Pre-Council Meeting
City Hall, Council Chambers
Agenda — 44 items
- 1 Citizens who are unable to attend the meeting can email comments in advance of the meeting to publiccomment@joliet.gov.
- 2 ROLL CALL:
- 3 PRESENTATION:
- 3 ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie.
- 4 Joliet Water System Improvements for the Alternative Water Source Program - Presented by Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
- 5 MAYOR:
- 6 APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
- 7 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS:
- 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.
- 9 APPOINTMENTS:
- 10 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
- 11 Land Use & Economic Development
- 12 Public Safety
- 13 Public Service
- 14 CONSENT AGENDA:
- 15 Approval of Minutes: Council Meeting - January 21, 2025
- 16 Invoices to be Paid
- 17 Award of Contract for the 2025 Drinking Water Sodium Hypochlorite Purchase to Univar Solutions USA LLC in the Amount of $467,325.00
- 18 Award of Contract for the 2025 Sanitary Service Lateral Lining Program to Performance Pipelining Inc. in the Amount of $695,522.66 and Award of the 2025 Sanitary Service Lateral Professional Agreement to RJN Group in the Amount of $94,600.00
- 19 Award of 2025 Public Utilities Department Plumbing Maintenance Services Contract to Poehner, Dillman, and Mahalik, Inc. (PDM) in the Amount of $340,220.00
- 20 Purchase of a Leica Robotic Total Station from Kara Company Inc. in the Amount of $41,769.08
- 21 Amendment No. 1 for the Phase II Engineering Services for the Farrell Road over Spring Creek Bridge Improvement Project - MFT Section No. 21-00542-00-BR to Hutchison Engineering Inc. in the Amount of $26,190.00
- 22 Approve the Expenditure to Thriveworks Community Mental Health Program in the amount of $240,000.00
- 23 Approve Payment to JULIE Illinois One-Call System Services to JULIE, Inc. in the Amount of $26,904.25
- 24 Approval of Engagement with Hanks Consulting, LLC and Holsten Development Corporation for Services Associated with Modifying Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts and Rental Rates at Riverwalk Homes.
- 25 AGENDA ITEMS:
- 26 Award of Contract for the Garnsey Park Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program to Hoerr Construction Inc. in the Amount of $3,221,383.00 and Amendment No. 1 to the 2025 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Professional Services Agreement with RJN Group for an Amount Not to Exceed of $263,600.00
- 27 Award of Professional Services Agreement for Construction Related Engineering Services for the 2025 Water Main and Lead Water Service Line Replacement Programs to Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. in the Amount of $4,584,963.79
- 28 LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS:
- 29 PUBLIC HEARINGS:
- 30 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 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
- 32 ORDINANCES:
- 33 Ordinance Amending the 2024 Annual Budget for the Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan Phase IV- Eastside and Westside Combined Sewer Overflow Regulators Project to D Construction in the Amount of $2,400,000.00 and Approve Payment of Pay Request No. 6 in the Amount of $2,663,549.96
- 34 RESOLUTIONS:
- 35 Resolution Approving Acceptance of Donation of Land for Water Tower Site and Authorizing Approval and Execution of an Easement Agreement with TCIH Holdings, LLC (Northpoint) for the Alternative Water Source Program
- 36 Resolution Authorizing the Acquisition of Property for the Joliet Downtown Levee Improvements - PIN 30-07-09-231-001 & 30-07-10-100-014 in the Amount of $115,000.00
- 37 Resolution Appropriating Supplemental Motor Fuel Tax Funds for Amendment No. 1 to the Phase II Engineering Services for the Farrell Road over Spring Creek Bridge Improvement Project - MFT Section No. 21-00542-00-BR
- 38 CITY MANAGER:
- 39 PUBLIC COMMENTS:
- 40 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.
- 41 CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects:
- 42 ADJOURNMENT:
- 43 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.