Township Board Meeting
Regular MeetingUrbana, IL · April 19, 2021
Minutes
STATE OF ILLINOIS CUNNINGHAM TOWNSHIP
Diane Wolfe Marlin, Choir Phyllis D. Clark, Township Clerk
CUNNINGHAM TOWNSHIP BOARD
Special Meeting Minutes
Monday, April 19, 2021
The Cunningham Township Board met in special session Monday, April 19, 2021 at 6:00pm. Due to the
Governor and Mayoral Emergency Declarations, this meeting was conducted by virtual attendance via
Zoom.
ELECTED OFFICIALS PHYSICALLY PRESENT:
Chair: Diane Wolfe Marlin
Township Clerk: Phyllis D. Clark
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE:
Trustees: Bill Brown, Bill Colbrook, Shirese Hursey, Jared Miller, Dennis Roberts, Erik Sacks, Maryalice Wu
Supervisor: Danielle Chynoweth
Assessor: Absent
ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT: Wayne Williams, Assessor
OTHERS PRESENT: Frederic Grosser, Jason Liggett, Kay Meharry, Scott Tess; Public Input via Zoom: James
Corbin, Grace Wilken
I. ROLLCALL
With a quorum virtually present, Chair Marlin called the special meeting of the Cunningham
Township Board to order at 6:00pm.
II. PUBLIC INPUT
Public Input via Zoom: Grace Wilken, in reference to the Annual Action Plan resolution on the
Committee of the Whole agenda, said she approves the plan, and would like to see more money in
the budget for housing and community assistance.
James Corbin concurred with Grace Wilken concerning the Annual Action Plan and said there should
be activities for youth so they can socialize in a positive atmosphere.
Ill. Resolution No. T-2021-04-006R: A Resolution Authorizing the Township Supervisor to Execute a
Lease Agreement with the City of Urbana for 202 Wood Street, Urbana for Use as a Solidarity
Garden
Township Supervisor spoke about this resolution and said this plot is about a third of an acre, is
owned by the City of Urbana and is property for which they have no use at this time. The City and
Township will enter into a two year lease for the property, and it will be used for a community
garden. This will give people an opportunity to have fresh pr:oduce, which is not usually available in
food pantries.
Discussion ensued, during which Supervisor Chynoweth responded to questions about the
possibility of early morning noise, since the hours for the plot are 5:00am to 10:00pm, seven days a
week. Supervisor Chynoweth responded that the noise issue would be covered in orientation for
those using the plot.
Trustee Wu moved to approve Resolution No. T-2021-04-00GR. Motion was seconded by Trustee
Roberts and carried by roll call vote as follows:
Aye: Brown, Colbrook, Hursey, Miller, Roberts, Sacks, Wu
Nay: None
IV. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to come before the Township Board, Chair Marlin declared the meeting
adjourned at 6:26pm,
Kay Meharry
Recording Secretary
This meeting was taped and is viewable on demand.
Minutes Approved: 05-10-2021
Agenda
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
CUNNINGHAM TOWNSHIP BOARD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a special meeting of the Cunningham Town Board will be held
*Virtually, via Zoom on Monday, April 19, at 6:00pm, 400 S. Vine St., Urbana, IL 61801.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
III. NEW BUSINESS
a. Resolution No. T-2021-04-006R: A Resolution Authorizing the Township Supervisor to
Execute a Lease Agreement with the City of Urbana for 202 Wood Street, Urbana for use as
a Solidarity Garden
IV.ADJOURNMENT
Phyllis D. Clark
Cunningham Township Clerk
*Due to the Governor Pritzker and Mayoral Emergency Covid-19 Orders, the Urbana City Council Chambers
will be not be open to the public during this meeting. Trustees will meet remotely using Zoom Webinar. You
may watch the meeting on streaming services, or on Urbana Public Television, or attend via Zoom.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Apr 19, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Cunningham Township Board / Committee of the Whole
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Persons with disabilities needing special services or accommodations for this meeting should contact the City
Clerk at 217-384-2366.
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
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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.
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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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