Votes and procedural actions: remote participation allowed; meeting moved to closed session by roll call

Several procedural actions were recorded during the Committee of the Whole meeting on May 5:

- Remote participation: Council approved Alderman Nunez’s request to participate remotely for extended illness after a motion by Alderman Smith and second by Alderman Garza; the motion carried by voice vote.

- Approval of minutes: The minutes for the April 21, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting were approved on a motion by Alderman Smith, second by Alderman Franco, and carried by voice vote.

- Consent agenda: Multiple items across committees (planning, finance, PHST, IT, wrap) were designated for the consent agenda. Notable items placed on consent include a Geneva Construction contract award of $4,648,733.10 for the 2026 citywide resurfacing project and a Compass Minerals salt purchase authorization up to $1,065,000; these were added to the consent list for future council action.

- Closed session: The council moved to enter closed session under the Open Meetings Act (section 2(c)(2)) to discuss audit and fraud risk matters; the motion passed on roll call with 11 yes, 0 no.

Why this matters: These procedural items set the administrative path for ordinances, contracts and committee items to be finalized by city council and create the official record for the closed‑session action taken at the end of this Committee of the Whole meeting.