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City Council Minutes 2019 07-09-19 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 800 GAME FARM ROAD ON TUESDAY,JULY 9,2019 Mayor Purcell called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.and led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL n City Clerk Pickering called the roll. Ward I Koch Absent Transier Present Ward II Milschewski Present Plocher Present Ward III Funkhouser Present Frieders Present Ward IV Tarulis Present Peterson Present Staff present: City Administrator Olson,City Clerk Pickering,Chief of Police Hart,Deputy Chief of Police Mikolasek,Public Works Director Dhuse,Community Development Director Barksdale-Noble, Finance Director Fredrickson,Parks and Recreation Director Evans,Assistant City Administrator Willrett,Attorney Orr,and EEI Engineer Sanderson. QUORUM A quorum was established. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA None. PRESENTATIONS None. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS None. CONSENT AGENDA None. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL None. BILLS FOR PAYMENT Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve the bill list in the amount of$483,353.84(vendors—FY 19); $175,382.92(vendors—FY 20); $272,338.25 (wire payments); $302,054.78(payroll period ending 6/28/19); for a total of$1,188,129.79. So moved by Alderman Milschewski; seconded by Alderman Funkhouser. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes-7 Nays-0 Funkhouser-aye,Tarulis-aye,Transier-aye,Plocher-aye, Frieders-aye,Peterson-aye,Milschewski-aye REPORTS n MAYOR'S REPORT River Fest Special Event Participation Agreement between the City and the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce (CC 2019-40) Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve the River Fest Special Event Participation Agreement. So moved by Alderman Transier; seconded by Alderman Milschewski. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes-7 Nays-0 Tarulis-aye,Transier-aye,Plocher-aye,Frieders-aye, Peterson-aye,Milschewski-aye,Funkhouser-aye The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council—July 9,2019—Page 2 of 3 Ordinance 2019-34 Approving an Ordinance Amending the Yorkville City Liquor Code Regarding Banquet Hall Liquor Licenses (CC 2019-41) Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve an Ordinance Amending the Yorkville City Liquor Code Regarding Banquet Hall Liquor Licenses. So moved by Alderman Peterson; seconded by Alderman Funkhouser. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes-7 Nays-0 Transier-aye,Plocher-aye,Frieders-aye,Peterson-aye, Milschewski-aye,Funkhouser-aye,Tarulis-aye Comments from Mayor Purcell Holiday Inn Mayor Purcell reported that he recently went on a tour of the Holiday Inn that is being constructed. The Holiday Inn should be complete and ready to open this fall. Chief of Police Interviews Mayor Purcell reported that interviews for the Chief of Police position would be conducted in the near future. He hopes to have a new Chief of Police hired in early August. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT No Report. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT No Report. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT No Report. ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE REPORT No Report. PARK BOARD n 4"of July Events Director Evans thanked New Life Church and Chapel on the Green for their assistance with the 4'of July events. River Fest Festival Director Evans reported that River Fest would be held on July 121 and 131 at Riverfront Park in partnership with the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce. The event will be held on Friday from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.and on Saturday from noon until 10:00 p.m. The Knights of Columbus will be selling ribs at the event. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION No report. CITY COUNCIL REPORT No report. CITY CLERK'S REPORT No report. COMMUNITY&LIAISON REPORT No report. STAFF REPORT No report. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS None. CITIZEN COMMENTS Todd Milliron commented that a light in the city hall foyer was burned out. He also commented that the audio quality on the video of the City Council meetings was not always clear and he wondered if the audio could be improved. EXECUTIVE SESSION None. The Minutes of the Reaular Meeting of the City Council—July 9.2019—Page 3 of 3 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to adjourn the City Council meeting. So moved by Alderman Milschewski; seconded by Alderman Plocher. Motion unanimously approved by a viva voce vote. n Meeting adjourned at 7:11 p.m. Minutes submitted by: Lisa Pickering, City Clerk,City of Yorkville,Illinois n REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 9, 2019 PLEASE PRINT NAME: SUBDIVISION OR BUSINESS: 6A -pg,� cou'Aw", std': ►-t n►�E�t �yt.,c.ca E icy CQv� is a its