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Votes at a glance: DeKalb council approves airport design payment, motor‑fuel reconciliation and siren replacement; home‑occupation change advances
Summary
On July 13 the DeKalb City Council approved three resolutions (airport design payment $150,899.88; IDOT motor‑fuel reconciliation; replacement of a warning siren $38,606.40), approved the consent agenda including payroll/accounts payable of $5,462,767.87, and advanced ordinance 2026‑023 (home occupations) on first reading with second reading waived.
The DeKalb City Council on July 13 approved several items on the consent and regular agendas and advanced a zoning amendment during a meeting that also featured extended public comment on a separate homelessness‑related ordinance.
Key votes and outcomes
- Resolution 2026‑061 — Authorize pass‑through payment to Crawford, Murphy & Tilly for design services for Taxiway Bravo rehabilitation at DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport (not to exceed $150,899.88). Approved by roll call. The city manager said IDOT and the FAA will provide the larger shares of the project funding and the city’s local share is limited.
- Resolution 2026‑062 — Approve supplemental Illinois Department of Transportation resolution reconciling 2023 motor fuel tax expenditures with authorized expenditures. Approved by roll call; city staff explained the reconciliation for large street improvement projects from 2023.
- Resolution 2026‑063 — Authorize contract with Federal Signal Corporation to purchase and install a replacement warning siren (not to exceed $38,606.40). Approved by roll call. City staff reported the siren at South 7th Street and Fairlane had failed recent rotation and sound checks and recommended full replacement rather than piecemeal repairs.
- Consent agenda — Approved. Items included minutes (06/22/2026), counts payable and payroll through 07/13/2026 totaling $5,462,767.87, investment and bank balance summary through May 2026, year‑to‑date revenues/expenditures through May 2026, Prairie [prime] free housing bureau report (June 2026), and the proposed FY2027 budget calendar.
- Ordinance 2026‑023 — Amendment to Chapter 23 (Unified Development Ordinance) regarding home occupations. The council adopted first reading and voted to waive the second reading. City staff described a narrowly tailored language change to allow limited, non‑disruptive activities (example: small canning classes at 250 Augusta Avenue) that do not substantially increase neighborhood traffic.
City manager Bill Rose (city manager) summarized funding sources and project timelines for the capital items and noted staff will return with contract execution details and IDOT submittals as required. The council gave unanimous roll‑call approval to the items listed above.
