Will County Gazette

City of Joliet City Council met Feb. 6.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

INVOCATION:

Rev. Herbert Brooks, Jr., St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 104 E. Zarley Blvd.

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:

ROLL CALL:

MAYOR:

Proclamation - Congratulating Eliana Paramo on being an Exemplary Student Athlete

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:

Appointment to the Committee on Citizens with Disabilities

COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: Public Safety

Public Service

CONSENT AGENDA:

Approval of Minutes:

Council Meeting - January 16, 2024

Invoices to be Paid

Position Vacancies

Award of Contract for the 2024 Sewer Cleaning and Inspection Program to National Power Rodding Corp. in the amount of $770,057.25

Award of Contract for the 2024 - 2025 Tree Trimming and Removal Contract to Arbor Tek Landscape Services Inc. in the amount of $154,433.48

Award of Contract for the Broadway Street Roadway Project - MFT Section No. 23-00557-00-FP to PT Ferro Construction Co. in the amount of $1,247,095.87

Purchase of twenty-one (21) Ford Interceptors from Sutton Ford Inc. for $881,295.00 and upfit materials from Ray O’Herron Co. Inc. for $165,348.80

Purchase of one (1) New Caterpillar Skid Steer and Attachment from Altorfer Industries Inc. in the amount of $90,000.00

Purchase of Water Metering Equipment from Core & Main LP in the amount of $68,445.00

Professional Services Agreement for the Force Main Assessment Program, to RJN Group Inc., in the amount of $140,700.00

Professional Service Agreement for the Construction Testing / Soil Boring Services for the 2025 Water Main Improvement Program to K & S Engineers Inc. in the amount of $99,885.00

Amendment No. 1 for the IDOT - I80 Reconstruction Coordination: Joliet Water and Sewer Relocation Feasibility Study Professional Services Agreement to V3 Companies in the amount of $189,000.00

Change Order No. 1 for the 2023 Sidewalk / Curb Replacement Project - Contract D to Austin Tyler Construction Inc. Reducing the amount of ($450.00)

Change Order No. 2 for the 2023 Sidewalk / Curb Replacement Project - Contract C to J & J Newell Concrete Contractors Reducing the amount of ($4,053.50) and Payment Estimate No. 4 and Final in the amount of $5,729.25

Change Order No. 5 for Sidewalk Vault Improvements - 16 W. Van Buren Street & 79 N. Chicago Street to Lindblad Construction Co. of Joliet Inc. Reducing the amount by ($294,939.88) and Pay Request No. 6 and Final in the amount of $76,927.55

Approve Payment for Contractor Snow Removal for the January 12 - 13, 2024 Snowstorm in the total amount of $102,466.00

Approve Payment for JULIE One-Call System Services to JULIE, Inc. in the amount of $30,347.40

Payment in Full for the City of Joliet’s Share of the Timberline Drive Resurfacing to Troy Township Road District in the amount of $45,179.12

AGENDA ITEMS:

Award of Contract for the Plainfield Road (Theodore Street - Black Road) Water Main Improvements Project to Austin Tyler Construction Inc. in the amount of $9,475,973.24

Purchase of two (2) Additional Future Fire Apparatus from Fire Service, Inc. for $2,314,308.00

LICENSES AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS:

Issuance of Class “C” Liquor License at 7825 Caton Farm Road - Lenny’s Caton Farm Liquors

Application for a Drive Thru Permit for a Starbucks Restaurant at 2211 Jefferson Street

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:

RESOLUTIONS:

Resolution Approving Community Development Block Grant Agreement with Latino Economic Development Association (LEDA)

Resolution Approving a Letter of Understanding (JN-124-006) with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the Routine Maintenance of the Residential Side of Traffic Noise Abatement Walls at the Richards Street & I-80 Interchange along with the Maintenance, Control, and Administration of the New Sidewalk along Richard Street from Oscar Avenue to 5th Avenue

Resolution Approving a Grant to the Joliet Area Historical Museum

Resolution Authorizing the City of Joliet to Issue a Request for Qualifications for a Poet Laureate for 2024 through 2026.

Resolution Appropriating Motor Fuel Tax Funding for the Broadway St. Roadway Project- MFT Sect. No. 23-00557-00-FP

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.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

https://joliet.legistar1.com/joliet/meetings/2024/2/1979_A_City_Council_Meeting__24-02-06_Meeting_Agenda.pdf