City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingUrbana, IL · December 13, 2021
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
DATE: Monday, December 13th, 2021
TIME: 7: 0 0 pm
PLACE: *Virtually Via Zoom, 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801
The City Council of the City of Urbana, Illinois, met in regular session Monday, December 13th, 2021, at
7:00pm.
ELECTED OFFICIALS PHYSICALLY PRESENT: Diane Wolfe Marlin, Mayor; Phyllis D. Clark, City
Clerk
ELECTED OFFICIALS VIRTUALLY PRESENT: CM Maryalice Wu, CM Christopher Evans, CM
Shirese Hursey, CM Jaya Kolisetty, CM Chaundra Bishop, CM Grace Wilken, CM James Quisenberry
ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT: Darcy Sandefur, Bourema Ouedraogo, Carol Mitten, Sheila Dodd, Elizabeth Hannan
OTHERS PRESENT: Dr. Regina Parnell, First Followers; Karen Sims, CU TRI
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
With a quorum virtually present, Chair Mayor Marlin called the meeting of the Urbana City Council to
order at 7:26 PM.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
November 22nd, 2021 Minutes and City Council Goal Setting Session Minutes December 2nd – 3rd, 2021
Motion to approve by CM Quisenberry Seconded by CM Kolisetty.
Vote by roll call:
AYE: Wu, Quisenberry, Evans, Hursey, Bishop, Wilken, Kolisetty
NAY: None
3. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
None.
4. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC INPUT
a. Empowering the Community to Combat Community Violence by First Followers – CMs
Wilken and Bishop
Presented by Dr. Regina Parnell of First Followers. Thanked council and mayor for allowing time for
the presentation this evening. Acknowledged the work of the late Mrs. Mitchel. Shared a PowerPoint
presentation on First Followers plan to address community violence and explaining trauma. Questions
and discussion ensued.
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b. Current State of Local Support for Survivors by CU Trauma and Resiliency Initiative (CU
TRI) – CMs Wilken and Bishop
Presented by Karen Sims of CU TRI. Presented a PowerPoint presentation on resources available to
support survivors and community members impacted by community violence. Explained the structure
and services of CU TRI. Questions and discussion ensued.
c. Public Input:
Mayor Marlin read the public input guidelines. Allan Max Axelrod provided an update on the utility
shutoff moratorium campaign and urged Council to pass a resolution of support. Corey Mallory
wanted to expand further upon First Followers presentation from earlier. James Tygar Corbin
wanted to add more to the First Followers presentation and explained the impacts of trauma on
individuals and how the program helps individuals address traumas. Sarah Nixon thanked council for
this evenings organizational presentations. Spoke in support of CU TRI’s work within the community.
Stressed the importance of utilizing resources to address community violence. Marlem Mitchel
thanked council for space given to First Followers to talk about their programs. Wanted to provide
additional information about First Followers organization.
5. COUNCIL INPUT AND COMMUNICATIONS
CM Bishop wanted to convey gratitude to presenters and those who spoke about these issues this
evening. Wants to see a supportive effort of these causes. CM Kolisetty thanked council members and
presenters for having these important conversations. Wants to keep local voices and experts in mind.
CM Wilken also thanked presenters. Hopes to support these types of organizations more to address
community violence.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
7. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Committee Of The Whole (Council Member James Quisenberry – Ward 7)
1. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Resolution No. 2021-12-047R: A Resolution for Improvement Under the Illinois Highway
Code (State Motor Fuel Tax for West Windsor Road Resurfacing Project) – PW
b. Resolution No. 2021-12-048R: A Resolution for Improvement Under the Illinois Highway
Code (State Motor Fuel Tax for Philo Road, Colorado Avenue, and Anderson Street
Resurfacing Project) – PW
c. Resolution No. 2021-12-049R: A Resolution Approving a Funding Agreement CU at
Home Winter Shelter - CD
d. Ordinance No. 2021-12-049: An Ordinance Amending Urbana City Code Chapter Three,
Section 3-43 (Maintaining the number of Class P liquor licenses for Zeyad Salem LLC d/b/a
Black Fox, 602 N Cunningham Ave, Urbana, IL) – Exec
e. Ordinance No. 2021-12-050: An Ordinance Amending Urbana City Code Chapter Three,
Section 3-43 (Increasing the number of Class R&T liquor licenses for Sakura Japanese
Cuisine Inc d/b/a Sakura Japanese Cuisine, 132 W Main St, Urbana, IL) – Exec
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f. Ordinance No. 2021-12-051: An Ordinance Amending Urbana City Code Chapter Three,
Section 3-43 (Increasing the number of Class GC liquor licenses for WELOCAVORE.COM
LLC d/b/a Homegrown, 2600 Stone Creek Blvd, Urbana, IL) – Exec
g. Resolution No. 2021-12-050R: A Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of an Illinois Arts
Council Agency (IACA) Grant for Arts and Culture Program Operating Support – CD
Presented by CM Quisenberry.
Motion to approve consent agenda items by CM Quisenberry and seconded by CM Bishop.
Vote by roll call:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: None.
2. REGULAR AGENDA
a. Ordinance No. 2021-11-048: An Ordinance Revising the FY 2022 Annual Budget (Budget
Amendment #4) – HR/Finance
Presented by Elizabeth Hannan the director of Finance and Human Resources.
Motion to approve by CM Quisenberry Seconded by CM Wu.
Questions and discussion ensued. Director of Community Development Sheila Dodd and
City Administrator Carol Mitten helped answer questions.
Vote by roll call:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry, Marlin
NAY: None
b. Ordinance No. 2021-12-052: An Ordinance Levying Taxes for the Fiscal Year Beginning
July 1, 2021 and Ending June 30, 2022 – HR/Finance
Presented by Elizabeth Hannan the director of Finance and Human Resources.
Motion to approve by CM Quisenberry Seconded by CM Bishop.
Vote by roll call:
AYE: Evans, Wu, Bishop, Kolisetty, Wilken, Quisenberry, Hursey
NAY: None
c. Ordinance No. 2021-12-053: An Ordinance Directing the Champaign County Clerk to
Abate the Tax Levy for the General Corporate Fund for the Tax Year Beginning July 1, 2021
and Ending June 30, 2022 – HR/Finance
Presented by Elizabeth Hannan the director of Finance and Human Resources.
Motion to approve by CM Quisenberry seconded by CM Wu.
Vote by roll call:
AYE: Quisenberry, Wu, Wilken, Evans, Bishop, Hursey, Kolisetty
NAY: None
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d. Ordinance No. 2021-12-054: An Ordinance Directing the Champaign County Clerk to
Abate a Portion of the 2021 Related General Obligation Bonds, Series 2014 – HR/Finance
Presented by Elizabeth Hannan the director of Finance and Human Resources.
Motion to approve by CM Quisenberry seconded by CM Bishop.
Vote by roll call:
AYE: Evans, Hursey, Quisenberry, Wu, Bishop, Wilken, Kolisetty
NAY: None
9. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
None
10. REPORTS OF OFFICERS
Carol Mitten provided a reminder that the Council Goal-Setting session to create action items will be
held on December 15th, 2021. Asked Council to respond to scheduling poll to secure a date for a
subsequent January Goal-Setting closing session with facilitator Kevin James. Announced Lt. Cory
Koker and team will be at the December 20th COW meeting to present on the Crisis Co-Responder
teams first few months of operation. Question ensued. Mayor Marlin provided an update on a bill
working its way through the House of Representatives that would grant additional flexibility to
municipalities for allocations of ARPA spending.
11. NEW BUSINESS
None
12. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business before the Urbana City Council Chair Marlin adjourned this meeting at 9:38
P.M.
Darcy Sandefur Minutes approved: 1/3/2022
Recording Secretary
This meeting was video recorded and is viewable on-demand HERE.
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Agenda
URBANA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
DATE: Monday, December 13, 2021
TIME: 7:00 P.M.
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 PREVIOUS MEETING
1. November 22nd, 2021
2. City Council Goal-Setting Session December 2nd – 3rd, 2021
C. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
D. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC INPUT
1. Empowering the Community to Combat Community Violence by First
Followers – CMs Wilken and Bishop
2. Current State of Local Support for Survivors by CU Trauma and Resiliency
Initiative (CU TRI) – CMs Wilken and Bishop
3. Public Input
E. COUNCIL INPUT AND COMMUNICATIONS
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
G. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Committee Of The Whole (Council Member James Quisenberry – Ward 7)
1. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Resolution No. 2021-12-047R: A Resolution for Improvement Under the Illinois
Highway Code (State Motor Fuel Tax for West Windsor Road Resurfacing Project) –
PW
b. Resolution No. 2021-12-048R: A Resolution for Improvement Under the Illinois
Highway Code (State Motor Fuel Tax for Philo Road, Colorado Avenue, and Anderson
Street Resurfacing Project) – PW
c. Resolution No. 2021-12-049R: A Resolution Approving a Funding Agreement CU at
Home Winter Shelter - CD
d. Ordinance No. 2021-12-049: An Ordinance Amending Urbana City Code Chapter
Three, Section 3-43 (Maintaining the number of Class P liquor licenses for Zeyad Salem
LLC d/b/a Black Fox, 602 N Cunningham Ave, Urbana, IL) – Exec
e. Ordinance No. 2021-12-050: An Ordinance Amending Urbana City Code Chapter
Three, Section 3-43 (Increasing the number of Class R&T liquor licenses for Sakura
Japanese Cuisine Inc d/b/a Sakura Japanese Cuisine, 132 W Main St, Urbana, IL) – Exec
f. Ordinance No. 2021-12-051: An Ordinance Amending Urbana City Code Chapter
Three, Section 3-43 (Increasing the number of Class GC liquor licenses for
WELOCAVORE.COM LLC d/b/a Homegrown, 2600 Stone Creek Blvd, Urbana, IL) –
Exec
g. Resolution No. 2021-12-050R: A Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of an Illinois
Arts Council Agency (IACA) Grant for Arts and Culture Program Operating Support –
CD
2. REGULAR AGENDA
a. Ordinance No. 2021-11-048: An Ordinance Revising the FY 2022 Annual Budget
(Budget Amendment #4) – HR/Finance
b. Ordinance No. 2021-12-052: An Ordinance Levying Taxes for the Fiscal Year
Beginning July 1, 2021 and Ending June 30, 2022 – HR/Finance
c. Ordinance No. 2021-12-053: An Ordinance Directing the Champaign County Clerk to
Abate the Tax Levy for the General Corporate Fund for the Tax Year Beginning July 1,
2021 and Ending June 30, 2022 – HR/Finance
d. Ordinance No. 2021-12-054: An Ordinance Directing the Champaign County Clerk to
Abate a Portion of the 2021 Related General Obligation Bonds, Series 2014 –
HR/Finance
H. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
I. REPORTS OF OFFICERS
J. NEW BUSINESS
K. ADJOURNMENT
* Pursuant to the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation and the Declaration of Emergency for the
City of Urbana, Illinois related to the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with changes to the
Open Meetings Act (Public Act (P.A. 101-0640), it has been determined that an in-person public
meeting is not prudent or safe at this time. Members of the public body will attend remotely using
Zoom Webinar. Members of the public may attend via Zoom or view meetings remotely on Urbana
Public Television through Comcast Xfinity on Channels 6 and 1096, i3 Broadband on channel 6,
AT&T U-Verse on channel 99 and streamed on the web (https://livestream.com/urbana).
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When: Dec 13, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: : Cunningham Township Board / 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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