# Streaming LIVE: Aurora Committee of the Whole | 10-06-2026

The City of Aurora Committee of the Whole meeting was held October 6, 2026. Procurement and funding items reported for placement on the consent agenda included a 2027 salt purchase from Salt Exchange Inc. for $693,750, with up to $1,399,600 in Motor Fuel Tax funds appropriated; 10 ballistic shields from MES Life Safety for up to $66,000; and a $461,138 phase-three engineering agreement with BLA Inc. for the Galena/New York resurfacing project, alongside a $1,561,138 appropriation. Other reported contracts included $188,831 to Digital Water Solutions for water-system sensors and training, a $99,084 change order to Electric Conduit Construction, $121,541.50 to RW Collins Company to remove a fueling system and underground tanks, $302,705 to H. Linden and Sons for a sanitary-service relocation, and $328,620 to Norrig Construction for bridge rehabilitation. The meeting also placed on consent a historic preservation grant package totaling a little over $370,000 and a resolution to accept a $350,000 brownfield remediation grant for three city-owned downtown properties. These items were referred to the consent agenda; the transcript does not record final council approval of them.

The proposed termination of the OnLight Aurora master service agreement and authorization to negotiate possible contract transfers was held as unfinished business, with no decision taken. Staff said the agreement provides for a 180-day wind-down; any customer or vendor contract transfers would require council approval. Discussion cited approximately $500,000 or more in OnLight debt and an estimated $100,000 in legal costs over the next 12 months for negotiations. Staff also discussed a possible state legislative change allowing Aurora to adjust municipal utility-tax rates, potentially generating an estimated $2–9 million, but the proposal remains uncertain and would require state authorization and later council action. The committee approved the September 15 minutes and adjourned; a snow-season odd-even parking pilot was also presented for selected streets, with no procurement action identified for that item.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 06, 2026

### Sources
- [Streaming LIVE: Aurora Committee of the Whole | 10-06-2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFSJdkY-pr8) - City of Aurora, IL