Peoria Council adopts 2025 joint legislative agenda, adds warehouse parking and regional mental‑health request

The Peoria City Council on Tuesday adopted the city and county’s 2025 joint legislative agenda, approving a package of state requests that include pension changes, housing incentives, public‑safety proposals and several capital funding priorities.

City Manager Patrick Ulrich presented the packet to the council, outlining direct sponsorship requests (items the city is asking legislators to introduce) and other advocacy positions. "As you know, it's that time of year again when we put together our, annual wish list for our, state legislative delegation," Ulrich said while describing requests ranging from public‑safety pension amortization to housing incentives for households earning roughly 80–140% of area median income.

Key elements in the packet include:

- Public‑safety pension reform to extend the amortization period for police and fire pensions. - A request that the local delegation oppose bills that would roll back “tier 2” retirement designations for public employees, which…