Welcome to the code and regulation committee meeting for February 23rd.

We have some ground to make up.

And we have four items under committee reports.

Ground ground to make up.

Here.

Thank you.

Item one is plat number five of Perryville Promenade's promenade subdivision.

Is there a motion to approve?

Second.

Are there any questions or comments on item one?

Alderman Bell.

Hold on one second.

Go ahead.

So last time we talked about, I believe it was the last time we talked about gaming terminals.

There was a number associated with that that in the agreement with the casino.

I'm sorry, Alderman Bell, I think you're on item two.

Oh, I am.

I am I'm jumping ahead.

That's right.

We are trying to make up ground, but not that fast.

Sorry.

I I'll yield back to you, Chairman.

Okay.

Were there any questions on or comments on item one, Peryville Promenade?

Seeing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion carries.

Item two.

Uh 2525 Auburn Street Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the sale of liquor by the drink class L50 in conjunction with the restaurant and video gaming terminals in a C3 General Commercial Zoning District at 2025 2525 Auburn Street, Colleen Therese, Kaulaski, Michelle Kines, Eero House and Moore Incorporated doing business as a Eurohouse are the applicants.

There are a motion to approve.

Are there any questions or comments on item two?

Alderman Bell.

Thank you.

So I believe the last time we talked about gaming terminals, there was a number associated with or discussed about the city's uh ability to issue pass a certain number.

Um can you remind me of that number, please?

There's a term there's a cap at 600 terminals for the city per the host agreement with uh hard rock.

And how many are we currently at?

Attorney Rubin?

Uh yes.

So we currently have uh Alderman, uh 579 authorized within the city.

Um so this request is for five additional.

Thank you.

Sirder Woman Terina.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh so I did have a conversation with the Alderman of the ward.

So she knows my position on this, and I don't think it's any surprise to anyone that I always I I really don't love the machines in general, but when we add liquor and gaming to what I already feel is a vulnerable community.

Um I just think that this adds to the cumulative negative effect of again adding liquor and gaming to communities, especially when this is like it's essentially a fast food place that put in their plan that while they have been established for three years, they need liquor and gaming to grow their business.

And so I don't agree with that.

Um so I will not be supporting this.

Um I just wanted to go on record as saying so.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Um Mr.

Capavilla, I'm wondering if you can um it's my understanding that we we have previously approved um uh VGTs at this location, but that they but the the applicant actually never um pulled those and that this so this is sort of a this is a reapplication of something that we've already approved, but I don't know if it did it time out or something.

So, Mr.

Chair, the the it was four and a half years ago it was approved for uh liquor and gaming.

My understanding is they did take the liquor license, but then they forfeited it in 2024.

So now this uh new person has purchased this and they're partnering with uh this owner who is also has uh three other um you know uh taverns and our restaurants in town.

So did do we know why they forfeited those?

Uh no, we do not.

And was it the same?

Did they did this location previously have the same number as as what's they were originally approved for that many, yes?

Yeah, okay.

All right, thank you.

Are there any other questions or comments on item two?

Alder Woman Wilkins.

I was just pulling my mic down.

We can continue.

Pardon me?

I was pulling my mic down.

Oh, so you can see me.

So I can answer from public call.

No question or comment.

No questions or comments.

Um Alderman Bell.

Thank you.

Just curious.

Is there a required square footage for X number amount of gaming terminals that we are able to issue?

Like, I mean what what for what footprint does a business need to be in order for us to consider?

What's the criteria for that?

We don't have a limit on the square footage.

If they can fit the machines in and we and we we authorize them, then you know, as long as they can meet the state criteria.

I know it I think areas have to be roped off or sectioned off in some sort, um, then there's no issues.

Thank you.

Any other questions or comments on item two?

Alder Woman Prenti.

Um do you when you are do um sorry when we're approving these um that's okay.

Thank you.

I'm sorry, no question?

No question.

Okay.

Thank you.

All right.

Are there any further any further discussion on this item?

Seeing none, uh clerk, could you please call the roll?

Karina?

No.

Pronty.

Is that aye?

It is.

Wilkins?

Aye.

Bell?

Bonnie.

Aye.

Four eyes.

One no.

Motion carries.

Um item three, uh uh the applicant has ri requested that we um hold this item over.

So that brings us to item four.

Oh, I'm I'm sorry, is that not correct?

So if the the applicant has requested a 30-day layover.

So we had being held out.

With the consent of the committee, it would be appropriate for a motion to lay it over for 30 days, a second and majority vote if that's acceptable with the committee.

The 30-day layover, okay.

I'm sorry.

Um, so item three is 609 Kilburn Avenue Zoning Board of Appeals recommends denial for a special use permit for planned use development consisting of a ground mount solar array within the existing parking lot, and um B variation to allow a chain link fence within the front yard along Acorn Street and C variation to increase the fence height from four feet to six feet within the front yard along Acord Street and then R2 Family Residential Zoning District at 602 Kilburn Avenue.

Green Link Solar Solution solutions for the boys and girls club of Rockford are the applicants.

Is there a motion to approve?

Okay.

Any questions or comments?

Alderman Bell.

Chairman, I would like to make a motion to lay this item over for 30 days.

Okay.

Any discussion on this motion?

Um I would I'm curious.

Um I understand that ZBA voted against it and the um and um staff recommended against it.

Besides the objections to the fencing items B and C.

What are what what is the major objection and um why do we need a 30-day layover versus a two-week layover or even to move this through to council?

Chairman, I'm happy to answer the the question.

Sure, um, as best I can.

You know, we received uh an email over the weekend from the Boys and Girls Club requesting uh that the item not advance forward.

I had conversations with Alderman Bell um earlier today, um, understanding that this is his own item that went through a public notification process and that they wanted some time to evaluate the concerns that were raised.

Uh we had discussed uh 30-day layover, which staff supports the case.

But there was a notification.

There was notification done.

Correct?

Correct.

All right.

And it's concerns raised by that notification.

No concerns on the notification.

The current concerns that came out because of through the notification process.

The applicant notified myself and others via email requesting uh the item not to advance forward tonight.

I followed up with Alderman Bell.

We discussed uh 30-day layover as a result of the request from Boys and Girls Club and on a staff level we felt it was appropriate, understanding they wanted the opportunity to evaluate the concerns that were raised by staff and the CBAs to see if they could address them.

So I'm still what are those concerns besides the fencing issue?

Yeah, I don't know the full um situation uh in its entirety because I wasn't at the zoning board of appeals uh meeting, but there was concerns raised related to the chain link chence as well as the freestanding solar in the parking lot.

No.

Um are there any other questions or comments?

Okay, yes.

We're voting on the we're voting on the motion to uh lay this over for 30 days.

Thank you.

Uh clerk, will you call the roll, please?

Sorina.

Hi.

Frontie.

Wilkins.

Hi.

Bell.

Bonnie.

No.

Four eyes, one no.

Okay.

Well, under resolutions, we have six.

Item one is the Irish marching society, St.

Patrick's Day parade.

This event is scheduled for Saturday, March 14th from noon to 5 p.m.

The parade will step off at 3 p.m.

The parade route is as follows.

The parade will begin on 7th Street and Fifth Avenue, north on 7th Street to State Street, west on State Street to Madison Street, north ending at Prairie Street.

Is there a motion to approve item one?

Mr.

Chair.

Just uh sorry to interrupt you.

Yep.

Um, but you skipped over item number four.

You certainly can complete item one and then go back.

Oh, we did, I'm sorry.

Yes, let's vote on item one and come back to item four then.

Is there the second on item one on under resolutions?

Are there any questions or comments?

Seeing none, all in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion carries.

Going back to item four under committee reports, 73 XX East Riverside Boulevard.

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a special use permit for a standalone coffee shop with a drive-through with deviations from the regulations for parking and landscaping in the C3 General Commercial Zoning District at 73 XX, East Riverside Boulevard 28 2018 DT Sandy Hollow.

LLC is the applicant.

Is there a motion to approve item four?

Are there any questions or comments on item four?

Alderman Frost.

Thank you for allowing me to speak.

I just had a couple questions because on the agenda um initially uh what was in front of the ZBA included a special use permit for both the drive-through coffee shop and a um retail strip center.

Uh but I think I was told I was told earlier today that is the strip center been removed from the SUP.

Yes.

And so I have the other conditions that staff had issues with with for instance the landscaping uh requirements.

Have they now been met or are they still on the met?

The coffee shop is uh about 90 percent satisfactory in terms of like our landscaping ordinance.

So they're just asking for a deviation on the front area, which should be 20 feet, and they were and they're actually proposing 10 along and then also the parking setback, which was required at 20 feet would be at 10 feet as well because it would match the setback of the landscaping area.

Other than that, they did withdraw the request for the remainder of the the retail center uh on the rest of the portion.

Okay.

Is there any any sort of reason why the landscape requirements can't be met?

They wanted to have that correlate to the development that they were proposing to the east of the coffee shop.

Because if they would have put in a 20-foot perimeter landscaping up on Riverside, then that would have offset the uh corresponding drive aisles between the two lots that they're proposing on this property.

Okay.

So thank you.

Are there any other questions or comments?

Elder Woman Prunty.

So I think I I read that too, and I was a little.

So are you saying now that both staff and the board are for this?

Or for the amended application.

They the applicant amended this on the floor of this of the ZBA.

So there it was advertised as a special use for a planned unit development for the coffee shop.

In addition to that, they were asking for a retail center next to it.

They've taken that off the board and they're just asking for the special use permit for the coffee shop now.

So that's the only thing that we're voting on this evening.

Under under the staff's report, it's exhibit F, I believe.

It just shows the coffee shop.

That's all we're voting on at this time.

We're not voting on the rest of the development.

Do you have any further question, Alderman?

Alder Woman or Prunty?

I think so.

Now that it's that that part is gone that that uh takes care of the infrastructure type, it issues that were presented.

Um it's it's it's just taking the western part of this property and just saying we're just approving the coffee shop.

Uh what was proposed on the eastern portion of the lot is now just been taken off the table.

So that's not even a consideration.

They will probably come back with a new plan for that portion of the lot and ask for a separate special use permit in the future for that.

Okay, thank you.

Maybe to help clarify that staff report is always written before it before ZBA considers the item.

So the staff report recommending denial was before the amendment occurred at the ZBA.

That's correct.

Okay.

Are there any other questions or comments on item four?

Uh seeing none, um, can we have a roll call vote on this one as well, please?

Uh aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Thank you.

Uh, motion carries.

Uh jumping back to resolutions and item two.

We have spruce up day at Veterans Roundabout.

This event is scheduled for May 9th from 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m.

The event location will be at the Veterans Roundabout located at North Main Street and Auburn Street.

Is there a motion to approve?

So moved.

Are there any questions or comments on item two?

Saying none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion carries.

Item three, Rockford Area Pride Parade.

This event is scheduled for June 6th from 11 a.m.

to 1.30 p.m.

The parade will step off at noon.

The parade route will be as follows.

The parade will begin at East State Street and 6th Street, West on State Street to Wyman Street.

Are there any questions or comments on item three?

Motion to approve.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion carries.

Item 4.

Lifescape Classic July 4th, run walk.

This event is scheduled for July 4th from 6 a.m.

to 11 a.m.

The run walk will begin and end on Northwater Street in front of the Riverview Ice House, Madison Street to the recreation path to Illinois Street and back.

Is there a motion to approve item four?

I'm sorry, I heard a second.

It was it motion okay.

Thank you.

Um those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion carries.

Item five, fourth of July celebration.

This event is scheduled to take place on July 4th from 4 p.m.

to 10 p.m.

The parade route of the parade will begin at 445 p.m.

and the fireworks display at 9.30 p.m.

Parade route will be as follows: 7th Street and 2nd Avenue ending at State and Church Street.

Is there a motion to approve item 4?

Any questions or comments?

Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion carries.

And item six is one table and open air dining experience.

This event is scheduled for August 29th from 6 p.m.

to 10 p.m.

The event location will be on Water Street from Market Street to Lower Jefferson Street Bridge.

Is there a motion to approve?

So moved.

Are there any questions or comments on item six?

Seeing none.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion carries.

Is there a motion to adjourn?

Move.

Second.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.