Public Safety Minutes 1996 05-29-96 UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE
Committee Minutes - Public Safety
Date of Meeting: May 29, 1996 Location: 111 W. Fox
Time Convened: 6:36 P.M. Time Adjourned: 8:00 P.M.
Attendees:
Kathy Jones
Bert Callmer
Jeff Baker
Tom Sowinski
Tony Graff
Brian Effington
Discussion:
Old Business
1 .) Street Names for State Routes
A.) Rt.126 - The committee is looking to stay away from common
names. They do not want to cause a conflict with anyone. They
would like to stay with landmarks. Committee recommends
School House for Rt. 126 because Circle Center School being off
of Rt. 126.
B.) Rt. 71 - The committee is recommend Stage Coach Road for Rt.
71. Graff has talked with the Historical Society and Rt. 71 was a
stage coach trail that went from Chicago to Ottawa.
C.) Rt. 34 - The committee is suggesting Veterans Parkway for Rt.
34. This is a street name the County and other towns could
adopt. The American Legion in Yorkville and Oswego is on
Rt. 34 and in Plano the American Legion is just off gt. 34.
Callmer is not comfortable with the big City association with
Ogden Avenue so the Committee would like to stay away from
that.
D.) Renaming the City - Callmer will recommend to COW to change
the City's name to the United City of Yorkville. The City would
just be dropping one word.
2.) Liquor Ordinance Update - Packaged liquor sales will be limited to
100,000 square feet. This is in a case of a strip mall a packaged
liquor establishment could be at one end but there could not be a
second one within 100,000 square feet. This would not include
restaurants serving liquor. Single can sales and drive in/drive
throughs will be prohibited. Graff will talk with Dan and have for
COW.
3.) Glen Palmer Dan Update - Workers were suppose to start already but
the river is too high and unsafe. The weather has been a problem for
everyone. Graff gave them concerns about completition date of July
4, 1996. If they are not finished, they will be able to move the
workers trailer to the end . Jones doesn't feel the Riverwalk will be
completed by then. The weather has been a problem for them as
well. They would like to start in one and a half to two weeks.
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4.) Budget Review FY 96/97 - Overtime Usage Report Revised - Overtime
was down. Callmer said Mayor Johnson was very happy about that.
Graff said they will not be able to start working 12 hour shifts
until another officer is hired. The report includes the part time help.
Part time officers do alot of relief work.
5.) Grant Updates
A.) Image Grant - Image is going on know. Today seven tickets
were written for people passing on the shoulder when a car is
waiting to turn left onto Walnut Street, heading south on Rt.
47.
B.) Copsmore Grant - Dictaphone/Digital Voice Mail System Update
- Grant will not cover the installation of the phone line. The
ggrant is for hard equipment. Graff ordered upgraded equipment.
ff the grant does not get approved then the City will be able to
lease the on inal equipment and only for the amount of the
grant. The City would be responsible for the remainder of the
lease.
C.) Universal Hiring Cops Grant - Received grant to hire. Looking at
September or October to hire. This was already in the budget
incase the City was unable to get grant.
6. Idot Update
A.) Walnut and Rt. 47 - Idot has plans to put in a left turn lane for
Walnut Street at Rt. 47. This looks to be about a year away.
Graff will follow up with the State. There will be no left turn
heading south on Rt. 47 for Walnut Street. Idot will be
requesting Bristol Street realignment. Idot is willing to work
with the City on this issue. Fox Street will be blacktopped on
Friday weathering permitting. Fox Street should be completed by
July.
B.) Countryside Parkway - Seniors Citizens are going to the help with
counting the cars and turns.
7.) Human Service Commission Ordinance - No update available.
8.) Police Captain Promotion Interview Process Update - Job description
has been passed. Positions has been set up. Two of the three
Sargents have applied for the Police Captain Position. Officers
Sibenaller and Martin have applied for the position. Graff is looking
for a date to schedule the essay questions. The candidate have a
right to hear the outcome. Graff would like committee to look over
information and give some feed back. Graff would like to be able to
tell them a date for the interview. If neither candidate is qualified
then the City will need to look at outside sources.
9.) Police Chief - Job Description - No update available.
10.) Railroad Crossing Safety Program - RE: Funding Update - Request
needs to be sent out by November 11, 1996.
11 .) Game Farm House Maintenance - Update - The Public Works
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Department told Graff the would take care of the work that needs to
be done. Graff gave them a list, but very few things have been done.
The parking lot is so full of potholes that officers are coming in with
wet shoes and socks. Committee will recommend at COW that the
Public Works Department start doing some of the work that needs to
been done. Graff will bring a list of the work that still needs to be
completed.
New Business
1 .) Beecher Center Student Parking - This is a problem that needs to be
addressed. Signs have been put up in the Beecher Parking lot No
Student Parking. Some of the student are not able to get a parking
permit because the School is sold out of them. One option would be
to sell some of the parking spot at the Beecher Building. Another
would be to number the lot and sell spots with numbers. The
numbers being reserved parking. Update on this at next meeting.
Additional Business
1 .) Regular Meeting Days - Baker is requesting a regular day if at all
possible. Committee agrees on last Wednesday of every month.
Next meeting will be scheduled for Wednesday June 26, 1996.
2.) Public Notification of Sex Offenders - Community notification of sex
offenders goes into effect June 1, 1996. The information that will
given out on sex offender is name, address, date of birth,
offense. There are three registered sex offenders in Yorkville. The
procedure to obtain this information has to be consistent. Information
will only be attainable during regular working hours. Copies of the
information will not be en out. Kane County will be doing a press
release on May 30, 196. Graff will have a procedure written up on
how the list will be provided.
Minutes by: Mollie Anderson