Committee of the Whole — Aurora, IL
Date: 2023-08-15

City Hall - 5th Floor
 City of Aurora Conference Room
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL
 Committee of the Whole

 Agenda - Final
 Tuesday
 August 15, 2023
 5:00 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 call the City Clerk's Office at (630) 256-3070 with questions.
 ROLL CALL

 MINUTES OF THE TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2023 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
 MEETING
 23-0625 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, August 1, 2023, Committee of the Whole
 Meeting.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 REPORT OF THE
 BUILDING, ZONING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
 The Building, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee Met on August 10, 2023
 and Reviewed the Following Items:
 23-0582 An Ordinance Annexing of Jericho Road, being 1.24 acres, located at between S.
 Edgelawn and Athena Road to the City of Aurora, Illinois, 60506
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0

 23-0585 A Resolution Authorizing the Endorsement of the 2021 Climate Action Plan for the
 Chicago Region.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0

 23-0620 A Resolution Authorizing a Limited Operator Agreement with Stange Aviation,
 LLC at the Aurora Municipal Airport for a period of One Year.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0

 Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee Planning & Development
 Resolution
 23-0586 A Resolution approving a Final Plan for the property located at 2931 Village Green
 Drive for a Multi-Family Dwelling (1140) Use
 (FINAL/APPEALABLE) - [NO ACTION NEEDED AT C.O.W.]



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 REPORT OF THE
 FINANCE COMMITTEE
 The Finance Committee Met on August 10, 2023, and Reviewed the Following Items:

 23-0598 An Ordinance Deleting Certain Property from the Redevelopment Project Area for
 the City of Aurora Tax Increment Financing District No.3 Necessary for the
 Creation of the Cross Street Tax Increment Financing District.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

 23-0600 An Ordinance Making Minor Amendments to the Redevelopment Plan and Project
 for the City of Aurora Proposed River Vine Tax Increment Financing District.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

 23-0500 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of one 2026 E-ONE Cyclone 95' Rearmount
 Platform Aerial with $30,000 garage set up fee, for a total of $1,731,568.00.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

 23-0603 A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a not-to-exceed
 agreement in the amount of $55,500 between Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. and
 the City of Aurora for professional design services for the Airport Snow Removal
 Equipment Acquisition Project (ARR-5103 SRE).
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

 23-0621 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to execute various contracts to
 purchase and/or rent holiday lighting decorations for use throughout the downtown
 in various wards in an amount not to exceed $132,000.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

 23-0367 An Ordinance Deleting Certain Property from the Redevelopment Project Area for
 the City of Aurora West River Area Tax Increment Financing District No.5
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

 REPORT OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
 The Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee Met On August 8, 2023 and
 Reviewed the Following Items:
 23-0499 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to enter into an agreement with
 F.H Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC in the amount of $58,688.75 to
 retrofit opening windows at Fire Station 8.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 23-0589 Charitable Solicitation Application for Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive on
 September 15, 2023 through September 17, 2023.
 INFORMATION ONLY - [NO ACTION NEEDED AT C.O.W.]




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 23-0612 Charitable Solicitation Application for Knights of Columbus Council 14825 Tootsie
 Roll Drive on September 3, 2023 to October 1, 2023.
 INFORMATION ONLY - [NO ACTION NEEDED AT C.O.W.]

 23-0624 Charitable Solicitation Application for the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Fire
 Fighters Fill the Boot drive on September 1, 2023 thru September 3, 2023.
 INFORMATION ONLY - [NO ACTION NEEDED AT C.O.W.]

 REPORT OF THE
 INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
 The Infrastructure & Technology Committee Met On August 7, 2023 and Reviewed
 the Following Items:
 23-0559 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to execute a contract with
 Tatisco, Inc., Yorkville, IL in the amount of $71,000.00 for the installation of two new
 jumbotron mounts at RiverEdge Park in Ward 1.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0

 23-0581 A Resolution authorizing the approval of service agreement between Selectron
 Technologies and the City of Aurora for SelectTXT, a texting interface, with
 TRAKiT system.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0

 23-0588 A Resolution to award the Rural St and Wood St Drainage Improvements project
 located in Ward 1 to Stokes Excavating Inc. in the bid amount of one hundred
 eighteen thousand three hundred ten Dollars and zero Cents ($118,310.00).
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0

 23-0590 A Resolution to award the Broadway Avenue Water Main Improvement project
 located in Ward 2 to Berger Contractors, Inc. in the bid amount of two million
 seventy-five thousand three hundred seven Dollars and thirty-three Cents
 ($2,075,307.33).
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0

 23-0594 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of replacement and additional vehicles for
 the City of Aurora fleet, for $526,000.00.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-1

 23-0615 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to increase an existing
 Purchase Order with Rubino Engineering, Inc., 425 Shepard Drive, Elgin, IL 60123
 to an amount not to exceed $80,000 to provide professional foundation materials
 testing services for the Public Works Combined Maintenance Facility project
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0




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 REPORT OF THE RULES, ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE

 The Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee Met On August 1, 2023 and
 Reviewed the Following Items:
 23-0587 An Ordinance amending Sec. 2-125 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to
 meetings of the standing committees of the City Council.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-1

 23-0593 Discussion of upcoming proposed changes to Chapter 32, "Peddlers and
 Solicitors" of the Code of Ordinances.
 INFORMATION ONLY - [NO ACTION NEEDED AT C.O.W.]

 NEW BUSINESS

 23-0592 A Resolution Authorizing a First Omnibus Amendment, Assignment and
 Termination to HOME-2021-02 that Allows for the Continued Development of the
 Todd School (100 Oak Avenue) and the Lincoln School (631 South Lake Street)
 by Setting Forth Amended Terms Regarding The Redevelopment as Affordable
 Housing.

 23-0643 A Resolution authorizing the City to apply for a $600,000 grant from the Illinois
 Department of Natural Resources for improvements at Garfield Park.

 MAYOR’S REPORT

 ALDERMAN'S CORNER

 CLOSED SESSION

 ADJOURN

 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.
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at least 48
 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The City Clerk’s Office can be reached in
 person at 44 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, via telephone at 630-256-3070, or via
 e-mail at cityclerk@aurora-il.org. Every effort will be made to allow for meeting
 participation.



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City Hall - 5th Floor
 City of Aurora Conference Room
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL


 Committee of the Whole
 Meeting Minutes - Final
 Tuesday
 August 15, 2023
 5:00 PM




 ROLL CALL

 Mayor Irvin called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. and the roll was called.

 A motion was made by Alderman Franco and seconded by Alderwoman Smith
 to allow Alderman Llamas to participate in this meeting remotely. The motion
 carried by voice vote and Alderman Llamas participated in this meeting
 remotely.
 Present 12 - Alderman Emmanuel Llamas, Alderwoman Juany Garza, Alderman Ted
 Mesiacos, Alderman Bill Donnell, Alderman Carl Franco, Alderman Mike
 Saville, Alderwoman Patty Smith, Alderman Edward J. Bugg, Alderwoman
 Shweta Baid, Alderman John Laesch, Alderman Ron Woerman, and Mayor
 Richard Irvin

 MINUTES OF THE TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2023 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
 MEETING

 23-0625 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, August 1, 2023, Committee of
 the Whole Meeting.
 A motion was made by Alderman Franco and seconded by Alderwoman Garza
 to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried by voice vote.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 The City Clerk read the Rules of Public Comment and the following people
 made comments to the Committee of the Whole:

 1. Edward Ash spoke regarding the Aurora Police Department.
 2. Vanessa Liveris thanked the City for the City's participation in National Night
 Out in her neighborhood.
 3. Todd VonOhlen spoke regarding the Uke Festival coming up on Saturday,
 August 19, 2023.




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 REPORT OF THE
 BUILDING, ZONING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

 The Building, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee Met on August 10, 2023
 and Reviewed the Following Items:

 23-0582 An Ordinance Annexing of Jericho Road, being 1.24 acres, located at
 between S. Edgelawn and Athena Road to the City of Aurora, Illinois,
 60506
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 23-0585 A Resolution Authorizing the Endorsement of the 2021 Climate Action
 Plan for the Chicago Region.
 Alex Minnella, Planner in the Mayor's Office of Economic Development - City of Aurora,
 responded to questions regarding this item.

 John Curley, Chief Development Services Officer - City of Aurora, responded to
 questions regarding this item.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 23-0620 A Resolution Authorizing a Limited Operator Agreement with Stange
 Aviation, LLC at the Aurora Municipal Airport for a period of One Year.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee Planning & Development
 Resolution

 23-0586 A Resolution approving a Final Plan for the property located at 2931
 Village Green Drive for a Multi-Family Dwelling (1140) Use
 Ed Sieben, Director of Zoning and Planning - City of Aurora, spoke and responded to
 questions regarding this item.

 This P&D Resolution was finalized (appealable).
 PDFNL23-016




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 REPORT OF THE
 FINANCE COMMITTEE

 The Finance Committee Met on August 10, 2023, and Reviewed the Following Items:

 23-0598 An Ordinance Deleting Certain Property from the Redevelopment Project
 Area for the City of Aurora Tax Increment Financing District No.3
 Necessary for the Creation of the Cross Street Tax Increment Financing
 District.
 Trevor Dick, Assistant Director of the Mayor's Office of Economic Development - City
 of Aurora, responded to questions regarding this item.
 (PLACED ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS)


 23-0600 An Ordinance Making Minor Amendments to the Redevelopment Plan
 and Project for the City of Aurora Proposed River Vine Tax Increment
 Financing District.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 23-0500 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of one 2026 E-ONE Cyclone 95'
 Rearmount Platform Aerial with $30,000 garage set up fee, for a total of
 $1,731,568.00.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 23-0603 A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a
 not-to-exceed agreement in the amount of $55,500 between Crawford,
 Murphy and Tilly, Inc. and the City of Aurora for professional design
 services for the Airport Snow Removal Equipment Acquisition Project
 (ARR-5103 SRE).
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 23-0621 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to execute various
 contracts to purchase and/or rent holiday lighting decorations for use
 throughout the downtown in various wards in an amount not to exceed
 $132,000.
 Jason Bauer, Assistant Director of Public Works - City of Aurora, presented and
 responded to questions regarding this item.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 23-0367 An Ordinance Deleting Certain Property from the Redevelopment Project
 Area for the City of Aurora West River Area Tax Increment Financing
 District No.5
 (PLACED ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS)


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 REPORT OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

 The Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee Met On August 8, 2023 and
 Reviewed the Following Items:

 23-0499 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to enter into an
 agreement with F.H Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC in the
 amount of $58,688.75 to retrofit opening windows at Fire Station 8.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 23-0589 Charitable Solicitation Application for Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll
 Drive on September 15, 2023 through September 17, 2023.
 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 23-0612 Charitable Solicitation Application for Knights of Columbus Council
 14825 Tootsie Roll Drive on September 3, 2023 to October 1, 2023.
 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 23-0624 Charitable Solicitation Application for the Muscular Dystrophy
 Association's Fire Fighters Fill the Boot drive on September 1, 2023 thru
 September 3, 2023.
 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 REPORT OF THE
 INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

 The Infrastructure & Technology Committee Met On August 7, 2023 and Reviewed
 the Following Items:

 23-0559 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to execute a contract
 with Tatisco, Inc., Yorkville, IL in the amount of $71,000.00 for the
 installation of two new jumbotron mounts at RiverEdge Park in Ward 1.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 23-0581 A Resolution authorizing the approval of service agreement between
 Selectron Technologies and the City of Aurora for SelectTXT, a texting
 interface, with TRAKiT system.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)




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 23-0588 A Resolution to award the Rural St and Wood St Drainage Improvements
 project located in Ward 1 to Stokes Excavating Inc. in the bid amount of
 one hundred eighteen thousand three hundred ten Dollars and zero
 Cents ($118,310.00).
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 23-0590 A Resolution to award the Broadway Avenue Water Main Improvement
 project located in Ward 2 to Berger Contractors, Inc. in the bid amount of
 two million seventy-five thousand three hundred seven Dollars and
 thirty-three Cents ($2,075,307.33).
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 23-0594 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of replacement and additional
 vehicles for the City of Aurora fleet, for $526,000.00.
 (PLACED ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS)


 23-0615 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to increase an
 existing Purchase Order with Rubino Engineering, Inc., 425 Shepard
 Drive, Elgin, IL 60123 to an amount not to exceed $80,000 to provide
 professional foundation materials testing services for the Public Works
 Combined Maintenance Facility project
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 REPORT OF THE RULES, ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE

 The Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee Met On August 1, 2023 and
 Reviewed the Following Items:

 23-0587 An Ordinance amending Sec. 2-125 of the Code of Ordinances
 pertaining to meetings of the standing committees of the City Council.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 23-0593 Discussion of upcoming proposed changes to Chapter 32, "Peddlers
 and Solicitors" of the Code of Ordinances.
 Alex Voigt, Deputy Chief of Staff - City of Aurora, spoke briefly regarding this item.

 (INFORMATION ONLY)




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 NEW BUSINESS

 23-0592 A Resolution Authorizing a First Omnibus Amendment, Assignment and
 Termination to HOME-2021-02 that Allows for the Continued
 Development of the Todd School (100 Oak Avenue) and the Lincoln
 School (631 South Lake Street) by Setting Forth Amended Terms
 Regarding The Redevelopment as Affordable Housing.
 Chris Ragona, Community Development Manager - City of Aurora, presented regarding
 this item.

 Alderman Mesiacos recused himself from participation in the discussion of this item
 and left the room until the discussion was concluded.

 Alderman Woerman recused himself from participation in the discussion of this item
 and left the room until the discussion was concluded.
 (PLACED ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS)


 23-0643 A Resolution authorizing the City to apply for a $600,000 grant from the
 Illinois Department of Natural Resources for improvements at Garfield
 Park.
 Trevor Dick, Assistant Director of the Mayor's Office of Economic Development - City
 of Aurora, presented regarding this item.

 Gio Santana, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation - City of Aurora, responded to
 questions regarding this item.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 MAYOR’S REPORT

 There was no Mayor's Report.


 ALDERMAN'S CORNER

 Alderman Saville presented an update regarding Ward 6.


 CLOSED SESSION

 There was no need for a Closed Session.




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 ADJOURN

 A motion was made by Alderman Franco and seconded by Alderman Laesch to
 adjourn. The motion carried by voice vote and the meeting adjourned at 6:15
 p.m.



 Submitted by:

 _________________________________________
 Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk

 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.

 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at least 48
 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The City Clerk’s Office can be reached in
 person at 44 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, via telephone at 630-256-3070, or via
 e-mail at cityclerk@aurora-il.org. Every effort will be made to allow for meeting
 participation.




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