Pre-Council Meeting
City Hall, Council Chambers
Agenda — 36 items
- 1 Citizens who are unable to attend the meeting can email comments in advance of the meeting to publiccomment@joliet.gov.
- 2 ROLL CALL:
- 3 PRESENTATION:
- 3 ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie
- 4 April Grand Prairie Water Commission Conservation Challenge Winner, Q2 2026 Water Conservation Incentive Program Winners, and Intro for Q3 2026 Program - Presented by Allison Swisher - Director of Public Utilities
- 5 APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
- 6 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS:
- 7 This section is for anyone wanting to speak regarding agenda items and are allowed a maximum of 4 minutes. It is not a question and answer period and staff, and the City Council does not generally respond to public comments. The City Clerk has a copy of the public speaking procedures; please note, speakers who engage in conduct injurious to the harmony of the Council shall be called to order by the Presiding Officer and may forfeit the opportunity to speak.
- 8 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
- 9 Land Use and Economic Development
- 10 Public Safety
- 11 Public Service
- 12 CONSENT AGENDA:
- 13 Approval of Minutes
- 14 Invoices to be Paid
- 15 Approve Payment to Will County Center for Economic Development for Annual Membership Dues in the amount of $50,000.000
- 16 Approval of Purchase of Two (2) Specialty Trucks for the Department of Public Works in the Amount of $272,143.00
- 17 Approval of Purchase of Six (6) Vehicles from Ron Tirapelli Ford in the Amount of $288,318.00
- 18 Approval of Amendment No. 3 to the Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III Professional Engineering Services for the Joliet Centralized Traffic Management System Improvement Project - MFT Section No. 21-00546-00-TL to Iteris Inc. in the Amount of $14,999.24
- 19 Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the County Line Road (Van Dyke Road - Kennedy Drive) Roadway Improvements Project - MFT Section No. 24-00569-00-WR to PT Ferro Construction Co., a Deduction in the Amount of ($16,122.71), and Payment No. 3 and Final in the Amount of $97,620.74
- 20 Approval of Change Order No. 3 for the 2024 Electrical Maintenance Assistance Contract to Meade Electric Company in the Amount of $19,237.51 and Payment Request No. 8 in the Amount of $49,527.97
- 21 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
- 22 ORDINANCES:
- 23 Ordinances Associated with the Resubdivision of Lot 1 of Vista Ridge Phase 3 Planned Unit Development Ordinance Approving a Final Plat of Resubdivision of Lot 1 of Vista Ridge Phase 3 Planned Unit Development (PUD-7-26) Ordinance Approving a Recording Plat of Resubdivision of Lot 1 of Vista Ridge Phase 3 Planned Unit Development (RP-9-26)
- 24 Ordinances Associated with 580 Caton Farm Road: Ordinance Approving the Final Planned Unit Development of 580 Caton Farm (PUD-4-26) Ordinance Approving the Recording Plat of 580 Caton Farm, a Planned Unit Development (RP-7-26)
- 25 Ordinances Associated with 1216 Fairview Avenue: Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to allow a duplex, located at 1216 Fairview Avenue (ZBA 2026-07). Ordinance Approving a Variation of Use to allow an R-3 (one-and-two family residential) use in the R-2 (single-family residential) zoning district, located at 1216 Fairview Avenue (ZBA 2026-08).
- 26 Ordinance Proposing the Creation of a Business District in the City of Joliet, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois, and Fixing the Date and Time for a Public Hearing in Connection with the Same (Rock Run Collection Business District)
- 27 RESOLUTIONS:
- 28 Resolution Requesting Authorization to Accept a Grant to Assist Joliet’s Tobacco Enforcement Program
- 29 Resolution Appropriating Motor Fuel Tax Funds for Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Engineering Services for the Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III Engineering Services for the Joliet Centralized Traffic Management System Improvement Project - MFT Section No. 21-00546-00-TL
- 30 Resolution Approving an Honorary Street Name Designation for Les Cheney
- 31 Resolution Declaring Property of the City of Joliet as Surplus (Tri-County Auto Theft Taskforce)
- 32 PUBLIC COMMENTS:
- 33 This section is for anyone wanting to speak regarding non-agenda items and are allowed a maximum of 4 minutes. It is not a question and answer period and staff, and the City Council does not generally respond to public comments. The City Clerk has a copy of the public speaking procedures; please note, speakers who engage in conduct injurious to the harmony of the Council shall be called to order by the Presiding Officer and may forfeit the opportunity to speak.
- 34 ADJOURNMENT
- 35 This meeting will be held in an accessible location. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact The City Clerk Office, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432 at (815) 724-3780. Live, online streaming of Regular City Council and Pre-Council meetings is now available at www.joliet.gov. Videos and agenda packets can be accessed by clicking on the Meetings & Agendas link at the center of the home page for "Joliet City Council E-Agenda & Streaming Video." The new page includes archived footage and interactive agendas available for the public to view at their convenience.