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ROLL CALL:
PRESENTATION:
2026 Water Main Replacement Program - Presented by Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
Will County Governmental League Presentation by Hugh O'Hara
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 does 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 Plan Commission
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
CONSENT AGENDA:
Purchase of Ten (10) Air-Pak X3 Pro SCBA, One (1) Air-Pak X3 Pro, and Eight (8) Air-Pak X3 Pro CGA for the Joliet Fire Department from MES Life Safety in the Amount of $157,225.00
Approval of Purchase Order No. 1 for the 2026 School Zone Flasher Materials Purchase to Mobotrex, Inc. in the Amount of $41,312.00
Approval of Purchase Order No. 2 for the 2026 Traffic Signal Materials Purchase to Traffic Control Corporation in the Amount of $29,642.00
Approval of Amendment No. 1 for Professional Engineering Services related to the Northpoint Development Plan Review to Hutchison Engineering in the Amount of $20,000.00
Payment of the 2026 Membership Dues for the Lower Des Plaines Watershed Group in the Amount of $105,826.00
Award of Contract for the 2026 Utilities Restoration Program in the Amount of $700,000.00
Award of Contract to Tyler Technologies for Implementation of Enterprise Permitting & Licensing (EPL) Solution in the Amount of $156,009.00 Annually, Plus an Amount not to Exceed $260,100.00 for One-Time Implementation Fees
Award of Contract to Tyler Technologies for Time Clock Upgrade in the Amount of $47,700.00
Award of Contract to Xerox Business Solutions for Three Year Managed Print Services in the Amount of $349,698.23
Award of Contract for the 2026 Sanitary Service Lateral Lining Program to Performance Pipelining Inc. in the Amount of $719,939.64 and Award of the 2026 Sanitary Service Lateral Professional Services Agreement to RJN Group in the Amount of $71,700.00
Authorization to Fund Draw 15 for Tax Increment Financing District #7 in the amount of $1,368,951.12
Award of Professional Services Agreement for Safety Consulting Services to Sheffield Safety & Loss Control LLC in the Amount of $485,750.00
Approval of Change Order No. 2 for the Heggie Park Water Main Improvements Project on behalf of P.T. Ferro Construction Co. for a Deduction in the Amount of ($291.17)
Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Fairmont Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program, to Hoerr Construction Inc., for a Deduction in the Amount of ($77,241.00), and Payment No. 4 and Final in the Amount of $44,224.90
Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement for the Storm Sewer GIS Mapping Project Contract 2 to TWIG Technologies in the amount of $153,140.00
Invoices to be Paid
Approval of Minutes
AGENDA ITEM:
Approve Payment to Will County Governmental League for Annual Membership Dues in the amount of $25,077.45
Award of Contract for the 2026 On-Call Excavation and Underground Utility Repair Program in the Amount of $500,000.00
Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement for the 2027 Water Main Rehabilitation Program for Detailed Design Services to Baxter & Woodman Inc. in the Amount of $1,323,900.00
Approval of an Amendment to Contract for Security Services to Universal Protection Services LP DBA Allied Universal Security Services in the amount of $80,516.37.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
ORDINANCES:
Ordinance Approving the Reclassification of 717 Henderson Avenue from R-3 (One- and Two-Family Residential) to R-2 (Single-Family Residential) Zoning (Z-1-26)
Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Article II - City Manager Authority for Succession Hiring and Temporary Appointments
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution Approving a Property Tax Abatement at 3835 Youngs Road, Joliet, IL 60434 for HYUNDAI Translead, Inc.
Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Property Tax Incentive with Supermercados El Güero Inc. at 118 E. Jackson Street for Tax Year 2025
Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement Between the City of Joliet and the Joliet Park District
Resolution Approving Easement Agreement for Water Facility Construction with Plainfield Park District (Rob Ayres Soccer Complex, Southeast of Caton Farm Road & Ridge Road)
Resolution Accepting a Grant of Public Utility Easement from Burton Place Apartment (DBA Burton Place J LLC) for the Larkin Avenue Water Main Improvements Project
Resolution Authorizing Approval and Execution of an Encroachment Stipulation Letter with Kinder Morgan, Inc. for the 2026 Glenwood and West Acres Water Main Improvements Project
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 does 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.
CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects:
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Communication, Technology & Information Systems
Land Use & Economic Development
Public Safety
Public Service
Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement for the Storm Sewer GIS Mapping Project Contract 2 to TWIG Technologies in the amount of $153,140.00
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Deputy Corporation Counsel Stephanie Silkey