Finance Committee
Regular MeetingAurora, IL · September 15, 2022
Minutes
City Hall - 2nd Floor
City of Aurora Council Chambers
44 East Downer Place
Aurora, IL
Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday
September 15, 2022
3:00 PM
Chairperson Carl Franco
Vice Chair Sherman Jenkins
Alderwoman Shweta Baid
Alderman Edward J. Bugg
Alderwoman Scheketa Hart-Burns
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. Please contact the Aldermen’s office at (630) 256-3020 with
questions.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Carl Franco called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: 3 - Chairperson Carl Franco, Vice Chair Sherman Jenkins and Alderman
Edward Bugg
Absent: 2 - Alderwoman Shweta Baid and Alderwoman Scheketa Hart-Burns
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
22-0692 Approval of the minutes of the Finance Committee meeting held on
August 25, 2022.
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Vice Chair Jenkins, that
the minutes be accepted and filed. The motion carried.
Ayes: 3
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment made by Mr. Joe Lusk, American Luxemberger Club.
AGENDA
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22-0579 A Resolution approval to purchase computer equipment from Dell, Inc.,
Round Rock, TX in the amount of $20 0,000 for 2022.
Presented by Jeff Anderson, IT, and Eric Davis, Service Desk Coordinator.
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Vice Chair Jenkins, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 3
22-0721 A Resolution authorizing a contract with National Technologies NTI, LLC.
(“NTI”) in a total contract amount not to exceed $1,082,114.00, for
engineering and installation services related to fiber optic infrastructure at
RiverEdge Park and the adjacent pedestrian bridge.
Presented by Jeff Anderson, IT.
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Vice Chair Jenkins, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 3
22-0749 A Resolution authorizing a contract with Scientel Solutions, LLC.
(“Scientel”) in a total contract amount not to exceed $494,227.80, for
engineering and installation services related to WiFi and Situational
Awareness at RiverEdge Park and the adjacent pedestrian bridge.
Presented by Jeff Anderson, IT; Sgt. Howe, APD; Tim Copes, APD.
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Vice Chair Jenkins, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 3
22-0232 A Resolution Authorizing the Sale of Obsolete and Surplus Property.
Presented by Derrick Winston, Equipment Services.
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Vice Chair Jenkins, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 3
22-0567 A Resolution authorizing the execution of labor agreement between the
City of Aurora and Local 1514, Council 31, American Federation of
State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL/CIO (AFSCME) from
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024 .
Presented by Alisia Lewis, Human Resources.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Jenkins, seconded by Alderman Bugg, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 3
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22-0658 A Resolution Establishing Health and Dental Insurance Monthly Rates of
Contributions for Pre-Medicare Retirees Effective January 1, 2023
through December 31, 2023 .
Presented by Alisia Lewis, Human Resources.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Jenkins, seconded by Alderman Bugg, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 3
22-0702 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Replacement Vehicles for the
City of Aurora Fleet from National Auto Fleet Group and Rush Truck
Center in the amount of $1,665,830.18 .
Presented by Derrick Winston, Equipment Services.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Jenkins, seconded by Alderman Bugg, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 3
22-0718 A Resolution authorizing the execution of an Inter-Governmental
Agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation to provide traffic
signal maintenance and electrical energy responsibilities for the signal at
US 30 and Eola Road.
Presented by Jason Bauer, Engineering.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Jenkins, seconded by Alderman Bugg, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 3
22-0726 A Resolution amending the fees related to Video Gaming as authorized
under Chapter 8 ("Amusements") of the Code of Ordinances and
establishing a fee schedule to become effective October 1, 2023 .
This Resolution was held.
22-0727 A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to permit city staff to apply for an ITEP
grant to extend the Commons Drive Multi-Use Path from Liberty Street to
Raintree Road and the New York Street Multi-Use Path from Commons
Drive to Station Boulevard, and to reserve local funding share to
engineering and construction, if grant is awarded to the City .
Presented by Roopa Anjanappa, Engineering.
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Vice Chair Jenkins, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 3
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22-0728 A Resolution to award a contract to Berger Excavating Contractors in the
amount of $9,201,733.50 and to appropriate $5,000,000.00 of MFT
Funds for the Public Works Combined Maintenance Facility Mass
Grading, Site Development and Salt Storage Dome Project .
Presented by Ian Wade, Engineering.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Jenkins, seconded by Alderman Bugg, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 3
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Vice Chair Jenkins, seconded by Alderman Bugg, that
this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried. Chairperson Franco adjourned
the meeting at 4:05 p.m.
Ayes: 3
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.
VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR CURRENT AGENDAS -
https://www.aurora-il.org/985/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes
Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to participate
in a public meeting should contact the Aldermen's Office at least 48 hours in advance of the
scheduled meeting. The Aldermen's Office can be reached in person at 60 E. Downer Place,
Aurora Illinois, via telephone at 630-256-3020 or email at aldermensoffice@aurora-il.org. Every
effort will be made to allow for meeting participation.
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Agenda
City Hall - 2nd Floor Council
City of Aurora Chambers
44 East Downer Place
Aurora, IL
Finance Committee
Agenda - Final Chairperson Carl Franco
Vice Chair Sherman Jenkins
Thursday Alderwoman Shweta Baid
Alderman Edward J. Bugg
September 15, 2022 Alderwoman Scheketa Hart-Burns
3:00 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. Please contact the Aldermen’s office at (630) 256-3020 with
questions.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
22-0692 Approval of the minutes of the Finance Committee meeting held on August 25,
2022.
PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA
22-0232 A Resolution Authorizing the Sale of Obsolete and Surplus Property.
22-0567 A Resolution authorizing the execution of labor agreement between the City of
Aurora and Local 1514, Council 31, American Federation of State, County, and
Municipal Employees, AFL/CIO (AFSCME) from January 1, 2021 to December
31, 2024.
22-0579 A Resolution approval to purchase computer equipment from Dell, Inc., Round
Rock, TX in the amount of $200,000 for 2022.
22-0658 A Resolution Establishing Health and Dental Insurance Monthly Rates of
Contributions for Pre-Medicare Retirees Effective January 1, 2023 through
December 31, 2023.
22-0702 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Replacement Vehicles for the City of
Aurora Fleet from National Auto Fleet Group and Rush Truck Center in the amount
of $1,665,830.18.
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22-0718 A Resolution authorizing the execution of an Inter-Governmental Agreement with
the Illinois Department of Transportation to provide traffic signal maintenance and
electrical energy responsibilities for the signal at US 30 and Eola Road.
22-0721 A Resolution authorizing a contract with National Technologies NTI, LLC. (“NTI”) in
a total contract amount not to exceed $1,082,114.00, for engineering and
installation services related to fiber optic infrastructure at RiverEdge Park and the
adjacent pedestrian bridge.
22-0726 A Resolution amending the fees related to Video Gaming as authorized under
Chapter 8 ("Amusements") of the Code of Ordinances and establishing a fee
schedule to become effective October 1, 2023.
22-0727 A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to permit city staff to apply for an ITEP grant to
extend the Commons Drive Multi-Use Path from Liberty Street to Raintree Road
and the New York Street Multi-Use Path from Commons Drive to Station
Boulevard, and to reserve local funding share to engineering and construction, if
grant is awarded to the City.
22-0728 A Resolution to award a contract to Berger Excavating Contractors in the amount
of $9,201,733.50 and to appropriate $5,000,000.00 of MFT Funds for the Public
Works Combined Maintenance Facility Mass Grading, Site Development and Salt
Storage Dome Project.
22-0749 A Resolution authorizing a contract with Scientel Solutions, LLC. (“Scientel”) in a
total contract amount not to exceed $494,227.80, for engineering and installation
services related to WiFi and Situational Awareness at RiverEdge Park and the
adjacent pedestrian bridge.
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
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.
VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR CURRENT AGENDAS -
https://www.aurora-il.org/985/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes
Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in a
public meeting should contact the Aldermen's Office at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled
meeting. The Aldermen's Office can be reached in person at 60 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, via
telephone at 630-256-3020 or email at aldermensoffice@aurora-il.org. Every effort will be made to allow
for meeting participation.
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