Kane County Reporter

City of Aurora City Council met Oct. 28

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. Call the City Clerk's Office at (630) 256-3070 with questions. Please refer to the last page of this agenda for information regarding translation & reasonable accommodation requests.

ROLL CALL

APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

MAYOR'S REPORT

MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS

25-0747 A Resolution authorizing the appointment of Sharain Spears to the Aurora Housing Authority Board.

25-0757 A Resolution approving the appointment of Stacey Peterson to the Aurora Police Pension Board.

25-0759 A Resolution approving the appointment of Stacey Peterson to the Aurora Firefighters Pension Fund Board.

25-0784 A Resolution authorizing the appointment of Pat Sutton, Louise LeDuc to the "Aging-in-Community Advisory Board" (AICB).

25-0785 A Resolution authorizing the appointment of William Hubble and Caitlin Kossakowski to the city's Advisory Commission for Disabilities.

PUBLIC COMMENT

PUBLIC HEARINGS

25-0758 Public Hearing Only - Special Service Area 226, Wheatland Crossing and Calling for a Public Hearing on the Proposed Special Service Area in the City of Aurora, Kane and Kendall Counties and Providing for a Public Hearing and Other Procedures in Connection Therewith PIN 15-36-400-032 and part of PIN 03-01-127-007.

25-0837 Public Hearing Only - Special Service Area 227, Habitat Green Freedom and calling for a Public Hearing on the Proposed Special Service Area in the City of Aurora, Kane County and Providing for a Public Hearing and Other Procedures in Connection therewith PIN: 15-30-277-004.

25-0838 Public Hearing Only - Special Service Area 228, Cyrus One - 2725 Bilter Road and Calling for a Public Hearing on the Proposed Special Service Area in the City of Aurora, DuPage County and Providing for a Public Hearing and Other Procedures in Connection Therewith PIN: 07-06-401-013.

25-0840 Public Hearing Only - Special Service Area 225, Prairie Meadows and calling for a Public Hearing on the Proposed Special Service Area in the City of Aurora, Kane County and Providing for a Public Hearing and Other Procedures in Connection Therewith PIN(s): 15-19-451-001; 15-19-451-002; 15-19-451-010; and a portion of 15-19-451-009.

25-0841 Public Hearing Only - Special Service Area 231, Eola Reserve and calling for a Public Hearing on the Proposed Special Service Area in the City of Aurora, DuPage County and Providing for a Public Hearing and other Procedures in Connection Therewith PIN(s): 07-18-404-002; 07-18-401-006; 07-17-301-012; 07-17-301-011; 07-17-301-008.

25-0857 Public Hearing Only - Special Service Area 232, Abbey Meadows and Calling for a Public Hearing on the Proposed Special Service Area in the City of Aurora, Kane County and Providing for a Public Hearing and Other Procedures in Connection Therewith PIN: 12-35-400-004.

CONSENT AGENDA

25-0378 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to enter into a purchase agreement with Five Eight Group for the procurement of a drive test scanner for the Aurora Police Department, in a total amount not to exceed $170,000.

25-0666 A Resolution requesting approval to continue with Bentek Benefits Technology of Palm Beach Gardens, FL as the City's Benefits Enrollment and Administration Software provider for two additional years for an amount not to exceed $137,550.

25-0696 A Resolution to Approve Tavarez & Sons Lawn Care and Guardian Asphalt as Contractors for Snow Removal and Ice Control Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $128,000.00, for the Operation Senior Shovel Program.

25-0700 A Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with InfoSend to Provide Utility Invoice Production and Distribution Services for the Water Billing Division.

25-0750 An Ordinance amending Sec. 8-131 of the Code of Ordinances, pertaining to video gaming terminal regulations.

25-0761 A Resolution awarding H&H Electric Company, the low bidder, for the two-year citywide Traffic Signal and Street Light Maintenance contract.

25-0762 A Resolution awarding the Montgomery Road and Kautz Road Traffic Signal Installation project to H & H Electric Company of Franklin Park, IL for the amount of $646,164.08 and the appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds for the project.

25-0770 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to award a Managed Security Services contract to NuHarbor Security, Inc., Colchester, VT, for a three year contract with two additional option years.

25-0780 A Resolution Authorizing the mayor to execute phase III construction engineering agreement with HR Green, Inc. and appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax Funds for Montgomery Road and Kautz Road Traffic Signal Installation project.

25-0786 A Resolution approving the purchase of bulk rock salt in the amounts of $68.71 per ton from Morton Salt Inc., Chicago, IL, and $70.46 from Compass Minerals America, Inc., Overland Park, KS for the Division of Street Maintenance under the State of Illinois Joint Purchasing Agreement Bid for the 2025-2026 winter season.

25-0796 A Resolution requesting approval of a one-year renewal agreement with Absolute Software, Inc., Seattle, for virtual private network software for an amount not to exceed $102,920.00.

25-0819 A Resolution to accept a grant award in the amount of $4,000,000 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) for the Mastodon Lake Dredging and Shoreline Restoration project.

25-0824 A Resolution authorizing the City to accept a grant award from the Illinois Finance Authority of $200,000.00 to support stretch code adoption and implementation

25-0826 A Resolution Authorizing Stanard and Associates as the Provider for Services of Pre-Employment Psychological Assessments through December 31, 2025.

DIRECT TO COUNCIL CONSENT AGENDA

25-0854 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, October 14, 2025, City Council Meeting.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

25-0362 An Ordinance Approving a Revised Plan Description to amend a certain section of the Farnsworth International Plan Description for the Property located at 998 Corporate Boulevard, Aurora, Illinois

25-0363 An Ordinance Granting a Conditional Use Permit for a Mental Health Facility limited to Residential Treatment Facility including Educational Services for children and adolescents who demonstrate mental health and behavioral difficulties on the Property located at 998 Corporate Boulevard

25-0732 A Resolution authorizing Sun Life Insurance to provide life insurance services for January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026.

Item held from the October 14, 2025 City Council meeting.

25-0820 A Resolution authorizing the expenditure of special service area tax funds in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000 and the provision of staff support for the purposes of organizing an independent not-for-profit organization to render special services within Special Service Area One.

NEW BUSINESS

REPORT

APPROVAL OF THE BILL SUMMARY AND LARGE BILL LIST

25-0861 Bill Summary and Large Bill List.

CLOSED SESSION

ADJOURN

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