City Council Minutes 1989 05-25-89 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 MAY 25 , 1989 .
Mayor Davidson called the meeting to order at
7 : 30 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 - present
Fey - present
Ward
3
- Hayden - ABSENT
Pfister - present
Ward
4
- Bown - present
Fahrlander - present
A quorum was
established .
Call to Order
Roll Call
Alderman Pfister moved to waive the reading of Minutes Approval
the May 11 , 1989 City Council meeting and Public P . H. Approval
Hearing , and approve them as presented . Motion
was seconded by Alderman Bown. Motion carried .
Alderman Bown moved to authorize payment of the
bills as presented, seconded by Alderman Small. .
Clerk called the roll :
Jahp - Aye Radke - Aye
Fey - Aye Bown - Aye
Pfister - Aye Small - Aye
Fahrlander - Aye
Motion carried .
PLAN COMMISSION - Alderman Radke moved that on
recommendation of the Plan Commission, the City
Council approve the Preliminary Plat and Zoning
for Foxfield , First Addition, as presented,
seconded by Alderman Fey . Clerk called the
roll :
Small - Aye Bown - Aye
Radke - Aye Fahrlander - Aye
Fey - Aye Pfister - Aye
Jahp - Aye
Motion carried .
Engineer Klaas noted that before any further
development to the north of the first addition
to Foxfield, there would have to be a cross steet .
Alderman Radke reported the zoning check list
looks goo will be put into use soon.
Bills Approval
Foxfield 1st Addn.
Zoning Check List
It was noted that the John Bazon Kendall County KC - Bazan
petition on Kennedy Rd . , needs to come before the
City .
ATTORNEY ' S REPORT - Attorney Kramer distributed
an Ordinance changing North St . to Hillcrest Ave . Hillerest/North St .
for the City Council to look over and bring
back to the next meeting .
Attorney Kramer reported
easement acquisitions re
Council meeting .
The demographics plan of
Plan needs to get into a
that he will have
ady for the next City Easement Acquisitions
the Comprehensive Comprehensive Plan
reproduceable form. Demographics
Engineer Klaas was authorized to get costs and
copies made .
The franchise agreement with Centel has not Centel
been received to date . Franchise Agmt .
been received to date . Franchise Agmt .
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MAYOR ' S REPORT - Alderman Bown moved to grant 4-H Pet Parade
permission for the Fox River Gardens 4-H Club
to hold it ' s 4th annual Pet Parade at 12 : 30
p.m. on July 3 , 1989 starting at the east side
of the Beecher Building, through the parking
lot , down Game Farm Road to the City Park
area , and to have the Police Department provide
policing of the event , seconded by Alderman Fey.
Motion carried .
Alderman Jahp moved to approve Mayor Davidson ' s Library Appointments
appointment of Richard Munson, and reappointment R. Munson
of Carolyn Bown to the Library Board , seconded C . Bown
by Alderman Pfister . Motion carried.
Alderman Radke moved to approve Mayor Davidson ' s ZBA Appointments
reappointment of Larry Beach and Greg Huber to L. Beach
the Zoning Board of Appeals for a 5 year term, G. Huber
seconded by Alderman Bown. Motion carried .
Alderman Radke moved to approve Mayor Davidson ' s Plan Comm. Appt ._
reappointment of Harold Feltz to the Plan H. Feltz
Commission for a 4-year term, seconded by
Alderman Small . Motion carried .
CITY CLERK ' S REPORT - Clerk Erickson reported
that she gave an impromptu talk on City Govern-
ment to high school students earlier that day .
Kerry & Robin Green ' s application for a package
liquor license for the new Amoco Station at
Rt . 34 & 47 was referred to the Council of the
Whole meeting on June 1 , 1989 .
CITY ENGINNER ' S REPORT - Engineer Klaus reported
that bids will be opened for the new Public Works
pickup truck on Wednesday , May 31 , 1989, and
on Friday, June 2 , 1989 for the Tennis Courts
Resurfacing.
Alderman Pfister moved to authorize Baxter &
Woodman, Inc . , to procedd with engineering of
the water line from the 16" water tower to Game
Farm Rd . , and draw plans and specification for
the project , not to exceed $7 , 000 . Motion was
seconded by Alderman Jahp . Clerk called the roll :
Jahp - Aye Bown - Aye
Radke - Aye Pfister - Aye
Fey - Aye Small - Aye
Fahrlander - Aye
Motion carried .
Engineer Klaas reported that Jim Olson has com-
pleted the easements for the Game Farm Road
water Line.
Liquor License
Green - Amoco
Bids - PW Pickup
Bids - Tennis Courts
Water Line
WT to Game Farm Rd .
Easements -
Game Farm Road
Alderman gown moved to authorize Mayor Davidson IDOC Request
to proceed with requesting approval of the Approval.
Illinois Department of Conservation for c:onstr- Game Farm Rd .
uction of the water line , seconded by Alderman Water Line
Pfister . Motion carried .
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT - Alderman Bown moved to Public Works Rpt .
accept the report of the Public Works Department ,
and the Water Department reports of the City of
Yorkville, seconded by Alderman Small . Motion
carried .
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BEECHER BUILDING REPORT - Alderman Jahp moved to Beecher Bldg. Rpt.
accept the report of the Beecher Building ,
seconded by Alderman Fey. Motion carried .
RECREATION BOARD - Mayor Davidson reported that
a letter was received from the Yorkville Woman ' s
Club stating that they had voted to allow
Shoestring Park to be moved , and will forward
a letter to IDOC stating the same . Alderman
Bown will be checking to be sure the letter has
been sent .
Alderman Bown announced the next meeting will.
be June 5 , 1989 .
KENDALL COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION -
Alderman Fey reported on the May 9 , 1989 meeting.
Mayor Davidson talked with the IDDC, and the
radium grant survey can be used to try to obtain
a grant from the Kendall County Economic Devel-
opment Commission for the river siphon and
replacement of the sewer lines in the west part
of town.
Alderman Pfister moved to authorize Mayor David-
son to proceed with application for the Kendall
County Grant , seconded by Alderman Fahrlander .
Motion carried .
TENNIS COURTS - Alderman Bown reported that he
will report on the bids received at the next
meeting .
SCHOOL COMMUNITY - Alderman Small asked that
the Council and Press be on the lookout for jobs
for kids for summer .
Shoestring Park
KC Grant
River Siphon
West Side Sewer Lines
Bids - Tennis Crts .
CITIZEN COMMENTS - Matt Clark, along with Mike
Cummings presented their ideas for starting up Youth Center
a Youth Center in Yorkville , which he would like
to run in conjunction with his attending college
at Lewis University in Joliet . The project would
take approximately $3 , 000 in funds to initiate .
Alderman Bown stated that he appreciated Mr .
Clark ' s ideas and that he should take them to the
Recreation Board, as they would most likely be
the ones to oversee such a venture .
NEW BUSINESS - Alderman Fahrlander reported a Weeds
" weed problem in Countryside Center . Alderman
Pfister stated there was also a problem at
Clarage ' s house on River Street .
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FINANCE - Alderman Small reported that Treasurer 1987-88 Audit
Huston will contact Sikich & Gardner regarding
further breakdowns of costs of the 1987-88 audit .
The Bank of Yorkville has contributed money to Beecher Bldg. Roof
the roof project for the Beecher Building , and
the Yorkville National Bank is also wanting to
donate to the project .
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Alderman Bown moved to approve a one-time payment
for a weeks pay based on the 1 . 6% rate as with
the rest of the employees , to be paid to the two
part-time police secretaries , seconded by Alderman
Bown. Discussion followed . Clerk Erickson called
the roll ;
Pfister - Nay Small - Aye
Fey - Nay Fahrlander - Nay
Bown - Aye Jahp - Aye
Radke - Aye .
Motion carried 4-3 .
Mayor Davidson vetoed the motion, and referred
it back to committee .
Employee Salaries
Mayoral Veto
Alderman Small moved to delegate Alderman Pfister Well Site Property
to negotiate, along with Mayor Davidson` on the Negotiations
well site property , seconded by Alderman Bown.
Motion carried.
HEALTH & SANITATION - No report .
UTILITIES - Alderman Fey is waiting for a copy
of the Centel Cable TV Franchise .
WATER - Alderman Pfister reported that City of
Yorkville is now on a restricted water status .
Attorney Kramer reported that the IEPA have no
objections regarding the revisions to the
Grant application extension. Also, each
amendment requires a seperate filing fee .
BUILDING & ZONING - No report .
FUTURE PLANNING - No report .
STREETS & ALLEYS - Alderman Fahrlander reported
the next meeting will be June 1 , 1989 .
At the recent meeting the street naming Quinsey
vs . Spring, was discussed .
Also discussed, was the Fox Industrial Park
agreement , and the 1989 Street Repair Program.
Alderman Pfister reported that River Street by
the dam should be checked as it is beginning
to break away at places again.
PUBLIC PROPERTY & BUIi.DTNGS - No report .
TREES & PARKS - No report .
SEWERS - Engineer Klaas reported that 3 addi-
tional sump pumps have been orders for the SSES
project .
Alderman Pfister reported the permission for the
the river siphon has been received from the Army
Corps of Engineers .
PUBLIC RELATIONS - Alderman Pfister reminded
Engineer Klaas of the lights for the City Signs .
POLICE - No report .
EMERGENCY SERVICES & DISASTER - No report .
_YBS BOARD - No report .
Centel Franchise
Radium Grant
Quinsey vs . Spring
FIP Streets /
1989 Program
River St . Da
SSES-Sump P11m4
River Siphon
Lights-City Signs
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LIBRARY BOARD - Alderman Jahp announced the
next meeting for June 12 , 1989 at 7 ; 00 p .Tn.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - Alderman Pfister reported After Hours
that he didn ' t attend the last Chamber of Commerce
meeting, but that he did attend the After Hours at
Yorkville National Bank in honor of their 75th
anniversary.
ADJOURNMENT - Alderman Bown moved to adjourn the Adjournment
meeting, seconded by Alderman Jahp . Motion carried.
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Luanne J. Erickson, City Clerk