Infrastructure and Technology Committee

City Hall, 2nd Floor City of Aurora 44 E. Downer Place Aurora, IL 60507 Infrastructure and Technology Committee Meeting Minutes - Final Monday November 25, 2024 4:00 PM Chairperson Juany Garza Vice Chair Ted Mesiacos Alderman John Laesch Alderman Brandon Tolliver Alderman Daniel Barreiro 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. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Garza called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Chairperson Juany Garza, Vice Chair Ted Mesiacos and Alderman Brandon Tolliver Absent: 2 - Alderman John Laesch and Alderman Dan Barreiro APPROVAL OF MINUTES 24-0897 Approval of the Minutes from the Infrastructure and Technology Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. A motion was made by Alderman Tolliver, seconded by Vice Chair Mesiacos, that this agenda item be accepted and filed. The motion carried. Ayes: 3 PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA City of Aurora Page 1 Infrastructure and Technology Meeting Minutes - Final November 25, 2024 Committee 24-0878 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to enter into an agreement with Blink Network, LLC of Bowie, MD in the amount of $68,396.25 to furnish and install five (5) dual-port electric vehicle chargers at the new Public Works Facility and allow City staff to negotiate the installation of additional Blink electric vehicle chargers at other locations throughout the City to establish a single, standardized charging network and revenue collection system . Ian Wade, Public Works - City of Aurora, presented and answered questions regarding this item. A motion was made by Alderman Tolliver, seconded by Vice Chair Mesiacos, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 3 24-0879 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to utilize Sourcewell and Omnia Cooperative Purchasing Contracts to purchase equipment for the new Public Works Facility and allow for several additional future equipment purchases . Ian Wade, Public Works - City of Aurora, presented and answered questions regarding this item. A motion was made by Vice Chair Mesiacos, seconded by Alderman Tolliver, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 3 24-0891 A Resolution authorizing the execution of an addendum to a Phase 2 Design Engineering Services contract with HR Green, Inc in the not to exceed amount of $256,291.09 for the Farnsworth-Bilter-Church Roadway Widening, Resurfacing and Intersection Improvements. Brian Witkowski, Public Works - City of Aurora, presented and answered questions regarding this item. A motion was made by Alderman Tolliver, seconded by Vice Chair Mesiacos, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 3 24-0896 A Resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to sign Memorandums of Understanding for placement of school crossing guard shelters within City ROW. Jason Bauer, Assistant Director of Public Works / Assistant City Engineer - City of Aurora, presented and answered questions regarding this item. A motion was made by Alderman Tolliver, seconded by Vice Chair Mesiacos, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 3 City of Aurora Page 2 Infrastructure and Technology Meeting Minutes - Final November 25, 2024 Committee 24-0911 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to execute a change order increasing the contract with R.C. Wegman for the RiverEdge Park Phase II Expansion to $23,524,379. Jason Bauer, Assistant Director of Public Works / Assistant City Engineer - City of Aurora, presented and answered questions regarding this item. A motion was made by Alderman Tolliver, seconded by Vice Chair Mesiacos, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 3 24-0917 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to execute a contract with National Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $800,000 to reroute fiber at RiverEdge Park. Jason Bauer, Assistant Director of Public Works - City of Aurora and Jeff Anderson, Deputy CIO - City of Aurora, presented and answered questions regarding this item. A motion was made by Alderman Tolliver, seconded by Vice Chair Mesiacos, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 3 CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Vice Chair Mesiacos, seconded by Alderman Tolliver, that this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried. Chairperson Garza adjourned the meeting at 4:44 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 City of Aurora Page 3 Infrastructure and Technology Meeting Minutes - Final November 25, 2024 Committee 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.us. Every effort will be made to allow for meeting participation. City of Aurora Page 4