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Votes at a glance (key items and outcomes)

- Communications (agenda item 8 a–d): Council approved requests to host community events — Bishop McNamara Fighting Irish 5K (May 26), Cob Park Criterion (June 8), Merchant Street Art Gallery Run for Autism (June 15), and a Dad’s Day Tag Day (June 14) — motion approved by roll call, outcome 10 ayes, 0 nays.

- City bills (report of officers): Council approved the city bills in the amount of $1,295,504.15. Roll call recorded 10 ayes, 0 nays; the minutes record abstentions on specific checks that were noted in the roll call and documented in the clerk’s record.

- Environmental Services Utility (ESU) bills: ESU bills totaling $715,414.29 were approved by roll call, 10 ayes, 0 nays; specific abstentions were recorded for certain checks and documented in the minutes.

- Handicap parking ordinance (agenda item 12a): An ordinance amending chapter 32, section 231 of the municipal code to establish handicap parking signs at 567 North Hammis Avenue passed after motions to suspend rules and place on final reading, vote recorded 10 ayes, 0 nays.

- Liquor license actions (agenda items 12b–12d):
• 12b — Ordinance repealing the class A liquor license formerly held by Flanagan’s Irish Pub, Inc. (to free the license for reissuance): motion to suspend rules and final reading passed; roll call recorded 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstention (abstention noted as due to potential conflict of interest). Outcome: ordinance approved.
• 12c — Ordinance approving a class A liquor license for 150 North Schuyler (new operation to be called The Hideout): motion to suspend rules and place on final reading passed; roll call recorded 10 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstention recorded in the minutes. Outcome: ordinance approved.
• 12d — Ordinance approving transfer of ownership of a class A liquor license at 597 South Washington Avenue (transfer from Dustin Coy to Rick Jones): motion and final reading approved; roll call recorded 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstention. Outcome: ordinance approved.

- TIF amendment (agenda item 12e): See separate article for full details (ordinance approved 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstention).

- Fireworks contract waiver and award (agenda item 13a): Resolution waiving formal competitive bidding and awarding contracts for the 2025 Juneteenth and Independence Day fireworks to Mayand Inc. — motion required a supermajority; council approved (recorded tally 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstention after mayoral vote to meet two‑thirds requirement). Outcome: resolution approved.

- HVAC upgrades (agenda item 13b): Resolution accepting the Houlihan Heating and Sheet Metal Inc. bid for HVAC upgrades at the city administration building (base bid $83,750 plus an optional dehumidifier alternate of $22,520 for a total of $106,270). Council approved the resolution by roll call (10 ayes, 0 nays). Funding to come from ESU capital budget; staff said estimate was below budgeted reserves.

- Tyler Technologies software agreement (agenda item 13c): Council authorized acceptance and execution of a Tyler Technologies software‑as‑a‑service agreement and statement of work for an enterprise permitting/records system for the city in the amount of $427,093. The administration said approximately $350,000 of the cost will be paid from previously allocated ARPA funds; the motion passed on roll call (10 ayes, 0 nays). City staff described a 10–12 month implementation timeline and training for staff and aldermen.

- Consolidated Plan (agenda item 13d): City staff (ECDA Director Brewer Watson) presented the draft 2025–2029 consolidated plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for first reading. No action was taken; staff said final approval and a vote are expected March 3 after HUD and congressional budget allocations are final.

Several other routine committee reports, department updates and personnel/appointment items were read into the record and either approved or scheduled for future action. The meeting adjourned after council member comments.

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Council members approved the amendment 9‑0 with one abstention (recorded for an alderman with property in the TIF). The ordinance shortens the city’s long‑term exposure under a rent guarantee and reduces the TIF reimbursement amount available to the developer, while establishing completion deadlines and a settlement framework for a prior city predevelopment loan.

The amendment scales the previously proposed project down from 92 residential units to a new‑construction, three‑story development of 47 units, according to city remarks during the meeting. The revised plan includes studio, one‑ and two‑bed units; an off‑site secured parking area; a community room at grade; aesthetic exterior revisions and, according to the developer team, a rooftop deck area. City presenters said the renovation of the existing 310 South Schuyler building will continue and that a tenant is being sought for the first‑floor commercial space.

City officials and the developer told council that the total project cost estimate for the revised plan is approximately $19.3 million. The city said it has reduced the maximum amount of eligible reimbursement from the TIF increment from about $16.8 million under earlier terms to about $3.7 million for the amended agreement.

A previously negotiated master rent guarantee remains capped at $300,000 in year one and is split 50/50 between the city and the developer; the amendment shortens the city’s exposure under that guarantee from a previously discussed 20‑year term to seven years. The council emphasized the shorter guarantee period as a fiscal protection for the city.

The ordinance also addresses a $1,000,000 predevelopment loan the city made to the developer in November 2021. The amendment contains a settlement provision that acknowledges the loan has not been repaid to date, specifies conditions under which the city would release the mortgage and sets out defaults and remedies if the project does not meet the amended completion requirements. The council’s presentation said subordination of the city loan will not occur until the developer obtains the full construction loan for the relevant project phases.

The amendment establishes phase‑specific deadlines the developer must meet to keep the agreement on schedule: phase‑one zoning/permitting and permit issuance dates in mid‑2025, substantial completion of phase one by March 15, 2026, and phase‑two permitting and an end‑of‑year 2026 completion target for the new construction apartments. The agreement conditions the schedule on state certification of the River’s Edge Incentive Zone; the amendment provides a day‑for‑day extension of deadlines if that state certification is delayed.

Council discussion included requests for clarity about local hiring and contracting. Alderman Jones pressed the developer team for commitments reflecting the city’s diversity; the developer said the project team has considered diversity goals and that the contract requires “reasonable efforts” toward minority, women and local participation though there are no mandatory quotas in the contract text as presented. Other council members spoke in support of the scaled project, and the administration framed the amendment as a lower‑risk step toward bringing new downtown housing to the city.

Outcome and next steps: the ordinance passed, and city staff and the developer were directed to proceed with zoning and permitting consistent with the new deadlines. The city flagged the state certification of the River’s Edge Incentive Zone and the developer’s ability to secure construction financing as critical dependencies for implementation.

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