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City of Lockport City Council met May 15.

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. Recognition of Pastor Steve Bednarcik for 10 years of service, hard work, and dedication to the City of Lockport

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 May 1, 2024

Suggested Action: Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from May 1, 2024 as presented.

CL-2. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from May 1, 2024

Suggested Action: Approve the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from May 1, 2024 as presented.

CA-1. 5-Year Extension of the License Agreement with Midwest SOARRING Foundation for the Use of the Metra Station from 2025 to October 15, 2030

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-056 an extension of a license for Midwest Soarring Foundation for use of a portion of the Lockport Train Station (Metra Station) until 2030.

FN-1. Payroll Period Ending April 28, 2024

Suggested Action: Approve the payroll period as presented. FN-2. Bills Through May 7, 2024 Suggested Action: Approve the various bills as presented.

CD-1. Text Amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance: Senior, Assisted Living as a Use Classification; Attached Residential within the C-2T Transitional Community Commercial; Vertical Mixed Use in C-3; and Spelling Correction to Personal Services

Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 24-014 amending Chapter 156 of the Lockport Code of Ordinances as it pertains to TA Senior Assisted Living, Attached Housing, Vertical Housing.

CD-2. Amendment to the City's Development Code Section 153.50.135 Increasing the Grading Plan Review Permit Fees

Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 24-013 Amending Section 153.50.135 of Chapter 153: Development Code of City of Lockport, specifically the Grading Permit Fees.

CD-3. Special Use Permit for a Planned Development for One (Infill) Building with Five Townhome Units for a Property Located at 25 Charles St./PZC Case #2024-004

Suggested Action: Approving Ordinance No. 24-105 the Special Use Permit for a Planned Development for a Residential Building having five townhome units (25 Charles St.).

PW-1. Division Street Wastewater Treatment Plant Non-Potable Water System Construction Engineering Services Proposal from Baxter & Woodman, Inc. in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $49,230.00

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-051 accepting a proposal from Baxter & Woodman, Inc. in a not to exceed amount of $489,230.00 for Division St. WWTP non-potable water system construction engineering services.

PW-2. Accept Quote for Replacement of Exterior Double Doors at City Hall from Wunderlich Doors, Inc. in the Amount of $33,824.80

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-055 accepting the quote for the replacement of exterior double doors at City Hall from Wunderlich Doors, Inc. in the amount of $33,824.80.

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. Acceptance and Approval of the Cost Increase to the Original Agreement for Crossing Surface Installation with BNSF Railway

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-060 for the acceptance and approval of an agreement for Crossing Surface Installation with BNSF Railway.

AT-1. Amendments to Chapters 38 and 70 of the Lockport Code of Ordinances to Adopt the Offense of Unlawful Use of Mobile Telephones and Add It to the Administrative Adjudication Process.

Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 24-012 amending Chapters 38 and 70 of the Lockport Code of Ordinances to add the offense of Unlawful use of Mobile Telephones.

PW-1. Adoption of the ADA Transition Plan

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-058 to adopt the ADA Transition Plan.

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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