FACADE Minutes 2005 11-16-05 Page 1 of 2
APPROVED 9119107
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
FACADE COMMITTEE MEETING
City Hall Downstairs Conference Room
Wednesday,November 16, 2005 -- 7:00 p.m.
MINUTES
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF PRESENT:
Chairman Richard Scheffrahn
John Cordogan
Johanna Byram
Tom Smith
Building Inspector Bill Dettmer
Alderwoman Val Burd
GUESTS PRESENTS:
Linzie W. Coffey, Sawmill Ind. LLC
Dan O'Neil, R.J, O'Neil Inc.
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Richard Scheffrahn at 7:00 p.m. The
committee roll call included Chairman Richard Scheffrahn, John Cordogan, Johanna
Byram, and Tom Smith,.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes from the October 19, 2005 meeting were approved on motion by John
Cordogan and seconded by Johanna Byram. The motion was unanimously approved.
Bill Dettmer requested that a copy of the minutes be sent to the Billing Department for
their records.
125 E. VAN EMMON—LINZIE COFFEY (SAWMILL PIZZA)
Linzie Coffey and his partner Dan O'Neil submitted an application to the parade
Program, The work on his building is already complete but it still meets the requirements
of the program. Linzie Coffey supplied photographs and a description of the work that
had been done., He purchased the building about five years ago and rented out some of
the space. Last year he decided to renovate the lower'level and open up Sawmill Pizza,
but he wanted to do something in conjunction with the redevelopment of downtown. He
gutted and redid the entire facade as well as the interior. He wanted to make the building
to have a I 91 century feel, After,applying for permits with Building and Zoning
regarding the architectural situation, he used dri-vit on the exterior as it gave the greatest
flexibility in design and color. The property has been landscaped including a patio for
outdoor seating and a pond with a waterfall. The goal was to create a family oriented
restaurant and to create more synergy downtown. It was a very large project but he is
very proud of his building and has received a positive response from the direct
neighborhood.. All work was done to code„
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Each year the City provides the Fagade Committee with $20,000 to administer to the
program. In October the committee had distributed some of the funds for the 213 &
Bridge Street property. There is a little less than $15,000 left to be allocated. An exact
figure could not be given tonight because the computer was down today.
Tom Smith made a motion to give Linzie Coffey the remaining funds from the program
for the fiscal year ending May 1, 2006. John Cordogan seconded the motion. Roll call
vote: Richard Scheffrahn—Yes, Tom Smith—Yes, Johanna Byram—Yes, and John
Cordogan—Yes.. The motion was unanimously approved. Alderwoman Val Burd will
talce this to City Council.
ADDITIONAL BUSYNESS:
Alderwoman Val Burd updated the Committee that she will be bringing the changes to
the Fagade Ordinance to the Econ Development Committee for their consideration. The
ordinance will be changed so that if'someone receives money from the facade program
and sells the property, that the person purchasing the property cannot undo everything
that has just been done.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m, following the motion by John Cordogan and
seconded by.lohanna Byram. The motion was unanimously approved,
Minutes by Jeanne Arbet