The Naperville City Council met on June 16, 2026, at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers. The meeting covered storm recovery updates, a review of the beekeeping ordinance, approval of a 28-item consent agenda (with five items pulled for separate votes), a public hearing continuation, a $1.5 million tree trimming contract, and a detailed electric utility presentation on market participation with asset ownership. The council also debated and approved amendments to the Block 59 Business District plan, adding $1.85 million in recoverable costs contingent on a lease signing. Eight council members were present (Councilman McBroom absent).
All consent agenda items were approved by an 8-0 vote, except for items I11, I12, I13, I27, and I28 which were pulled for separate discussion and votes. Key approvals included:
Item I11 – Fire Engine Maintenance Change Order: John Doyle (Naperville) questioned the high number of change orders in 2026 (31 projects, 69 changes, $7 million added, 19 years to timelines). City Manager Krieger noted change orders are reviewed individually and are more common in summer. Fire Chief Puknaitis explained the change order cancels a contract to bring work in-house, saving over $100,000 annually. Approved 8-0.
Item I12 – Downtown Streetscape Change Order: John Doyle yielded his time. No discussion. Approved 8-0.
Item I13 – North Central College Riverwalk Park Change Order: Mayor Wehrli and Councilwoman Jain recused due to conflicts. John Doyle yielded time. Approved 6-0 (McBroom absent, Wehrli and Jain recused).
Items I27 & I28 – Block 59 Business District Amendments: These items amended the existing business district to add $1.85 million in recoverable costs for a new tenant (home goods/furniture, not disclosed). Petitioner Rich Dippolito (Brixmor) stated the additional funds are needed for demolition, utility relocation, and infrastructure changes. Written support from Indian Prairie School District 204 Superintendent Adrian Talley (Aurora) highlighted Block 59’s positive fiscal impact on the district. Councilwoman Gibson and Councilman Holzhauer opposed, citing taxpayer burden and affordability. Councilman Kelly proposed a substitute motion to make approval contingent on execution of the lease reviewed by staff. The substitute motion passed 6-2 (Gibson and Holzhauer opposed). The companion redevelopment agreement amendment passed by the same 6-2 vote with the same contingency.
The meeting adjourned at 9:34 PM.
Good evening and welcome to the June 16th Naperville City Council meeting. Roll call. Worley? Here. Gibson. Here. Coltower. Here. Jane. Here. Kelly. Here. McBroom. Cyan. Yep. White. Wilson. Here. Please rise and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. And you're going to be strong. Our first item tonight is public forum. I'd like to remind everyone of the citizen participation rules and the city's municipal code for speaking at city council meetings. Speakers are asked to present their comments in a respectful and courteous manner. Speakers should be or say on topic and be cognizant of their words. Personal attacks on council members, staff, other speakers, or members of the audience are not allowed. If inappropriate language or comments are expressed during this meeting, you will be asked immediately to stop commenting. Also, for audience members, there is no cheering and no jeering. Actions such as applauding or any other noises during or at the conclusion of any remarks made by any speaker are not allowed. If this occurs, you'll be asked to stop immediately, and if it continues to persist, I will recess the meeting until the audience abides by the rules in our city code. No speaker should ever feel intimidated by the crowd. Audience disruption is meant to intimidate those speaking, and I will not allow it in the chambers. Audience members with signs. The signs must not block any other audience members' view. And speakers will be given three minutes to address the city council to help speakers stay within the three-minute time frame. We have a timer on the side dias to your right. If a speaker's name is called and they are not in the room, we will move on to the next speaker, and we will not go back. Speakers are encouraged to remain in council chambers until the conclusion of public form in the event council members want to ask any follow-up questions. Also, when your name is called, please come and have a seat in the first row that will keep us on time with all of our speakers during public forum. Mr. Schatz, please call the speakers. The first three speakers are Derek Adam Hoover, followed by Joe Huss and James Fillar. Joe Huss. We have the eight speakers in public forum after James Fular will be Robert Geese. For the first time in U.S. history, solar energy at twelve point eight percent is generating more electricity than coal. You can see that crossover on this chart. This meaningful reduction in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions is a concrete step toward addressing climate change and the damage it causes. We expect those trends to continue as solar with 60% of the electricity added to the U.S. grid in the first quarter. You can see that batteries are also being deployed at record rates.