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July 15, 2025 ·6:30 PM Final

City Hall, Council Chambers

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Agenda — 50 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 Pastor De'Andre Robinson, New Beginnings Christ Church
  4. 4 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:
  5. 5 ROLL CALL: ▶ jump to 3:49
  6. 6 PRESENTATION: ▶ jump to 4:11
  7. 6 ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie.
  8. 7 Joliet Comprehensive Plan - Status Update: Presented by Jayne Bernhard, Planning Director ▶ jump to 4:41
  9. 8 MAYOR: ▶ jump to 11:12
  10. 9 Proclamation Recognizing Joliet Central's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) ▶ jump to 11:28
  11. 10 APPROVAL OF AGENDA: approve Pass ▶ jump to 17:51
  12. 11 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS: ▶ jump to 18:30
  13. 12 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.
  14. 13 APPOINTMENTS:
  15. 14 Appointment to the Tree Advisory Board appoint Pass ▶ jump to 28:33
  16. 15 Reappointment to the Joliet Arts Commission appoint Pass ▶ jump to 28:58
  17. 16 Appointment to the Joliet Arts Commission appoint Pass ▶ jump to 29:27
  18. 17 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: ▶ jump to 29:56
  19. 18 Finance ▶ jump to 29:59
  20. 19 Public Service ▶ jump to 32:00
  21. 20 CONSENT AGENDA: ▶ jump to 34:40
  22. 21 Invoices to be Paid ▶ jump to 34:41
  23. 22 Award of Contract for DACRA Software Renewal 396-25 ▶ jump to 34:45
  24. 23 Award a Business Continuity Grant for the Total Amount of $33,033.88 to Chicago Street Pub 397-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 36:49
  25. 24 Approval of Purchase of One (1) HazMat Specific Truck Assembly from Marshall Chevrolet for the Fire Department Haz-Mat Team in an Amount not to Exceed $86,000.00 398-25 ▶ jump to 34:51
  26. 25 Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the 2024 Lift Station Replacement Program - Benton Lift Station and Greenfield Lift Station on behalf of Airy’s Construction Inc. for a Deduction in the Amount of ($9,884.33) and Payment No. 5 and Final in the Amount of $161,877.02 399-25 ▶ jump to 35:04
  27. 26 AGENDA ITEM:
  28. 27 Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Dekalb Street / Dora Avenue Roadway Project - MFT Section No. 22-00549-00-FP to of Austin Tyler Construction Inc., for a Deduction in the Amount of ($24,552.88) and Payment Estimate No. 5 and Final in the Amount of $19,785.61 401-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 39:19
  29. 27 Consent Agenda Items Approved approve Pass
  30. 28 LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS: ▶ jump to 40:16
  31. 29 Issuance of Class “E” Liquor License at 2611 W. Jefferson Street - Fry the Coop 403-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 40:18
  32. 30 Issuance of Class “B” Liquor License at 1401 Gateway Boulevard - Boulevard Food & Drink Hall - Joliet 404-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 42:33
  33. 31 Approval of an Application for a Drive Thru Permit for a Jack in the Box Restaurant at 2307 Jefferson Street 405-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 43:09
  34. 32 PUBLIC HEARINGS:
  35. 33 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.
  36. 34 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
  37. 35 ORDINANCES: ▶ jump to 43:44
  38. 36 Ordinance Approving a Variation of Use to Allow a Two-Unit Residence in the R-2A (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District, Located at 309 Stryker Avenue. 407-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 43:46
  39. 37 RESOLUTIONS: ▶ jump to 44:35
  40. 38 Resolution Approving the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Joliet and the Joliet Job Corps Center 409-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 44:38
  41. 39 Resolution Adopting the Downtown Joliet Equitable Transit Oriented Development Plan 410-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 45:56
  42. 40 Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the I-80 at Center Street Interchange Improvement Project - IDOT Contract No. 62R22 / JN-125-033 411-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 49:50
  43. 41 Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the I-80 at Center Street Interchange Improvement Project - IDOT Contract No.62R22 / JN-125-035 412-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 50:30
  44. 42 Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of the Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the City of Joliet and IAFF Local 2369 413-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 51:09
  45. 43 CITY MANAGER: ▶ jump to 58:44
  46. 44 PUBLIC COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 61:43
  47. 45 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.
  48. 46 MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 70:14
  49. 47 ADJOURNMENT: adjourn Pass ▶ jump to 81:11
  50. 48 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.