Rules, Administration, and Procedure — Aurora, IL
Date: 2023-11-07

Conference Room B, 5th Floor
 City of Aurora
 44 E. Downer Place
 Aurora, IL 60507
 Rules, Administration, and Procedure

 Agenda - Final Chairperson Ron Woerman
 Vice Chair Emmanuel Llamas
 Tuesday Alderman Edward J. Bugg
 Alderman Carl Franco
 November 07, 2023 Alderwoman Patty Smith

 3:00 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 Aldermen’s Office at
 (630) 256-3020 with questions.
 CALL TO ORDER

 ROLL CALL

 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

23-0852 Approval of the minutes from the Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee
 meeting held on October 17, 2023 .

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 AGENDA

22-0211 An Ordinance Creating Section 2-65 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to
 Aldermanic Initiative Funds .

23-0872 An Ordinance amending Chapter 47 of the City of Aurora Code of Ordinances
 entitled “Trees, Shrubs and Weeds”.

23-0816 A Resolution approving reappointments of Nadia Kanai, Sunil Patel, Nitin
 Fuldeore and Anu Krishnamurthy to the Indian American Community Outreach
 Advisory Board.

23-0874 A Resolution approving the Arboricultural Specification Manual for the City of
 Aurora.

23-0894 A Resolution approving the reappointments of Dr. Yolanda Stovall, Keith Wise,
 Sandra Harrison and Glenda Blakemore to the African American Heritage
 Advisory Board.

23-0896 An Ordinance amending Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to the
 licensure of retailers authorized to sell alcoholic liquor .

 RETURNED ITEMS

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 23-0710 An Ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to the
 licensure of retailers authorized to sell all tobacco, nicotine, alternative nicotine
 products or vape products .

 CLOSED SESSION

 ADJOURNMENT

 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.
 VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR CURRENT AGENDAS -
 https://www.aurora-il.org/985/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Aldermen's Office at least 48 hours
 in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Aldermen's Office can be reached in
 person at 60 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, via telephone at 630-256-3020 or email
 at aldermensoffice@aurora-il.org. Every effort will be made to allow for meeting
 participation.




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Conference Room B, 5th
 City of Aurora Floor
 44 E. Downer Place
 Aurora, IL 60507


 Rules, Administration, and Procedure
 Meeting Minutes - Final
 Tuesday
 November 07, 2023
 3:00 PM
 Chairperson Ron Woerman
 Vice Chair Emmanuel Llamas
 Alderman Edward J. Bugg
 Alderman Carl Franco
 Alderwoman Patty Smith


 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 Aldermen’s Office at
 (630) 256-3020 with questions.

 CALL TO ORDER

 Chairperson Woerman called the meeting to order at 3:03 P.M.


 ROLL CALL

 Present: 4 - Chairperson Ron Woerman, Vice Chair Emmanuel Llamas, Alderman
 Edward Bugg and Alderwoman Patty Smith
 Absent: 1 - Alderman Carl Franco


 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 23-0852 Approval of the minutes from the Rules, Administration and Procedure
 Committee meeting held on October 17, 2023 .
 A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Alderman Bugg, that
 this agenda item be accepted and filed. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4


 PUBLIC COMMENT

 None


 AGENDA




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 23-0872 An Ordinance amending Chapter 47 of the City of Aurora Code of
 Ordinances entitled “Trees, Shrubs and Weeds”.
 Deb Lang, Legal Department

 A motion was made by Vice Chair Llamas, seconded by Alderwoman Smith,
 that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4


 23-0816 A Resolution approving reappointments of Nadia Kanai, Sunil Patel,
 Nitin Fuldeore and Anu Krishnamurthy to the Indian American
 Community Outreach Advisory Board .
 Alex Voigt, Mayor's Office

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Vice Chair Llamas,
 that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4


 23-0874 A Resolution approving the Arboricultural Specification Manual for the
 City of Aurora.
 Alex Voigt, Mayor's Office

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Vice Chair Llamas,
 that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4


 23-0894 A Resolution approving the reappointments of Dr. Yolanda Stovall,
 Keith Wise, Sandra Harrison and Glenda Blakemore to the African
 American Heritage Advisory Board .
 Alex Voigt, Mayor's Office

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Vice Chair Llamas,
 that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4


 23-0896 An Ordinance amending Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances
 pertaining to the licensure of retailers authorized to sell alcoholic liquor .
 Nydia Molina, Legal Department

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Vice Chair Llamas,
 that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4




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 23-0904 A Resolution approving the appointment of Jersey Kimbrough to the
 Aurora Youth Council.
 Alex Voigt, Mayor's Office

 A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Vice Chair Llamas,
 that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4


 22-0211 An Ordinance Creating Section 2-65 of the Code of Ordinances
 pertaining to Aldermanic Initiative Funds .
 Rick Veenstra, Legal Department

 This Ordinance was held


 RETURNED ITEMS

 23-0710 An Ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances
 pertaining to the licensure of retailers authorized to sell all tobacco,
 nicotine, alternative nicotine products or vape products .
 Nydia Molina, Legal Department

 A motion was made by Vice Chair Llamas, seconded by Alderwoman Smith,
 that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.

 Ayes: 4




 Two items were walked on by Alex Voigt in the Mayor's Office and discussed:

 23-0897 A Resolution authorizing the appointment of Megan Paul and Shannon
 Gutierrez to the FoxWalk Overlay District Design Review Committee.
 23-0900 A Resolution approving the reappointments of Sherrill Dodson-Lewis,
 Meloyne Wimbley and the appointment of Gabriel Robinson to the Aurora
 Housing Authority Board.


 CLOSED SESSION


 ADJOURNMENT

 A motion was made by Vice Chair Llamas, seconded by Alderwoman Smith,
 that this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried. Chairperson Woerman
 adjourned the meeting at 4:33 P.M.

 Ayes: 4




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 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.

 VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR CURRENT AGENDAS -
 https://www.aurora-il.org/985/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes

 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order
 to participate in a public meeting should contact the Aldermen's Office at least 48
 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Aldermen's Office can be
 reached in person at 60 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, via telephone at
 630-256-3020 or email at aldermensoffice@aurora-il.org. Every effort will be
 made to allow for meeting participation.




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