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City Council approves multiple appointments, capital purchases, grants, RiverEdge Park work and authorizations; Sun Life life-insurance item tabled

AuroraOct 14, 20254 min read

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At the October 14, 2025 Aurora City Council meeting (6:04–9:35 p.m.) the Council (12 present, 1 absent) approved several mayoral appointments, consent agenda items including utility and software procurements, authorized change orders and contracts for RiverEdge Park, accepted a $2,000,000 CDBG-CV Healthy Houses grant, approved Safe Routes to School support, approved airport-related actions and a voluntary reduction-in-force plan, and tabled the Sun Life life insurance item to October 28, 2025.

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Approved appointment of Brian Caputo to the Aurora Civic Center Authority Board (Enactment No: R25-298).
Approved reappointments to the Aurora Civil Service Commission (Ramona Wood and Craig Gunty) (Enactment No: R25-299).
Approved reappointments and one new appointment to the Block Grant Working Committee (Gerald Lubshina, Eric Rodriguez, Linda Cole, Judy Durham, Minal Shah; Shannon Buckley) (Enactment No: R25-300).
Approved Consent Agenda items including purchase/installation of pumping equipment for Well 105 (not to exceed $178,213) (Enactment No: R25-301) and a three-year ESRI Enterprise Agreement for GIS software (Enactment No: R25-302).
Approved health plan administrative services with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois for 2026 (Enactment No: R25-303).
Approved various public works and procurement items on the Consent Agenda including fiber relocation and land-acquisition amendment with HR Green (Enactment Nos: R25-307, R25-308, R25-309).
Approved change order to R.C. Wegman ($266,972.33) for ongoing work at RiverEdge Park as reviewed by the Committee of the Whole and related RiverEdge Park design change order with Ratio Architects ($105,270) (Enactment Nos: R25-315, R25-316).
Approved estoppel certificates for the solar farm development at the Aurora Airport (Enactment No: R25-317) and authorized consent to mortgage the leasehold interest of TD Hangar, Inc. at Aurora Municipal Airport (Enactment No: R25-318).
Approved an Ordinance authorizing the 2025 Voluntary Reduction in Force Incentive Plan (Enactment No: O25-066).
Moved and tabled Resolution authorizing Sun Life Insurance to provide life insurance services for 2026 to the October 28, 2025 meeting (Enactment No: R25-339; item held).
Approved financial support for City Safe Routes to School projects (SD129, SD131, SD204 & SD308) using primarily ward funds (Enactment No: R25-319).
Authorized acceptance of a $2,000,000 Illinois CDBG-CV Healthy Houses Program grant to preserve landlord-owned low- and moderate-income residential properties and support neighborhood revitalization (Enactment No: R25-320).
Approved divestment and sale of City-owned property at 1531 E. New York St. (Enactment No: R25-321).
Approved the Bill Summary and Large Bill List and directed staff follow-up on a question regarding a specific large-bill item (agenda item 25-0823).

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