Finance Committee — Aurora, IL
Date: 2025-05-29

City Hall - Second Floor
 City of Aurora
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL
 Finance Committee
 Chairperson Ted Mesiacos
 Agenda - Final Vice Chair Carl Franco
 Alderman Dan Barreiro
 Thursday Alderman-at-Large Keith Larson
 Alderman Edward J. Bugg
 May 29, 2025
 3:00 PM


 Members of the public wishing to provide public comment for this meeting must
 be physically present at the meeting and registered to speak prior to the meeting
 being called to order. Please contact the Aldermen's Office at (630) 256-3020.
 CALL TO ORDER

 ROLL CALL

 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

25-0445 Approval of the minutes from the Finance Committee Meeting held on May 15,
 2025.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 AGENDA

25-0446 An Ordinance providing for the issuance of not to exceed $95,000,000 General
 Obligation Bonds of the City of Aurora, Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will
 Counties, Illinois, for the purpose of financing capital improvements in and for
 said City, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the
 principal of and interest on said bonds, and authorizing the proposed sale of
 said bonds to the purchaser thereof ..

25-0458 An Ordinance Amending The Annual Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning
 January 1, 2025 and Ending December 31, 2025 (Amendment #2 For The 2025
 Fiscal Year).

25-0449 A Resolution to select GNV Urban Art as a Consultant to Use Existing Funds
 for the Lumenaura Festival 2025, the City's Second Annual Interactive Light
 and Sound Experience .

 HELD

25-0419 A Resolution authorizing the payment of a grant construction payment to VNA
 Health Care in the amount $500,000 to defray the capital costs of the
 construction of the Weston Ave Primary Care Center.

 CLOSED SESSION

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 ADJOURNMENT

 THIS MEETING AGENDA SHALL ALSO SERVE AS NOTICE THAT A MAJORITY
 OF A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
 MAY ATTEND OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. NO OFFICIAL
 ACTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL OCCUR AT THIS COMMITTEE MEETING.
 MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING SHALL CONSTITUTE THE OFFICIAL
 RECORD OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING AND ANY MEETING OF THE MAJORITY
 OF THE QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME AND
 LOCATION.
 VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR CURRENT AGENDAS -
 https://www.aurora-il.org/985/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order
 to participate in a public meeting should contact the Aldermen's Office at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Aldermen's Office can be
 reached in person at 60 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, via telephone at
 630-256-3020 or email at AldermensOffice@aurora.il.us. Every effort will be made
 to allow for meeting participation.




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City Hall - Second Floor
 City of Aurora
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL


 Finance Committee
 Meeting Minutes - Final
 Thursday
 May 29, 2025
 3:00 PM
 Chairperson Ted Mesiacos
 Vice Chair Carl Franco
 Alderman Dan Barreiro
 Alderman-at-Large Keith Larson
 Alderman Edward J. Bugg


 Members of the public wishing to provide public comment for this meeting must be
 physically present at the meeting and registered to speak prior to the meeting being
 called to order. Please contact the Aldermen's Office at (630) 256-3020.

 CALL TO ORDER

 Chairman Mesiacos called the meeting to order at 3:01pm.


 ROLL CALL

 Present: 4 - Chairperson Ted Mesiacos, Vice Chair Carl Franco, Alderman-At-Large
 Keith Larson and Alderman Edward Bugg
 Absent: 1 - Alderman Dan Barreiro


 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 25-0445 Approval of the minutes from the Finance Committee Meeting held on
 May 15, 2025.
 A motion was made by Vice Chair Franco, seconded by Alderman-At-Large
 Larson, that this agenda item be accepted and filed. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4


 PUBLIC COMMENT


 AGENDA




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 25-0446 An Ordinance providing for the issuance of not to exceed $95,000,000
 General Obligation Bonds of the City of Aurora, Kane, DuPage, Kendall
 and Will Counties, Illinois, for the purpose of financing capital
 improvements in and for said City, providing for the levy of a direct annual
 tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds, and
 authorizing the proposed sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof .
 Chris Minick, Finance-City of Aurora
 Shannon Cameron, Mayor's Office-City of Aurora

 A motion was made by Vice Chair Franco, seconded by Alderman Bugg, that
 this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4


 25-0458 An Ordinance Amending The Annual Budget For The Fiscal Year
 Beginning January 1, 2025 and Ending December 31, 2025
 (Amendment #2 For The 2025 Fiscal Year).
 Chris Minick, Finance-City of Aurora

 A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Vice Chair Franco, that
 this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4


 25-0449 A Resolution to select GNV Urban Art as a Consultant to Use Existing
 Funds for the Lumenaura Festival 2025, the City's Second Annual
 Interactive Light and Sound Experience .
 Chris Ragona, Community Services-City of Aurora

 A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Vice Chair Franco, that
 this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4


 HELD

 25-0419 A Resolution authorizing the payment of grant payments to VNA Health
 Care in the amount $500,000 to defray the capital costs of the
 construction of the Weston Ave Primary Care Center in 2 installments
 Chris Minick, Finance-City of Aurora
 Shannon Cameron, Mayor's Office-City of Aurora
 Linnea Windell, VNA

 A motion was made by Chairperson Mesiacos, seconded by Alderman Bugg,
 that this agenda item be held. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4




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 CLOSED SESSION


 ADJOURNMENT

 A motion was made by Vice Chair Franco, seconded by Alderman Bugg, that
 this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried. Chairman Mesiacos adjourned
 the meeting at 4:47pm.

 Ayes: 4


 THIS MEETING AGENDA SHALL ALSO SERVE AS NOTICE THAT A MAJORITY OF A
 QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS MAY ATTEND
 OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. NO OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE
 CITY COUNCIL SHALL OCCUR AT THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. MINUTES OF THE
 COMMITTEE MEETING SHALL CONSTITUTE THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE
 COMMITTEE MEETING AND ANY MEETING OF THE MAJORITY OF THE QUORUM OF
 THE CITY COUNCIL OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME AND LOCATION.

 VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR CURRENT AGENDAS -
 https://www.aurora-il.org/985/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes

 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Aldermen's Office at least 48 hours
 in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Aldermen's Office can be reached in
 person at 60 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, via telephone at 630-256-3020 or email
 at AldermensOffice@aurora.il.us. Every effort will be made to allow for meeting
 participation.




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