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City of Lockport City Council met July 15

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City of Lockport City Council met July 15.

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 E. CONSENT AGENDA

CL-1. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from June 17, 2020

Suggested Action: Approve the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from June 17, 2020 as presented.

CL-2. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from June 17, 2020

Suggested Action: Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from June 17, 2020 as presented.

FN-1. Payroll Period Ending June 28, 2020

Suggested Action: Approve the payroll period as presented.

CA-1. Professional Services Agreement with V3 for an Environmental Investigation & Regulatory Uses Review Application of the City-Owned 13-Acre Property at the Chevron Business Park.

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-077 the Professional Services Agreement

with V3 Companies for the Environmental Investigation & Regulatory Uses Review Application of the City-Owned 13-Acre Property at the Chevron Business Park.

AT-1. Amendment to Chapter 30 of the City of Lockport Code of Ordinances to Authorize the Appointment of Deputy Clerks

Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 20-019 amending Chapter 30 of the Lockport Code of Ordinances authorizing the appointment of Deputy City Clerks

AT-2. Renewal of IDNR Lease Agreement No. 5057 for the Commuter Parking Lot for 5 years

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-075 the Lease Agreement No. 5057 with the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for the Metra commuter parking lot.

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. PUBLIC HEARING

PH-1. Public Hearing on the 10-year Status Report Concerning the Redevelopment Project Area (Downtown TIF area) Established Pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act.

Suggested Action: Information only

I. REGULAR BUSINESS ACTION ITEMS

FN-1. Bills through July 2, 2020

Suggested Action: Approve the various bills as presented.

AT-1. Master Pole Attachment Agreement with Verizon

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-074 the Master Pole Attachment Agreement with Verizon Wireless

PW-1. Award P.T. Ferro Construction Co. the Madison Street Bridge Repair Contract in the Amount of $88,012.80.

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-081 awarding the contract from P.T. Ferro Construction Co. for construction of the Madison Street Bridge Repair Project in the amount of $88,012.80

J. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ACTION ITEMS

CED-1. Final Development Plan for Restaurant with Drive-thru Facility in Lockport Square, Lot 11 (Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen) (PZC Case #2020-001)-Revised from the Original Site of Lot 10B.

Suggested Action: Remove or Take the Item from Table and Approve Resolution No. 20-040 Amendment to Final Development Plan for Restaurant with Drive-Thru in Lockport Square, Lot 11 (Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen)

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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