The Naperville City Council met on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 7:00 PM (with a closed session at 6:30 PM) in Council Chambers. The meeting, which concluded at 10:39 PM, covered a wide range of topics including the proposed ban on retail kratom sales, approval of the CityGate II development, a presentation on the sale of the electric utility, and the receipt of the 2026 National Community Survey results. The meeting also included a public forum with significant citizen engagement on energy, environment, and development issues.
Approved the Consent Agenda unanimously (9-0) after pulling items I10 and I23 for separate discussion. Items approved include:
Item I10 (Facilities Roof Repairs): Council debated funding allocation. Councilwoman Gibson moved to approve the award to Garland/DBS Inc. for up to $136,355 and fund the Van Buren parking deck repairs through the Downtown Parking Fund. Staff agreed to review a five-year history of funding for similar projects. Motion passed 9-0.
On Kratom Ban (Item I23):
Good evening and welcome to the August 18th Naperville City Council meeting, roll call. Orly? Here. Gibson. Here. Hold Tower. Here. Jane. Here. Kelly. Here. McBroom? Here. Cyan. Yep. Wayne. Here. Wilson. Here. Please rise and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic. Indivisible liberty adjustment for all. Our first item is public forum. I'd like to remind men and everyone of the citizen participation rules in 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 stay 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 juring. Actions such as applauding, cheering, finger stamping, booing, or any other noises during or at the conclusion of any remarks made by any speaker are not allowed. If this occurs, you will be asked to stop immediately. 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. Speakers are given three minutes to address the council to help speakers stay within the three minute time frame. We have a timer located on the side and dias to your right. It will give the visual cue when the three minutes are expiring. This helps speakers conclude their comments in a timely manner without being cut off. The timer will buzz when it hits zero, and we will alert the speaker that their time is up. 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 forum in the event council members want to ask follow-up questions. Also, when your name is called, please come and have a seat in the first row. Mrs. Schatz, please call the first speakers. There's one written comment that was posted to the website. We have 12 speakers. The first four speakers are Ted Bullard, Teresa Huss, Joe Huss, and Richard Stark. If you heard your name called, please go ahead and proceed to the front row.