Will County Gazette

City of Joliet City Council met Oct. 3.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

MAYOR: 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA: 

CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS: 

This section is for anyone wanting to speak regarding agenda items and are allowed a maximum of 4 minutes. It is not a question and answer period and staff, and the City Council do not generally respond to public comments. The City Clerk has a copy of the public speaking procedures; please note, speakers who engage in conduct injurious to the harmony of the Council shall be called to order by the Presiding Officer and may forfeit the opportunity to speak.

APPOINTMENTS: 

COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: 

Land Use & Legislative

Public Safety

CONSENT AGENDA: 

Approval of Minutes:

Pre-Council Meeting - September 19, 2022

Council Meeting - September 20, 2022

Award of Contract for the Purchase of Ammonia Analyzers for the Westside and Aux Sable Wastewater Treatment Plants to Gasvoda & Assoc Inc. in the amount of $57,650.00

Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $158,006.61 and Final Payout in the amount of $258,103.36 for the Essington Road and W Jefferson Street Interceptor Sewer Project to Len Cox & Sons Excavating

Attachments: Approver Report

Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Contract for the Design / Permitting / Drafting for the Chicago Street (Jefferson - Webster) Water Main Improvement Project to CivilTech Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $82,972.10

LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS: 

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

All evidence and testimony will be presented under oath. The petitioner will be allowed to present first. After the petitioner is completed, interested parties will be allowed to present evidence and/or cross examine the petitioner. As this hearing is legislative in nature and not administrative, an interested party shall be defined as someone who either owns property within 600 feet of the proposed development site, or a member or official representative of an affected governmental body; the remainder of those who wish to be heard shall be classified as public speakers. Interested parties will present second. Once the interested parties have completed, public speakers will be heard. These individuals are public speakers, so the applicable public speaking rules shall be in effect: Speakers should try to address all comments to the council as a whole and not to any individual member, repetitive comments are discouraged, total comment time for any one person is 4 minutes, no speaker shall engage in a debate or make direct threats or personal attacks or be uncivil or abusive, disruptive behavior by the members of the public will not be tolerated, and the presiding officer may limit irrelevant, immaterial, or inappropriate comments or statements.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:  

ORDINANCES:

Ordinance Approving a Vacation of Portions of McKinley Avenue, Edward Street, and Lawton Avenue and Adjacent Alleys (V-3-22)

Ordinance Amending Chapter 8, Article I, Division 15, Section 8-152, Rental Registration Certificate Required Ordinance of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinances (Amending Rental Inspection Ordinance to Include Single Family Rentals) 

RESOLUTIONS:  

Resolution Requesting Authorization to enter into a Regular 2022 Justice Assistance Grant Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Joliet and Will County

Resolution Supporting Continued Efforts to Resolve Public Safety Concerns with the Safe-T Act 

CITY MANAGER: 

PUBLIC COMMENTS:  

This section is for anyone wanting to speak regarding non-agenda items and are allowed a maximum of 4 minutes. It is not a question and answer period and staff, and the City Council do not generally respond to public comments. The City Clerk has a copy of the public speaking procedures; please note, speakers who engage in conduct injurious to the harmony of the Council shall be called to order by the Presiding Officer and may forfeit the opportunity to speak.

CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects:  

PERSONNEL: The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific City employees (5 ILCS 5/120/2(c)(1)). 

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING: Collective negotiating matters and salary schedules for one or more classes of City employees (5 ILCS 5/120/2(c)(2)). 

LAND ACQUISITION or CONVEYANCE: The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the City, including whether a particular parcel should be acquired, or the setting of a price for the sale or lease of property owned by the City (5ILCS 5/120/2(c)(5,6)). 

PENDING or THREATENED LITIGATION: A pending legal action against, affecting or on behalf of the City or a similar legal action that is probable or imminent (5 ILCS 5/120/2(c)(11)). 

ADJOURNMENT:  

https://joliet.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=909574&GUID=3B65287C-FC87-4E81-B4CE-2E93E3674A35