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Urbana City Council met July 17.

Here is the minutes provided by the Council:

The City Council of the City of Urbana, Illinois met on Monday, July 17, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Urbana City Building.

Elected Officials Physically Present:

Maryalice Wu, Alderwoman Ward 1

Eric Jakobsson, Alderman Ward 2

Aaron Ammons, Alderman Ward 3

Bill Brown, Alderman Ward 4

Dennis Roberts, Alderman Ward 5

Dean Hazen, Alderman Ward 6

Jared Miller, Alderman Ward 7

Diane Wolfe Marlin, Mayor

Charles A. Smyth, City Clerk

Elected Officials Present Via Teleconference:

None

Elected Officials Absent:

None

Staff Present:

Elizabeth Hannan; Kelly Mierkowski; Kay Meharry; Mike Monson; Sylvia Morgan; Brian Nightlinger; John Schneider; Craig Shonkwiler; James Simon

Others Present:

Allen Max Axelrod; Isak Griffiths; Bishop King James Underwood; Members of the Media

A. Call to Order and Roll Call

Mayor Marlin called the meeting of the Urbana City Council to order at 7:00pm.

B. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting

Alderman Ammons made a motion to approve minutes from the City Council meeting held on July 10, 2017, and two Special City Council meetings held on February 22, 2016 and March 14, 2016. Motion seconded by Alderman Roberts and carried by voice vote.

C. Additions to the Agenda

There were none.

D. Petitions and Communications

Isak Griffiths, executive director of Courage Connection, thanked the City for support and help in funding. It will allow them to continue their work in providing services for the community.

Allen Max Axelrod spoke about gun violence and his ideas of how to avoid police shootings of citizens.

Bishop King James did not wish to speak, but asked that his position be entered into the record regarding the Dr. Ellis Subdivision sewer issues.

E. Unfinished Business

There was none.

F. Reports of Standing Committees

1. Committee Of The Whole (Alderman Bill Brown)

a. Ordinance No. 2017-07-036: An Ordinance Amending Schedule F of Section 23-82 of the Urbana Local Traffic Code Designating One-Way Streets and Alleys (Anderson Street)

Alderman Brown made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 2017-07-036 as forwarded from committee with corrections suggested at the committee meeting.

The corrections were the addition of “on School Days” in Section 1 under the “Days” heading, and correction of the “2:30 a.m. to 3:30 a. m.” to “2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.”. The motion was seconded by Alderman Ammons and carried by roll call vote as follows:

Ammons – aye Jakobsson – aye Wu - aye

Brown – aye Miller – aye

Hazen – aye Roberts – aye

Disposition: Ordinance No. 2017-07-036 was carried by roll call vote (7-Aye; 0- Nay)

b. Resolution No. 2017-07-044R: A Resolution Approving a Supportive Housing Program Subrecipient Agreement with Courage Connection (FY 2017-2018)

Alderman Brown made a motion to approve Resolution No. 2017-07-044R as forwarded from committee. Motion seconded by Alderman Roberts and carried by roll call vote as follows:

Ammons – aye Jakobsson – aye Wu - aye

Brown – aye Miller - aye

Hazen – aye Roberts – aye

Disposition: Resolution No. 2017-07-044R was carried by roll call vote (7-Aye; 0- Nay)

c. Ordinance No. 2017-06-033: An Ordinance Amending Urbana City Code Chapter 2, Sections 2-24, 2-25 and 2-27

Alderman Brown made a motion to approve Resolution No. 2017-06-033 as forwarded from Committee. Motion seconded by Alderman Jakobsson and carried by roll call vote as follows:

Ammons – aye Jakobsson – aye Wu - aye

Brown – aye Miller – aye

Hazen – aye Roberts – aye

Disposition: Ordinance No. 2017-06-033 was carried by roll call vote (7-Aye; 0- Nay)

G. Reports of Special Committees

There were none.

H. Reports of Officers

Mayor Marlin spoke about the phone service outage at the City. The outage is the result of the severing of several cables on campus on Friday, July 14. She said the city building has service for outgoing calls but no service for incoming calls. 911 can be reached, as can Public Works, the Fire Department and Finance Department. Information regarding the phone outages can be found on the city website.

I. New Business

1. Mayoral Reappointments to Boards and Commissions

a. Public Arts Commission – term to end June 30, 2020

1. Kathryn Herrell – appointed June 20, 2017

Mayor Marlin presented reappointment of Kathryn Herrell to the Public Arts Commission. Alderman Ammons made a motion to approve the reappointment as presented. Motion seconded by Alderman Jakobsson and carried by voice vote.

2. Mayoral Appointments to Boards and Commissions

a. Community Development

1. James Winston – term to end June 30, 2020

Mayor Marlin presented appointment of James Winston to the Community Development Commission. Alderman Miller made a motion to approve the appointment as presented. Motion seconded by Alderwoman Wu and carried by voice vote.

J. Adjournment

With no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Marlin declared the meeting adjourned at 7:14 pm.

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