City of Lockport City Council met Sept. 2.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
NOTICE. MEETING MODIFICATION DUE TO COVID-19
The meeting of the public body will be held pursuant to Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation issued on August 21, 2020 and Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan guidelines modified by the Resurgence Mitigations for Region 7 (Will and Kankakee) from the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) in effect that limit an in-person public meeting to the lesser of 25 people or 25% of the room capacity. Anyone in excess of the lesser of 25 people or the 25% occupancy in the Board Room during the meeting will be asked to wait in another room with live feed to the meeting until the agenda item for which the person or persons would like to speak on is being discussed or until the open floor for public comments. Pursuant to the DCEO Guidelines, it is recommended that individuals appearing in the meeting wear face-coverings to cover their nose and mouth and maintain social distancing of 6 feet.
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
CL-1. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from August 19, 2020
Suggested Action: Approve the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from August 19, 2020 as presented.
CL-2. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from August 19, 2020
Suggested Action: Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from August 19, 2020 as presented.
FN-1. Payroll Period Ending August 23, 2020
Suggested Action: Approve the payroll period as presented.
CED-1. COVID-19 Small Business Loan Forgiveness
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-091 the conversion of the loans to grants and for the release of Promissory Notes to the loan recipients who accept the forgiveness of the loans awarded pursuant to the Local Business Grant and/or Loan Program established by Ordinance No. 20-008.
CED-2. Special Use Permit for a Car Wash and Preliminary/Final Development Plan (in one step) for Lockport Express Car Wash at the Southeast Corner of East 3rd Street and East 9th Street. (PZC Case #2020-014)
Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 20-022 a Special Use Permit for a car wash for property located at 960 E. 9th Street. (Lockport Express Car Wash)
Approve Resolution No. 20-096 a Preliminary/Final Development Plan (in one step) for a car wash development located at the southeast corner of East 3rd Street and East 9th Street. (Lockport Express Car Wash)
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 August 25, 2020
Suggested Action: Approve the various bills as presented.
CA-1. Façade and Site Improvement Grant Program Request – 829-831 S. State Street
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-087 for a Facade and Site Improvement Grant for property located at 829-831 S. State Street in the amount of $36,947.42.
CA-2. Contract with Mad Bomber Fireworks Productions for Lockport's July 3rd Fireworks in Celebration of the Fourth of July
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-092 an agreement with Mad Bomber Fireworks Productions for fireworks display with a contract extension to 2022 with a flat rate for 2 years.
CED-1. Facade and Site Improvement Grant Program Request - 917 S. State Street
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-086 for a Facade and Site Improvement Grant for the property located at 917 S. State Street in the amount of $50,000.
CED-2. Fire Sprinkler & Fire Alarm System Installation Assistance Grant for the Property Located at 842-856 N. State Street
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-093 for the Fire Sprinkler & Fire Alarm System Installation Assistance Program Grant for property located at 842-856 N. State Street in the amount of $20,000.
CED-3. Fire Sprinkler & Fire Alarm System Installation Assistance Grant for the Property Located at 917 S. State Street
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-094 for the Fire Sprinkler & Fire Alarm System Installation Assistance Program Grant for property located at 917 S. State Street in the amount of $5,000.
PW-1. Award Conley Excavating Inc. the 2020 Storm Water Program in the Amount of $103,705.00
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-098 awarding the contract to Conley Excavating Inc. for construction of the 2020 Storm Water Program in the amount of $103,705.00 and include a 5% contingency for an overall contract not to exceed $108,000.00.
PW-2. Award PT Ferro Construction the 10th – 11th Parking Lot Improvements Project in the Amount of $802,085.49
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-099 awarding the contract from PT Ferro Construction Company for construction of the 10th – 11th Parking Lot Improvements Project in the amount of $802,085.49 and include about a 5% contingency for an overall contract not to exceed $842,085.00.
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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