Kane County Reporter

City of Aurora Committee of the Whole met July 15

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

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ROLL CALL

25-0550 MINUTES OF THE TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025, COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Committee of the Whole Meeting.

MAYOR’S REPORT

PUBLIC COMMENT

REPORT OF THE

BUILDING, ZONING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee Met On July 9, 2025 and Reviewed the Following Items:

25-0513 A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a not-to-exceed agreement for Design Phase Engineering and Planning Special Services with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. in the amount of $99,900 for the "Replace Airfield Signage, Wind Cones, Runway 15 and 27 REILs & Airport Rotating Beacon; Construct Guard Lights at Runway 15/33" Project (ARR-5201) at the Aurora Municipal Airport.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Finance Committee Met On July 10, 2025 and Reviewed the Following Items:

 25-0499 A Resolution Authorizing Execution of Labor Agreement between the City of

25-0485 Aurora and the Aurora Supervisors Association (ASA) from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

25-0519 An Ordinance Enacting a Municipal Grocery Retailers' Occupation Tax and Municipal Grocery Service Occupation Tax.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-1

25-0543 An Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of Adjustable Rate Demand Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Aurora University, in one or more series, of the City of Aurora, Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $16,000,000, and confirming the sale thereof; authorizing the execution and delivery of a Loan Agreement, Trust Indenture, Bond Purchase Agreement and related documents; authorizing the distribution of an Official Statement; approving the delivery of a Letter of Credit, a Reimbursement Agreement and a Remarketing Agreement; and authorizing certain related matters.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

25-0552 An Ordinance amending Article 44 Section 191 of the Municipal Code, "Hotel Occupancy Tax."

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-1

25-0554 An Ordinance Amending the Ward 6 Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

25-0564 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of Cornerstone's OnDemand Public Sector eLearning Subscription in the amount of $106,658.60 from August 15, 2025, to August 15, 2028.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

REPORT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

The Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee Meeting Scheduled for July 8, 2025 was Cancelled.

REPORT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

The Infrastructure & Technology Committee Met On July 7, 2025 and Reviewed the Following Items:

25-0499 A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Phase 3 Construction Engineering Agreement with HR Green, Inc. in the not to exceed amount of $199,731.00 for the 2025 City Wide Resurfacing Projects.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

25-0502 A Resolution authorizing the use of funds not to exceed $455,000 for Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E) for new fire stations 9 and 13.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: THIS ITEM BE FORWARDED TO COW 2-0

25-0524 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to award contracts for the Citywide Mowing Bid 25-013 lists A,B,C,E-2, F, I, and J to vendors Groundworks Land Design (Plainfield, IL), Beary Landscaping (Lockport, IL), and Apex Landscaping (Hawthorne, IL).

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

25-0538 Letter of intent to remain a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's (USACE) study regarding the removal of dams on the Fox River.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

The REPORT OF THE RULES, ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE

Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee Met On July 1, 2025 and Reviewed the Following Items:

Rules, Administration and Procedures Committee Resolutions

25-0535 A Resolution authorizing the 2025 Ward 2 Scholarship Program.

INFORMATION ONLY - [NO ACTION NEEDED AT C.O.W.]

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

ENACTMENT NUMBER: RAP25-004

HELD

25-0516 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 and Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to the organization of the departments and divisions of the City.

HELD FROM THE C.O.W. MEETING ON JULY 1, 2025

NEW BUSINESS

25-0568 A Resolution approving the appointment of Stacey Peterson as Chief Financial Officer / City Treasurer.

25-0569 A Resolution approving the appointment of Jason Bauer as Director of Public Works / City Engineer.

25-0570 A Resolution approving the appointment of Henry Thompson as Superintendent of Facilities Maintenance.

ALDERMAN'S CORNER

CLOSED SESSION

ADJOURN

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