City Council - Regular Meeting
Monday, September 21, 2026
About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Rockford, IL
- Meeting Date
- September 21, 2026
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Monday, September 21, 2026
25 items on the agenda.
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Start free trialCALL TO ORDER•Item A.
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
CALL TO ORDER•Item B.
Roll Call
CALL TO ORDER•Item 1.
Journal of Proceeding for the City Council meeting held on May 4, 2026.
CALL TO ORDER•Item 2.
Journal of Proceedings for the City Council meeting held on June 1, 2026.
CALL TO ORDER•Item 3.
Journal of Proceedings for the City Council meeting held on June 15, 2026.
CALL TO ORDER•Item 4.
Journal of Proceedings for the Special City Council meeting held on June 29, 2026.
PROCLAMATIONS•Item II.
PROCLAMATIONS
PUBLIC HEARING•Item 1.
Public Hearing regarding the formation of the Rockford Region Tourism Improvement District (RTID) and Levy of Transaction Charge on certain hotels within the RTID
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS•Item A.
Planning and Development Committee
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS•Item B.
Code and Regulation Committee
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS•Item 1.
Memorandum from Owen Carter, Deputy Director of Operations for Health and Human Services, regarding the approval of a Lease Agreement with Emerald Property Management. Referred to Finance and Personnel Committee. 26-01163
PUBLIC SPEAKERS•Item 1.
Edwin Zehner
PUBLIC SPEAKERS•Item 2.
Prophet Yusef
PUBLIC SPEAKERS•Item 3.
John Tac Brantley
PUBLIC SPEAKERS•Item 4.
Steven McMaster
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS•Item 1.
Committee recommends approval of the proposed amendment to the Funding Agreement with the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (GoRockford) extending the term of the agreement from an expiration of 2028 to an expiration of 2032 and the continued lease of 102 North Main Street. This is an extension of four (4) years from the existing agreement and lease.
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS•Item 2.
Committee recommends approval of an ordinance for the termination of the Springfield Corners Redevelopment Project Area and the dissolution of the Special Tax Allocation Fund for the Springfield Corners Tax Increment Financing District.
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS•Item 1.
Committee recommends approval of the proposed Landmark Designation of 2520 North Main Street.
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS•Item 2.
Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals' approval for a Special Use Permit for a Single-Room Occupancy consisting of twenty (20) single-room bedrooms with shared living, kitchen and common space in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District (Nathan Erb for Otis Estate LLC/Applicant). Subject to conditions.
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS•Item 1.
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.
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS•Item 2.
Committee recommends approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Rockford and County of Winnebago to replace sidewalks along West State Street in coordination with the County's Public Safety Building project. The estimated City contribution is $127,000.00, with the actual cost determined by measured quantities upon completion of the project. 26-01136
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS•Item 3.
Committee recommends approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Rockford and State of Illinois for Rockford Complete Streets Revitalization Project (Maintenance). 26-01137
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS•Item 4.
Committee recommends approval of the addition of the City-owned property located at 710 North Church Street (PIN: 11-23-130-016) to the City's Mow-to-Own Program and the immediate transfer of said property to the adjacent property owner, KMK Media Group, Inc. 26-01138
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS•Item 5.
Committee recommends approval of the Lease Agreement renewal with Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc., of Rockford, Illinois for office spaces located at 917 South Main Street, Rockford, Illinois at a rate of $900.00 per month, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $10,800.00 for a 12-month lease term (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027). The funding sources are the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) FY22 Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence Grant and City funding previously approved for the Community Healing Center. No City match is required. 26-01144
NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS•Item 6.