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Joint Review Board Minutes Downtown II TIF 2018 02-13-18 Page 1 of 2 APPROVED 11/12/19 MEETING OF THE JOINT REVIEW BOARD UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA #2 Tuesday, February 13, 2018 4:00pm City Hall Conference Room 800 Game Farm Rd., Yorkville, IL Call Meeting to Order The meeting was called to order at 4:02pm by City Attorney Kathleen Orr. Roll Call Attorney Orr took roll call as follows: United City of Yorkville, City Administrator Bart Olson - yes Kendall Township, Steve Gengler, Supervisor - yes Kendall County, Andrez Beltran, Economic Development Coordinator - yes Yorkville Community School Dist. #115, No representative Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District, No representative Waubonsee Junior College #516, Darla Cardine, Assistant VP of Finance - yes and Sarah Orth from Waubonsee College Others Present: City Attorney Kathleen Orr City of Yorkville Interim Assistant City Administrator Erin Willrett City of Yorkville Community Development Director Krysti Barksdale-Noble City of Yorkville Senior Planner, Jason Engberg Yorkville Citizen Valerie Burd Motion to Elect Public Member Ms. Orr called for a motion to elect a Public Member. So moved by Bart Olson and seconded by Andrez Beltran to elect Valerie Burd as Public Member. Unanimous voice vote approval. Ms. Burd now becomes a voting member of this Joint Review Board. Ms. Orr said it was very important to note that since this TIF District encompasses a residential area, the Public Member must be a resident within the TIF District. If the TIF District does not include a residential area, anyone could serve in the role. Motion to Elect a Chairperson A motion was made by Andrez Beltran and seconded by Valerie Burd to elect Mr. Olson as Chairperson. Approved by unanimous voice vote. Mr. Olson then assumed chairing the meeting. Page 2 of 2 Review of the public record, planning documents and Redevelopment Plan for the Downtown Redevelopment Project Area #2 Jason Engberg gave a presentation of the documents pertaining to the Redevelopment Project. Mr. Olson said that following the presentation, the Board would vote on whether or not they wish to support the project. Mr. Engberg discussed the reason for the TIF as well as the three components of the proposed TIF: eligibility report, housing study and redevelopment plan. He said there is an existing TIF in the downtown that was formed in 2006 when the recession occurred. Some of the properties in the 2006 TIF were pulled out and placed with other identified redevelopment properties to form the second TIF. He said the original TIF is still being examined to see if it should be extended. He noted that the State has qualified Yorkville for the new project. Review of Proposed Ordinances Ms. Orr said in order to adopt the TIF, three ordinances must be adopted by the City Council. The first ordinance is to approve the plan, the second is designating the district to set the boundaries and the third ordinance instructs the County Clerk to create a list of parcel numbers with their assessed valuation. The list of parcel numbers must be done on the day the ordinance is adopted so calculations can be made to determine incremental tax money vs. existing taxes. Ms. Orr said that the Council must establish findings to demonstrate that without a TIF, there will be very little progress in the downtown. Public Comment None Discussion, Deliberation and Recommendation Mr. Olson said there were handouts from the Comp Plan that show the overall plans for the downtown and he said TIF assistance is needed for development. Ms. Burd asked about the reaction from the nearby railroad. Mr. Olson entertained a motion of support. Ms. Burd moved to support the creation of a second TIF and Ms. Cardine seconded. Roll call: United City of Yorkville-yes, Kendall Township-yes, Kendall County-no, Waubonsee College-yes, Public Member Valerie Burd-yes. Carried 4-1. The recommendation will be forwarded to City Council and a Public Hearing will be held March 13th. The TIF is up for discussion in March or April. For the record, Ms. Burd directed comments to the other taxing bodies and said that development should be encouraged in the proposed TIF area. She said she bought her property 30 years ago and the river is going down resulting in a shortage of fresh water. Adjournment There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 4:34pm on a motion and second by Ms. Burd and Mr. Beltran, respectively. Respectfully transcribed by Marlys Young, Minute Taker