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City Council Regular Meeting

Regular Meeting

Urbana, IL · December 20, 2021

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URBANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES DATE: Monday, December 20, 2021 TIME: 7 : 0 0 pm PLACE: *Via ZOOM, 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, December 20, 2021, at 7:00pm virtually via ZOOM. ELECTED OFFICIALS PHYSICALLY PRESENT: Diane Wolfe Marlin, Mayor; Phyllis D. Clark, City Clerk ELECETED 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: None STAFF PRESENT: Darcy Sandefur, Carol Mitten, Bourema Ouedraogo, , Dave Wesner, Bryant Seraphin, Tim Cowan, Sheila Dodd, Cory Koker, Paige Bennet OTHERS PRESENT: Melissa Pappas and Shelby Moreland from Rosecrance 1. Call to Order and Roll Call With a quorum virtually present, Chair Wu called the meeting of the Committee of the Whole to order at 7:00 PM. 2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting December 6th, 2021minutes. Motion to approve by CM Kolisetty and seconded by CM Wilken. Vote by roll call: AYE: Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Wu, Wilken, Quisenberry, Bishop NAY: None 3. Additions to the Agenda None. 4. Public Input and Presentations a. Status Report on Crisis Co-Responder Team – Police Chief Bryant Seraphin provided an introduction for the Crisis Co-Response team. Cory Koker oversees the team and explained the background of the Crisis Co-Responder team in Urbana. Koker described the pilot program model and how it works. Paige Bennett is the behavior health detective from the team. Shelby Moreland works at Rosecrance in a supportive capacity for the crisis co-responder team. Melissa Pappas is the implementation manager for Rosecrance. Cory Koker shared a PowerPoint presentation on the program service statistics to date and demographic information. Paige Bennett shared experiences with some of her program Page 1 of 3 participants. Shelby Mooreland also shared some of her program participant experiences. Questions and discussion ensued. b. Public Input Rev Dr. Evelyn Underwood was not able to speak at this time. Allan Max Axelrod provided information on Stephon Edward Watts acts. Brandi McCoy commented on CCRT program and spoke in opposition to it. Sarah Nixon expressed concerns with the CCRT and Crisis Co- Responder model. Rev Dr. Evelyn Underwood stated that everything to be done as a city should be done through a lens of equity. 5. Staff Report Mayor Marlin shared that city offices will be closed Friday Dec 24, Monday Dec 27, and Friday Dec 31st. Council will next meet on Jan 3rd. Sakura’s grand opening will be in about one week. Provided update on a briefing on COVID from local hospitals and public health. Questions ensued. 6. Ordinance No. 2021-12-055: An Ordinance Amending Schedule H of Section 23-93 of the Urbana Local Traffic Code Requiring Stop Signs at a Certain Intersection (Deer Ridge Drive at Marc Trail; Lexington Drive at Deer Ridge Drive; Vernon Drive at Deer Ridge Drive; Horizon Lane at Deer Ridge Drive) – PW Presented by Shannon Beranek from the Public Works Department. Ordinance asking for stop signs at T intersections. Questions followed. Motion to approve to consent agenda by CM Hursey and seconded by CM Bishop. Discussion ensued. Vote by roll call: AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry NAY: None 7. Resolution No. 2021-12-051R: A Resolution for Improvement Under the Illinois Highway Code (State Motor Fuel Tax for Goodwin Avenue and Green Street Intersection Improvements) – PW Presented by Tim Cowan the director of the Public Works Department. This resolution allows for additional funds to pay for the difference in a previous intersection improvement. Questions ensued. Motion to approve for consent by CM Wilken and seconded by CM Kolisetty. Vote by roll call: AYE: Wu, Quisenberry, Wilken, Bishop, Hursey, Kolisetty, Evans NAY: None 8. Council Input and Communications CM Kolisetty thanked public health officials and medical care providers for their work to maintain access to resources needed during the pandemic. CM Quisenberry echoed CM Kolisetty’s comments and encouraged public to observe masking and social distancing. CM Wilken wanted to thank staff and public for their presentations and public input. Hopes to work on a community safety review soon and work to address community well-being. Wished a happy winter break and holiday season. Page 2 of 3 9. Adjournment With no other business before the Committee of the Whole, Chair Wu called this meeting adjourned at 8:41 PM. Darcy Sandefur Recording Secretary This meeting was video recorded and is viewable on-demand HERE. Minutes approved: 1/3/2022 Page 3 of 3

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URBANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING DATE: Monday, December 20th, 2021 TIME: 7:00 P.M. PLACE: *To be held virtually via Zoom, 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801 A G E N DA Chair: Maryalice Wu – Ward 1 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting a. December 6th, 2021 3. Additions to the Agenda 4. Public Input and Presentations a. Status Report on Crisis Co-Responder Team – Police b. Public Input 5. Staff Report 6. Ordinance No. 2021-12-055: An Ordinance Amending Schedule H of Section 23-93 of the Urbana Local Traffic Code Requiring Stop Signs at a Certain Intersection (Deer Ridge Drive at Marc Trail; Lexington Drive at Deer Ridge Drive; Vernon Drive at Deer Ridge Drive; Horizon Lane at Deer Ridge Drive) – PW 7. Resolution No. 2021-12-051R: A Resolution for Improvement Under the Illinois Highway Code (State Motor Fuel Tax for Goodwin Avenue and Green Street Intersection Improvements) – PW 8. Council Input and Communications 9. 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). You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Dec 20, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Meeting Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82432993588 Or one tap mobile: US: +13126266799, 82432993588# or +13017158592,, 82432993588# 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 +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 Webinar ID: 824 3299 3588 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdg1lTvvV5 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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