Will County Gazette

City of Wilmington City Council met July 1.

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. PUBLIC HEARING, continued

to receive and consider testimony and public comment on the Annexation Agreement of the petitioner, Fleishman Solar, LLC to operate a 4.99-megawatt commercial solar energy facility on approximately 40 acres of a tract of land comprised of approximately 75.558 acres, north of W. Coal City Road, east of S. Rt 53, west of S. West River Road (03-17-35-300-002-0000)

a. INTRODUCTION TO PETITION

b. OPEN CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING

c. VERIFICATION OF NOTICE & PUBLICATION

d. CITY STAFF SUMMARY

e. OATH ISSUED

f. PETITIONER’S PRESENTATION

g. COUNCIL CLARIFICATION

h. PUBLIC COMMENT

i. PETITIONER RESPONSE

j. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING

k. MOTION TO TAKE ACTION – Consideration to approve an Ordinance Annexing Certain Territory to The Corporate Limits of The City of Wilmington, Will County, Illinois, Approving an Annexation Agreement Between the City of Wilmington, James R. Fleishman and Laurie S. Fleishman, And Fleishman Solar, LLC, And Approving a Conditional Use, Site Plan, and Subdivision for Certain Property

C. PUBLIC HEARING, continued

to receive and consider testimony and public comment on the Annexation Agreement of the petitioner, IL Wilmington Solar, LLC to operate a 19.90-megawatt commercial solar energy facility on approximately 07.45 acres, more less, of a tract of land north of W. Coal City Road, east of S. Rt 53, west of S. West River Road

a. INTRODUCTION TO PETITION

b. OPEN CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING

c. VERIFICATION OF NOTICE & PUBLICATION

d. CITY STAFF SUMMARY

e. OATH ISSUED

f. PETITIONER’S PRESENTATION

g. COUNCIL CLARIFICATION

h. PUBLIC COMMENT

i. PETITIONER RESPONSE

j. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING

k. MOTION TO TAKE ACTION – Consideration to approve an Ordinance Annexing Certain Territory to the Corporate Limits of the City of Wilmington, Will County, Illinois, Approving an Annexation Agreement Between the City of Wilmington, James R. Fleishman and Laurie S. Fleishman, And Il Wilmington Solar, And Approving a Conditional Use for Certain Property

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

E. MAYOR’S REPORT

Posting Date:

6/27/2025 10:21 AM jz

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 June 17, 2025

2. Approve the Accounts Payable Report

G. ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Consideration to waive competitive bidding and approve the Construction Agreement between the City of Wilmington and Team REIL, Inc for the Construction of a Playground

2. Consideration to approve Springbrook Invoice #020997 for $30,790.73

3. Consideration to approve the needed improvements for Blodgett Road in conjunction with the Channahon Road District Resurfacing Project

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 – Adam Zink

I. ALDERMEN COMMENTS

Alderperson Kirwin Alderperson Vice Alderperson Conforti Alderperson Holmes

Alderperson Orr 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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