The City of Urbana business offices are closed on Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
The Annual Countywide Celebration commemorates Dr. King’s legacy by bringing together community members from Champaign County to celebrate the mission, teachings, and legacy of Dr. King.
Keynote Speaker
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
President and Senior Lecturer at Repairers of the Breach
and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign
Notice of Public Hearing of Urbana City Council
The Urbana City Council will hold a public hearing at 7:00pm on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, to receive feedback on an amendment to the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan FY 2019/2020 for the City of Urbana to receive and administer $334,849 in Community Development Block Grant-CV funds (CDBG) funding.
Weather Permitting: West Illinois Street will be closed to thru traffic between South Race Street and South Broadway Avenue from 6:00 a.m. Thursday, January 14 to 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 15. Custom Service Crane will be making repairs to the cell towers on top of the Edge of Mall Apartment building.
Access will be maintained to all properties along West Illinois Street between South Race Street and South Broadway Avenue during the project though no thru traffic will be allowed.
Motorists are encouraged to drive carefully through this and all construction areas. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during this project. Questions or concerns may be directed to Mr. Adam Shaw at (217) 384-2342 or ajshaw@urbanaillinois.us.
For more information about the City of Urbana, please visit www.urbanaillinois.us.
Requesting Department: Executive Department, City of Urbana
Contact Person: Sanford Hess, IT Director
Address: 400 S. Vine St. | Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone No.: (217) 384-2354
E-Mail Address: sfhess@urbanaillinois.us
A Request for Proposal for an email archiving solution to archive up to 500 mailboxes that are currently in Exchange and in Person Storage Table (PST) files. It is desired (but not required) that the solution also archive social media posts on the City of Urbana, Illinois’ Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter accounts.
The Proposal MUST be submitted to the Requesting Department at or before the date and time specified below to receive full consideration:
Proposal Submission Date: 12/23/2020
Time: 5 :00 P.M. Central Time
Allowable Means for Transmitting Proposals: Electronic or Printed
Applicants for Ward 2 City Council Seat Announced
The City of Urbana has received four applications from residents seeking to replace Ward 2 City Council member, Julie Laut, who resigned the seat effective October 28, 2020.
The four applicants are:
•Steve Drake, Video Producer, University of Illinois Beckman Institute
•Joseph Edwards, Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Illinois
•Christopher Hansen, Electrical Engineer, Self-Employed
•Erik Sacks, Faculty, University of Illinois
Timeline for appointment:
•Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin interviews applicants.
•Applicants are invited to give a 3-minute public statement at the City Council meeting on December 14, 2020.
•Mayor Marlin expects to bring appointment to a Special Meeting of the Urbana City Council on December 21, 2020 for a vote.
•Upon approval, Ward 2 City Council member will be sworn in directly following and serve the remainder of the current term which ends May 3, 2021.
The City of Urbana Arts and Culture Program announces the opening of the 2021 cycle of its Urbana Arts Grants Program. Up to $90,000 will be awarded to artists, arts organizations, and festival presenters for creative projects that enrich the lives of Urbana residents and visitors. This grant program is open to all disciplines in the arts on public display within spaces open to the public, including but not limited to creative writing, dance, film, video, music, theatre, visual arts, crafts, performing arts, spoken word, environmental arts, multimedia arts, architectural arts, landscape architecture, and emerging media. Applicants may apply electronically. The application form and guidelines can be found at: https://www.urbanaillinois.us/artsgrants Tiers I, II, and Arts in the Schools grant application materials are due by 5:00PM (CST) on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.
Sealed bids will be received at the Urbana Public Works Department for Solicitation #2021-08 Tree and Stump Removal.
The City of Urbana, Illinois seeks bids from qualified contractors to provide all supervision, labor, tools, equipment and services required to perform tree and stump removal work in the City of Urbana. The successful respondent shall provide the necessary equipment and personnel to perform the services in a professional manner consistent with customs and practices in the industry.
Please register below to receive bid documents and specifications, and any subsequent addenda.
Tree and Stump Removal Contact Form
Bids will be received through 2:00 PM, Thursday December 3rd, 2020, and at said time, the bids shall be opened and read publicly.
The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities or technicalities.
Residents Encouraged to Continue Supporting Local Businesses
On November 17, Governor JB Pritzker announced that Tier 3 mitigations would be imposed statewide at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, November 20, 2020.
Tier 3 enhanced mitigations that affect our various liquor license holders are summarized below:
NOTE: If you were unable to attend one of the Use of Force Listening Seesions, you may still send suggestions to UseofForcePolicy@urbanaillinois.us by Friday, November 20, 2020.
On June 22, 2020, the City of Urbana affirmed by Resolution No. 2020-06-031R the “Ten Shared Principles” developed by the NAACP and Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. The adoption agreement between the City of Urbana Police Department and the NAACP of Champaign County was signed September 17, 2020.
As a next step toward building greater trust in the community, the Urbana Police Department (UPD) will revise its Use of Force Policy to incorporate the “Ten Shared Principles”. The UPD is seeking community input on the policy during three public Listening Sessions on November 12 and 13, 2020.
CITY OF URBANA
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT
The City of Urbana has completed the draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) documenting programs and activities undertaken through its federally-funded affordable housing and community development programs during the year ending June 30, 2020. The draft CAPER will be available for public review and comment during the period beginning Monday October 26, 2020 through Tuesday, November 10, 2020.
The draft CAPER will be available during regular business hours at the following location:
Fall Leaf Collection 2020
The remaining leaf collection weeks are the following:
November 16 - 20
