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INVOCATION:
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:
ROLL CALL:
PRESENTATION:
MAYOR:
Proclamation for Nonviolent City
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS:
This section is for anyone wanting to speak regarding agenda items and are allowed a maximum of 4 minutes. It is not a question and answer period and staff, and the City Council do not generally respond to public comments. The City Clerk has a copy of the public speaking procedures; please note, speakers who engage in conduct injurious to the harmony of the Council shall be called to order by the Presiding Officer and may forfeit the opportunity to speak.
APPOINTMENTS:
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
CONSENT AGENDA:
Invoices to be Paid
Approval of Purchase of One (1) New Caterpillar 930-14 Full Size End Loader from Altorpher Industries Inc. in the Amount of $240,342.12
Approval of Purchase of One (1) New Caterpillar 420-07 XE Backhoe from Altorpher Industries Inc. in the Amount of $170,006.00
Approval of Payment for the Cost Share Balance of the Design Agreement for the Construction of a Downtown Flood Control Levee to the Department of the Army in the Amount of $105,000.00
Approval of Change Order No. 1 for Ottawa Street Parking Deck Parking Access & Revenue Control System to Flashparking Inc. in the Amount of $74,138.00
Approval of Change Order No. 2 for the 2025 Pavement Marking Program - MFT Section No. 25-00571-00-ST on Behalf of Superior Road Striping, Inc. in the Amount of $18,525.14 and Payment Request No. 5 and Final in the Amount of $64,098.20
Approval of Change Order No. 2 for the 2023 Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Inspection Program on behalf of National Power Rodding Corp., for a Deduction in the Amount of ($20,138.33), and Final Payment No. 9 in the Amount of $58,942.44
Approval of Change Order No. 2 for the Fairmont Water and Sewer Extension on Behalf of Steve Spiess Construction Inc., for a Deduction in the Amount of ($162,631.66), and Final Payment No. 5 in the Amount of $175,316.05
Approval of Change Order No. 2 for the Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan Phase IV - Eastside and Westside Combined Sewer Overflow Regulators on Behalf of D Construction, Inc., for a Deduction in the Amount of ($488,698.15), and Final Payment No. 7 in the Amount of $847,079.32
Approval of the Purchase and Installation of Flooring for the Joliet Police Department from The Flooring Guys, Inc. in the Amount of $199,170.00
Award of Contract to Avolve Software for ProjectDox SaaS Renewal in the Amount of $41,400.00
Award of Contract to Heartland Business Systems for 2025/2026 Document Scanning Services in the Amount of $100,000.00
Award of Contract to Heartland Business Systems for the Implementation of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Three Years of ISE Subscription and Support in the Amount of $165,341.57
Award of Contract to VertiGIS North America for VertiGIS Studio Enterprise Edition for a Three Year ELA Agreement in the Amount of $109,440.00
Award of Contract to RTA for the Purchase of Fleet360 Fleet Management Software and Implementation Services in the Amount of $75,776.72
AGENDA ITEM:
Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Rosalind Street Culvert Replacement Project to Austin Tyler Construction Inc. in the Amount of $12,614.00 and Payment Request No. 2 in the Amount of $176,377.84
LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS:
Approval of an Application for a Drive Thru Permit for a Dunkin’ Restaurant at 107 S. Briggs Street
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
All evidence and testimony will be presented under oath. The petitioner will be allowed to present first. After the petitioner is completed, interested parties will be allowed to present evidence and/or cross examine the petitioner. As this hearing is legislative in nature and not administrative, an interested party shall be defined as someone who either owns property within 600 feet of the proposed development site, or a member or official representative of an affected governmental body; the remainder of those who wish to be heard shall be classified as public speakers. Interested parties will present second. Once the interested parties have completed, public speakers will be heard. These individuals are public speakers, so the applicable public speaking rules shall be in effect: Speakers should try to address all comments to the council as a whole and not to any individual member, repetitive comments are discouraged, total comment time for any one person is 4 minutes, no speaker shall engage in a debate or make direct threats or personal attacks or be uncivil or abusive, disruptive behavior by the members of the public will not be tolerated, and the presiding officer may limit irrelevant, immaterial, or inappropriate comments or statements.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
ORDINANCES:
Ordinances Associated with City’s Edge South Subdivision:
Ordinance Approving the Vacation of 5-foot Landscape Easements and a 15-foot Public Utility and Drainage Easement on Lots 3, 4, and 5 in City’s Edge Subdivision (V-3-25)
Ordinance Approving the Preliminary Plat of City’s Edge South Subdivision, a Minor Subdivision (P-2-25)
Ordinance Approving the Recording Plat of City’s Edge South Subdivision, a Minor Subdivision (RP-5-25)
Ordinances Associated with Ketone Business Center Unit 4 Subdivision:
Ordinance Approving the Preliminary Plat of Ketone Business Center Unit 4 Subdivision, a Minor Subdivision (P-3-25)
Ordinance Approving the Recording Plat of Ketone Business Center Unit 4 Subdivision, a Minor Subdivision (RP-8-25)
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution Appropriating Supplemental Motor Fuel Tax Funds for the 2025 Pavement Marking Program - MFT Section No. 25-00571-00-ST
Resolution Declaring Property of the City of Joliet as Surplus (Tri-County Auto Theft Taskforce)
Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Joliet and the Grundy County Emergency Telephone System Board
Resolution Authorizing CDBG Funding for 2025-2026 Residential Snow Removal Program in an Amount not to Exceed $44,000.00
Resolution Authorizing CDBG Funding and Subrecipient Agreement with Fighting Chance, NFP as a recipient of CDBG Administration Funds in an Amount not to Exceed $15,000.00
Resolution Authorizing CDBG Funding and Subrecipient Agreement with The Recovery Community Center of Joliet, NFP as a recipient of CDBG Administration Funds in an Amount not to Exceed $15,000.00
Resolution Authorizing CDBG Funding and Subrecipient Agreement with Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66, NFP as a recipient of CDBG Administration Funds in an Amount not to Exceed $25,000.00
CITY MANAGER:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
This section is for anyone wanting to speak regarding non-agenda items and are allowed a maximum of 4 minutes. It is not a question and answer period and staff, and the City Council do not generally respond to public comments. The City Clerk has a copy of the public speaking procedures; please note, speakers who engage in conduct injurious to the harmony of the Council shall be called to order by the Presiding Officer and may forfeit the opportunity to speak.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT:
This meeting will be held in an accessible location. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact The City Clerk Office, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432 at (815) 724-3780. Live, online streaming of Regular City Council and Pre-Council meetings is now available at www.joliet.gov. Videos and agenda packets can be accessed by clicking on the Meetings & Agendas link at the center of the home page for "Joliet City Council E-Agenda & Streaming Video." The new page includes archived footage and interactive agendas available for the public to view at their convenience.
Public Safety
Public Service
Communication, Technology & Information Systems
Pastor Herbert Brooks, Jr., St. John's Missionary Baptist Church, 104 E. Zarley Blvd., Joliet
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie.
Consent Agenda Items Approved