City Council Minutes 1977 07-14-77 119
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED CITY
OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE , ILLINOIS HELD AT CITY HALL , JULY. 1 ., 1977 •
Mayor Thanepohn called the meeting to order at 8 : 00 P . M . and led the
Council in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag .
Roll call was taken as follows :
Ward 1 - Beach Ward 3 - Smith
Wolff
Absent were Aldermen Erickson and Hanback from Ward 2 - and Alderman
Simmons from Ward 3 . A quorum was established .
Guests were Mrs . Grace Palmer , Steve Bazan and Harold Feltz .
The reading of the minutes was waived . Alderman Smith made a motion
to approve the minutes as presented , seconded by Alderman Beach .
Motion carried .
Alderman Smith made a motion to authorize payment of the bills as
presented , seconded by Alderman Beach . Roll call was taken as follows :
Beach - Aye Smith - Aye
Wolff - Aye
Motion carried .
ATTORNEY ' S REPORT - Attorney Dickson presented a final copy of an
Ordinance amending the Liquor Ordinance of April 21 , 1960 addressing
in particular Section 11 of said Ordinance . Also added was an
application form for Alcoholic Liquor Licensees . Alderman Beach
moved to pass the Ordinance and adopt the application form, seconded
by Alderman Smith . Roll call vote was taken as follows :
Beach - Aye Smith - Aye
Wolff - Aye
Mayor Thanepohn - Aye
Motion carried 4-0 .
MAYOR ' S REPORT - Mayor Thanepohn. reported that Patrolman Perkins was
sworn in on June 29 , 1977 and started work on July 1 , 1977 .
Alderman Smith made a motion to appoint Mayor Thanepohn as delegate
to the Illinois Municipal League Conference to be held September 23-26 ,
1977 , seconded by Alderman Beach . Motion carried .
Clerk Schneider announced that registrations forms for the Conference
are now available at her office .
Alderman Smith madea motion to approve the Treasurer ' s report , seconded
by Alderman Beach . Motion carried .
Alderman Beach made a motion to approve the Police report , seconded
by Alderman Smith . Mayor Thanepohn commended Patrolman Ross on
his alertness and prompt actions in finding and controlling a fire in
a residence until the Fire Department arrived .
Alderman Smith made a motion to approve the reports of the Public
Works Departments , seconded by Alderman Wolff . Motion carried .
Mention was made by Alderman Beach that single-family housing permits
were up 100% over the first half of 1976 .
The Council approved a letter to Interstate General Contractors com-
mending their employees on their outstanding co-operation and
performance while working on Well No. 4 .
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PLAN COMMISSION - Alderman Beach announced that the next meeting will be
held at City Hall , July 26 , 1977 at 8 : 00 P . M.
Alderman Beach also read Section 77 . 13 and Section 77 . 15 of the June 28 ,
1977 Plan Commission minutes .
BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION - Alderman Beach reported
that the previous meeting had a small attendance and that the
decision was made to mail letters to all property owners along the
west alley regarding the possibility of black-topping and providing
customer parking . A meeting was set for August 9 , 1977 , at 8 : 00 P . M .
at City Hall with Mr . Clarage and property owners invited to attend .
OLD BUSINESS - The Ponderosa Subdivision plat was presented by owner ,
Steve Bazan , for approval of the City Council . After a discussion on
lot sizes and set-backs recommended by the County , Alderman Wolff made a
motion the City concur with the recommendation of the City Plan Commission
and approve the plat as submitted . Alderman Beach seconded the motion .
Roll call vote was taken as follows :
Beach - Aye
Wolff - Aye Smith - Aye
Mayor Thanepohn - Aye
Motion carried 4-0 .
Bids for the North Bridge Street Water Line Extension were opened and
read as follows :
Trine Construction Co . - $ 13 , 798 . 00 bid with a $ 1 ; 400 . 00
Certified Check enclosed .
T & R Construction - $ 13 ,979 . 00 bid with a $ 1 , 400 . 00 Bond enclosed .
Davis Construction Co. - $ 13 ,250 . 00 with a $ 1 ,500 . 00 Certified
Check enclosed .
Will County Sewer & Water Contractors - $ 14 , 885 . 00 bid with a
$ 1 ,500 . 00 Certified Check
enclosed .
Alderman Hanback arrived at 8 : 40 P . M .
A motion was made by Alderman Wolff and seconded by Alderman Smith to
award the contract to Davis Construction with a bid of $ 13 ,250 . 00 if
their bid was found to be low and to conform to all specifications .
Roll call vote was taken as follows :
Beach - Aye Smith - Aye Hanback - Aye
Wolff - Aye
Motion carried 4-0 .
STREETS & ALLEYS - Alderman Wolff made a motion that the streets in
Harker ' s Subdivision No . 2 be approved and that Harker ' s Performance
Bond be released . The motion was seconded by Alderman Smith . Consulting
Engineer Anderson and Public Works Director Madden had both inspected
and approved the streets . Roll call vote was taken as follows :
Beach - Aye Smith - Aye Hanback - Aye
Wolff - Aye
Motion carried 4-0 .
Alderman Wolff then made the motion that the Streets (State & Blaine)
in Harker ' s Subdivision No . 2 be accepted by the City of Yorkville ,
seconded by Alderman Smith . Roll call vote was taken as follows :
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Beach - Aye Hanback - Aye Smith - Aye
Wolff - Aye
Motion carried 4-0 .
WATER - Alderman Wolff reported that Well No . 4 is now in an operable
condition delivering 1250 gallons per minute .
HEALTH & SANITATION - Discussion was held concerning lots on West
Main Street which had been allowed to grow up in weeds and also
which have a hazardous building . Director Madden was directed to
contact the owner to have the matter corrected .
Discussion then turned to a matter of car repairing being done in the
open on a lot on West Main Street . Alderman Wolff made a motion that
citations be presented to the owners of any junk cars which violate our
junk-car Ordinance . The motion was lost for want of a second when
the Mayor stated that the property owner had been given notice that
the violation must be removed by Saturday , July 16 , 1977 , or legal
action would be initiated .
The condition of the property owned by Lawrence Langland where the
building had recently burned was referred to Director Madden and
Alderman Hanback to look into the matter .
A complaint was received from Burlington Northern that portable toilets
owned by Burlington Northern near the depot were being used by patron-
izers of the Bi -Centennial Park . Alderman Hanback will check with
D . L . Irvin of Burlington Railroad . No immediate action was taken .
BUILDING & ZONING - Attorney Tom Grant representing Harold Feltz ,
property owner , presented a plat of Lot 3 and part of Lot 2 in Block
1 of Worsley ' s Addition to the Village of Bristol with a petition to
rezone from R- 1 to R-3 . After a lengthy discussion during which the
petitioner agreed that access to the Lots 8 & 9 at the rear of the
property would always be available , the Council voted to concur with the
recommendation of the City Plan Commission and grant the rezoning . A
motion was made by Alderman Beach to rezone Lot 3 and a portion of Lot 2
( see attached description) from R- 1 to R-3 , seconded by Alderman
Wolff . Roll call vote was taken as follows :
Beach - Aye Hanback - Aye Smith - Aye
Wolff - Aye
Motion carried 4-0 .
Alderman Beach reported that he had talked to Betty Huston regarding
secretarial work for the Business & Economic Development Commission and
the Park Commission . She is to get in touch with him .
Alderman Wolff moved the meeting be adjourned at 9 : 20 P . M . , seconded by
Alderman Beach .
Respectfully Submitted ,
6�r &'e_Au
Luanne Erickson
For •
City Clerk
en
JUNE, 1977
GENERAL FUND
Commonwealth Edison Co. - EJ59-AP-0150-A P.D. (Publ.Prop.&Bldgs.-Utilities) 975.05
$13.06; EH55-AP-8690A Maint.Bldg. $ City Office (Publ.
Prop.$Bldgs. Utilities) $36.52; EH55-AP-3084-A Park
(Trees & Parks) $20.49; EAP 71881 St. Ltg. $904.98
Ill. Bell Telephone Co. - 553-0535 Mayor $2.54; 553-5836 Police $37.65; 553-6990 313.48
Mayor $25. 77; 552-7593 Call Forwarding $16.68; 553-6222
City Clk. $5.00; 553-7809 City Treas. $15.11; 553-7855
Bldg. & Zoning $52.46; Park Recreation $66.03;
553-6999 Park Recreation $92.24
Danny Hanback - Re-imbursement for expense attending Municipal 161.48
Conference (Finance)
Chicago Title Ins. Co. - Title on Dunkle property (Finance) 20.00
Marilyn J. Merkel - Expense attending Treasurers Seminar (Finance) 57.77
Fox Valley Disposal Co. - Dumpster service 6/5/77 thru 7/4/77 $33.00; Disposal 1849.32
Service for June $1816.32 (Health & Sanitation)
Durbin Office Machines - Copy paper for City Clerk 42.24
Xerox Corp. - Rental charge for May (Finance) 65 .00
Travelers Insurance Co. - Group Insurance (Finance) 994.97
Plano Police Department - 345 calls on call forwarding (Police) 86.25
Gabel's Car Care - Gas St. Dept. $201.78; Police Dept. $462.49 664.27
John N. Schneider - Supplies $14.03 (City Hall Improvements) ; Oper. Supplies 126.45
$28.67 (Sts. $ Alleys) ; Air Conditioner Repair (Maint.
Bldg. & City Office) $83.75
Crawford,Murphy $ Tilly,Inc.- Inv. 2727 $64.00 Services-proposed developer project 481.00
on East edge of Yorkville & So. of Van Emmon (Bldg. &
Zoning Engr.) ; Inv. 2726 $387.00 Services-Survey of West
Alley * Cost data for Re-surfacing (Sts. & Alleys Engr.) ;
Inv. 2728 Services-Tennis Court Lighting project $30.00
Farmers Elevator Co. - Supplies (City Hall Improv. Conf. Room) 137.88
Countryside True Value - Oper. Suppl. (Police) $1.73; Hand Tools (Sts.Dept.)$1.34 3.07
Central Limestone Co. - Chips (Oper.Suppl. Sts. $ Alleys) 70.00
Winding Creek Nursery - Stone $ Peat Moss (Publ.Prop.&Bldgs.-Maint.Bldg. 4 City 21.85
Office Improvement)
Yorkville Hardware - Supplies (City Hall Improvement) 4.88
Riemenschneider Electric - Material & Labor (City Hall Improvement) 70.00
Homer Dickson $ Co. , Inc. - Labor 4 Material (City Hall Improvement on Bathroom) 595.30
$563.23; Hydrant Hose (Trucks,Tractor $ Equip.) $32.07
Kendall Grundy; FS, Inc. - Repair Tire (Trucks,Tractor $ Equip. Maint.) 2.50
Hathorns Inspection Station- Inspection (Trucks,Tractor & Equip.) 12.50
S & A Repair - Repair Back Hoe (Trucks,Tractor & Equip.) 87.29
GAR Foundation, Inc. - Flags (City Park Misc.) 60.00
Au-Sable International,Inc.- Mower $ snow blade (City Park New Equip.) 3980.98
Day-Timers - Office Supplies (City Park Recreation) $19.16; Office✓ 24.97
Supplies (Finance) $5.81
Quill Corp. - Typewriter Ribbons & Correction ribbons (Off.Suppl.Finance) 39.53
Beckley-Cardy Co. - Clear report covers (Off. Suppl. Finance) 7.16
David Avenarius. - Sidewalk repairs next to City Hall (City Hall Improvement) 968.00
Schneider Ref. & Appl. - Sash cord (Oper.Suppl. P.D.) 5 .04
Yorkville Y Mart - Supplies for Seminar (Oper.Suppl. P.D.) 18.25
Winfred Prickett - Expense attending Chiefs meeting (Edc.Trng.$ Dues) 5.00
E. R. Wilkinson - Installing radio bracket in trunk (Radio Maint.) 40.00
Robert W. Prickett - Install Motorola Radio, Ispern & Frequency check 127.50
(Radio Maint. Police)
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GENERAL FUND (continued)
Detzler Pontiac - Inv. 12441 Mount spot light (Squad Maint.) 26.85
Ray O'Herron Co. , Inc. - Inv. 39381 Twinsonic Clear Lens (Oper.Suppl. P.D.) 89.56
Motorola Inc. - Radio (New Equip.) P.D. 1678.50
Badger Uniforms - Inv. 095301 & 095500 Caps & Cap strap (Wearing Apparel Pol.) 33.53
Valley Pontiac - Inv. W8122 2,000 mile check-up on 1977 Pontiac (Squad 42.90
Maint. P.D.)
Hamilton Chev.Olds,Inc. - Inv. 29241 Remove & Install lights from 1976 olds$i;nsta1lJ -389.48
in 1977 pontiac $106.50; Servicing 1976 Olds $270.53
(Squad Maint. P.D.) ; Inv. 11875 Floor mats-1976 Olds $12.45
(Oper.Suppl. P.D.)
Yorkville Auto Parts - Cust. #974 Oper. Supplies (P.D.) 8.20
Total. 14388.00
SALARIES GROSS $17,495 .03 Net 12439 .23
WATER FUND
The Bank of Yorkville - Deposit Water Depreciation & Contingencies Fund 150.00
Nat' l. Blvd. Bk. of Chicago- Deposit-Water Bond & Interest Account 2000.00
Nat'l. Blvd. Bk. of Chicago- Deposit-Water Bond & Interest Reserve Account 170.00
Commonwealth Edison Co. - EHSS-AP-3046A Pumping $6.52; EP14AP33737 Pumping $890.29 896.81
Ill. Bell Telephone Co. - Water Dept. 553-7079 $25.35; Pumphouse 039-0448 $4.10 29.45
John N. Schneider - Supplies (Pumphouse repairs) 29.27
Farmef°s Elevator Co. - Pumphouse repairs 11.50
Share Corp. - Marker paint (Misc.) 39.48
Layne-Western Co. , Inc. - Payment #1 & 2 Pump in Well #4 (Replacement to Water 3180.10
Works Plants)
Midwest Welding & Fabricating- Inv. 3044 Thawing of Water Pipes (Water Main Repairs) 80.00
Crawford,Murphy & Tilly,Inc. - Inv. 2729 Services-bids for No. Bridge St. watermain 288.44
$34.94; Inv. 2731 Services-field inspection $ cootdinating
cutting off upper portion well head on Well #4 $99.50;
Inv. 2730 Services -Inspection Well #4 $154.00
Water Products Co. - Meters $ Parts 679.40
Thomas Pharmacy - Salt tablets (Misc.) 7.25
Interstate Generl Contractors- Eng. Progress Est. #3 Well House #4 6015.65
Total 13577.35
SALARIES GROSS $1930.08 Net 1410.20
REVENUE SHARING FUND
Riemenschneider Electric - Labor & material (City Office Improvements on 17.51
Conference room)
Bristol Lumber Co. - Material (Conference room-Maint.Bldg. $ City Office 141.71
Improvements)
Farmers Elevator Co. - Supplies (Maint. Bldg. Conference Room Improvements) 418.46
Total 577.68