City Council Special Meeting
Special MeetingUrbana, IL · June 6, 2022
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL
MEETING MINUTES
DATE: Monday, June 6, 2022
TIME: 6 p.m.
PLACE: 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801
The City Council of the City of Urbana, Illinois, met in special session Monday, June 6, 2022, at 6 p.m.
ELECTED OFFICIALS PHYSICALLY PRESENT: Diane Wolfe Marlin, Mayor; Phyllis Clark, City
Clerk; CM Maryalice Wu, CM Christopher Evans, CM Shirese Hursey, CM Chaundra Bishop, CM Jaya
Kolisetty, CM Grace Wilken, CM James Quisenberry
ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Bourema Ouedraogo, Darcy Sandefur, Sheila Dodd, Stepheny McMahon, Darius
White, Andrea Ruedi, Carol Mitten, Dave Wesner, Demond Dade, Celeste Cahote, Elizabeth Hannan,
Alyana Robinson, Rich Surles, Tim Cowan, John Zeman
OTHERS PRESENT: None
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
With a quorum present, Chair Mayor Marlin called the special meeting of the Urbana City Council to
order at 6 p.m.
2. Additions to the Agenda
None
3. Presentations and Public Input
a. Public Input
Patrick Thompson wanted to remind the Mayor, City staff, and City Council about the CDAP and
minority owned business opportunities discussed. Asked City to adopt a policy regarding contracting
efforts. Shared IDOT contracting data. CM Kolisetty read a written statement on behalf of Brandi
McCoy, see attached.
4. Ordinance No. 2022-06-022: An Ordinance Fixing a Time and Place for a Public Hearing In
Connection with the Amendment of the City of Urbana Central TIF District – CD
Presented by Stepheny McMahon the Economic Development Supervisor from the Community
Development Department. Item will set the time and place for a public hearing to consider an
amendment to the Central TIF District to add a 0.31 acre parcel of land due to the expiration of TIF
District 2 and the necessity of maintaining a contiguous district. Public Hearing will be set for Monday,
August 1, 2022 at 7 p.m. Questions and discussion ensued. Motion to approve by CM Wu and
seconded by CM Hursey.
Vote by roll call:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: None
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5. Staff Reappointments
Mayor Marlin presented staff reappointments for the term July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024. The
Mayor provided background information on the appointment process and explained that a total of three
positons are currently occupied by interim appointments and are not up for a vote at this time as the
search for permanent candidates is ongoing. She then read out the position titles and the names of the
staff presented for reappointment.
*CM Wilken moved to take appointments individually, seconded by CM Kolisetty.
Voice vote:
AYE: Evans, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken
NAY: Wu, Hursey, Quisenberry
The below appointments are for a two year tem July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024.
City Administrator – Carol Mitten
Motion to approve by CM Wu and seconded by CM Hursey.
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Quisenberry
NAY: Wilken
Human Rights and Equity Officer – Carla Boyd
Motion to approve by CM Bishop and seconded by CM Kolisetty.
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: Evans
Information Technology Director – Sanford Hess
Motion to approve by CM Quisenberry and seconded by CM Wilken.
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: None
Special Advisor for Integrated Strategy Development – Andrea Ruedi
Motion to approve by CM Wilken and seconded by CM Quisenberry
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Hursey, Kolisetty, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: Evans, Bishop
Human Resources and Finance Director (CFO) – Elizabeth Hannan
Motion to approve by CM Kolisetty and seconded by CM Bishop.
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: None
Deputy Finance Director – Shaennon Clark
Motion to approve by CM Wilken and seconded by CM Wu.
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: None
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Fire Chief – Demond Dade
Motion to approve by CM Wu and seconded by CM Hursey.
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: None
Deputy Fire Chief – Kyle Hensch
Motion to approve by CM Hursey and seconded by CM Bishop.
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: None
Public Works Director – Tim Cowan
Motion to approve by CM Wilken and seconded by CM Hursey.
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: None
Deputy Director of Public Works – Vince Gustafson
Motion to approve by CM Kolisetty and seconded by CM Bishop.
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: None
City Engineer – John Zeman
Motion to approve by CM Quisenberry and seconded by CM Kolisetty.
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Evans, Hursey, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry
NAY: None
City Attorney – Dave Wesner
Motion to approve by CM Wu and seconded by CM Hursey.
Voice vote:
AYE: Wu, Hursey, Kolisetty, Quisenberry
NAY: Evans, Bishop, Wilken
6. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business before the Urbana City Council Chair Marlin adjourned the special meeting at
6:20 p.m.
Darcy Sandefur
Recording Secretary
This meeting was video recorded and is viewable on-demand HERE.
Minutes approved: 06/27/2022
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From: Brandi MV McCoy
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2022 5:20 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: Public Comment Special Meeting 6-6-22 (read aloud, please)
*** Email From An External Source***
Use caution when click.in on links or o enin attachments.
My name is Brandi McCoy, Urbana resident.
As I view tonight's meetings from home, sick with COVID, I will ask that a means of virtual participation be
afforded for this public hearing. Transmission rates are crazy high, and so many people I know have caught the
virus in the last week or two. Public hearings aren't very public and they're not very accessible if people have to
brave a pandemic to participate in them.
Thank you,
Brandi MV McCoy
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Agenda
URBANA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
DATE: Monday, June 6, 2022
TIME: 6:00 P.M.
PLACE: 400 S. Vine Street
AGENDA
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Additions to Agenda
3. Public Input
4. Ordinance No. 2022-06-022: An Ordinance Fixing a Time and Place for a Public Hearing
In Connection with the Amendment of the City of Urbana Central TIF District – CD
5. Staff Reappointments
6. Adjournment
* Members of the public may 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).
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:
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
The Council’s complete rules regarding verbal input at public meetings may be found in the
Urbana City Code, Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 2-4. Persons wishing to speak should fill out a
Comment Card including their name and the topic to be discussed and provide the card to the
City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting.
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 five (5) minutes per person. The Public Input
portion of the meeting shall total no more than two (2) hours, 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. 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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