City Council — Aurora, IL
Date: 2014-01-28

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

 Agenda - Final
 Tuesday
 January 28, 2014
 6:00 PM


 ROLL CALL

 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 INVOCATION

 MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 14, 2014

 14-00008 Approval of the Minutes of the January 14, 2014 City Council Meeting .

 APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

 PRESENTATIONS

 14-00039 Kane County Water Association awards Aurora best-tasting water

 14-00040 Development Activity Building & Permits Review

 APPOINTMENTS

 14-00035 A Resolution Appointing Laurie Hoffman as the Fox Valley Park District
 Representative to the Aurora Planning Commission

 CONSENT AGENDA

 13-00872 Resolution Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to Execute the Engineering
 Agreement with Engineering Enterprises, Inc. and to Appropriate Motor Fuel
 Tax Funds for the Farnsworth Avenue Drainage Improvements

 13-00907 Ordinance Providing for the Termination of Special Service Area Twenty in the
 City of Aurora Established pursuant to Ordinance No. O92-94 on November 19,
 1992.

 13-00931 A resolution authorizing the purchase of an annual maintenance contract for the
 Aurora Fire Department Zetron Fire Station Alerting from Mercury Systems
 Naperville, Illinois. Total annual expense of $56,601.81.




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 13-00945 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of 15 replacement vehicles from the
 Illinois Department of Central Management Services or/and the Suburban
 Purchasing Cooperative in an amount not to exceed $400,000.

 13-00946 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of fourteen (14) Ford Police Utility
 Interceptor vehicles and six (6) Ford Fusion police general purpose vehicles
 through the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative in an amount not to exceed
 $496,000.00.

 13-00947 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of one Bobcat Toolcat from Atlas Bobcat
 in an amount of $69,634.00

 13-00948 A Resolution to purchase an Elgin Pelican Sweeper for the Street Maintenance
 Division from the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative in the amount of
 $174,320.00.

 13-00950 Resolution authorizing the purchase of two (2) E-One 1500 Gallon per Minute
 Fire Engines from Fire Service Inc., Saint John, Indiana in the amount of
 $803.874.00

 13-00954 A Resolution to Purchase 3500 SmartPoint Transceivers Units and 700 Iperl
 Water Meters from HD Supply Waterworks Ltd., Carol, Stream, Illinois in an
 Amount not to Exceed $485,000.00 for the Water and Sewer Division.

 13-00955 A Resolution to Accept Plumbing Service Bids for the Water and Sewer Division

 14-00004 A Resolution Authorizing Execution of Memorandum of Agreement between the
 City of Aurora and the Aurora Supervisor’s Association .

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 14-00020 A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement in Support of the
 Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau through the Hotel Operators '
 Occupation Tax.

 NEW BUSINESS

 REQUESTS AND REFERRALS

 (None)

 BILLS

 14-00071 Bill Summary and Large Bill List




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 SPEAKERS

 14-00014 A speaker has signed up to address the City Council at the upcoming meeting
 to be held on January 28, 2014. Ministrant Joyce Scott Smith represents The
 Greater Works Ministerium, and would like to speak about the Copley Hospital
 building.

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 28, 2014
 6:00 PM




 ROLL CALL

 The City Council meeting was called to order at 6:09 by Mayor Weisner, and
 the Roll was called.
 Present: 12 - Mayor Tom Weisner, Alderman Tina Bohman, Alderman Juany Garza,
 Alderman Ted Mesiacos, Alderman Bill Donnell, Alderman John Peters,
 Alderman Mike Saville, Alderman Rick Mervine, Alderman Edward Bugg,
 Alderman Lynne Johnson, Alderman Richard Irvin and Alderman Bob
 O'Connor
 Absent: 1 - Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns


 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE


 INVOCATION


 MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 14, 2014

 14-00008 Approval of the Minutes of the January 14, 2014 City Council Meeting .

 Alderman Mervine moved, seconded by Alderman Irvin, to approve the minutes
 of the Council Meeting held on January 14, 2014. Motion carried by voice vote.


 APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

 A motion was made by Alderman O'Connor,seconded by Alderman Donnell, to
 appoint Officer Ofc. Hornburg as Sergeant-At-Arms for this meeting. The
 motion carried by voice vote.




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 PRESENTATIONS

 14-00039 Kane County Water Association awards Aurora best-tasting water

 Water Production Superintendent, Dave Schumacher, presented the Mayor and City
 Council with the Kane County Water Association's 2013 Best Tasting Water award.
 Schumacher introduced the following staff members also present at the meeting:
 Assistant Superintendent Bob Leible, Laboratory Manager Nancy Sampson; and
 Engineer Rick Munson.
 Mayor Weisner reminded those present that Aurora has won this award several
 times, as well as the Illinois Section American Water Works best tasting water in five
 (5) separate occasions. Mayor Weisner expressed his gratitude to the Water
 Production team for the work they do, their leadership and best practices.

 14-00040 Development Activity Building & Permits Review

 Building and Permits Director, John Curley, led a presentation on the Building and
 Permits division achievements and volume increases, and the success of the
 streamlining initiatives for permitting activity implemented since 2005. Among the
 many achievements, Curley said they have attained national recognition for their
 automated and automatic communication tools, have listed three (3) best practices
 on the ICC website, and have been asked to present at Sungard's regional and
 national conventions.
 Curley explained that the zoning, engineering and building processes have been
 greatly reduced over the years, and flexibility has increased for approvals, improving
 the ability to meet developers' needs. Curley added that they have adopted more
 reasonable building codes.
 Finally, Curley named some of the 2014 large projects now in review: the Plaza on
 New York project ($68 million valuation), Metro 59 ($87 million valuation), and the
 Outlet Mall Expansion ($96 Million valuation) among others.

 APPOINTMENTS

 14-00035 A Resolution Appointing Laurie Hoffman as the Fox Valley Park District
 Representative to the Aurora Planning Commission
 Mayor Weisner introduced Laurie Hoffman, who oversees the recreation and
 communication operations at the Fox Valley Park District, and is a long term resident
 of the City of Aurora.

 Alderman Saville moved, seconded by Alderman Mervine, to approve this
 resolution. Motion carried by voice vote.

 Enactment No: R14-003


 CONSENT AGENDA

 Alderman Saville moved, seconded by Alderman Irvin, to approve the Consent
 Agenda as read.

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

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 13-00872 Resolution Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to Execute the
 Engineering Agreement with Engineering Enterprises, Inc. and to
 Appropriate Motor Fuel Tax Funds for the Farnsworth Avenue
 Drainage Improvements
 This Resolution was approved

 Enactment No: R14-004


 13-00907 Ordinance Providing for the Termination of Special Service Area
 Twenty in the City of Aurora Established pursuant to Ordinance No.
 O92-94 on November 19, 1992.
 This Resolution was approved

 Enactment No: O14-002


 13-00931 A resolution authorizing the purchase of an annual maintenance
 contract for the Aurora Fire Department Zetron Fire Station Alerting
 from Mercury Systems Naperville, Illinois. Total annual expense of
 $56,601.81.
 This Resolution was approved

 Enactment No: R14-005


 13-00945 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of 15 replacement vehicles from
 the Illinois Department of Central Management Services or/and the
 Suburban Purchasing Cooperative in an amount not to exceed
 $400,000.
 This Resolution was approved

 Enactment No: R14-006


 13-00946 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of fourteen (14) Ford Police
 Utility Interceptor vehicles and six (6) Ford Fusion police general
 purpose vehicles through the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative in an
 amount not to exceed $496,000. 00.
 This Resolution was approved

 Enactment No: R14-007


 13-00947 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of one Bobcat Toolcat from
 Atlas Bobcat in an amount of $69,634.00
 This Resolution was approved

 Enactment No: R14-008




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 13-00948 A Resolution to purchase an Elgin Pelican Sweeper for the Street
 Maintenance Division from the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative in
 the amount of $174,320.00 .
 This Resolution was approved

 Enactment No: R14-009


 13-00950 Resolution authorizing the purchase of two (2) E-One 1500 Gallon per
 Minute Fire Engines from Fire Service Inc., Saint John, Indiana in the
 amount of $803.874.00 for the Aurora Fire Department.
 This Resolution was approved

 Enactment No: R14-010


 13-00954 A Resolution to Purchase 3500 SmartPoint Transceivers Units and 700
 Iperl Water Meters from HD Supply Waterworks Ltd., Carol, Stream,
 Illinois in an Amount not to Exceed $485,000.00 for the Water and
 Sewer Division.
 This Resolution was approved

 Enactment No: R14-011


 13-00955 A Resolution to Accept Plumbing Service Bids for the Water and
 Sewer Division
 This Resolution was approved

 Enactment No: R14-012


 14-00004 A Resolution Authorizing Execution of Memorandum of Agreement
 between the City of Aurora and the Aurora Supervisor’s Association .
 This Resolution was approved

 Enactment No: R14-013


 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 14-00020 A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement in Support of
 the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau through the Hotel
 Operators' Occupation Tax.
 A motion was made by Alderman Mervine, seconded by Alderman Irvin, to
 approve this resolution. The motion carried.

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Bohman, Alderman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Donnell, Alderman Peters, Alderman Saville, Alderman Mervine,
 Alderman Bugg, Alderman Johnson, Alderman Irvin and Alderman
 O'Connor
 Enactment No: R14-014


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 BILLS

 14-00071 Bill Summary and Large Bill List

 A motion was made by Alderman Irvin, seconded by Alderman O'Connor, to
 approve and pay the bills as presented. The motion carried.

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

 ADJOURN

 Alderman Irvin moved, seconded by Alderman O'Connor, to adjourn the
 meeting at 6:38 p.m. Motion carried by voice vote.




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 Isabel M. Garcia-Kodron
 City Clerk




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