Finance Committee
Regular MeetingAurora, IL · March 12, 2020
Minutes
City Hall 5th Floor
City of Aurora Conference Room 5B
44 East Downer Place
Aurora, IL
Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday
March 12, 2020
3:00 PM
Chairperson Bob O'Connor
Vice Chair Edward Bugg
Alderman Carl Franco
Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns
Alderman Emmanuel Llamas
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Bob O'Connor called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: 4 - Chairperson Bob O'Connor, Vice Chair Edward Bugg, Alderman Carl Franco
and Alderman Emmanuel Llamas
Absent: 1 - Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns
OTHERS PRESENT
Steve Lord, Beacon News
City of Aurora: David McCabe, Fire Department; Dan Osman, Fire Department;
Jason Bauer, Engineering; Gio Santana, Parks; Sanita Thompson, IT; Steve
McLean, IT; Tim Weidner, Engineering; Roopa Anjanappa, Engineering; Chuck
Nelson, Mayor's Office; Alex Alexandrou, Mayor's Office; Marty Lyons, Finance;
Alderman Bill Donnell, Ward 4; Marrisa Spencer, Law Department; Alex
Minnella, Economic Development; Simon Rodriguez, Youth & Senior Services;
Dan Barreiro, Innovation & Community Services; Jolene Coulter, Purchasing; J.
Gilbert, Fire Department; David Dibo, Economic Development; Kelvin Beene,
Property Standards; Alex Voigt, Mayor's Office; Maria Lindsay, Mayor's Office;
Shelly Windett, Aldermen's Office
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
20-0159 Approval of the minutes of the Finance Committee meeting held on
February 27, 2020.
A motion was made by Alderman Franco, seconded by Vice Chair Bugg, that
the minutes be accepted and filed. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
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PUBLIC COMMENT
None
AGENDA
20-0196 A Resolution Authorizing An Independent Contractor Agreement for the
Recycling/Solid Waste Coordinator Position to Tish Powell.
A motion was made by Alderman Franco, seconded by Vice Chair Bugg, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
19-0365 A Resolution Authorizing an agreement with Big Belly Solar for smart
waste bins for Phillips Park .
A motion was made by Vice Chair Bugg, seconded by Alderman Franco, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
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 .
A motion was made by Vice Chair Bugg, seconded by Alderman Franco, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
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)
A motion was made by Vice Chair Bugg, seconded by Alderman Franco, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
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.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Bugg, seconded by Alderman Franco, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
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Ayes: 4
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.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Bugg, seconded by Alderman Franco, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
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 .
A motion was made by Vice Chair Bugg, seconded by Alderman Franco, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
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) .
A motion was made by Vice Chair Bugg, seconded by Alderman Franco, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
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.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Bugg, seconded by Alderman Franco, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
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.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Bugg, seconded by Alderman Franco, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
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20-0197 A Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with Bukola Bello of Vision
M.A.I., LLC for Government Affairs Consulting Services .
A motion was made by Alderman Llamas, seconded by Alderman Franco, that
this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Alderman Franco, seconded by Alderman Llamas, that
this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried. Chairperson Bob O'Connor
adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m.
Ayes: 4
THIS MEETING AGENDA SHALL ALSO SERVE AS NOTICE THAT A MAJORITY OF A
QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS MAY ATTEND
OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. NO OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL SHALL OCCUR AT THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. MINUTES OF THE
COMMITTEE MEETING SHALL CONSTITUTE THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE
COMMITTEE MEETING AND ANY MEETING OF THE MAJORITY OF THE QUORUM OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME AND LOCATION.
VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR CURRENT AGENDAS - http://aurora-il.org/legistar.php
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Agenda
City Hall 5th Floor Conference
City of Aurora Room 5B
44 East Downer Place
Aurora, IL
Finance Committee
Agenda - Final Chairperson Bob O'Connor
Vice Chair Edward Bugg
Thursday Alderman Carl Franco
Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns
March 12, 2020 Alderman Emmanuel Llamas
3:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL
OTHERS PRESENT
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
20-0159 Approval of the minutes of the Finance Committee meeting held on February 27,
2020.
PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA
19-0365 A Resolution Authorizing an agreement with Big Belly Solar for smart waste bins
for Phillips Park.
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.
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)
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 .
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.
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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 .
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).
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.
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 .
20-0197 A Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with Bukola Bello of Vision M.A.I., LLC for
Government Affairs Consulting Services .
20-0196 A Resolution authorizing an independent contract for the Recycling/Solid Waste
Coordinator position to Tish Powell.
ADJOURNMENT:
THIS MEETING AGENDA SHALL ALSO SERVE AS NOTICE THAT A MAJORITY OF A
QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS MAY ATTEND
OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. NO OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL SHALL OCCUR AT THIS COMMITTEE MEETING. MINUTES OF THE
COMMITTEE MEETING SHALL CONSTITUTE THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE
COMMITTEE MEETING AND ANY MEETING OF THE MAJORITY OF THE QUORUM OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME AND LOCATION.
VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR CURRENT AGENDAS - http://aurora-il.org/legistar.php
[ For agendas prior to August 1, 2013, please visit http://aurora-il.org/agendasearch.php ]
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