City Council Minutes 1983 10-27-83 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 27 , 1983. —
Mayor Davidson called the meeting to order at 8 :00 P.M. and led the
Council in the Pledge of Allegiance .
Deputy Clerk Robertson called the roll as follows :
Ward 1 - Small - Present
Jahp - Present
Ward 2 - Harker - Absent (Arrived at 8 : 50)
Tilton - Absent
Ward 3 - Hayden - Present
Dollman - Present
Ward 4 - Loebbaka - Present
Jennings - Present
A quorum was established.
Alderman Dollman moved to approve the reading of the minutes from the
October 13 , 1983 meeting. Alderman Jennings seconded the motion.
Motion carried 6-0 .
Attorney Kramer reported that he was still working on the Dickson Court
project.
Mayor Davidson announced that Alderman Harker' s wife was in the hospital
and that the status of her condition was not known.
from JETCO has been contacted. They will be repainting the
tower and then they will be putting on a glossy coat.
Mayor Davidson motioned to appoint Sandy Loebbaka as City Treasurer
and as IMRF Agent beginning November 1, 1983. Alderman Hayden seconded
the motion. Roll call was taken.
Loebbaka--abs twin ?resskrr Jahp-- Aye Hayden--Aye
Dollman--Aye #t Jennings--Aye Small--Aye
Motion carried . Alderman Tilton and Harker were absent from voting.
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Mayor Davidson motioned to appoint John Schneider temporarily until
January l,las Building and Zoning Officer for a fee of $1. 00 . Alderman
Dollman seconded the motion. Roll call was taken.
Hayden--Aye Small==Aye Jahp--Aye
Loebbaka--Aye Jennings--Aye Dollman--Aye
Motion carried 6-0 . Alderman Tilton and Harker were absent from voting.
Human Resource Commission. Alderman Loebbaka reported that there would
be a meeting on November 1, 1/Z5 with the Park Commission to discuss the
Sesquicentennial. There will also be meeting on November 21 , 1983 .
Park Commission and Tennis Courts . Alderman Hayden announced that there
is a meeting scheduled for November 11lat 7 :00 P.M. to map out the baseball
fields . Alderman Jennings wanted the people to know that the City
Council did not instruct the Park Commission plans on the Game Farm
property. Alderman Small stated that it was a committee decision to
do it.
A meeting will be announced later on the tennis court lights . An estimate
of $80 will be needed to put the timer on the lights .
Chief Randall reported that the teen dance will be held from 8 :00P.M.
until 12 :00 Midnight. On October 30,►there will be a party for the younger
children. They may have a paradeto the Hillside Nursing Home .
Bristol Kendall Fire Department. The building on McKugh property has not
been burned down yet. It should be done on November 11 1983 .
Senior Community. The Fox Valley Older Adult Service wants a lease type
of provision in terms of a written agreement for use of the Beecher Center.
The Council suggested sending this to the committee to discuss .
School Community. Alderman Jennings brought to the attention of the Council
that in the Kendall County Record it had been printed that there was
a meeting scheduled for this week between the School Board and the City
Council to discuss the Game Farm property. Mayor Davidson suggested we
look into the matter.
Old Business. Alderman Hayden motioned to purchase fertilizer for the
Game Farm now at $670 .69 . Alderman Jennings seconded the
motion. Roll call was taken.
Jennings--Aye Dollman--Aye Japh--Aye
Loebbaka--Aye Hayden--Aye Small-Aye
Motion carried 6-0 . Alderman Tilton and Harker were absent from voting.
Alderman Small motioned to approve sustituting the Toshiba P1350 printer
for the 9UME printer because it does better quality work and is also
less expensive. He also motioned to pay $195 on the Mail/Merge which
was not included in the contract. Alderman Dollman seconded the motion .
Alderman Jahp motioned to amend that we vote on the two items separately.
Alderman Hayden seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken.
Jennings--Aye Small--Aye Hayden--Aye
Jahp--Aye Loebbaka--Nay Dollman--Nay
Motion carried 4-2 . Alderman Tilton and Harker were absent from voting.
Roll call vote was taken on the motion to substitute printers .
Dollman--Aye Jennings--Aye Loebbaka--Aye
Small--Aye Jahp--Aye Hayden--Aye
Motion carried 6-0 . Alderman Tilton and Harker were absent from voting.
Roll call vote was taken on the motion to pay $195 . on the Mail/Merge .
Hayden--Nay Jennings--Aye Loebbaka--Aye
Dollman--Aye Jahp--Nay Small--Aye
Motion carried 4-2 . Alderman Tilton and Harker were absent from voting.
Building and Zoning. Alderman Hayden reported that they are waiting
for the communications to come back from Mr. Demetralis . They also
authorized the spending of $180 on title search fees . There will be
a meeting on November 3 , 1983.
Water. Alderman Loebbaka reported that six bids were received for the
material for the Fox street water main extension. He motioned to
accept the low bid from Ziebelle which was $14 , 261. 83 . Alderman
Jennings seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken.
Jahp--Aye Dollman--Aye Loebbaka--Aye
Jennings--Aye Small--Aye Hayden--Aye
Motion carried 6-0 . Alderman Tilton and Harker were absent from voting.
Alderman Hayden reported that Montgomery only reads meters once every
one or two years . Citizens read their own meters and send them into
the Water Department. He wondered if this would cut down on man hours .
The Mayor suggested referring it to the committee .
Police . There will be a committe meeting November 3 , 1983 at 7 : 00 P.M.
to discuss paying Plano $500 a month on police callings .
Chief Randall informed the Council that Florence Hoffman is retiring.
She served the city for 15 years as a dispatcher. He has prepared
a letter of thanks and appreciation for her. Her open house will be
Saturday , November 5 , 1983 in Plano.
Emergency Services & Disaster. There will be a meeting November 3 ,
1983 at 8 :00 P.M. at the water tower.
Public Property & Buildings . There will be a meeting November 3 ,
1983 to discuss agreement with the school on the cost of the parking
lot.
Finance . There will be a meeting November 7 , 1983 at 7 :00 P .M. Two
gentlemen from the Illinois Commerce Commission will be attending the
meeting to discuss what they can do for our fiscal needs . There will
also be a meeting November 10 , 1983 at 7 :00 P.M. with Sharon Amdahl
to review the auditor' s report and to explain and answer questions
about it.
Sewer. Alderman Jennings has received communication from the I.E .P. A.
evaluation survey asking for additional information in four areas .
Streets & Alleys . The sidewalk billing has been sent out.
Health & Sanitation. Alderman Jennings and Loebbaka looked at the
house on iickson Court with the County Health Officer. She sent
a letter to the City saying that she did see problems with the house .
The insurance company has been contacted.
Lights , Telephone , Gas , & Cable TV. Alderman Jahp reported that they
will be meeting on October 29 , 1983 at 10 :00 A.M. at Larry Jennings
home to walk through Countryside to look at the Cable TV construction .
Alderman Jahp has asked J.T. Johnson to do preliminary study the
number and location of lights to be in Countryside Center.
Alderman Jahp has asked Attorney Kramer to check into the possible in-
crease of Cable TV fee that is paid to the City from 3% to 5% .
Alderman Jahp has suggested changing the payment of Cable TV fee from
semi-annually to quarterly.
There will be a meeting November 10 , 1983 after the finance meeting.
YBS Board. There was a meeting on October 171 There has been no
decision made on increasing the cost of sanitary user fee . There will
be a meeting November 21, 1983 at 7 :00 P.M. .
Chamber of Commerce . The Chamber has suggested a member of the Council
be directly on the Chamber Executive Committee . The City would have
to pay membership fee of about $60 .
Additional business . Alderman Harker talked to Mr. Farren about the
implementation of another control for eliminating the smoke in the
Beecher Building.
Alderman Jennings moved to adjourn the meeting. Alderman Jahp seconded
the motion. Motion carried 7-0 .
Luanne Erickson
City Clerk
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