City of Lockport City Council met Nov. 1.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. ROLL CALL
C. INTRODUCTION
D. LIAISON'S REPORT
E. MAYOR'S REPORT
1. Proclamation - Proclaiming November 1, 2023 as "Arbor Day" in the City of Lockport, IL.
F. 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
G. CONSENT AGENDA
1 CL-1. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from October 18, 2023 Suggested Action: Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from October 18, 2023 as presented.CL-2. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from October 18, 2023 Suggested Action: Approve the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from October 18, 2023 as presented.FN-1. Bills Through October 24, 2023 Suggested Action: Approve the various bills as presented.FN-2. Payroll Period Ending October 15, 2023 Suggested Action: Approve the payroll period as presented. CD-1. Concept Plan for a 148 Unit Townhome Development Generally Located North of 151st Street and West of I-355 / PZC Case #2023-012 Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 23-095 a Concept Plan for a proposed 148 unit Townhome Community (Oak Valley by Lennar).CD-2. Special Use Permit for a Planned Development for a Limited Manufacturing Development; Preliminary/Final Development Plan Review (In-One-Step); and Final Re-subdivision Plat; for Lots 19 & 20 in Prime Business Park (J&A Sales) / PZC Case #2023-013 Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 23-032 a SUP for a Planned Development for a Light Manufacturing Development (J&A Sales); and Resolution No. 23-096 Preliminary & Final Development Plans and Final Subdivision Plat (J&A Sales Lot 19 & 20 of Prime Business Campus). PW-1. Release of Bond and Initial Acceptance of Site Improvements for Thorntons Lockport Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 23-094 for Release of Bond and Initial Acceptance of Site Improvements for Thorntons Lockport.PW-2. Accept the Proposal from Chamlin & Associates, Inc. in the Amount of $203,000 for Phase I Preliminary Engineering Services for the IL 171 Channelization Project Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 23-093 accepting the proposal from Chamlin & Assoc., Inc. in the amount of $203,000 for Phase 1 Preliminary Eng. Services for the IL 171 Channelization Project.
H. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES (IF NOT APPROVED AS A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM) I. APPROVAL OF PAYROLL (IF NOT APPROVED AS A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM) J. REGULAR BUSINESS ACTION ITEMS
CA-1. Ordinance Amending Section 51.080 of the City Code Adopting a New Water and Sewer Rate Structure and Usage Rate Increases to Support the City's 2024 - 2031 Capital Improvement Plan
Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 23-034 amending Section 51.080 for the new Water and Sewer Rate changes.
CA-2. Amendment to Chapter 34 of the City Code Increasing the City's Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax and Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation by 1% Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 23-035 an amendment to Chapter 34 of the City Code increasing the rate of Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax & Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax.AT-1. Appeal by Lockport Moose Lodge #1557 of the City of Lockport’s Heritage and Architecture Commission's Denial of the Certificate of Appropriateness to Repair the Damaged/Fallen Marble Panels with Black Brick and Mortar for its Building Located at 118 E. 10th Street Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 23-101 to Affirm, Modify, or Reverse City's H & A Commission's decision.CD-1. Facade & Site Improvement Grant Request for 118 E. 10th Street in the Amount of $6,064.83 for the Replacement of Marble Slates Across Front Facade Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 23-090 the Site Improvement Grant for property located at 118 E. 10th Street in the amount of $6,064.83.CD-2. Redevelopment Agreement with FORE Real Estate Holdings, LLC, or its Subsidiary, for the Development and Economic Incentive to Construct a 3-Story Building with Apartment and Commercial Units on 923 S. State St., Lockport, IL (Commerce St. Parking Lot) Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 23-091 the Redevelopment Agreement with FORE Real Estate Holdings, LLC or its Subsidiary for property located at 923 S. State St. (Commerce St. Parking Lot).CD-3. License Agreement for the Use and Occupancy of the Northern Portion of Salem Lane for Business to be Located Northwest of Salem Lane and Prime Boulevard, Prime Business Park, Lockport, IL Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 23-097 the License Agreement for Use and Occupancy of northern portion of Salem Lane, west of Prime Blvd.
K. PUBLIC HEARING
L. PERMANENT COMMITTEES
M. NEW BUSINESS
N. 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.)
O. 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
P. ADJOURNMENT
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