City of East Peoria State of the City 2014

2014 STATE OF THE CITY

Mayor Dave MingusCommissioner Dan Decker

Commissioner Gary DensbergerCommissioner Tim JeffersCommissioner Chad Joos

Growth spurt

“Getting by”

Up-to-date and effective!

City AdministratorTom Brimberry

Total Operating Budget: $38 Million(May 1, 2014 – April 30, 2015 Fiscal Year)

23,402 Residents9,000 Households650 Businesses with 8,000 Employees125 Schools & Churches

CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES1. Develop the riverfront & new downtown2. Enhance public safety3. Invest in public infrastructure 4. Achieve economic development

throughout the City, including Robein/Sunnyland

5. Ensure responsive, responsible government

6. Create a high quality of life for residents

City ClerkMorgan Cadwalader

The City Clerk's office performs a variety of functions vital to city government.

Attends all Council meetingsPrepare meeting agendas and minutesConducts voter registrationIssues applications for various permits and licensesHandles Freedom of Information inquiriesAdministers updates of the city codeFiles official municipal documents with Tazewell County and other governmental entities. Keeper of the city seal and certifies and attests that official signatures are on municipal documents

Function

Accomplishments/DutiesKeeper of the Records

Increased use of electronic documents Historical versions of the City Code online and quicker updates to the online City Code; updating City Code

Issue various licenses and permitsIncrease in licensing and permitting due to growthChanges made to special permitting to address changes in the Levee DistrictAccess to many applications online and email licensing and renewals

FOIA & Open Meetings Act OfficerIncreased website transparencyAddressing in the Levee District and around the City

Human Resources

Goals

Continued transparency effortDevelopment and implementation of automated licensing and renewal informationIncreased communications with other departments to ensure licensing compliance to improve efficiency and reduce errorsContinued updating of City Code

Chief of PoliceDick Ganschow

The Police Department consists of: Uniformed patrol division Investigations division Communications Command staffFrom these divisions the department has: bicycle officers motorcycle officers tactical officers belonging to the Central Illinois Emergency Response

Team (CIERT), the ILEAS statewide tactical response team truck enforcement officers K-9 unit Honor GuardThere are currently two officers tasked out to specialized units, one with the Multi County Enforcement Group, and one with the Central Illinois Cybercrimes Unit with the FBI.

November 17, 2013On November 17, 2013 at 10:53 a.m. East Peoria Dispatch Center sets off tornado sirens. At 11:00 a.m. on duty officer reports tornado near Pinecrest.Within minutes additional officers and dispatchers respond to assist. Within an hour, the East Peoria Police Department had over thirty units on scene at various locations within the city. Most responded before even being called. By the time a few weeks had passed and areas were declared secured, the Police Department had expended some 2,500 man hours just toward tornado response.

2013 Police Department Statistics

Over 26,000 calls for service received in 2013!

Traffic - 6391 traffic stopsArrests - 1674 arrests madeResponse – 753 alarms, fights, etc.

Dispatch received a much needed upgrade!

Photos courtesy of East Peoria Times Courier

Our Motorcycle Officers and our K-9 Unit.

Director of Buildings & Public Property

Robert Cole

Energy Efficiency Programs to DateApplied and received over $380,00.00 in grants and Incentives for Energy Efficiency Programs for City Facilities.Reduced Total Energy Consumption by 30% since 2007.Instrumental in Electrical Aggregation Program.Recycled over 10 tons of paper and metals.Will continue to reduce, reuse, and recycle for the City of East Peoria.

Information TechnologyImplemented Citizen based web portal/ mobile app for City service requests (Access East Peoria).Completed upgrades in technology services for City Facilities.Implemented Recycling Program for Electronic devices.PC replacement project – Replaced obsolete computers throughout the city.Network backbone upgrade – Began installation of fiber through iTV3 at city facilities.Activated and set up charging stations in Levee District.

Code Enforcement & Building Inspections

Upgrading Code Enforcement Programs to be more efficient.Implemented Citizen based Web Portal/ Mobile APP for City service requests (Access East Peoria) Code EnforcementWorking with City departments on information sharing for transparency in government.Expanding training for Code Enforcement and Inspections.

EAST PEORIA IS BRINGING MOBILE TO

MAIN STREET!Partnering with PublicStuff, a CRM software company to launch a new digital communications solution called Access East Peoria. People can submit service requests on the fly from their iPhone, Blackberry and Android smartphones or on the web andAccess important city information regarding events, emergency alerts and more. City workers will have direct communication with residents to resolve issues through the backend software system

powered by PublicStuff.  To download the app on your smartphone, please click the appropriate link on your device publicstuff.com/android/east-Peoria or publicstuff.com/iphone/east-Peoria

East Peoria Fire DepartmentFire Chief Bill Darin

4/17/13 – Lightning strikes a warehouse on Cass Street during an extremely severe storm, kicking off a year of a flood, drought and tornado – and the Fire Departmentwas there through it allserving East Peoria!

Calls by District3,439 Total Calls

for Service

*Station 4 also changed quarters to Central

House 636 times when Central and Station 3

were out on simultaneous

incidents.

We had 824 simultaneous calls, or 24% of our

incidents.

Coverage Area

Central

Station 4

Station 3

Call Statistics

About 24% of the time we have to handle simultaneous incidents

2013 Call Highlights

48 building fires30 brush or grass fires – again, it was a very hot, dry summer!145 motor vehicle accidents35 extrications of victims from vehicles2,369 transports to the emergency room34 ambulance intercepts with other agencies20 vehicle fires

Top 10 Calls - 2013

Top Calls 2013 vs. 2012

A Decade of Call Data

We Serve our CommunityFire prevention programs for youthFree monthly car seat checksSmoke detector and carbon monoxide detector programCommercial business inspection program

We Train, and Train, and Train!Continuous training both in the classroom and out in the field

We’ve Come a Long Way …

And our mission remains the same: We fight fires …

And …

Wesave lives!

Department of Public WorksSteve Ferguson, Director

Jackie Harrmann, Superintendent Waste Water, Solid Waste, and RecyclingRay Roese, Superintendent of WaterRic Semonski, Superintendent of Streets

PUBLIC WORKS 2014

Streets – roadway and storm sewersSolid waste -- garbage and recyclingMechanics -- equipment and vehicles Water -- treat and distribute clean and safe drinking waterSanitary sewer – receive, treat and dispose of wastewater in a sanitary manner

Completed in 20131 billion gallons of drinking water made2 billion gallons of sewage treated$1 million in street maintenance performed18 million pounds of trash and recycling collected Converted all 8100 water meters to Radio-Read meters. Made a major repair of a Digester at Waste Water Treatment Plant No.1. Implementing mandatory garbage toter system.Built the new Spinder Bridge over Farm Creek

To serve Levee District traffic, Spinder Drive was completed on September 1, 2013.

WE DEALT WITH NATURAL DISASTERS:

DroughtMajor Flood/LandslidesTornadoMany SnowstormsExtreme ColdMany Water Main Breaks & Frozen Pipes

We react to natural disasters.

THE FLOOD APRIL 19, 2013

UPS

We caught this fish swimming Eastbound on Camp Street

THE TORNADO - NOVEMBER 17, 2013

AN ENTIRE HOUSE SET AT THE CURB

GOAL: Start The Design Of A New Intersection At River Road & Camp Street

Investigated best way to improve intersection, best alternative was constructing a roundaboutPreliminary engineering is ongoing to assure that we are shovel ready if funding becomes available. We submitted this project to PPUATS, the local transportation funding mechanism.

CAMP STREET & RIVER ROAD ROUNDABOUT

USE OF RADIO-READ WATER METERS

Increased efficiency: 2 men 5-days/week reduced to 1 man in 2-4 DaysEliminated Estimated BillsSaved manpower

IMPLEMENT ALL TOTER GARBAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM

Reduced cost of collection by increased efficiency Reduced injuries to employeesAnimal proofWeather proof

Department of Planning & Community DevelopmentTy Livingston, Director

Focus on job creation, wages, business growth, tourism, and quality of lifeEast Peoria well-positioned for tourism, transportation logistics, hospitality and retailCity’s plan will focus on elements of regional and county plans

Regional & County Plans

City-Wide Future Development

RiverFront & Levee District Sites

Anchor projects (Holiday Inn, Clock Tower Place, Fondulac District Library, Costco & Target site) have been completedInterest from hospitality developers as well as some multi-familySeeking residential, mixed-used and multi-story development to complement areaPublic Spaces – civic triangle, improved connections to trail systemSculpture & Historic Walk

Levee District Future Development

Sculpture Walk Concept

Working with local group on improved signageExpanding to on-street network to make connectionsCamp Street Linear Park/Trail

Hiking/Biking Trails

At present, it’s a very unattractive view!

A future aerial shot?

A possible view from the street?

Recently Opened:Panda ExpressAldi

But who’s coming next?trips

And now for the good stuff!

Coming Soon…

Shoe Department EncoreChick-Fil-ALane BryantMcDonald’sPopeye’sDiva NailsCarter’s More exciting announcements on the way!

Department of Tourism & Special EventsDoug McCarty, Director

TOURISM & SPECIAL EVENTS2014

“Wally” JaquetFestival of Lights Volunteer

29 Years!!

2014 Festival of Lights

30th AnniversaryExpansion, New Attractions, Some Old Favorites!!

Festival of Lights Parade – Saturday, November 22Winter Wonderland – November 27 – December 31

FOLEPI River Trail Classic – November 29FOLEPI Gifts Galore – December (TBD)

FOLEPI Get Lit – December 31Queen Pageant – TBD

Find FOLEPI Ornament Hunt- Starts December

2014 EastSide Centre EventsIESA State Track Meets Over 21,000 Spectators

6,000 Athletes May 16, 17, 23, 24

IHSA State Softball Championships Over 7,000 Spectators

Top 8 Teams in the State June 6, 7, 13, 14

NSA State Championships Over 160 Teams

June 27-29, July 4-6

New in 2014…NAIA Inaugural Sports Showcase – June 20-22 (1,000 Athletes/300 Coaches)

Legit Softball Skills Academy – June 24 & 25 (over 200 softball players)

Easter Seals Run, Walk, and Roll

Saturday, April 19, 20141 mile walk 4 mile run

Levee District – East Peoria

www.kidstherapyprogress.com

Arts on the Promenade – June 2014

Central Illinois Cruisers – Summer 2014 (Par-A-Dice & Levee District)

Farmers Markets – Fridays June – September 2014

Crittenton Centers Kids’ Day – July 26

Flying Fish Festival

July 11-12, 2014

East Peoria Riverfront

TOURISM & SPECIAL EVENTS - 2014700 Travel Teams and over 9,000 Travel Team Families Track Meets of 6,000 Athletes and 21,000 fans7,000 Hotel Rooms2,500 Games Played at EastSide30th Anniversary of Festival of Lights20,000 Vehicles thru Winter WonderlandThousands More Viewing the Parade of LightsThe Largest Fireworks Display in Illinois Millions of Dollars Spent in our CommunityMany New and Exciting Special Events…

Give us all plenty to see and do in East Peoria in 2014!

Thank You!