Joliet City Council approves contracts and water infrastructure loans; holds public hearing on Joliet Technology Center annexation
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The City of Joliet City Council met March 16, 2026 at City Hall. The agenda was approved; Councilwoman Jan Hallums Quillman was named Mayor Pro Tem for April 1–June 30, 2026. The consent agenda — including multiple contract renewals and purchases — was approved. The council authorized Phase III engineering for Joliet City Square parking-deck modifications and approved a change order and final payment for the Emerald Lawns Water Main Improvements. A drive-thru permit for a Culver’s at 1301 Shale Road was approved. An ordinance on City Manager succession hiring authority was postponed to April 7, 2026. The council adopted an MOU for temporary use of city property for IDOT’s Cass Street Bridge project and accepted two Illinois EPA low-interest loans for the 2026 Water Main Replacement and Lead Water Service Line Replacement programs. The meeting recessed for a public hearing on the proposed annexation (approx. 795 acres) for the Joliet Technology Center; extensive public comment was recorded and the hearing closed. The council moved to reconvene March 19, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.
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- Approved agenda for March 16, 2026 meeting
- Appointed Councilwoman Jan Hallums Quillman as Mayor Pro Tem for April 1–June 30, 2026
- Approved consent agenda including contract renewals and purchases (examples: landscape maintenance extension $140,366.78; CrowdStrike renewal $65,142.00; Euna Procurement renewal $26,500.00; Laserfiche renewal $75,050.00; ISCO flow metering purchase $49,995.00)
- Approved Professional Services Agreement — Phase III engineering for Joliet City Square Ottawa Street parking deck modifications to TY Lin, not to exceed $104,088.00
- Approved Change Order No. 1 (deduction of $571,601.18) and Pay Estimate No. 6 (final payment $614,195.92) for Emerald Lawns Water Main Improvements project
- Approved application for a drive-thru permit for a Culver’s at 1301 Shale Road
- Postponed Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article II (City Manager authority for succession hiring/temporary appointments) to April 7, 2026
- Adopted Resolution authorizing an MOU with D Construction Inc. for temporary use of city-owned property for IDOT’s Cass Street Bridge project (Resolution 8259)
- Adopted Resolutions accepting Illinois EPA low-interest loans L176077 and L176080 for the 2026 Water Main Replacement Program and the 2026 Lead Water Service Line Replacement Program (Resolutions 8260 and 8261)
- Held a public hearing on the annexation of approximately 795 acres surrounding S. Rowell Road and Bernhard Road for the Joliet Technology Center; hearing closed after extensive public comment
- Motion to reconvene the meeting March 19, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.
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