Committee of the Whole

City Hall - 5th Floor City of Aurora Conference Room B 44 East Downer Place Aurora, IL Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday December 03, 2013 5:00 PM ROLL CALL The Committe of the Whole meeting was called to order at 5:08 by Mayor Weisner, and the Roll was called. Present 13 - Mayor Tom Weisner, Alderman Kristina "Tina" Bohman, Alderman Juany Garza, Alderman Ted Mesiacos, Alderman Bill Donnell, Alderman John Peters, Alderman Mike Saville, Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns , Alderman Rick Mervine, Alderman Edward Bugg, Alderman Lynne Johnson, Alderman Richard Irvin, and Alderman Bob O'Connor MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2013 13-00708 Approval of the Minutes of the November 19, 2013 Committee of the Whole Meeting. Alderman Saville moved, seconded by Alderman Hart-Burns to approve the minutes of the Council Meeting held on November 19, 2013. Motion carried by voice vote. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS 13-00854 An Ordinance Establishing a Special Sign District for the Presence Mercy Medical Center Campus located south of Sullivan Road, west of Lake Street, east of Highland Avenue and north of Indian Trail, Aurora, Illinois (Presence Mercy Medical Center - Au09/4-13.384-M - Tm - Ward 6) Katie Conroy, with Poblicki Sign Company, and Connie Nestor, Assistant Vicepresident of Facilities for Presence Mercy Medical Center , spoke briefly about this item. (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) 13-00858 An Ordinance granting a Variance to increase the vertical sidewall height of the detached garage from 9 feet to 13 feet 4 inches, located on the property located at 249 W. Illinois Avenue, Aurora, Illinois (Szymon Bilotas - AU15/3-13.442-V - TM - Ward 6) (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) City of Aurora Page 1 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - Final December 3, 2013 FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS 13-00815 Resolution Authorizing the Re-Hiring of Certified Fingerprint Analysts Julie Smith and Gina Minetti as Contractual Consultants for the Purpose of Fingerprint Analysis and Identification for the Aurora Police Department. Mayor Weisner spoke about this item, stating that by having the AFIS system and analyst, the time to process fingerprints for a match is greatly reduced - we can process these in less than a month versus the often 12-14 month waiting period it takes to get a match from the ISP Crime Lab. The prompt fingerprinting match results has been extremely useful in solving crimes, and identifying and removing criminals from the streets sooner, making the Aurora community safer. (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) 13-00828 Resolution Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to Execute a Limited Operator Contract between Aircraft Strategies, LLC and the City of Aurora. (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) 13-00849 Resolution accepting the bid from Operational Performance Systems, Ontario, Canada to purchase 34 vehicle storage units for the Aurora Police Department. (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) 13-00850 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a not to exceed agreement for Engineering Services in the amount of $38,000 between Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. and the City of Aurora for the Preliminary Assessment and Design Phase to Clean and Seal Construction Joints on Runway 15/33 at the Aurora Municipal Airport. (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) BUILDINGS, GROUNDS & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS 13-00831 Resolution Authorizing the Removal of Pumping Equipment for Inspection and Evaluation at Well No. 29 for the Water Production Division. (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) 13-00841 Resolution for acceptance of improvements and waiving the maintenance period for Douglas Avenue Church - 1054 Douglas Avenue (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) City of Aurora Page 2 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - Final December 3, 2013 13-00842 A resolution to enter into an agreement with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc., 550 North Commons Drive, Suite 116 Aurora, Illinois 60504 for Resident Inspection and Engineering Services. (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) 13-00846 Resolution for Acceptance of Improvements and Maintenance Security for Calvary Church - Commons Drive - West Access (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) 13-00853 A resolution to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to renew the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District to provide maintenance services for the Combined Sewer Overflow Treatment Facility located at 400 N. Broadway, Aurora IL. (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) MAYOR’S REPORT Alderman O'Connor advised that they had a final meeting regarding the 2014 budget, and that the item will be brought forward at a Special Committee of the Whole meeting to be held on Tuesday, December 10th. ADJOURN Alderman Hart-Burns moved, seconded by Alderman Mervine to adjourn the meeting at 5:20 p.m. Motion carried by voice vote. City of Aurora Page 3