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City Council Regular Meeting

Regular Meeting

Urbana, IL · February 21, 2022

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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES DATE: Monday, February 21st, 2022 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, February 21st, 2022, 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: STAFF PRESENT: Darcy Sandefur, Carol Mitten, Dave Wesner, Bourema Ouedraogo, Tim Cowan, Elizabeth Hannan, Sheila Dodd, Shaennon Clark, Alyana Robinson OTHERS PRESENT: Whitney Gregor, Kami Lafoon, Anna Johnson (CUPHD); Chair: Chaundra Bishop, Ward 5 1. Call to Order and Roll Call With a quorum virtually present, Chair Bishop called the meeting of the Committee of the Whole to order at 7:00 PM. 2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting February 7th, 2022 Presented by Chair Bishop. Motion to approve as corrected by CM Wu and seconded by CM Wilken. CM Wilken provided correction on item 6 – update abstention note to include Champaign County. Vote by roll call: AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry NAY: None 3. Additions to the Agenda None 4. Public Input and Presentations a. Public Input Allan Max Axelrod provided update on Ameren shut offs campaign and informed council about anti- Semitic incident on the U of I campus. Page 1 of 3 b. Restricting Use of E-Cigarettes in Public Spaces Presentation – CM Bishop and CUPHD Presented by Whitney Greger, Kami Lafoon and Anna Johnson of CUPHD. They presented a PowerPoint presentation on E-Cigarette free public spaces. Lafoon explained what E-Cigarettes are, how they function, and the risks to health. Greger explained that e-cigarettes are not a part of the smoke-free IL act but that CUPHD is available to help municipalities draft ordinances to regulate them. Questions and discussion ensued. 5. Staff Report Carol Mitten will be posting RFQ for community safety review on Wednesday the 23rd and reminded that tomorrow is the final council goal-setting session at stone creek church. Mayor Marlin reminded that tomorrow is the 5th and final goal-setting session with public input from 5:30 – 6:00 followed by small group work with council and staff. Monthly report from Crisis Co-Response team. 6. Resolution No. 2022-02-020R: A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Urbana Home Consortium Subrecipient Agreement (Champaign County Regional Planning Commission HOME ARP Allocation Plan FY 2021-2022) – CD Presented by Sheila Dodd the Community Development director. Questions and discussion ensued. Motion to approve to consent agenda by CM Wu and seconded by CM Hursey Vote by roll call: AYE: Quisenberry, Wilken, Bishop, Kolisetty, Hursey, Evans, Wu NAY: None 7. Ordinance No. 2022-02-009: An Ordinance Revising the Annual Budget Ordinance (Budget Amendment #6 – Omnibus) – HRF Presented by Alyana Robinson of the Finance Department. Budget amendment will cover costs of recruiting new department heads and capital projects additional costs. Public Works Director Tim Cowan helped answer questions. Questions and discussion ensued. Motion to approve to regular agenda by CM Hursey and seconded by CM Kolisetty. Further questions and discussion ensued. Vote by roll call: AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Quisenberry, Mayor Marlin NAY: None ABSTENTION: Wilken (Because she is a board member of the Champaign County environmental stewards) 8. Resolution No. 2022-02-021R: A Resolution Approving the Engagement of Lauterbach & Amen, LLP for Independent Financial Auditing Services (Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2022; June 30, 2023; June 30, 2024; June 30, 2025; and June 30, 2026) – HRF Presented by Shaennon Clark Finance Director. Explained that this resolution is asking for council approval for entering contract for auditing services. Elizabeth Hannan the HRF assisted in answering questions. Page 2 of 3 Motion to approve to regular agenda with changes reducing from 8 years to 5 by CM Wilken and seconded by CM Quisenberry. Further questions and discussion ensued. Vote by roll call: AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry NAY: None 9. Resolution No. 2022-02-022R: A Resolution Adopting Financial Policies – HRF Presented by Alyana Robinson and Elizabeth Hannan of the Finance Department. Presented a PowerPoint outlining the proposed financial policy changes. Questions and discussions ensued. Motion to approve to regular agenda by CM Wu and seconded by CM Hursey. Further discussion ensued. Vote by roll call: AYE: Wu, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry NAY: None PRESENT: Evans 10. Council Input and Communications CM Quisenberry provided clarity on the purpose of tomorrow night’s meeting being a working meeting to address goals. CM Wilken thanked council and staff for their work coming together. Shared thoughts on RFQ for review of public safety. Mayor Marlin announced the Government Finance Officers Association awarded the distinguished budget presentation award to the City of Urbana for their budget. Recognized the work of the finance department for maintaining this standard of excellence. 11. Adjournment With no further business before the committee of the whole Chair Bishop adjourned the meeting at 9:14 PM Darcy Sandefur Recording Secretary This meeting was video recorded and is viewable on-demand HERE. Minutes approved: 3/7/2022 Page 3 of 3

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URBANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING DATE: Monday, February 21st, 2022 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: Chaundra Bishop – Ward 5 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting a. February 7th, 2022 3. Additions to the Agenda 4. Public Input and Presentations a. Public Input b. Restricting Use of E-Cigarettes in Public Spaces Presentation – CM Bishop and CUPHD 5. Staff Report 6. Resolution No. 2022-02-020R: A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Urbana Home Consortium Subrecipient Agreement (Champaign County Regional Planning Commission HOME ARP Allocation Plan FY 2021-2022) – CD 7. Ordinance No. 2022-02-009: An Ordinance Revising the Annual Budget Ordinance (Budget Amendment #6 – Omnibus) – HRF 8. Resolution No. 2022-02-021R: A Resolution Approving the Engagement of Lauterbach & Amen, LLP for Independent Financial Auditing Services (Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2022; June 30, 2023; June 30, 2024; June 30, 2025; and June 30, 2026) – HRF 9. Resolution No. 2022-02-022R: A Resolution Adopting Financial Policies – HRF 10. Council Input and Communications 11. 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: Feb 21, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87520328682 Or One tap mobile: US: +13126266799, 87520328682# or +13017158592, 87520328682# 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: 875 2032 8682 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdEOPD0nrK 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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