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Votes at a glance: Champaign council approves camera grant, contracts, budgets and capital projects (June 10)
Summary
On June 10 the Champaign City Council unanimously approved a package of routine budget items, grants, contract awards and capital project change orders, including a law-enforcement camera grant, janitorial services for the police department, storm-sewer work, roof overlays and authorization to proceed with Fire Station 3 design and financing.
Champaign City Council on June 10 approved a slate of routine but administratively significant measures, voting unanimously on grants, contracts, budgets and capital projects that city staff said are necessary for operations and capital maintenance.
Key approvals (all votes recorded as 9-0 unless noted):
- Council Bill 2025-081: Law Enforcement Camera Grant Agreement with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. Award: $170,211.28 to reimburse the city for prior purchase of in-car and body-worn camera equipment. No local match required.
- Council Bill 2025-082: Janitorial services contract for the Champaign Police Department with Property Classic Corporation (Urbana). Contract value: $96,000 for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; two one-year renewal options at $96,600 and $97,200 respectively.
- Council Bill 2025-083: FY 2025-26 budget approval for the Champaign-Urbana Solid Waste Disposal System. Champaign's contribution to the joint post-closure landfill care budget: $15,182.61.
- Council Bill 2025-084: Accept bid and contract for 2025 storm-sewer cleaning and televising with National Power Rotting Corporation, $461,663.55, plus a workforce-diversity incentive payment not to exceed $5,770.79.
- Council Bill 2025-085: Change order No. 2 for Fire Station No. 1 dorm renovation with Petrie Cooney Company, additional $70,948.14 (new contract amount reported in packet).
- Council Bills 2025-086 and 2025-087 (consolidated): Professional services agreement with Dewberry Architects for Fire Station No. 3 design (not to exceed $826,602.16) and a resolution expressing the city's intent to issue debt (staff-cited amount up to $15,000,000) to finance the project.
- Council Bill 2025-088: Change order No. 3 with Clark Dietz Inc. for the Public Works HVAC project, $95,409.40 (new aggregated contract amount cited in packet).
- Council Bill 2025-089: Accept bid for Public Works Center upper roof overlay with Henson Robinson Company, $200,098 (plus workforce-diversity incentive up to $5,002).
- Council Bill 2025-090: Accept bid for Public Works parking building roof overlay with Top Quality Roofing Company, $81,940 (plus workforce-diversity incentive up to $2,048).
In addition to contract and capital approvals, the council approved vendor payments of $6,903,708.15 and payroll of $2,534,271.16 as part of consent motions recorded at the meeting.
Council members framed the approvals as routine administrative actions necessary to keep city operations and capital maintenance on schedule. Several council members thanked staff for moving long-delayed projects forward. Each listed item had either a brief staff presentation or none and no extended policy debate.
The council's unanimous votes will allow city staff to finalize contracts, proceed with construction and seek state reimbursement where applicable.
