Economic Development Minutes 2016 03-01-16Page 1 of 2
APPROVED 4/5/16
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 6:00pm
Yorkville City Hall, Conference Room
800 Game Farm Road
In Attendance:
Committee Members:
Chairman Ken Koch
Alderman Diane Teeling
Alderman Carlo Colosimo
Absent: Alderman Chris Funkhouser
Other City Officials:
Community Development Director Krysti Barksdale-Noble
City Planner Chris Heinen
Code Official Pete Ratos
Other Guests:
Craig Borneman, BBB Farms LLC
Kent Batemann, BBB Farms LLC
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ken Koch at 6:00pm.
Citizen Comments: None
Previous Meeting Minutes: February 2, 2016
The minutes were approved as read on a voice vote.
New Business:
1. EDC 2016-11 Building Permit Report for January 2016
Mr. Ratos reported 19 permits--10 commercial and 9 miscellaneous. January was slow due to weather,
but there was a rebound in February.
2. EDC 2016-12 Building Inspection Report for January 2016
There were 99 inspections in January, some of them for Rosati's expansion.
3. EDC 2016-13 Property Maintenance Report for January 2016
No adjudications took place in January, however, some letters were issued and the issues were later
compliant.
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4. EDC 2016-14 Economic Development Update
Ms. Dubajic was unable to be present, but Ms. Noble said staff has met with several persons. There is
interest in opening an alternative school, some interest in industrial property and in property along Rt.
47. There is no further update on Kendall Marketplace at this time. She also added that today was the
deadline to begin moving dirt on the Fountainview development to be eligible for incentives. She
reached out to the developer and there had been communication issues with obtaining signatures, but
they have now been secured for the final plat. She is unsure if an amendment will be requested for the
missed deadline or if they will just proceed. Ms. Noble will provide an update at the end of the week.
5. EDC 2016-15 Kendall County Intergovernmental Agreement for Building Inspections
A couple years ago, the City began sharing services for building inspections with the County.
Plumbing inspections are now included and the County employs the same inspector as the City's
backup, so an agreement must be drafted to include those times when he does inspections during work
hours. The only change is the agreement covers a 1-year period rather than 3 years. Building and
plumbing inspections are now covered in one document and it also covers insurance requirements
which the City has already met. If approved by Council, it will be executed by the end of the month.
The committee approved and it moves to consent.
6. PC 2016-05 Silver Fox Development Rezoning
Mr. Heinen said this property was annexed in 2006 and was slated for a 172-lot subdivision, but was
not final platted. The previous owner came in last year with plans to build a sports dome, however, the
property has since been sold. As part of that sale, there was an amendment in 2015 which eliminated
entitlements and just retained the R-2 zoning. Also as part of the agreement, the current ag use will be
allowed as a legal non-conforming use until 2026 with a renewal each two years. The petitioner is
requesting to rezone from R-2 to A-1. Other properties in that area that are zoned R-2 are also being
used for agriculture at this time. Ms. Noble said in 2026, letters will be sent to the nearby property
owners asking if they wish to extend their ag use or rezone.
Rezoning approval was recommended by the committee and it moves forward to the Plan Commission
for a Public Hearing in early April and to the full Council at the end of April.
Old Business: None
Additional Business: None
There was no further business and the meeting was adjourned at 6:12pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by
Marlys Young