City Council

CITY OF LOCKPORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 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. Recognition - Bill Molony for serving on the City of Lockport Plan & Zoning Commission for 18 years, from September 18, 2007 until April 30, 2025 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. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from April 2, 2025 Suggested Action: Approve the April 2, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented. CL-2. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from April 2, 2025 Suggested Action: Approve the April 2, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes as presented. FN-1. Payroll Period Ending March 30, 2025 Suggested Action: Approve the payroll period as presented. CD-1. Special Use Permit for an Auto Repair Shop for the Property Located at 1603 S. State Street/PZC Case #2025-001 Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 25-002 a Special Use Permit to allow Auto Repair for the property located at 1603 S. State Street. CD-2. Amendment to Preliminary/Final Development Plans for a Coffee Kiosk (Drive-Thru Only) Facility for Lockport Square Lot 9B (7-Brew Coffee)/PZC Case #2024-014 Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 25-035 an amendment to Preliminary and Final Development Plans for a Coffee Kiosk with Drive-Thru Facility (Lot 9B of Lockport Square - 7 Brew Coffee Drive-Thru). CD-3. An Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Between the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and the City of Lockport to Develop an Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Plan Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 25-034 an IGA between the Regional Transportation Authority and the City of Lockport to develop an equitable transit-oriented development plan for Lockport. CD-4. 2025 Official Zoning Map Update; Adopting and Authorizing the Publication of the Updated City of Lockport Official Zoning Map Suggested Action: Approve Ordinance No. 25-003 adopting and authorizing the publication of the updated City of Lockport Official Zoning Map. 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 M-1. Appointment of Michael F. Carroll as City Attorney for the City of Lockport Suggested Action: Approve Resolution No. 25-044 the appointment of Michael F. Carroll as City Attorney of the City of Lockport effective April 28, 2025. FN-1. Bills Through April 8, 2025 Suggested Action: Approve the various bills as presented. K. PUBLIC HEARING 2 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. 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 3  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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