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February 20, 2024 ·6:30 PM Final

City Hall, Council Chambers

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Agenda — 54 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 0:28
  3. 3 Father Chris Groh, St. Mary Magdalene, 127 S. Briggs Street
  4. 4 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: ▶ jump to 1:57
  5. 5 ROLL CALL: ▶ jump to 2:41
  6. 6 PRESENTATION:
  7. 6 ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Chris Regis.
  8. 7 Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study by Jayne Bernhard, City Planner & Liaison to the Historic Preservation Commission ▶ jump to 2:56
  9. 8 MAYOR:
  10. 9 Proclamation - Honoring Joe Belman's 100th Birthday ▶ jump to 11:32
  11. 10 APPROVAL OF AGENDA: approve Pass ▶ jump to 18:10
  12. 11 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS: ▶ jump to 18:56
  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 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
  16. 15 Communication, Technology & Information Systems ▶ jump to 21:35
  17. 16 Finance ▶ jump to 23:16
  18. 17 Public Service ▶ jump to 25:19
  19. 18 CONSENT AGENDA:
  20. 19 Approval of Minutes: Pre-Council - February 5, 2024 Council - February 6, 2024 approve Pass ▶ jump to 30:56
  21. 20 Invoices to be Paid approve Pass ▶ jump to 31:08
  22. 21 Award of Contract to CDWG for the Annual Renewal of Barracuda Cloud Backup Services in the Amount of $56,280.00 79-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 31:12
  23. 22 Award of Contract to Martin Whalen for Managed Print Services 80-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 31:24
  24. 23 Award of Contract to Granicus for GovQA FOIA Software in the Amount of $27,747.68 81-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 31:31
  25. 24 Award of Contract to Lenovo for 2024 PC Lifecycle Program in the amount of $77,716.00 82-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 31:41
  26. 25 Award of Contract for Professional Engineering Services for the Design of the Pilcher Park (Highland Avenue) Culvert to Willett Hofmann & Associates in the amount of $45,721.00 83-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 31:53
  27. 26 Professional Services Agreement for the 2024 Sanitary Sewer Investigations and Rehabilitation Program to RJN Group Inc. in the amount of $494,526.00 84-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 32:07
  28. 27 Professional Services Agreement for the 2024 Annual Service Agreement for Sewer System Monitoring to Xylem Vue Inc. in the amount of $63,522.00 85-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 32:23
  29. 28 Magnet Forensics Renewal for Gray Key for the Joliet Police Department Investigations Division 86-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 32:36
  30. 29 Approve Emergency Repairs to the Well 23D to Great Lakes Water Resources Group in the amount of $117,195.00 87-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 32:45
  31. 30 Amendment No. 1 for the Professional Services Agreement for the Design of Joliet City Square (West of Chicago Street from Van Buren Street to Clinton Street) to Civiltech Engineering, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $257,345.00 88-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 32:57
  32. 31 AGENDA ITEM:
  33. 31 Consent Agenda Items Approved Approved by Consent Vote Pass
  34. 32 Award of Contract for the Theodore Street (FAU400) Widen and Resurface Project- MFT Section No. 18-00515-02-WR to Austin Tyler Construction Inc. in the amount of $3,592,706.33 90-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 33:37
  35. 33 LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS:
  36. 34 Application for a Drive Thru Permit for a Starbucks Restaurant at 480 Houbolt Road 92-24 approve Pass ▶ jump to 37:06
  37. 35 PUBLIC HEARINGS:
  38. 36 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.
  39. 37 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
  40. 38 RESOLUTIONS:
  41. 39 Resolution Accepting Grant of Easements for the Hickory Creek East and West Park 2024 Water Main Improvement Projects adopt Pass ▶ jump to 37:47
  42. 40 Resolution Accepting Grant of Easement for the Parkview North 2024 Water Main Improvement Project adopt Pass ▶ jump to 38:22
  43. 41 Resolution Approving an Honorary Street Name (Louise Coleman Drive) for S. Joliet Street, Between McDonough Street and Munroe Street 98-24 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 39:13
  44. 42 Resolution to Accept and Implement a Grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity under Public Act 103-0006 99-24 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 40:33
  45. 43 Resolutions Associated with the Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Grant Agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Joliet and Joliet Township Concerning the Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Joliet and Lockport Township Concerning the Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Joliet and Will County Concerning the Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study 100-24 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 41:57
  46. 44 Resolution Appropriating Rebuild Illinois Bond Funds for the Theodore Street (FAU400) Widen and Resurface Project - MFT Sect. No. 18-00515-02-WR in the amount of $3,592,706.33 101-24 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 45:40
  47. 45 Resolution Authorizing Approval and Execution of a Real Estate Sales Agreement for the Purchase of Real Property (12550 Bell Road) 102-24 adopt Pass ▶ jump to 46:14
  48. 46 CITY MANAGER: ▶ jump to 47:22
  49. 47 PUBLIC COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 47:29
  50. 48 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. 49 MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: ▶ jump to 51:25
  52. 50 CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects: enter into closed session Pass ▶ jump to 56:02
  53. 51 ADJOURNMENT:
  54. 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.