City Council Minutes 1982 07-08-82 (191)
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
JULY 8 , 1982 .
Mayor Thanepohn called the meeting to order at 8 : 00 P .M. and led the
council in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
In the absence of Clerk Erickson , Deputy Clerk Madden sat in as Acting
City Clerk.
Roll was called as follows :
Simmons - Present
Harker - Present
Small - Present
Pierce - Present
Beach - Present
Tilton - Absent
Jennings - Absent
Dollman - Present
A quorum was established .
Alderman Beach noted that the minutes of June 24 , 1982 meeting listed
York instead of Alderman Small . Acting Clerk Madden suggested that the
individual copies be corrected and stated that the original copy had been
corrected in the office. Alderman Dollman moved to waive the reading
of the minutes from the July 24 , 1982 meeting and approve them as
presented, with Alderman Beach ' s notation , seconded by Alderman Pierce .
Motion carried 6-0 .
Mayor Thanepohn introduced former City Clerk , Jim Brant as the only
guest .
Alderman Dollman moved to waive the reading of the bills and to approve
them as presented , seconded by Alderman Simmons . Roll call vote
was taken as follows :
Pierce - Aye Harker - Aye
Beach - Aye Simmons - Aye
Tilton - Absent Dollman - Aye
Small - Aye Jennings - Absent
Motion carried 6-0 . Aldermen Tilton & Jennings were absent from voting.
ATTORNEY ' S REPORT - Attorney Dickson reported that Working Cash Fund
Bonds were finalized and would be delivered to Yorkville National Bank
at 9 : 30 A.M. , Friday, July 9 , 1982 .
MAYOR' S REPORT - Mayor Thanepohn read a copy of his letters to retiring
members , Alderman Beach , Barry Mason & Robert Yuill of the Library
Board. He then nominated Mary Ellen Ellis , Jim Brant and Alderman
Jennings as the three new members to the board. Motion was made by
Alderman Harker , seconded by Alderman Dollman to approve the nominations .
Motion carried 6-0 .
TREASURER' S REPORT - Motion was made by Alderman Dollman , second by
Alderman Pierce to approve the Treasurer' s Report. Motion carried 6-0 .
POLICE REPORT - Mayor Thanepohn reported on youth dance held at Beecher
Community Center. He reported it as an extremely successful , well
attended , well-policed , and well-chaperoned. Youths were enthusiastic
and anxious to give credit to the city for providing the opportunity
for good wholesome entertainment as a group endeavor. . . . something much
better than driving the streets looking for something to do.
Chief Randall read a 11 page summary of the ES&D exercise wherein handi-
capped persons were evacuated from area of Dresden Nuclear Plant in a
mock containment failure . Chief Randall as well as Alderman Beach and
Small who acted as observers , were all favorably impressed with the
exercise .
Motion was made by Alderman Harker , seconded by Alderman Beach to
accept the Police Report . Motion carried6-0 .
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT' S REPORT - Note was taken of the 153 man-hours
spent by Public Works Department caring for Beecher Building. Also,
concern was expressed regarding Centel Cable TV-s laxity in the
installation of their cable in the north section of the city. Attorney
Dickson was directed by the council to correspond with Centel to obtain
compliance with the intent of the ordinance .
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Motion was made by Alderman Dollman , seconded by Alderman Small to accept
the Administrative Assistant' s Report. Motion carried 6-0 .
HUMAN RESOURCE COMMISSION - Alderman Beach reported that the Reverend
Larry Rezash was 1982 recipient of "Humanitarian of the Year" Award.
KENDALL FAMILY & YOUTH SERVICES - Mayor Thanepohn read a letter from
Ms . Ruth Johnson of Kendall County Cooperative Extension Service regard-
ing a fund drive to provide for a fall training program for area
persons and asking for a donation from the City of Yorkville . Motion
was made by Alderman Dollman , seconded by Alderman Pierce to donate
$100. 00 to the fund. Roll call vote was taken as follows :
Harker - Aye Pierce - Aye
Beach - Aye Simmons - Aye
Dollman - Aye Small - Aye
Motion carried 6-0 . Alderman Tilton & Jennings were absent from voting.
Letter was given to Alderman Pierce for following through .
Administrative Assistant Maddefy reported that Marty Johnson is working
with the Public Works Department through the CETA Program and is very
satisfactory.
BRISTOL-KENDALL FIRE DEPARTMENT - Alderman Harker reported that at the
meeting on the pr6vious night there were complaints regarding the turn
arrow at Van Emmon and 47 . Madden and Chief Randall Stated that
repairs had been made a few days before and the arrow is operating
correctly.
WATER COMMITTEE - A Discussion was held regarding the feasibility of an
ordinance calling for a charge for street cuts and having the cut
patched and cared for by the city. It was decided to refer the matter
to the streets committee for further study & research . Committee
meeting will be on 7/15/82 .
POLICE COMMITTEE - Meeting 7/15/82 to include a demonstration of the
use of LP and of natural gas for operation of vehicles .
PUBLIC PROPERTY & BUILDINGS - Alderman Dollman reported that procurement
of trees for Beecher Building is in progress .
TREES & PARKS - Alderman Beach reported that the committee had agreed
to mail proposal forms to obtain prices on decorations for 14 various
size poles . Decorations will consist of plastic wrap for the pole with
a plastic bow at the top. Also, the committee is contacting
McNElis Tree Service for his recommendation as to how to care for three
trees on Heustis St.
STREETS & ALLEYS - Chairman Harker reported that Baxter & Woodman
Engineers had been engaged to prepare an estimate for work on
Van Emmon at Heustis . Committee meeting will be on July 15 , 1982 .
A discussion was held on the water problem at the west end of Wash-
ington Street . The members directed the Administrative Assistant to
engage Baxter & Woodman engineers to visit the site with Alderman
Small to find a solution to the problem.
HEALTH & SANITATION - Alderman Beach reported that letters had gone out
to owners of overgrown lots and that a private contractor is now mowing
the lots which still need it.
Motion to adjourn was made by Alderman Dollman , seconded by Alderman
Simmons . Motion carried 6-0 at 9 : 30 P.M.
Acting City Clerk
JUNE, 1982 Approved July 8, 1982
GENERAL FUND
Kendall County HIA - Health Insurance (1-43-906) $ 2151.00
Marilyn Merkel - Dental Assistance for Employee (1-43-923) 66.00
Mary Ellen Ellis - Supplies for Beecher Open House (1-43-910) 43 .82
Revenue Sharing Advisory- Handbook (1-43-910) 55.00
Service
Harold Martin III - Dental Assistance for Dependent (1-43-923) 25.00
Ronald Reuter - Vision Assistance for Employee (1-43-923) 100.00
Business Products - Inv. 7008 Postage scale face (1-43-915) 2.00
Pauline Usry - Dental Assistance for Dependent (1-43-923) 30.00
Sikich, Gardner & Co. - Progress billing on Audit (1-43-905) 2100.00
Christine Weiss - Dog Catcher Fees (1-34-562) 431.75
Satellite Industries,Inc.- Portable toilets (1-36.2-664) 582.80
J. T. Johnson - Safety shoes (1-30-406) 55.64
Goldsmith,Thelin,Schiller- Post Office Registration Fee-Working Cash Bonds 15.51
& Dickson (1-43-911)
Kendall County Recorder- Trustee's Deed-Stark Property (1-43-910) 5.00
Yorkville Nat'l. Bank - Rowlands Property Payment (1-38.3-750) 8228.25
Luanne Erickson,City Clerk- Reimburse petty cash due to burglary 20.14
Countryside True Value - Oil (1-35-612) $4.95; Hex Key set, signs, keys, 29.57
Hardware screw drivers (1-30-409) $24.62
Beeper Marketing - Lease & Maintenance (1-35-602) 36.24
C & R Communications - Inv. 3533 Install Ispern Radio & Antenna Mount 89.70
(1-35-602)
Business Products - Inv. 7266 Labels & paper (1-35-603) $30.69 54.21
Inv. 7233 Pens (1-35-613) $23.52
T Top Shop & Jean Shack- Caps (1-35-604) 90.00
Kendall County Record - Job 82242 Warning Tickets $59.90 (1-35-606) ; Budget 101.70
Notice & Ordinance $35.80 (1-43-909) ; Maps $6.00
(1-42-852)
Gregory Sibenaller - Expense-Fox Valley Youth Officers Meeting (1-35-607) 5.00
Ronald Reuter - Expense-Seminar on Management Symposium (1-35-607) 298.54
Lightning Powder Co. ,Inc.- Inv. 8368 Police Barrier Tape (1-35-608) 21.45
Carsten Products, Inc. - Inv. 15549 Bicycle Licenses & Notices (1-35-608) 93.53
Winfred Pricket - Ammo (1-35-609) 10.00
Yorkville Auto Parts - Cust. 974 Inv. 05711 Spotlight bulbs (1-35-613) 61.15
$21.12; Inv. 05630 Oil filters (1-35-612) $8.15;
Inv. 04124 & 04146 Hoses & Belts (1-35-610)
$31.88
Kendall-Grundy FS, Inc. - Gas P.D. (1-35-611) 880.67
McCarty Fire Equipment - Inv. 1246 Recharge fire extinguisher (1-35-613) 9.00
Thomas Barna - Repairing pistol (1-35-613) 5.32
Safari Market - Supplies $4.49 (1-35-613) Supplies $14.47 (1-43-910) 18.96
Yorkville Appl. & Furniture- Stop Watch for Range (1-35-614) 9.72
Lustre-Cal Nameplate - Inv. 37271 Metal Property Tags,spray,roller 147 .25
Corp. (1-35-615)
IBM Corporation - Typewriter (1-35-616) 879.00
Luanne Erickson,City Clerk- Reimburse petty cash: Office Supplies $18.82 34.55
(1-42-850) ; Postage $4.37 (1-43-911) ; Supplies
Ground breakingfor Beecher Bldg. & New Library
$11.36 (1-43-915)
Farmers Elevator Co. - Shovels (1-30-407) $58.95; Concrete & Boards 80 .95
$22 .00 (1-30-402)
Aurora Blacktop, Inc. - Inv. 4164 Patching (1-30-402) 384.60
Countryside True Value Hdwe.- Drill, nuts, bolts, keys, cleaning material 104.69
(1-30-402)
Neenah Foundry Co. - Manhole cover (1-32-501) 127.96
Baxter & Woodman, Inc. - Inv. 6441 SSES Engineering (1-32-502) 11656.80
Yorkville Auto Parts - Cust. 126 Filters, spark plugs, oil, metric 37 .49
sockets (1-33-531)
Heimans - Inv. 11936 Weed Eater repair (1-33-531) 50.45
Kendall-Grundy FS, Inc. - Gas (1-33-532) 796 .71
Tri-County Scavenger - Services for June (1-34-561) 3932 .00
Service, Inc.
Greene Valley Landfill - Dumping for May clean up (1-34-561) 640.50
Commonwealth Edison Co. - EH55-AP-3084A Park (1-36.2-662) $18.00; 757 .82
EK03-AP-0856A Beecher Bldg. (1-38.6-800) $695.34
EAP75477 Traffic Signal $44.48 (1-39)
Ace Hardware - Tape Recorder (1-42-850) 89.95
Business Products - Inv. 7138 Xerox Paper (1-43-909) 16.36
Prestige Trophies & Awards - Engraving for Humanitarian Award (1-43-910) 12 .12
GENERAL FUND (Continued)
P. F. Pettibone & Co. - Minute Book (1-43-915) $ 63 .44
Elden Madden - Dental Assistance for Employee (1-43-923) 28.00
Milford Mikkelson - Dental Assistance for Dependents (1-43-923) 105.00
V.H. Blackinton & Co. ,Inc.- Inv. R9121-1 Badge repair (1-35-604) 26.80
Hornsby Family Center - Film, photowork & supplies $15 .75 (1-43-910) ; 51.61
Film, Developing, trash bags, paper (1-35-613)
$33.47; Office Supplies $2 .39 (1-35-603)
A.B. Dick Company - Paper (1-43-916) 132.33
35883 .05
SALARIES Gross 27,592 .10 Net 19,020.21
WATER FUND
Luanne Erickson, City Clerk - Reimburse petty cash due to Burglary 69.30
American Water Works Ass'n. - Dues (2-50-436) 85 .00
The Leary Const. Co.,Inc. - Inv. 7480 Installing Safety Climbing Device 1500.00
in Water Tower (2-50-430)
Luanne Erickson - Tuition & Books (2-50-415) 85 .01
Luanne Erickson, City Clerk - Reimburse petty cash: Office Supplies $3.00
(2-50-421) ; Postage $17.90 (2-50-424) 20.90
Union Oil Co. of California - Diesel Fuel (2-50-425) 33 .48
Commonwealth Edison Co. - EP14AP33737 Pumphouse #4 (2-50-440) 2334.03
Northern Ill. Gas Co. - 3168761603 Pumphouse #3 (2-50-442) 8.85
National Blvd. Bank of Chicago- Deposit-Water Bond & Interest Fund 1855.00
(2-50-445)
5991.57
SALARIES Gross 5,189.97 Net 3,372.07
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION FUND
Glen Wessel -- D J expense for dance 150 .00
Archer Drugs - Candy 82.80
232.80
PARK COMMISSION FUND
Kendall Printing - Inv. 312 Summer Programs 170.00
Hayden's Sport Center - Inv. 3665 Hats, softballs, 1st aid kits, 299 .30
scorebooks
Sharon Marshall - Refund of Registration Fee 16.00
Hayden's Sport Center - Inv. 4348 Tumbling Belt 15 .50
500.80
BEECHER COMMUNITY CENTER FUND
Diamond Chemical Co. , Inc. - Inv. 76358 Maint. items (8-401) 190.17
McGrath Office Equipment,Inc.- Typewriter $372 .00; Furnishings-Beecher Bldg.3631.71
(8-401) $3259.71
Interior Contract Service, - Inv. 3063 Stage Units etc. (8-401) $745 .00; 837.00
Inc. Inv. 3048 Lecturn $92.00 (8-401)
Byczek Equipment Co. - Shelves for Refrigerator, Oven shelves & dish 1676 .00
rack for Dishwasher (8-401) $126.00; Balance
due on Kitchen Equipment $1550.00 (8-401)
BEECHER COMMUNITY CENTER FUND (Continued)
Martens Motor Service, Inc. - Inv. A46217 Hauling charge (8-401) 47.39
6382 .27