Public Health, Safety, and Transportation Committee

City Hall - Second Floor City of Aurora 44 East Downer Place Aurora, IL 60507 Public Health, Safety, and Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday June 11, 2024 4:00 PM Chairperson Mike Saville Vice Chair Bill Donnell Alderwoman Juany Garza Alderman John Laesch Alderman Ted Mesiacos Members of the public wishing to provide public comment for this meeting must be physically present at the meeting and registered to speak prior to the meeting being called to order. Please contact the Aldermen's Office at (630)256-3020. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Saville called the meeting to order at 4:00pm ROLL CALL Present: 5 - Chairperson Mike Saville, Vice Chair Bill Donnell, Alderwoman Juany Garza, Alderman John Laesch and Alderman Ted Mesiacos APPROVAL OF MINUTES 24-0416 Approval of the minutes from the Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee Meeting held on May 28, 2024 . A motion was made by Alderwoman Garza, seconded by Alderman Laesch, that this agenda item be accepted and filed. The motion carried. Ayes: 5 PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA City of Aurora Page 1 Public Health, Safety, and Meeting Minutes - Final June 11, 2024 Transportation Committee 24-0406 A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Agreement by July 1, 2024 fulfilling the obligation of the Notice of Intent to participate in the coalition led by Kane County, Illinois for the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant signed by Mayor Irvin on March 29, 2024. Julie Frankino, Grant Writer - City of Aurora, presented and answered questions regarding this item. A motion was made by Alderwoman Garza, seconded by Alderman Laesch, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 5 24-0408 A Resolution authorizing the City of Aurora to submit an application to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the CDBG-CV Urban Shelter Program to fund the reconstruction of the Family Shelter at Hesed House in the amount not to exceed $2,000,000 Julie Frankino, Grant Writer - City of Aurora and Chris Cox - IT Coordinator & Associate Director - Hesed House, presented and answered questions regarding this item. A motion was made by Alderwoman Garza, seconded by Vice Chair Donnell, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 5 24-0409 A Resolution authorizing an application to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus Grant, Urban Shelter Program , to fund the construction of a new shelter facility at Mutual Ground, 418 Oak Avenue, Aurora, IL, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 Julie Frankino, Grant Writer - City of Aurora and Linda Maranda, CEO - Mutual Ground, presented and answered questions regarding this item. A motion was made by Alderwoman Garza, seconded by Alderman Laesch, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 5 24-0420 A Resolution establishing the maximum number of Class D: Downtown Core Entertainment District liquor licenses (unofficially related to the application from Aurora Metropolitan Expo. Center Authority - Paramount Theatre - 5 E Downer Pl, Ste G, Aurora). [Ward 2] Jen Stallings, City Clerk - City of Aurora and Tanya Jarvis, Stolp Island Theatre, presented and answered questions regarding this item. A motion was made by Vice Chair Donnell, seconded by Alderwoman Garza, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. City of Aurora Page 2 Public Health, Safety, and Meeting Minutes - Final June 11, 2024 Transportation Committee Ayes: 5 CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Alderwoman Garza, seconded by Alderman Laesch, that this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried. Chairperson Saville adjourned the meeting at 4:27 pm. Ayes: 5 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 - https://www.aurora-il.org/985/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in a public meeting should contact the Aldermen's Office at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Aldermen's Office can be reached in person at 60 E. Downer Place, Aurora Illinois, via telephone at 630-256-3020 or email at AldermensOffice@aurora.il.us. Every effort will be made to allow for meeting participation. City of Aurora Page 3