City Council Meeting

City Hall, Council Chambers

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:
3. 3 Father Chris Groh, St. Mary Magdalene, 127 S. Briggs Street
4. 4 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:
5. 5 ROLL CALL:
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
9. 8 MAYOR:
10. 9 Proclamation - Honoring Joe Belman's 100th Birthday
11. 10 APPROVAL OF AGENDA: approve Pass
12. 11 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS:
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
17. 16 Finance
18. 17 Public Service
19. 18 CONSENT AGENDA:
20. 19 Approval of Minutes: Pre-Council - February 5, 2024 Council - February 6, 2024 approve Pass
21. 20 Invoices to be Paid approve Pass
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
23. 22 Award of Contract to Martin Whalen for Managed Print Services 80-24 approve Pass
24. 23 Award of Contract to Granicus for GovQA FOIA Software in the Amount of $27,747.68 81-24 approve Pass
25. 24 Award of Contract to Lenovo for 2024 PC Lifecycle Program in the amount of $77,716.00 82-24 approve Pass
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
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
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
29. 28 Magnet Forensics Renewal for Gray Key for the Joliet Police Department Investigations Division 86-24 approve Pass
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
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
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
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
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
42. 40 Resolution Accepting Grant of Easement for the Parkview North 2024 Water Main Improvement Project adopt Pass
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
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
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
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
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
48. 46 CITY MANAGER:
49. 47 PUBLIC COMMENTS:
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:
52. 50 CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects: enter into closed session Pass
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.

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