City Council Minutes 1995 12-14-95 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED
CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS HELD AT
THE KENDALL COUNTY BOARD ROOM ON Thursday, December 14, 1995
Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the
Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Clerk Allison called the role: ROLL CALL
Ward I Callmer Present
Spang Present
Ward II Baker Absent
Lynch Present
Ward III Jones Present
Prochaska Present
Ward IV Sowinski Present
Stafford Present
A quorum was established. QUORUM
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
Mayor Johnson welcomed those present and asked them to introduce
themselves.
AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA
None
MEETING DATES
The council reviewed the listing of meetings. Meetings will be
held as listed on the agenda except the Public Safety meeting is
scheduled at 6:30 p.m. All meetings will be held in the Suite 3 --
Conference Room in the Kendall County Building.
PUBLIC HEARING
A motion was made by Alderman Spang and seconded by Alderman Lynch
to move into Public Hearing to discuss the proposed tax levy.
Clerk Allison called the role:
Prochaska - aye Stafford - aye
Sowinski - aye Spang - aye
Callmer - aye Lynch - aye
Jones - aye
Motion carried.
Attorney Kramer briefly discussed the proposed tax levy. The
proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes are to be
levied for 1995 - 1996 at $832,857. This represents a 19. 7%
increase over last year. Kramer indicated that this is a difficult
process to fully explain to the public. With the increased
assessed valuations of property as well as the growth in the area,
the increase will effect individual citizens very slightly. The
actual tax amount paid to the city will not change dramatically.
The city is not required to hold a truth and taxation hearing if
the increase is under 5%. The council discussed the amount again
stating that the rate to the City is slightly less than previous
year. Assessments in the area have increased.
Attorney Kramer thanked City Administrator Nanninga and Alderman
Prochaska for their diligent work during the process of the levy.
Mayor Johnson asked for any public comment regarding the proposed
tax levy. There being none, a motion to move out of public hearing
was requested.
Several of the Alderman wished to emphasize the fact that the 19%
increase is not passed onto the taxpayer such as it sounds since
much of the increase will be due to growth and property assessment
increases.
A motion was made by Alderman Spang and seconded by Alderman
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Prochaska to move out of Public Hearing at 7:12 p.m. Clerk Allison
called the role:
Callmer - aye Lynch - aye
Jones - aye Prochaska - aye
Stafford - aye Sowinski - aye
Spang - aye
Motion carried.
PLAN COMMISSION / ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
The Ron Hill Subdivision County request recently discussed at the
Plan Commission meeting will be discussed at the next Economic
Development Committee meeting and the next Committee of the Whole
meeting.
Citizen Comments
None
MINUTES APPROVAL
A motion was made by Alderman Prochaska and seconded by Alderman
Lynch to defer the acceptance of the November 30th minutes to the
next Council meeting. Motion carried.
BILLS APPROVAL
Alderman Prochaska indicated that on page 8 / 9 of the bills the
$9,125 bill for purchase of playground equipment should be deferred
at this time. Alderman Prochaska made a motion to approve and pay
bills dated December 14, 1995 in the corrected amount of
$162,629.87 vendor bills and a total of $211 ,472. 20 with payroll.
Some questions were asked by the Alderman concerning a few of the
bills on the list. Alderman Sowinski seconded the motion. Clerk
Allison called the role:
Lynch - aye Stafford - aye
Jones - aye Prochaska - aye
Spang - aye Callmer - aye
Sowinski - aye
Motion carried.
ATTORNEY'S REPORT
Attorney Kramer indicated that the Special Service Area is no
longer an issue due to the City receiving enough negative responses
to void the ordinance. Nineteen of 35 owners indicated they did
not wish the Special Service Area to be in place.
Attorney Kramer indicated he had no other report except that some
zoning issues are still in process.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Johnson reported on the upcoming 1996 Listing of Council
Meeting dates. These will be held the second and fourth Thursday
of each month except for November and December due to the holidays.
Mayor Johnson announced that the City of Yorkville has been awarded
a grant along with nine other cities from the Department of
Commerce Community Affairs. This grant is a part of the
Competitive Communities Initiative program and promotes economic
development in the City. A big thanks was given to Representative
Tom Cross who helped in obtaining this grant for the city.
CITY CLERK'S REPORT
No Report
CITY TREASURER'S REPORT
The October 31 and November 30, 1995 Treasurer Reports were
reported on by the City Treasurer. A motion was made by Alderman
Prochaska and seconded by Alderman Sowinski to accept the October
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and November 1995 Treasurer Report as presented. Clerk Allison
called the role:
Sowinski - aye Lynch - aye
Jones - aye Stafford - aye
Prochaska - aye Spang - aye
Callmer - aye
Motion carried.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
No Report
Economic Development Commission Report
The next meeting will be held on January 9, 1996 - 7 :00 p.m. in the
Kendall County Board Room.
Kendall County Governmental League Report
No Report
School Community Report
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday January 9, 1996 at 7: 30
p.m. in the High School Library.
Alderman Jones briefly discussed the ADHOC Committees progress.
Two proposals have been presented to the school board. One
proposal is $13 Million for a new High School . The second proposal
is for $10 million and includes a new Middle School at Circle
Center and additions to the high school . There is a seven person
task force set up to fine tune the proposals with the School Board.
The school board will then vote on which issue will go up for
referendum in March.
Old Business
No Report
New Business
Alderman Spang introduced a Mr. Leonard Stoecker of Prairie
Material Sales Inc. of Bridgeview Illinois. Mr. Stoecker briefly
discussed the company he works for and some of the history of the
owner, Mr. Jack Oremus. Mr. Stoecker stated that this company is
a family owned business which handles ready mix concrete, trucking,
gravel pits and quarries. Mr. Stoecker read verbatim a letter
addressed to the City council concerning a donation to the City of
Yorkville's Riverwalk project. This letter written by Mr. Jack
Oremus of the Prairie Material Sales Inc. pledges $1 ,000 of course
aggregate stone to be used in the riverwalk project.
Mr. Stoecker presented the letter to Mayor Johnson and Alderman
Kathy Jones. They in turn expressed the City's gratitude for the
pledge to this new project.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
Alderman Stafford stated that there is no report but he would like
to express that the Public Works Department and the Police
Department have done an excellent job in handling the last two
winter storms the city has experienced.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Alderman Jones stated that the Fox Hill Final Plat Unit IV Pods 5C
& 7 issue will be tabled at this time until additional information
necessary is received. Bill Schmanski of Pavia Marting indicated
that there are a few minor engineering issues to be addressed and
the easement for AT & T is not on the plat at this time and should
be. No problems are anticipated.
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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE -- No report
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Ordinance #95 - Property Taxes - Levy for 1995 - 1996
A motion was made by Alderman Prochaska and seconded by Alderman
Stafford to adopt the Ordinance representing the Tax Levy for the
1995 - 1996 tax year in the amount of $832 ,857. Clerk Allison
called the role:
Spang - aye Callmer - aye
Lynch - aye Jones - aye
Prochaska - aye Stafford - aye
Sowinski - aye
Motion carried.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Executive Session
A motion was made by Alderman Callmer and seconded by Alderman
Spang to move into executive session at 7:45 p.m. to discuss the
sale or lease of real estate. Session is to include Attorney
Kramer, Treasurer Scheffrahn, Administrator Nanninga. Clerk
Allison called the role:
Jones - aye Prochaska - aye
Spang - aye Callmer - aye
Lynch - aye Stafford - aye
Sowinski - aye
Motion carried.
Mayor Johnson stated a five minute recess will be taken.
A motion was made by Alderman Callmer and seconded by Alderman
Spang to move out of executive session at 8:00 p.m. into regular
council session. Clerk Allison called the role:
Stafford - aye Sowinski - aye
Lynch - aye Jones - aye
Prochaska - aye Spang - aye
Callmer - aye
Motion carried.
Mayor Johnson stated that there was no action taken while in
executive session.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Alderman Lynch and seconded by Alderman Spang
to adjourn the meeting at 8:01 p.m. Motion carried.
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