The mark consists of the words "QUAD CITY" in black, stylized lettering directly above an abstract drawing of a green and dark green alligator with its head facing right that is outlined in black and has a gray and dark gray bottom jaw, three white teeth outlined in black, three gray stitches below its eye, an eye colored white with a purple pupil and outlined in black. The alligator is wearing yellow glasses outlined in black, a necklace consisting of two purple circles and five green beads all outlined in black, a yellow and gold shirt, and purple and dark purple shorts. The alligator design is situated within an abstract design outlined in black that is curved at the bottom and has five mountain peaks protruding from the top with the bottom portion colored yellow and gold, the bottom of each mountain colored purple and dark purple, and the mountain peaks at the top colored white to indicate snow on top of the mountains. A quadrilateral shaped banner outlined in black, having the top half colored purple and the bottom half colored dark purple, and containing the wording "ICE GATORS" in white, stylized lettering is superimposed below the head of the alligator and protrudes from the left and right side of the mark. The color white appearing in the background around design element and around the wording at the top of the mark is not claimed as a feature of the mark.