Pre-Council Meeting

City of Joliet 150 West Jefferson Street Joliet, IL 60432 Meeting Minutes - Final Monday, December 16, 2024 5:30 PM City Hall, Council Chambers Pre-Council Meeting MAYOR TERRY D'ARCY MAYOR PRO- TEM COUNCILMAN CESAR CARDENAS (10/1/2024 - 12/31/2024) COUNCILMAN JOE CLEMENT COUNCILMAN CESAR GUERRERO COUNCILMAN LARRY E. HUG COUNCILWOMAN SUZANNA IBARRA COUNCILMAN PAT MUDRON COUNCILWOMAN JAN HALLUMS QUILLMAN COUNCILWOMAN SHERRI REARDON City Manager - Beth Beatty Interim Corporation Counsel - Todd Lenzie City Clerk - Lauren O'Hara Pre-Council Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final December 16, 2024 Page 1 of 1 Pre-Council Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final December 16, 2024 Citizens who are unable to attend the meeting can email comments in advance of the meeting to publiccomment@joliet.gov. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor Terry D'Arcy, Councilman Cesar Cardenas, Councilman Joe Clement, Councilman Cesar Guerrero, Councilwoman Suzanna Ibarra, Councilman Pat Mudron, Councilwoman Jan Hallums Quillman and Councilwoman Sherri Reardon Absent: Councilman Larry E. Hug ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Beth Beatty and Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie. PRESENTATION: Axon AI Bundle - Deputy Chief Botzum Deputy Police Chief Botzum gave a lengthy presentation of the proposed Axon AI Bundle . MAYOR: APPROVAL OF AGENDA: CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS: Michele Arana, owner - Internode Greenery and Home, spoke in favor of Council Memo #610-24: Resolution to Establish a Business Continuity Grant Program for Chicago Street Businesses. Marzell Richardson, owner - Richardson Restaurant, spoke in favor of Council Memo #610-24. Councilwoman Quillman briefly discussed the possibility of local downtown businesses advertising with the reopening of the Rialto Theatre. Monica Cicimov, owner - CC Vision Gallery and Chairman of the Board for the Joliet City Center Partnership, spoke in favor of Council Memo #610-24. APPOINTMENTS: Appointment to the Arts Commission Attachments: Appointment to the Arts Commission.pdf Approver Report Reappointment to the Arts Commission Attachments: Reappointments to the Arts Commission.pdf Approver Report Reappointment to the Committee on Citizens with Disabilities Page 1 of 6 Pre-Council Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final December 16, 2024 Attachments: Reappointment to the Committee on Citizens with Disabilities Approver Report COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: Finance Public Service CONSENT AGENDA: Approval of Minutes: Pre-Council Meeting - December 2, 2024 Council Meeting - December 3, 2024 Attachments: Pre-Council Meeting Minutes - December 2, 2024.pdf Council Meeting Minutes - December 3, 2024.pdf Approver Report Invoices to be Paid Attachments: Invoices to be Paid 12.17.24 Approver Report Award of Contract for the Number 3 Blower Refurbishment 590-24 at the Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant to Air Blower Services, Inc. in the Amount of $39,944.00 Attachments: Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Award of Contract for the 652 Collins Street Alley Drainage 591-24 Improvements Project to Construction by CAMCO, Inc. in the Amount of $57,509.00 Attachments: Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Award of Professional Services Agreement for the Records 592-24 Department Glass Window Upgrade at the Joliet Police Station to Clear-Armor in the Amount of $72,922.50 Attachments: Records Glass Quote Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Request for Authorization to Upgrade the Joliet Police 593-24 Department Community Room with a New Integrated Page 2 of 6 Pre-Council Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final December 16, 2024 Audio-Visual System Purchase in the Amount of $59,042.37. Attachments: AVDG Quote Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo Purchase of One (1) New Freightliner - National Crane 8100D 594-24 from Runnion Equipment Co. in the Amount of $332,024.00, (Less a Trade in of $75,000.00), for a Total Purchase Amount of $257,024.00 Attachments: Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Change Order No. 1 for the Bluff Street Interceptor 595-24 Rehabilitation Project, to Insituform Technologies USA LLC, for a Decreased Amount of ($54,403.25) and Final Payment No. 3 in the Amount of $60,411.89 Attachments: Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Approve Health Benefit Plan Options Offered to All Retirees 596-24 Attachments: Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. AGENDA ITEM: Award of Contract for the 2025 Motor Fuel Purchase to Al 598-24 Warren Oil Company Inc. in the Amount of $1,444,100.00 Attachments: Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Award of Contract for Axon AI Bundle 599-24 Attachments: Axon Amendment Axon Draft One Quote Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Change Order No. 5 for the Joliet Ottawa Water Main 600-24 Improvements Project to Trine Construction Corp for a Decreased Amount of ($465,768.17) and Pay Estimate No. 13 and Final in the Amount of $1,458,013.78 Page 3 of 6 Pre-Council Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final December 16, 2024 Attachments: Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Change Order No. 7 for the Plainfield Road (Black-Center) 601-24 Water Main Improvements Project to Trine Construction Corp for a Decreased Amount of ($1,305,802.22) and Pay Estimate No. 10 and Final in the Amount of $514,329.44 Attachments: Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS: PUBLIC HEARINGS: ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: ORDINANCES: Ordinance Authorizing a Business Continuity Grant Program 603-24 in Conjunction with the City Center Partnership and Repealing Ordinance No. 18569 Attachments: CCP_Business_Continuity_Ordinance.docx EXHIBIT A: Business Impact Assistance Program - June 24, 2024 .pdf Business Continuity Grant Memo to City of Joliet.pdf Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Certain Real 604-24 Property by Purchase or by the Exercise of Eminent Domain Attachments: Ordinance.docx Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. In response to Councilwoman Ibarra's question, Interim Corporation Counsel Todd Lenzie briefly explained this memo. A brief discussion was held regarding keeping traffic off Route 53. Ordinance Approving the 2025 Fiscal Year Annual Budget for 605-24 the City of Joliet, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois. Page 4 of 6 Pre-Council Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final December 16, 2024 Attachments: 2025 Budget Approval Ordinance 2025 Draft Proposed Budget 12042024 Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Finance Director Kevin Sing gave a brief presentation of the proposed 2025 Budget. A brief discussion was held regarding low cost financing for the water and sewer project and funds available for an Inspector General position next year. Ordinance for the Levy and Assessment of Taxes for the 606-24 Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2024 and Ending December 31, 2024, in and for the 1996 Joliet Special Service Area Number Fourteen (Joliet City Center) Attachments: 2024 City Center SSA Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Ordinance for the Levy and Assessment of Taxes for the 607-24 Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2024 and Ending December 31, 2024, in and for the 2009 Joliet Special Service Area Number Seven (Park Hill Subdivision) Attachments: 2024 Park Hill SSA Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Ordinance Amending Chapter 28 - Taxation Article IX. Retail 608-24 Purchase of Motor Fuel of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinances Attachments: Motor Fuel Tax Ordinance Supplemental Gasoline Table Supplemental Diesel Table Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. A brief discussion was held regarding funding for vehicle and equipment replacement. RESOLUTIONS: Resolution to Establish a Business Continuity Grant 610-24 Program for Chicago Street Businesses Page 5 of 6 Pre-Council Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final December 16, 2024 Attachments: Resolution EXHIBIT_A_Business_Continuity_Grant_Guidelines_App.do cx Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into 611-24 Service Agreements with Pace and Kendall County and to Accept Grant Funds Under Title XX of the Social Security Act (Dial-a-Ride and 511 Bus Route) Attachments: Resolution 2025 Pace Agreement Kendall County Agreement Pace 511 Route.pdf Approver Report The City Manager gave a brief overview of this Council Memo. Mayor D'Arcy briefly addressed the need to support the Chicago Street businesses during the downtown construction project. CITY MANAGER: Councilwoman Quillman advised the public to be aware of individuals posing as water department personnel. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects: A motion was made by Councilwoman Suzanna Ibarra, seconded by Councilman Cesar Guerrero, to enter into closed session to discuss personnel, collective bargaining, land acquisition or conveyance, pending or threatened litigation after which the meeting will be adjourned. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Mayor Terry D'Arcy, Councilman Cesar Cardenas, Councilman Joe Clement, Councilman Cesar Guerrero, Councilwoman Suzanna Ibarra, Councilman Pat Mudron, Councilwoman Jan Hallums Quillman and Councilwoman Sherri Reardon Absent: Councilman Larry E. Hug ADJOURNMENT: Page 6 of 6