Will County Gazette

City of Wilmington City Council met Dec. 3.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

A. CALL TO ORDER

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

Mayor Ben Dietz

Alderpersons: Kevin Kirwin, Ryan Jeffries, Dennis Vice, Ryan Knight

Leslie Allred, Jonathan Mietzner, Thomas Smith, Todd Holmes

B. PUBLIC HEARING

1. Revising the boundaries of the Redevelopment Project Area for the Elion Logistics Park 55 (TIF District No. 2) (the “TIF District”), by adding the property legally described in Exhibit 1 to the Redevelopment Project Area for the TIF District (the “Redevelopment Project Area Amendment”)

• TIF Eligibility Study (draft attached)

• Ordinance Designating the Amended Redevelopment Project Area

• Ordinance Approving the Amended Redevelopment Plan and Project

• Ordinance Adopting TIF Financing 

C. CITIZENS COMMENT (State your full name clearly; limit 3 minutes each)

D. ILEAP AWARD PRESENTATION FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCREDITATION

E. MAYOR’S REPORT

F. CONSENT AGENDA

All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be acted upon with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member requests, in which event, the items will be removed from the consent agenda and discussed separately.

1. Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes from November 19, 2024

2. Approve the Accounts Payable Report

G. ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Consideration to Approve the Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Redevelopment Agreement By and Among the City of Wilmington, ADAR Ridgeport Industrial Partners, LLC ADAR RPLL, LLC, and Amazon.com Services LLC (I-55 and Lorenzo Road)

H. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION FROM CITY OFFICIALS

City Attorney – Bryan Wellner

City Administrator – Jeannine Smith

Finance Director – Nancy Gross

Public Works Director – James Gretencord

Chief of Police – Chief Zink

I. ALDERMEN COMMENTS

Alderperson Kirwin Alderperson Vice Alderperson Allred Alderperson Holmes

Alderperson Jeffries Alderperson Knight Alderperson Mietzner Alderperson Smith

J. EXECUTIVE SESSION

1. Appointment, Employment, Dismissal, Compensation, Discipline, and Performance of an Employee of the City of Wilmington [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)]

2. Collective negotiating matters between the City of Wilmington (public body) and its employees [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)]

3. Matters of Land Acquisition [5 ILCS 2(c)(5) and 2(c)(6)]

4. Probable or Imminent Litigation and Pending Litigation [5 ILCS 2(c)(11)]

K. POSSIBLE ACTION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS

L. ADJOURNMENT

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