City Council Minutes 2018 11-10-18 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS
HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM,
800 GAME FARM ROAD ON
SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 10,2018
Mayor Golinski called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m.
ROLL CALL
n Deputy City Clerk Pickering called the roll.
Ward I Colosimo Present
Koch Present
Ward II Milschewski Present
Plocher Absent
Ward III Funkhouser Present
Frieders Present
Ward IV Tarulis Present
Peterson Present
Also present: Deputy City Clerk Pickering, City Administrator Olson,Chief of Police Hart,Deputy Chief
of Police Mikolasek,Public Works Director Dhuse,Finance Director Fredrickson,Community
Development Director Barksdale-Noble,Director of Parks and Recreation Evans,Purchasing Manager
Parker,and EEI Engineer Sanderson.
QUORUM
A quorum was established.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
None.
BUSINESS—Goal Setting Session
City Administrator Olson stated that a detailed action plan had been created last year for all of the City
n Council's goals. Administrator Olson mentioned that the goal setting memo included in the packet
included updated action plans for last year's goals.
Goals from 2017 in order of priority were:
1) Manufacturing and Industrial Development
2) Downtown Planning
3) Riverfront Development
4) Southside Development
5) Road to Better Roads(RTBR)Funding
6) Water Planning
7) Municipal Building Needs&Planning
8) Revenue Growth
9) Traffic Patrol
10) Whispering Meadows
11) Staffing
12) Vehicle Replacement
13) Entrance Signage
14) Water Conservation Plan
15) Employee Salary Survey
16) Parks&Recreation Programming Building
17) Capital Improvement Plan
18) Automation and Technology
19) Public Relations&Outreach
20) Modernize City Code
/-� 21) Shared Services
Administrator Olson asked the elected officials what they would like to consider for goals for next year.
The following ideas were given: Metra expansion, special events amplification,grant opportunities&
planning, school safety(exterior&traffic issues),expand economic development efforts,murals&art,
Rt. 47 crossings,quiet zones,respect Christmas,manufacturing& industrial,downtown planning and
riverfront development, Southside development, Road to Better Roads funding,water planning,municipal
building needs&planning,revenue growth, staffing(police and others),vehicle replacement,entrance
signage,water conservation, employee salary survey,parks and recreation programming building,capital
improvement plan,automation&technology,public relations and outreach,modernize city code,and
shared services.
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Each elected official ranked the goals resulting in the following list of goals in order of priority:
1) Staffing(Police and others)
2) Municipal Building Needs&Planning
3) Road to Better Roads(RTBR)Funding
4) Southside Development
5) Downtown&Riverfront Development
6) Water Planning
7) Metra Extension
8) School Safety(Exterior&Traffic)
9) Expand Economic Development Efforts
10) Grant Opportunities&Planning
11) Automation&Technology
12) Manufacturing and Industrial
13) Revenue Growth
14) Special Events Amplification
15) Entrance Signage
16) Route 47 Crossings
Administrator Olson reminded everyone that the above goals were not final at this point as they do not
include Alderman Plocher's choices as he was unable to attend this meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Golinski adjourned the City Council meeting at 10:50 a.m.
Minutes submitted by:
Lisa Pickering,
Deputy City Clerk, City of Yorkville,Illinois
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