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Pre-Council Meeting

December 15, 2025 ·5:30 PM Final

City Hall, Council Chambers

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Agenda — 46 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 ROLL CALL: ▶ jump to 0:42
  3. 3 MAYOR:
  4. 3 ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie.
  5. 4 APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
  6. 5 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS: ▶ jump to 0:58
  7. 6 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.
  8. 7 APPOINTMENTS: ▶ jump to 1:20
  9. 8 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: ▶ jump to 1:35
  10. 9 Communication, Technology & Information Systems
  11. 10 Finance
  12. 11 Public Assets
  13. 12 Public Service
  14. 13 CONSENT AGENDA:
  15. 14 Approval of Minutes: ▶ jump to 1:54
  16. 15 Invoices to be Paid
  17. 16 2026 Joliet City Council Meeting Schedule
  18. 17 Request to Approve Funding for Public Safety PC Replacement in an Amount Not to Exceed $250,000.00 650-25 ▶ jump to 2:02
  19. 18 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 2:41
  20. 19 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 3:18
  21. 20 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 3:55
  22. 21 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 4:53
  23. 22 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 5:17
  24. 23 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 5:35
  25. 24 Award of Contract for the Bicentennial Park Theatre Stage Rigging Replacement to Grand Stage Company in the Amount of $117,000.00 657-25 ▶ jump to 5:54
  26. 25 Authorization to Approve Draw 14 for Tax Increment Financing District #7 in the Amount of $677,031.04 658-25 ▶ jump to 11:23
  27. 26 AGENDA ITEM:
  28. 27 LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS:
  29. 28 PUBLIC HEARINGS:
  30. 29 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.
  31. 30 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
  32. 31 ORDINANCES:
  33. 32 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 ▶ jump to 11:43
  34. 33 Ordinance Approving the 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the City of Joliet, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois 661-25 ▶ jump to 13:34
  35. 34 RESOLUTIONS:
  36. 35 Resolution Accepting a License Agreement from Canadian National Railway Company for the Washington Street Water Main Improvement Project 663-25 ▶ jump to 56:51
  37. 36 Resolution Accepting a Grant of Temporary Easement from the Joliet Park District for the Washington Street Water Main Improvement Project 664-25 ▶ jump to 57:05
  38. 37 Resolution Accepting a License Agreement from Metra for the Washington Street Water Main Improvement Project 665-25 ▶ jump to 57:16
  39. 38 Resolution Appointing an Authorized Agent for Purposes of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 666-25 ▶ jump to 57:26
  40. 39 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Cost Sharing Agreement with CenterPoint for PACE Bus Route 511 667-25 ▶ jump to 57:35
  41. 40 Resolution Authorizing the Release of Closed Session Minutes 668-25 ▶ jump to 57:51
  42. 41 CITY MANAGER:
  43. 42 PUBLIC COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 58:03
  44. 43 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.
  45. 44 CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects: enter into closed session Pass ▶ jump to 62:32
  46. 45 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.