The Kankakee City Council approved a slate of routine and specific actions Dec. 1, including payment of city bills, Environmental Services Utility (ESU) bills, several ordinances on final reading, and a resolution transferring two parcels to the county land bank.

City bills totaling $1,124,870.67 were presented and approved by roll call after a motion to place funds in the proper accounts. ESU utility bills totaling $558,950.29 were approved after a motion by Alderman Swanson; an abstention by Aaron on named invoices was stated during the ESU roll call discussion but the measure passed with the body voting in favor.

Other items approved on final reading include:
- Declaration of a city-owned boat used by ESU as surplus (to be sold).
- Rescission of ordinance number 202049 establishing handicap parking at 1120 South Washington Avenue (approved after suspension of the rules, roll call recorded 13 ayes, 0 nays).
- Extension of the conditional-use permit deadline for Legacy Banquet Hall (1060 East Birch Street) to July 31, 2026, to allow completion of parking improvements; the council approved suspending rules and placing this ordinance on final reading with unanimous recorded support.
- A resolution authorizing transfer of two improved parcels to the Land Bank Authority pursuant to ordinance 2022-41; staff said the transfers complete the process and the resolution passed by roll call (13 ayes, 0 nays).

Council also heard procedural reports from standing committees and department heads and received updates on upcoming holiday events and the city’s snow response. No members of the public registered for public comment.