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December 16, 2025 ·6:30 PM Final

City Hall, Council Chambers

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Agenda — 56 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 0:28
  3. 3 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:
  4. 4 ROLL CALL: ▶ jump to 2:24
  5. 5 MAYOR:
  6. 5 ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie.
  7. 6 APPROVAL OF AGENDA: approve multiple agenda items Pass ▶ jump to 5:56
  8. 7 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS: ▶ jump to 6:34
  9. 8 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 do 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.
  10. 9 APPOINTMENTS:
  11. 10 Reappointment to the Committee on Citizens with Disabilities reappoint Pass ▶ jump to 6:49
  12. 11 Reappointment to the Plan Commission reappoint Pass ▶ jump to 7:17
  13. 12 Reappointment to the Tree Advisory Board reappoint Pass ▶ jump to 7:43
  14. 13 Reappointment to the Zoning Board of Appeals reappoint Pass ▶ jump to 8:06
  15. 14 MAYOR PRO TEM: approve Pass ▶ jump to 8:32
  16. 15 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: ▶ jump to 9:08
  17. 16 Communication, Technology & Information Systems ▶ jump to 9:10
  18. 17 Finance ▶ jump to 12:54
  19. 18 Public Assets ▶ jump to 15:22
  20. 19 Public Service ▶ jump to 16:29
  21. 20 CONSENT AGENDA: ▶ jump to 18:43
  22. 21 Approval of Minutes: ▶ jump to 18:44
  23. 22 Invoices to be Paid ▶ jump to 18:54
  24. 23 2026 Joliet City Council Meeting Schedule ▶ jump to 18:58
  25. 24 Request to Approve Funding for Public Safety PC Replacement in an Amount Not to Exceed $250,000.00 650-25 ▶ jump to 19:04
  26. 25 Award of Contract to Orbis Solutions, Inc for Surveillance System Hardware and Installation at the Ottawa Street Parking Deck in the Amount of $116,927.90 651-25 ▶ jump to 19:14
  27. 26 Award of Contract for the 2025 Large Water Meter Replacement Program to United Meters Inc. in the Amount of $242,501.00 652-25 ▶ jump to 19:26
  28. 27 Award of Contract for the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation project for the 2026 Watermain Replacement Program to National Power Rodding Corp. in the Amount of $737,425.00, and Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement for the 2026 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program with RJN Group Inc for an Amount not to exceed of $69,900.00 653-25 ▶ jump to 19:39
  29. 28 Approval of Professional Services Agreement for Preliminary Engineering for the 2027 Water System Rehabilitation Program to Baxter & Woodman Inc. in the Amount of $898,700.00 654-25 ▶ jump to 20:05
  30. 29 Approval of Amendment No. 3 for the IDOT - I-80 Reconstruction Coordination and Joliet Water and Sewer Relocation Feasibility Study Professional Services Agreement to V3 Companies in the Amount of $50,000.00 655-25 ▶ jump to 20:19
  31. 30 Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Virginia Phase 1 Water Main Improvements Project to P.T. Ferro Construction Co in the Amount of $211,531.40 and Pay Estimate No. 6 and Final in the Amount of $636,005.01 656-25 ▶ jump to 20:33
  32. 31 Award of Contract for the Bicentennial Park Theatre Stage Rigging Replacement to Grand Stage Company in the Amount of $117,000.00 657-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 21:33
  33. 32 Authorization to Approve Draw 14 for Tax Increment Financing District #7 in the Amount of $677,031.04 658-25 ▶ jump to 20:52
  34. 33 AGENDA ITEM:
  35. 34 LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS:
  36. 34 Consent Agenda Items Approved approve multiple agenda items Pass
  37. 35 PUBLIC HEARINGS:
  38. 36 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.
  39. 37 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
  40. 38 ORDINANCES:
  41. 39 Ordinance Abating the Taxes Heretofore Levied for the Year 2025 to Pay Debt Service on $3,665,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020A and $93,595,000 General Obligation Bonds Series 2022 of the City of Joliet, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois of the City of Joliet, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois 660-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 22:48
  42. 40 Ordinance Approving the 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the City of Joliet, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois 661-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 23:37
  43. 41 RESOLUTIONS:
  44. 42 Resolution Accepting a License Agreement from Canadian National Railway Company for the Washington Street Water Main Improvement Project 663-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 24:34
  45. 43 Resolution Accepting a Grant of Temporary Easement from the Joliet Park District for the Washington Street Water Main Improvement Project 664-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 25:11
  46. 44 Resolution Accepting a License Agreement from Metra for the Washington Street Water Main Improvement Project 665-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 25:50
  47. 45 Resolution Appointing an Authorized Agent for Purposes of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 666-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 26:22
  48. 46 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Cost Sharing Agreement with CenterPoint for PACE Bus Route 511 667-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 26:56
  49. 47 Resolution Authorizing the Release of Closed Session Minutes 668-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 27:30
  50. 48 CITY MANAGER: ▶ jump to 28:05
  51. 49 PUBLIC COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 31:39
  52. 50 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 do 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.
  53. 51 MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 81:31
  54. 52 CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects:
  55. 53 ADJOURNMENT: adjourn Pass ▶ jump to 93:30
  56. 54 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.