Votes at a glance: Quincy council approves permits, referrals and finance vouchers

The Quincy City Council took a string of routine and land-use actions, as summarized below. Most items were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; a finance committee voucher package passed on roll call.

Key actions and outcomes

- Oakley Lindsay Civic Center liquor-hours waiver: Council approved a request from the Quincy Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium and Office Building (Oakley Lindsay Civic Center) to allow liquor sales until 2:30 a.m. for a pool tournament scheduled March 17–20. The Quincy Police Department had approved the request. Motion carried by voice vote.

- Method Properties LLC rezoning referral: Council referred a request by Method Properties LLC to rezone an 18-acre parcel along Columbus Road (contiguous to 4900 Columbus Road) from rural-agriculture (RU1) and single-family residential (R1A) to multifamily residential (R3). Motion to refer passed.

- Prairie Farms Dairy planned development and alley vacation: Council moved both a request for a planned-development special permit to upgrade and expand Prairie Farms Dairy’s manufacturing facility (addresses listed in the agenda) and a separate request to vacate approximately 1,282 square feet of a public alley north of 2305 Broadway Street; both items were referred to planning.

- Plan Commission reports (504 North 50 Fourth Street): The council received and concurred with the Quincy Plan Commission’s recommendation to subdivide a lot into five lots under the small-tracks subdivision provision and also concurred with a recommendation to rezone 504 North 50 Fourth Street from RU1 to general commercial C2 (the council instructed an ordinance be drafted). Motions carried by voice vote.

- Monthly reports: The council received and filed monthly reports from the city clerk, city treasurer, comptroller and several operations departments for January. Motion carried by voice vote.

- Finance committee vouchers: The finance committee reported transfers and expenditures and recommended vouchers be issued. The council approved the finance report by roll call vote: 11 ayes, 1 nay, 2 absent. The transcript records Bergman voting “no” and the clerk’s tally as 11 ayes, 1 nay and 2 absent.

- Temporary dumpster and traffic items: Council approved a resident request to place a temporary dumpster at 1334 North Twelfth for about a week and approved a Quincy Recycle request to place a dumpster in the East-West alley behind the main center for three weeks starting the next day. Council also asked the traffic commission to consider no-parking signage on Gardner Park Drive and directed staff to check barricades on Front Street from Delaware to Jefferson. Motions carried by voice vote.

- Adjournment: The council adjourned the meeting at the end of the listed agenda.

Motions, movers, seconds and vote records

Many motions were made and seconded orally without a recorded mover in the minutes; where roll-call votes were recorded the clerk’s tally and named votes are noted below. For motions lacking recorded mover/second names, the meeting minutes record the motion, a second and a voice vote outcome.

- Liquor-hours waiver (Oakley Lindsay Civic Center): mover not specified; second not specified; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Method Properties rezoning referral (Columbus Road): mover not specified; second not specified; outcome: referred to Plan Commission (voice vote). - Prairie Farms planned development (addresses listed in agenda): mover not specified; second not specified; outcome: referred to planning (voice vote). - Prairie Farms alley vacation (~1,282 sq ft): mover not specified; second not specified; outcome: referred to planning (voice vote). - Receive and file monthly reports: mover not specified; second not specified; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Subdivision & rezoning at 504 North 50 Fourth Street: mover not specified; second not specified; outcome: received and concurred; ordinance to be drafted (voice vote). - Finance committee vouchers: mover not specified; second not specified; outcome: approved on roll call 11–1–2 (Bergman recorded as voting no). - Temporary dumpster at 1334 North Twelfth (resident): mover not specified; second not specified; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Quincy Recycle dumpster in East-West Alley (3 weeks): mover not specified; second not specified; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Traffic commission referral for Gardner Park Drive parking: mover not specified; second not specified; outcome: approved (voice vote).

The council’s meeting minutes and clerk’s roll-call are the official record for detailed vote tallies and mover/second attributions.