City of Lockport City Council met Dec. 2.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
NOTICE. MEETING MODIFICATION DUE TO COVID-19
The meeting of this public body will be held pursuant to Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation issued on November 13, 2020 and Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations Plan for Region 7 (Will and Kankakee) pursuant to Executive Order No. 2020-073. Due to Governor's Disaster Proclamation due to COVID-19 and the Mayor's determination that an in-person meeting conducted under the Illinois Open Meetings Act is not practical or prudent because of the disaster, pursuant to Subsection (e) of 5 ILCS 120/7 (OMA), members of the City Council will be participating in the meeting through a video and audio access using the virtual meeting platform, Zoom. The Mayor, essential members of City staff, and City of Lockport Media/TV/Livestream Contractor for live televising of the meeting may be physically present in the Board Room, but pursuant to the Tier 3 Mitigations Plan and CDC guidelines, no more than 10 people will be allowed in the Board Room at any one time. Anyone in excess of 10 people 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. Any individual appearing in-person shall be required to cover their noses and mouths with a face-covering unless speaking at the podium. Public comments can be emailed in advance of the meeting to bbenson@lockport.org.
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 November 18, 2020
Suggested Action: Approve the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from November 18, 2020 as presented.
CL-2. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from November 18, 2020
Suggested Action: Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from November 18, 2020 as presented.
FN-1. Payroll Period Ending November 15, 2020
Suggested Action: Approve the payroll period as presented.
FN-2. 2020 Real Estate Tax Abatement for Julco LLC per the Redevelopment Agreement
Suggested Action: Approve the 2020 Real Estate Tax Abatement for Julco LLC per the Economic Incentive Agreement.
FN-3. 2020 Real Estate Tax Abatement for Magenta LLC per the Redevelopment Agreement
Suggested Action: Approve the 2020 Real Estate Tax Abatement for Magenta LLC per the Redevelopment Agreement.
PW-1. Briggs Street Sanitary Pumping Station Assessment
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-133 authorizing City staff to execute Task Order 20-20 from Strand Associates Briggs Street Sanitary Pumping Station Design, Bidding, and Planning related services in the amount of $355,600.00.
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. PUBLIC HEARING
PH-1. Amendment and Restated Annexation Agreement for Silo Bend Property Formerly Known as Steeplechase Sites #3 & #4 and "Lieponis" Property Located Between 163rd St. and 167th St., West of Victoria Crossing
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-128 Amended and Restated Annexation Agreement for Silo Bend property formerly known as Steeplechase Site #3 and #4 and "Lieponis" property by at least 2/3 vote of the corporate officers holding office, Mayor votes.
PH-2. Amendment to Steeplechase Site #2 Annexation Agreement for Active Adult/Age Restricted Development to Revise the Park Contribution Provision
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-129 First Amendment to Annexation Agreement Site #2 Active Adult/Age Restricted Development by at least 2/3 vote of the corporate officers holding office, so the Mayor votes.
PH-3. Amendment to Steeplechase Sites #5 and #8 Annexation Agreement Relating Only to the Park Contribution Provision
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-130 First Amendment to Steeplechase Sites #5 and #8 and the Amended and Restated Existing Annexation Agreement by at least 2/3 vote of the corporate officers holding office, the Mayor votes.
I. REGULAR BUSINESS ACTION ITEMS
CED-1. Amendment to PUD, Amendment to Preliminary Development Plan/Preliminary Subdivision Plat; Rezoning of the R1 and R2 Districts, and Final Development Plan/Final Subdivision Plat for Phase 1 of Silo Bend (Previously Known as Steeplechase Units 3 & 4) (PZC Case #2019-012)
Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 20-029 approving a Special Use Permit for a Planned Residential Development for a 249 Unit Single Family/Townhome Development and Rezoning of the R1 and R2 Districts for Silo Bend.
Approve Resolution No. 20-131 approving an Amendment to the Preliminary Development Plan and Preliminary Subdivision Plat; Amendment to Final Development Plan and Final Subdivision Plat Phase 1 of Silo Bend (Previously known as Steeplechase Unit 3 and 4).
CA-1. License Agreement with the Gaylord Building Historic Site to Allow, Access and Use the Staircase and the Temporary Easement for Second City Greens for Power Connection for its Cargo Container, and Granting of Easement to ComEd for Utility Facility on the Sloyan Pad
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-137 a License Agreement with Gaylord Building Site Historic Site for the staircase and temporary easement, and approve Resolution No. 20-139 for the Grant of Easement to ComEd on the Sloyan Pad.
CA-2. Purchase of 25 Benches for the 2021 City of Lockport Streetscape Project
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-144 authorizing the purchase of 25 benches for the 2021 Streetscape Project.
FN-1. Bills through November 20, 2020
Suggested Action: Approve the various bills as presented.
FN-2. 2021 Budget Ordinance
Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 20-027 adopting the budget of the City of Lockport for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2021.
FN-3. 2020 Property Tax Levy
Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 20-028 for the levying and assessing of taxes for the City of Lockport for the fiscal year January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (2020 Property Tax Levy).
AT-1. Ratifying and Approving the Gold Shield Standard of Practice for COVID-19 Mitigation for Bars & Restaurants as Recommended by the Local Liquor Commissioner
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-141 ratifying and approving the Gold Shield Standard of Practice for Bars & Restaurants for COVID-19 Mitigation.
PW-1. Public Works Building Addition and Repairs
Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 20-134 the proposal from TRIA Architecture Inc. for City of Lockport Public Works addition in the amount of $135,850.00.
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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