City of Urbana City Council met Jan. 25

By Philip Gonzales

Apr 1, 2021

City of Urbana City Council met Jan. 25.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

The City Council of the City of Urbana, Illinois, met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801

ELECTED OFFICIALS PHYSICALLY PRESENT: Diane Wolfe Marlin, Mayor; Phyllis D. Clark, City Clerk

ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT VIA ZOOM: City Council Members (CM) Bill Brown, Bill Colbrook, Shirese Hursey, Jared Miller, Dennis Roberts, Erik Sacks, Maryalice Wu

ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT: None

STAFF PRESENT VIRTUALLY: Wendy Hundley, Jason Liggett, Carol Mitten, Lorrie Pearson

OTHERS PRESENT VIA ZOOM: Melinda Carr, Tracy Chong, Colin Dodson, Angel Johnson, Christopher Hansen, Meghan McDonald, Rev. Dr. Evelyn B. Underwood, Julie Watkins, David Wesner, Grace Wilken

A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

There being a quorum virtually present, Mayor Marlin called the meeting of the Urbana City Council to order at 7:00pm.

B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

CM Miller made a motion to approve minutes from the January 11, 2021 and January 19, 2021 (Public Hearing). Seconded by CM Brown and carried by roll call vote as follows:

Aye: Brown, Colbrook, Hursey, Miller, Roberts, Sacks, Wu

Nay: None

C. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA

There were none.

D. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC INPUT

1. Public input via zoom from the following people: Melinda Carr, Tracy Chong, Colin Dodson, Angel Johnson, Christopher Hansen, Meghan McDonald, Rev. Dr. Evelyn B. Underwood, Julie Watkins, Grace Wilken, some of the comments included: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) issues and denying access to records; lack of transparency with the Human Relations Ordinance; put differences aside and work together; does the council have anything to say about the Use of Force presentation from 01/11/2021; why is the U of I rapid testing not being offered to Urbana residents; in support of gender inclusive resolution; grants process should be more transparent; there should be a way to inform residents about events or emergencies other than social media; concerns about implicit racial biases.

No Public Input received via email.

E. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

There was none

F. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

1. CONSENT AGENDA

All matters listed under the CONSENT AGENDA are considered to be routine and non controversial by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and roll call vote. There will be no individual discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by the Mayor, Council members, or a member of the public, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and discussed immediately after approval of the remaining items in the Consent Agenda

a. Resolution No. 2021-01-001R: A Resolution Accepting the Assistance to Firefighters (Grant Program – Covid-19 Supplemental AFG-S Funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Department of Homelands Security)

b. Resolution No. 2021-01-002R: A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the City of Urbana Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan FY 2019/2020

c. Ordinance No. 2021-01-001: An Ordinance Revising the Annual Budget Ordinance (Budget Amendment #5 – Omnibus)

d. Resolution No. 2021-01-004R: A Resolution Regarding the Implementation of Gender Neutral Language in Official Written and Verbal Communications by the City of Urbana – Council Members

CM Hursey made a motion to approve the consent agenda as forwarded from committee. Seconded by CM Wu. After clarification from City Administrator Mitten the motion carried by roll call vote as follows:

City Clerk Clark reminded council that any items in the consent agenda are not open for discussion.