Economic Development Minutes 2018 04-03-18Page 1 of 4
APPROVED 6/5/18
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 6:00pm
City Conference Room
In Attendance:
Committee Members
Chairman Ken Koch Alderman Carlo Colosimo
Alderman Joel Frieders Alderman Alex Hernandez
Other City Officials
Mayor Gary Golinski Code Official Pete Ratos
City Administrator Bart Olson Alderman Chris Funkhouser
Assistant City Administrator Erin Willrett City Consultant Lynn Dubajic
Community Development Director Krysti Barksdale-Noble
Other Guests
Michelle Stewart, Ashley Pointe William Woodward, KLOA
Patti Bernhard, Dommermuth Law Firm Alex Berman, Kendall Marketplace
Tony Scott, Kendall County Record William McCue, McCue Builders
Marc Altenbernt, YCHS Margaret Riehle-Moeller, YCHS
Dave Schultz, HR Green Aaron Sovern, YCHS
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ken Koch at 6:00pm.
Citizen Comments: None
Minutes for Correction/Approval: March 6, 2018
The minutes were approved on a unanimous voice vote.
New Business
1. EDC 2018-23 Building Permit Reports for February 2018
Mr. Ratos reported eight single family homes including two B.U.I.L.D. and two regular
detached. There were also 12 single family attached which is a recent trend.
2. EDC 2018-24 Building Inspection Report for February 2018
There were 148 inspections, mostly single family with some multi-family, said Mr.
Ratos.
3. EDC 2018-25 Property Maintenance Report for February 2018
Eight cases were heard with one fine and the rest were dismissed since they were
compliant by the hearing date. Numerous letters were sent for code violations, but
corrections were made prior to a hearing.
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4. EDC 2018-26 Economic Development Update
Ms. Dubajic reported the following:
1. Kendall Gardens is moving ahead.
2. Reminder that Culvers is closing for a few days for remodeling.
3. Scrapbooking business construction is completed, will be open end of April.
4. Esthetician coming to “1836” building.
5. Construction of deli nearly done.
5. EDC 2018-27 Kendall Marketplace – PUD Amendment for Signage
Ms. Noble said the petitioner is requesting an increase in the sign height relating to a
potential in-line retailer. The existing sign will be cut off at the top and additional
signage added for a total height of 35 feet.
Alderman Funkhouser had several concerns and offered possible solutions for the base or
number of panels to reduce the height. Alderman Koch commented that he hopes a
number of small panels will not be used making the sign difficult to read as one drives
by. Alderman Colosimo said he is OK with this and commented that the backs of county
buildings are across from Kendall Marketplace and not affected by this request. The
committee approved and this moves to the Planning and Zoning Commission on April
11th and then to City Council.
6. EDC 2018-28 Kendall Marketplace - PUD Amendment for Residential Lots
McCue Builders has petitioned to change the aesthetic elements on homes. The applicant
says that it is very costly to provide affordable homes having to use the required standard
of 75% masonry on the fronts of homes, etc. The petitioner would like to offer other
design elements to enhance the homes. Ms. Noble listed some of the alternative elements
and reviewed standards now in place.
Mr. William McCue of McCue Builders was present and said many subdivisions are not
using very much brick and what he is requesting is more stringent than other subdivisions
in the city. He said buyers are asking for other styles of homes instead. By using
different features and elements, he can build the homes to prevent monotony.
Committee members were OK with this request. Ms. Noble added that there is a
provision in the code that not all the homes have to meet all standards which allows Mr.
McCue to make these changes even though he has begun building.
This matter moves to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a Public Hearing on April
11th.
7. EDC 2018-29 Ashley Pointe Subdivision – Third Amendment to the Annexation
Agreement and Amended Final Plat
Ms. Noble said this project was presented to the city in 2013 and the Stewarts now want
to revise the Phase 2 final plat for the school on which construction has begun. They
have a contract with a builder to make a series of purchases of the 104 building lots
nearby in Unit 1. The funds from the lot sales will provide some of the money for the
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improvements of Ashley Rd and Rt. 126. Originally they wished to have an entrance off
Ashley Rd., but are now requesting to amend their annexation agreement to delay those
improvements and the school entrance until the builder has purchased about 75% of the
lots. They provided an updated traffic analysis regarding school traffic at capacity and
the full buildout, to determine if that traffic could be handled with improvements at Rt.
126 and Penman.
Staff has requested some conditions including concurrence from IDOT, input from
existing homeowners and 3 years to complete improvements at Rt. 126 and Ashley after
the 75th building permit is issued. Staff has requested security for that intersection as
well.
Attorney Bernhard said there was a change of land plans and it was thought there would
be more homes built there at this time. They want to delay Ashley Rd. improvements in
order to focus on the school entrance off Penman. When ashphalt plants open, they are to
be first on the list.
Dave Schultz from HR Green shared information on plan changes including Ashley Rd.,
Penman Rd. and the addition of a gymnasium. He said 84 lots were taken out and
returned to ag. Alderman Colosimo said he was open to the idea of a temporary entrance.
He said he had concerns about the potential number of students before road
improvements are made. He said drivers will find alternative routes through the
subdivision and more than one access point is needed Alderman Frieders voiced similar
concerns. There will be 2 emergency access points according to Mr. Schultz.
Bill Woodward of KLOA discussed traffic issues in this project and said his company
updated the traffic volume from the original 2013 study. He added the bulk of the
traffic is from drop-off and pick-up of students.
Ms. Noble said IDOT will not recommend occupancy permits until improvements are
done at Rt. 126 & Penman. For the record, Mr. Olson stated that IDOT had previously
objected to the Penman permit and issuance of occupancy permits because improvements
had not been fully completed. He said sight distance and topography were issues in the
past as well. He thinks both issues have been resolved for IDOT and it is in writing.
Mr. Schultz said there were no sight distance issues for Penman.
The committee also considered the idea that even though building might not develop, the
student population could boom. It was finally decided that the committee was OK with
75 permits or 7 years as a trigger. Mr. Olson recommended a security bond in the
Annexation Agreement.
There will be a Public Hearing at the next Council meeting for the Annexation
Agreement Amendment and the matter will be up for a vote at the following Council
meeting. This will also be heard at the Planning and Zoning Commission for final plat
approval.
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8. EDC 2018-30 Sales Tax Incentive Update
Mr. Olson said this update will be done at the end of every sales tax closeout. For
information.
9. EDC 2018-31 Downtown Redevelopment Project Area #2
This is the final ordinance for creation of TIF #2 and contains 3 different ordinances.
The committee was OK with it and it moves to the next Council meeting for a vote.
10. EDC 2018-32 Goal 1 – Manufacturing and Industrial Action Plan – BNSF Site
Certification Update
Ms. Willrett said this is an update of the original presentation. Through conversations
with BNSF, the city learned it will be unable to apply for the program since the city is not
the owner of the property. The owners will need to be the applicants for the sites on
Eldamain and at Wrigley and if they do not agree, a site will not be certified for an
industrial user. Metra is doing environmental assessments.
11. EDC 2018-33 Goal 1 – Manufacturing and Industrial Action Plan – YBSD
City staff would like to meet with YBSD for a better understanding of goals and
expansion plans after some industrial users had reached out to Council members. At this
time, the city can do nothing regarding issues with the YBSD. The ability to handle
various types of solids has been a big issue for YBSD. Some recent industrial users have
intense solid discharges and have brought YBSD to almost near capacity. Ms. Olson said
YBSD also is not required to accept individual users. He used a graph to further illustrate
a discussion of a recent YBSD pilot program. Ms. Noble noted that Wrigley cannot use
YBSD due to the high sugar content of their discharges and many industrial users truck
their discharges to other locations. No further action at this time.
Old Business None
Additional Business None
There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 7:56pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Marlys Young, Minute Taker