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Finance and Personnel Committee

July 13, 2026 ·5:30 PM Final

City Hall, Second Floor

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Agenda — 22 items

  1. 1 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.
  2. I. CALL TO ORDER
  3. II. INFORMATION ONLY
  4. 1. Financial Discussion - May 2026. 26-00832 ▶ jump to 1:31
  5. III. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  6. 1. Committee recommends approval of vouchers in the amount of $18,293,651.23 as approved at the Finance and Personnel Committee held on July 13, 2026. 26-00833
  7. 2. Committee recommends approval of the request to use up to $200,000.00 of Casino Funds to assist in qualified relocation funds. 26-00834
  8. 3. Committee recommends approval of the proposed sale of the city-owned property located at 218 South Independence Avenue (PIN: 11-21-285-004) under the City’s Mow-to-Own Program to Christie C. Williams. 26-00836
  9. IV. RESOLUTIONS
  10. 1. Committee recommends approval of a plan of acquisition of 4100 East State Street by the Rockford Board of Library Trustees. (LAID OVER JULY 20, 2026) 26-00835
  11. 2. Committee recommends approval of the Award of RFP: Environmental Review and Assessment Services (RFP No. 326-CD-021) to ECS Midwest, LLC., of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Professional Environmental Engineers, Inc., of Saint Louis, Missouri, and Specialty Consulting, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois in the annual estimated amount of $84,450.00. The contract duration is one (1) year with four (4) possible one-year extensions. The funding sources are Various Grants. 26-00838
  12. 3. Committee recommends approval of the Renewal of Contract: Neighborly Software (Grant Management System) to Benevate, LLC., of Atlanta, Georgia in the amount of $29,672.00. The contract duration is from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The funding sources are the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Grants, and the Community & Economic Development Operating Budget. 26-00839
  13. 4. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: 2026 City-Wide Pavement Marking (Thermo) (Bid No. 526-PW-045) to Precision Pavement Markings, Inc., of Pingree Grove, Illinois in the amount of $85,211.70. The contract duration is through October 2, 2026. The funding source is Motor Fuel Tax Funds. 26-00840
  14. 5. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: City Wide Street Repairs Group No. 6 - 2026 (Alleys) (Bid No. 626-PW-050) to Stenstrom Excavation in the amount of $434,060.50. The contract duration is through October 2, 2026. The funding source is 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax / Parking Fund. 26-00841
  15. 6. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Command Vehicle Upfitting to MacQueen Equipment LLC., of Saint Paul, Minnesota in the amount of $90,671.36. This is a one-time purchase. The funding source is Capital Lease Funds / Fire Department Capital Budget. 26-00842
  16. 7. Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Violent Crime Victims Assistance (VCVA) Grant Award in the amount of $63,505.00. 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 fund continued support for a full-time Front-Line Crisis Navigator. 26-00843
  17. 8. Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Grant to Improve the Criminal Justice Response (ICJR) Program Award, Fiscal Year 2025 in the amount of $500,000.00. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2029. The grant award, if accepted, will be used to fund one full-time Family Peace Center Legal Advocate and one part-time Case Manager. 26-00844
  18. 9. Settlement Agreement with Maccabee Capital, LLC for property damage to 401 East State Street in the amount of $231,272.51. 26-00837
  19. V. CLOSED SESSION
  20. 1. Closed Session to discuss pending and/or threatened litigation.
  21. VI. ADJOURNMENT
  22. 22 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 ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED, PLEASE CALL THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT (779) 348-7391 AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE, SO WE CAN BE PREPARED TO ASSIST YOU.