City of Aurora City Council met June 27.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
Members of the public wishing to provide public comment for this meeting must be physically present at the meeting and registered to speak prior to the meeting being called to order. Please call the City Clerk's Office at (630) 256-3070 with questions.
ROLL CALL
APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS PRESENTATIONS
MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS
23-0415 A Resolution approving the reappointments of Sarah Ramos and Lillian Feinberg as well as the appointment of Kevin Martinez to the Aurora Youth Council.
23-0421 A Resolution approving the reappointments of Marc Straits, Fawn Clarke Peterson, and Natasha Ritsma as well as the appointment of Ginger Ingram to the Public Art Commission.
23-0427 A Resolution approving the reappointment of Abhijit Choudhury to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
23-0428 A Resolution approving the reappointment of Christopher Minick to the Aurora Police Pension Board.
23-0439 A Resolution approving the appointment of Jill LaVine and Michael Zafran to the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Commission.
PUBLIC COMMENT
PUBLIC HEARING
23-0460 Public Hearing on a Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a grant award from the US Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services Grant program in the amount of $294,657.51; and the City of Aurora's use of grant funds to enhance the Crisis Intervention Unit.
CONSENT AGENDA
23-0366 A Resolution to create the Ward 2 Residential Property Improvement Grant to support Ward 2 residents who want to improve their driveways and fences.
23-0374 A Resolution authorizing a two-year Project Management Professional Services agreement with Crowe LLP, 225 W Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (“Crowe”) in an amount of $392,000.
23-0399 A Resolution Authorizing the Ward 5 Residential and Nonprofit Grant Program.
23-0402 A Resolution approving the purchase of 48 Tecton jury base armless chairs and 40 Tecton chairs on casters from Group Management Office Furniture of Aurora, Illinois, through the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance contract #07-116 in the amount of $58,967.40.
23-0412 A Resolution authorizing the Ward 8 Residential and Nonprofit Grant Program.
23-0420 A Resolution authorizing the City to accept a grant award of $24,658 from the Morton Arboretum for the 2023 Chicago Region Earmark Urban and Community Forestry Support in the Chicago Region Grant Program with the City to contribute matching funds of $8,261 to improve the forest health of the downtown.
23-0422 A Resolution authorizing the acceptance of the low bid from F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC, for the renovation of the Human Resources Department office for $683,500.00 plus a ten percent (10%) project contingency amount of $68,350.00.
23-0444 An Ordinance Establishing the Music, Events and Entertainment (MEE) Commission Under Chapter 2, Article VI of the Code of Ordinances.
23-0445 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 25, Article VIII of the Code of Ordinances Pertaining to Raffles.
23-0450 A Resolution Establishing a Fee Schedule for Raffle Licenses, Related to Chapter 25, Sec. VIII, "Raffles" of the Code of Ordinances.
23-0451 A Resolution to Award the contract for the 115-125 S. Fordham Avenue and Lancaster Avenue Sanitary Sewer Improvements project to Stokes Excavating, Inc. in the amount of one hundred sixty thousand, six hundred eighty dollars and zero cents ($160,680.00).
23-0458 A Resolution authorizing the City to accept a grant award of $294,657.51 from the US Department of Justice COPS Office to enhance the Aurora Police Department Crisis Intervention Unit.
23-0463 A Resolution approving the appointment of John Blickem as Assistant Superintendent of Water and Sewer Maintenance.
23-0472 A Resolution to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with The Boys and Girls Club of Aurora for a possible land donation adjacent to Garfield Park.
DIRECT TO COUNCIL CONSENT AGENDA
23-0448 A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Easement Agreement between the City of Aurora and Chicago Title Land Trust Company Trust #1122, for the Vacant Property located near the Northeast Corner of Eastern Avenue and East New York Street.
23-0481 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, June 13, 2023, City Council Meeting.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
23-0440 An Ordinance Establishing a Conditional Use Planned Development, Approving the Hollywood Casino Plan Description and amending Chapter 49 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, by modifying the zoning map attached thereto from B-3 Business and Wholesale District and M-1 Manufacturing - Limited District to B-3(C) Business and Wholesale District with a Conditional Use Planned Development for the property located at West side of Farnsworth Avenue, between Bilter Road and Corporate Boulevard
23-0441 A Resolution Approving a Preliminary Plan and Plat for HC Aurora Subdivision located on the west side of Farnsworth Avenue, between Bilter Road and Corporate Boulevard
23-0443 An Ordinance amending Chapter 22 Code of Ordinances Pertaining to Harassment and Discrimination Prohibitions.
23-0447 An Ordinance amending Section 48-57 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, effective July 1, 2023, and establishing the utility rates for water and sewer services provided within the City thereafter
23-0466 A Resolution authorizing the execution of a property purchase and sales contract for property at 101 N Lake and 102 N. River Street, Aurora, IL.
23-0468 An Ordinance Amending The Annual Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2022 and Ending December 31, 2022 (Amendment #2 For The 2022 Fiscal Year).
NEW BUSINESS
23-0470 A Resolution ratifying payment to Morrow Brother's Ford Inc., in the amount of $662,080.00, for the purchase of sixteen (16) replacement Police Utility Vehicles for the City's Fleet.
23-0498 An Ordinance pursuant to Section 2 of the Local Government Property Transfer Act pertaining to real property owned by the County of DuPage located at the southwest corner of Bilter and Eola Roads.
APPROVAL OF THE BILL SUMMARY AND LARGE BILL LIST
23-0501 Bill Summary and Large Bill List.
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURN
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