Rules, Administration, and Procedure

Conference Room B, 5th City of Aurora Floor 44 E. Downer Place Aurora, IL 60507 Rules, Administration, and Procedure Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday November 07, 2023 3:00 PM Chairperson Ron Woerman Vice Chair Emmanuel Llamas Alderman Edward J. Bugg Alderman Carl Franco Alderwoman Patty Smith 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 with questions. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Woerman called the meeting to order at 3:03 P.M. ROLL CALL Present: 4 - Chairperson Ron Woerman, Vice Chair Emmanuel Llamas, Alderman Edward Bugg and Alderwoman Patty Smith Absent: 1 - Alderman Carl Franco APPROVAL OF MINUTES 23-0852 Approval of the minutes from the Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee meeting held on October 17, 2023 . A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Alderman Bugg, that this agenda item be accepted and filed. The motion carried. Ayes: 4 PUBLIC COMMENT None AGENDA City of Aurora Page 1 Rules, Administration, and Meeting Minutes - Final November 7, 2023 Procedure 23-0872 An Ordinance amending Chapter 47 of the City of Aurora Code of Ordinances entitled “Trees, Shrubs and Weeds”. Deb Lang, Legal Department A motion was made by Vice Chair Llamas, seconded by Alderwoman Smith, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 4 23-0816 A Resolution approving reappointments of Nadia Kanai, Sunil Patel, Nitin Fuldeore and Anu Krishnamurthy to the Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board . Alex Voigt, Mayor's Office A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Vice Chair Llamas, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 4 23-0874 A Resolution approving the Arboricultural Specification Manual for the City of Aurora. Alex Voigt, Mayor's Office A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Vice Chair Llamas, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 4 23-0894 A Resolution approving the reappointments of Dr. Yolanda Stovall, Keith Wise, Sandra Harrison and Glenda Blakemore to the African American Heritage Advisory Board . Alex Voigt, Mayor's Office A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Vice Chair Llamas, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 4 23-0896 An Ordinance amending Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to the licensure of retailers authorized to sell alcoholic liquor . Nydia Molina, Legal Department A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Vice Chair Llamas, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 4 City of Aurora Page 2 Rules, Administration, and Meeting Minutes - Final November 7, 2023 Procedure 23-0904 A Resolution approving the appointment of Jersey Kimbrough to the Aurora Youth Council. Alex Voigt, Mayor's Office A motion was made by Alderwoman Smith, seconded by Vice Chair Llamas, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 4 22-0211 An Ordinance Creating Section 2-65 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to Aldermanic Initiative Funds . Rick Veenstra, Legal Department This Ordinance was held RETURNED ITEMS 23-0710 An Ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to the licensure of retailers authorized to sell all tobacco, nicotine, alternative nicotine products or vape products . Nydia Molina, Legal Department A motion was made by Vice Chair Llamas, seconded by Alderwoman Smith, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion carried. Ayes: 4 Two items were walked on by Alex Voigt in the Mayor's Office and discussed: 23-0897 A Resolution authorizing the appointment of Megan Paul and Shannon Gutierrez to the FoxWalk Overlay District Design Review Committee. 23-0900 A Resolution approving the reappointments of Sherrill Dodson-Lewis, Meloyne Wimbley and the appointment of Gabriel Robinson to the Aurora Housing Authority Board. CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Vice Chair Llamas, seconded by Alderwoman Smith, that this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried. Chairperson Woerman adjourned the meeting at 4:33 P.M. Ayes: 4 City of Aurora Page 3 Rules, Administration, and Meeting Minutes - Final November 7, 2023 Procedure 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.org. Every effort will be made to allow for meeting participation. City of Aurora Page 4