City Council — Aurora, IL
Date: 2025-11-12

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

 Agenda - Final
 Wednesday
 November 12, 2025
 4:00 PM

 **This Special City Council Meeting will be held immediately upon the adjournment of
 the 4:00 PM Building, Zoning & Economic Development Committee 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. Call the City Clerk's Office at (630) 256-3070 with questions. Please refer
 to the last page of this agenda for information regarding translation & reasonable
 accommodation requests.
 ROLL CALL

 APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 MAYOR'S REPORT

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 CONSENT AGENDA

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 25-0898 An Ordinance Restricting the use of City of Aurora Property for Civil Immigration
 Enforcement Activities.

 NEW BUSINESS

 25-0933 A Resolution authorizing execution of a lease agreement with Illinois Workers in
 Action for space at 5 So. Broadway Ave., Aurora, IL 60505.

 CLOSED SESSION

 ADJOURN




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 Any individual requiring language translation and/or 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.us. Every effort will be made to allow
 for meeting participation.

 Cualquier persona que requiera traducción de idiomas y/o tenga una discapacidad y
 solicite una adaptación razonable para poder participar en una junta pública, debe
 comunicarse con la Oficina de la Secretaría Municipal al menos 48 horas antes de la
 junta programada. Puede comunicarse con la Oficina de la Secretaría Municipal en
 persona en 44 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, por teléfono al 630-256-3070 o por
 correo electrónico a CityClerk@aurora.il.us. Se hará todo lo posible para permitir la
 participación en la junta.




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


 City Council
 Meeting Minutes - Final
 Wednesday
 November 12, 2025
 4:00 PM


 **This Special City Council Meeting will be held immediately upon the adjournment of
 the 4:00 PM Building, Zoning & Economic Development Committee 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. Call the City Clerk's Office at (630) 256-3070 with questions. Please refer
 to the last page of this agenda for information regarding translation & reasonable
 accommodation requests.

 ROLL CALL

 Mayor Laesch called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. and the roll was called.
 A motion was made by Alderman Saville and seconded by Alderwoman Garza
 to allow Alderman Bugg to participate in this meeting via remote attendance
 pursuant to Sec. 2-80 of the Code of Ordinances. The motion carried by voice
 vote. Alderman Mesiacos arrived to the meeting after the roll call at 4:32 and
 was, therefore, reported as present for the meeting. Alderman Bugg arrived
 via remote attendance to the meeting after the roll call at 4:46 p.m. and was,
 therefore, reported as present for the meeting.
 Present: 12 - Alderman Daniel Barreiro, Alderwoman Juany Garza, Alderman Ted
 Mesiacos, Alderman Jonathan Núñez, Alderman Carl Franco, Alderman
 Mike Saville, Alderman Javier Bañuelos, Alderwoman Patty Smith,
 Alderman Edward Bugg, Alderman-At-Large Keith Larson,
 Alderman-At-Large Will White and Mayor John Laesch
 Absent: 1 - Alderwoman Shweta Baid


 APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

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

 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Laesch.




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 MAYOR'S REPORT

 Mayor Laesch thanked all who attended the Veterans Day Ceremony on
 Tuesday, November 11th.

 Mayor Laesch indicated that the City has reached an agreement with ACCA
 regarding funding and that information will be provided soon.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 The City Clerk read the Rules of Public Comment and the following people
 presented comment to the City Council regarding the proposed ICE ordinance:

 1. Nadia Kanhai
 2. Rick Lawrence
 3. Tabitha Castelan
 4. Jenny Golden
 5. Jessie Miller
 6. Isabel Navarro
 7. Anonymous Aurora Resident also thanked the City for fixing her street.
 8. Kimberly Orrala
 9. Amy Massaro of the Aurora Rapid Response Team.
 10. Joceline Hernandez
 11. Natalie Wakileh of the Aurora Rapid Response Team.
 12. Tom Ricci of CASA DuPage.
 13. Ruben Morales
 14. A representative of an association that helps the community.
 15. Sury Avila of All About Caring Aurora.
 16. Carlos Avila of All About Caring Aurora.
 17. Paula Flores of the Aurora Community Watch.
 18. Jackie Ceplecha

 At the conclusion of the initial 30 minutes of public comment, a motion was
 made by Alderman-at-Large Larson and seconded by Alderman-at-Large White
 to suspend the Rules of Public Comment in order to exceed the maximum 30
 minutes allotted for all public comment and to allow the remaining registered
 speakers to present public comment. The motion carried by the following
 vote:

 Aye: 10 - Alderman Barreiro, Alderwoman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos,
 Alderman Núñez, Alderman Saville, Alderman Bañuelos, Alderwoman Smith,
 Alderman Bugg, Alderman-at-Large Larson and Alderman-at-Large White.

 Nay: 1 - Alderman Franco




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 CONSENT AGENDA

 There were no items on the Consent Agenda.




 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith and seconded by Alderman Franco
 to suspend the rules of Sec 2-107(c) pursuant to Sec 2-96 to consider this item at
 this Special City Council meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Barreiro, Alderwoman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Núñez, Alderman Franco, Alderman Saville, Alderman Bañuelos,
 Alderwoman Smith, Alderman Bugg, Alderman-At-Large Larson and
 Alderman-At-Large White

 25-0898 An Ordinance Restricting the use of City of Aurora Property for Civil
 Immigration Enforcement Activities.
 Aurora Police Chief Matt Thomas responded to questions.

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith and seconded by Alderman Saville
 to approve this item.

 A motion was made by Alderman-at-Large Larson (#1 Long Version) to amend
 the proposed ordinance as indicated in his printed proposal.
 Alderman-at-Large Larson's motion to amend #1 Long Version failed for lack of
 second.

 A motion was made by Alderman-at-Large Larson and seconded by
 Alderman-at-Large White (#2 Short Version) to amend the proposed ordinance
 as read by including, "This SOP shall include protocols for documenting the
 identity of anyone performing civil immigration enforcement on City-owned
 property, if reasonably possible. The documentation shall include the name(s)
 and/or badge number(s), or whether the person(s) in question refused to
 provide this information." The motion to amend failed by the following vote:

 Aye: 2 - Alderman-at-Large Larson and Alderman-at-Large White

 Nay: 9 - Alderman Barreiro, Alderwoman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos,
 Alderman Núñez, Alderman Franco, Alderman Saville, Alderman Bañuelos,
 Alderwoman Smith and Alderman Bugg

 Discussion was held regarding the purpose and practical implications of the
 ordinance. The motion to approve the item as presented and approved by the
 RAP Committee on November 7, 2025 with no additional amendments carried
 by the following vote:




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 Aye: 11 - Alderman Barreiro, Alderwoman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Núñez, Alderman Franco, Alderman Saville, Alderman Bañuelos,
 Alderwoman Smith, Alderman Bugg, Alderman-At-Large Larson and
 Alderman-At-Large White

 Enactment No: O25-075




 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 Barreiro, Alderwoman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Núñez, Alderman Franco, Alderman Saville, Alderman Bañuelos,
 Alderwoman Smith, Alderman Bugg, Alderman-At-Large Larson and
 Alderman-At-Large White

 25-0933 A Resolution authorizing execution of a lease agreement with Illinois
 Workers in Action for space at 5 So. Broadway Ave., Aurora, IL 60505.
 Shannon Cameron, Chief of Staff - City of Aurora, presented and responded to
 questions.
 A representative of Illinois Worker's in Action responded to questions.

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Garza and seconded by Alderwoman
 Smith to approve this item. The motion carried by the following vote with
 Alderman Bugg no longer visible remotely at the meeting or able to vote:

 Aye: 10 - Alderman Barreiro, Alderwoman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Núñez, Alderman Franco, Alderman Saville, Alderman Bañuelos,
 Alderwoman Smith, Alderman-At-Large Larson and Alderman-At-Large
 White

 Enactment No: R25-351


 CLOSED SESSION

 There was no need for a Closed Session.




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 ADJOURN

 A motion was made by Alderman Franco and seconded by Alderwoman Smith
 to adjourn this meeting. The motion carried by voice vote and the meeting
 adjourned at 6:08 p.m.

 Submitted by:

 ____________________________________________
 Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk

 Any individual requiring language translation and/or 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.us. Every effort will be made to allow
 for meeting participation.

 Cualquier persona que requiera traducción de idiomas y/o tenga una discapacidad y
 solicite una adaptación razonable para poder participar en una junta pública, debe
 comunicarse con la Oficina de la Secretaría Municipal al menos 48 horas antes de la
 junta programada. Puede comunicarse con la Oficina de la Secretaría Municipal en
 persona en 44 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, por teléfono al 630-256-3070 o por
 correo electrónico a CityClerk@aurora.il.us. Se hará todo lo posible para permitir la
 participación en la junta.




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