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March 31, 2025 ·5:30 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:
  3. 3 Pastor Jeff Sandstrom, Victory City Church, 1741 Essington Road ▶ jump to 2:37
  4. 4 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: ▶ jump to 4:48
  5. 5 ROLL CALL: ▶ jump to 5:29
  6. 6 MAYOR:
  7. 6 ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie.
  8. 7 Proclamation for Autism Spectrum Awareness ▶ jump to 5:47
  9. 8 APPROVAL OF AGENDA: approve Pass ▶ jump to 10:19
  10. 9 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS: ▶ jump to 10:46
  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:
  13. 12 MAYOR PRO TEM: appoint Pass ▶ jump to 11:14
  14. 13 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
  15. 14 Land Use & Economic Development ▶ jump to 11:42
  16. 15 Public Safety ▶ jump to 14:07
  17. 16 Public Service ▶ jump to 20:11
  18. 17 CONSENT AGENDA:
  19. 18 Approval of Minutes: Pre-Council Meeting - March 17, 2025 Council Meeting - March 18, 2025 approve Pass ▶ jump to 23:43
  20. 19 Invoices to be Paid approve Pass ▶ jump to 23:54
  21. 20 2024 Annual City Collector's Report 226-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 23:57
  22. 21 Professional Services Agreement for the 2025 Annual Service Agreement for Sewer System Monitoring to Xylem Vue Inc. in the Amount of $34,077.00 227-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 24:07
  23. 22 Professional Services Agreement for the 2025 Public Utilities Department Leak Detection and Meter Testing to M.E. Simpson Co., Inc. in the Amount of $595,380.00 228-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 24:21
  24. 23 Approve Purchase of G7C Handheld Monitors for the Joliet Fire Department from Conway Shield in the Amount of $62,303.00 229-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 24:37
  25. 24 Approve Purchase of EXO 8 Area Monitors for the Joliet Fire Department from Conway Shield in the Amount of $8,543.00 230-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 24:51
  26. 25 Approve Purchase of Nozzles for Frontline Fire Department Engines from Air One Equipment, Inc. in the Amount of $84,667.00 231-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 25:04
  27. 26 Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement for the 2025 Sanitary Sewer Investigations and Rehabilitation Program to RJN Group Inc. in the Amount of $13,205.70 232-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 25:17
  28. 27 Approve Payment of the 2025 Membership Dues for the Lower DuPage River Watershed Coalition in the Amount of $25,140.08 233-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 25:34
  29. 28 AGENDA ITEM:
  30. 28 Consent Agenda Items Approved Approved by Consent Vote Pass
  31. 29 Award Two Business Continuity Grants for a Total Amount of $85,518.79 235-25 approve Pass ▶ jump to 26:31
  32. 30 LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS:
  33. 31 PUBLIC HEARINGS:
  34. 32 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.
  35. 33 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
  36. 34 ORDINANCES:
  37. 35 Ordinance Amending the 2025 City of Joliet Annual Budget for the City-Wide Tree Inventory and Award of Contract to Great Lakes Urban Forestry Inc. in the Amount of $307,395.00 237-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 35:18
  38. 36 Ordinance Amending Section 19-150 of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinances to Regulate Truck, Semi-trailer, Trailer, Pole Trailer, Recreational Vehicle, and Bus Parking 238-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 37:06
  39. 37 RESOLUTIONS:
  40. 38 Resolution Accepting a Grant of Permanent and Temporary Easements for 706 North Broadway Street on the Broadway Street (Theodore St. to Ruby St.) Water Main Improvements Project 240-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 37:49
  41. 39 Resolution Accepting a Grant of Permanent and Temporary Easements for 800 East Jackson Street on the Virginia Phase 1 Water Main Improvements Project 241-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 38:17
  42. 40 Resolution Declaring Certain City of Joliet Property as Surplus 242-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 38:51
  43. 41 Resolution Declaring Certain City of Joliet Property as Surplus 243-25 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 39:29
  44. 42 CITY MANAGER: ▶ jump to 40:01
  45. 43 PUBLIC COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 42:52
  46. 44 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.
  47. 45 MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 43:03
  48. 46 CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects:
  49. 47 ADJOURNMENT: adjourn Pass ▶ jump to 50:04
  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.