Public Works Minutes 1997 03-03-97 { F
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
Committee Minutes - Public Works
Date of Meeting: March 3, 1997 Location: 111 W. Fox
Time Convened: 6:30 P.M. Time Adjourned: 8:00 P.M.
Attendees:
Joe Wywrot
J.T. Johnson
Jerry Lynch
Jeff Spang
Art Prochaska
Discussion:
1 .) Creation of New Job Description - J.T. is working on one for Street,
Sewers, and Parks. Parks will go back to the Park Board.
2.) DCCA Rate Study - Wywrot called some other Communities to find
out how they charge. Most Communities charge by usage. Some
Communities charge a set fee. Large water users take in more water
and need bigger piping. Wywrot will hopefully have report at next
meeting.
3.) Property Code Standards - J.T. will talk with Detmer. Detmer may
not be able to do much with these. Prochaska thinks we need to be
careful with Bridge and State. Spang thinks there is an increasing
problem on this stuff. Yards cluttered with junk, old cars, etc. Mayor
Johnson has indicated that the City needs to get a handle on
deteriorating properties. Prochaska thinks that if there needs to be a
Resolution or an Ordinance then we should do one. Prochaska
thought the Sign Ordinance covered the Realty signs at corners, but
nothing gets done about it. This needs to be addressed. J.T. said he
feels that Detmer does what he can but he is also out of town a lot.
Spang thinks that maybe the City should consider hiring a full time
Building Inspector. The City pays $7000 to 810,000 per month now.
Lynch thinks that Detmer will do what the City ask him to do. Spang
said Heustis Street is bad and he has complained for over a year.
J.T. said that is in the hands of the Attorney. But he does not know
what is going on with it. Junk cars should go to the Police. Even if
Detmer is designated as the Code Enforcement Officer, it will still
need to'go to the Police. Prochaska would like to find out where the
block is and if there needs to be a different way to handle it. Detmer
uses the Boca Codes. J.T. doesn't know if Detmer knows the City
Ordinances, which are more restrictive than the Boca Codes. Can the
City charge fines? Prochaska suggest sending letters. Allow them
some time to apply with the letter, then charge a fine and lean the
property. Ask Detmer to next meeting. J.T. will ask Detmer to give a
report on outstanding items to find out where things are.
4.) Road Repairs - J.T. said they have been out to Countryside Parkway
three times. L ynch said that Moragn Street does not exists any more.
J.T said that Morgan is only sealcoating. Will not be doing Storm
Sewer. Gravel and stone all washes to the bottom of hill. Prochaska
said on Center and Liberty there is a place where the road is washed
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out because the water just sit there. Spang said this is on every
Public Works agenda but there are not any funds to do any repairs.
Wywrot did a five year plan but it never got out of this Committee.
Wywrot did make recommendations. J.T. said we need to find ways
to generate more revenue. Not all areas need curb and gutters, Hilly
areas need curb and gutters. Prochaska said this may be true but
how do you justify increasing someone taxes when they are not
getting everything. Need more businesses to generate tax dollars.
Sunset Is annexing. Prochaska said that Mayor Johnson is working
with Ace Hardware. City can force annexation if they are surrounded
by 75 percent.
5.) Street Lights - Fox hill has two light out. One is a ComEd issue. J.T.
has called Julie about the light in front of Kiddie Campus. J.T. is
workingg with someone at ComEd. Wywrot will let Prochaska know
about tFie two lights in Fox Hill.
6.) Additional Business - Punch List for Fox Hill - There is a broken grate
in Fox Hill. Wywrot has that on his Punch List.
Elizabeth Street - Cost Estimate. This is a down-sized quote for the
Storm Sewer. Nanninga requested an estimate. Wywrot did a full
estimate. Then he had to take part of it out. Prochaska recommends
that we show what the cost will be to put in everything and then
show cost of what it will cost to do the necessities. There are 26
Properties that will be paying approximately 75 percent of the repairs.
It is eight percent interest on 10 years. It would cost each property
owner approximately $2800 total. It is approximately $430 per year.
Spang would like to dampen the complaints. Does not want to
increase taxes. Wywrot has already done an estimate for the full
project. Spang said the City has made promises to fix the streets, but
the funds are not there. Wywrot said we could consider seal coating.
Prochaska would like Wywrot to put together a list of sealcoating
projects. If the SSES goes through the City will still have to come up
with a percentage of the money. City needs to pay Walker back this
coming fiscal year and we need to pay Aurora Blacktop for work they
did last year. Walker still has some Punch Card items that need to be
completed. Wywrot said the biggest item is the Storm Sewer. They
jacked the storm sewer and now it has fell over and is COLLAPSING
and now part of Rt. 47 is crumbling. J.T. said the City has done a lot
of things to help Walker. The City installed stop signs, he called the
Cable Company so they would only get charged for one Cable line
instead of ten. Walker did not post a Letter of Credit. Lynch asked if
there is a check list of things that need to be done before a permit is
issued? A lot of this was done through Pavia-Marting and J.T. does
not know if they followed up on things. J.T. said a Letter of Credit
was requested. He does not know why it did not get posted. The
City is budgeting to pay, him back. Prochaska suggest notifying
Walker that the road will not be approved until Punch List is
completed. Spang suggest that the City repay him once the
intersection is accepted unless he posts a Letter of Credit. Walker
would have to post 35 percent of the Engineers estimates. Wywrot
will talk with Nanninga. Prochaska does not want the City to be
viewed in a bad light on dealing with business.
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Exert - Mayor Johnson would like everyone to look it over and discuss
it at COW.
New Well - W wrot has done some cost estimates. He recommends
doing test well. Put set-up in ground, pump fast to get any sand out
and cap. This will cost approximately $50,000.
Idot request for land - Idot requested a small strip of land by Rob Roy
Creek to widen the bridge. Received a deed for it. Will make copies
and have at COW.
Garage - There is a ggarage being built on Somonauk. J.T. said it is
not in the designated back yard. A detached garage is considered an
accessory building. It can only cover a certain percentage of the
property. It looks to be taller that 15 feet. Prochaska would like to
know how this was approved without a variance and Neisons request
was voted down? Or was the variance not approved. J.T. will check
into this.
Minutes by: Mollie Anderson
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