City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingUrbana, IL · April 26, 2021
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
DATE: Monday, April 26, 2021
TIME: 6:00 P.M.
PLACE: *Held virtually due to Governor’s and Mayoral Emergency Orders
The City Council of the City of Urbana, Illinois, met in regular session Monday, April 26, at 6:00pm via
Zoom.
ELECTED OFFICIALS PHYSICALLY PRESENT: Diane Wolfe Marlin, Mayor; Phyllis D. Clark, City
Clerk
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE: City Council Members (CM) Bill
Brown, Bill Colbrook, Shirese Hursey, Jared Miller, Dennis Roberts, Erik Sacks, Maryalice Wu
ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Demond Dade, Chuck Lauss, Jason Liggett, Kay Meharry, Carol Mitten, Bryant
Seraphin, Rich Surles, Dave Wesner
OTHERS PRESENT VIA ZOOM: Council Member Training: Chaundra Bishop, Jaya Kolisetty, James
Quisenberry, Grace Wilken; Public Input via Zoom: Charles Davidson, Angel Johnson, Tracy Chong
A. Call to Order and Roll Call
With a quorum virtually present, Mayor Marlin called the virtual meeting of the City Council to order at
6:00pm.
B. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting
CM Roberts made a motion to approve the minutes from the April 12, 2021 meeting. Motion seconded
by CM Wu. After Mayor Marlin corrected a comment she had made on page two of the minutes, the
April 12, 2021 minutes were approved by roll call vote as follows:
Aye: Brown, Colbrook, Hursey, Roberts, Sacks, Wu
Nay: None
C. Presentations and Public Input
1. Council Member Training Session – Police Department and Fire Department
Police Department - Police Chief Bryant Seraphin and Deputy Chief Rich Surles gave an overview of
the Police department. They spoke about the three divisions of the Police Department: Patrol Division,
Criminal Investigations Division and Services Division. During and after the presentation, Chief
Seraphin and Deputy Chief Surles responded to questions from council members.
Fire Department - Fire Chief Chuck Lauss presented an overview of the Fire Department. Deputy
Chief Demond Dade was also present. Chief Lauss explained there are five divisions in the Fire
Department: Fire Prevention Bureau, Fire Suppression and Operations, Special Operations, Training
Bureau and Administration. He gave descriptions of the purpose and duties of each division. Chief
Lauss responded to questions from council members after the presentation.
2. Public Input
Public Input via Zoom: Charles Davidson: more money should be put into programs that connect with
youth, including mentoring, mental health programs, parenting classes and a class showing people how
to interact with police when pulled over; Angel Johnson attempted to give public input via Zoom, but
was unable to complete her comments. Her emailed public input is attached; Tracy Chong: tune in
to the CPRB meeting on Wednesday, April 28 at 5:30pm. There will be a taser review during the
meeting.
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D. Council Input and Communications
Mayor Marlin said Representative Ammons is trying to obtain funds from the Illinois Criminal Justice
Authority for summer youth programs. The City will be meeting with the ministerial alliance to talk
about specific steps they would like to recommend to help address the violence.
E Additions to the Agenda
There were no additions to the agenda.
F. Unfinished Business
There was none.
G. Reports of Standing Committees
Committee of the Whole – Council Member Erik Sacks
1. Consent Agenda
2. Regular Agenda
a. Resolution No. 2021-04-019R: A Resolution Approving the City of Urbana and
Champaign/Urbana/Champaign County Home Consortium (FY 2021-2022 Annual Action
Plan)
On behalf of the Committee of the Whole, CM Sacks moved to approve Resolution No. 2021-
04-019R. Motion seconded by CM Wu and carried by roll call vote as follows:
Aye: Brown, Colbrook, Hursey, Miller, Roberts, Sacks, Wu
H. Reports of Special Committees
There were none.
I. Reports of Officers
Mayor Marlin reported that Carle Mobile Clinic will hold Covid vaccine clinic on Wednesday, April 28,
from 9am to 4pm at Salt and Light on Philo Road. It is a walk-in clinic so no appointment will be
necessary.
CM Roberts announced there will be a downtown May Day Art Walk About on Saturday, May first,
sponsored by local downtown businesses. It will begin at 10am and will end at 5pm. Artwork will be
displayed at local venues, including Bohemia, the Cinema Gallery, the Gilbert Gallery, the International
Galleries in Lincoln Square, the Urbana Museum of Photography, and the Tom Brewer Gallery
J. New Business
1. Mayoral Appointments to Boards and Commissions
a. UC2B Board of Directors – term ending June 30, 2023
1. Connie Dillard-Myers
b. Tree Commission – term ending June 30, 2023
1. Alex Julius
Mayor Marlin presented the appointment of Connie Dillard-Myers to the UC2B Board of Directors, and
Alex Julius to the Tree Commission, both terms ending June 30, 2023.
CM Roberts moved to approve the appointment of Connie Dillard-Myers to the UC2B Board of
Directors and Alex Julius to the Tree Commission. Motion seconded by CM Hursey and carried by roll
call vote as follows:
Aye: Brown, Colbrook, Hursey, Miller, Roberts, Sacks, Wu
Nay: None
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K. Adjournment
With no further business before council, Mayor Marlin declared this virtual meeting adjourned at
7:29pm.
Kay Meharry
Assistant City Clerk
This meeting was recorded and is viewable on-demand.
Minutes Approved: May 10, 2021
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Agenda
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
DATE: Monday, April 26, 2021
TIME: 6:00pm
PLACE: *to be held virtually via Zoom (400 S. Vine St., Urbana, IL 61801)
AGENDA
A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS
1. April 12, 2021
C. *PUBLIC INPUT AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Council Member Training Session – Police and Fire
2. Public Input
D. COUNCIL INPUT AND COMMUNICATIONS
E. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
G. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Committee Of The Whole – Council Member Erik Sacks
1. CONSENT AGENDA
2. REGULAR AGENDA
a. Resolution No. 2021-04-019R: A Resolution Approving the City of Urbana and
Champaign/Urbana/Champaign County Home Consortium (FY 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan) -
CD
H. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
I. REPORTS OF OFFICERS
J. NEW BUSINESS
1. Mayoral Appointments to Boards and Commissions
a. UC2B Board of Directors – term ending June 30, 2023
a. Connie Dillard-Myers
b. Tree Commission – term ending June 30, 2023
a. Alex Julius
K. ADJOURNMENT
*Due to the Governor Pritzker and Mayoral Emergency Covid-19 Orders, the Urbana City Council Chambers will be
not be open to the public during this meeting. Council Members will meet remotely using Zoom Webinar. You may
watch the meeting on streaming services, or on Urbana Public Television, or attend via Zoom.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Apr 26, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Urbana City Council
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PUBLIC INPUT
The City of Urbana welcomes Public Input during open meetings of the City Council, the City Council’s Committee
of the Whole, City Boards and Commissions, and other City-sponsored meetings. Our goal is to foster respect for
the meeting process, and respect for all people participating as members of the public body, city staff, and the
general public. The City is required to conduct all business during public meetings. The presiding officer is
responsible for conducting those meetings in an orderly and efficient manner.
Public Input will be taken in the following ways:
Zoom Webinar Participant
Click on the link listed in the agenda to join the Webinar. You must provide your name and email address in order
to join the Webinar. If you wish to speak during Public Input, “raise your hand” and wait to be called on by the
meeting host. You must state your first and last name for the meeting record. Participants will be muted except
when they are called on to speak; video will remain off for all members of the public when speaking.
Telephone Participant
Call the phone number listed on the Agenda. Enter the Webinar ID followed by the # key. All callers are muted by
default. If you wish to speak, “raise your hand” by pressing *9 once. When you are called on by the host or
presiding officer, you will be un-muted. You must state your first name and last name for the meeting record.
Email Input
Public comments must be received prior to the closing of the meeting record (at the time of adjournment unless
otherwise noted) at the following: citycouncil@urbanaillinois.us. The subject line of the email must include the
words “PUBLIC INPUT” and the meeting date. Your email will be sent to all City Council members, the Mayor, City
Administrator, and City Clerk. Emailed public comments labeled as such will be incorporated into the public
meeting record, with personal identifying information redacted. Copies of emails will be posted after the meeting
minutes have been approved.
Written Input
Any member of the public may submit their comments addressed to the members of the public body in writing. If
a person wishes their written comments to be included in the record of Public Input for the meeting, the writing
should so state. Written comments must be received prior to the closing of the meeting record (at the time of
adjournment unless otherwise noted).
Verbal Input
Protocol for Public Input is one of respect for the process of addressing the business of the City. Obscene or profane
language, or other conduct that threatens to impede the orderly progress of the business conducted at the meeting
is unacceptable.
Public comment shall be limited to no more than four (4) minutes per person. The Public Input portion of the
meeting shall total no more than one (1) hour, unless otherwise shortened or extended by majority vote of the
public body members present. The presiding officer or the city clerk or their designee, shall monitor each
speaker's use of time and shall notify the speaker when the allotted time has expired. A person may participate
and provide Public Input once during a meeting and may not cede time to another person, or split their time if
Public Input is held at two (2) or more different times during a meeting. The presiding officer may give priority to
those persons who indicate they wish to speak on an agenda item upon which a vote will be taken.
The presiding officer or public body members shall not enter into a dialogue with citizens. Questions from the
public body members shall be for clarification purposes only. Public Input shall not be used as a time for problem
solving or reacting to comments made but, rather, for hearing citizens for informational purposes only.
In order to maintain the efficient and orderly conduct and progress of the public meeting, the presiding officer of
the meeting shall have the authority to raise a point of order and provide a verbal warning to a speaker who
engages in the conduct or behavior proscribed under “Verbal Input”. Any member of the public body participating
in the meeting may also raise a point of order with the presiding officer and request that they provide a verbal
warning to a speaker. If the speaker refuses to cease such conduct or behavior after being warned by the
presiding officer, the presiding officer shall have the authority to mute the speaker’s microphone and/or video
presence at the meeting. The presiding officer will inform the speaker that they may send the remainder of their
remarks via e-mail to the public body for inclusion in the meeting record.
Accommodation
If an accommodation is needed to participate in a City meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at least 48
hours in advance so that special arrangements can be made using one of the following methods:
• Phone: 217.384.2366
• Email: CityClerk@urbanaillinois.us
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