City Council — Aurora, IL
Date: 2020-06-09

CITY COUNCIL MEETING
 City of Aurora REMOTE ACCESS ONLY
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL
 City Council

 Agenda - Final
 Tuesday
 June 09, 2020
 5:00 PM

 THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE VIEWABLE VIA REMOTE ACCESS ONLINE AT:
 www.aurora-IL.org or www.facebook.org/cityofauroraIL


 TO JOIN THIS MEETING FOR PURPOSES OF PUBLIC COMMENT VIA TELEPHONE:
 Phone Number: +1 312 626 6799
 Meeting ID: 867 0633 4491

 THOSE WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT MUST PRE-REGISTER WITH THE
 CITY CLERK NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM ON JUNE 9, 2020 - VIA EMAIL:
 CITYCLERK@AURORA-IL.ORG OR VOICEMAIL: (630) 256-3070. SPEAKERS MUST
 PROVIDE THEIR NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER FROM WHICH THE MEETING WILL BE
 ACCESSED, AND TOPIC OF THEIR COMMENT. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED THAT ALL
 TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND PARTICIPANT NAMES MAY BE VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
 ROLL CALL

 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 INVOCATION

 MINUTES OF THE TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 20-0315 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Special City Council
 Meeting.

 PRESENTATIONS

 1. City of Aurora Office of Emergency Management update.

 2. Restore Aurora Businesses Relief Fund and STABLE Fund update.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 NEW BUSINESS

 20-0321 Bill Summary and Large Bill List.




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 CONSENT AGENDA

 REPORT

 CLOSED SESSION

 ADJOURN

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  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 via telephone
  at 630-256-3070 or via e-mail at cityclerk@aurora-il.org. Every effort will be made to allow
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
 City of Aurora REMOTE ACCESS ONLY
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL


 City Council
 Meeting Minutes - Final
 Tuesday
 June 09, 2020
 5:00 PM


 THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE VIEWABLE VIA REMOTE ACCESS ONLINE AT:
 www.aurora-IL.org or www.facebook.org/cityofauroraIL


 TO JOIN THIS MEETING FOR PURPOSES OF PUBLIC COMMENT VIA TELEPHONE:
 Phone Number: +1 312 626 6799
 Meeting ID: 867 0633 4491

 THOSE WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT MUST PRE-REGISTER WITH THE
 CITY CLERK NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM ON JUNE 9, 2020 - VIA EMAIL:
 CITYCLERK@AURORA-IL.ORG OR VOICEMAIL: (630) 256-3070. SPEAKERS MUST
 PROVIDE THEIR NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER FROM WHICH THE MEETING WILL BE
 ACCESSED, AND TOPIC OF THEIR COMMENT. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED THAT ALL
 TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND PARTICIPANT NAMES MAY BE VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

 ROLL CALL

 Mayor Irvin called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. and the roll was called. Alderman
 Jenkins experienced technical difficulties at approximately 6:18 p.m. but returned to
 the meeting shortly thereafter.

 Mayor Irvin found that an in-person meeting of the Council was neither practical nor
 prudent and that it was not feasible for members of the public to attend this meeting in
 person at City Hall and that it was not feasible to require that any person be physically
 present at City Hall during this meeting.
 Present: 12 - Alderman Emmanuel Llamas, Alderman Juany Garza, Alderman Bill
 Donnell, Alderman Carl Franco, Alderman Mike Saville, Alderman Scheketa
 Hart-Burns, Alderman Patty Smith, Alderman Edward Bugg, Alderman Judd
 Lofchie, Alderman Sherman Jenkins, Alderman Bob O'Connor and Mayor
 Richard Irvin
 Absent: 1 - Alderman Ted Mesiacos


 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 City of Aurora Student Leader, Ethan Vahl, led the Pledge of Allegiance.




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 INVOCATION

 The Invocation was presented by Alderman Hart-Burns.


 MINUTES OF THE TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 20-0315 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Special City
 Council Meeting.
 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns and seconded by Alderman
 Franco to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried by the
 following vote:

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Llamas, Alderman Garza, Alderman Donnell, Alderman Franco,
 Alderman Saville, Alderman Hart-Burns, Alderman Smith, Alderman Bugg,
 Alderman Lofchie, Alderman Jenkins and Alderman O'Connor

 PRESENTATIONS

 1. Natalie Wiza, Office of Emergency Management - City of Aurora, presented,
 "Aurora Regional Area Command" and Aurora Police Department Deputy Chief Keith
 Cross answered questions from City Council.

 2. Bryan Gay - President & CEO of Invest Aurora and Jessica Linder-Gallo - President
 & CEO of Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce, presented regarding the "Restore
 Aurora Businesses Relief Fund" and answered questions from City Council. An update
 was given regarding the STABLE Fund.

 3. John Curley, Chief Development Services Officer - City of Aurora, presented
 regarding damage sustained by Aurora businesses due to the civil unrest and rioting
 that occurred on May 31, 2020 through June 1, 2020 in the City of Aurora.

 4. Mayor's Office Presentation. Mayor Irvin presented regarding the City of Aurora.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 Ms. Asafonie Obed provided comment to the City Council via telephone.


 NEW BUSINESS

 20-0321 Bill Summary and Large Bill List.

 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns and seconded by Alderman Garza
 to approve and pay the bills. The motion carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Llamas, Alderman Garza, Alderman Donnell, Alderman Franco,
 Alderman Saville, Alderman Hart-Burns, Alderman Smith, Alderman Bugg,
 Alderman Lofchie, Alderman Jenkins and Alderman O'Connor




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 CONSENT AGENDA

 There were no items on the Consent Agenda.


 REPORT

 There were no reports presented at this meeting.


 CLOSED SESSION

 There was no need for a Closed Session at this meeting.


 ADJOURN

 After Mayor Irvin briefly commented regarding Phase III of the Reopen Illinois
 Plan as it relates to the City of Aurora, a motion was made by Alderman
 Hart-Burns and seconded by Alderman Garza to adjourn this meeting. The
 motion carried by the following vote and the meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Llamas, Alderman Garza, Alderman Donnell, Alderman Franco,
 Alderman Saville, Alderman Hart-Burns, Alderman Smith, Alderman Bugg,
 Alderman Lofchie, Alderman Jenkins and Alderman O'Connor




 Submitted by:

 ______________________________________
 Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk

 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 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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