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Pre-Council Meeting

June 3, 2024 ·5:30 PM Final

City Hall, Council Chambers

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Agenda — 53 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 1:00
  3. 3 PRESENTATION: ▶ jump to 1:19
  4. 3 ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Chris Regis. Councilman Guerrero entered the meeting at 5:31 p.m.
  5. 4 Grand Prairie Water Commission & Alternative Water Source Program Update by Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
  6. 5 MAYOR:
  7. 6 APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
  8. 7 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS: ▶ jump to 13:03
  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:
  11. 10 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
  12. 11 Land Use & Economic Development
  13. 12 Public Safety
  14. 13 Public Service
  15. 14 CONSENT AGENDA:
  16. 15 Approval of Minutes: Pre-Council Meeting - May 20, 2024 Council Meeting - May 21, 2024
  17. 16 Invoices to be Paid
  18. 17 2023 Annual Treasurer’s Report 264-24
  19. 18 Award of Contract for the 2024 Native Landscaping Maintenance and Restoration Program to Tallgrass Restoration LLC in the amount of $30,130.00 265-24 ▶ jump to 16:35
  20. 19 Award of Contract for Bluff Street Interceptor Rehabilitation Project to Insituform Technologies USA LLC in the amount of $1,262,641.00 and Amendment No. 1 for the Bluff Street Interceptor Design Professional Services Agreement to RJN Group in the amount of $104,620.00 266-24 ▶ jump to 17:01
  21. 20 Award of Professional Services Agreement for Professional Engineering Support Services to Baxter & Woodman, Inc. in the amount of $150,000.00 267-24 ▶ jump to 17:22
  22. 21 Award of Professional Services Agreement for the Lois Place Lift Station Rehabilitation to Trotter and Associates Inc. in the amount of $96,600.00 268-24 ▶ jump to 17:37
  23. 22 Award of Professional Services Agreement for Engineering Design Services for the Des Plaines River Tunnel Crossing Rehabilitation Project for the Water Main Replacement Program to Jacob Associates dba Delve Underground in the amount of $142,356.00 269-24 ▶ jump to 18:11
  24. 23 Purchase and Installation of Cabinets for Fire Station 9 from Tri-Star in the amount of $23,616.00 270-24 ▶ jump to 18:20
  25. 24 Purchase of one (1) Ford Transit and one (1) Ford F550 KUV for Public Utilities 271-24 ▶ jump to 18:32
  26. 25 Purchase a Replacement Engine for the Roadways Division from Rush Truck Centers in the amount of $27,680.58 272-24 ▶ jump to 18:42
  27. 26 Authorization to Utilize Electronic Lockbox Services 273-24 ▶ jump to 18:59
  28. 27 Change Order No. 4 in the amount of $112,184.07 and Change Order No. 5 in the amount of ($143,268.90) for the Caton Farm Road Water Main Improvements Project on behalf of PT Ferro Construction Co. reducing the contract amount by ($31,084.83) 274-24 ▶ jump to 19:04
  29. 28 Payment of the 2024 Membership Dues for the Lower DesPlaines Watershed Group in the amount of $99,128.35 275-24 ▶ jump to 19:32
  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 of the City of Joliet, Illinois, providing for the Redemption of a Portion of the City’s General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020B and the Abatement of a Portion of the Taxes Levied for the Payment thereof 277-24 ▶ jump to 19:54
  36. 35 Ordinance Adopting Public Works Standards for Construction 278-24 ▶ jump to 20:15
  37. 36 Ordinance Adopting Abandoned and Retired Utilities Policy 279-24 ▶ jump to 20:22
  38. 37 RESOLUTIONS:
  39. 38 Resolution Authorizing Execution of Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Joliet and Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C Regarding Reciprocal Reporting and Surveillance System Access 281-24 ▶ jump to 20:35
  40. 39 Resolution Approving an Honorary Street Name (Earl D’Amico Way) for N. Ottawa Street, Between Webster Street and Cass Street 282-24 ▶ jump to 20:56
  41. 40 Resolution Approving the Dedication of a 33’ x 240’ Portion and a 33’ x 396’ Portion of Zurich Road as Public Right-of-Way 283-24 ▶ jump to 21:13
  42. 41 Resolution Approving the Dedication of a 40’ x 520.10’ Portion of West Haven Avenue as Public Right-of-Way 284-24 ▶ jump to 21:32
  43. 42 Resolution Declaring Property of the City of Joliet as Surplus 285-24 ▶ jump to 21:43
  44. 43 Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of a Grant from the Morton Arboretum for a Citywide Tree Inventory and Management Plan, Tree Pruning, and Tree Planting in the Amount of $216,519.00 286-24 ▶ jump to 22:42
  45. 44 Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the US Route 6 (Mayor Art Schultz Drive to US RT 30 - E. Cass Street; State Job No. : C-91-332-22, Contract No. 62T55) Roadway Improvements 287-24 ▶ jump to 22:57
  46. 45 Resolution Appropriating Motor Fuel Tax Funding for the US Route 6 (Mayor Art Schultz Drive to US RT 30 - E. Cass Street; State Job No. : C-91-332-22, Contract No. 62T55) Roadway Improvements - MFT Section No. 24-00568-00-TL 288-24 ▶ jump to 23:21
  47. 46 Resolution Approving an Additional License Agreement with the Forest Preserve District of Will County (Isle A La Cache Preserve) for the Alternative Water Source Program 289-24 ▶ jump to 23:32
  48. 47 CITY MANAGER:
  49. 48 PUBLIC COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 24:30
  50. 49 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.
  51. 50 CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects: enter into closed session Pass ▶ jump to 24:40
  52. 51 ADJOURNMENT:
  53. 52 This meeting will be held in an accessible location. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact Christa M. Desiderio, City Clerk, 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.