City of Lockport City Council met April 4.
Here is the agenda provided by the Council:
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.)
Illinois Municipalities may adopt a group of assorted Ordinances, Resolutions, Motions, and Orders by a single Roll Call Vote called an Omnibus Vote or approval by Consent Agenda. The Omnibus Vote/Consent Agenda Vote shall be taken following the unanimous consent by the City Council as to the items to be included in the vote. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council Member or Citizen so requests. In that event, the item will be removed from the Omnibus Vote/Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.
e.Consent Agenda:
e.1.March 21, 2018 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the March 21, 2018 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
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e.2.March 21, 2018 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the March 21, 2018 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes as presented.
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e.3.Payroll Period ending March 25, 2018: Motion to approve the payroll period ending March 25, 2018 as presented.
e.4.Various Bills: Motion to approve the Various Bills as presented.
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e.5.Final Development Plans for the expansion of Administrative Offices - Dellwood Park Community Center/1811 S Lawrence Avenue. Motion to approve Resolution No. 18-015 a Resolution approving the final Development Plans for an expansion to the Administration Office at the Dellwood Park Community Center.
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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.Regular Business Action Items:
1.City Administrator:
1.CA-1 B. Benson, S. Williams Memo 3/26/18 - Ordinance authorizing the sale of Home Baked Food Products/Ordinance No. 18-016.
Action: Motion to approve Ordinance No. 18-016/An Ordinance amending Chapter 110 of the Lockport Code of Ordinances adding Section 110.81 authorizing Home Kitchen Operation.
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2.CA-2 B. Benson, S. Williams, L. Heglund Memo 3/21/18 - Repealing and Replacing Resolution No. 09-015/Regarding changes to the charges to the Lockport Township Water & Sewer Rates by the City of Lockport/Resolution No. 18-014
Action: Motion to approve Resolution No. 18-014/A Resolution Repealing and Replacing Resolution No. 09-015 concerning the costs of charges to the Lockport Township Water & Sewer System.
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2.City Attorney:
1.AT-1 S. Williams Memo 3/29/18 - Ordinance No. 18-019 Amending Chapter 152 of the City of Lockport Code of Ordinances, specifically § 152.11 regarding Additions and Amendments to the 2006 International Fire Code
Action: Motion to approve and adopt Ordinance No. 18-019/An Ordinance amending Chapter 152 of the Lockport Code of Ordinances, specifically Section 152.11 regarding Additions and Amendments to the 2006 International Fire Code.
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i.Permanent Committees:
3.Director Of Public Works:
1.PW-1 B. Cann Memo 3/28/2018 - State Street Streetscape Project Award
Action: Motion to award project in the amount of $938,493.02 to D Construction. Motion to approve the purchase of benches in the amount of $28,692.00
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j.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. )
k.Executive Session: Open Meetings Exemptions
2(c)(1)Appointments, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of specific Employees.
2(c)(2)Collective Bargaining Matters.
2(c)(3)Selection of a person to fill a Public Office, including a vacancy in a Public Office.
2(c)(5)Purchase or Lease of real property, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.
2(c)(6)The setting of a price for Sale or Lease of property owned by the public body.
2(c)(11)Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting
2(c)(21)Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06.
l.Adjournment
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