City Council — Aurora, IL
Date: 2016-01-26

City Hall - 2nd Floor Council
 City of Aurora Chambers
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL
 City Council

 Agenda - Final
 Tuesday
 January 26, 2016
 6:00 PM


 ROLL CALL

 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 INVOCATION

 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016

 16-00037 Approval of the Tuesday, January 12, 2016 City Council Meeting Minutes .


 APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

 PRESENTATIONS

 16-00063 Recognition of Emergency Management Volunteers

 MAYORAL APPOINTMENT

 16-00053 A Resolution Authorizing the Appointment of Gary Krienitz as Fire Chief for the
 City of Aurora, Illinois.

 15-01012 A Resolution Appointing Niveditta Ahuja and Girish Kapur and Reappointing
 Sharon Garcia and Kunal Majmundar to the Indian American Community
 Outreach Advisory Board.

 CONSENT AGENDA

 15-00973 A Resolution Approving a Preliminary Plan and Plat for the CLA of Aurora
 Subdivision located at the south west corner of 75th Street and Meadowridge
 Drive.

 15-00998 A Resolution Approving a Revision to the Final Plan on Lot 2 of the Turtle Wax
 Subdivision located at 35 S. State Route 59

 15-01131 A Resolution to purchase 17 new automobiles and trucks from the Illinois
 Department of Central Management Services Master Contracts or the
 Suburban Purchasing Cooperative .


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 15-01132 A Resolution Authorizing the City to execute a contract with Engineering
 Enterprises Inc. for final engineering design and construction engineering for
 Farnswood Subdivision and McClure Road drainage improvements .

 15-01139 A Resolution Extending a Contract with Melrose Pyrotechnics for the
 Independence Day Fireworks Display for Special Events in the Amount of
 $40,000 for 2016 with two extensions .

 16-00008 A Resolution for Security Reduction No. 1 for Union Square

 16-00011 A Resolution for accepting the improvements and maintenance security for
 Aurora University - Welcome Center.

 16-00012 A Resolution for accepting the improvements and maintenance security for
 Marywood Apartments - Drainage Improvements .

 16-00013 A Resolution for accepting the improvements and maintenance security for
 Sacred Heart Church - Parking Lot Improvements .

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 16-00002 An Ordinance Calling for a Public Hearing and a Joint Review Board Meeting to
 Consider the Expansion of the Redevelopment Project Area for the East
 Farnsworth Tax Increment Financing District (TIF District No. 8) and an
 Amended Redevelopment Plan and Project for the East Farnsworth Tax
 Increment Financing District (TIF District No. 8) in Relation Thereto

 BILLS

 16-00061 Bill Summary and Large Bill List

 SPEAKERS

 CLOSED SESSION

 ADJOURN




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City Hall - 2nd Floor Council
 City of Aurora Chambers
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL


 City Council
 Meeting Minutes - Final
 Tuesday
 January 26, 2016
 6:00 PM




 ROLL CALL

 Mayor Weisner called the City Council Meeting to order at 6:03 P.M. and the roll
 was called.
 Present: 12 - Mayor Tom Weisner, Alderman Tina Bohman, Alderman Juany Garza,
 Alderman Ted Mesiacos, Alderman Bill Donnell, Alderman Mike Saville,
 Alderman Rick Mervine, Alderman Edward Bugg, Alderman Lynne
 Johnson, Alderman Richard Irvin, Alderman Bob O'Connor and Alderman
 Carl Franco
 Absent: 1 - Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns


 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE


 INVOCATION


 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016

 16-00037 Approval of the Tuesday, January 12, 2016 City Council Meeting
 Minutes.


 A motion was made by Alderman Franco, seconded by Alderman Irvin to
 approve and file the minutes from the Tuesday, January 12, 2016 City Council
 meeting. This motion was carried by a voice vote.


 APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

 A motion was made by Alderman Irvin, seconded by Alderman Franco to
 appoint Officer Hornburg as Sergeant-at-Arms for this meeting. The motion
 carried by a voice vote.


 PRESENTATIONS

 16-00063 Recognition of Emergency Management Volunteers

 Joe Jones, Emergency Management Coordinator, spoke regarding each
 Emergency Management Volunteer being recognized for his service to the City

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 of Aurora.


 MAYORAL APPOINTMENT

 16-00053 A Resolution Authorizing the Appointment of Gary Krienitz as Fire
 Chief for the City of Aurora, Illinois.
 A motion was made by Alderman Irvin, seconded by Alderman O'Connor that
 the appointment of Gary Krienitz as Fire Chief for the City of Aurora be
 approved. The resolution passed with the following vote:

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Bohman, Alderman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Donnell, Alderman Saville, Alderman Mervine, Alderman Bugg, Alderman
 Johnson, Alderman Irvin, Alderman O'Connor and Alderman Franco
 Enactment No: R16-006


 15-01012 A Resolution Appointing Niveditta Ahuja and Girish Kapur and
 Reappointing Sharon Garcia and Kunal Majmundar to the Indian
 American Community Outreach Advisory Board.
 A motion was made by Alderman Mervine, seconded by Alderman Irvin to
 approve the appointment and reappointment of members of the Indian
 American Community Outreach Advisory Board. The motion was approved
 with the following vote:

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Bohman, Alderman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Donnell, Alderman Saville, Alderman Mervine, Alderman Bugg, Alderman
 Johnson, Alderman Irvin, Alderman O'Connor and Alderman Franco
 Enactment No: R16-007


 CONSENT AGENDA

 Approval of the Consent Agenda

 A motion was made by Alderman O'Connor, seconded by Alderman Mervine, to
 approve the Consent Agenda as presented. The motion carried by the
 following vote:

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Bohman, Alderman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Donnell, Alderman Saville, Alderman Mervine, Alderman Bugg, Alderman
 Johnson, Alderman Irvin, Alderman O'Connor and Alderman Franco

 15-00973 A Resolution Approving a Preliminary Plan and Plat for the CLA of
 Aurora Subdivision located at the south west corner of 75th Street and
 Meadowridge Drive.
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R16-008


 15-00998 A Resolution Approving a Revision to the Final Plan on Lot 2 of the
 Turtle Wax Subdivision located at 35 S. State Route 59


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 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R16-009


 15-01131 A Resolution to purchase 17 new automobiles and trucks from the
 Illinois Department of Central Management Services Master Contracts
 or the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative .
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R16-010


 15-01132 A Resolution Authorizing the City to execute a contract with
 Engineering Enterprises Inc. for final engineering design and
 construction engineering for Farnswood Subdivision and McClure
 Road drainage improvements .
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R16-011


 15-01139 A Resolution Extending a Contract with Melrose Pyrotechnics for the
 Independence Day Fireworks Display for Special Events in the Amount
 of $40,000 for 2016 with two extensions .
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R16-012


 16-00008 A Resolution for Security Reduction No. 1 for Union Square

 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R16-013


 16-00011 A Resolution for accepting the improvements and maintenance
 security for Aurora University - Welcome Center.
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R16-014


 16-00012 A Resolution for accepting the improvements and maintenance
 security for Marywood Apartments - Drainage Improvements .
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R16-015


 16-00013 A Resolution for accepting the improvements and maintenance
 security for Sacred Heart Church - Parking Lot Improvements .
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R16-016

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 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 16-00002 An Ordinance Calling for a Public Hearing and a Joint Review Board
 Meeting to Consider the Expansion of the Redevelopment Project
 Area for the East Farnsworth Tax Increment Financing District (TIF
 District No. 8) and an Amended Redevelopment Plan and Project for
 the East Farnsworth Tax Increment Financing District (TIF District No.
 8) in Relation Thereto
 Bill Wiet, Chief Development Officer, spoke briefly to clarify that this Ordinance is
 only to introduce the process of adding property to a Tax Incremental Financing
 District. The Public Hearing and the Joint Review Board Meeting will be held on
 future dates.
 A motion was made by Alderman Mervine, seconded by Alderman Bohman to
 adopt the ordinance as presented. The Ordinance was adopted by the
 following vote:

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Bohman, Alderman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Donnell, Alderman Saville, Alderman Mervine, Alderman Bugg, Alderman
 Johnson, Alderman Irvin, Alderman O'Connor and Alderman Franco
 Enactment No: O16-002


 BILLS

 16-00061 Bill Summary and Large Bill List

 A motion was made by Alderman Irvin, seconded by Alderman Mervine to
 approve and pay the Bills as presented. The motion carried by the following
 vote:

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Bohman, Alderman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Donnell, Alderman Saville, Alderman Mervine, Alderman Bugg, Alderman
 Johnson, Alderman Irvin, Alderman O'Connor and Alderman Franco

 SPEAKERS

 A motion was made by Alderman Irvin, seconded by Alderman Bohman to
 allow members of the public to address City Council on non-agenda items. The
 motion carried by voice vote.

 Patricia Alves, representing Robert Morris University, and Nisha Floyd,
 representing Womens Business Development Center addressed City Council.
 Ms. Alves spoke regarding programs available at the University and deadlines
 for applying for financial aid. Ms. Floyd spoke about grants available to women
 business owners in Aurora.


 CLOSED SESSION


 ADJOURN


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 A motion was made by Alderman Irvin, seconded by Alderman Mervine to
 adjourn. The motion carried by a voice vote and the meeting was adjourned at
 6:34 P.M.



 Submitted by: ___________________________________________________
 Wendy McCambridge




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