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January 20, 2026 ·6:30 PM Final

City Hall, Council Chambers

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Agenda — 79 items

  1. 1 Citizens who are unable to attend the meeting can email comments in advance of the meeting to publiccomment@joliet.gov.
  2. 2 INVOCATION: ▶ jump to 0:53
  3. 3 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: ▶ jump to 2:58
  4. 4 ROLL CALL: ▶ jump to 4:10
  5. 5 PRESENTATION: ▶ jump to 4:26
  6. 5 ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie.
  7. 6 Cultural Affairs and Special Events 2026 Priorities - Presented by Ann Sylvester, Director of Cultural Affairs & Special Events ▶ jump to 5:00
  8. 7 APPROVAL OF AGENDA: approve Pass ▶ jump to 13:06
  9. 8 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS: ▶ jump to 13:30
  10. 9 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.
  11. 10 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: ▶ jump to 41:10
  12. 11 Communication, Technology & Information Systems ▶ jump to 41:13
  13. 12 Finance ▶ jump to 42:39
  14. 13 Public Service ▶ jump to 44:24
  15. 14 CONSENT AGENDA: ▶ jump to 48:22
  16. 15 Approval of Minutes ▶ jump to 48:24
  17. 16 Invoices to be Paid ▶ jump to 48:33
  18. 17 Award of Contract to CDWG for Mimecast Web Security and Critical Protection Cloud Gateway Annual Renewal in the Amount of $48,880.21 34-26 ▶ jump to 48:37
  19. 18 Award of Contract to CDWG for the Renewal of Barracuda Cloud Data Protection Services for Three Years in the Amount of $239,976.00 35-26 ▶ jump to 48:50
  20. 19 Award of Contract for Miscellaneous Plumbing Services at 9 Osgood Street to Omega Plumbing Inc. in an Amount not to Exceed $100,000.00 36-26 ▶ jump to 49:02
  21. 20 Award of Contract for Miscellaneous Electrical Services at 9 Osgood Street to Elliot Electric Inc., in an Amount not to Exceed $175,000.00 37-26 ▶ jump to 49:12
  22. 21 Award of Contract for the 2026 Motor Fuel Purchase to Al Warren Oil Company Inc. 38-26 ▶ jump to 49:23
  23. 22 Approval of Purchase Order No. 1 for the 2026 Traffic Signal Software Service Subscription to Traffic Control Corporation in the Amount of $45,493.00 39-26 ▶ jump to 49:31
  24. 23 Approval of Purchase Order No. 1 for the 2026 Traffic Signal Materials Purchases to Traffic Control Corporation in the Amount of $269,690.00 40-26 ▶ jump to 49:43
  25. 24 Award of Contract No. 2949-0126 for the Well 5D Rehabilitation to Great Lakes Water Resources Group in the Amount of $219,883.00 41-26 ▶ jump to 49:55
  26. 25 Award of Contract No. 2957-0126 for the Well 29D Rehabilitation Great Lakes Water Resources Group in the Amount of $221,830.00 42-26 ▶ jump to 50:05
  27. 26 Award of Contract No. 2956-0126 for the Well 24D Rehabilitation to Water Well Solutions Illinois LLC in the Amount of $211,949.00 43-26 ▶ jump to 50:16
  28. 27 Award of Contract No. 2950-0126 for the 2026 Sodium Permanganate Solution Purchase to Carus Corporation for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $359,382.72 44-26 ▶ jump to 50:27
  29. 28 Award of Contract No. 2951-0126 for the 2026 Sodium Bisulfite Purchase to Alexander Chemical for the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $49,680.00 45-26 ▶ jump to 50:41
  30. 29 Award of Contract No. 2952-0126 for the 2026 Bulk Polymer Purchase to Polydyne LLC in the Amount of $126,050.00 46-26 ▶ jump to 50:52
  31. 30 Award of Contract No. 2954-0126 for the 2026 Bulk Sodium Hypochlorite Purchase to Alexander Chemical for the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $60,345.00 47-26 ▶ jump to 51:03
  32. 31 Award of Contract No. 2955-0126 for the 2026 Blended Phosphate Purchase to Carus Corporation for the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $97,440.00 48-26 ▶ jump to 51:15
  33. 32 Award of Contract No. 2958-0126 for the 2026 Manganese Sulfate Chemical Purchase on behalf of Carus Corporation for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $236,933.76 49-26 ▶ jump to 51:25
  34. 33 Award of Contract No. 2953-0126 for the 2026-2028 Utilities Generator Maintenance to Interstate Power Systems Inc. in the Amount of $220,565.21 50-26 ▶ jump to 51:38
  35. 34 Award of Professional Services Agreement for Pre-Treatment Program Assistance to Baxter & Woodman Inc. for the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $120,000.00 51-26 ▶ jump to 51:53
  36. 35 Award of Professional Services Agreement for the 2026 Force Main Ice Pigging Program to American Pipeline Solutions in the Amount of $71,337.00 52-26 ▶ jump to 52:04
  37. 36 Award of Professional Services Agreement for the 2026 Utilities Department Electrical Maintenance Contract to Elliott Electric Inc. for the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $295,360.00 53-26 ▶ jump to 52:16
  38. 37 Award of Professional Services Agreement for the 2026 Utilities Department Plumbing Maintenance Services to Poehner, Dillman, and Mahalik (PDM) for the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $353,600.00 54-26 ▶ jump to 52:29
  39. 38 Award of Professional Services Agreement for the Southeast Joliet Sanitary District Water Source Transfer Assistance to Engineering Enterprises Inc. for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $487,500.00 55-26 ▶ jump to 52:41
  40. 39 Approval of Purchase of Water Metering Equipment for the Southeast Joliet Sanitary District Meter Replacement Program from Core & Main LP for the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $523,965.00 56-26 ▶ jump to 52:54
  41. 40 Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Highland Phase 2 Water Main Improvements Project to Airy’s Inc. for a Deduction in the Amount of ($191,793.40) and Pay Estimate No. 4 and Final in the Amount of $1,388,541.22 57-26 ▶ jump to 53:08
  42. 41 Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Krings Acres Phase 2B Water Main Improvements Project to Brandt Excavating Inc. for a Deduction in the Amount of ($286,699.37) and Pay Estimate No. 5 and Final in the Amount of $448,831.01 58-26 ▶ jump to 53:29
  43. 42 Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the North Downtown Water Main Improvements Project on behalf of D Construction Inc. for Adjustments to Project Completion Dates 59-26 ▶ jump to 53:48
  44. 43 AGENDA ITEM: ▶ jump to 54:34
  45. 44 Award of Payment to Heritage Corridor Destinations in the Amount of $44,595.24 61-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 54:55
  46. 44 Consent Agenda Items Approved approve multiple agenda items Pass
  47. 45 Award of Contract for the Southeast Joliet Water Meter Replacement Program to Calumet City Plumbing Co., Inc. in the Amount of $1,027,250.00 62-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 55:35
  48. 46 Award of Contract for the Cunningham Phase 1 Water Main Improvements Project to Austin Tyler Construction Inc. in the Amount of $4,256,274.71 63-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 56:14
  49. 47 Award of Contract for the Emerald Lawns Phase 2 Water Main Improvements Project to Brandt Excavating Inc. in the Amount of $4,817,000.45 64-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 56:54
  50. 48 Award of Contract for the Forest Park Phase 4 Water Main Improvements Project to Len Cox & Sons Excavating in the Amount of $3,475,515.69 65-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 57:32
  51. 49 Award of Contract for the Fourth & Eastern Water Main Improvements Project to P.T. Ferro Construction Co. in the Amount of $3,601,647.55 66-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 58:08
  52. 50 Award of Contract for the Heggie Park Phase 2 Water Main Improvements Project to Construction by Camco Inc. in the Amount of $5,529,188.04 67-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 58:46
  53. 51 Award of Contract for the Oneida Water Main Improvements Project to D Construction Inc. in the Amount of $2,527,299.93 68-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 59:23
  54. 52 Award of Contract for the Twin Oaks Phase 2 Water Main Improvements Project to Austin Tyler Construction Inc. in the Amount of $2,069,538.60 69-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 59:58
  55. 53 Award of Contract for the Virginia Phase 2 Water Main Improvements Project to Len Cox & Sons Excavating in the Amount of $4,690,909.41 70-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 60:36
  56. 54 Award of Contract for the Washington Street Water Main Improvements Project to Steve Spiess Construction Inc. in the Amount of $5,127,743.16 71-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 61:15
  57. 55 Award of Contract for the York Avenue Water Main Improvements Project to Construction by Camco Inc. in the Amount of $1,005,084.16 72-26 approve Pass ▶ jump to 61:56
  58. 56 PUBLIC HEARINGS: ▶ jump to 62:35
  59. 57 All evidence and testimony will be presented under oath. The petitioner will be allowed to present first. After the petitioner is completed, interested parties will be allowed to present evidence and/or cross examine the petitioner. As this hearing is legislative in nature and not administrative, an interested party shall be defined as someone who either owns property within 600 feet of the proposed development site, or a member or official representative of an affected governmental body; the remainder of those who wish to be heard shall be classified as public speakers. Interested parties will present second. Once the interested parties have completed, public speakers will be heard. These individuals are public speakers, so the applicable public speaking rules shall be in effect: Speakers should try to address all comments to the council as a whole and not to any individual member, repetitive comments are discouraged, total comment time for any one person is 4 minutes, no speaker shall engage in a debate or make direct threats or personal attacks or be uncivil or abusive, disruptive behavior by the members of the public will not be tolerated, and the presiding officer may limit irrelevant, immaterial, or inappropriate comments or statements.
  60. 58 PY24 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Public Hearing 74-26 ▶ jump to 62:38
  61. 59 Public Hearing for a Resolution Approving an Annexation Agreement for 580 Caton Farm Road (A-5-25) 75-26 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 67:01
  62. 60 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
  63. 61 ORDINANCES: ▶ jump to 70:29
  64. 62 Ordinances Associated with 580 Caton Farm Road: Ordinance Approving the Annexation of 580 Caton Farm Road (A-5-25) Ordinance Approving the Classification of 580 Caton Farm Road to B-1 (Neighborhood Business) Zoning (A-5-25) Ordinance Approving the Preliminary Planned Unit Development of 580 Caton Farm (PUD-9-25) 77-26 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 70:31
  65. 63 Ordinance Approving the Preliminary Planned Unit Development of Joliet Catholic Academy Subdivision (PUD-10-25) 78-26 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 71:25
  66. 64 Ordinance Approving a Variation of Use to Allow a Laundromat, a B-1 (Neighborhood Business) Use in an R-4 (Multi-Family Residential) Zoning District, Located at 629 N. Hickory Street (ZBA 2025-55) 79-26 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 137:03
  67. 65 Ordinance Approving a Special Exception to Allow a Roof-Mounted Solar Installation, Located at 2114 Oak Leaf Street (ZBA 2025-58) 80-26 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 137:56
  68. 66 Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a Community Center within an R-2 (Single Family Residential) District Located at 111 McDonough Street (ZBA 2025-53) 81-26 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 140:21
  69. 67 RESOLUTIONS: ▶ jump to 142:02
  70. 68 Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the County of Will and the City of Joliet for Plumbing Requirements and Inspections Associated with the Southeast Joliet Sanitary District Water Meter Replacement Program 83-26 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 142:06
  71. 69 Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Joliet, the Southeast Joliet Sanitary District and the County of Will 84-26 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 142:47
  72. 70 Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Consulting Services Agreement with Governmental Solutions, Inc. for State Advocacy Services 85-26 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 143:54
  73. 71 Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of the Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the City of Joliet and IUOE, Local 399 86-26 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 148:52
  74. 72 CITY MANAGER: ▶ jump to 149:29
  75. 73 PUBLIC COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 151:32
  76. 74 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.
  77. 75 MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 195:47
  78. 76 ADJOURNMENT: approve Pass ▶ jump to 200:16
  79. 77 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.