DeKalb Times

City of Sycamore City Council met Nov. 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. INVOCATION

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

5. AUDIENCE TO VISITORS

Those who wish to address the Council may do so for up to three minutes subject to the Rules for Public Participation, which are printed and on the table in the back of the Council chambers.

6. CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approval of the Minutes for the Regular City Council Meeting of November 4, 2024.

B. Payment of the Bills for November 18, 2024.

7. APPOINTMENTS

8. PRESENTATIONS, PETITIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS

A. Presentation by Executive Director Kim Halsey Regarding the Proposed 2025 Sycamore Public Library Budget and Tax Levy.

B. Presentation by City Manager Michael Hall Regarding Proposed 2025 City of Sycamore Budget and Tax Levy.

9. REPORTS OF STAFF, COMMITTEES, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

A. Monthly Financial Report

10. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. A Public Hearing on the Proposed 2025 Budget and Property Tax Levy for the Sycamore Public Library.

B. A Public Hearing on the Proposed 2025 Budget and Property Tax Levy for the City of Sycamore.

11. ORDINANCES

A. Ordinance No. 2024.29 – An Ordinance Concerning the Adoption of the Combined Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Year 2025 in the City of Sycamore, Illinois. First Reading.

B. Ordinance No. 2024.30 – An Ordinance Levying Taxes for Corporate Purposes of the City of Sycamore for the Year Commencing January 1, 2025, and Ending December 31, 2025. First Reading.

C. Ordinance No. 2024.31 – An Ordinance Partially Abating the Debt Service Levy for the General Obligation Bond Issue Series 2017 Refunding Bond for the City of Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois for the Year 2024. First Reading.

D. Ordinance No. 2024.32 – An Ordinance Amending Title 5, “Police Regulations,” Chapter 4, “Miscellaneous Offenses,” Section 12, “Alcoholic Liquor in Public,” of the City Code of the City of Sycamore, Illinois. First and Second Reading.

E. Ordinance No. 2024.33 – An Ordinance Amending the City of Sycamore Consolidated Fee, Bond, and Penalty Schedule. First and Second Reading.

F. Ordinance No. 2024.34 – An Ordinance Amending Title 3, “Business and License Regulations,” Chapter 17, “Restaurant, Bar, and Package Liquor Tax,” of the City Code of the City of Sycamore, Illinois. First and Second Reading.

G. Ordinance No. 2024.35 – An Ordinance Amending Title 9, “Building Regulations,” Chapter 4, “Building Codes,” Section 1, “Building Code,” and Amending Title 9, “Building Regulations,” Chapter 4, “Building Codes,” by Adding a New Section 13 Entitled “Electric Vehicle Charging Act,” of the City Code of the City of Sycamore, Illinois. First and Second Reading.

12. RESOLUTIONS

A. Resolution No. 998 – A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Settlement Agreement with CMN-RUS, Inc. (MetroNet) to Terminate the Non-Exclusive Cable Television Franchise Ordinance in the City of Sycamore, Illinois.

13. CONSIDERATIONS

A. Consideration of an Administrative Recommendation to Purchase Replacement Computers Using Funds Awarded through the IPRF Grant.

B. Consideration of an Administrative Recommendation to Award a Contract in an Amount Not to Exceed $172,000.00 to Insituform Technologies USA, LLC of Chesterfield, MO for the 2024 Sanitary Sewer Lining and Repair Project.

C. Consideration of a Recommendation from the Engineering Department to Sign a Highway Authority Agreement with Sycamore BP, LLC for 441 W High Street.

14. OTHER NEW BUSINESS

15. ADJOURNMENT

https://www.cityofsycamore.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11182024-325