Pekin council debates alley plowing, approves revised city code Pekin Daily Times Pekin Mayor Mark Luft quipped that a discussion on plowing and salting alleyways at Monday’s Pekin City Council meeting came at an oddly opportune time. “I have to speak to a Girl Scout troop (Tuesday) on what it takes to get something on the agenda for a city council and get something passed, and how a bill is created and passed in Illinois,” he explained. Luft’s chance to review the process of getting an item on a city council’s agenda came at the conclusion of new business, when council member Rick Hilst brought up concerns that some of Pekin’s alleyways had not been plowed and salted after last week’s winter storm. Pekin City Manager Mark Rothert said the city has not plowed alleyways over the past several years due to limited resources.