Finance Committee
Regular MeetingAurora, IL · August 27, 2020
Minutes
Finance Committee
City of Aurora Meeting Remote Access
44 East Downer Place
Aurora, IL
Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday
August 27, 2020
3:00 PM
Chairperson Bob O'Connor
Vice Chair Edward Bugg
Alderman Carl Franco
Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns
Alderman Emmanuel Llamas
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CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Bob O'Connor called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Chairperson Bob O'Connor, Vice Chair Edward Bugg, Alderman Carl
Franco, Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns and Alderman Emmanuel Llamas
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OTHERS PRESENT
Nicole Mullins, People's Coalition; Arjun S. Nair, 10th Ward Resident; Maria
Elena Jurado; Shannon Buckley, People's Coalition; Tonya Makrinski,
Resident; Sandra Gonzalez, People's Coalition; Ruth Vogel; Julee Rendon; L.
Wright; Mark Gabriele; Jeffrey Chavis
City of Aurora: Denzel Lee, IT; Marissa Spencer, Law; Martin Lyons, Finance;
Rick Veenstra, Law; Alex Alexandrou, Mayor's Office; Jim Birchal, Central
Services; Derrick Winston, Equipment Services; Adrienne Holloway, Innovation
and Core Services; David McCabe, Aurora Fire Department; Jason Bauer,
Engineering; Sherman Jenkins, Alderman At-Large; Steve Andras, Airport;
Roopa Anjanappa, Engineering; Tim Weidner, Engineering; Stacey Peterson,
Budget; Michael Pegues, IT; Alex Voigt, Mayor's Office; Jeff Anderson, IT;
Jolene Coulter, Purchasing; Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk; Ken Schroth,
Engineering; Jessica Price, Purchasing; Shelly Windett, Aldermen's Office
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
20-0485 Approval of the August 13, 2020 Finance Committee meeting minutes .
A motion was made by Alderman Franco, seconded by Alderman Hart-Burns,
that the minutes be accepted and filed. The motion carried.
Ayes: 4
Abstain: 1
PUBLIC COMMENT
Nicole Mullins, Arjun S. Nair, Maria Elena Jurado, Shannon Buckley, Tonya
Makrinski, Sandra Gonzalez
AGENDA
20-0491 A Resolution to amend the grant agreement with the Cities for Financial
Empowerment to accept $80,000 in additional funding to support the
Aurora Financial Empowerment Center .
A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns, seconded by Vice Chair Bugg,
that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 5
20-0407 A Resolution requesting approval for a FOIA/Public Records Request
Management software solution that complies with the existing
processes/rules and is also user friendly.
This Resolution was held.
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20-0458 A Resolution Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the
City of Aurora and Sugar Grove Drainage District #1 for Mutual
Cooperation in the Construction of Drainage Improvements on the Site of
the Aurora Municipal Airport .
A motion was made by Vice Chair Bugg, seconded by Alderman Hart-Burns,
that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 5
20-0518 A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Agency
Agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Transportation,
Division of Aeronautics and a not-to-exceed agreement for Construction
Phase Engineering Services in the amount of $78,100 with Crawford,
Murphy and Tilly, Inc. for the Airfield Pavement Rehabilitation Phase 3,
Area 1 Project.
.
A motion was made by Alderman Franco, seconded by Alderman Hart-Burns,
that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 5
20-0469 A Resolution awarding the Job Order Contracting Vendor Services
(JOC) for the City of Aurora to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates,
LLC of Chicago, IL.
A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns, seconded by Alderman Franco,
that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 5
20-0476 A Resolution Approving the Director of Purchasing to enter into
Intergovernmental Agreement(s) with various agencies/entities to allow
the use of the City of Aurora Job Order Contracting Services program.
A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns, seconded by Alderman Franco,
that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
Ayes: 5
20-0487 A Resolution Requesting Authorization for the Mayor to Execute the Local
Public Agency Agreement for Federal Participation with the State of
Illinois, the Mayor to Execute the Phase 2 Design Engineering
Agreement with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., 9575 W. Higgins
Road, Suite 600, Rosemont, IL 60018 in the amount of $108,541.29 for
the Access to Transit - Aurora Transportation Center (ATC) East Platform
Parking Lot Enhancement Project, MFT Section 18-00325-00-PK.
A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns, seconded by Vice Chair Bugg,
that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried.
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Ayes: 5
20-0520 A Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) grant in the amount of $975,000.00
towards the purchase of new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
for the Aurora Fire Department.
This Resolution was recommended for approval
Ayes: 5
MATTERS REFERRED FROM CITY COUNCIL (DISCUSSION ONLY)
20-0431 A Resolution to accept the quote from Pro-Tech, 1313 West Bagley
Road, Berea, Ohio 44017 to purchase 150 complete sets of Personal
Protective Equipment for the Aurora Police Department .
This Resolution was forwarded with no recommendation to the Committee of
the Whole.
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns, seconded by Vice Chair Bugg,
that this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried. Chairperson Bob O'Connor
adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m.
Ayes: 5
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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.
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Agenda
Finance Committee Meeting
City of Aurora Remote Access Only
44 East Downer Place
Aurora, IL
Finance Committee
Agenda - Final-revised Chairperson Bob O'Connor
Vice Chair Edward Bugg
Thursday Alderman Carl Franco
Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns
August 27, 2020 Alderman Emmanuel Llamas
3:00 PM
THIS COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE VIEWABLE VIA REMOTE ACCESS ONLINE AT:
www.aurora-IL.org or www.facebook.org/cityofauroraIL
TO JOIN THIS MEETING FOR PURPOSES OF PUBLIC COMMENT VIA TELEPHONE:
Phone Number: +1 312-626-6799
Meeting ID: 859 3628 5570
THOSE WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT MUST PRE-REGISTER WITH THE
AGENDA CLERK NO LATER THAN 1:00 PM ON AUGUST 27, 2020 - VIA EMAIL:
aldermensoffice@aurora-il.org OR VOICEMAIL AT 630-256-3020. SPEAKERS MUST
PROVIDE THEIR NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER FROM WHICH THE MEETING WILL BE
ACCESSED AND THE TOPIC OF THEIR COMMENT. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED THAT
ALL TELEPHONE NUMBER AND PARTICIPANT NAMES MAY BE VISIBLE TO THE
PUBLIC.
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL
OTHERS PRESENT
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
20-0485 Approval of the August 13, 2020 Finance Committee meeting minutes .
PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA
20-0407 A Resolution requesting approval for a FOIA/Public Records Request
Management software solution that complies with the existing processes/rules and
is also user friendly.
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20-0458 A Resolution Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of
Aurora and Sugar Grove Drainage District #1 for Mutual Cooperation in the
Construction of Drainage Improvements on the Site of the Aurora Municipal
Airport.
20-0469 A Resolution awarding the Job Order Contracting Vendor Services (JOC) for the
City of Aurora to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC of Chicago, IL.
20-0476 A Resolution Approving the Director of Purchasing to enter into Intergovernmental
Agreement(s) with various agencies/entities to allow the use of the City of Aurora
Job Order Contracting Services program.
20-0487 A Resolution Requesting Authorization for the Mayor to Execute the Local Public
Agency Agreement for Federal Participation with the State of Illinois, the Mayor to
Execute the Phase 2 Design Engineering Agreement with Christopher B. Burke
Engineering, Ltd., 9575 W. Higgins Road, Suite 600, Rosemont, IL 60018 in the
amount of $108,541.29 for the Access to Transit - Aurora Transportation Center
(ATC) East Platform Parking Lot Enhancement Project, MFT Section
18-00325-00-PK.
20-0491 A Resolution to amend the grant agreement with the Cities for Financial
Empowerment to accept $80,000 in additional funding to support the Aurora
Financial Empowerment Center .
20-0518 A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Agency
Agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of
Aeronautics and a not-to-exceed agreement for Construction Phase Engineering
Services in the amount of $78,100 with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. for the
Airfield Pavement Rehabilitation Phase 3, Area 1 Project .
.
20-0520 A Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) grant in the amount of $975,000.00 towards the purchase of new
self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) for the Aurora Fire Department.
MATTERS REFERRED FROM CITY COUNCIL (DISCUSSION ONLY)
20-0431 A Resolution to accept the quote from Pro-Tech, 1313 West Bagley Road, Berea,
Ohio 44017 to purchase 150 complete sets of Personal Protective Equipment for
the Aurora Police Department .
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT:
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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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