Committee of the Whole — Aurora, IL
Date: 2021-06-15

City Hall - 5th Floor
 City of Aurora
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL
 Committee of the Whole

 Agenda - Final
 Tuesday
 June 15, 2021
 5:00 PM


 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 contact the City Clerk's Office at (630) 256-3070 with
 questions.
 ROLL CALL

 MINUTES OF THE TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

 21-0424 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Committee of the Whole
 Meeting.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 REPORT OF THE
 BUILDING, ZONING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
 The Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee Met On June 9, 2021
 and Reviewed the Following Items:
 Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee Planning & Development
 Resolution
 21-0341 A Resolution Approving a Revision to the Final Plan on Lot 6 for Fox Valley East
 Region I Merchants Park Resubdivision, located at 4435 Fox Valley Center Drive
 for an addition to an existing Restaurant with a drive-through facility (2530) use
 INFORMATION ONLY

 REPORT OF THE
 FINANCE COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
 The Finance Committee Met On June 10, 2021 and Reviewed the Following Items:

 21-0251 A Resolution to purchase (20) Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged Laptops from Dell
 Technologies in the amount of $37.258.20 .
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0


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 21-0334 A Resolution Consenting to an Operator Contract between Eclipse Aerospace,
 Inc. and the City of Aurora.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0379 A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with
 the Aurora Housing Authority and the Northern Lights Development Corporation for
 the Use of an Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Grant
 for the Renovation of the of the Northern Lights and Aurora Housing Authority Youth
 and Community Center located at 551 Fourth Avenue in Aurora, Illinois .
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0407 A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Local Public Agency Agreement for
 Federal Participation with the State of Illinois, the execution of a Phase 1
 Engineering Agreement with Baxter & Woodman, Inc., maximum amount of
 $38,609.00, and the appropriation of $38,609.00 of Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Funds
 for the South Edgelawn Drive at BNSF Railway Tracks Crossing Project, MFT #
 20-00335-00-FL).
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0422 An Ordinance amending Section 48-57 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora,
 effective July 1, 2021, and establishing the utility rates for water and sewer
 services provided within the City thereafter .
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0426 A Resolution approving the Third Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement
 between the City of Aurora, the City of Naperville, and the Naperville Township
 Road District to widen North Aurora Road in the vicinity of the CN Railway
 Crossing and to appropriate $750,000.00 of MFT Funds for the project .
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0431 An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Not to Exceed $15,000,000 Principal
 Amount City of Aurora, Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois Revenue
 Bond Series 2021 (VNA Health Care); Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of a
 Bond and Loan Agreement, a Tax Exemption Certificate and Agreement and
 Related Documents; and Approving Related Items.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0435 A Resolution to approve the renewal of the $10.0 million Line of Credit (LOC) with
 Old Second Bank for one year .
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0437 A Resolution authorizing a Redevelopment Agreement (RDA) with Kishore Kumar
 for improvements to the property at 133 W Galena .
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0




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 REPORT OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
 The Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee Met On June 8, 2021 and
 Reviewed the Following Items:
 21-0275 A Resolution establishing the maximum number of Class A: Package Sales liquor
 licenses, (unofficially related to the application from Shree Balchandra, LLC d/b/a
 AJ's Liquorland at 2150 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, due to partial ownership change)
 - Ward 5.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0411 A Resolution establishing the maximum number of Class D: Downtown Core
 Entertainment District (Arts Facility) liquor licenses (unofficially related to the
 application from The Studio Gallery, Inc. d/b/a French 75 at 56 E. Galena Blvd.,
 Aurora) - Ward 2.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 REPORT OF THE
 INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
 The Infrastructure & Technology Committee Met On June 7, 2021 and Reviewed the
 Following Items:
 21-0049 A Resolution to use NTI National Technologies, Downers Grove, IL, as the primary
 fiber vendor and Adesta LLC of Willowbrook IL as the secondary vendor for 2021
 City fiber optic projects for $379,648.00 plus a 5% contingency .
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0282 A Resolution to approve the purchase of a mobile application and associated
 implementation fees from Tyler Technologies of Plano, TX and CentralSquare
 Technologies, Lake Mary, FL for an amount not to exceed $25,140.00. .
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0320 A Resolution to award a contract to D'Land Construction, L.L.C. in the bid amount
 of $1,298,556.60 for the 2021 Contract #2 - City Wide Sidewalk, Patching,
 Striping, Bike Path Overlay & Ward Projects .
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0329 A Resolution authorizing payment to Environmental Systems Research Institute,
 Inc. (ESRI) of Redlands, CA in the amount of $21,486.00, and to GIS, Inc. of
 Birmingham, AL, in the amount of $12,500.00 for the purchase, maintenance and
 implementation of GeoEvent Server for Arc Geographic Information System
 (ArcGIS).
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0



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 21-0360 A Resolution to Award the contract for the Wilder Park Site Improvements project
 located in Ward 6 to Copenhaver Construction Inc., 75 Koppie Drive, Gilberts, IL
 60136 in the amount of five hundred forty -three thousand, seven hundred eight
 dollars and fifty cents ($543 ,708.50).
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0421 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to enter into an agreement with
 Cardno, Inc., 6605 Steger Road, Unit A, Monee, IL 60449 for Native Plantings
 Landscaping Maintenance in the annual amount of $79,789.00
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 REPORT OF THE RULES, ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE

 The Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee Met On June 1, 2021 and
 Reviewed the Following Items:
 21-0401 An Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article 2-VI-1 of the Code of Ordinances and
 establishing rules and procedures generally applicable to advisory boards and
 commissions and changing the terms of their membership .
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0404 A Resolution Reappointing Alderwoman Scheketa Hart-Burns and Appointing
 Alderman Sherman Jenkins and Robert J. O’Connor to the Aquatics
 Administrative Board.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0

 21-0406 An Ordinance Amending Sec. 13-14 of Chapter 13 Code of Ordinances, City of
 Aurora entitled Tobacco, Alternative Nicotine Product or Vapor Product Use,
 Prohibitions and Compliance Monitoring .
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-1

 NEW BUSINESS

 21-0398 A Resolution increasing the authority conferred to the Chief Financial Officer by
 R20-249 to purchase body-worn cameras and related software and equipment to
 a total aggregate amount not to exceed $2,901,373 .00.

 21-0444 A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement between the City and the
 Fox Valley Park District Concerning the Staging of Fireworks on Park District
 Property on July 2, 2021.

 MAYOR’S REPORT

 ALDERMAN'S CORNER

 CLOSED SESSION




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 ADJOURN

 THIS MEETING AGENDA SHALL ALSO SERVE AS NOTICE THAT A MAJORITY OF A
 QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS MAY ATTEND
 OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. NO OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE
 CITY COUNCIL SHALL OCCUR AT THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. MINUTES OF THE
 COMMITTEE MEETING SHALL CONSTITUTE THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE
 COMMITTEE MEETING AND ANY MEETING OF THE MAJORITY OF THE QUORUM OF
 THE CITY COUNCIL OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME AND LOCATION.
 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 - 5th Floor
 City of Aurora
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL


 Committee of the Whole
 Meeting Minutes - Final
 Tuesday
 June 15, 2021
 5:00 PM



 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 contact the City Clerk's Office at (630) 256-3070 with
 questions.

 ROLL CALL

 Mayor Irvin called the meeting to order at 5:07 p.m. and the roll was called.

 Present 12 - Alderman Emmanuel Llamas, Alderwoman Juany Garza, Alderman Ted
 Mesiacos, Alderman Carl Franco, Alderman Mike Saville, Alderwoman
 Scheketa Hart-Burns , Alderwoman Patty Smith, Alderman Edward Bugg,
 Alderwoman Shweta Baid, Alderman-At-Large Ron Woerman,
 Alderman-At-Large Sherman Jenkins, and Mayor Richard Irvin
 Absent 1 - Alderman Bill Donnell


 MINUTES OF THE TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

 21-0424 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Committee of the
 Whole Meeting.
 A motion was made by Alderwoman Hart-Burns and seconded by Alderwoman
 Garza to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried by voice vote.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 There were no members of the public present wishing to address the Council.


 REPORT OF THE
 BUILDING, ZONING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 The Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee Met On June 9, 2021
 and Reviewed the Following Items:




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 Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee Planning & Development
 Resolution

 21-0341 A Resolution Approving a Revision to the Final Plan on Lot 6 for Fox
 Valley East Region I Merchants Park Resubdivision, located at 4435 Fox
 Valley Center Drive for an addition to an existing Restaurant with a
 drive-through facility (2530) use
 This P&D Resolution was finalized (appealable).


 REPORT OF THE
 FINANCE COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 The Finance Committee Met On June 10, 2021 and Reviewed the Following Items:

 21-0251 A Resolution to purchase (20) Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged Laptops from
 Dell Technologies in the amount of $37,258.20.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0334 A Resolution Consenting to an Operator Contract between Eclipse
 Aerospace, Inc. and the City of Aurora.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0379 A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of
 Understanding with the Aurora Housing Authority and the Northern Lights
 Development Corporation for the Use of an Illinois Department of
 Commerce and Economic Opportunity Grant for the Renovation of the of
 the Northern Lights and Aurora Housing Authority Youth and Community
 Center located at 551 Fourth Avenue in Aurora, Illinois.
 Ralph Jordan, Executive Director of the Aurora Housing Authority, spoke regarding this
 item.
 Dan Barriero - City of Aurora, spoke regarding this item.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0407 A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Local Public Agency
 Agreement for Federal Participation with the State of Illinois, the
 execution of a Phase 1 Engineering Agreement with Baxter & Woodman,
 Inc., maximum amount of $38,609.00, and the appropriation of
 $38,609.00 of Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Funds for the South Edgelawn Drive
 at BNSF Railway Tracks Crossing Project, MFT # 20-00335-00-FL).
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)




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 21-0422 An Ordinance amending Section 48-57 of the Code of Ordinances, City
 of Aurora, effective July 1, 2021, and establishing the utility rates for
 water and sewer services provided within the City thereafter.
 Martin Lyons, Chief Financial Officer - City of Aurora, presented regarding this item.

 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0426 A Resolution approving the Third Amendment to the Intergovernmental
 Agreement between the City of Aurora, the City of Naperville, and the
 Naperville Township Road District to widen North Aurora Road in the
 vicinity of the CN Railway Crossing and to appropriate $750,000.00 of
 MFT Funds for the project.
 Ken Schroth, Director of Public Works - City of Aurora, was present to respond to
 questions regarding this item.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0431 An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Not to Exceed $15,000,000
 Principal Amount City of Aurora, Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall
 Counties, Illinois Revenue Bond Series 2021 (VNA Health Care);
 Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of a Bond and Loan Agreement, a
 Tax Exemption Certificate and Agreement and Related Documents; and
 Approving Related Items.
 Martin Lyons, Chief Financial Officer - City of Aurora, presented regarding this item.

 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0435 A Resolution to approve the renewal of the $10.0 million Line of Credit
 (LOC) with Old Second Bank for one year.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0437 A Resolution authorizing a Redevelopment Agreement (RDA) with
 Kishore Kumar for improvements to the property at 133 W Galena.
 David Dibo, Director of Economic Development - City of Aurora, presented and
 responded to questions regarding this item.
 Martin Lyons, Chief Financial Officer - City of Aurora, presented and responded to
 questions regarding this item.
 John Curley, Chief Development Services Officer - City of Aurora, responded to
 questions regarding this item.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)




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 REPORT OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 The Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee Met On June 8, 2021 and
 Reviewed the Following Items:

 21-0275 A Resolution establishing the maximum number of Class A: Package
 Sales liquor licenses, (unofficially related to the application from Shree
 Balchandra, LLC d/b/a AJ's Liquorland at 2150 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora,
 due to partial ownership change) - Ward 5.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0411 A Resolution establishing the maximum number of Class D: Downtown
 Core Entertainment District (Arts Facility) liquor licenses (unofficially
 related to the application from The Studio Gallery, Inc. d/b/a French 75 at
 56 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora) - Ward 2.
 The applicants, Hope Ashworth and Braden Smith, were present. Hope Ashworth
 presented a brief overview of the business.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 REPORT OF THE
 INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 The Infrastructure & Technology Committee Met On June 7, 2021 and Reviewed the
 Following Items:

 21-0049 A Resolution to use NTI National Technologies, Downers Grove, IL, as
 the primary fiber vendor and Adesta LLC of Willowbrook IL as the
 secondary vendor for 2021 City fiber optic projects for $379,648.00 plus
 a 5% contingency.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0282 A Resolution to approve the purchase of a mobile application and
 associated implementation fees from Tyler Technologies of Plano, TX
 and CentralSquare Technologies, Lake Mary, FL for an amount not to
 exceed $25,140.00.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)




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 21-0320 A Resolution to award a contract to D'Land Construction, L.L.C. in the
 bid amount of $1,298,556.60 for the 2021 Contract #2 - City Wide
 Sidewalk, Patching, Striping, Bike Path Overlay & Ward Projects.
 Ken Schroth, Director of Public Works - City of Aurora, responded to questions
 regarding this item.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0329 A Resolution authorizing payment to Environmental Systems Research
 Institute, Inc. (ESRI) of Redlands, CA in the amount of $21,486.00, and to
 GIS, Inc. of Birmingham, AL, in the amount of $12,500.00 for the
 purchase, maintenance and implementation of GeoEvent Server for Arc
 Geographic Information System (ArcGIS).
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0360 A Resolution to Award the contract for the Wilder Park Site
 Improvements project located in Ward 6 to Copenhaver Construction Inc.,
 75 Koppie Drive, Gilberts, IL 60136 in the amount of five hundred
 forty-three thousand, seven hundred eight dollars and fifty cents
 ($543,708.50).
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0421 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to enter into an
 agreement with Cardno, Inc., 6605 Steger Road, Unit A, Monee, IL
 60449 for Native Plantings Landscaping Maintenance in the annual
 amount of $79,789.00
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 REPORT OF THE RULES, ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE

 The Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee Met On June 1, 2021 and
 Reviewed the Following Items:

 21-0401 An Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article 2-VI-1 of the Code of
 Ordinances and establishing rules and procedures generally applicable
 to advisory boards and commissions and changing the terms of their
 membership.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0404 A Resolution Reappointing Alderwoman Scheketa Hart-Burns and
 Appointing Alderman Sherman Jenkins and Robert J. O’Connor to the
 Aquatics Administrative Board.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


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 21-0406 An Ordinance Amending Sec. 13-14 of Chapter 13 Code of Ordinances,
 City of Aurora entitled Tobacco, Alternative Nicotine Product or Vapor
 Product Use, Prohibitions and Compliance Monitoring.
 (PLACED ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS)


 NEW BUSINESS

 21-0398 A Resolution increasing the authority conferred to the Chief Financial
 Officer by R20-249 to purchase body-worn cameras and related software
 and equipment to a total aggregate amount not to exceed
 $2,901,373.00.
 Commander Matt Thomas - Aurora Police Department, presented and responded to
 questions regarding this item.
 Sgt. Ken Thurman - Aurora Police Department, responded to questions regarding this
 item.
 Martin Lyons, Chief Financial Officer - City of Aurora, presented and responded to
 questions regarding this item.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 21-0444 A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement between the
 City and the Fox Valley Park District Concerning the Staging of
 Fireworks on Park District Property on July 2, 2021.
 Gina Moga and Mike Nelson, Special Events - City of Aurora, presented regarding this
 item. There were last minute changes to the document that Gina Moga explained to
 the Committee of the Whole. Members of the Committee placed this item on the
 Consent Agenda, with the modifications as explained by Ms. Moga.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 MAYOR’S REPORT

 Mayor Irvin thanked Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman for her service to the City of
 Aurora as she recently announced her retirement from the Aurora Police Department
 effective August 6, 2021.

 Mayor Irvin recognized Dan Barreiro for his 35 years of service to the City of Aurora
 and presented a Proclamation to Mr. Barreiro in honor of his upcoming retirement. Mr.
 Barreiro accepted the recognition and expressed his appreciation to the City.

 ALDERMAN'S CORNER

 There was no Alderman's Corner report at this meeting.




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 CLOSED SESSION

 There was no need for a closed session at this meeting.


 ADJOURN

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Hart-Burns and seconded by Alderman
 Franco to adjourn this meeting. The motion carried by voice vote and the
 meeting adjourned at 6:42 p.m.



 Submitted by:

 _____________________________________________
 Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk

 THIS MEETING AGENDA SHALL ALSO SERVE AS NOTICE THAT A MAJORITY OF A
 QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS MAY ATTEND
 OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. NO OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE
 CITY COUNCIL SHALL OCCUR AT THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. MINUTES OF THE
 COMMITTEE MEETING SHALL CONSTITUTE THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE
 COMMITTEE MEETING AND ANY MEETING OF THE MAJORITY OF THE QUORUM OF
 THE CITY COUNCIL OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME AND LOCATION.

 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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