City Council — Aurora, IL
Date: 2023-12-22

City Hall - Fifth Floor
 City of Aurora Conference Room
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL
 City Council

 Agenda - Final
 Friday
 December 22, 2023
 12:00 PM

 ***SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING***


 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

 APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 INVOCATION

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 NEW BUSINESS

 23-1047 An Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances to define and prohibit
 unscheduled bus stops and make other conforming changes.

 CLOSED SESSION

 ADJOURN

 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 - Fifth Floor
 City of Aurora Conference Room
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL


 City Council
 Meeting Minutes - Final
 Friday
 December 22, 2023
 12:00 PM


 ***SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING***


 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

 Mayor Irvin called the Special City Council meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. and
 the roll was called.

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Garza and Alderwoman Smith to allow
 Alderman Bugg and Alderman Llamas to participate in this meeting remotely
 based on a reasonable expectation of an extended illness. The motion carried
 by voice vote and Alderman Bugg 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, Alderman Brandon Tolliver, Alderwoman Patty Smith, Alderman
 Edward Bugg, Alderman John Laesch, Alderman Ron Woerman and
 Mayor Richard Irvin
 Absent: 1 - Alderwoman Shweta Baid


 APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith and seconded by Alderwoman
 Garza to appoint a Sergeant-At-Arms for this meeting. The motion carried by
 voice vote and Officer Sheldon served as Sergeant-At-Arms at this meeting.


 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Irvin.




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 INVOCATION

 The Invocation was presented by Alderman Bugg.


 PUBLIC COMMENT

 The City Clerk read the Rules of Public Comment and the following individuals
 presented comments to the City Council regarding item 23-1047:

 1. Shannon Cameron
 2. David Cannon
 3. Marjorie Logman
 4. Nathan Sheppard
 5. Zach Fry
 6. Sandra Gonzalez
 7. Frances Cedro
 8. Arad Boxenbaum
 9. Denise Kehoe
 10. Steve Hendry
 11. Qasim Rashid
 12. Deb Fisher
 13. Thew Elliot
 14. Eli Brottman

 Alderman Laesch made a motion to suspend the rules of public comment to
 extend the public comment period longer than 30 minutes to allow all who
 registered to speak and opportunity to speak and Alderman Bugg seconded
 the motion. The motion failed by the following vote:

 Aye: 4 - Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman Saville, Alderman Bugg, Alderman
 Laesch

 Nay: 7 - Alderman Llamas, Alderwoman Garza, Alderman Donnell, Alderman
 Franco, Alderman Tolliver, Alderwoman Smith, Alderman Woerman


 NEW BUSINESS

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith and seconded by Alderman Franco
 to suspend the rules to hear items of New Business. The motion carried by the
 following vote:

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Llamas, Alderwoman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos,
 Alderman Donnell, Alderman Franco, Alderman Saville, Alderman Tolliver,
 Alderwoman Smith, Alderman Bugg, Alderman Laesch, Alderman Woerman




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 23-1047 An Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances to define and
 prohibit unscheduled bus stops and make other conforming changes.
 Mayor Irvin provided a background and basis for the pending item.

 City of Aurora Deputy Mayor Guillermo Trujillo provided a historical recitation of the
 incidents that occurred on December 19, 2023 at the Aurora Transportation Center
 that led to the consideration of this item.

 Natalie Wiza, Coordinator of Emergency Management - City of Aurora provided an
 outline of the City of Aurora Emergency Management's preparedness for the
 reception of passengers on busses arriving from the State of Texas and the process
 for the passengers to be properly cared for and to insure the safe passage of these
 individuals to their final destinations and entitled services in the City of Chicago.

 Nydia Molina, Assistant Corporation Counsel - City of Aurora provided information
 regarding the proposed ordinance.

 Members of the City Council posed questions to those City staff members who
 presented on this item as well as Corporation Counsel Veenstra.
 A motion was made by Alderwoman Garza and seconded by Alderwoman
 Smith to approve this item. The motion carried by the following vote:

 Not Voting: 1 - Alderman Mesiacos

 Absent: 1 - Alderwoman Baid

 Aye: 9- Alderman Llamas, Alderwoman Garza, Alderman Donnell, Alderman
 Franco, Alderman Saville, Alderman Tolliver, Alderwoman Smith,
 Alderman Bugg and Alderman Woerman

 Nay: 1- Alderman Laesch

 Enactment No: O23-111


 CLOSED SESSION

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


 ADJOURN

 A motion was made by Alderman Franco and seconded by Alderman Laesch to
 adjourn this meeting. The motion carried by voice vote and the meeting
 adjourned at 1:43 p.m.




 Submitted by:

 _____________________________________
 Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk




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 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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