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.
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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