City Council Minutes 1981 01-08-81 (69)
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE UNITED CITY OF THE
VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE , KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS , HELD AT CITY HALL ON
JANUARY 8 , 1981 .
Mayor Thanepohn called the meeting to order at 8 : 00 P.M. and led the
Council in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag .
Clerk Erickson called roll as follows :
Ward 1 - Beach Ward 2 - Hanback Ward 3 - Simmons
Pierce
Alderman Wolff was absent from Ward 1 and Alderman Harker was absent
from Ward 2 . A quorum was established .
The reading of the minutes of the December 11 , 1981 meeting was waived .
Alderman Hanback moved the minutes be approved as printed , seconded
by Alderwoman Pierce , Motion carried 4-0 ,
The reading of the bills was waived . Aldermen Wolff & Harker arrived
at 8 :03 P.M. Alderwoman Pierce moved the bills be authorized for
payment , seconded by Alderman Hanback . Roll call vote was taken
as follows :
Harker - Aye Hanback - Aye Simmons - Aye Pierce - Aye
Wolff - Aye Beach - Aye
Motion carried 6-0 .
ATTORNEY ' S REPORT - Alderman Hanback moved to pass "AN ORDINANCE FOR
THE UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE ESTABLISHING REGULAR (#1981-
MEETING DATES OF THE CITY COUNCIL" , seconded by Alderwoman Pierce . 1)
Roll call vote was taken as follows :
Hanback - Aye Simmons - Aye Pierce - Aye Wolff - Aye
Beach - Aye Harker - Aye
Motion carried 6-0 .
Attorney Dickson read the section of the Illinois State Statutes
pertaining to the Census count and the need for redistricting
the voting wards from 3 wards to 4 wards and increasing the number
of aldermen from 6 to 8 on the City Council . Attorney Dickson
reported that Administrative Assistant Madden and Clerk Erickson
researched the registered voters list which totaled 1702 and divided
the 4 wards as evenly as possible with the largest being 461 voters &
the smaller being 410 registers voters . Alderman Hanback then moved
to pass "AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE
REDISTRICTING THE CITY INTO FOUR WARDS " , Seconded By Alderman (#1981-2)
Beach . Roll call vote was taken as follows :
Simmons - Aye Pierce - Aye Wolff - Aye Beach - Aye
Harker - Aye Hanback - Aye
Motion carried 6-0 .
MAYOR ' S REPORT - Alderman Simmons moved to approve Mayor Thanepohn ' s
appointment of Dick Walker as Chairman of the Community Center Advisory
Committee , seconded by Alderman Harker . Motion carried 6-0 .
Mayor Thanepohn reported that Student Government Day sponsored
by the Human Resource Commission is scheduled for February 26 , 1980 ,
and requested all Aldermen and City Officials set aside the day to
be available for lunch and an afternoon of programmed activity with
the students . The Candidates for all offices will attend one City
Council meeting prior to Student Government DAy .
Mayor Thanepohn reported that he met with Administrative Assistant
Madden and architects Leo Anderson and Jim Clarage in regards
to the coordination of building sites for the library , community
center aria future municipal building .
Mayor Thanepohn read a thE.nk you from Mary Madden for the flower
arrangement and thoughtfulness while she was hospitalized .
Mayor Thanepohn reported that Administrative Assistant Madden will
attend a Sewer Construction Institute at Madison , Wisconsin , February
13 & 14 , 1981 .
Alderman Beach requested a Commendation for Dick Mau for his dedicated
work. as Chairman for the Community Center Committee .
TREASURER - Alderman Hanback moved to approve the Treasurer ' s Report
as presented , seconded by Alderwoman Pierce . Motion carried 6-0 ,
POLICE - Chief Randall reported the overweight truck court action may
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include an additional fine as the State ' s Attorney is pursuing to the
full extent of the fine in the amount of $30 ,000 .
Chief Randall reported there will be a Communications Center meeting ,
Tuesday, January 13 , 1981 .
Alderman Hanback moved the Police Reports be approved as presented ,
seconded by Alderman Wolff .
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - Administrative Assistant Madden reported on
the trip to Springfield regarding the deeded land and the leased land
to the City from the State of Illinois that recently passed through
legislation . He explained the procedures and also requested the City
Council try to become more knowledgeable as to the procedures for any
future bills that may need to be presented . (See attached copy for
complete report) .
Mayor Thanepohn stated that they came away with the feeling that it
will benefit the City to become politically active in knowing our
Senators and Representatives and working through and with them .
Alderman Beach moved the Administrative Assistant ' s Reports be approved ,
seconded by Alderman Hanback . Motion carried 6-0 . It was noted that
building was down 75% from last year.
Administrative Assistant Madden reported that the report from the
Engineers will show benefits to the whole surrounding area ,. in regards
to a water tower on the south side of the river . The report should be
kept for future reference as it lays out a plan on how to accomplish
this cooperatively .
PLAN COMMISSION - Alderman Simmons reported the next meeting will be
January 27 , 1981 at 7 : 30 P.M. at the City Hall.
BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION - Alderwoman Pierce reported
that Chairman Smith and Bob Barkley were the only members present at
the December meeting . The next meeting is February 13 , 1981 at 7 : 30
P .M. at the Water Tower .
KENDALL FAMILY & YOUTH SERVICES - Alderwoman Pierce reported that they
have been awarded the LIEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program) con-
tract which will be set up as soon as office space is available .
NEW BUSINESS - Alderman Beach reported that Al Stalzer ,owner of the hotel
building and the old I .B . T. C. building down town , wishes to removed
the I .B .T . C . building and make it into parking for 8 spaces . Alderman
Hanback moved to authorize Attorney Dickson to draw up an Ordinance
amending the Parking Ordinance to install a "No Parking" sign on the
two City parking spaces that would be deleted in the process . The motion
was seconded by Alderman Harker . Administrative Assistant Madden will
get the necessary measurements for Attorney Dickson . Motion carried 6-0 .
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BUILDING & ZONING - Alderman Simmons reported that the Committee saw
no opposition in Westphal ' s financing through Industrial Bonds .
EMERGENCY SERVICES AND DISASTER - Alderman Hanback reported that
Federal Siren Company will be out next week to check the disaster siren .
FINANCE - Alderwoman Pierce reminded the Council of the regularly
scheduled Finance Committee meeting on January 29 , 1981 at the Water
Tower .
HEALTH & SANITATION - Alderman Hanback reported that the need for
a cooperative ambulance assistance program is needed at this time .
Chief Randall has met with the Bristol/Kendall Fire District Commissioners
in regards to the matter. It will be further discussed at the
committee meeting on February 5 , 1981.
LIGHTS , TELEPHONE ,GAS & CABLE TV - Mayor Thanepohn reported the rate
charge infornation has been received for cable tv hook-ups . (**See
attached copy . )
STREETS & ALLEYS - Alderman Beach reported that the road work on Morgan
and W. Van Emmon Streets may need to be rebid this spring due to
escalating costs . This is the area where the water main was installed
in the summer of 1980 .
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TREES & PARKS - Alderwoman Pierce requested a price on the Xerox 914
copier if it is for sale .
Alderwoman Pierce reported on the estimated costs for repair and
the committee ' s recommendation on Woodworth ' s swimming pool .
Alderman Hanback moved that upon the recommendation by the committee
the City not lease or buy Woodworth ' s swimming pool due to the estimated
cost of repairs , but to help finance , if needed , the Lions Club or any
other organization that wishes to sponsor the pool . The motion was
seconded by Alderman Beach . Roll call vote was taken as follows :
Pierce - Aye Wolff - Aye Beach - Aye Harker - Aye
Hanback - Aye Simmons - Aye
Motion carried 6-0 .
LIBRARY BOARD - Alderman Hanback reported the next meeting will be
January 9 , 1981 .
YBS BOARD - Alderman Harker asked if a bill has been submitted for
reimbursement for engineering fees regarding the SSES grant . Admin-
istrator Madden responded that a bill has been submitted to the Feder-
al EPA and that this is the second bill submitted to date ; also ,
no work is being done at this time as the next step involves flooding
conditions with the spring rains .
Alderman Wolff moved to adjourn the meeting at 9 :05 P .M . , seconded
by Alderman Simmons . Motion carried 6-0 .
City r erJc
December, 1980 Approved January 8, 1981 Meeting
GENERAL FUND
Milford Mikkelson - Visual Assistance for Dependents $55.50 105.50
Dental Assistance for Employee $50.00 (1-43-872)
Richard Randall - Visual Assistance for Employee (1-43-872) 25.00
Gregory Sibenaller - Vision Assistance for Employee (1-43-872) 75.00
IBM - Inv. 2365356 Typewriter Repairs (1-43-860) 55 .08
CC Services, Inc. - Bonds for L. Erickson F1 M. Merkel (1-43-854) 65.00
Markelz Office Products- Inv. 88215 W2 Forms (1-43-865) 2. 78
Harry Crawford,Postmaster- Bulk mailing fee (1-43-861) 40.00
Kendall Co. HIA - Group Ins. Premium for Jan. 1981 (1-43-856) 1784.62
Glenn Calvert - Visual Assistance for Employee (1-43-872) 39.50
LeRoy Thanepohn - Meeting Expense (1-43-863) 30.00
Uniwear - Inv. A4196 Shirts F1 Pants (1-30-404) 94.59
Meade Electric Co. - Inv. 7118 Traffic Signal repair (1-30-414) 635.00
Bristol Welding Co. - Ticket 1034 Material F Welding (1-31-454) 43.00
Dierzen Welding F1 - Ticket 5626 Bearings F1 Welding (1-31-454) 94.00
Machine Co.
Fox Valley Sewer Service- Cleaning on Center St. (1-32-501) 185.00
Baxter $ Woodman, Inc. - Engr. expense on SSES (1-32-502) 12580.87
Twait, Inc. - Inv. 13619 Oil (1-33-531) 22.64
Homer G. Dickson Co. ,Inc. - Ticket 33663 New clutch, machining etc. on 1024.09
Massey 30 Tractor (1-33-531)
Kendall-Grundy FS, Inc. -Fuel - Public Works (1-33-533) 495.32
Tri-County Scavenger - Services for December (1-34-561) 3342 .20
Service, Inc.
Commonwealth Edison Co.- EH55-AP-3084A City Park (1-36.2-662) 59.93
Ace Hardware - Ticket 150334 Tree Lights (1-36.2-663) 131.50
Ram Electric Supply - Inv. 18757 Bulbs (1-38.5-767) 11.28
Elden Madden, Adm.Ass't.- Reimburse petty cash: Office Supplies$11.76 26.31
(1-30-405) ; Postage $14.55 (1-43-861)
City of Plano - 388 calls on Call Forwarding (1-35-617) 97.00
Plano True Value Hardware- Tree lights (1-36.2-663) 47.94
Central Limestone Co. - Chips (1-31-452) 64.22
Yorkville Hardware - Paint, screen, saw blades (1-30-409) 10.21
Hathorn's Inspection Station- Inspections (1-33-534) 20.30
Motorola, Inc. - Inv. 261163 & 256752 Radios (1-35-608) 3062.25
Ray O'Herron Co. , Inc. - Streamlite with chargers $ ticket holder (1-35-613) 341.32
$213. 32; Vest (1-35-604) $128.00
Yorkville Police Dept. - Postage (1-35-605) 7.50
Police Magazine - Subscription (1-35-607) 21.97
Walt Disney Educational- Film Inv. W3555145 (1-35-607) 227.00
Media Co.
Search F; Seizure Bulletin- Binder (1-35-607) 6.00
Medical Economics Book - Inv. 942090 Drug Identification Guide (1-35-607) 9.04
Division
Kendall-Grundy FS, Inc. - Gas P.D. (1-35-611) 778 .12
C E R Communication - Inv. 2624 Charger for Scanner F1 Batteries 21.12
(1-35-613)
Bristol Lumber Co. - Lumber, drywall etc.-P.D. (1-38.2-742) 217.02
Village of Oswego - Used uniform shirts (1-35-604) 75.00
Badger Uniforms - Inv. 016900 Boots $61. 73; Inv. 016814 Wearing 135.48
Apparel $73.75 (1-35-604)
Ill. Bell Telephone Co. - Pvt. Line P.D. (1-43-864) 24.94
Kendall County Record - Job 80518 Incident Cards-P.D. (1-35-606) 44.30
Hornsby's Family Center - Yellow Ribbon $5 .71 Ticket 661268 (1-30-414) 69.38
Heater for P.D. $19.05 Ticket 661260 (1-35-616)
Car Parts $11.25 Ticket 661263 F1 661262 (1-35-610)
Picture Frames $21.49 Ticket 661265,661267 F;
661270 (1-35-613) ; Caulking Compound $11 .88
Ticket 661264 (1-38.2-742)
McNelis Tree Service - Cutting F; Hauling Trees (1-36.3-680) 1525.00
Kendall County Record - Squad Bids $6.00 (1-43-860) ; X-mas Greeting for 71.60
P.D. $10.00 (1-35-615) ; Letterheads $ Printing
$55 .60 (1-43-859)
27844.92
SALARIES Gross 28,309.62 Net 19996.81
WATER FUND
Ill. Bell Telephone Co. - 023-1047 Alt. Line (2-50-401) 13.77
Commonwealth Edison Co. - EK59CH25525 Well #2 (2-50-403) 47.;20
Anderson & Bushnell - Ticket 10095 Stationery (2-50-411) 20.28
John Schneider Appliance - Paint, thinner, bulbs, bolts etc. (2-50-412) 45.79
Yorkville Plumbing & - Pipe,fittings etc. (2-50-412) 37 "2.6
Pump Co.
Jack Ward, P.E. - Inv. 1175 Pump control repairs (2-50-417) 140..00
Water Depreciation $ - Transfer from Water Fund 150 .00
Contingencies Fund
Nat' l. Blvd. Bank of - Deposit - Water Bond & Interest Fund 458.34
Chicago
Nat' l. Blvd. Bank of - Deposit - Water Bond & Interest Reserve Fund 170.00"
Chicago
Elden Madden, Adm. Asst. - Reimburse petty cash: Office Supplies $2.89 19.95
(2-50-411) ; Postage $17.06 (2-50-419)
1102 .59
SALARIES Gross 2926.31 Net 1922 .72 1" "
?n o j�_ta',VA 14,47;
PARK,:GQN MISSION FUND
Fred Bridge - Score Books 7.37
Hayden's Sport Center - Inv. 12053 Basketball 30.00
Kendall County Record - Printing 2000 Flyers 44.25
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December 12 , 1980
Ms. Luanne Erikson, Village Clerk
Village of Yorkville
Yorkville , Illinois
Dear Ms. Erikson:
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of Yorkville , Section 5 (c) , we hereby
for installation and service for Cable Television. They are
as follows :
Basic Cable Installation
. .$25.00
Premium Service Installation. . . . . 25.00
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Monthly Basic Cable Service. . . . . . 9 .95 .
Monthly Premium Service. . . . . . . . . .
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CONSOLIDATED CABLE UTILITIES ,
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President
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It is human nature to distrust anything one does not understand .
Overcoming this distrust was the number one problem faced by the
proponents of Amendments 1 and 2 on HB3103 in the Illinois
Legislature . Added to this problem was the very pressing fact
that not only did the amendments have to pass ; they had to pass
by a three-fifths majority of the elected members if they were to
become law immediately---instead of in June 1981 as would happen
if they received only a simple majority of the vote .
The basic cause of this misunderstanding was the possibility of
a conveyance of land presented itself after the close of the
regular session of the 81st Legislature in June . This allowed
no provisions for committee meetings between then and the veto
session in November. Without a committee to study and recommend
approval or rejection to the Senate and the House , each legislator
had very little information on which to make a decision , so, many
had a tendency to reject and let the matter come up again in the
regular session of the 82nd Legislature convening in Jan . ' 81 .
As everyone knows this would have been too late for Community
Center purposes .
Therefore , following the advice of Atty. Dallas Ingemunson and Sen .
John Grotberg , Mayor Thanepohn and his Administrative Assistant ,
E . Madden , drove to Springfield on Tuesday night , Nov . 18 for the
three-day veto session hoping to finalize the entire procedure on
Friday , Nov . 21 . City Attorney Fred Dickson accompanied them and
worked the next day with Ron Chezem of IDOC Real Estate Management
on revisions to the lease for 23 acres of property . Also, Atty .
Dickson worked at the Capitol talking with various legislators ,
most notably a personal friend of his , Rep . Robert Casey , who
subsequently became sponsor of the amendments in the House . Atty .
Ingemunson and Representative-elect Dennis Hastert joined the group
in the Capitol early Wednesday morning and were very , very
instrumental in obtaining sponsors and support of the "Yorkville
amendment" . Anticipating opposition, Atty . Ingemunson had prepared
a "fact sheet" which detailed the purpose of the conveyance , the
advantages to the city and to the state , and a summary of the
considerations , (pens , water lines , etc . ) being received by the
state as well as an official appraisal of the property . He carried
a large number of these and distributed them to members of the
Senate .
On Wednesday evening , as Rep . Hastert and Attys . Dickson and
Ingemunson were preparing to leave for Yorkville , word was received
from Sen . Grotberg ' s office that all was not well and that they
should return to his office . Upon arriving at his office they
found Sen . Grotberg , Rep . Joe Ebbesen of DeKalb , the Senator ' s
secretary Virginia Landon , and the Senate Staff member , Jackie
Zorich . Ms . Zorich reported that opponents of the amendment were
not satisfied with certain provisions and that it would be
necessary to rework the phrasing , if not in fact , the entire
document . After many suggestions and discarding of phrases new
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wording was finally formed which met the endorsement of the entire
group. Ms . Zorich then took the revised amendment to retype and
have printed in time to distribute to all senators before
Thursday ' s session .
At Sen . Grotberg ' s suggestion the entire delegation then stopped at
a reception for all legislators being hosted by a banker ' s
association . This was a very well-advised move since they met
several members whom they attempted to enlist to aid the cause .
Also, at this time , the Yorkville group was searched out by Lyn
Devers whom they had met earlier in the Capitol . Miss Devers is
Legislative Liaison for the Dept . of Conservation on all bills
related to that department . She stated that she was receiving
static on the bill because there were no documents proving that the
Dept . of Conservation was in favor of conveyance of the land . It was
decided that the Administrative Assistant should meet her at 8 : 30 A.M.
Thursday to draw up the document . This was completed with the help
of Miss Devers and Legal Counsel Sandy Martin and was signed by
Director Kenney at 11 : 30 A.M. At this time the Mayor , who had been
busy in the Capitol , came to Miss Dever ' s office and signed in
behalf of the City of Yorkville Miss Devers arranged to have copies
delivered to the appropriate persons .
Each day of the session our bill had been read . Since three readings
were required voting was delayed until Friday , Nov . 26 .
Friday ' s session was convened at 9 A.M. with a prayer by the Rev .
Johnson of a local Baptist church , accompanied by the silent prayers
of the two delegates from Yorkville . HB3103 was presented by Sen .
Grotberg at 10 :40 A.M. Sen . Mitchler gave a supportive argument
confining most of his remarks to the Yorkville conveyance (amend. #2) .
Opposition was championed by Sen . Wooten of Moline who made an
admirable and convincing presentation . Sen . Wooten also had the
advantage of sitting on the majority side of the Senate .
After a good deal of discussion by other members , some of whom
addressed direct questions which Sen . Grotberg was allowed to
answer Sen . Grotberg was given the opportunity to present the
"closing argument" .
The ensuing vote was barely enough for the three-fifths majority ,
36 in favor , 11 against . Sen . Wooten then called for a verification
roll-call of all members who had voted in favor . One member had
been absent and his "yes" button apparently pressed by a friendly
colleague . This destroyed our " immediate law" passage so Sen .
Grotberg , as sponsor , asked that the vote not be recorded and that
the bill be postponed to the three-day session of Dec . 3-5 .
Mayor Thanepohn and the Administrative Assistant returned to
Yorkville with mixed emotions . It was a longer ride home than it
might have been , although hope was not lost since they still had
the encouragement of more experienced persons that the bill with
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both amendments intact would be approved.
For the next days the city was sort of out of it . However , Atty .
Ingemunson and Sen . Grotberg were able to continue to hammer away
and when the veto session re-convened on Wednesday Dec . 3 , the Mayor
and Madden were present in the Senate gallery . Sen . Grotberg was
allowed to address the Senate at approximately 4 : 15 P .M. He pre-
sented a revision of Amendment #1 as Amendment#3 (the St . Charles
conveyance) after asking that Amendments 1 and 2 be tabled . Sen .
Mitchler then presented #2 as Amendment #4 . This was necessary
only because of a technicality that the Yorkville amendment was
subsequent to the St . Charles amendment . These revised amendments
were allowed and the Acting President of the Senate inadvertently
moved on to the next item on the calendar. When this was disposed
of , Sen. Grotberg rose for a point of order to learn if there was
a reason for not considering HB3103 with amendments . The Acting
President agreed that he was in error by moving on , and a discussion
of HB3103 was allowed . Sen . Grotberg had done his homework and
the revised amendment met most of Sen . Wooten ' s former objections .
This time the vote was in favor 48-2 with only Sen . Wooten and the
Acting President voting against .
It was not yet time to celebrate as a real time factor had developed
in getting the bill presented in the House . Indications were that
it would carry but that it would not carry sufficiently to become
immediate law. If it failed because of either amendment , (the bill
itself had already passed the House) , it would have to go to a
conference by a committee composed of members of the Senate and of
the House . This would be time consuming and time was running out .
With this in mind members of the House were being visited in their
offices before the session convened . Rep . Hastert was attending a
seminar for newly-elected officials and was able to introduce some
of the current members . No opposition was received from represen-
tatives from this area . All were optimistic that the bill would pass
but most were pessimistic concerning the three-fifths majority .
Thursday morning the bill was not on the House calendar ( agenda) .
By 11 : 30 the calendar had been disposed of and the House was
recessed until 12 : 30 for lunch and to await any supplemental calendar
to arrive from the Senate . At 1 P. M. they reconvened to present
"Miss Teen-age America ' . No other business arrived until 3 : 45 when
pages began distributing scads of papers to each desk . At 4 P .M.
Rep . Casey was allowed to present HB3103 for consideration . He made
an outstanding presentation and spent approximately twenty minutes
answering questions with help being supplied by Sen . Grotberg and
his staff . At about 4 :25 he made his clos and the Speaker called
for a vote . 107 votes were necessary for immediate law . The
scoreboard reached 107 Aye , fell back to 106 , fell back to 105 , then
rallied and closed at 112 to 18 .
It was now time for Mayor Thenepohn and his Administrative Assistant
to celebrate .
So they did .
Submitted by Elden Madden