Remarks by Kevin Frost
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“65 ILCS 5 slash 8 2-9 states that prior to the adoption of our annual appropriation ordinance the corporate authorities shall make the appropriate appropriation ordinance available for public inspection the municipality must hold at least one public hearing the public hearing will be immediately after the roll call and reading of the minutes so I hereby call the public hearing of proposed 2027 municipal budget and appropriation ordinance to order Pursuant to the same statute, a public hearing must be conducted by the city council prior to the adoption of the appropriation ordinance. Notice of…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you. Number one, the committee recommends approval of vouchers in the amount of $14,579,612.42 as approved at the Finance and Personnel Committee meeting held on September 28, 2026. Number two, the committee recommends approval of tax exempt leases for 2024 through 2026 vehicles and outfitting to Associated Bank of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The funding sources are various operating budgets. And number three, the committee recommends approval of the lease agreement with Emerald Property Management in an amount not to exceed $9,270. The funding source is the Winnebago County Community Mental…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you. Number one, the committee recommends approval of an intergovernmental agreement about the White Village of Cherry Valley and the City of Rockford for the establishment of the Rockford Regional Tourism District. Number two, the committee recommends approval of the formation of the Rockford Regional Tourism Improvement District. Thank you.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“In any respect to the item that was under codes and regs about the funding agreement with the RACV, this is a separate and distinct item that is an intergovernment.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“There's a vote taken on. I just would like to comment on some of the points that he talked about. This has been... approved by other municipalities, including Cherry Valley, Loves Park, at least South Beloit, have all approved this. This is a state statute, as you mentioned. So, yes, it's true. We don't have the authority to amend parts of it as it exists. But what we do know is that it has a support of 100%. There were 29 hotels in the district and they all was 29 and they all have agreed with this idea. And obviously their goal is all the same and unified, and that is to increase the number…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Alderman Frost. Thank you. I just have a question for you. I mean, it's Meyer saying that, you know, if after five years the TID is not working as planned, have the ability to revoke the TID and just get rid of it, right? That is correct. the gloom and doom that some people think about it and they don't like how the money's being spent or the hotels aren't doing an adequate job with it, it can just be completely extinguished, correct?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I just also wanted to thank for really putting on a great local event here to help out a gal with a traumatic brain injury. And they did a fantastic job organizing this event for her. I also just wanted to note to the council that one of the great things about seeing this motorcycle there was if you ever want to know when Alderman Toonberg is unable to speak, it's when he's riding his Harley. Thank you.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Number one, the committee recommends approval of award of bid to the second lowest bidder, rejection of the lowest bidder, CW Excavation, to TR Equipment in the amount of $81,245. The contract is through October 31, 2026, and the funding source is the CIP General Fund. Number two, the committee recommends approval to award a bid for citywide streetscape preservation 26 to Andy's Professional Landscaping amount of $50,000. The contract is through November 20, 2026, and the funding source is the 1% infrastructure sales tax. Number three, approval of the rejection of bids for the Harrison Avenue…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you. Number one is an ordinance approving for 20 exempt leases for 2024-2026 vehicles and outfitting the Associated Bank of Green Bay. The funding sources are various operating budgets. Number two is an ordinance approving the lease agreement with Emerald Property Management in an amount not to exceed $9,275. Number three is an ordinance approving an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Bluff Park, City of South Beloit, Village of Cherry Valley, and City of Rockford for the establishment of the Rockford Regional Tourism District. Number four is an ordinance approving the…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“The City Council is a public hearing pursuant to the Tourism Preservation and Sustainability District Act, which is 70 ILCS 3455-25 to receive public comments on the proposal to establish the proposed district. I will open the discussion explaining that 100% of hotel owners subject to the transaction charge support the formation of the proposed district. Are there any additional comments from any of the City Council members regarding the proposal of the proposed district? Seeing none, I would ask for a submission of any written testimony from any business owner that may be subjected to a…”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Is there any other members of the public wishing to speak? All right. Seeing none, all persons designed to be heard have been given an opportunity to present oral and written testimony with respect to the formation of the district. I hereby declare that the public meeting pursuant to the Tourism Preservation and Sustainability District Act is concluded. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“There's a memorandum from Owen Carter regarding the approval of a lease agreement with Emerald Property Management. In this matter, we refer to the Finance and Personnel Committee. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Number one, the committee recommends approval of vouchers in the amount of $13,780,749.44 as approved at the Finance and Personnel Committee held on September 14, 2026. Number two, the committee recommends approval of an IGA between the city and county to replace sidewalks along West State Street in coordination with the county's public safety building project. Estimated city's contribution is $127,000, with the actual cost determined by measured quantities upon completion of the project. Number three, the committee recommends approval of a memorandum of understanding between the…”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“With respect to number two, it came out as a denial, so... A yes vote is meaning you want to deny it, and no vote would be in favor of it, correct? Yes, that's correct. Okay. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Number one, the committee recommends approval and award a bid for residential snow removal and operators to regional snow services in an estimated amount of $1.5 million. It's a one-year contract with four possible one-year extension options. Annual price adjustment for CPI will be considered contract renewal only. The funding source is the street department operating budget. Number two, the committee recommends approval of award of bid for citywide multi-use path maintenance and DPI construction in the amount of $209,888. The contract is through November 2026. The funding source,…”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you. With respect to number seven, I know last week at committee there was a lot of discussion about this matter. And I thought more about our staff member that presented it. And again, I'm still bothered by the... The fact that either if we're going to work on this project, I don't have a problem with the Youth Advocacy Board, but I do have a problem with not just the funding, but the fact that we're using a third-party company that I can't even pull up our web page because it's not active. I pull up the LinkedIn page. And I just, I question just us using a vendor like this when, if…”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Since we've opened up the discussion far beyond the layover, I just wanted to comment. In no way, shape, or form was I trying to disparage the credibility of the entity or the person who just spoke that I believe is the leader of By Any Dreams Necessary. My first complaint was that our city staff in and of itself isn't doing more except hiring a third party to do this. So regardless of who the third party is, that's my biggest beef about it. But secondly, after hearing her speak, the fact that the budget went from $25,000 to $50,000 to hire a freshman from NIU to basically be an intern, I…”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“I don't think it's the discretion of it all to tell the mayor what to do.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“on all the men frost thank you i i understand the promise behind this was trying to really try to fill in some of the plighted and vacant vacant storefronts and retail spots we have amongst a number of different business quarters but having having a one-year pilot program and then i'm going to reassess in the year well i mean i i i bet you i can tell you how it's going to go uh... if if like i said before If a business plan and a new business can't afford a security deposit to get into a spot, I'm going to go out on a limb and say they're probably not going to succeed. And I just don't think…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I recall a different one. This was asked about before with the casino fund on another issue. I recall a much smaller number being left in the casino fund.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026