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Pre-Council Meeting

May 19, 2025 ·5:30 PM Final

City Hall, Council Chambers

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Agenda — 48 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 1:31
  3. 3 PRESENTATION:
  4. 3 ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie.
  5. 4 Recognition of Water Ambassador Award, Q1 2025 Water Conservation Incentive Program Winners, and Intro for Q2 & Q3 2025 Program - Presented by Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities ▶ jump to 5:06
  6. 5 MAYOR:
  7. 6 APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
  8. 7 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS: ▶ jump to 12:03
  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: ▶ jump to 12:20
  11. 10 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: ▶ jump to 12:43
  12. 11 Communication, Technology & Information Systems
  13. 12 Finance
  14. 13 Public Service
  15. 14 CONSENT AGENDA: ▶ jump to 12:50
  16. 15 Invoices to be Paid
  17. 16 Award of Contract to Heartland Business Systems for VMware Annual Renewal in the Amount of $59,730.88 304-25 ▶ jump to 13:03
  18. 17 Award of Contract to Granicus for Annual Products and Services Renewal and Up-front Implementation Costs in the Amount of $583,225.73 to be Paid Over Three Years 305-25 ▶ jump to 13:09
  19. 18 Award of Contract for the 2025 School Zone Flasher Materials Purchase Order No. 1 to Mobotrex, Inc. in the Amount of $41,597.00 306-25 ▶ jump to 13:27
  20. 19 Award of Contract for Insurance Brokerage Services for General Liability, Workers Compensation and Property and Casualty Coverage to Alliant Insurance Services in the Amount of $40,500.00. 307-25 ▶ jump to 13:40
  21. 20 Award of Professional Services Agreement for Phase I Engineering Services for the Abe Street Bridge over Spring Creek Improvement Project - MFT Section No. 14-00475-00-BR to Willett, Hoffman, & Associates, in the Amount of $38,782.00 308-25 ▶ jump to 13:55
  22. 21 Approval of Amendment No. 3 for the Phase I Engineering Services for the Abe Street Bridge over Spring Creek Improvement Project - MFT Section No. 14-00475-00-BR to Willett, Hoffman, & Associates, a Deduction in the Amount of ($14,035.08), and Payment Request No. 26 and Final in the Amount of $6,335.45 309-25 ▶ jump to 14:11
  23. 22 Approval of Purchase of Water Metering Equipment from Core & Main LP in the Amount of $42,300.00 310-25 ▶ jump to 14:36
  24. 23 Approval of Purchase of Two (2) Twenty-Four-Inch DeZURIK Check Valves from LAI & Associates Inc. in the Amount of $36,300.00 311-25 ▶ jump to 14:45
  25. 24 Approval of Purchase of a John Deere Mower Assembly from Shorewood Home & Auto in the Amount of $122,644.38 312-25 ▶ jump to 14:59
  26. 25 Approval of Purchase and Installation of Three (3) One-Ton Dump Bodies from Henderson Products Inc. in the Amount of $162,424.00 313-25 ▶ jump to 15:12
  27. 26 Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the 2024 Sidewalk / Curb Replacement Project - Central Joliet on Behalf of D Construction Inc. for Adjustments to the Project Completion Date 314-25 ▶ jump to 15:27
  28. 27 Approval of Change Order No. 2 for the 2024 Sidewalk / Curb Replacement Project - Far West Joliet on Behalf of D Construction Inc. for Adjustments to the Project Completion Date 315-25 ▶ jump to 15:43
  29. 28 AGENDA ITEM:
  30. 29 LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS:
  31. 30 PUBLIC HEARINGS:
  32. 31 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.
  33. 32 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
  34. 33 ORDINANCES:
  35. 34 Ordinance Approving a Variation of Use to Allow a Wholesale Business, a B-3 (General Business) Use, in the B-1 (Neighborhood Business) Zoning District, Located at 470 S. Hammes Avenue (ZBA 2025-08) 317-25 ▶ jump to 16:33
  36. 35 Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a Cellular Communications Tower and Associated Ground Equipment, Located at 2500 Brandon Road (ZBA 2025-11) 318-25 ▶ jump to 16:56
  37. 36 RESOLUTIONS:
  38. 37 Resolution Accepting a Grant of Permanent Easement on South Eastern Avenue for the Heggie Park Phase I Water Main Improvements Project 320-25 ▶ jump to 17:13
  39. 38 Resolution Appropriating Supplemental Motor Fuel Tax Funds for the Phase 1 Engineering Services for the Abe Street Bridge over Spring Creek Improvement Project - MFT Section No. 14-00475-00-BR 321-25 ▶ jump to 17:28
  40. 39 Resolution to Approve and Authorize the Acceptance of the Will County Community Mental Health Board 2025 Grant Funding Award to Fund the Community Mental Health Program in the amount of $200,000.00 322-25 ▶ jump to 17:43
  41. 40 Resolution Requesting the Closure of State Route 171 for the 2025 Mexican Independence Day Parade 323-25 ▶ jump to 18:02
  42. 41 CITY MANAGER:
  43. 42 PUBLIC COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 18:20
  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 MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS:
  46. 45 CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects: enter into closed session Pass ▶ jump to 18:41
  47. 46 ADJOURNMENT: ▶ jump to 19:02
  48. 47 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.