Kane County Reporter

City of Aurora City Council met Dec. 5.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

ROLL CALL 

APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS 

MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS PRESENTATIONS 

MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS 

23-0932 A Resolution authorizing the reappointments of Gerald Butters Jr., Jared Ploger and Philip Pogue to the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Commission.

PUBLIC COMMENT 

PUBLIC HEARING    

23-0980 A Public Hearing Pursuant to 65ILCS 5/8-2-9.1 through 9.10 for the adoption of the City of Aurora 2024 Budget. (Public Hearing for Legistar File 23-0979) 

CONSENT AGENDA  

(To consist as determined by the Committee of the Whole)    

23-0337 A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Joint Funding Agreement with the State of Illinois, the execution of a Phase 3 Construction Engineering Services Agreement with V3 Companies, Ltd in the not to exceed amount of $102,248.00, and the appropriation of $275,000.00 of MFT Funds for the Hankes-Galena Resurfacing Project. 

23-0577 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 13, Article II of the Code of Ordinances Pertaining to Tobacco. 

23-0979 An Ordinance Adopting An Annual Budget For the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2024 And Ending December 31, 2024 In Lieu Of Passage Of An Appropriation Ordinance. 

23-0783 A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Joint Funding Agreement with the State of Illinois, the execution of a Phase 3 Construction Engineering Services Agreement with HR Green, Inc. in the not to exceed amount of $473,545.00 and the appropriation of $1,600,000.00 of REBUILD Illinois Bond Funds for the Indian Trail (Edgelawn to Highland) Signal Modernization and Resurfacing Project. 

23-0838 A Resolution authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of MFT funds for snow removal operations in 2024 in an amount up to $1,320,000.00. 

23-0907 A Resolution Authorizing a Contract with Trotter and Associates, Inc., to provide construction engineering services for various underground utility improvement projects during the 2024 construction season, in an amount not to exceed $350,000.00. 

23-0908 A Resolution adopting unit price bids for the purchase of various water and sewer repair materials for the 2024 calendar year. 

23-0925 An Ordinance amending Chapter 49 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, Illinois, commonly known as the "Aurora Zoning Ordinance" 

23-0939 A Resolution establishing the maximum number of Class D: Downtown Core On-Site Consumption liquor licenses (unofficially related to the application from Leilani Aurora, Inc d/b/a Leilani Asian Fusion at 2 N River Street, Aurora). [Ward 2] 

23-0944 A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Joint Funding Agreement with the State of Illinois, the execution of a Phase 3 Construction Engineering Services Agreement with Thomas Engineering Group in the not to exceed amount of $53,808.00, and the appropriation of $250,000.00 of MFT Funds for the Church & Sheffer Resurfacing Project. 

23-0945 A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Joint Funding Agreement with the State of Illinois, the execution of a Phase 3 Construction Engineering Services Agreement with Chastain & Associates LLC in the not to exceed amount of $100,179.00, and the appropriation of $660,000.00 of MFT Funds for the Illinois Avenue Resurfacing Project. 

23-0946 A Resolution authorizing the City to a grant award of $79,550.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office De-Escalation Grant Program. 

23-0953 A Resolution Accepting Plumbing Service Bids for the Water and Sewer Maintenance Division.

23-0954 A Resolution to accept the Proposals received for the 2024 Water & Sewer Division Emergency Repair Program. 

23-0958 A Resolution to accept award number 15JCOPS-23-GG-01883-TECP from the US Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Technology and Equipment Program for $2,280,000. 

23-0963 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of two (2) replacement mowers, from Reinders Inc., through Sourcewell, for $231,716.42. 

23-0965 A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a five-year Agreement in Support of the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau through the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax. 

23-0972 A motion authorizing the execution of a settlement agreement between the City and John Palatine in the matter of Palatine v. City of Aurora et al; Case No. 

22-LA-130 - Circuit Court of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Kane County, Illinois. 

DIRECT TO COUNCIL CONSENT AGENDA  

23-0984 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, November 28, 2023, City Council Meeting.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS  

NEW BUSINESS  

CLOSED SESSION  

ADJOURN  

Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in a public meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The City Clerk’s Office can be reached in person at 44 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, via telephone at 630-256-3070, or via e-mail at cityclerk@aurora-il.org. Every effort will be made to allow for meeting participation. 

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