Pre-Council Meeting
City Hall, Council Chambers
Agenda — 55 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 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Presentation - Presented by Dan Bounds, PE, D.WRE, Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers
- 5 Non-Revenue Water Reduction Program Update – Presented by Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
- 6 MAYOR:
- 7 APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
- 8 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS:
- 9 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 APPOINTMENTS:
- 11 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
- 12 Public Assets
- 13 Public Safety
- 14 Public Service
- 15 CONSENT AGENDA:
- 16 Approval of Minutes: Council Meeting - February 18, 2025
- 17 Invoices to be Paid
- 18 Award of Professional Services Agreement for the 2025 Sanitary Sewer Investigations Program, to RJN Group Inc. in the Amount of $539,650.00
- 19 Award of Professional Services Agreement for the 2025 Water Loss Control Technical Assistance Program to Cavanaugh & Associates PA in the Amount of $511,140.00
- 20 Award of Professional Services Agreement for Water Treatment Residual Rule Compliance Assistance to Duffield Consulting Engineers LTD in the Amount of $63,874.00
- 21 Award of Professional Services Agreement for the Route 66 Park at Broadway Street Greenway Improvements, Survey and Design Phase, to Geotech Engineering Inc. in the Amount of $32,500.
- 22 Purchase and Installation of 17 Windows for Fire Station 1 from Dutchman Contracting Corporation in the Amount of $32,000.00
- 23 Purchase and Installation of Flooring for Fire Station 9 from Integrity Concrete Coatings in the amount of $30,212.00
- 24 Advanced Traffic Management System - Phase B - Network Switch Materials Purchase Order No. 1 - MFT Section Number 21-00546-04-TL - To Heartland Business Systems in the Amount of $79,430.81
- 25 Change Order No. 1 for the Broadway, Center, and Western Water Main Improvements Project to PT Ferro Construction Co. for Adjustment of Project Completion Dates
- 26 Change Order No. 2 for the Parkview North Water Main Improvements Project to PT Ferro Construction Co. for a Decreased Amount of ($370,112.94)
- 27 AGENDA ITEM:
- 28 Award of Contract for the Wesmere Valve Bolts Replacement Project to Stip Bros Excavating Inc. in the Amount of $1,139,875.00
- 29 Award of Contract for the Fairmont Water and Sewer Extension Project to Steve Spiess Construction Inc. in the Amount of $2,055,015.08 and Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement for the Engineering Design Services for Fairmont Water and Sewer Extension Project to V3 Companies in the Amount of $150,000.00
- 30 Purchase and Upfit of Twenty-Two (22) Ford 2025 Ford Explorer Pursuit Interceptor Vehicles, Twenty-One (21) for the Police Department and One (1) vehicle for the Fire Department, in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,428,002.70.
- 31 PUBLIC HEARINGS:
- 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.
- 33 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
- 34 ORDINANCES:
- 35 Ordinance Amending Chapter 4, Article II, Section 4-15, Ordinance of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinances
- 36 Ordinance Amending Chapter 4, Article II, Section 4-26, Ordinance Of The City Of Joliet Code Of Ordinances
- 37 Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a Staffing Agency, Located at 1504 Essington Road, Unit 3 (ZBA 2024-37)
- 38 RESOLUTIONS:
- 39 Resolution to Accept and Implement the 2024 Justice Assistance Grant
- 40 Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Agreement between Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau and the City of Joliet for Sidewalk Circulation and Visitor Experience Enhancements at Route 66 Park at Broadway Street Greenway
- 41 Resolution to Reprogram Community Development Block Grant Funds, and Submit HUD Substantial Amendment to Program Year 2024 Annual Action Plan
- 42 Resolution Appropriating Rebuild Illinois Bond Funds for the Advanced Traffic Management System - Phase B Network Switch Materials Purchase Order No. 1 - MFT Section No. 21-00546-04-TL in the Amount of $79,430.81
- 43 Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the County of Will for the Maintenance of Traffic Signals at the Intersection of Renwick Road and Olde Renwick Trail
- 44 LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS:
- 45 Issuance of Class “N” Liquor License at 3039 Theodore Street - Ceramic Creations
- 46 Issuance of Class “A” Liquor License at 1401 Gateway Boulevard - Hollywood Joliet Casino
- 47 Issuance of Class “B” Liquor License at 950 Collins Street - Delgado Sports Bar
- 47 A brief discussion was held regarding overnight parking of trailers on public streets.
- 48 CITY MANAGER:
- 49 PUBLIC COMMENTS:
- 50 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 CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects:
- 52 ADJOURNMENT:
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