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City Hall - Second Floor City of Aurora Council Chambers 44 East Downer Place Aurora, IL Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday January 07, 2025 5:00 PM Members of the public wishing to provide public comment for this meeting must be physically present at the meeting and registered to speak prior to the meeting being called to order. Call the City Clerk's Office at (630) 256-3070 with questions. Please refer to the last page of this agenda for information regarding translation & reasonable accommodation requests. ROLL CALL Mayor Irvin called the meeting to order at 5:07 p.m. and the roll was called. Present 12 - Alderman Daniel Barreiro, Alderwoman Juany Garza, Alderman Ted Mesiacos, Alderman Carl Franco, Alderman Mike Saville, Alderman Brandon Tolliver, Alderwoman Patty Smith, Alderman Edward J. Bugg, Alderwoman Shweta Baid, Alderman John Laesch, Alderman Ron Woerman, and Mayor Richard Irvin Absent 1 - Alderman Bill Donnell MINUTES OF THE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2024 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING 24-1004 Approval of the Minutes of the Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Committee of the Whole Meeting. A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith and seconded by Alderman Franco to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried by voice vote. City of Aurora Page 1 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - Final January 7, 2025 MAYOR’S REPORT Mayor Irvin presented a Proclamation in honor of Dry January USA to medical students from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN. Leo Wright, F.H. Paschen, presented a check to the City of Aurora in the amount of $542,698.00 representing the City's share of the amount earned through the JOC program. Alex Voigt spoke regarding Special Census 2025 employment opportunities and multiple upcoming Hiring Fairs for Special Census workers. In honor of Dee Basile who passed on January 1, 2025, members of the Committee of the Whole presented remembrances and Mayor Irvin presented a Proclamation to the family of Dee Basile proclaiming her birthday, April 10th as Dee Basile day in the City of Aurora. PUBLIC COMMENT The City Clerk read the Rules of Public Comment and the following people presented comments to the Committee of the Whole: 1. Nina Arme spoke regarding an incident at her business Artistry Citizen. 2. Edward Ash spoke regarding the Aurora Police Department. REPORT OF THE BUILDING, ZONING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE The Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee Meeting Scheduled for December 25, 2024 was Cancelled. REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE The Finance Committee Meeting Scheduled for December 26, 2024 was Cancelled. REPORT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE The Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee Meeting Scheduled for December 24, 2024 was Cancelled. City of Aurora Page 2 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - Final January 7, 2025 REPORT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE The Infrastructure & Technology Committee Meeting for December 23, 2024 was Cancelled. REPORT OF THE RULES, ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE The Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee Met On December 17, 2024 and Reviewed the Following Items: 24-0966 A Resolution reappointing two members: Nina Arme Rosa and Aaron Lechuga for a three-year term and appointing six new members Curtis Wilson, Robert De Maria, Francis Lopez, Ashley Dingle, Ginaly Rocha and Elizabeth Rupp to the Music, Events and Entertainment Commission (MEE). (HELD) 24-0974 A Resolution appointing six members to the "Sister Cities Commission" (SCC). (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) 24-0985 A Resolution authorizing the appointment of Richard Todas to the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Commission. (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) 24-0986 A Resolution approving the reappointments of David Tellner, Michael Carrasco and Joshua Pfeuffer to the Aurora Veteran's Advisory Board. (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) NEW BUSINESS 25-0001 A Resolution authorizing (1) the Assignment of the Redevelopment Agreement, Contractual Rights and Responsibilities of Frontier Development LLC to 7 South LLC for the redevelopment of property located at 7 S Broadway approved with resolution R24-185; (2) a modification of the project timeline set forth therein, and (3) an Assignment of Collateral from the Developer to its Lender for Construction Financing Purposes. David Dibo, Director of Mayor's Office of Economic Development - City of Aurora, presented and responded to questions. (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA) City of Aurora Page 3 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - Final January 7, 2025 STAFF REPORT 24-0953 Update on the Business Registration Application Pilot Program. Kenneth Campbell, Mayor's Office of Economic Development - City of Aurora, presented. John Curley, Chief Development Services Officer - City of Aurora, presented. (INFORMATION ONLY) CLOSED SESSION There was no need for a Closed Session. ADJOURN A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith and seconded by Alderman Franco to adjourn this meeting. The motion carried by voice vote and the meeting adjourned at 6:27 p.m. Submitted by: ___________________________________ Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk THIS MEETING AGENDA SHALL ALSO SERVE AS NOTICE THAT A MAJORITY OF A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS MAY ATTEND OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. NO OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL OCCUR AT THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING SHALL CONSTITUTE THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING AND ANY MEETING OF THE MAJORITY OF THE QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME AND LOCATION. City of Aurora Page 4 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - Final January 7, 2025 Any individual requiring language translation and/or with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in a public meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The City Clerk’s Office can be reached in person at 44 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, via telephone at 630-256-3070, or via e-mail at CityClerk@aurora.il.us. Every effort will be made to allow for meeting participation. Cualquier persona que requiera traducción de idiomas y/o tenga una discapacidad y solicite una adaptación razonable para poder participar en una junta pública, debe comunicarse con la Oficina de la Secretaría Municipal al menos 48 horas antes de la junta programada. Puede comunicarse con la Oficina de la Secretaría Municipal en persona en 44 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, por teléfono al 630-256-3070 o por correo electrónico a CityClerk@aurora.il.us. Se hará todo lo posible para permitir la participación en la junta. City of Aurora Page 5