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City Council Minutes 1991 10-10-91 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS , HELD AT CITY HALL ON OCTOBER 10 , 1991 . --------------------------------------------------------- Mayor Kittoe called the meeting to order at 7 : 30 p.m. and led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance . Clerk Albin called the roll : Ward 1 - Baird - Present Jahp - Present Ward 2 - Fey - Present Clark - Present Ward 3 - Jones - Present Pfister - Present Ward 4 - Fahrlander - Present Bown - Absent A quorum was established . Guests were introduced : Members of the Press . Alderman Jahp moved to waive the reading of the minutes from the September 26 , 1991 City Council meeting, and approve them as presented , seconded by Alderman Fey. Motion carried . Alderman Pfister moved to approve as pay the bills as presented , seconded by Alderman Jahp, and Clerk Albin called the roll : Fey - Aye Baird - Aye Pfister- - Aye Clark - Aye Fahrlander - Aye Jahp - Aye Jones - Aye Motion carried . There were no citizen comments . PLAN COMMISSION/ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - No report . ATTORNEY ' S REPORT - Attorney McCann reported that Attorney Kramer was contacted by Chuck Beaudry requesting that the building permit fee be waived for a parsonage his Church at Mill St . and Route 126 is planning to construct . Mayor Kittoe informed Attorney McCann that this has not been done in the past. Attorney McCann also reported that Mr . Beaudry is requesting a variance asking that no garage be built attached to the parsonage . This will be discussed at the next Committee Meeting. Attorney McCann distributed a proposed resolution authorizing various signatories on the Beecher Building Account . Alderman Jahp moved to authorize signatories on the Beecher Building Account, seconded by Alder- person Clark. Motion carried . ROLL CALL meta GUEST INTRODUCTION MINUTES APPROVAL BILLS APPROVAL CITIZEN COMMENTS PARSONAGE VARIANCE SIGNATORIES-BEECHER Page 2 October 10 , 1991 ------------------------------------------------------------ Attorney McCann reported that Attorney Kramer was contacted from the Illinois Public Action Group requesting that they be allowed the extend the hours that they solicit in Yorkville until 9 : 00 P.M. Since there was no represent- ative present at Council from the group, no action was taken. A represent- ative from the group would have to come to Council and make the request . If they don ' t make the request they will only be allowed to solicit until 6 :00 p.m. as the local Ordinance states . MAYOR ' S REPORT - Mayor Kittoe brought up the issue of Acting Police Chief Sibenaller ' s salary. After discussing it at Committee , $600 .00 extra a month retroactive to October 5 , 1991 was agreed upon. Alderman Baird moved to pay Mr . Sibenaller an extra $600 . 00 a month, retroactive to October 5 , 1991 while he is Acting Chief of Police . Alderman Jahp seconded the motion, and Clerk Albin called the roll : Jahp - Aye Fahrlander - Aye Fey - Aye Pfister - Aye Clark - Aye Baird - Aye Jones - Aye Motion carried . ILL.PUB. ACTION GRP . SIBENALLER ' S SALARY Mayor Kittoe reported that any Alderman VOLUNTEER INSURANCE or the Mayor himself is covered by insurance when helping out the City for any reason. CITY CLERK ' S REPORT - Clerk Albin reported that there will be a Special Plan Commission meeting at the City Hall on October 28 at 7 :00 p.m. to hear Virginia Gossett ' s petition for rezoning from M-1 to R-2 her property at 301 E . Van Emmon. This will be directly followed by a Special City Council Meeting at 7 : 30 p.m. CITY TREASURER/BUDGET OFFICER ' S REPORT - Budget Officer Drew reported that the deadline for the bills for the next Council Meeting is October 14, 1991 . GOSSETT - REZONING CITY ADMINISTRATOR ' S REPORT - Administrator RR TRACK REPA Peck reported that the railroad tracks on Bridge St . are going to be repaired on October 15 and 16 . Administrator Peck also reported that he GAME FARM PROTEST was contacted by a group who planned a protest in front of the Game Farm to protest the killing of pheasants raised there . The protest will be held the morning of October 12 . Page 3 October 10 , 1991 ----------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC WORKS & WATER REPORTS - No report . PUB . WORKS & WATER Alderman Pfister moved to accept the Public Works and Water Report as presented, seconded by Alderman Fey. Motion carried. POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT - Acting Chief of Police Sibenaller highlighted some of the Police Report as well as filling in the Council about cases that have been solved recently. Mr . Sibenaller also reported that there will be two officers stationed at the Bonfire and Street Dance to be held Friday evening, the 11th of October . There will also be one officer at the Homecoming Football game on October 12 as well as one officer stationed at the Homecoming Dance. Alderman Pfister moved to accept the Police Report as presented and Alderperson Clark seconded the motion. Motion carried . BUILDING DEPARTMENT REPORT - Alderman Baird moved to accept the Building Department Report as presented, seconded by Alderman Pfister . Motion carried . POLICE REPORT BUILDING REPORT BEECHER BUILDING REPORT - Alderman BEECHER BLD Jahp moved to accept the Beecher Building Report as presented, seconded by Alderperson Clark. Motion carried . PARK BOARD REPORT - Alderman Baird reported that the Yorkville Sports Boosters brought a proposed sketch to the Park Board for a recreation area with public washrooms with an estimated. cost of $90 ,000 . Alderman Baird questioned how the golf outing will be handled . Mayor Kittoe said that Public Relations can help out to keep everyone moving along. Alderman Baird moved to accept the Park Board minutes as presented. Alderman Jahp seconded the motion. Motion carried . PARK BOARD REPORT KENDALL COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMM. - KCEDC REPORT Alderman Fey reported that the next meeting will be held Tuesday, October 15 at 7 : 00 p.m. at the Kendall County Office Building. SCHOOL COMMUNITY REPORT - No report . OLD BUSINESS - Alderman Pfister stated that he talked to Dave Erickson, an employee of NI Gas , and Mr . Erickson told Alderman Pfister that he was not against PE Pipe. Apparently Mr . Erickson had been quoted as saying he was against PE Pipe and he wanted this clarified . SCHOOL COMM.REPORT PE PIPE using NEW BUSINESS - Alderman Baird reported "CRUISE NIGHT" that he had talked to Nancy Thompson about "Cruise Night" and she will handle this . Page 4 October 10 , 1991 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ***************** COMMITTEE REPORTS ******************** FINANCE - No report . NEGOTIATIONS - No report . PUBLIC RELATIONS - No report . WATER - No report . BUILDING & ZONING/FUTURE PLANNING - No report . STREETS & ALLEYS - No report . Alderman Fey questioned when Spring St . would be started . Administrator Peck said he will contact Aurora Blacktop and get a report back from them. SEWERS - No report . POLICE - Alderperson Clark reported that there CHIEF OF POLICE will be a meeting of the Police Committee with APPLICATIONS the Mayor to open and go over applications for the Chief of Police position. The meeting will be held October 16 at 7 : 00 p.m. Mayor Kittoe brought up the fact that Sheriff TRICK OR TREATING Randall recommended the hours for Halloween HOURS Trick or Treating to be from 5 : 00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m. and suggested that the City follow this . Alderman Jahp moved to establish the hours for Trick or Treating to be from 5 : 00 p.m. to 7 :00 p.m. and Alderperson Clark seconded the motion. Motion carried . HEALTH & SANITATION/UTILITIES - No report . PUBLIC PROPERTY - No report . YORKVILLE BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - PAMIDA APPLICATION Alderman Baird reported that Nancy Thompson from the Chamber of Commerce would be handing out applications for the Pamida Store on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12 at Countryside Center . WASTE MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE - No report . YSBD BOARD REPRESENTATIVE - No report . LIBRARY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE - Alderman Jahp reported that the next Library Board Meeting will be held October 14 at 7 :00 p.m. Administrator Peck commented that the City borrowed Mrs . Pfister for two days to work at the City offices and thanks go to the Library Board . PARK BOARD REPRESENTATIVE - No report . CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPRESENTATIVE - No report . ADDITIONAL BUSINESS - Mayor Kittoe read an invitation from Oswego to attend the dedication of the new Oswego Police Department located at Haster Park. The dedication will be held November 10 at 2 : 00 p.m. and all City Officials are invited . ADJOURNMENT - Alderman Jahp moved to adjourn the meeting. Alderman Fey seconded the motion. Motion carried . Adjourned at 8 :40 p.m. ( �' Z, / 61bd2 BY: Cheryl Albin, City Clerk