Will County Gazette

City of Lockport City Council Met Sept. 1.

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

CL-1.	Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from August 18, 2021 Suggested Action: Approve the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from August 18, 2021 as presented.
CL-2.	Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from August 18, 2021 Suggested Action: Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from August 18, 2021 as presented.
FN-1.	Payroll Period Ending August 22, 2021 Suggested Action: Approve the payroll period as presented.
AT-1.	First Amendment to the Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement to Approve the Successor Developer, HGJ Properties, LLC, for the Construction of a 3-Story Building and Walkway on City-Owned Parcel with Former Address of 1016 S. State St. Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 21-090 authorizing the First Amendment to the Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement assigning the developer from Boss Properties, LLC to HGJ Properties, LLC.

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.

Ordinance Annexing 8.4-Acre Property Owned by the Catholic Diocese of Joliet Located Southeast Corner of 167th Street and Cedar Ridge Dr. with the Designations of A-1 (Agriculture) Zoning District Designation and Ward 4 Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 21-022 annexing 8.48 acres, more or less, property located at southeast corner of 167th Street and Cedar Ridge Drive, Lockport, Illinois. (Ward 4)

I. REGULAR BUSINESS ACTION ITEMS

MA-1.	"National Rail Safety Week" Proclamation Suggested Action: Proclaim September 20th to September 26th, 2021 as "National Rail Safety Week" in the City of Lockport.
FN-1.	Bills Through August 24, 2021 Suggested Action: Approve the various bills as presented.
CA-1.	License Agreement with Tangled Roots for Use of the Chevron Site as a Temporary Event Site for Oktoberfest September 24-26th, 2021 Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 21-091 a License Agreement between the City of Lockport and Tangled Roots Brewing Company for the permission to use City property and portion of City acquired property, formerly Chevron property for Octoberfest.

PZ-1.	Final Development Plan/Final Subdivision Plat for Phase 2 of Silo Bend (PZC Case #2021-006) Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 21-089 Final Development Plan and Final Subdivision Plat Phase 2 of Silo Bend (Townes of Silo Bend).
PW-1.	Award RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc. the 2021 Pavement Marking Program in the Amount of $74,922.04 Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 21-095 awarding the 2021 Pavement Marking Project to RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc. in the amount of $74,922.04.
PW-2.	Award Williams Brothers Construction, Inc. the Division Street Waste Water Treatment Plant Phase I Improvements Project in the Amount of $2,840,000.00 Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 21-096 authorizing the award of the Division Street WWTP Phase I Improvements Project to Williams Brothers Construction, Inc in the amount of $2,840,000.00.

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