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City of Lockport City Council met March 18

City of Lockport City Council met March 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

B. ROLLCALL

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

CL-1. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from March 4, 2020

Suggested Action: Approve the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes as presented

CL-2. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from March 4, 2020

Suggested Action: Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented

FN-1. Payroll Period Ending March 8, 2020

Suggested Action: Approve the payroll period as presented.

CA-1. Reappointment of City Finance Director Lisa Heglund to Lockport Police Pension Board for a Two-Year Term to 2022

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-028: Appointment of the City Finance Director, Lisa Heglund, to the Police Pension Board for a two-year term to 2022

PZ-1. Application for Special Use Permit for a Bed and Breakfast Lodge, Inn (Airbnb) Within the RO Heritage Residential District, for the Property Located at 1629 S. Hamilton Street (Hamilton Hideaway, BNB): (PZC Case #2019-021)

Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 20-005: A Special Use Permit for a Bed and Breakfast Lodge, Inn (AIRBNB) 1629 S. Hamilton Street

CED-1. Adoption of the City of Lockport Official Zoning Map

Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 20-004: Adopting and authorizing the publication of the updated City of Lockport Official Zoning Map

PW-1. Authorize the Allocation of Funds for the IL 171 (State St.) and IL 7 (9th St.) Resurfacing and Streetscape Project and the IL 7 Channelization Project Grants

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-029 & Resolution No. 20-030 authorizing the allocation of funds for the State Street streetscape project and the IL 7 channelization project.

PW-2. Approve Christopher Burke Engineering Services for the IL-7 Channelization Right of Way Acquisition Proposal in the Amount of $151,018.58

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-031: Approving Christopher Burke Engineering for IL 7 channelization project right of way acquisition engineering professional services in the amount of $151,018.58

PW-3. Approve V3 to Provide Phase II Engineering Services for 9th Street (State-Hamilton) Streetscape and State Street (10th-11th) Streetscape Project in the Amount of $15,000.00 for Each Project

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-033: V3 Companies to provide Phase II design engineering services for 9th Street (State - Hamilton) streetscape project in the amount of $15,000.00

Approve Resolution No. 20-034: V3 Companies to provide Phase II design engineering services for State Street streetscape (10th-11th) project in the amount of $15,000.00

PW-4. Approve V3 Professional Services to Provide Phase II Engineering for the 10th Street Streetscape in Amount of $19,500.00

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-032: Authorizing City Staff to execute the contract from V3 Companies for 10th Street streetscape project Phase II design engineering services in the amount of $19,500.00

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

FN-1. Bills through March 10, 2020

Suggested Action: Approve the various bills as presented.

CA-1. Approve & Authorize the Acquisition of a Portion of a Vacant Lot on State Street for Future Public Parking Agreement and Future New Building Development

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-035 Authorizing the Acquisition of the Property with the stated conditions

PW-1. Awarding PT Ferro Construction Company for the 2020 Roadway Resurfacing Project in the amount of $728,257.00.

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-038: Awarding the contract from PT Ferro Construction Company for construction of the 2020 Resurfacing Project in the amount of $728,257.00

I. PUBLIC HEARING

J. PERMANENT COMMITTEES

K. 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) minute 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.

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, 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.)

L. EXECUTIVE SESSION: OPEN MEETINGS EXEMPTIONS

2(c)(1) Appointments, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of specific Employees.

2(c)(2): Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

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

M. ADJOURNMENT

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