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City Council Minutes 2005 02-15-05 (special cc) MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE. KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS,. HELD IN THE CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM, 800 GAME FARM ROAD ON TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 2005. Mayor Prochaska called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M and led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Clerk Milschewski called the roll. Ward I James Present Sticka Present Ward 11 Burd Present Kot Present Ward III Ohare Present Munns Absent Ward IV Besco Present Spears Present Also present: City Clerk Milschewski, City Administrator Graff, City Attorney Wyeth, Police Chief Martin, Director of Public Works Dhuse, Finance Director Pleckham and Executive Director of Parks & Recreation Laura Brown. QUORUM A quorum was established. GUESTS See attached list. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Prochaska explained that the purpose of the special meeting was for the consideration of two ordinances which apply to the Countryside Shopping Center Tax Increment Financing TIF PP Y �' PP� g g � ) District. He stated that at the last City Council meeting, the attorney for the TIF, Kathleen Orr, was ill and the City did not receive all the documents need to approve these ordinances which are time sensitive. These ordinances need to be approved by February 21, 2005; the day before the next scheduled regular meeting of the City Council. He noted that the first ordinance for consideration designates the TIF area and the second authorizes tax increment allocation financing to be used to repay bonds. He stated that at the February 8, 2005 City Council meeting the Council approved the first ordinance that established the criteria for the TIF area. Ordinance 2005 -10-B Designating the Countryside Shopping Center a Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Area Mayor Prochaska entertained a motion to approve an Ordinance designating the U.S. Route 34 and Illinois Route 47 Countryside Shopping Center a Tax Increment Redevelopment Project Area pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act. So moved by Alderman Sticka; seconded by Alderman Ohare. Alderman Spears noted that the lights are still not on in the parking lot. The developer, Mason Oliver, stated that the temporary lights were delivered this afternoon and will be installed tomorrow morning. This will light the west parking lot. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -7 Nays -0 Kot -aye, Ohare -aye, Spears -aye, Sticka -aye, Besco -aye, Burd -aye, James -aye Ordinance 2005 -10 -B Adopting Tax Increment Allocation Financing for the Tax Increment Redevelopment Project Area Mayor Prochaska entertained a motion to approve an Ordinance adopting Tax Increment Allocation Financing for the U.S. Route 34 and Illinois Route 47 Countryside Shopping Center Tax Increment Redevelopment Project Area. So moved by Alderman Sticka; seconded by Alderman Besco. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -7 Nays -0 Ohare -aye, Spears -aye, Sticka -aye, Besco -aye, Burd -aye, James -aye, Kot -aye The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Citv Council — February 15. 2005 - Dam ADJOURNMENT Mayor Prochaska entertained a motion to adjourn. So moved by Alderman Sticka; seconded by Alderman Besco. Motion approved by a viva voce vote. Meeting adjourned at 7:09 P.M. Minutes submitted by: Jacquelyn Milschewski, City Clerk City of Yorkville, Illinois