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400 S. Eagle Street City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540 Meeting Minutes City Council Monday, October 26, 2020 7:00 PM On Zoom - Open agenda to see cable, phone & streaming options Budget Workshop 1 On Friday, June 12, 2020, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act was signed into law. This new law replaces the gubernatorial executive order concerning the Open Meetings Act and allows public bodies to temporarily conduct meetings remotely during a state of emergency, subject to certain requirements, including a determination by the head of the public body that an in-person meeting is not practical or prudent. On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Mayor Chirico issued an executive order determining that in-person meetings of the City Council and the City’s boards and commissions are not currently practical or prudent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. TO WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP LIVE: • Watch on WCNC GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION (Ch. 6-WOW, Ch. 10 - Comcast, Ch. 99 - AT&T) • Watch online at https://naperville.legistar.com • Listen by telephone (audio only) – registration to receive dial-in phone number required by calling the City Clerk’s Office, (630) 305-5300, by 5 p.m. on October 26 TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE MEETING: To address the City Council via Zoom and provide public comment, members of the public must register by 5 p.m. on October 26 at: www.naperville.il.us/speakersignup The public may choose to provide public comment in any of the following ways: 1. Submit a written comment to the City in advance of the City Council workshop (by 5 p.m. on October 26) to be read into the public record during the City Council workshop by a member of staff. 2. Submit a one-word statement of “SUPPORT” or “OPPOSITON” regarding a specific agenda item to be read into the public record during the City Council workshop by a member of staff. 3. Address the City Council live during the City Council workshop via spoken audio. Individuals who want to address the Council live must sign up to speak in advance of the City Council workshop (by 5 p.m. on October 26). Once signed up, the individual will receive an email from the City Clerk’s Office after the sign-up time ends with information about how to join the meeting. • Online sign-up closes at 5 p.m. on October 26, at which time no other speakers or comments will be accepted. City of Naperville Page 1 Printed on 11/19/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes October 26, 2020 PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION: • Any individual who would prefer to listen to the meeting by telephone, to speak during the meeting by telephone, or who may require an accommodation to listen to or participate in the meeting, should contact the City Clerk at (630) 305-5300, by 5 p.m. on October 26. • Questions regarding online sign-up may be directed to the City Clerk’s Office by calling (630) 305-5300. PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES: The citizen participation guidelines are outlined in 1-5-6-6: - CITIZEN PARTICIPATION of the Naperville Municipal Code. • ALL VIEWPOINTS AND OPINIONS WELCOME: All viewpoints are welcome, positive comments and constructive criticism are encouraged. Speakers must refrain from harassing or directing threats or personal attacks at Council members, staff, other speakers or members of the public. Comments made to intentionally disrupt the meeting may be managed as necessary to maintain appropriate decorum and allow for city business to be accomplished. • SPEAKER TIME LIMITS: Speakers must limit their remarks to no more than three minutes. Petitioners may speak on an agenda item first and have up to 10 minutes and are also granted a five-minute rebuttal once all other speakers have commented. • IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, staff will call your name at the appropriate time during the City Council workshop. Once your name is called you may identify yourself for the public record and then address remarks to the City Council as a whole. Speak clearly and try to limit remarks directly to the matter under discussion. Speakers are called in the order they sign up. A. CALL TO ORDER: Chirico called the workshop to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: 9- Mayor Steve Chirico Councilwoman Judith Brodhead Councilman Kevin Coyne Councilwoman Patty Gustin Councilman Paul Hinterlong Councilman Patrick Kelly Councilman John Krummen Councilwoman Theresa Sullivan Councilman Benjamin White Also Present City Manager, Doug Krieger; Deputy City Manager, Marcie Schatz; City Attorney, Mike DiSanto; City Clerk, Pam Gallahue; Fire Chief, Mark Puknaitis; Police Chief, Robert Marshall; Director of Finance, Rachel Mayer; Director of Human Resources, James Sheehan; Director of IT, Jacqueline Nguyen; City of Naperville Page 2 Printed on 11/19/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes October 26, 2020 Director of TED, Bill Novack; Deputy Director of TED, Jennifer Louden; Deputy Director of TED, Allison Laff; Director of Public Utilities - Electric, Lucy Podlesny; Director of Public Utilities - Water, Darrell Blenniss, Jr.; Director of Public Works, Dick Dublinski; Communications Manager, Linda LaCloche Daily Herald, Naperville Sun, NCTV-17 B. INTRODUCTION: C. PUBLIC FORUM: Jim Hill discussed opportunities for financial assistance to seniors. D. PRESENTATION: 2021 Annual Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program Workshop #1 Krieger reviewed the upcoming budget timeline, the City's financial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the importance of long-term planning. Schatz highlighted the City's 2020 accomplishments including pandemic response, continued/enhanced service efforts, and department performance indicators. Schatz also discussed the Home Rule Sales Tax, leaf collection program, winter operations, and internal service department staffing modifications. Council discussed the cost of Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) training for police officers, traffic citation statistics, water utility reliability, rates, and infrastructure replacements. Council also discussed snow plowing and salt reserves, that there are no revenue trends for 2021, staff efforts during COVID-19, drag racing complaints, and the appropriateness of adding traffic officers back into the 2021 budget proposal. Marshall discussed the CIT program and instructor availability, traffic citations, and the role of officers assigned to the Traffic Unit. Mayer highlighted what City staff accomplished in 2020 including navigating the pandemic, continuing to offer recruitment, collective bargaining efforts, and mental health and cyber security training. She discussed personnel related costs for 2021, that the City's number of employees is at a historic low (6.44 employees/1,000 residents), healthcare costs, pension contributions, and that the proposed levy targets a flat tax rate of 0.6871. Council discussed bonds, refinancing, how to increase the number of officers/staff that complete the CIT program, duties of the police department Strategic Response Unit (SRU), and funding sources from counties. Marshall detailed SRU initiatives, the CIT program and the need for certified trainers, and that additional department personnel will be needed when the body camera program is initiated. City of Naperville Page 3 Printed on 11/19/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes October 26, 2020 Council discussed bond ratings, COVID-19 impacts and resident/business assistance, a possible City beautification program, postponing the downtown streetscape project to 2021, and revenue expectations from the Food and Beverage Tax. Krieger stated that the next budget workshop will be held on November 9. Receive the 2021 Annual Operating Budget Presentation E. ADJOURNMENT: The budget workshop of October 26, 2020 was adjourned at 9:20 p.m. /S/ Pam Gallahue Pam Gallahue, PhD City Clerk City of Naperville Page 4 Printed on 11/19/2020