Finance and Personnel Committee

City Hall, Second Floor

Agenda — 11 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 ▶ jump to 0:05
3. II. COMMITTEE REPORTS
4. 1. Committee recommends approval of the vouchers in the amount of $8,285,662.57 as approved at the Finance and Personnel Committee meeting held on January 12, 2026. 26-00012 ▶ jump to 0:12
5. 2. Committee recommends approval of an Agreement between the City of Rockford and Awaken Foundation L3C to provide on-the-job training (OJT) opportunities within the City’s Weatherization Program. There is no fiscal impact to the City. Participant wages are paid entirely by Awaken Foundation using Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (ICEJA) Grant funds. The agreement is from February 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. 26-00041 ▶ jump to 0:44
6. III. RESOLUTIONS
7. 1. Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Homeowner Assistance Fund Home Repair (HAFHR) Grant extension in the additional amount of $549,000 (the new total is $3,009,000). 25-00182 ▶ jump to 1:53
8. 2. Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Rebuild Downtowns and Main Streets Grant Award in the amount of $2,000,000. The grant requires a 25% cost match which will be paid for using the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax. The grant term is from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. If accepted, the grant funds will be used to reimburse construction costs of the Madison Street Corridor Improvements Project (Phase 2). 25-00183
9. 3. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Professional Services for Family Peace Center Architectural Services for Renovation of 214 North Church Street to Larson & Darby Group, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $525,805.36. The contract duration is through December 31, 2026. The funding source is the Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board Accelerator Grant. 26-00021 ▶ jump to 5:32
10. IV. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 6:09
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