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City Council Minutes 1971 06-10-71 FORm 601-49® U.S.A. NNE 10, 1971 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, ILLINOIS HELD AT THE CITY HALL ON JUNE 10,19711 AT 8:00 P.M. Mayor Coleman called the meeting to order and directed the clerk to take the roll. Upon roll being taken the following Aldermen were presents 1st Ward - Madden 2nd Ward - Florence, Thanepohn 3rd Ward - Ellis, McHugh The clerk then read the minutes of the regular monthly meeting of May 13, 1971 Said minutes were approved as read. The clerk then read the minutes of the adjourned meeting of June 3, 1971. Said minutes were approved as read. The clerk then read the following bills: GENERAL FUND I11. Bell Tel. Co. - Police Chief $ .08 Ill. Bell Tel. Co. - City Clerk, New Inst. 49.84 Norhtern Ill. Gas Co. - Park Torch and corrected bill 5.96 Commonwealth Edison Co. _ Street lighting 338.47 so of of - Police Station 3.24 Ralph Pfister - Overtime (12 hrs. school,6 hrs job ) 62.82 to It - Mileage to school (100 miles @$.10 ) 10.00 Archie Bieritz - Mowing grass in park 100.00 Fox Valley Disposal Co. - May garb4ge removal 1036.20 Fox Paving, Inc. - 32 tons Cold Mix 336.00 Fredrickson's Office Supplies - Minute bk. &supplies 21.94 Yorkville Hardware - Grass seed & oper. supplies 22.91 Homer G. Dickson & co. - Repair Dump Truck 19.35 Farmers Elevator - Concrete mix &cement (L.L. ball perk) 10.60 Checker Oil Co. - Gas, P.D. 6.95 Ernest R. Zeiter - City Collectors Bomd 15.00 Central Limestone Co. - Rock for streets 104.58 Kendall County Record - Printing 266.00 Robt. J. Coleman, Mayor - Business lunch & mileage 17.90 James H. Hall - Sect'y fee and expenses for Plan Comm. 77.92 Neenah Foundry Co. - Street Grates 64.00 James J. Brant, City Clerk - 100 $.02 stamps 2.00 Yorkville Natioal Bank - Tractor payment ##11 138.54 Ellsworth Windett - Workmans Comp. Audit & Liability 135.00 Bob's Service Station - Gas, street dept. 50%of Inv. 41.25 Winfred Prickett - use of Chiefs car, 7 calls 35.00 Badger Uniforms - Inv. 41737 ( 1 - Acorn ) 1.65 Bob's Service Station - P.D. , gas & repair_ to squad car 41.07 Hilltop Sinclair - P.D. gas and squad car service 314.94 E & H Utility Sales - Speed Limit sign & Assc. 63.90 WATER FUND Bob's Service Station - 50%of inv. Gas, water Dept. 41.24 " of of - Gas, water dept. 11.70 Ill. Bell Tel. Co. - Tel line from pump to well 4.87 of of It of - Pump house 10.18 Commonwealth Edison Co. - Tower lights 6.81 -2- FORM 601-49® U.S.A. JUNE 10, 1971 E & H Utility Sales, Inc. - Curb Stops & Boxes $ 162.40 MuniChem Corp. - Fire Extinguisher 33.75 Aurora Concrete Prod. Co. - Inlets & Boxes 94.55 Homer G. Dickson & Co. - Brass Fittings 3.76 Farmers Elevator Co. - Plywood 2.95 E & H Utility Sales, Inc. - Clamp Inv. 71352 36.00 Motion by Aldo Madden, Seond by Aldo Thanepohn that the bills be referred to the finance committee and be paid if found to be correct. Mayor Coleman read the Treasurer's report. Police Chief Prickett read the police report Mayor Coleman read the Water report and the Street and Sewer report. Old Business: The amended Library Ordance was read by City Attourney Bassek. A discussion followed.Motion made by Aldo Thanepohn to accept the Ordance as presented by Atty. Bassek. Seconded by Ald. Florence. Roll calls Aldo Madden - Aye Aldo Florence - Aye Aldo Thanepohn - Aye Aldo Ellis - Aye Aldo McHugh - Aye Library Ordance passed unanimously. City Attourney Bassek reveiwed the present parking Ordance and then read the amended parking ordance. A discussion followed. Motion by Aldo Ellis to accept the amended Parking Ordance. Seconded by Aldo Florence. Roll call: Aldo Madden - Naye Aldo Florence - Aye Aldo Thanepohn - Aye Aldo Ellis - Aye Aldo McHugh - Aye Ordance passed. Attorney Dickson presented the Consent to annexation by United City of the Village of Yorkville of certain real estate in Kendall county owned by the State of Illinois, Department of Conservation. Adiscussion followed. Motion by Aldo Florence and seconded by Aldo Ellis to annex the property owned by the State of Illinois, Department of Conservation Roll Calls Aldo Madden - Aye Aldo Florence - Aye Aldo Thanepohn - Aye Aldo Ellis - Aye Aldo McHugh - Aye Attorney Dickson presented the Conover Annexation to the City Council. Motion by Aldo Thanepohn to accept the Conover Annexation. Seconded by Aldo Ellis, Roll Call: Aldo Madden - Aye Aldo Florence - Aye Aldo Thanepohn - Aye Aldo Ellis - Aye ATd, McHugh Aye FORM 601-490 U.S.A. -3 JUNE 10, 1971 Motion passed unanimously. Attorney Dickson requested that two (2) Retail liquor and one(1) Package liquor licences be granted to the Ter-Jac cht. Co. City Attourney summerized the liquor licenses. A discussion followed.. Aldo Thanepohn suggested a change from 3,000 population to 4,000 population in the liquor ordance. A pen change was granted to the City Attorney by the Mayor and Aldermen. Aldo Thanepohn moved to accept the liquor licences, seconded by Aldo Florence. RollCa11: Aldo Madden - Aye Aldo Florence - Aye Aldo Thanepohn - Aye Aldo Ellis - Aye Aldo McHugh - Aye NEW BUSINESS Mr. Geo. Griffin presented the resolution for maintenance of streets and highways by Municipality under the Illinois Highway Code:for the sum of $20,000 to be appropreated from the Motor Fuel Tax Funds. Motion by Aldo Florence and seconded by Aldo Thanepohn to accept the resolution. All Aldo voted Aye. A suggestion was made by Mr. Griffin to give the Mayor and Clerk authorization to sign the necessary papers to forward to the State for the 1971 maintenance program. A motion was made by Aldo Thanepohn to give the Mayor and Clerk authorization to sign the necessary papers to forward to the State for the 1971 mainenance program. Seconded by Aldo Ellis. Motion carried. Mr. Griffin gave a report on the estimated cost to put the water tower in operation. This cost estimate is $12,000. A discussion followed. Atty. Bassek mentioned that the banks in town had shown a willingness to enter into conditional contracts for the money to put the tower in operation. A discussion followed A motion was made by Aldo Florence to give the city attourney authority to draw up the necessary papers beween Davis Cont. Co.and the city to enter into an agreement per the city engineers recommendation. Motion seconded by Aldo Thanepohn Roll call: Aldo Madden - Aye Aldo Florence - Aye Aldo Thanepohn - Aye Aldo Ellis - Aye Aldo McHugh - Aye Motion passed A request was read by Mayor Coleman to authorize the use of the two(2) city trucks by the Jaycee's July 19. Motion was made by Aldo Ellis to authorize the use of the trucks to the Jaycee's. Seconded by Aldo Thanepohn. Motion carried. Mayor Coleman read a request from the Jaycee's to use the city park June Wt 21 & 22. A motion was made by Aldo Madden and seco d by Aldo Ellis to authorize the use of the city park to the Jaycee's V1 21 &22. Motion carried, Mayor Coleman made the suggestion that a plan for a new resolution be adopted for a procedure for petitions Requests for Rezoning. The requests: 1. Petition be submitted to the City Clerk with a check of $25.00. 2. City Clerk will forward to the Planning Commitee - Leo Anderson. 3. Planning Committee will forward to ZOning Board of Appeals with their recommendation. 4, Zoning Board of Appeals will forward to the City Council with their recom- mendation for final approval. -4- FORM 601-490 O.S.A. JUNE 100 1971 Motion made by Ald. Florence to accept the suggestion. SEconded by Aldo Madden. All Aldo in favor. Motion passed. Ald. Madden moved that the building ordance be amended to allow built-up roofs ( gravel or slag surface ) with a slope of 3" in 12" maximum pitch. Seconded by Ald. Ellis. Roll Call: Ald. Madden - Aye Ald. Florence - Aye Ald. Thanepohn _ Aye Ald. Ellis - Aye Ald. McHugh - Aye Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Ed Salisbury presented signed letters from residents and non-residents to have the liquor licence ordance amended to permit the Sunday sales by package liquor class store. Motion by Ald. Thanepohn to adopt and amend the Liquor License Ordance to permit the Sunday sales by package liquor class store. Seconded by Ald. Ellis, Roll Call: Ald. Madden - Aye Ald. Florence - Aye Ald. Thanepohn - Aye Ald. Ellis - Aye Ald. McHugh - Aye Motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Bassek requested that a set of books be purchased ( Municipal Corporations by McQuillan ) and this set of books be shared with the City of Oswego.Ald. Madden suggested that the request be tabled. A recommendation was made by Mayor Coleman to clean Bridge Street. This Vias referred to the streets and Alleys committee. Motion by Ald. Thanepohn to reinburse Ald. Madden for expenses incurred while attending Municiple Conference. Seconded by Ald. Florence. Motion passed. Chief Prickett was instructed by the Mayor to have the Checker Oil Co. move thier sign So. of building back away from highway Rt.47. City Attourney Bassek reported that a summons has been given to the owners of the Cosy Cafe and is to be served by the Kane County Sheriffs Dept. Motion by Ald. Thanepohn to empower Ald Madden to have the ballpark on Van Emmon street mowed and to check into the completion of the Shuffle Board court in the City Park. Seconded by Ald. Ellis. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 11:45 P.M.