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.
PUBLIC NOTICE
In accordance with 24 CFR 91.05(c)(2) and subpart B of the federal regulations relative to citizen participation for Community Planning and Development Programs and applicable waivers made available to those requirements through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the City of Urbana is making an amendment to the Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan FY 2019/2020.
Public Comment Period and Process:
This Consolidated Plan amendment is available for a 7-day public review and comment period from January 13, 2021 to January 20, 2021. Citizens wishing to submit written comments during the public review and comment period may mail them, postmarked no later than January 20, 2021, to the following:
Community Development Services
Grants Management Division
400 S Vine St.
Urbana, IL 61801
You may also email comments no later than January 20, 2021 to Sheila Dodd at sedodd@urbanaillinois.us
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.
The City of Urbana invites you to bring your ideas to a Listening Session as the CPRB members evaluate and redefine the process for the review of citizen complaints concerning sworn police officers.
This will happen at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 27, 2021 as a ZOOM Webinar ID: 838 0770 0853.
Examples of input received so far:
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.
A lottery is initiated when two candidates for the same position file papers of candidacy at the same time on the first day of the filing period.
Therefore, notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at the City of the Urbana city building, 400 South Vine Street [FACE MASKS REQUIRED]. A lottery will be held to determine ballot placement for the two candidates for Mayor of the City of Urbana and the two candidates for Alderman for Ward 5. The lottery is for the Consolidated Primary to be held on February 23, 2021. All other candidates will appear on the ballot according to the time candidate papers were filed.
The following candidates will be assigned a number for the lottery and the number will be placed in a container and drawn randomly to determine placement:
MAYOR
Yinxi (Andy) Ma - 1
Diane Wolfe Marlin - 2
ALDERMAN - WARD 5
Chaundra Bishop - 3
Meghan McDonald - 4
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.
ELECTION FILING PERIODS
The City of Urbana City Clerk's Office will accept complete (signed, notarized) Consolidated Primary Elections packets November 16-23, 2020, starting at 8:00 AM at the north entrance door of the City Building at 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801. This is for candidates seeking nomination for the February 23, 2021 Consolidated Primary.
For More information, please visit the City Clerk's page.
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.
