City Council

CITY OF LOCKPORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 02, 2025 7:00 PM CITY HALL, 3RD FLOOR, BOARD ROOM A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B. ROLL CALL C. INTRODUCTION D. LIAISON'S REPORT E. MAYOR'S REPORT 1. Proclamation - Proclaiming April 25, 2025 as "Arbor Day" in the City of Lockport F. AGENDA PARTICIPATION Any person who wishes to speak on a topic that is on the Agenda of the Meeting shall fill out a Speaker Card before the start of the Meeting, either at the City Clerk’s Office, or may give to the City Clerk before the start of the Meeting itself, stating name, and topic on the Agenda to be discussed. Speaker Cards are required for each of the items the Speaker wishes to address. The purpose of the Cards is to obtain the spelling of name of the Speaker, contact information, and provide for efficient meeting administration. All Speakers shall comply with these rules, which shall be posted at the Speaker Sign-In desk and rulings of the City Clerk. Speakers shall be called by name to approach the podium by the City Clerk. A time limit of five (5) minutes shall be imposed on each Speaker. Illinois Municipalities may adopt a group of assorted Ordinances, Resolutions, Motions, and orders by a single Roll Call Vote called an Omnibus Vote or approval by Consent Agenda. The Omnibus Vote/Consent Agenda Vote shall be taken following the unanimous consent by the City Council as to the items to be included in the vote. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council Member or Citizen so requests. In that event, the item will be removed from the Omnibus Vote/Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda G. CONSENT AGENDA 1  CL-1. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from March 19, 2025 Suggested Action: Approve the March 19, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes as presented. CL-2. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from March 19, 2025 Suggested Action: Approve the March 19, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented. CA-1. Amendment to Existing License Agreement 6806, with the State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources for an Expanded Use on the I&M Canal for a Playground and Future Pedestrian Bridge Over the Canal Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 25-032 the addition of property to License Agreement #6806 between the City of Lockport and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. FN-1. Payroll Period Ending March 16, 2025 Suggested Action: Approve the payroll period as presented. FN-2. Transfer of Volume Cap in Connection with Private Activity Bond Issues Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 25-001 the transfer and reallocation of volume cap in connection with private activity bond issues, and related matters. PW-1. Intergovernmental Agreement Between City of Lockport and Homer Township Highway District for Reimbursement of the Resurfacing Cost of the Portion of 163rd Street within City Limits Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 25-030 an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Lockport and Homer Township Highway Dist. for reimbursement of the resurfacing cost of the portion of 163rd St. within City limits. H. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES (IF NOT APPROVED AS A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM) I. APPROVAL OF PAYROLL (IF NOT APPROVED AS A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM) J. REGULAR BUSINESS ACTION ITEMS FN-1. Bills Through March 25, 2025 Suggested Action: Approve the various bills as presented. PW-1. Award the Serenity Landing Manhole Reconstructions Project to Conley Excavating, Inc. in the Amount of $156,100.00 Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 25-028 to award the Serenity Landing Manhole Reconstructions Project to Conley Excavating, Inc. in the amount of $156,100.00. PW-2. Task Order for the Evaluation and Design Recommendations of two sanitary sewer systems, the 13th Street Sanitary Sewer and the Serenity Landings Manhole Rehabilitation Project from Engineering Enterprises, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $69,539.00. Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 25-031 accepting Task Order for the 13th St. Sanitary Sewer and Serenity Landings Manhole Rehabilitation Project Design Evaluations 2  from Engineering Enterprises, Inc. in the amount of $69,539.00. PW-3. Award the 2025 Resurfacing Project to P.T. Ferro Construction Co. in the Amount of $2,730,042.43 Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 25-029 awarding the 2025 Resurfacing Project to P.T. Ferro Construction Co. in the amount of $2,730,042.43. PW-4. Award a Lead Water Service Replacements Project to Conley Excavating & Construction in the Amount of $24,000.00 Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 25-036 to award the Lead Water Replacements Project to Conley Excavating & Construction in the amount of $24,000.00. K. PUBLIC HEARING L. PERMANENT COMMITTEES M. NEW BUSINESS N. OPEN FLOOR FOR COMMENTS Comments will be heard on items that do not appear on the Agenda. The Public Comment portion of the Agenda shall be subject to a twenty (20) minute limitation. A time limit of five (5) minutes shall be imposed on each Speaker. The purpose of having Public Comments as an Agenda item is to allow any person to make his/her views known to the City Council upon any subject of general or public interest. Each person wishing to speak during the Public Comment portion of the Agenda must fill out a Public Comment Speaker Card stating name, and the topic about which he/she wishes to speak as well as a sign-in sheet, and give to the City Clerk at the Meeting itself. The purpose of the Cards is to obtain the spelling of the name of the Speaker, and provide for efficient meeting administration. The order of speaking shall be based upon the order of sign-in with first person signing-in speaking first and so forth. If the twenty (20) minutes has elapsed before all Speakers who have signed up are allowed to speak, the City Council may elect to continue the time period. However, if the City Council elects not to extend the time period those Speakers who signed up but did not speak may if they so choose to be placed on the next Agenda under the Public Comments Section and shall be placed at the top of the Sign-In Sheet in the same order they were in from the previous Sign-In Sheet. All Speakers shall comply with these rules which shall be posted at the Speaker Sign-In desk and rulings of the City Clerk. O. EXECUTIVE SESSION: OPEN MEETINGS EXEMPTIONS 2(c)(1) Appointments, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of specific Employees. 3  2(c)(2): Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 2(c)(3) Selection of a person to fill a Public Office, including a vacancy in a Public Office. 2(c)(5) Purchase or Lease of real property, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 2(c)(6) The setting of a price for Sale or Lease of property owned by the public body. 2(c)(11) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. 2(c)(21) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06 P. 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