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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Lieutenant Andrew Wolcott
DATE: April 18, 2024
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor or the Aurora Police Department Chief of Police to enter into an agreement between the City of Aurora, Illinois and Chicago Premium Outlets, LLC
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this agreement is to allow the Aurora Police Department to place license plate readers on the property of the Chicago Premium Outlets, LLC.
BACKGROUND:
Chicago Premium Outlets, LLC facility at 1650 Premium Outlet Blvd. is a vital piece of the Aurora economy, with roughly 170 retail stores and millions of visitors a year. In the fall of 2023, the Aurora Police Department received a grant from the Illinois Attorney General's Office to fund license plate readers in order to combat crime at retail establishments.
DISCUSSION:
The Chicago Premium Outlets, LLC facility at 1650 Premium Outlet Blvd is one of the busiest locations in the City of Aurora. The facility is frequented by people regionally and from around the world. Its proximity to the Interstate 88 tollway makes it easily accessible for people across Northern Illinois. For many of those people, this facility is the face of Aurora. Based on this, the continued safety and security of the Chicago Premium Outlets, LLC facility is of upmost importance to the city.
The Aurora Police Department has a longstanding commitment to the reduction of retail crime in Aurora. Aurora is privileged to include many retail mercantile establishments, including the Chicago Premium Outlets, which provides retail services to the Chicagoland area.
The Aurora Police Department applied for and received a grant for $85,630.00 from the Illinois Attorney General's Office as part of the Attorney General's Organized Retail Crime Grant Program. The grant included specific funding to pay for the purchase of license plate readers to be utilized to combat retail crime. Within the grant the Chicago Premium Outlets was listed as a proposed location for 4 of the license plate readers. The grant was accepted by City Council on 11/14/23 (R23-332)
The agreement will allow the Aurora Police Department to have license plate readers installed on the Chicago Premium Outlets property.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
Entering into this agreement will allow the Aurora Police Department to fully execute the remainder of the grant requirements. It will also allow the Aurora Police Department to more quickly address retail crime at the Chicago Premium Outlets. This will make the city safer for the citizens and patrons of the Chicago Outlet Mall in Aurora.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Aurora Police Department is requesting that the proposed resolution be adopted.
cc: Finance Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution authorizing the Mayor or the Aurora Police Department Chief of Police to enter into an agreement between the City of Aurora, Illinois and Chicago Premium Outlets, LLC
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the Aurora Police Department is a law enforcement organization of the City of Aurora, County of Kane, State of Illinois, responsible for the preservation of safety and security in the geographic area in which it has jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, Chicago Premium Outlets, LLC. owns and operates Chicago Premium Outlet Mall located at 1650 Premium Outlet Boulevard, Suite 150, Aurora, Illinois 60502 and is an organization, corporation, or business operating within the jurisdiction of the Department; and
WHEREAS, the Aurora Police Department has received a grant from the Illinois Attorney General's Office to pay for the purchase of license plate readers in order to combat retail crime in Aurora; and
WHEREAS, an agreement is needed in order for the Aurora Police Department to have license plate readers installed on the Chicago Premium Outlets, LLC property; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: that the Mayor or the Aurora Police Department Chief of Police is hereby authorized to sign the attached agreement between the City of Aurora, Illinois and Chicago Premium Outlets, LLC.