City Council Study Session

City Council Study Session Agenda February 24, 2025 - 5:30 PM City Council Chambers, City Hall, 3rd Floor, 1528 Third Avenue, Rock Island, IL Click Here to Watch Live 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Public Comment 4. Presentations a. Centennial Mississippi River Bridge Phase I Project 5. Adjourn This agenda may be obtained in accessible formats by qualified persons with a disability by making appropriate arrangements from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (309) 732-2010 or visiting in person at: 1528 Third Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201. Page 1 of 8 CENTENNIAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE PHASE I PROJECT City of Davenport Meeting | Project Introduction | February 18, 2025 1 Page 2 of 8 STUDY PROCESS Alternatives will be evaluated for impacts on:  Social and Economic Factors  Historic Properties  Noise  Natural Resources – plants, water bodies, threatened and endangered species  Special Lands – parks/recreation NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) PHASE I 2 Page 3 of 8 SURROUNDINGS & STUDY AREA 3 Page 4 of 8 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES Stakeholder Meetings – One-on-one or small group meetings with Stakeholders. Community Advisory Group (CAG) – Small group of local stakeholders to provide public input into key project milestones. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) – Small group of technical stakeholders from the local municipal and county government to provide input into key project milestones. Public Meetings – Large meetings open to the public to gather input and to provide updates on the projects (4 meetings). First meeting to be held April 17th. Public Hearing – Large meeting open to the public to present the Environmental Document and the Preferred Alternative and to receive comments (1 meeting). Project Website – To be launched in early March. 4 Page 5 of 8 SECTION 106 and SECTION 4(f) Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act • Consider the effects of federally funded projects on historic properties. • Identify historic properties, assess the effects and explore alternatives to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects. Section 4(f) Properties • Publicly-owned public parks, recreational areas of national, state, or local significance, wildlife or waterfowl refuges; or lands from a historic site of national, state, or local significance. • Determine that there is no feasible and prudent alternative to avoid the Section 4(f) properties. • Includes all possible planning to minimize harm to the Section 4(f) properties. 5 Page 6 of 8  PEDESTRIAN AND BICYLE ACCOMMODATIONS The study will consider improved bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. 6 Page 7 of 8 QUESTIONS? 7 Page 8 of 8