City Council — Aurora, IL
Date: 2020-09-08

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

 Agenda - Final
 Tuesday
 September 08, 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: 822 5998 7798

 THOSE WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT MUST PRE-REGISTER WITH THE
 CITY CLERK NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 8, 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, AUGUST 25, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 20-0537 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, August 25, 2020 City Council Meeting.

 PRESENTATIONS

 20-0558 Proclamation for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

 20-0559 Update on the CHANGE Reform Initiative

 PUBLIC COMMENT




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 MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS

 20-0478 A Resolution appointing Ahana Narayana, D'Angelo Carbajal, Gabriel Bradford,
 Gauri Venkatraman, Ian Ortego, Mariella Acevedo, Moises Jimenez, Pravallika
 Padyala, Satya Balmuri and reappointing Arleth Rodriguez to the Aurora Youth
 Council.

 PUBLIC HEARING

 20-0553 Public Hearing on a Proposal to Amend and Expand the River Edge
 Redevelopment Zone, known as "Aurora River Zone"...body
 CONSENT AGENDA

 20-0458 A Resolution Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of
 Aurora and Sugar Grove Drainage District #1 for Mutual Cooperation in the
 Construction of Drainage Improvements on the Site of the Aurora Municipal
 Airport.

 20-0467 A Resolution to Award a Contract for the Lime Sludge Removal and Disposal for
 the Water Production Division

 20-0481 A Resolution pursuant to Sec. 2-101(a) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora,
 pertaining to categories of business authorized for placement on the consent
 agenda.

 20-0487 A Resolution Requesting Authorization for the Mayor to Execute the Local Public
 Agency Agreement for Federal Participation with the State of Illinois, the Mayor to
 Execute the Phase 2 Design Engineering Agreement with Christopher B. Burke
 Engineering, Ltd., 9575 W. Higgins Road, Suite 600, Rosemont, IL 60018 in the
 amount of $108,541.29 for the Access to Transit - Aurora Transportation Center
 (ATC) East Platform Parking Lot Enhancement Project, MFT Section
 18-00325-00-PK.

 20-0490 A Resolution Awarding the 2020 Sanitary Sewer CIPP Lining contract to
 Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC, 9014 S. Thomas Ave, Bridgeview, IL 60455 in the
 amount of eight hundred ninety-eight thousand, seven hundred and ninety-seven
 dollars and zero cents ($898,797.00).

 20-0491 A Resolution to amend the grant agreement with the Cities for Financial
 Empowerment to accept $80,000 in additional funding to support the Aurora
 Financial Empowerment Center.

 20-0516 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. O14-061 Approving an Expansion of the
 River Edge Redevelopment Zone Known as the "Aurora River Zone" in the City Of
 Aurora, Illinois, Following Notice and Public Hearing in Connection Therewith.




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 20-0518 A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Agency
 Agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of
 Aeronautics and a not-to-exceed agreement for Construction Phase Engineering
 Services in the amount of $78,100 with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. for the
 Airfield Pavement Rehabilitation Phase 3, Area 1 Project.
 .

 20-0520 A Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a Federal Emergency Management
 Agency (FEMA) grant in the amount of $975,000.00 towards the purchase of new
 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) for the Aurora Fire Department.

 20-0528 A Resolution regarding the implementation of officer-worn body cameras,
 supporting system and integration to existing systems for the City of Aurora Police
 Department.

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 20-0425 An Ordinance Granting a Variance pursuant to Section 10.5-6 of the Aurora
 Zoning Ordinance for the property located at 613 Smith Boulevard to reduce the lot
 width from 75 feet to 57.33 feet, to reduce the minimum exterior side setback
 requirement from 15 feet to 3 feet, and to increase the maximum lot coverage from
 40% to 44%

 20-0431 A Resolution to accept the quote from Pro-Tech, 1313 West Bagley Road, Berea,
 Ohio 44017 to purchase 150 complete sets of Personal Protective Equipment for
 the Aurora Police Department.

 20-0469 A Resolution awarding the Job Order Contracting Vendor Services (JOC) for the
 City of Aurora to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC of Chicago, IL.

 20-0476 A Resolution Approving the Director of Purchasing to enter into Intergovernmental
 Agreement(s) with various agencies/entities to allow the use of the City of Aurora
 Job Order Contracting Services program.

 20-0486 An Ordinance amending the Aurora Liquor Control Ordinance pertaining to
 nuisance activity and the process of applying for licensure in certain locations.

 NEW BUSINESS

 REPORT

 APPROVAL OF THE BILL SUMMARY AND LARGE BILL LIST

 20-0555 Bill Summary and Large Bill List.

 CLOSED SESSION




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


 City Council
 Meeting Minutes - Final
 Tuesday
 September 08, 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: 822 5998 7798

 THOSE WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT MUST PRE-REGISTER WITH THE
 CITY CLERK NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 8, 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 5:01 p.m. and the roll was called.

 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. The meeting was conducted by
 Internet teleconference without the physical presence of a quorum. Mayor
 Irvin was present at City Hall, the regular meeting location.
 Present: 12 - Alderman Emmanuel Llamas, Alderman Juany Garza, Alderman Ted
 Mesiacos, Alderman Bill Donnell, Alderman Carl Franco, Alderman Mike
 Saville, Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns, Alderman Edward Bugg, Alderman
 Judd Lofchie, Alderman Sherman Jenkins, Alderman Bob O'Connor and
 Mayor Richard Irvin
 Absent: 1 - Alderman Patty Smith


 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Students of Simply Destinee.




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 INVOCATION

 The Invocation was led by Pastor Charisse Jensen of St. Mark's Lutheran Church.


 MINUTES OF THE TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 20-0537 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, August 25, 2020 City Council
 Meeting.
 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns and seconded by Alderman Garza
 to approve the minutes as presented. Alderman Mesiacos abstained from
 voting on this item. The motion carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 10 - Alderman Llamas, Alderman Garza, Alderman Donnell, Alderman Franco,
 Alderman Saville, Alderman Hart-Burns, Alderman Bugg, Alderman Lofchie,
 Alderman Jenkins and Alderman O'Connor

 Abstain: 1- Alderman Mesiacos


 PRESENTATIONS

 20-0558 Proclamation for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

 Mr. Joel Frieders spoke regarding suicide prevention and National Suicide Prevention
 Awareness Month.
 This Proclamation was discussed and filed.


 20-0559 Update on the CHANGE Reform Initiative

 Clayton Muhammad - City of Aurora, presented an update on the CHANGE Reform
 Initiative.
 This Presentation was discussed and filed.


 PUBLIC COMMENT

 Clerk Stallings read a statement regarding the rules of public comment and the
 following individuals addressed the City Council:

 Tonya Makrinski spoke in favor of item 20-0431.
 Maria Jurado spoke in opposition to item 20-0431.
 Alicon Bell spoke in opposition to item 20-0431.
 Viviana Barajas spoke in opposition to item 20-0431.
 Nichole Mullins spoke in opposition to item 20-0431.
 Arjun Nair spoke in opposition to item 20-0431.
 Nadia Kanhai spoke in opposition to item 20-0431.




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 MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS

 20-0478 A Resolution appointing Ahana Narayana, D'Angelo Carbajal, Gabriel
 Bradford, Gauri Venkatraman, Ian Ortego, Mariella Acevedo, Moises
 Jimenez, Pravallika Padyala, Satya Balmuri and reappointing Arleth
 Rodriguez to the Aurora Youth Council .
 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns and seconded by Alderman Garza
 to approve this item. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

 Enactment No: R20-191


 PUBLIC HEARING

 20-0553 Public Hearing on a Proposal to Amend and Expand the River Edge
 Redevelopment Zone, known as "Aurora River Zone"...body
 Mayor Irvin called the Public Hearing to order.
 Trevor Dick - City of Aurora, presented regarding this item.
 Mr. James Mead presented public comment regarding this item.

 There were no questions or comments from the City Council and no additional
 persons present wishing to be heard. A motion was made by Alderman
 Hart-Burns and seconded by Alderman Franco to close this hearing. The
 motion carried by the following vote:

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

 CONSENT AGENDA

 A motion was made by Alderman Jenkins and seconded by Alderman Franco
 to approve the items on the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the
 following vote:

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

 20-0458 A Resolution Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the
 City of Aurora and Sugar Grove Drainage District #1 for Mutual
 Cooperation in the Construction of Drainage Improvements on the Site of
 the Aurora Municipal Airport .
 This Resolution was approved on the consent agenda.


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 Enactment No: R20-181


 20-0467 A Resolution to Award a Contract for the Lime Sludge Removal and
 Disposal for the Water Production Division
 This Resolution was approved on the consent agenda.

 Enactment No: R20-182


 20-0481 A Resolution pursuant to Sec. 2-101(a) of the Code of Ordinances, City
 of Aurora, pertaining to categories of business authorized for placement
 on the consent agenda .
 This Resolution was approved on the consent agenda.

 Enactment No: R20-183


 20-0487 A Resolution Requesting Authorization for the Mayor to Execute the Local
 Public Agency Agreement for Federal Participation with the State of
 Illinois, the Mayor to Execute the Phase 2 Design Engineering
 Agreement with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., 9575 W. Higgins
 Road, Suite 600, Rosemont, IL 60018 in the amount of $108,541.29 for
 the Access to Transit - Aurora Transportation Center (ATC) East Platform
 Parking Lot Enhancement Project, MFT Section 18-00325-00-PK.
 This Resolution was approved on the consent agenda.

 Enactment No: R20-184


 20-0490 A Resolution Awarding the 2020 Sanitary Sewer CIPP Lining contract to
 Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC, 9014 S. Thomas Ave, Bridgeview, IL 60455
 in the amount of eight hundred ninety-eight thousand, seven hundred and
 ninety-seven dollars and zero cents ($898,797.00) .
 This Resolution was approved on the consent agenda.

 Enactment No: R20-185


 20-0491 A Resolution to amend the grant agreement with the Cities for Financial
 Empowerment to accept $80,000 in additional funding to support the
 Aurora Financial Empowerment Center .
 This Resolution was approved on the consent agenda.

 Enactment No: R20-186


 20-0516 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. O14-061 Approving an
 Expansion of the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Known as the "Aurora
 River Zone" in the City Of Aurora, Illinois, Following Notice and Public
 Hearing in Connection Therewith.
 This Ordinance was adopted on the consent agenda.

 Enactment No: O20-057
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 20-0518 A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Agency
 Agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Transportation,
 Division of Aeronautics and a not-to-exceed agreement for Construction
 Phase Engineering Services in the amount of $78,100 with Crawford,
 Murphy and Tilly, Inc. for the Airfield Pavement Rehabilitation Phase 3,
 Area 1 Project.
 .
 This Resolution was approved on the consent agenda.

 Enactment No: R20-187


 20-0520 A Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a Federal Emergency
 Management Agency (FEMA) grant in the amount of $975,000.00
 towards the purchase of new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
 for the Aurora Fire Department.
 This Resolution was approved on the consent agenda.

 Enactment No: R20-188


 20-0528 A Resolution regarding the implementation of officer-worn body cameras
 for the City of Aurora Police Department.
 This Resolution was approved on the consent agenda.

 Enactment No: R20-189


 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 20-0425 An Ordinance Granting a Variance pursuant to Section 10.5-6 of the
 Aurora Zoning Ordinance for the property located at 613 Smith Boulevard
 to reduce the lot width from 75 feet to 57.33 feet, to reduce the minimum
 exterior side setback requirement from 15 feet to 3 feet, and to increase
 the maximum lot coverage from 40% to 44%
 Alderman Mesiacos recused himself from this item and took himself off of
 video and turned off his audio. Alderman Mesiacos took no part in the
 deliberations or the vote thereupon and returned to the meeting after business
 was concluded regarding this item. A motion was made by Alderman
 Hart-Burns and seconded by Alderman Franco to approve this item. The
 motion carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 10 - Alderman Llamas, Alderman Garza, Alderman Donnell, Alderman Franco,
 Alderman Saville, Alderman Hart-Burns, Alderman Bugg, Alderman Lofchie,
 Alderman Jenkins and Alderman O'Connor

 Enactment No: O20-058




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 20-0431 A Resolution to accept the quote from Pro-Tech, 1313 West Bagley
 Road, Berea, Ohio 44017 to purchase 150 complete sets of Personal
 Protective Equipment for the Aurora Police Department .
 A motion was made by Alderman Franco and seconded by Alderman
 Hart-Burns to approve this item. The motion carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 8- Alderman Garza, Alderman Donnell, Alderman Franco, Alderman Saville,
 Alderman Hart-Burns, Alderman Bugg, Alderman Lofchie and Alderman
 O'Connor

 Nay: 3- Alderman Llamas, Alderman Mesiacos and Alderman Jenkins

 Enactment No: R20-190


 20-0469 A Resolution awarding the Job Order Contracting Vendor Services
 (JOC) for the City of Aurora to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates,
 LLC of Chicago, IL.
 Marty Lyons, Chief Financial Officer - City of Aurora, presented and responded to
 questions regarding this item.
 Alex Alexandrou, Chief Management Officer and Chief of Staff - City of Aurora,
 presented and responded to questions regarding this item.
 Rick Veenstra, Corporation Counsel - City of Aurora, responded to questions regarding
 this item.

 A motion was made by Alderman Bugg and seconded by Alderman Lofchie to
 return this item to the Finance Committee. The motion carried by the
 following vote:

 Aye: 6- Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman Donnell, Alderman Saville, Alderman Bugg,
 Alderman Lofchie and Alderman Jenkins

 Nay: 5- Alderman Llamas, Alderman Garza, Alderman Franco, Alderman
 Hart-Burns and Alderman O'Connor

 Enactment No: R20-221


 20-0476 A Resolution Approving the Director of Purchasing to enter into
 Intergovernmental Agreement(s) with various agencies/entities to allow
 the use of the City of Aurora Job Order Contracting Services program.
 A motion was made by Alderman O'Connor and seconded by Alderman Franco
 to hold this item at City Council until September 22, 2020. The motion carried
 by the following vote:

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

 Enactment No: R20-222




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 20-0486 An Ordinance amending the Aurora Liquor Control Ordinance pertaining
 to nuisance activity and the process of applying for licensure in certain
 locations.
 Deb Lang, Assistant Corporation Counsel - City of Aurora, spoke regarding this item.

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

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

 Enactment No: O20-059


 NEW BUSINESS

 There were no items of New Business on the agenda.


 REPORT

 There were no reports on the agenda.


 APPROVAL OF THE BILL SUMMARY AND LARGE BILL LIST

 20-0555 Bill Summary and Large Bill List.

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

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

 CLOSED SESSION

 There was a need for a closed session meeting to discuss pending litigation
 pursuant to Section 2(c)11 of the Open Meetings Act.

 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns and seconded by Alderman
 Jenkins that the Committee convene in closed session immediately prior to the
 adjournment of this meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:

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




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 ADJOURN

 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns and seconded by Alderman Garza
 to adjourn this meeting upon the conclusion of the closed session. The motion
 carried by the following vote:

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

 The closed session meeting concluded at 7:59 p.m. and this meeting was
 adjourned at 7:59 p.m.



 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 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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