12.

13.

Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco

Advisory Board’s approval for the Sale of Beer and Wine by the

Drink (Class WB50) in conjunction with a restaurant and video

gaming terminals in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at

26-00471

26-00472

4225 Charles

Street

(Francisco

Rivera

Luna/Monica

Jaramillo-Porras/La Esquinita de Oro, LLC dba La Esquinita de

Oro/Applicants). Subject to conditions.

Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco

Advisory Board’s approval for a Modification of an Existing

Liquor License for a 100% stock purchase in a C-3, General

Commercial Zoning District and R-1, Single-Family Zoning

District at 2842 and 28xx 11th Street and 2845 Kinsey Street

(Shantilal Patel/Ajay Modi/BJ’s Place, Ltd. dba BJ’s

Place/Applicants). Subject to conditions.

14.

15.

Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco

Advisory Board’s approval for the Sale of Liquor by the Drink

(Class NG-L) in conjunction with a restaurant in a C-2, Limited

Commercial Zoning District at 6565 Lexus Drive (Made Gede

Sansu/Ariet Lazuardy/Lisa Prasetya/Yugen, LLC dba Yugen

Authentic Japanese Restaurant/Applicants). Subject to conditions.

26-00473

26-00474

Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco

Advisory Board’s approval for the Sale of Tobacco Products in

conjunction with a convenience store in a C-2, Limited

Commercial Zoning District at 2645 20th Street (Muhammad

Sagheer Ahmad/Smokes N More, LLC dba Smokes N

More/Applicant). Subject to conditions.

16.

17.

Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco

Advisory Board’s approval for the Sale of Liquor by the Drink

(Class L50) in conjunction with a tavern and restaurant and video

gaming terminals in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at

908 West Riverside Boulevard (Harwinder Kaur/AB 2 Enterprises,

Inc. dba On The Rocks/Applicants). Subject to conditions.

26-00476

26-00477

Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco

Advisory Board’s approval for the Sale of Liquor by the Drink

(Class L50) in conjunction with a restaurant and outdoor seating

area in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 6275 East

State Street (Steven R. Grube/Rockford Wing Company, LLC dba

Buffalo Wild Wings/Applicant). Subject to conditions.

Finance and Personnel Committee

Committee recommends approval of vouchers in the amount of

$9,022,558.28 as approved at the Finance and Personnel

Committee meeting held on April 27, 2026.

26-00497

VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS COMMITTEE REPORTS LAID OVER

Planning and Development Committee

Code and Regulation Committee

Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’

denial for a:

26-00313

a. Special Use Permit for a Planned Use Development consisting

of a ground mount solar array within the existing parking lot; and

b. Variation to increase the white vinyl fencing height from four

(4) feet to six (6) feet within the front yard along Acorn Street in an

R-2, Two-Family Residential Zoning District at 609 Kilburn

Avenue (Greenlink Solar Solutions for the Boys and Girls Club of

Rockford/Applicants). LAID OVER APRIL 20, 2026

Finance and Personnel Committee

VII. OFFICERS REPORTS

VIII. APPOINTMENTS

Reappointment of the following individuals as Directors of their

Municipal Department in the City of Rockford:

26-00521

a. Carrie Hagerty

b. Shurice Hunter

c. Anqunette Parham

d. Todd Hughes

e. Angela Hammer

f. Scott Sanders

g. Sarah Leys

Finance

Human Resources

Health & Human Services

Information Technology

Legal

Public Works

Community & Economic Development

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.)

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

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.)

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

10.

11.

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

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

Planning and Development Committee

Code and Regulation Committee

Finance and Personnel Committee

Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: Demolition

Group 36 (Bid No. 326-CD-032) to Northern Illinois Service, of

Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $39,700.00. The properties

included are 1151 North Main Street (PIN: 11-14-457-046) and

2818 Horton Street (PIN: 15-01-254-028). The contract duration is

through completion of the demolition project. The funding sources

are the Community Development General Fund and Illinois

Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Strong Communities

Grant.

26-00479

Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: City Wide

Street Repairs Group No. 3 - 2026 (Residential) (Bid No.

326-PW-035) to Rock Road Companies, of Rockford, Illinois in

the amount of $3,494,396.19. The contract duration is through

August 28, 2026. The funding source is the 1% Infrastructure Sales

Tax.

26-00480

26-00481

Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: Madison

Street Corridor Improvements (Phase 2) (Bid No. 326-PW-034) to

N-Trak Group, of Loves Park, Illinois in the amount of

$9,750,755.36. The contract duration is June 1, 2026 through

October 31, 2027. The funding sources are the 1% Infrastructure

Sales Tax, Water Replacement & Improvement Account (WRIA),

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

(DCEO) Funds, and Four Rivers Sanitation Authority (FRSA)

Funds.

Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: Coronado

Decorative Plaster Repairs (Bid No. 326-PW-036) to Evergreen

Architectural Arts Inc., of Oak Park, Illinois in the amount of

$596,048.00. The contract duration is through December 31, 2027.

The funding source is the Redevelopment Fund.

26-00495

Committee recommends approval of the Award of Professional

Services Agreement: Architectural Design of Fire Stations 2, 4, 5,

9, and 10; Fire Department Headquarters and the Fire Academy to

Larson & Darby, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of

$192,950.00. The contract duration is two (2) years. The funding

source is Fire Station 10 Reallocation Funds (2022 Budget Surplus

Funds).

26-00494

Committee recommends approval of the Award of Engineering

Agreement: Madison Street Improvements (Phase 2) to Fehr

Graham, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $719,000.00. The

contract duration is June 1, 2026 through October 31, 2027. The

funding sources are the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax and Water

Replacement & Improvement Account (WRIA).

26-00482

26-00483

Committee recommends approval of the Award of Engineering

Agreement: Winnebago Street over Kent Creek and Railroads

Bridge Rehabilitation (Phase 2 Engineering) to H.R. Green, Inc., of

McHenry, Illinois in the amount of $333,693.00. The contract

duration is April 2026 through June 2027. The funding source is

Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Funds.

Committee recommends approval of the Resolution for

appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds for Improvement

under the Illinois Highway Code - Winnebago Street over Kent

Creek and Railroads Bridge Rehabilitation (24-00669-00-BR) in

the amount of $500,000.00.

26-00484

26-00485

Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Illinois

Department of Human Services (IDHS) Emergency Solutions

Grant (ESG) Award in the amount of $25,000.00. The grant does

require a 100% cost match. The grant term is from July 1, 2026 to

June 30, 2027. The grant award, if accepted, will be used to pay for

street outreach, Homeless Management Information System

(HMIS) data entry, and administration costs.

10.

Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Illinois

Department of Human Services (IDHS) Rapid Rehousing (RRH)

Grant Award in the amount of $374,169.00. 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 pay for

approved clients’ landlord, housing and stabilization services,

payroll, and administration costs.

26-00486

11.

12.

13.

Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Illinois

Department of Human Services (IDHS) Shelter Diversion Grant

Award in the amount of $113,534.00. 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 pay for approved

clients’ landlord, housing and stabilization services, payroll, and

administration costs.

26-00487

26-00488

26-00489

Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Illinois

Department of Human Services (IDHS) Homeless Prevention

Grant Award in the amount of $1,110,414.00. 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 pay for

approved clients’ rent, electric and/or heating bills, budget

education, staff training, payroll, and administration costs.

Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Illinois

Department of Human Services Community Convener Grant

Award in the amount of $188,000.00. The grant does not require a

cost match. The award will be issued in two separate agreements

covering a 12-month period. Program Year 1 - Part A provides

$47,000.00 for the period from April 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026, and

Program Year 1 - Part B provides $141,000.00 for the period from

July 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. The grant award, if accepted, will

be used for the purpose of continuing to convene a group of

community members and (Reimagine Public Safety Act) RPSA

grant recipients to facilitate community-based violence prevention

strategies, outreach, and service delivery costs.

NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES

Planning and Development Committee

An ordinance approving the amendment to the AP-90 Program

Specific Requirements/all current and prior year Annual Action

Plans.

26-00501

26-00502

An ordinance approving the amendments to the FY 2025 -

Addition of Projects and Budget Amendments.

Code and Regulation Committee

An ordinance establishing a “No Parking Any Time Except

Paratransit” restriction on the west side of North Court Street from

318 feet north of Whitman Street to 348 feet north of Whitman

Street.

26-00503

An ordinance approving a Zoning Map Amendment from C-3,

General Commercial Zoning District and I-1, Light Industrial

Zoning District to I-3, Airport Industrial Zoning District at 3321

Integrity Drive (Industrial VI Enterprises, LLC c/o

Hillwood/Applicant).

26-00505

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)

An ordinance approving a Variation to reduce the rear yard setback

from 30 feet to nine (9) feet in an R-2, Two-Family Residential

26-00507

26-00508

Zoning

District

1320 21st

Avenue

(Manuel

Pedroza/Applicant).

An ordinance approving a Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit

Development consisting of a working farm and education center

with pole barns for a community meeting place and equipment

storage, two (2) 30’x 90’ passive solar greenhouses, a storage shed,

a gazebo and a gravel parking area and gravel driveway in a R-1,

Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 730 and 7xx Lincoln

Park Boulevard (Kathyrn Whitacre of Nettle Curbside Compost,

LLC/Applicant).

An ordinance approval for a Zoning Map Amendment from I-1,

Light Industrial Zoning District to C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning

District at 215, 325, and 423 South Madison Street (City of

Rockford/Applicant).

An ordinance approving the Sale of Tobacco Products in

conjunction with a gas station and convenience store in a C-3,

General Commercial Zoning District at 818 6th Street (Aland S.

Augustin/Mamas Food & Fuel/Applicant).

An ordinance approving the Sale of Packaged Liquor in

conjunction with a gas station and convenience store in a C-3,

General Commercial Zoning District at 818 6th Street (Aland S.

Augustin/Mamas Food & Fuel/Applicant).

An ordinance approving the Sale of Tobacco Products in

conjunction with a gas station and convenience store in a C-2,

Limited Commercial Zoning District at 2975 North Perryville

Road (Abdulhakim Saleh Alawi/H & Mart, LLC dba H &

Mart/Applicant).

10.

11.

An ordinance approving the Sale of Tobacco Products in

conjunction with a liquor store, tavern and video gaming terminals

in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 3523 Auburn

Street (Bhupinder Singh/Sean Chinna/Central Park Tap, Inc. dba

Central Park Tap/Applicants).

26-00513

26-00514

An ordinance approving the Sale of Packaged Liquor (Class PKG)

and the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class L50) in conjunction

with a liquor store, tavern and video gaming terminals in a C-3,

General Commercial Zoning District at 3523 Auburn Street

(Bhupinder Singh/Sean Chinna/Central Park Tap, Inc. dba Central

Park Tap/Applicants).

12.

An ordinance approving the Sale of Beer and Wine by the Drink

(Class WB50) in conjunction with a restaurant and video gaming

terminals in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 4225

Charles Street (Francisco Rivera Luna/Monica Jaramillo-Porras/La

Esquinita de Oro, LLC dba La Esquinita de Oro/Applicants).

Subject to conditions.

26-00515

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

An ordinance approving a Modification of an Existing Liquor

License for a 100% stock purchase in a C-3, General Commercial

Zoning District and R-1, Single-Family Zoning District at 2842

and 28xx 11th Street and 2845 Kinsey Street (Shantilal Patel/Ajay

Modi/BJ’s Place, Ltd dba BJ’s Place/Applicants).

An ordinance approving the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class

NG-L) in conjunction with a restaurant in a C-2, Limited

Commercial Zoning District at 6565 Lexus Drive (Made Gede

Sansu/Ariet Lazuardy/Lisa Prasetya/Yugen, LLC dba Yugen

Authentic Japanese Restaurant/Applicants).

An ordinance approving the Sale of Tobacco Products in

conjunction with a convenience store in a C-2, Limited

Commercial Zoning District at 2645 20th Street (Muhammad

Sagheer Ahmad/Smokes N More, LLC dba Smokes N

More/Applicant).

An ordinance approving the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class

L50) in conjunction with a tavern and restaurant and video gaming

terminals in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 908

West Riverside Boulevard (Harwinder Kaur/AB 2 Enterprises, Inc.

dba On The Rocks/Applicants).

An ordinance approving the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class

L50) in conjunction with a restaurant and outdoor seating area in a

C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 6275 East State Street

(Steven R. Grube/Rockford Wing Company, LLC dba Buffalo

Wild Wings/Applicant).