Committee of the Whole
Regular MeetingAurora, IL · March 17, 2020
Agenda
City Hall - 2nd Floor Council
City of Aurora Chambers
44 East Downer Place
Aurora, IL
Committee of the Whole
Agenda - Final
Tuesday
March 17, 2020
5:00 PM
Change of Location for this Meeting- City Hall-2nd Floor Council Chambers
ROLL CALL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020 COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE
20-0179 Approval of the Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Committee of the Whole Minutes .
PUBLIC COMMENT
REPORT OF THE
BUILDING, ZONING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee Met On Wednesday,
March 11, 2020 and Reviewed the Following Items:
20-0175 A Resolution Initiating a Public Hearing to Amend and Expand the River Edge
Redevelopment Zone, Known as the Aurora River Zone.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
REPORT OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The Finance Committee Met On Thursday, March 12, 2020 and Reviewed the Following
Items:
20-0196 A Resolution Authorizing An Independent Contractor Agreement for the
Recycling/Solid Waste Coordinator Position to Tish Powell.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
19-0365 A Resolution Authorizing an agreement with Big Belly Solar for smart waste bins
for Phillips Park.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
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20-1184 A Resolution to execute the Intergovernmental Agreement between City of Aurora,
Illinois and Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), Chicago, Illinois for the
Access to Transit - Aurora Transportation Center (ATC) East Platform Parking Lot
Enhancement.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
20-0039 A Resolution requesting approval to migrate the City’s current document
management system to Upland’s FileBound Enterprise application, a three year
annual maintenance and hosting fees renewal thru Upland Software, Inc., Austin
TX for a total three year cost of $159,769.19. (One time migration fees in the
amount of $48,885.19 and annual recurring maintenance and hosting fees of
$36,961.51 thru 12/2022)
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
20-0134 A Resolution to Award the Contract for the 2020 City Wide Street Resurfacing
Project to Geneva Construction Company, P.O. Box 998, Aurora, IL 60507 in the
amount of $8,815,500.00 and to Appropriate Motor Fuel Tax funds in the amount
of $3,600,000.00 for Section No. 20-00000-01-GM .
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
20-0151 A Resolution Authorizing the City of Aurora to enter into an Intergovernmental
Agreement with Will County that will allow the City of Aurora to host electronic
recycling events.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
20-0158 A Resolution authorizing the purchase of twelve (12) ballistic vests and helmets in
the amount of $33,023.76 from Ray O'Herron of Danville, IL .
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
20-0169 A Resolution Requesting Authorization for the Mayor to Execute the Local Public
Agency Amendment #2 for Federal Participation with the State of Illinois, and the
Mayor to Execute the Phase 3 Construction Engineering Agreement Supplement
#1 with HR Green, Inc., 2363 Sequoia Drive, Suite 101, Aurora, IL 60506, in the
amount of $499,970.11 for the Aurora Transportation Center (ATC) Regional
Facility Enhancement Project, MFT Section Number 16-00313-00-MS (Wards 1 &
6).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
20-0176 A Resolution Approving of Third-Party Administrative Services for Communities in
Schools to administer the 2020 Summer Programs in the amount not to exceed
$200,000.00 for the Community Services Division.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
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20-0193 A Resolution Authorizing the Specific Implementation as Outlined in the Attached
Redevelopment Agreement (RDA) as to How Disbursements Will Be Made for the
Previously Approved $600,000 Loan (Resolution #19-421) And Other Details
Regarding the Payback and Loan Mechanics .
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
20-0197 A Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with Bukola Bello of Vision M.A.I., LLC for
Government Affairs Consulting Services .
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
REPORT OF THE
PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee Met On Tuesday, March 10,
2020 and Reviewed the Following Items:
20-0150 A Resolution establishing the maximum number of Class G-1 City of Aurora liquor
licenses (unofficially related to application from: OHMJA, Inc. d/b/a 7-Eleven
#33064C, Aurora 60506).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0
20-0153 A Resolution to allow the Youth Services Division to apply for a Kane County
Grand Victoria Riverboat Grant, to help establish a new Portable Soccer Field
program.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0
20-0171 A Resolution Awarding Four Subgrantee Contracts for Census 2020 Outreach
Services Not to Exceed $100,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0
20-0182 A Resolution to extend the hours for the sale and consumption of liquor on
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 - Cinco de Mayo .
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0
20-0183 A Resolution approving a revised grant agreement between the Cities for
Financial Empowerment and the City of Aurora to establish a Financial
Empowerment Center (FEC) in the City .
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0
REPORT OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The Infrastructure & Technology Committee Met On Monday, March 9, 2020 and
Reviewed the Following Items:
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20-0122 A Resolution adopting a Complete Streets Policy.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
20-0165 A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to enter into an agreement with
Geneva Construction Co., P.O. Box 998, Aurora, IL 60507-0998 in the amount of
$802,630.00 for the 2020 Citywide Pavement Patching for Water and Sewer
Maintenance.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
20-0166 A Resolution to Award the contract for the Timberlake Court to Colorado Court
Water Main Extension project to Brandt Excavating, Inc., 385 E. Hoover Street,
Morris, IL 60450 in the amount of sixty -four thousand, three hundred sixty dollars
and fifty cents ($64 ,360.50).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
20-0178 A Resolution to allow the Parks & Recreation Division to apply for a Kane County
Grand Victoria Riverboat Grant, to help create a new Educational Area at the
Phillips Park Zoo).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 4-0
REPORT OF THE RULES, ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE
The Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee Met On Tuesday, March 3, 2020
and Reviewed the Following Items:
20-0077 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 6 "Alcoholic Liquor", Sec. 6-2 "Definitions" and
Sec. 6-8 "Classifications" of the City of Aurora Code of Ordinances.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0
20-0078 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 8, Article 5 of the City of Aurora Code of
Ordinances entitled "Video Gaming ."
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0
20-0140 An Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article V, Division 5 of the City Code of the
City of Aurora titled "Local Preference in Contracts ."
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0
20-0156 A Resolution Reappointing Meloyne Wimbley, Joseph Grisson III and Francis
"Frank" Johnson to the Aurora Housing Authority Board.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 5-0
MAYOR’S REPORT
STAFF REPORT
REQUESTS AND REFERRALS
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20-0199 Requesting approval of a Special Use for a Cannabis Craft Grower Facility on
property located at 1002-1006 Old Eola Road (Luxe Craft, LLC - 20-0199 /
NA17/3-20.043-Su - TV - Ward 7)
CLOSED SESSION
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