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October 21, 2025 ·6:30 PM Final

City Hall, Council Chambers

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Agenda — 51 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 0:54
  3. 3 Father Chris Groh, Chaplain for the Joliet Police and Fire Departments
  4. 4 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: ▶ jump to 2:33
  5. 5 ROLL CALL: ▶ jump to 3:33
  6. 6 MAYOR: ▶ jump to 4:25
  7. 6 ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie.
  8. 7 Proclamation Recognizing United Nations Day 2025 ▶ jump to 4:41
  9. 8 APPROVAL OF AGENDA: approve Pass ▶ jump to 11:02
  10. 9 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS: ▶ jump to 11:24
  11. 10 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.
  12. 11 APPOINTMENTS: ▶ jump to 11:34
  13. 12 Appointment to the Committee for Citizens with Disabilities appoint Pass ▶ jump to 11:36
  14. 13 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: ▶ jump to 12:01
  15. 14 Finance ▶ jump to 12:03
  16. 15 Public Service ▶ jump to 16:19
  17. 16 CONSENT AGENDA: ▶ jump to 20:35
  18. 17 Approval of Minutes: ▶ jump to 20:38
  19. 18 Invoices to be Paid ▶ jump to 20:48
  20. 19 Award of 2025 Traffic Signal Materials Purchase Order No. 5 to Traffic Control Corp. in the Amount of $28,562.00 557-25 ▶ jump to 20:52
  21. 20 Award of Professional Services Contract for the Removal of Fuel and Fuel Tanks from 9 Osgood Street to Petroleum Technologies Equipment, Inc. in the Amount of $125,000.00 558-25 ▶ jump to 21:03
  22. 21 Award of a Professional Engineering Services Agreement Related to the Northpoint Development Plan Review to Hutchison Engineering in an Amount Not to Exceed $40,000.00 559-25 ▶ jump to 21:17
  23. 22 Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Cass Street / Jefferson Street Streetscape Repair Project - 2024 to PT Ferro Construction Co. in the Amount of $15,015.24 and Payment Request No. 2 and Final in the Amount of $16,755.46 560-25 ▶ jump to 21:31
  24. 23 Award of Contract for the Transfer of the City of Joliet’s Satellite Flow Monitoring Sites to the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) System to Metropolitan Industries in the Amount of $196,475.00 561-25 ▶ jump to 21:50
  25. 24 Award of Professional Services Agreement for the Southeast Joliet Sanitary District GIS Mapping Project to TWiG Technologies in the Amount of $93,387.50 562-25 ▶ jump to 22:07
  26. 25 Approval of Payment for the Annual Sensus Analytics and SaaS Systems to Core & Main LP in the amount of $87,623.00 563-25 ▶ jump to 22:21
  27. 26 Approval of the Purchase of Water Metering Equipment from Core & Main LP in the Amount of $350,000.00 564-25 ▶ jump to 22:33
  28. 27 Approval of Amendment No. 2 for the Professional Services Agreement for Engineering Design Services for the Fairmont Water & Sewer Extension Project on Behalf of V3 Companies for a no Change in Cost 565-25 ▶ jump to 22:44
  29. 28 AGENDA ITEM: ▶ jump to 23:25
  30. 29 Approval of Retiree Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits Options 567-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 23:30
  31. 29 Consent Agenda Items Approved approve multiple agenda items Pass
  32. 30 LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS: ▶ jump to 24:06
  33. 31 Issuance of Class “B” Liquor License at 3340 Mall Loop Drive - El Flamingo Bar & Grill Inc. 569-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 24:11
  34. 32 Resolution to Deny Issuance of Class “B” Liquor License at 3111 Theodore Street - Spicy Larry Café LLC 570-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 25:03
  35. 33 PUBLIC HEARINGS:
  36. 34 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.
  37. 35 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
  38. 36 ORDINANCES: ▶ jump to 25:57
  39. 37 Ordinance for the Levy and Assessment of Taxes for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2025 and Ending December 31, 2025, in and for the 1996 Joliet Special Service Area Number Fourteen (Joliet City Center) 572-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 25:58
  40. 38 Ordinance for the Levy and Assessment of Taxes for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2025 and Ending December 31, 2025, in and for the 2009 Joliet Special Service Area Number Seven (Park Hill Subdivision) 573-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 26:41
  41. 39 RESOLUTIONS: ▶ jump to 27:20
  42. 40 Resolution Appointing an Authorized Agent for Purposes of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 575-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 27:22
  43. 41 Resolution Declaring Certain City of Joliet Property as Surplus 576-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 27:51
  44. 42 Resolution Approving the Subrecipient Award Agreement between Will County and the City of Joliet for the Southeast Joliet Sanitary District Water System Improvements 577-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 28:23
  45. 43 Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Southeast Joliet Sanitary District and the City of Joliet 578-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 29:33
  46. 44 CITY MANAGER: ▶ jump to 30:04
  47. 45 PUBLIC COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 32:03
  48. 46 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.
  49. 47 MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 39:00
  50. 48 ADJOURNMENT: adjourn Pass ▶ jump to 48:54
  51. 49 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.