Will County Gazette

City of Lockport City Council met June 5.

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 May 15, 2024

Suggested Action: Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from May 15, 2024 as presented.

CL-2. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from May 15, 2024

Suggested Action: Approve the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from May 15, 2024 as presented.

FN-1. Payroll Periods Ending May 12 & 26, 2024

Suggested Action: Approve the payroll periods as presented.

AT-1. Appointment of Alderman Jonathan Pugh to be the City Council's Representative to Hear Step 5 Grievance Appeals of MAP Chap. 75 Employees and Officers

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-053 appointing Alderman Jonathan Pugh to serve as the City Council Rep. for all Step 5 Grievance Appeals under the Map Chap #75 & the City of Lockport Collective Bargaining Agreement.

PW-1. Accept Proposal for Design Engineering Services for Well 6 and Well 13 Filter and Pump House Rehabilitation from Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LTD. in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $59,500.00

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-059 accepting the proposal from Christopher B. Burke Eng. for Design Engineering Services for Well 6 & Well 13 Filter & Pump House Rehabilitation.

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. Vacation of a Portion of Coral St., Unimproved Roadway West of MacGregor Rd., Lockport, IL, to the Abutting Property Owners: North Half to Self-Declared Trust of David G. Oxley and Vivian M. Oxley and South Half to Tracey Wilson Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 24-106 vacating a portion of Coral Dr., west of MacGregor St., right-of-way to abutting adjacent properties: Northern half to 737 MacGregor Rd. & Southern half to 737 MacGregor Road.

K. REGULAR BUSINESS ACTION ITEMS

M-1. Appointment of Susan King for Vacancy Due to Sheehan's Resignation Resulting from his Appointment as a State Representative, 37th District

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-069 appointing Susan King to the vacancy of Patrick Sheehan (Kairis' original unexpired seat).

FN-1. Bills Through May 28, 2024 Suggested Action: Approve the various bills as presented.

CA-1. Approving a Wholesale Waste Water Treatment Services Agreement Between the City of Lockport, Illinois and Illinois-American Water Company

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-063 the Agreement between the City of Lockport & Illinois-American Water Co. for Wholesale Wastewater Treatment Services.

CA-2. Approve a Lobbying Services Agreement between Chris Nybo LLC and the City of Lockport for Services with MWRD/Chevron Property in Lockport, IL Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-070 Extension of Agreement with Nybo, LLCPW-1. Award 2024 Sidewalk Program to Strada Construction Co. in an Amount Not to Exceed $229,770.00

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-064 awarding the 2024 Sidewalk Program to Strada Construction Co. in an amount not to exceed $229,770.00.

PW-2. Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Lockport and the County of Will for Maintenance and Energy of Various Traffic Signals

Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 24-066 authorizing the approval of an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Lockport and County of Will for Maintenance and Energy of Various Traffic Signals.

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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