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INVOCATION:
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:
ROLL CALL:
PRESENTATION:
CERT Graduates - Presented by John Lukancic
MAYOR:
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:
Appointment to the Board of Fire and Police
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
CONSENT AGENDA:
Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement for Engineering Design Services for the Des Plaines River Tunnel Crossing Rehabilitation Project for the Water Main Replacement Program to Jacobs Associates dba Delve Underground in the Amount of $268,630.00
Invoices to be Paid
Approval of Purchase One (1) Compact Electric Sweeper from Brown Equipment Company in the Amount of $342,523.00
Award of Contract to Precision Truck Center for the Engine Rebuild in Ladder Truck FD 779 in the Amount of $28,454.54
Award of Contract for the 2025 Roadways Resurfacing Contract A to PT Ferro Construction Co., in the Amount of $516,142.58
Award of Contract for the District Meter Area Chamber Installation Project to P.T. Ferro Construction Co. in the Amount of $267,550.00
Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the 2025 Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Inspection Program to Pipe View America in the Amount of $82,779.94
AGENDA ITEM:
Award of Business Continuity Grant for the Total Amount of $63,733.50 to Cut 158, Inc.
Approval of Change Order No. 2 for the Plainfield Road (Theodore St. to Black Rd.) Water Main Improvements Project to Austin Tyler Construction Inc. for a Decreased Amount of ($1,735,236.11) and Pay Estimate No. 11 and Final in the Amount of $564,960.68
LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS:
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Public Hearing for the 2026 Fiscal Year Budget
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:
Ordinance for the Levy and Assessment of Taxes for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2025, and Ending December 31, 2025 in and for the Joliet Public Library, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois
Ordinance for the Levy and Assessment of Taxes for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2025, and Ending December 31, 2025 in and for the City of Joliet, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois
Ordinance Authorizing Amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of Joliet
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution Approving the Dedication of a Portion of Maple Street as Public Right-of-Way
Resolution for the Surface Transportation Program Local Match Commitment for the Theodore Street (East of Brighton Lane - IL Route 59) Roadway Widening Improvement Project - MFT Section No. 18-00515-04-WR
Resolution Approving an Easement Agreement for Water Delivery Structure by and Between the City of Joliet and the Grand Prairie Water Commission (Joliet Primary Delivery Structure)
Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Joliet and the State of Illinois for the City’s Use of the Joliet Correctional Center
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 Service
Land Use & Economic Development
Curt Paddock, Pastoral Leader, St. Edward & Christ Episcopal Church, 206 N. Midland
Avenue
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie.
Consent Agenda Items Approved