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Lockport City Council Committee of the Whole met Wednesday, April 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the Committee:

a. Pledge of Allegiance:

b. Roll Call:

c. Introduction:

d. Agenda Participation: (Any person who wishes to speak on a topic that is on the Agenda of the Meeting shall fill out a Speaker Card before the start of the Meeting, either at the City Clerk’s Office, or may give to the City Clerk before the start of the Meeting itself, stating name, and topic on the Agenda to be discussed. Speaker Cards are required for each of the items the Speaker wishes to address. The purpose of the Cards is to obtain the spelling of name of the Speaker, contact information, and provide for efficient meeting administration. All Speakers shall comply with these rules, which shall be posted at the Speaker Sign-In desk and rulings of the City Clerk. Speakers shall be called by name to approach the podium by the City Clerk. A time limit of five (5) minutes shall be imposed on each Speaker.)

e. Consent Agenda:

1. April 5, 2017 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the April 5, 2017 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.

2. April 5, 2017 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the April 5, 2017 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes as presented.

3. Payroll Period ending April 9, 2017: Motion to approve the payroll period ending April 9, 2017 as presented.

4. Various Bills: Motion to approve the Various Bills as presented.

5. Temporary Chairperson Succession Plan Amendment/Resolution No. 17-041: Motion to approve Resolution No. 17-041/A Resolution establishing a Temporary Chairperson Schedule for City Council Meetings during the temporary absence of the Mayor from May 2017 through May 20, 2019.

6. Approval of a License Agreement between the City of Lockport and The Public Landing Restaurant for the use of the Lincoln Landing for catered events/Resolution No. 17-042: Motion to approve Resolution No. 17-042/A Resolution approving a License Agreement between the City of Lockport and the 200 Lockport, LLC d/b/a “The Public Landing Restaurant” for the use of the Lincoln Landing for Special Events.

7. Minor Amendment to Final Development Plan for Lockport Township Park District Community Center located at the southwest corner of 18th Street and Lawrence Avenue: Motion to approve Ordinance No. 17-012/ An Ordinance approving a minor amendment to Special Use Permit and Final Development Plan for the Lockport Township Park District Community Center Gym Addition. 8. RedZone Robotics/Sanitary Sewer Televising/Resolution No. 17-044: Motion to approve a Resolution authorizing an expenditure of up to the budgeted amount of $100,000.00, for Televising inspection of Sanitary Sewer with RedZone Robotics.

f. Approval of Meeting Minutes: (If not approved as a Consent Agenda Item)

g. Approval of Payroll: (If not approved as a Consent Agenda item) 

h. Mayor’s Report:

i. City Clerk’s Report:

1. April 5, 2017 Executive Session CC-1 Action: Motion to approve the April 5, Minutes 2017 Executive Session Minutes as presented.

2. Executive Session Minutes CC-2 Executive Session Meeting Minutes

Review and Release/Resolution No. 17-045 Action: Motion to approve Resolution No. 17-045/ A Resolution authorizing the City Clerk to release those portions of the Executive Session Minutes no longer requiring Confidential Treatment.

j. Staff Report:

1. City Administrator:

2.Finance Director:

3. Police Chief:

4. City Attorney:

1. B. Benson & T. Thanas Memo AT-1

Public Hearing

3/21/17 Rocco’s Pub Annexation

A. Resolution No. 17-040

Action: Motion to approve Resolution

No. 17-040/A Resolution approving an Annexation Agreement for property at 16716 W. 159th Street, Lockport, Illinois, and owned by the Lockport Tavern, LLC

B. Ordinance No. 17-009

Action: Motion to approve Ordinance No. 17-009/An Ordinance annexing property located at 16716 W. 159th Street, Lockport, Illinois.

C. Ordinance No. 17-010

Action: Motion to approve Ordinance No. 17-010/An Ordinance Zoning the property located at 16716 W. 159th Street, Lockport, Illinois, to C-3 Zoning.

Public Hearing Kracinski Property Annexation

D. Resolution No. 17-039

Action: Motion to approve Resolution No. 17-039/A Resolution approving an Annexation Agreement for property at 16360 W. 159th Street, Lockport, Illinois, and owned by the Standard Bank & Trust Company, Trust #7157.

E. Ordinance No. 17-007

Action: Motion to approve Ordinance No. 17-007/An Ordinance annexing property located at 16360 W. 159th Street, Lockport, IL.

F. Ordinance No. 17-008

Action: Motion to approve Ordinance No. 17-008/An Ordinance Zoning the property located at 16360 W. 159th Street, Lockport, Illinois to C-3 Zoning.

2. T. Thanas, P. Hirth, B. Benson AT-2 Approval of an Amendment to the Special Memo 3/29/17 Use Ordinance for the 355 Corporate Center (Panattoni)/Ordinance No. 17-011

Action: Motion to approve Ordinance No. 17-011/An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 15-007 to amend the Special Use Permit for a Planned Industrial Development for property generally located at the southeast corner of I-355 and 163rd Street (355 Corporate Center)

3. T. Thanas Memo 4/6/17 AT-3 Resolution No. 17-046/A Resolution approving a Settlement Agreement between the City of Lockport and Edward Electric Company. Action: Motion to approve Resolution No. 17-046/ A Resolution approving a Settlement Agreement between the City of Lockport and Edward Electric Company. (Council Memo to be submitted later)

4. Executive Session Request AT-4 2(c)11 – Pending Litigation

5. Director & Community Development Committee:

6. Director of Public Works:

7. City Engineer:

k. Permanent Committees;

1. Plan & Zoning Commission:

2. Heritage & Architecture:

l. New Business – Miscellaneous

m. Open Floor for Comments

(Comments will be heard on items that do not appear on the Agenda. The Public Comment portion of the Agenda shall be subject to a twenty (20) minutes limitation. A time limit of five (5) minutes shall be imposed on each Speaker.

The purpose of having Public Comments as an Agenda Item is to allow any person to make his/her views known to the City Council upon any subject of general or public interest.

The Council recognizes that Public Comments are for the purpose of legitimate inquiries and discussion by the Public, and not for the purpose of advancing arguments or repetitious questions concerning matters which the Council believes to be closed or not of general public concern.

The Council shall have the right during this period to decline to hear any person or subject matter upon proper motion and majority vote by the Council.

Each person wishing to speak during the Public Comment portion of the Agenda must fill out a Public Comment Speaker Card stating name, and the topic about which he/she wishes to speak as well as a sign-in sheet, and give to the City Clerk at the Meeting itself.

The purpose of the Cards is to obtain the spelling of the name of the Speaker, contact information, and provide for efficient meeting administration.

The order of speaking shall be based upon the order of sign-in with first person signing-in speaking first and so forth. If the twenty (20) minutes has elapsed before all Speakers who have signed up are allowed to speak, the City Council may elect to continue the time period.

However, if the City Council elects not to extend the time period those Speakers who signed up but did not speak may if they so choose to be placed on the next Agenda under the Public Comments Section and shall be placed at the top of the Sign-In Sheet in the same order they were in from the previous Sign-In Sheet.

All Speakers shall comply with these rules which shall be posted at the Speaker Sign-In desk and rulings of the City Clerk. )

n. Adjournment

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