City of Wilmington City Council met May 22

Wilmington Mayor Ben Dietz | City of Wilmington

By Philip Gonzales

May 22, 2025

City of Wilmington City Council met May 22.

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, Marty Orr, Dennis Vice, Ryan Knight, Rachel Conforti, Jonathan Mietzner, Thomas Smith, Todd Holmes

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

C. MAYOR’S REPORT

1. Consideration to Approve the Mayoral Appointment of Kyle Skoryi to Planning & Zoning Commission – Term Ends May 2028 (Replacing the expired term of John Tryner)

2. Consideration to Approve the Mayoral Appointment of Mark Shell to Planning & Zoning Commission – Term Ends May 2029 (Replacing the expired term of Bryan Humphries)

D. 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 May 6, 2025

2. Approve the Accounts Payable Report

3. Approve a Resolution Expressing Official Intent Regarding Expenditures to be Reimbursed by Funds Held by the City of Wilmington Regarding Elion Logistics Park 55

4. Approve the Sponsorship to the Wilmington School District Foundation for Excellence 26th Annual Golf Outing of $500.00

5. Approve the Will County CED Brownfield Eligibility Assessment Application

6. Approve the Mad Bomber Fireworks Productions Proposal for the June 27, 2025 Let Freedom Rock Event

7. Approve the 2025 Catfish Days Contracts & Agreements

a. Miller’s Petting Zoo

b. Portable Stage Rental Agreement (Rodney Emling)

c. Consideration to Approve the Mad Bomber Fireworks Productions Proposal for the July 25, 2025 Catfish Days Event

d. Whimsy Face Painting by Jacqueline

8. Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Wilmington and Wilmington School District 209U and Southern Will County Cooperative for Special Education

9. Approve the Exemption to Ordinance 150.89a – Brian Sander

10. Approve A Resolution of the City of Wilmington in Support of RPIL Solar 13, LLC’s Special Use Permit Request to the County of Will

11. Approve the Right of Way Agreement with Surf Air Wireless, LLC

12. Approve the Installation of a Donated Paul Bunyan Giant in Claire’s Corner Park

13. Approve the Installation of a Fence on Jefferson Street

14. Approve Pay Request #1 in the amount of $401,265 be made to D Construction, Inc. for the Water Main & Roadway Improvement Project

15. Approve the Quotes Provided by Xylem to Repair the Lift Station Pumps in the amount of $14,988.60 16. Approve the Hire of Denise Cahill to Replace the Part-Time Fiscal Clerk at City Hall

E. ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Consideration Approve Ordinance No. 25-05-22-01, An Ordinance Repealing the Municipal Grocery Retailers’ Occupation Tax and a Municipal Grocery Service Occupation Tax for the City of Wilmington

F. 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 – Adam Zink

G. ALDERMEN COMMENTS

Alderperson Kirwin Alderperson Vice Alderperson Conforti Alderperson Holmes

Alderperson Orr Alderperson Knight Alderperson Mietzner Alderperson Smith

H. 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)]