Quincy City Council Meeting – September 29, 2025

The Quincy City Council met on Monday, September 29, 2025, at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers. The meeting included a prayer, pledge of allegiance, proclamation, call to order, roll call, and approval of the minutes from September 22, 2025. The following agenda items were presented, though no transcript or minutes are available to indicate discussion or final actions.

Public Comment

• The agenda provided a public comment period limited to three minutes per person. No record of specific comments or speakers is available.

Petitions

• Special Event Application (Ward 7): Quincy Early Tin Dusters requested approval for the “Fall Color Run” on October 17–18, 2025, involving closure of multiple streets and municipal parking lots from 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, with “No Parking” signs posted the afternoon of Friday, October 17. All required documentation was submitted, and the Department of Utilities & Engineering recommended approval.

Mayor’s Appointments

• Quincy Public Library Board: Appointment of Jake Reed to replace Kelly Mays.
• Aeronautics Committee: Appointment of Greg Fletcher to replace Jake Reed.
• Quincy, Adams County Task Force: Appointments of Dan Brink (Facilitator), Glen Ebbing, Jake Reed, and Mike Adkins, with three additional members from the County Board to be appointed.

Resolutions

• 10a: Resolution supporting the Illinois America250 Commission.
• 10b: Recommendation from the Aeronautics Committee and Airport Director to approve the low bid of $76,500.00 from Henson Robinson Company of Springfield, IL for replacement of the roof awning at the Quincy Regional Airport Terminal Building.
• 10c: Recommendation from the Public Works Director, Engineering Manager, and Finance Committee to allocate $229,125.10 from capital funds for the previously approved change order for the Prairie Crossing Pavement and North 36th Street Sidewalk Project.
• 10d: Recommendation from the Quincy Fire Department to accept a FEMA grant of $224,945.71 with a 5% match requirement of $11,247.29 for the purchase of a fire safety trailer.
• 10e: Resolution for the Fix or Flatten Program proposing a new list of 16 dangerous and unsafe properties for 2025 across Wards 1, 2, 3, and 7.

Ordinances

• 11a (Ward 1): Adoption of an ordinance granting a special use permit for a planned development at 1603 Center Avenue to operate a maternity house for up to four pregnant mothers.
• 11b: First presentation of an ordinance amending Sections 45.191, 45.194, and 45.195 of the Municipal Code to reduce the number of available LEGUP Grants from four to two and set the maximum grant amount to $10,000 (removing the sliding scale).

Key Outcomes

• No record of votes, decisions, or other outcomes is available because transcripts and minutes were not provided. The agenda indicates that all items were subject to final action.