City Council Minutes 1998 12-03-98 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED CITY
OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS HELD AT THE KENDALL COUNTY
BOARD ROOM. 111 W. FOX ST., YORKVILLE ON THURSDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1998.
Mayor Bob Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the Council in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Clerk Simmons called the roll.
Ward I Spang Present
Sticka Present
Ward II Burd Present
Kot Present
Ward III Anderson Present
Prochaska Present
Ward IV Sowinski Present
Spears Present
QUORUM
A quorum was established.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
Mayor Johnson welcomed those present and asked them to introduce themselves and to
enter their name on the attendance sheet provided.
AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA
None.
COMMITTEE MEETING DATES
Public Works Committee 6:30 P.M. Kendall County Building
Monday December 14, 1998 Conference Room - Suite 3
Economic Development Committee 6:30 P.M. Kendall County Building
Tuesday December 15, 1998 Conference Room - Suite 3
Public Safety Committee 6:30 P.M. Kendall County Building
Monday December 7 & 28, 1998 Conference Room - Suite 3
Administration Committee 6:30 P.M. Kendall County Building
Tuesday December 8, 1998 Conference Room - Suite 3
CITIZENS COMMENTS
No citizens comments.
PUBLIC HEARING
No Public Hearing.
PLANNING COMMISSION/ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS/SIGN REVIEW BOARD
No report.
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
A motion was made by Alderman Sowinski to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting
of November 19, 1998; seconded by Alderman Anderson.
Approved by viva voce vote.
BILLS FOR APPROVAL
A motion was made by Alderman Sticka to approve the bill list dated December 3, 1998
in the amount of$86,777.62 (vendor), $65,847.13 (payroll), for a total disbursements of
$152,624.75; seconded by Alderman Sowinski.
Minutes - Regular Meeting of The City Council December 3. 1998 - Page 2
Alderman Spang raised a question on page 4 under Leifheit Automotive Service for
mechanical automotive repair which is outside the city limits of Yorkville. He asked if this
work was unable to be done within the city limits.
City Administrator Nanninga stated that it was for a 1991 T-Bird, which is a special
unmarked squad car for the Police Department.
Alderman Prochaska raised a question on page 7 under United Parcel Service for shipping
charges.
Approved by roll call vote
Kot aye Spears aye
Burd aye Sowinski aye
Anderson aye Prochaska aye
Sticka aye Spang nay
Ayes: 7 Nays: 1
ATTORNEY'S REPORT
Attorney Kramer stated that there was response on the Farm Bureau Agreement. He said
they had a view points of clarification they asked about, one being the legal description
which is being taken care by the survey that is being ordered and the second one was the
hold harmless language. He said the only change they asked to be made was where it
talked about trees, berm's and fence, they asked that we remove the berm's because they
were afraid of a drainage problem.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Johnson announced there were two vacancies on the Zoning Board of Appeals and
stated that if there were any citizens interested to submit a letter of interest to him or if
anyone knows of someone who is interested he could approach to let him know.
CITY CLERK'S REPORT
No report.
CITY TREASURER'S REPORT
No report.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR 'S REPORT
City Administrator Jim Nanninga stated the snowman was going up on the water tower
tomorrow, Friday December 4. He stated that Hamilton has started their work patching and
Linden should start Monday December 7 on the water main crossing at the river.
Alderman Spang stated at the corner of S. Main and W. Washington St., Hamilton did a
repair there and where the sidewalk ends there is a large drop off where they have a
barricade horse. He asked if someone could put some gravel there to make the sidewalk
acceptable.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY REPORT
No report.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
Minutes - Regular Meeting of The City Council December 3. 1998 - Page 3
COMMITTEE REPORTS
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT
No report.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
(RESOLUTION 98-15) COUNTRY INN &SUITES REQUEST FOR HEIGHT VARIANCE
A motion was made by Alderman Prochaska to approve the height variation requested by
the Yorkville Lodging, LLC for the proposed Country Inn & Suites, to be located in the
northeast quadrant of Route 47 and Route 34 intersection, which would establish the
maximum height as defined in Section 10-70-06 of the Yorkville Zoning Ordinance for B-3
zoning from 35 feet to 37 feet per said improvement; seconded by Alderman Anderson.
Approved by roll call vote.
Spears aye Burd aye
Sowinski aye Anderson aye
Prochaska aye Sticka aye
Spang aye Kot aye
Ayes: 8 Nays: 0
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT
No report.
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
No report.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Mayor Johnson formally announced that he would not be seeking reelection to the office
of Mayor for the City of Yorkville.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Alderman Sowinski to adjourn the meeting at 7:14 p.m.; seconded
by Alderman Sticka. Approved by viva voce vote.
By:
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Deborah K. Simmons, City Clerk
City of Yorkville, Illinois
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