Chambana Sun

City of Champaign City Council met Feb. 4

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

There being a quorum present, Mayor Feinen called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. following the Township meeting.

ROLL-CALL: Present: Kathy Shannon, Davion Williams, Alicia Beck, Jamar Brown, Michael Foellmer, Matthew Gladney, William Kyles, Vanna Pianfetti, Mayor Feinen

Absent: None

SPECIAL RECOGNITION:

City Manager Walls introduced the following new employee: Valena Green, Management Analyst (Public Works).

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

• January 7, 2025 Regular Council Meeting

CM Pianfetti, seconded by CM Gladney, moved to approve the minutes. A voice vote was taken, all voted yes.

CORRESPONDENCE:

• Article regarding “The Ceasefire Charade”

• Letter from Experience CU

• Email in opposition of a ceasefire resolution

CM Pianfetti, seconded by CM Gladney, moved to place the correspondence on file. A voice vote was taken, all voted yes.

PUBLIC HEARINGS: None

ACTION ON COUNCIL BILLS

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:

Passed CB-2025-013, “A Resolution Authorizing a Gas Use Tax Settlement (Finance Department – Ameren Illinois Company”

Amount: $1,120,519.00

CM Pianfetti, seconded by CM Gladney, moved to adopt the Resolution. After a brief explanation of the Council Bill by Mayor Feinen, a roll-call vote was taken; all voted yes.

Passed CB-2025-014, “A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of One Street Sweeper and Declaring One Street Sweeper as Surplus Property (Public Works Department – Key Equipment & Supply Co., Bridgeton, Missouri”

Amount: $290,273.00

CM Pianfetti, seconded by CM Gladney, moved to adopt the Resolution. After a brief explanation of the Council Bill by Mayor Feinen, a roll-call vote was taken; all voted yes.

Passed CB-2025-015, “A Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Champaign and the City of Urbana for the Design and Construction of Improvements to Wright Street (Public Works Department – City of Urbana”

CM Pianfetti, seconded by CM Gladney, moved to adopt the Resolution. After a brief explanation of the Council Bill by Mayor Feinen, a roll-call vote was taken; all voted yes.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION: The following members of the audience commented regarding various community concerns:

• Alan Cook

• Ma’ayan Weinburg

• Al Kagan, Champaign

• Joanne Bross, Champaign

• Ben LeRoy, Champaign

• Ed Green, Champaign

• Andre Bross, Champaign

• James Wright, Champaign

• Isabel Scott, Champaign

• Rebecca Nauer, Champaign

• Josh

• Heather Sheehan, Champaign

• Camille, Champaign

• Weston Acampora, Champaign

• Inaudible

• Jody Cook, Champaign

• Nicki Bennett, Champaign

• Karen Medina, Champaign

• Sean Williams, Champaign

• Brian Maxwell

• Michelle Mefford, Champaign

• Julia Reitz, Urbana

• Daniel, Champaign

• Stuart Levy, Champaign

• Mick Wolf, Urbana

• Lauran, Urbana

• Gwenyth Krepcio, Urbana

• Lauren, Champaign

• Nicholas Dale, Champaign

• Robert Doyle, Champaign

• Lil Levant, Urbana

(Note: The live video stream, meeting recordings, and CGTV playback schedule are available on the City’s website at champaignil.gov/CGTV.)

COUNCIL AND MANAGER COMMENTS:

Council Member comments included addressing remarks made during audience participation; discussion about the recent actions of CM Williams; and the reading of a prepared statement by CM Williams.

VOUCHERS:

CM Pianfetti, seconded by CM Gladney, moved to adopt the vendor payments dated January 11, 2025 through January 24, 2025 in the amount of $2,461,867.00. A voice vote was taken; all voted yes.

PAYROLL:

CM Pianfetti, seconded by CM Gladney, moved to approve the payroll dated January 17, 2025 in the amount of $2,561,476.47. A voice vote was taken; all voted yes.

INVESTMENTS: None

ADJOURNMENT:

CM Pianfetti, seconded by CM Gladney, moved to adjourn. A roll-call vote was taken; all voted yes.

The meeting adjourned at 9:49 p.m.

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