Economic Development Minutes 2018 11-06-18Page 1 of 3
APPROVED 12/4/18
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 6:00pm
City Conference Room
In Attendance:
Committee Members
Chairman Ken Koch Alderman Jason Peterson
Alderman Joel Frieders
Absent: Carlo Colosimo
Other City Officials
City Administrator Bart Olson Code Official Pete Ratos
Community Development Director Krysti Barksdale-Noble
Senior Planner Jason Engberg Alderman Chris Funkhouser (arr. 6:15pm)
Other Guests
Dan Kramer, Attorney Greg Marker, Marker, Inc.
Lynn Dubajic, City Consultant
The meeting was called to order at 6:02pm by Chairman Ken Koch.
Citizen Comments: None
Minutes for Correction/Approval: October 2, 2018
The minutes were approved on a unanimous voice vote.
1. EDC 2018-73 Building Permit Report for September 2018
Mr. Ratos reported 14 single family home permits and 72 total permits for the month.
Five of the total were commercial along with several fences and pools.
2. EDC 2018-74 Building Inspection Report for September 2018
A total of 324 single family and 183 commercial inspections were done. Many were
completed by the outside service and some by EEI.
3. EDC 2018-75 Property Maintenance Report for September2018
Mr. Ratos reported on the ongoing sawmill case saying there was one sight line case and
one for weeds/grass. He said one case was continued to gain more information and one
citation was dismissed. A separate case involved a resident who was operating a car
repair business from a private garage.
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4. EDC 2018-76 Economic Development Report for October 2018
Ms. Dubajic reported the following:
1. New owner of Fountain Village, will expand Roadhouse space for parties etc.
2. Popeye's and other national chain to open in former Subway, pizza place will also
open.
3. D Construction will rent temporary space in Fountain Village while Rt. 71 is
being improved.
4. Ground being broken in Kendall Crossing for Hacienda Real and later for the
Flight Team. Grace Coffee preparing to open.
5. Planet Fitness signed lease and will open after first of year.
6. Arby's building will be purchased by local resident and opening expected Spring
2019.
7. Salerno's Red Hots may open next week in A-frame building.
8. Go For It Sports hosted international rugby teams, many other activities.
9. Kendall Marketplace working on new focal point for center and also working with
local Broker Jason Pesola. Trying to develop outlots.
5. EDC 2018-77 Heartland Subdivision – PUD Amendment for Side Yard Setback
Mr. Engberg presented an overview of this request to change the side yard setback from
20 feet to 10 feet and also to increase fencing from a height of 6 feet to 8 feet. This is the
third amendment to the Heartland agreement. A Plan Council meeting was previously
held where the petitioner also asked to either remove or have a mountable median. City
staff and EEI have rejected the median requests.
Mr. Engberg listed other items still being requested from the petitioner: dimensions,
setbacks, total building height, scaled drawing, photometric plan, fencing detail, etc.
Currently there is one access point (a right in/right out) shown in the petitioner's plans.
Staff is requesting the petitioner connect to the Casey's parking lot on the west to address
fire hazard concerns. Mr. Engberg then asked the committee for input.
Mr. Marker presented a revised site plan without elevations or design and not to scale.
Mr. Marker said if the setbacks can not be changed, he might consider a 3-story building
and an 8-foot fence to screen his building from Casey's. Ms. Noble addressed the
possible height variance for the fence and listed items still needed from Mr. Marker.
Committee members then presented issues they had with the plan. Alderman Koch
expressed concern about two right in/right outs so close together. Attorney Kramer said
an emergency driveway could be installed if Casey's granted permission.
Alderman Peterson asked how many parking spots would be in the parking lot and
expressed concern for possible high volume parking depending on the office renters.
Fourteen spaces are suggested and two spots would be lost if an emergency driveway is
approved. Alderman Frieders had concern for a building being far forward on the
property in relationship to the right in/right out. He suggested building farther back to
align with Casey's. Alderman Funkhouser said the access location is too close to Rt. 34
and he feels a 2-story building does not fit there. A suggestion from Alderman Koch
was to share an entrance with Casey's.
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Ms. Noble said this petition was scheduled to come before the PZC next week, however,
she would like to table it to allow the petitioner time to gather all requested material.
Mr. Kramer will consult with Casey's regarding a shared access.
6. EDC 2018-78 Mobile Food Truck and Retail Vendor Units Ordinance
Ms. Noble recapped some of the goals of the Comp Plan and recent approval for sidewalk
parklet cafes. Regulations are needed for mobile food trucks so research was gathered
from across the nation. The ordinance will address zoning and licensing for street
vending, private property vending and truck rallies.
Ms. Noble presented some of the proposed fees, rules for public and private property and
applicable conditions. She said the business license portion will be up for separate
review at the December 12th PZC meeting and a future Public Safety meeting. She
requested feedback from the committee.
Alderman Frieders requested narratives for various situations and asked if there is county
health information. Various scenarios were discussed and Alderman Peterson asked for
a definition of a rally. Ms. Noble said a rally consists of more than three food trucks and
requires a permit. The required amount of space for trucks in public areas and private
parking, sanitary facility requirements, length of trucks, fire department involvement,
time limit in one location and a layout of the parked trucks were also discussed. More
research will be done by staff.
7. EDC 2018-79 Brewery Text Amendment
This amendment creates a category just for breweries. To be consistent with the state, the
city will also change their language to measure liquor in gallons rather than barrels. Ms.
Noble said one barrel equals 31 gallons. This moves to the December 12th Planning and
Zoning Commission meeting for a Public Hearing.
8. EDC 2018-80 Economic Development Consultant Contract
Mr. Olson said Ms. Dubajic will maintain the same price for her contract renewal. The
current contract is three years and expires at the end of the year. He asked for a
recommendation for City Council. A motion was made by Alderman Frieders and
seconded by Alderman Peterson to recommend approval of the contract. This moves to
the full Council.
9. EDC 2018-81 Meeting Schedule for 2019
The January meeting will be held on Wednesday rather than Tuesday due to the New
Year's holiday. The committee was OK with the schedule as presented.
Old Business: None
Additional Business: None
There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 7:13pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Marlys Young, Minute Taker