The Quincy City Council unanimously confirmed Mayor John Spring’s appointments to the committees.
Here is the complete list:
• Aeronautics – Aldermen Steve Duesterhaus, D-2, Jennifer Lepper, R-5, and Terri Heinecke, R-7
• Barge Dock – Aldermen Mike Farha, R-4, Jack Holtschlag, D-7, Lepper, and Glenda “LeXze” Mann, R-1
• Central Service – Aldermen Tony Sassen, R-4, Duesterhaus, Farha and Mann
• City Hall – Aldermen Virgil Goehl, D-1, Mike Rein, R-5, and Jim Musolino, R-6
• Finance – Duesterhaus, Sassen, Farha, Alderman Paul Havermale, R-3, and Holtschlag
• Fire – Aldermen Kyle Moore, R-5, Goehl, Mann and Musolino
• GREDF – Lepper
• Historic Preservation – Rein and Havermale
• Homeland Security – Havermale
• Human Rights Commission – Moore
• Library – Duesterhaus
• Loan Committee – Sassen and Alderman Dave Bauer, D-2
• Personnel Committee – Duesterhaus, Sassen, Farha and Holtschlag
• Plan Commission – Bauer
• Planning and Development – Havermale and Musolino
• Police – Bauer, Rein and Sassen
• Safety – Alderman Dan Brink, R-6, and Moore
• Street Lights/Right-of-Way – Goehl and Havermale
• Technology – Brink, Duesterhaus and Farha
• Town Board – Havermale, Bauer and Lepper
• Traffic Commission – Goehl and Heinecke
• Transit Advisory – Brink, Bauer, Holtschlag and Rein
• Utilities – Bauer, Brink and Goehl
• 9-1-1 – Holtschlag, Brink and Moore
Monday’s meeting was a full night as the agenda had plenty of items from the Plan Commission.
The council:
• Concurred with the recommendation of the Plan Commission to issue a special permit for a planned development to allow a halfway house be established at 936 N. 6th St as long as there is 24-hour supervision provided by paid or volunteer staff.
• Concurred with the recommendation of the Plan Commission to divide 5201 Broadway, currently zoned commercial, into two lots.
• Concurred with the Plan Commission’s recommendation to issue a special permit to allow the building at 2525 Broadway to be used for religious purposes, subject to agreements remaining in effect for the use of off-street parking spaces at 2529 Broadway from 8 to 11 a.m. on Sundays and for the use of off-street parking spaces at 2535-2540 Broadway from 8 to 11 a.m. on Sundays.
• Concurred with the Plan Commission’s recommendation to rezone 2224, 2234, 2302, 2304, 2308, 2312 and 2316 Harrison and 1501 S. 24th St. as neighborhood residential.
• Concurred with the Plan Commission’s recommendation to rezone 2030 Cherry Lane neighborhood residential.
• Concurred with the Plan Commission’s recommendation to rezone 1401-1405 Harrison limited local commercial.
• Concurred with the Plan Commission’s recommendation for a special permit to divide the lot and build a single-family residence at 1511 Oak St. subject to the west lot having frontage of 54.95 feet and the east lot having frontage of 41 feet, the proposed residence for the second lot shall comply with two-family residential zoning and construction should be complete within one year.
• Received the report from the Plan Commission recommending property at 1429 N. 12th St. be rezoned limited local commercial and sent it to the legal department to be drafted into an ordinance.
• Approved a resolution authorizing $25,000 for the University of Illinois Extension partnership with the planning and development director for the purpose of securing the services of a community development coordinator and horticulturist position.
• Approved a resolution accepting the low quote of $9,900 from H.D. Supply Waterworks, LTD of Washington, Ill. for the replacement and installation of six fire hydrants.
• Heard the first reading of an ordinance amending the current sign ordinance.
• Proclaimed this week “National Active and Retired Federal Employees Week.”
• Approved a request by Cheerful Home, 315 S. Fifth St., to block off Fifth Street between Kentucky and York from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 11 for its 125th anniversary celebration.
• Approved a request by the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics to hold its run starting at 7 a.m. June 7 at Transitions, 631 N. 48th St., running north on Columbus Road then east leaving city limits.
• Approved the request of three Quincy Kiwanis Clubs to hold the 22nd annual “Peanut Day” from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 2 at various locations throughout the city.
• Approved the request of the YMCA to hold its 2011 Tri-Jesus Triathlon starting at 7:30 a.m. June 11 at Wavering/Moorman Park. The swinmming and running events will take place in the park with the bike race beginning at Wavering Park continuing along North 36th Street, Koch’s Lane, Cannonball Road, Ellington Road, south on 84th Street to Columbus Road back to the entrance of the park. They requested police assistance at the corner of 36th and Koch’s Lane and 48th and Columbus Road.