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City Council Minutes 1989 03-09-89 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 MARCH 9 , 1989 . Mayor Davidson called the meeting to order at 7 : 00 p .m. , and led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance . Clerk Erickson called the roll : Ward 1 - Small - Present Jahp - Present Ward 2 - Radke - Absent Fey - Present Ward 3 - Hayden - Absent Pfister - Present Ward 4 - Fahrlander - Present Bown - Present A quorum was established . Call to Ord Roll Call Alderman Pfister moved to waive the reading of Minutes Approval the minutes from the February 23 , 1989 City Council meeting, and approve them as presented , seconded by Alderman Bown . Motion carried . Alderman Bown moved to authoize payment of the bills as presented , seconded by Alderman Pfister . Clere called the roll : Bown - Aye Fey - Aye Fahrlander - Aye Jahp - Aye Small - Aye Pfister - Aye Motion carried . PLAN COMMISSION - There is no agenda for the March 15 , 1989 meeting, but the zoning check list will be discussed . MAYOR - Mayor Davidson reported that he has received several letters regarding the City Vehicle Sticker issue , and they will be referred to the Council as a Whole meeting on March 16 , 1989 , with a recommendation back to the City Council at the next meeting . Mayor Davidson stated his proposal at that time to the City Council to put a $ 1 . 00 per month fee , with a reduced 25 cents per month fee to Senior Citi- zens , for each utility account with the City of Yorkville , using the same format as with the Sewer Maintenance Fees . Attorney Kramer is requested to give a legal opinion of the proposal . There are approximately 126 who are getting charged the Sr . Citizen rates , plus the Sr . Citizen housing . Mayor Davidson further stated that some wish the fees dropped entirely, but at the same time want the side- walk program to remain. Alderman Bown moved to refer the city sticker matter to the Council-as-a-whole meeting on March 16 , 1989 , seconded by Alderman Fey. Motion carried . Bills Approved Plan Commission Vehicle Stickers TREASURER ' S REPORT - Alderman Bown stated that Budget Recreation Board is in need of their portion of the budget for any budget information , and to know where they stand financially . CITY ENGINEER - Engineer Klaas Layne-Western has begun work on shallow test wells the previous syould have results soon . reported that Shallow Test Wells drilling the Friday , and Page 2 March 9 . 1989 Engineer Klaas reported that the new Epic Health Health Insurance Insurance was retroactive to 3/ 1 /89 . Engineer Klaas distributed construction specifi- Construction Specs cations and guidelines , and has recieved no feed back . He has additional information to add and review, and has copies available. POLICE REPORT - Alderman Jahp moved to accept the Police Report reports of the Police Department , seconded by Alderman Jahp . Motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS & WATER - Alderman Pfister moved to _ Public Works & Water accept the reports of the Public Works and Water Reports Department reports , seconded by Alderman Bown. Motion carried . Alderman Jahp moved to accept the report of the Beecher Building , seconded by Alderman Fey. Motion carried . The Lions Club will once again, be donating $2500 to the Beecher Building . Attorney Kramer arrived . ATTORNEY ' S REPORT - Attorney Kramer reported that he has been working on some zoning matters , but nothing is final to date . Attorney Kramer was requested to check into the legalities of the City sticker fee that has been proposed to be added to the utility bills . BB Report Lions Donation-BB RECREATION BOARD - Alderman Bown reported the Recreation Board Recreation Board is preparing the summer base- ball schedule. The School District may be open- int the track to the public for running . There will be a fund raiser for funds for the ball diamond plans . Alderman Bown reported that the Recreation Board Tennis Crt . Nets approved the payment for new tennis court nets . Alderman Bown reported the Recreation Board has Tennis Court funds available for the resurfacing of the tennis Resurfacing courts . Alderman Bown moved toacc_ept the report of the Recreation Board Recreation Board , seconded by Aldermanm Pfister . Report Motion carried . KENDALL COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION - KC EDC Alderman Fey announced the next meeting will be March 21 , 1989 at the Kendall County Office Building. COMMITTEE REPORTS FINANCE - Mayor Davidson reported that he and Budget Engineer Klaas will be going over the proposed budget and talk to Treasurer Huston before bring- ing it to the City Council . The tentative Budget will be placed on file for viewing at the first meeting in April , and a Public Hearing for the budget held the last meeting , after which time the budget will be adopted . Page 3 WAGE NEGOTIATIONS - Alderman Bown reported that meetings with interested parties will be scheduled . PUBLIC PROPERTY & BUILDINGS - No report . TREES & PARKS - No report . HEALTH & SANITATION - Mayor Davidson reported that he should have a written report from the Health Department by the next meeting . UTILITIES - Alderman Fey reported the street lighting project is still being organized . WATER - Mayor Davidson reported he met with Mr . Conover , and Kendall County representatives for preliminary talks regarding water and sewer , to determine the correct way to cross the creek from Conover ' s property to the proposed county complex, along with what properties to be annexed to the City of Yorkville. BUILDING & ZONING - No report . March 9 . 1989 Wage Negotiations Street Lights KC/Conover Water/Sewer FUTURE PLANNING - Mayor Davidson requested Attorney Kramer to set up a meeting with repre- Williamsport sentatives of the proposed Williamsport Subdivi- Subdivision sion for discussion regarding the south side of Fox Road, since the platting does not conform to the plans for Yorkville . STREETS to be on meeting & ALLEYS - Alderman Fahrlander requested the agenda of the Council-as-a-Whole on March 16 , 1989 . SEWERS - Alderman Pfister reported the engineer ' s River Siphon quiote for the 12-inch siphon under the river , SW Sewer Interceptor and enlarging the sewer interceptor on the S/W side of Yorkville is $26 , 800 . Mayor Davidson requested the City review the specifications sheets before they go out to potential bidders to alleviate problems of the past . Engineer Klaas is requested to contact Don Schwegel of Baxter & Woodman , to set up a meeting . Alderman Pfister moved to direct Baxter & Wood- Bid Specifications man to prepare the bidding specifications for River Siphon & the 12-inch siphon under the Fox River , and Sewer Interceptor enlargment of the southwest side ' s sewer inter- Enlargement ceptor , not to exceed $26 , 800 . Motion was seconded by Alderman Jahp . Motion carried . PUBLIC RELATIONS - Alderman Pfister reported the City ' s golf outing is scheduled for May 4 , 1989 . The contracts have been signed , and the cost is up a bit . Printing is currently being developed, and there will be a pre-mailing on April 4 , 1989 and a final mailing on April 15 , 1989 . POLICE - Chief Diederich requested to be placed on the agenda of the March 16 , 1989 Council-as-a- Whole meeting . EMERGENCY SERVICES & DISASTER - No report . Citv Golf Outin Page 4 March 9 , 1989 YBS BOARD - Alderman Pfister announced the next meeting is scheduled for March 20, 1989 . LIBRARY BOARD - Alderman Jahp reported the next meeting is scheduled for March 13 , 1989 at 7 ; 00 p .m. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - Alderman Pfister reported their next meeting is March 21 , 1989 , with an AFTER HOURS on the same night from 5-7 p.m. It will be dedicated to the mrmory of Frank Lovetere a member of the Board of Directors . Alderman Jahp moved to adjourn the meeting at Adjournments 8 ; 05 p .m. , seconded by Alderman Pfister. Motion carried . Luanne J . Erickson, City Clerk