Will County Gazette

City of Lockport City Council met Feb. 7.

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

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

CL-1. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from January 17, 2024

Suggested Action: Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from January 17, 2024 as presented.

CL-2. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from January 17, 2024 Suggested Action: Approve the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from January 17, 2024 as presented.

FN-1. Bills Through January 30, 2024 Suggested Action: Approve the various bills as presented.

FN-2. Payroll Period Ending January 21, 2024 Suggested Action: Approve the payroll period as presented.

CA-1. Approving a Valet Services Contract with VPA - Valet Parking Authority for Valet Services Throughout Downtown Lockport in 2024 for an Amount Not to Exceed $100,000. Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-007 to execute an agreement with Valet Parking Authority, Limited for Valet Services for downtown businesses on weekends and/or other events not to exceed $100,000 for 2024.

AT-1. 6-Month Review of Closed Executive Session Meeting Minutes as Required by IL OMA Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-012 the 6-month review of Closed Session meeting Minutes as required by Illinois Open Meetings Act.

PW-1. Declare Items as Surplus Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-006 authorizing the City of Lockport to declare the listed items as surplus.

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. PUBLIC HEARING

AT-1. Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Annexation Agreement for Redwood Development Suggested Action: Hold a public hearing and vote on Resolution No. 24-11 approving the Second Amendment to the Annexation Agreement on the Redwood Development.

K. REGULAR BUSINESS ACTION ITEMS

CD-1. Concept Plan for a New Lockport Square Master Plan that Includes a Proposed Mixed Use Development Including Approximately 18,000 SF of New Commercial, a 3,500 SF Restaurant, an 89-Room Hotel, 310 Luxury Apartments and 116 Townhomes Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-002 a Concept Plan for a proposed Master Plan for Lockport Square.

PW-1. 2024 Roadway Reconstruction and Water Main Replacement Award

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-009 to award the 2024 Roadway and Watermain Replacement Project to Austin Tyler Corp., Inc., in the amount of $5,778,413.32.

PW-2. IL Route 7 (9th Street) Channelization Project Suggested Action: Information Only.PW-3. Approve Change Order to Old 9th Street at BNSF Railroad Quiet Zone Project in the Amount of $215,000.00 for Additional Utility Conflict Resolution and Pavement Geometry Changes Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-018 a Change Order to old 9th Street at BNSF Railroad Quiet Zone Project in the amount of $215,000.00 for additional utility conflict resolution and pavement geometry changes.

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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