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City Council Regular Meeting

Regular Meeting

Urbana, IL · June 7, 2021

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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES DATE: Monday, June 7, 2021 TIME: 7:00pm PLACE: *Held virtually due to Governor’s and Mayoral Emergency Declarations 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801 The City Council Committee of The Whole of the City of Urbana, Illinois, met in regular session Monday, June 7, 2021, at 7:00pm via Zoom. ELECTED OFFICIALS PHYSICALLY PRESENT: Diane Wolfe Marlin, Mayor; Phyllis D. Clark, City Clerk ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE: City Council Members (CM), Maryalice Wu, Christopher Evans, Shirese Hursey, Jaya Kolisetty, Chaundra Bishop, Grace Wilken, James Quisenberry ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Jason Liggett, Carol Mitten, William Kolschowsky, Tim Cowan, Kat Trotter OTHERS PRESENT VIA ZOOM: Celeste Choate Chair: Shirese Hursey, Ward 3 1. Call to Order and Roll Call With a quorum virtually present, Chair Hursey called the meeting of the Committee of the Whole to order at 8:42pm, following a special meeting of the Urbana City Council. 2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting None 3. Additions to the Agenda a. Discussion of Council Priorities (Following Council Input and Communications) b. Staff Report (following Public input and Presentations) Mayor Marlin notified that the council training materials will be made available on the website. First allocation of the American Rescue Plan funds has been received. 4. Public Input and Presentations a. Urbana Free Library – (Budget Review FY 2021-2022) Celeste Choate from the Urbana Free Library presented on the budget for FY 22. She provided statistics on community use and service volume during the prior FY. Discussed plans for future renovations. Provided updates on the Library’s efforts to become more accessible. Explained the different sources of revenue. Reviewed a percent based breakdown of expenditures. Discussion ensued. b. Capital Improvement Plan Presentation William Kolshowsky provided an introduction to the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Explained key projects such as facilities upgrades, the equity and quality of life project, big ticket transportation projects, preventive maintenance. Tim Cowan provided an assets valuation and explained the expenditures associated. Provided an overview of revenue and how these proposed projects will be funded. Explained the system of prioritization for infrastructure improvements. Discussion ensued. Page 1 of 2 UNAPPROVED c. Public Input Arthur Paganany objected to cameras being installed in response to community violence. Brandy McCoy objected to putting cameras in targeted neighborhoods and feels it will create trust issues with residents. Sarah Nixon expressed a desire for the community development budget to match the figures projected for the police department budget. Wants to see social services funded more. Allan Max Axelrod invited the public to come out and support a union rally tomorrow June 8th 5. Ordinance No. 2021-06-019: An Ordinance Amending the Urbana Zoning Map (Europa House - 802 West Oregon Street / Plan Case No. 2420-M-21) – CD Kat Trotter from community development presented on the proposed ordinance to amend the zoning for the property of the former Europa House. Questions and discussion ensued. CM Wu motioned to move the ordinance to the consent agenda for the next city council meeting. CM Quisenberry seconded. AYE: Wilken, Quisenberry, Bishop, Evans, Wu, Kolisetty, Hursey NAY: None 6. Council Input and Communications CM Hursey expressed discomfort with residents outside of a neighborhood offering suggestions about what should be done there. CM Bishop suggested a future special meeting to discuss council priorities. Discussion ensued. Looking at possible agenda item to discuss council priorities at a later meeting. CM Wu motioned that the meeting is extended to 10:45 PM. CM Bishop seconded. AYE: Wu, Hursey, Evans, Kolisetty, Wilkens, Bishop, Quisnberry 13. Adjournment With no further business before the committee, Chair Hursey adjourned the virtual meeting at 10:45pm. Darcy Sandefur Recording Secretary This meeting was video recorded and is viewable on-demand HERE. Minutes approved: 06/21/2021 Page 2 of 2

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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING DATE: Monday, June 7, 2021 TIME: 7:00 P.M. PLACE: *To be held virtually via Zoom, 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801 A GE N DA Chair: Shirese Hursey – Ward 3 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting May 17, 2021 3. Additions to the Agenda 4. Public Input and Presentations a. Urbana Free Library – (Budget Review FY 2021-2022) b. Capital Improvement Plan Presentation c. Public Input 5. Ordinance No. 2021-06-019: An Ordinance Amending the Urbana Zoning Map (Europa House - 802 West Oregon Street / Plan Case No. 2420-M-21) – CD 6. Staff Appointments 7. Council Input and Communications 8. Adjournment You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jun 7, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Topic: Public Hearing / Committee of the Whole Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88618041036 Or One tap mobile : US: +13126266799,,88618041036# or +13017158592,,88618041036# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 Webinar ID: 886 1804 1036 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kIOnqg4BY 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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