Council reconsiders, then approves River Drive/12th Street signal contract after impact-agreement waiver

The Moline City Council voted to reconsider a previously approved contract for a traffic-signal installation at River Drive and 12th Street, and after debate approved the contract without an added impact-agreement requirement.

Staff explained the resolution originally included a condition that work not begin until an impact agreement was completed; in the meeting packet staff distributed a letter indicating the IBEW Construction Labor Management Council would be handling the impact agreement internally and that the contractual condition therefore appeared unenforceable. Council moved to reconsider the prior action and then voted to remove the prior amendment — reverting the bill to the staff-submitted form without the impact-agreement condition. The waiver of the impact-agreement requirement required a supermajority and the council recorded seven ayes, no nays.

Following the procedural votes, council approved the contract with Davenport Electric Contract Company for project 1457 (River Drive and 12th Street traffic signal installation) in the amount of $637,427.81. Staff and councilmembers explained the change was driven by the contractor’s inability to satisfy an impact-agreement condition that, per correspondence in the packet, would not be provided by an external party. The presiding officer noted the ordinance requirement for an impact agreement and explained that a waiver in this instance needed broader support.

The council recorded the final passage by roll call. Staff said work would not be held by the city pending the contractor’s internal handling, and the city will proceed under the contract as amended.